The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-13
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE present Secretary of State has exhibited singu
lar ncapacity for dealing with great national ques
TONS such the Chinese restriction act and the
reciprocity treaties. His treatment of both of these
questions was so illogical and weak to provoke de-
rison among trained lawyers and statesmen. The SUI
preme Court ought not to be made place for pen.
sioning officials who have shown their ineapacity in
other public positions II should be the reward for
distinguished legal services and proved hoaeStySan
Francisco Chronicle
UNDER our laws and Constitution banditti cannot
protect themselves by organizing political party
and taking possession of the property of others by
theft and violence cannot be excused on the ground
that to do is of the tenets of the political creed
of the robbers. The Socialists could not carry out
their programme with hundred times 800 armed
men. but they could nAict incaculable injury by the
attempt Now that they have felt strong enough to
announceEtheir programme 50 frankly, twill be much
easier to deter them from attempting TO carry it out
louisville Commercial.
If every concerned in the manoeuvre of draw
ing Phelan into this trap not accessory to this at
tempt-a partner III the conspiracy to kill-there is
something discovered in criminal methods. But
if they consprators they all criminals of the
grade and should all be where Short is. It
farce to say that there has been only felonous
assault, and that only the actual stabber has
mited any offense If Phelan dies it will prove diff.
great crime will go only half punished Timely pre-
caution on that headshoud be taken forthwith.-New
York Herald.
THE Exposition is really magnificent opportunity
for the South, but is which, if not utilized
will pass away and leave behind it greater stagnation
than 1t is also fair test of the quality of the
South, that night 1t VIII be regarded the
country and the world For these reasons the people
of New Orleans under obligations, which they
only neglect or repudiate at their peril, to make it
success and unless they fatally blind alike to their
duty and their interest they will put their shout
ders to the wheel The talk of another appeal to Con-
gress, at least in the present situation is
New York Tribune.
If crime against the right of suffrage is not checked
and leaf turned it will undermine the public.
Sefgovernment stand great deal, but it not
stand absolute subverson. To rob the voter of his
q
deed treason The only king in this country is the
people, and the people do constitute royal parsonage.
The term popular sovereignty has behind it ada-
mainline fact. The ballot is the kings crown. Take
it off and trampe it in the mire and you commit an
overt act of treason. 1t should be nominated in
the law and public sentiment educated up to an APP
probation of the enormity of the crime.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The way to solution of these questions is along
the path OF investigation and inquiry Such investi
CATION should of course in order to lead to any
suit be conducted from the standpoint of general in.
teres not from that of the special interest affected;
but investigation there must be- and it must be con-
ducted-in essential points OF detail, at least
by men competent through special experience
pute national p railroad commission N elosS Ses
with power to compel publicity in regard to
tho operations of railroads, and composed of men
and experience would be the best fitted for the pur-
pose in view. There be little doubt, we think
that some time must yet be spent in the investigation
of railroad problems before the country can safely
enter upon the work of egislating in sweeping way
against railroad overwhelmingly
WE have always regarded ODonovan Rosa and his
following set of idle knaves, adrot enough to
swinde their credulous and ignorant fellow country.
men by setting up pretense of conducting private
hostilities against England. We have not believed
that they aimed at anything serious than low
and contemplate form of felony; and practitioners
who could be left in the of the police we have
not been much concerned about them. If however
quarrel among them would appear to disclose
they are an organization of skulking assassins a
league of vciousness and destruction using our hos
pitaty and the shelter of our flag to concoct and exc
cute the most revolving and cowary crimes that are
known to modern times, then they should be dealt
with Immediately. The law should treat them
promptly and with unsparing severity. They should
be made to learn that if they would live in this ceuns
try it must be American citizens and not as thuga
and conspirators.-New York Sun.
IL the advocates Of normal schools could make M
appear that they any better than other schools for
the education of persons who to become teachers
and this task is very difficult one to perform-it
would not then follow that these schools should be
supported by the State. AT present teaching pays
well as almost any occupation in which engage
for salary. So far concerned it offers
the largest pay for the least work The public benz
Gifted by having supply of teachers. SO it is benefit
ed by having supply of EDITORS surgeons physicians.
dentists painters, and skilled mechanics of all kinds.
Still one advocates supporting special schools for
the education of any of the latter class one time there
might have been occasion for encouraging TO
fit themselves for the business of teaching There Is
no longer any occasion for doing So The person who
expects to engage in teaching well afford TO
pay for any special instruction required the person
who anticipates being lawyer dentist surgeon, or
watch maker.-Ohieago Times.