The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Portland Press.
No measure of temperance reform of any sort
can succeed with the Democratic party in power.
New York Mail and Express.
It is only Butler and Dana who are genuine
saints. The rest of the world is sadly imper
feet, mores the pity.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The President is economical There is no evil
dence that he has contributed dollar toward
the election of the Democratic ticket in his own
State.-Milwaukee Sentinel
No Democratic partisan can find fault with
Eovernor Hill for inactivity in the campaign;
but, active as he is, his followers already seem
dispirited Brooklyn Union
Tennessee taking up the silver question. II
Is big topic, and one that ought to be thoroughly
discussed before the next meeting of Congress
Nashville, tTenn.,) American Sept. H.
United States Christians are certainly but poorly
prepared for controversy with the Mormons over
She question of comparative domestic purity
and matrimonial permaneuce.-New York Even
ing Post.
The fact that Mr. Warner proposes to issue
one and two dollar silver certificates shows that
he is not friend of silver, but simply an in
fationist, as he has always been.-Louisviile
Commercial
there are very many valuable interests, outside
of Manhattan Island. The repre- sen tatives of
shese interests cannot be entirely ignored with
safety. Arkansas Gazette
BY the Mormon leaders imprisonment for big
slny is called martyrdom for truth and religious
liberty. The declarations that once turned the
world upside down have now neither force nor
meaning Philadelphia Record.
The loose way in which Vice-president Hen
bricks according to report) talks to correspond
ents on public affairs might be very embarrass-
Ing to the admlnstration-if he had anything to
DO with it.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The President might make the new Civil-serv-
"a GnTny nissio aOn9iSt DpmOcrat
Republican, and one Nugwump. But to do SO
he will have to work sharp. else there will be no
mugwumps Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is an almos. uncomfortable test of nerve for
Indiana to stand idly by and see Ohio going
through a campaign At such time the genu-
inc Hoosier feels like hungry tiger watching a
dog that is eating raw beef.-National Repub-
lican.
If the government can interfere and strain a
point in favor of the Chinese, it is possible that
the same thing can be done for Americans. We
are watching with more interest than the aver
age outside citizen has any idea of.-Salt Lake
Tribune
It is perfectly clear that the Presidents evic-
ton of the Crow creek settlers is an act wholly
unnecessary, cruel in it's effects, and doubtful in
Ats legality 1t appears to have no other foun-
cation than unreasoning, bullheaded obstinacy.
Chicago Tribune.
He 1.-THE Secretary of the Navyl has declared
Aimseif to be politician of the school of Hill
gather than of Cleveland, and those who have
the good name of Cleveland's administration at
heart would do well to have Mr. Whitney called
to account.-Brooklyn Union.
It would rot surprise us at all to hear of Prohi-
Aitionist ST. John taking surreptitious drink
,9ut Of black bottle, but it does surprise
20 hear of Civil service Commissioner Thoman
getting brother put the pay-rolls through
sinfooence. st Louis Post Dispatch (Dem.)
If the President is right in standing by his
mar att Or bad hen Iudo
pendents in 1884 were in the wrong as they made
a mistake in their man. They supported DEM
ocrat Of Democrats when they believed they
were voting for a reformer-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Indiana Democrats are booming J. Fl. Smart
for Eaton's place at the head of the Cvil-service
Commission Having Smart man, they want
to make the best possible use of him, in the hope
that he would be able to circumvent the require
Eaents of the law for their beneft.-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
What people values 1t will pay for; make the
Southern people value education. What costs q
people nothing they lightly esteem; consecrate
your undivided energies to building up a system
of education which has no need of federal as
sistance This alone endure.-Lousvllle
Courier j ournaL
The Mormons have at last discovered that the
Edmunds law twas expressly designed for the
destruction of of the principle of the Mormon
religion" 1t Is pity they had not found that
Mormon religion, it is high time the religion was
dsstroyed.-New York Nail and Express
il is possible to prevent great proportion of
the controversies and strikes, which involve
such suffering and such losses to both parties
through fair and intelligent arbitration; and
wherever the working people appear to have
justice on their side in any measure, the refusal
to submit the matter to arbitration exposes en-
ployers to just criticism. York Tribune.
Il is simple idlocy to assert that an American
citizen is all wrong because he is Republican
or all right because he is a Democrat, or vice
versa. The politician is the mere creature of a
party and hence the contempt into which the
word has fallen; the patriot is above partisan
ship and votes for nothing less than the welfare
of his country every time.-New York Herald
It was a clever piece of political strategy by
which Mr.. Cleveland was induced to depart from
his alleged non-partisan course and indorse the
Democratic State ticket 1t was almost equal to
the strategy by which Jail birds and convicts
have secured occasional appointments at his
hands. The President has again been deceived"
by his wicked party associates. New York
Tribune.
The idea Of each workman having an in
terest, if ever so small is the surest opponent Of
the mischievous doctrines Of the Communist, as
the small investor must necessarily be an in
Gustrious man. But, however favorable may
be to this system, the fact remains that no plan
has been yet devised that dispenses with either
the captain of industry or the capitalist.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Having chastsed the Opportunists, the people
viii at the next election the necessity of put
sing an end to the uncertainty which that chas
tisement has brought about, and be inclined to
give such preponderance to some one of the Re-
publican groups as will enable it to dominate the
Assembly. and give character of stability to the
government which France now so sorely needs.
New York Telegraph.
The world is moving with dscreditable tardi-
ness in this evening of the nineteenth century,
towards even justice to women in the battle of
life; and what little they have won of their vastly
greater deserts in business recognition should at
least be maintained. Let the politicians
wrangle and jostle each other to their full bent
In the for Office; but don't war against
women.-Phiadelphia Times.
Not every man who ought to have seen signs
OF fraud in the extravagant profits held out to