The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
COMMENT AND OPINION.

have hired cross-eyed ProhIbitionist to kill the
Republican steer.-Philadelphia Record.
Before many years we trust that both 'sbov-
cotting' and backlisting will disappear from
regenerate democracy.-Ne York Star.
One thing is settled already-when the nation
al Democratic convention meets in 1883, it will
have no time to fool with George Hoadly, of
Ohio.-Philadelphi Press
The coming farmer, and she one who will reap
the richest rewards, will ba he who can have the
largest fertilizer piles the best meadows, and
the finest stock.-Nashyille American.
The one thing that can be relied upon in con-
nection with Ferdinand Wards trial is the post
ponement 1t came up again yesterday, with
the regular result-Pttsburg Dispatch.
1t is gratifying to know that the level-headed
temperance men Of Ohio did not permit lot of
fanatical cranks to toll them away from a polit
ical duty with temperance shibboleth. Port
land News.
CIvil-service reform is deader than it has been
for ten years but not as dead as it will be unless
the administration musters up great deal more
courage than it has yet shown in the cause.
Philadelphia Press
One of the first duties of the Ohio Legislature
should be to pass an act imposing severe penal
ties upon precinct election officers who neglect to
make prompt announcement of the vote in their
precincts. Boston Advertiser.
There is no doubt that the Democratic candi-
date in New York are fighters from the word go.
under the present administration will vote
against them. Atlanta Constitution.
To make light of ballot-box corruption is
shameful, and he fails in his duty as a citizen
who does not do everything in his power to cause
the exposure and punishment of the enemies of
his country who attack the ballOt.-Cleveland
Leader
person who says that there is mo double
standard sentiment to speak of in America" and
that 'other nations are disposed more and
more toward the single gold standard, writes
himself down an more effectually than any
one else could do it for him.-Denver News.
The prayer of every honest man ought to be
for honest government and then he ought to see
to it personally that it is answered by going to
work and electing honest men. The old Crom
wellian method is the only which will affect
politics and rid the offices of ring scouudrels.
Chicago Tribune.
If enough members of the Oregon Legislature
would rather have the State deprived of half it's
representation in the United States Senate than
send Republican to Washington in the place of
Slater, they have the power to fulfill their de-
sire. No one will be hurt but the State itself.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Fitness for the post should be the only test
made by our government in selecting its repre-
sentatives. 1t is not called upon to inquire into
their religious views Whether Protestant or
Catholic, they are supposed to be willing and
ready to serve the country with undivided allie
giance-Boston Transcript
Whatever changes may hereafter occur in the
form of government in France, however, this
fact seems assured that the people who have
once held power will not be easily induced to
give it up. France is democratic. 1t will be
many DAYS before she exchanges democracy for
a monarchy.-New York Herald.
1t now remains to be seen which will win,
honest public sentiment. or the most corrupt DO
litical combination ever known in the history of
our country There should be no question as to
w ia ha vi Ptn h1f ha a1ri
crowd seem to have control of nearly everything
in misunderstanding Chronicle.
We were misinformed The Servian army did
not cross the frontier; and we beg his pardon for
having asserted that he did. Our society editor
received the information on what was believed
to be reliable authority; but it now appears that,
though he had intended to cross the frontier, he
detained at Prot on business. Minneapolis
Tribune
Popular elections in this republic are becoming
hideous farce. The truth is beyond this. Fraud,
practiced with impunty and openly defying the
agencies OF law, is degrading them to a game
played by blacklegs and scoundrels not less i'm
moral, but thousand-fold more injurious to so
ciety. than that of the threecard villain.
Chicago Times.
The question at issue in New Mexico is not
that of disputed land cases. It is VIGOROUSLY
one OF subordinaton of perjury. We do not be-
ieve, therefore. that Mr.. Julian ever set up go
transparent reloinder and we doubt altogether
that he has bad anything to say in favor of Vim
cent, and we should be sorry to think otherwise.
Washington Post
There is nothing more absurd than the idea
that an able and cultured man of thirty years of
age is not, because of his nonage eligible for
any office, political or judicial, from the highest
to the lowest. If a man at that age is not fit to
be a judge, or a legislator or a governor or a
president it is very safe to say that he never
will be. -Philadelphia Telegraph.
The majority of our people are in favor of law
and order. and the majority will find way to
assert their rights. Gang rule must come to An
end, and the majority will insist upon deliver
from the domination of the worst element
of our population. This seems good time to
try what can be DONE Let the perpetrators of
the recent outrages be brought to speedy trial.
Cincinnati Advocate.
1t will not be forgotten that the twenty-five de-
faulting county treasurers of Ohio we're Demo-
Gratis; that the Jail two birds. Eph Holland and
Mike Mullen are prominent Cincinnati Demo
Gratis, that the authors of the innumerable forg-
cries and lies during the recent Ohio campaign
are Democrats, and that the who are now
trying to steal our State Legislature are Demo-
Gratis. Cleveland Leader
In general, Mr.. Schurzs position is a very cor
rect one. In one respect it is not easy to COM
prehend. He claims to have full trust in the
President as reformer while acknowiedg ing
that the President favors the election of cor
rupt politician, whose election would be tri-
umph for the spols system and disaster for the
cause of reform. This equals some of the mys-
teries of theology. Milwaukee Sentinel
1t is time that fathers and mothers were be-
ginning to understand the situation and to cease
urging their sons into professions already badly
overcrowded, in the mistaken idea that profess
slonal life is more honorable lucrative and easy
than any other. Instead of this, it is never more
honorable, is seldom as profitable. but is gener-
ally vastly more difficult and exhausting than
the life OF any ordinary business man.-Lafay-
cite Journal
:. II the President can select three men of plain,
practical horse sense, fully alive to the evils of
the partisan machine system whether applied bv
one party or the other and of the dangers of cen
trallzation inherent in this system and at the
same time can add the denunciation of the ideal
and theoretical civil-service reformers to that of
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