The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16

far legal penalty will do it. It is to be hoped
that the London scandal will create impression In
this country sufficiently enduring to lead appeal to
the State Legislatures when they meet again to pass
laws adequate to the protection of young girls-Ch
cago Tribune
THERE is rule in the army that every man in SER
vice shall be at all times present satisfactorily
counted for This rule might be extended to the fam
lily Parents should have their children in sight or
should know where they No boy or girl should
be given rowing commission to go to act his
her Judgment approves. The girl may be lovable and
well disposed but her Judgment in the matter of
temptations may not be good. If her conscience is
bunted by one bit of waywardness her judgm ent will
be worth less than nothing. The absence of the re-
straning influence of the parents judgment in matters
that tres to young people is the opportunity of
those whose business is entce young girls toward
the level of inquitous living-Chicago Inter Ocean,
ANARCHY and mob rule is only to be feared when le
gal authority is sympathetic with it, tinlorous or indie
clslve That fact should be borne in mind as these
anarchistic outrages are becoming mos dangerously
frequent They liable to in any of the great
OF business depression, and there is only one way to
render them infrequent and to make them harmless
when they do occur and that is the way of making it
apparent beyond all doubt that government by law
shall and will be maintained at any and every cost.
and that if the use of Calling guns should be neces
Sary' 1t VIII be promptly and mercilessly adopted
Law Is the first thing of ALL and must be aintaned
IT it is not anarchy will be-Phladelphia Inquirer.
THE gradual introduction of the doctrine Of spois into
the distribution OF the Offices is viewed by the mug
wumps with growing disfavor The mugwump, how
thinking and consoles himself with the reflection that
he was independent anyhow, and had the nerve to
bolt the ticket last fall The console of per-
sonal bravery is great comfort, Mr.. Baxter Thomp
son. of Kentucky, wanted to inspect ring bone
one of the rear hoofs OF a sadeyed mule, and, not
withstanding repeated warnings he insisted that he
wasn't afraid When Mr.. Baxter Thompson returned
to consciousness three hours later after having been
kicked into the next lot he gazed sadly his friends
and murmured in real mugwump fashion; well,
gentlemen, you will all admit that hadthe courage OF
my convictions, anyhow. "-Philadelphla Press
PROHIBITION is impossible even if it happen to be
desirable. The question of temperance questions is
whether it is best to have some temperance or no
temperance at all. Prohibition means for the most
part license for bad beverages and the adjustment of
most good beverages. An of rigid and unbending
abstinence to say nothing of the injury it would do to
farmers and brewers and various industrial interests
is as impossible as a trip to the moon But at the
time the departing sisters should return their
allegiance and help to achieve the moderate and
sonabe temperance that may result one of these days
from the radical plan There is too much incompetence
of sentiment among the reformers. They must
deavor to regulate their too passions One would
almost think from their violence that they given
to indulgence in the flowing bowl themselves.-N
York Graphic.
ONE of the of lethargy in trade and all its
tendant evils is that short sighted policy which leads
thousands who able to purchase and to give
ployment to reduce every expenditure to the lowest
figure In flush times they Will hire labor freely, pur
chase literally of what they desire build houses inn
prove lands and shops but when the least pressure
felt they discharge those they employ and withdraw
their patronage from tradesnen who have based cal
culatons upon it. Prudence and economy excel
lent rules to adopt. No is warranted in living
beyond hsincome in running up bills which he
not meet Nevertheless, the periodical observance of
economy, while it may temporarily maintain the bank
account of those who practice it. usually results in
rived, and takes employment from scores of people
who need it in order to their bread business de-
the means pursue policy which is to continue it,
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