The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14
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that mere denial will not suffice to clear his skirts.
There is evidently of testimony from which
the seal OF secrecy must be removed before the public
will be in position to measure the height or the
depth of Mr.. st. Johns political integrity to say
nothing about his personal reputation and his Wanted
Christian virtues.-Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
THE people who voted for Mr.. Cleveland and still
more, the men who insisted on his nomination, the
ground that he was great reformer appear TO have
determined to justify themselves by declaring that
whatever he does is great reform. 1t is safe way.
But there some doubt whether the people will accept
the theory and there is doubt whether the SEN
will recognize the right of President to turn out
faithful and competent officials for no other reason
than that, being Republican, their kind of partisan
ship is to him offensive.-New York Tribune.
THE Indian Territory is susceptible of supporting
nearly as large population as Kansas. The land is
equally fertile If opened to settlement after setting
aside farms for the Indians it would contain million
of Industrious thrifty, wealth producing white people
within ten years. The rush into that country with
its mild saubrous climate and fertile soil would be
extraordinary 1t would quickly take rank among the
great Western States. Sooner or later this must be
the solution of the Indian Territory question. Why
postpone and procrastnate the Chicago
Tribune.
WITH all its faults and dangers the present system
has been better in practice than is in theory and it
presents at least very substantial advantage The
national government contributes something like
ST. 600 600 year toward the local expenses of the
Irish. Home rule would necessitate the giving up of
this snug local selfgovernment would doubtless
greatly diminish it, The Irish people will, therefore,
have to undergo one of the tests of the depth
of their desire for liberty by proving their willing
to accept responsibilities and to pay Cor them
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Now that the Democracy have come into power by
the solid vote of the South Senator's Lamar and Vest
may be encouraged to make treason respectable and
have the full sympahes of the party they represent
in doing so. Even mugwump may have fallen so
low to nothing reprehensble in levying on
the United States But the majority of people accept
the definition of treason given in the Constitution
who made upon the United States will be in ac
cordance with that Northumberland Commercial
Gazette. -,
ONCE let their claim be allowed and our cities mig hit
be overrun with this obtrusive fanaticism, to the
serious disturbance of the peace upon the very day
which of all others should bel protected from such
nuisance. There is everywhere very considerable
element of ignorance and devoteeism which could be
organized and kndled in to serious element of dis
tur bance Chicago. for example, could easily deve
ope Salvation Army numbering thousands. and all
things considered. it is best that the laws and ord
nances for the preservation of quiet upon the Sab
bath should be rigdy Inter Ocean.
If St. John is unworthy the honest and earnest
thousands who favor prohibition principle and re-
CARELESS of the effect of agitation in favor of it upon
any all parties should be made of the truth
in time to destroy any power for evil that he might
otherwise have in the future. While we cannot agree
with that respectable number of the people who believe
that temperance should be enforced by statute, and
while not clear that the obrusion of such an
idea into politics is wise, still emphatcay op
posed to permitting tricky demagogues to go unwhpt
of justice when it is possible to call public condemna
ton down upon them by exposure of their vilainy
For these reasons we believe that the st. John
troversy should not be allowed to die out while there
is chance to get any guilty man into the pillory
-Pittsburg Times.
WERE the bank currency to be abolished should
have left first the gold coin and the certificates repre-
sentng gold against which nothing be said; sec
ond the silver coin and the silver certificates which
dishonest and dangerous; third the legal tenders
which have many elements of uncertainty, the most
serious being the fact, established by the Supreme
Court, that the power of Congress to issue them is
practically discretionary and the other fact that they
liable at any time to become redeeabe in silver
deprecated in value and sure to be fuctuating
Without the bank currency we should have then a
currency of very doubtful stability exposed to changes
in value from various causes and especially from the
action of Congress- That would be very undesirable
and very risky currency and involving very grave
Times
If England has any for rejoicing it is in the
fact that the alleged Fenians the dynamiters who
cra supposed TO be attempting to blow up Great
Britain have fallen out ard are commencing to kill
each other England should have much to hope for
from this kind of effort. An internecine contest
among the 'skirmishers," Fenians, or whatever
their may be- would be the best thing that could
happen to terrified cousins and instead of spend
ing their time in fancying what this country viii do
that it knows what kind of nliscreants ii has
they should send agents with plenty of money and in
every IDLE way encourage the outbreak and get
many of the dynamiters to kill as many other dynam
tiers they reach with knife and pistol England
has way opened through which it can march to
safety. Let it spend money to continue the vendetta
which has just been declared.-Chicago Times.