The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-22
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE main facts with regard to the Indian appears
to be that under circumstances which the haralesC
white races could hardly survive, he is rapidly dying
out; that under conditions which enable the whites TO
thrive he is increasing and prospering in lesser de-
gree and that in the of time he is destined 10
disappear as the native of America not through
determination but by absorption into the overwhem-
ing mass of intruding peoplos.-New York Sun.
A SPANISH republic is thing merely to be dreamed
or Inc Republicans of Spain have been tried and
have been found wanting; but they too good men
tosyaste their lives in undertaking that would be
hopeless at this time. The King and his government
| are evidently frightened. Let them be soothed so
that they may not again make themselves ridiculous
before the world as they did in the matter of the
royal visit to the cholera districtNew York Graphic
IT is of consequence to the people of this
try whether the Indians under the charge of the
army or of the interior but it is extremely necessary
that the national contracts with the Indian tribes be
properly carried out and it is also desirable that the
members of two branches of the governments depart
ments shall stop denouncng each other in the way
that has for years disguised the public. If
thorough investigation into the Indian service will
bring about either both these results it should be
help as speedily possible--St Louis GlobeDemo-
| crat.
THE church can well afford to let him ngersol alone
He is not doing half the damage to the of reg-
ion that Chaplain Beecher is accomplishing niger
sou IS merely pounding away at the draw bridge gate
on the outside and hurting all sorts of terrors and
sardonic jests at the garrison. Chaplain Beecher is
| one OF the gar rison that is "monkeyng' with the
chain that locks the draw bridge and he is cutting the
links to let it down and let the beseigers in If the
church can put Chaplain Beecher the on tside OF
the m oat with Colonel ngersoll it will be the better
| TOR heoi0gy.-Iouisville Commercial.
| IT is not only the notes of the national bank
| which are secured. The deposits also in great
measure secured by the supervision which the gov
eminent exercises through its official examiners over
the business and accounts of the national banks. 1t
it true they do fail through bad management specula
ton fraud but it is equally true that their failures
| are comparatively few and very much less disastrous
than those of their predecessors. 1t cannot be
controvered that the national banking system is
of unprecedented excellence, safety and usefulness,
and whatever the will of the Democratic congress
may be- it is the will of the business of America
that the system shall be perpetuated-Phladelph
Inquirer.
AN attempt now on the part of the Mormons to rise
in would result in their determination. because,
If the regular army insufficient host of volunteers
would be found ready to suppress this thing for
all, and Mormon declaration of war would be ac-
| copied by the government and people challenge
to the final struggle But if the willy Mormon leaders
are wise enough to shrink from such contest at pres
ent going to give them time in which to make
further to take the country by surprise
and work devastation in the West? Or shall rec
ognze facts that stare in the face and proceed by
law to put an end to the conspiracy which year by
year grows formidable and threateningE-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
| IF the tine is come when in this country is
not to be permitted to work although thore may be
plenty OF work to do then is boosted liberty
farce The worst tyrants the laboring have are
! labcring men themselves. Until laborng men learn
| III practical way that has equally good a
right as another to earn his bread, there will be
no true liberty among them The agitators free
in their professions Of belief i'll the equality of all
men, and in the right of any to seek happiness in
any lawful way but they abandon their theories when
they call for the exercise of little sefdenal Equal
ty with them means pulling some else down. if he
atains to than the average prosperity if he
possesses more than the ordinary amount of brains
| and energy.-Denver Tribune Republican.
MEN who are able to buy take fright at the attitude
of those Who cannot and withdraw their cash to safe
place This is certainly not the way to revive bust
ness. 1t is just the way not to do it. The volume
of trade in transit is largely carried by of
| credit, but business men seemingly have not yet
learned how to put money into poor times in order to
make them good. They willingly give credit to indi-
| viduas in their market, but cannot yet trust
| mankind in the world S market The logic of events
shows that prosperous periods always follow those of
| depression If men who abe would learn to
loosen their purse strings i'll the latter periods the
former would follow rapidly and surely, until
finally, bad times would only have to show themselves
| to he Observation-Disclosures Tribune
| SEVERAL shipping lines We're customers of Roach.
In the aggregate they represented the major part of
his business but the prOsration from the blow dealt
by the government is the less complete. lie Con-
gress had passed joint resolution nStructing the
President to do all in his power irrespective of exist
ing contracts to destroy the American shipping inter
result practically would have been the same as that
attained by Whitney and Garland Just what per-
sonal responsibility President Cleveland may have had
in the matter it is impossible to ascertain is it
important to know. 1t is undenable that the general
policy of hostility to American interests wherever
they clash with British interests which forms so
nounced feature of Democracy was bound to result
in disaster only the seed bore fruit than was
generally anticipated Chicago Inter Ocean.