The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30
COMMENT AND OPINION.

is never round when he is wanted. New Orleans
Picayune
If they let women vote in Great Britain what
majority there will be for home rule.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
The French Chamber Of Deputies evidently
wants to initiate the Illinois Legislature-St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
AND now Benny Butler is accused of being a
mugwump. However, it is the fashion to say
mean things about Butler.-Philadelphia Press
If no more foreigners were to como to this
country, by another generation the American
people would be substantially homogeneous.
Inter Ocean. -
ice and silver-and the most troublesome of
these is silver" thus soliloquzes the administra-
tion. National Republican
A NEW YORK man doesn't remember having
been married to the woman who sues for di-
vorce from him. A man can't remember every
thing. milwaukee, Sentinel.
IF you want to build up the town you live in
talk about it, write about it, and help to improve
it by advocating some additional mandatory
or enterprise.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
The New York Evening Post says that Sena-
tor Becks speech on silver was "a bray" It is
such arguments as this that Wall street is COM
PEELED to pay for at very high rates.-Atlanta
Constitution.
EVEN during the comparatively hard times of
the year now waning the South has more than
held its own, and by so doing has given back
bone to the rest of the Nation.-New Orleans
TimeS-Democrat.
IRELAND was behindhand this year in hanging
up her Christmas stocking But next year it
will be in the proper place, and the present that
the British government will put in it will be
marked Home Rule."-New York Telegraph.
Mr.. REID of the New York Tribune, refers
to Mr. Jones. of the Times. as "Fagin." These
be the manners of the metropolitan press
which gathers in the skirts of its coat as it
passes by ''the rowdy West."-Alta Californian
lis almost universally conceded that Jacob
Mueller has madean ass of himself. Secretary
Bayard, however, is said to be of the opinion
that Mueller is all right, How near does this
come to making an ass OF Bayard alsol-Cleve-
land Leader.
Mr.. TILDEN is rapidly growing stronger and
younger Every pleasant day he goes out on the
roof with his spy-glass and sweeps the horizon
Tor hostile iron clads. 1t is about time for Henry
Watterson to interview the giddy young thing
again.-Minneapois Tribune.
IT is quite time that manufacturers and e.
poyers of labor generally gave their working
mon credit for possessing powers of reasoning
and capacity for understanding the more OBJ
vlouS causes Of improvement or depression in
business. s.-Philadelphi Times
THERE is no great city in the world which
pays more for government-for law and order
which is worse governed, and which has less law
and order, than this imperial American metrop-
oils on the Hudson. 1t is robbed and plundered
all around.-New York Telegraph.
THE evils supposed to inhere in partisan
changes on the accession of new party and a
new President are purely theoretical and imagi-
nary No man born since Jacksons time can
say that he has seen them with his own eyes, for
they haven't existed-New York Sun.
NATURAL gas, like other good things which
the earth has in store for the use of man. can
pot we'll be monouolized by company that does
not own the earth; so the effort of monopolies is
to control the means of transporting natural
gas to those who desire to use it.-Philadelphia
Record.
A GENERAL election in the Dominion of
Canada has been decided upon, and it is likely
that the Chicago Board of Trade and the differ
ent railroad off ces in this city will be closed for
a few weeks i'll order to give the members and
employees an opportunity of going home to vote.
Chicago Mail.
IT is pretty wellestablished fact that the
government should leave to private ENTERPRISE
the transaction of all business which the latter
can satisfactorily perform for the public. This
may be safely done where self-interest and com
petition compel excellence and fair treatment
New York World
COOP work. and plenty of it, means good
health, and good health rests on good digestion,
gooo circulation, good nerves, good habits, and,
as mucn as on anything else, a good conscience
Happily, the world grows wiser, if not better
and hence the health question as a factor not
less OF morals than of happiness, is in all civil
lied countries becoming an affair of the frst
cousequence.-Louisville Courier Journal
If the Senate confirm without hesitation
every good appointment that has been made by
reason of a resignation or of the expiration of a
term of appointment. and refuse resolutelv to
confirm every one of the l6 per cent of appoint
ments that has been made by reason of the
removal of an officer for clearly determinable
political reasons it will do it's duty both to the
President and to the people Brooklyn Union
To drive gold out of the United States would
not tend to restore silver to its place in the trade
of nations. But just the contrary effect would
follow. 1t would make this country the worlds
dumping ground for silver, SO that other nations
could get rid of it at their own prices for our
wheat and cotton, leaving US to bear by our
selves the intoerabe losses which monetary
separation and subjugation involve.-New York
Tribune.
WHEN all men arc equal in mental, moral and
physical strength; equal in inventivaness enter
prise and industry; equal in WISDOM prudence
and tact honest unselfish and accom- m odating
to their neighbors, loving their enemies and do
ing good to those that hate them, free trade, pure
and simple. may exist But no laws will be
needed then to establish free trade. Indeed,
there will be no need Of governments. Louis
vile Commercial.
THE plan proposed lselecting postmasters by
popular vote would have the effect of relieving
congressman of patronage which cannot possibly
benefit them in any worthy sense, and it would
give to the whole people the rightto speak their
sentiments. 1t is in thorough harmony with Demo
cratic ideas. And, finally it or something like it
will soon have to be resorted to unless we want the
two chief officers of the department to devote
their whole term to the selecting of postmasters
ard delegate the moro important and delicate
public business to subordinates New York
Star
The way to cause the convocation Of an inter
national congress, and to bring it to business, is
not to solicit it, Our true policy would be to
make no more solicitation suggestion to that
effect We should stop coinage and await propo-
stions. Then, if there is not the wisdom in the
world to produce international action; if the
money war is to go on until the nations are di-
vided into gold and silver groups. there will be
advantages in holding the highest standard and