The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-09
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

1T was idiotic to suppose that there could be
any honest meaning attaching to national reform by
boss, and Mr.. Whitney is purchasing agent who
picked up the presidency at bargain for gang of
monopolists that have made so much money that it
would be alarming to call them by their right names
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
If the silver sellers of Colorado want to make room
for their product they should ask Secretary Manning
to his influence to stop the issue of bank notes and
greenbacks under ten dollars under twenty dollars
would be better and if they want to- stop the contrac
ton of the currency and revive business they should
advocate the cessation of compulsory coinage. Com
pulsory coinage is one of the things which is helping
to contract the currency and cause the uncertainty
which makes business dull.-Louisville Commercial.
THE Republican party throws down the gauntlet
again to it's opponent as it did after the defeat of
1856. 1t appealed to the conscience of the Nation
then in favor of freedom and human rights 1t ap-
peas to the same court now and asks whether its eff
forts to lift loo 900 slaves into manhood shall be
defeated by the mon who once held them in bondage
1t asks whether the free and intelligent North is will
in the South And it awaits the verdict with the
calm confidence in the business of its cause as it did
twenty five years ago.-Philadephia Press.
1T natural that the North should have distrust-
ed Southern who sustained the rebellion for a
good while after the war was ended Confidence is a
plant of slow growth and it is probably well that
of years should have passed since Lees
der before anybody who supported Lees cause enters
the Cabinet. But the has receded far enough
into the past for the country watch with
the advent of patriotic Americans of to-day into high
nearly quarter OF century ago. and the abolition of
the sectional line in the Cabinet is heartily welcomed
by farseeing citizens Of both parties. - Brooklyn
Union.
The French blockade of Chinese ports is not an
effective and therefore is binding blockade; and
moreover it has been declared without declaration
of war; which is, under the best usage necessary at
least formal notification to neutras. In short,
France has proceeded throughout in neglect of inter
national law and now she proposes to make provisions
contraband, thus reverting to usage which
sideIed wrong two centuries ago, and for which, at
this time, justification exists Should she persist
in her declaration it is evident that neutrals will have
good of action against her for indemnity here.
after and the result of the Alabama cases will per-
haps convince her that no government in these days
hope escape at least pecuniary penalties for
breaches of international comfy. York Tribune,
THE Government of the United States may vet have
to take measures to prevent the foisting of people
unable to support themselves upon the citizens of the
country and it may in time to be question of
international Importance. The pauper has fallen
an evil day and must look out for hms SELF The
world is getting tired of so many poor laws and poor
taxes which. while providing for the existing pauper
class, tend to increase it each generation rises.
There is probably to doubt that the large
pauper class of England bred up under indis-
criIninate poor laws, and that the class has been
diminished mainly by an Improvement of these laws.
The halt the lame and the blind must be cared for,
out the vigorous and hearty should be taught to
for themselves. A man who has once been in the
poor-house will not hesitate to go again when he has
chance.-Pittsburg Telegraph.
Mr.. ARTHUR's quiet return to his law practice from
the great Office of President of the United States
sartles the Liverpool Post and it remarks that such
a spectacle be afforded by country earth but
the United States. Old world potentates expected
to feather their nests well in their days Of power and
the idea prevails there that every man holding high
Office is entitled to retire rich in the enjoyment of
great pensions And this robbery of the people per-
mtted not only for the benefit of those who have
served the state but for those whose ancestors hap
pened be royal favorites mistresses Such ideas
gradually gaining foohold in this country is
manifest from the clamor for civil pension list for
exPresidents The spectacle of an exPresdent going
to work for his living is needed once in while to as
that public Office is still public trust and
that still have men who hold the chief mags-
tracy and retire with clean hands.-St. Louis Post