The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-09

bursting her corset and breaking glass from
the windows. Now gaze upon your glitter
ing queen.
Putnam Democrat: Tariff conundrrm:
What is the principal difference between
the Eastern Goldfish and the Western hog?
II is this, dear reader: The Goldfish Of the
New England coast, by a special dispersal
ton OF the tariff thinkers. is laid TO rest in
free salt. while the hog of the Illinois and
Missouri prairies has to root his way in the
markets of the world burdened with a pro-
tectiVe tariff of so per cent. on the chloride
of sodium whereEith be Is sailed. No won
der the Goldfish desires to postpone the day
Of tariff revision.
New Albany Ledger: The divorce prob
lem is o attracting much attention. In
vesti cations by q New York paper reveal the
fact hat hundreds of divorces are pending
IN every one OF the large cities of the Union
and that in most localities the number is on
The increase. The Information hiss been col
lected, partly as a matter OF news of general
interest and partly for the information Of a
society which is moving for q reform of the
divorce laws so as to make them harmoni
ous in all the States on the adoption OF a
Constitutional amendment under which
Federal legislation on the subject may be
obtained.
Delphi Times: The Blaine organs are en-
d~eavor1ng to find some recompenss-some
compensation-in the defeat OF their candi-
date by the Inauguration Of a bowling
match. In this remarkable chorus it is not
difficult to detect the shrill treble of the
New York Tribune, the sour sspsand of the
Philadelphia Press and the deep brigsndish
bass Of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
1t is a very queer noise, but we presume it
will subside after q while. In the very ma
ture of things these esteemed editors will be
compelled to step out after a glass OF beer,
and then the country Will have q few mo-
ments' repOse.
Wabash Times: Although our affection for
our Republican brethren is almost fathom
less, we can not help but feel that they are
taking altogether too much dish in the mat.
ter of the distribution of offices. Now the
Democrats whipped in the fight, and they
propose to have all the spoils Of Office, in
Guiding the Wabash Postoffice. The folly,
therefore, of Republicans offering advice Is
obvious. When the time comes to make up
the slate for Wabash County, q conference
meeting will be held, but no Republicans
will be invited. The Democrats ere holding
a love-feast Just now and the Republicans
have a funeral on hand. Mirth and sorrow
won't mix.
Terre Haute Gazette: Congress very wise
ly yesterday sat down. and emphatically too
by vote of lbs to II yeas, on the impudsnt
proposition of Hiscock, Republican member
from New York, to suspend the rules and
abolish the internal revenue tax on all forms
of tobacco aud on certain kinds OF distilled
liquors. Blu what shall be said of the state
of society when seventy-seven members OF
Congress can be found who wish to make
absolutely free the two things, of all the
many used by mankind, which il is all &C.
counts most desirable to tax and that
heavily? These men fly thus in the face OF
; common sense in order that the revenues
may be so reduced that our robber tariff tax
may be declared q necessity and be perpetu-
ated. When the tax on whisky and tobacco
are abolished or reduced Congress ought to
be abolished.
Paoli News: ITO the victor belong the
spoils'' is q sentiment which should have no
place in cur political vocabulary. When
applied to our politics it is wrong in every
sense of the word, and disgusting to every
right-thinking patriotic mind. 1t is at the
bottom of the theory that the offices were
made for the benefit of the politicians. II
sands as an excuse for the naked, sorded,
self-assertlon of the pot-house politician IN
demanding that great interest should be
placed In his unworthy, incompetent hands
in order that he may appropriate as spoils
that which was Intended to be and should
be honest pay for competent. honest serg-
ices. 1t is at war with the genius of our in.
sttutions, and with every sentiment Of pa
uiotism. Spells: That which is taken by
violence or robbery. Plumber, Pillsge,
Booty. II used metsphorically in connec-
ton with our political system the tsrm does
violence TO our language. Let it die, go OIL
of use and be forgotten. Let the idea Of ex
act justice and strict accountability take its
place. Let this be taught in PIRATE
language and enforced in practice. Spoil:
belong to barbarisns and barbarous times
not to the great Republic in the nineteenth
century.