The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-04
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WHEN see erroneous theories working tho de-
sructon of property and the murder of the innocent
until all nations thrilled with alarm and the
foundations are being destroyed it is time 70 raise
the question whether the age has not become dan.
gerously Indifferent to the value of abstract truth.
Western Christian Advocate.
CHEAP postage is an excellent thing, but post
Office far from being self sustaining and there must
be vanishing point somewhere the line of posi-
age reduction where it to stimulate correspond
AT any rate. it might be wise that little deb-
GRAFTON should precede the enactment of law the
inevitable result of which would to be the taxa
ton of the poor and Of people of moderate for
the benefit of their weather felowcitizens.-
York Times
BUT now that the Nicaragua treaty is fairly out Of
the way for the present. ask the candid attention
Of the ezpedency, the p justice, the propriety.
tant matter without giving the country any oppor
tunity whatever to form opinion upon It. Granting
that NJ. under all circumstances the conclusion arrived
was there that it should be reached in secretf-Now
York Times.
AGAINST this and appalling evil, civilization
stands for little while stunned and confused. But
there be but ultimate result. When the mag.
ntude and enormity of the means of retaliation
the whole system and visit swift punishment on ita
workers, matter of what nationality with what
excuse they operate We have no fear of dynamite
explosions becoming general A few instant examples
made of these wretches, and the within Tor indscrmi
nate destruction will die out.-New York World
AFTER all the toll and struggle, and danger in
reaching Khartoum is over-what theni Is the Mahdi
to be pursued and whipped into submisson2 Or is he
to be left to himself while the control of the Nile is
securedl Or is the Mahdi and the upper Nile to be
abandoned and the garrison of Khartoum brought
back in safety Is Lord Wolseey fighting. in other
words to garrison an enpirel None OF these
questions answered by the of the relieving
army, and we will have to await movements from
khartoum before we know what the English govern
ment is really seeking to accomplish-Atlanta Const
tuition.
FEW restless men who aim to ovcrturn the whole
system of society will use, dynamite as they did in
London recently. But they cannot undo the work Of
civilization evolved by the slow and gradual process
of ages. The world will soon adapt itselfto this
and terrible means of destruction The tendency of
mankind is constantly towards greater degree OF
pulse of the people are opposed to the of dyna
mite as it was employed In London and such cowardly
exhibitions of vengeance and madness only result
in retarding the they aimed to advance.
Cleveland Leader.
THERE seems to be less about tho Cabinet
to-day than there was month ago. Then one or two
names appeared to be reasonably fixed; now so far
be judged from the reports nothing is certain No
who comes from the President-elect brings any
clew. aud nobody knows what he will do. The one
thing upon which all agree is that he gives sign 10
Is possible that this may be the reserved strength Of
conscious powers but the other hand it is precisely
the course which would be followed by man who
didn't know himself what he going to do, and
who in his uncertainty was cropping his way along.
Philadelphia Press III
A CERTAIN school of the temperance reformers has
propensity for of this kind They labor under
the delusion that the law could suppress as crime
what the people do not believe to be crime They
give up the work of reforming and building
higher public sentiment and waste their energies and
spoil their tempers in vain attempt at short cut.
When they might be doing the world good, they per-
sst in drawing off and occupying themselves with
silly propositions relative to the United States Const
tuition Once under this fatal spell of constitution
tinkerng the temperance reformer is in that sarA0
hopeless condition the mechanic who has
cumbed to the destinations OF the perpetual motion
Observation-Disclosures Tribune
WITH very few exceptions tho reduction In price o.
tho large papers below remuneratve point has been
followed inevitably by reduction in the quality both
of the news and of the literary workmanship. It has
led to all kinds of devices by combinations and what
not to lessen the cost of pubcaton-one of the New
York papers actually offers to peddle it's fashion
article to oUt-oftown Offices at rs cents week-and
small price. Along with this goes general cheapen-
ing of the work aud resort to vulgar sensatonaism
in the hope to catch the crowd There honorable
exceptions of course but it hardly be denied that
tho general effect of recent competition has been
leveing down instead of leveling up.-Phiadelphia
Tunes.
GENERAL Crooks opinions are liable to the bias
of prejudice bat his nature l. too honorable TO lend
itself to conscious uutruth Ho may or may not DO
mistaken when he claims for the American Indian that
he is the intellectual peer or most II not ALL the
various nationalities have assimilated to
laws customs and language. This is saying good
deal Int undoubtedly the Indian would find the ballot
of verv great assistance in protecting himself in bis
natural rights The great need Is TO make the red
man sofsupporting and in order to that condition no
must DO afforded ordinary facilities for securing what
Justly belongs TO him. Voting is not ell OF suffrage, any
more than 1t Is all of death TO die. Without political
privilege there can be, III republic. no equality OF
civil rs.1s no assurance OF justce.-Unicago Inter
Ocean.