The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-23
CURRENT OPINION.

Six years more OF LogaDl Whist q weary
and disbearteniDg sense OF time that hideous
thought producesl-Chicago Times.
THE Bureau Of Agriculture does not seem
to have BEEN getting along very well for
year or two. II appears to have been chiefly
engaged in planting appropriations and rails
ing Cain.-Philsdelphia Press.
THAT circular Issued by Postmaster Gen.
eral Villas makes Republican officeholders
squirn like cells in pot. A taste of what
the Democrats got twentY-four years ago will
do them good. Too steady q diet of sweet
meats is iniurious.-Boston Globe.
WE tender our compliments to MAJOR Gen.
eral John Alexander Logan, of Illinois, on his
election as Senator Of the United States for
six years more. 1t has been a hard fight,
and Logan has won it by superior general
ship. II the Democrats had put up Lyman
Trumbull against him they might have met
with better success .-New York Sun.
$ NOT that General Logan Is an
ideal representative of this great State Of
Illinois in tie higher branch OF the National
Assembly. Far from it. But he was fairly
entitled to the election in the light of all the
attendant circumstances, and nothing but
the most disgraceful corruption could have
accomplished his defeat.-Chicsgo News.
1T was in the power of the Democ Gratis to
defeat Logan, bat bad management, petty
jealousies and general generalization pre-.
vented copsummation devoutly wished for
by the whole country. After ALL Logan is a
splendid representative OF the Republican.
ism of Illinois. Having endured him all
these years, we presume that the country
can withstand another six years of his forci.
BILE feebleness.-New York World.
WHEN President Cleveland selected Dr.
Sunderland's church at Washington at
which to attend services. the COM
ment was made that the congregation was
more solidly Republican than that of sny
other church in the city. But that fact does
not seem to have prevented the congrega-
ton from becoming SO shocked and indig.
nant because Fred Douglass, colored man,
occupied one OF the pews laet Sunday that
he felt compelled to write a card to the
newspapers, explaining that he had not
rented pew in the church, and defending
his right to worship God where he pleases.-
Courier Journal.
AS BETWEEN him and bis immediate rival,
it is safe to say that even in the minds of
his own party Mr.. Logan is not the equal of
Mr.. Morrison. Mr.. Logan represents very
little except sturdy Republican partisan
ship and closely organized political ma
chine. In personal character he is above
the rather low ave rage OF fsvorite politicians.
He is hardly the ideal Senator. The shug.
gle has been a purely partisan one. Consid-
ering some of the features of Mr.. Morrison's
canvass it is clear that the interests of the
country will be better subserved by Mr. Lo.
gan as Republican than they would have
been by Mr.. Morrison as Democrat. The
point of most significance in the affair Is
that the Senate has become body to which
men are chosen by such q partisan struggle
and has almost ceased to be one in which
men are chosen for distinguished character
and ability. The fret condition to the ele-
walton Of the Senate will be the radical re-
form of the civil service and the absolute
withdrawal of the great body of offices from
political control New York Times.