The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-09
COMMENT AND OPINION.

patch.
The best way to purify our politics is to elect
good men and to defeat bad men, no matter
what party brand they may bear.-Denver
News
No sensible person ever did believe that Mr.
Cleveland. or any of his sincere supporters could
desire the election of Dayenport-New York
Star Dem
Both the candidates in New York are bache-
Tors. and the ambitious and manageable young
Indies of the State are placed in a condition Of
political neutr ality-Chicago Times.
There is no stalwart party man who is more
Conscientious about casting his ballot than the
MuGwump-a consciousness that we some
times Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Unless the administration of the [civi servicel
law shall be intrusted to men who are IN SYM
patty with the reform, the statute will be little
better than dead letter.-Boston Advertiser.
There was a brief but heated contest between
. Burlington woman and book agent the other
day. The book agent used expletives and the
woman used hot INSTRUMENTATION (Vt Free
Press.
A lecture by Dr. Leonard on "My Medicines"
showing how he had been snatched from the
tomb by four different liquors, professionally ad-
ministered, would draw.-CincinnatiC Commercial
Gazette.
Breach of promise suits are unknown in
Kansas The girls out there do nothing on
credit They do not consider themselves en-
gagged uutil they are married.-New Orleans
Picayune.
IA man who has capital idea, with not sense
enough to carry it out, is Or. Crosbys dehnltlon
Of a crank. John Peter ST. Johns picture hav-
ing been completed, he can stand aside-Louis-
vile Commercial
Subiugation, annexation, emigration, annihi-
lation-this is the list of destinies offered by the
great powers of Europe to the people of any
little power that dares to call itself independent.
Portland ME Argus.
If there is anything the country at large does
not want, it is Civil-service Commissioners who
will bend their rulings TO suit their political
party instead of squaring them by the plain let
Ger of the law.-Phiiadelphia Inquirer
Since Englands policy is free trade, the Irish
demand to be allowed to adopt protective pol
Icy would seem out of the question but for the
Eact that Canada has been allowed to adopt
protective policy.-Memphis Avalanche.
1t is said that the President is thinking about
appointing Mr.. Carl Scnurz as a Civil-servlce
commissioner. Ii this is true then. indeed, will
the President have to be classed among our
national humor ists.-Atlanta Constitution.
At all events the country is full of folks who
would like to know how apostate St John makes
bis living political tramp without visible
means of support is always object of sus-
picion in country like this.-Philadelphi
Press
An indispensable condition of safety against
autumn fires cause by the proverba defective
flue." especially in cneaplv built houses, is to
overhaul the heating apparatus as carefully as
possible at the beginning of every falL-New
York Herald.
It seems that in some of the departments at
Washington the furniture is not gorgeous
enough to suit the Democratic officials, and they
are making acquisitions for elegance. Perhaps
they would like orchid boquets every morning.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
If the specula tiQn " hch many call gambling,
could be entirely abolished it would work com
plete revolution in the bushes of farming In this
country, and the change would be disastrous
one to not few of those who find fault with the
present order of things.-Chicago Tribune.
There will be troublesome business in the
House for the free traders to get over, and there
will be barriers in the Senate which they can
neither overleap nor crawl under In fact the
tariff fence will be found too high one for the
free traders to jump. -Philadelphia Inquirer.
There is either something in the American
character or something in American manners
which, in general, causes our Croesuses, If not to
dissimulate their wealth, at least not to insist
upon it as the only difference between them and
their less fortunate Observation-Disclosures Press.
Wealth Is gathered only that it may again be
scattered abroad. If it is to be boarded or squan
dered simply in gratifying personal desires. then
the getting of it has no honor in it. Let those
who able to give ask first: us this object
worthy2"-then give liberally.-Loulsville Cou
rier-Journal.
A very great majority of the advocates Of the
suspension OF silver coinage earnest advo-
Gates of the full money power of silver. Indeed,
they are better friends of silver than those gen.
tlemen who insist on making it bear the stigma
OF dishonesty which the present silver dollar
does.-Boston Journal.
If the Republican Pronibitionsts will take a
careful view of the situation they will hesitate
before they deprive the Republican ticket OF
their votes, and thus give aid and comfort to
that party upon which the rumsellers rely for
the removal of the few restrictions already
placed around the liquor trafic.-Brooklyn
Union.
So far as we can learn from the Republican
press and Republicans generally, they would
have preferred that the New York Times aud
the New York Evening Post had remained with
the Democracy They have nothing in common
with the Republican party, both being intensely
free trade. one malignant and the other super
cilious.-Boston Journal.
Considering that the prohibition Issue is the
only political issue now before the public which
makes any particular claim to be based strictly
upon what may be called moral considerations.
the Prohibition orators and organs ought to at
least make reasonable effort to play fair
game and to avoid egregious misrepresentation.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The latest reports of the wheat yields are
little more favorable and the largest crop of
corn ever known is now assured Labor is more
generally employed than last year at this time
or, indeed, than IN the spring. Labor troubles
have been adjusted, and all that seems to be
necessary to season of healthy business actiyi-
ty is faith Boston Journal.
Leaving the Servians out of the account the
advantage of the situation lies with Prince
Alexander; be mas made his coup. and hsvng
made it, is throwing all his influence for peace
on the basis of things they are. He and his
subjects, the old and the new, can hardly fail
to derive some advantage from the situation,
even if the union of the Bulgarias is not sane
t0ned.-New York Star
1t is stated that epidemics, like some con1agra-
tions. serve to clear out unsavory spots in
crowded municipalities, and while the business
man of Montreal may tremble at the temporary
etagnation of business, the broad citizen will not
fail to pee that contagion with its direful NOR
tally is the solemn missionary of scientific en-
lightenment sent TO face down the burdens of
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