The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-01
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE Northern States will rejoice to sec the iron
manufacture boom in Georgia in all it's departm ents
that it will lose the vapd energy of Dragging in
the solid utility of performing We want some first
class manufacturing States down South to help keep
the untamable Rourbons out of power and out of mi
chief.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
If blame attaches to past Republican officials Re-
pubcans will not ask that it shall be concealed They
will ask only that with equal funess and accuracy the
truth shall be told wherever the conduct of the public
service in the past has merited praise. The people
know that notwithstanding all defects, the admins
tration OF the government has been singuary pure,
upright and economical The Democrats may we'll
wish that they may be able to show as good record
when they go out Of power four years hence and to
transfer the government to their successors
fully and with loyal respect for the sovereignty
of law.-New York Tribune.
In her recent dealings with Turkey England has
shown contemptuous indifference to the Sultan 8
wishes and has injured his prestige among his sub
ects in every way she could and that he should be
rrita.ed and eager to snatch at almost any oppor-
tunty of repayng England for the treatment he has
received is only natural. Meanwhile he finds him
self fattered and coaxed by two powers from whom
he has been accustomed to look for nothing but kicks
and insults. The sensation must be pleasing to the
poor invalid and he will be considerably less willy
old Turk than he has popularity been reputed il he
fails to receive very solid pecunary advantages
from the present crisis. whichever way it goesMin-
neapols Tribune.
| JUST now there is check in the grand movem emit
| to make all pagans payers and Christians The
Chinese refusing to be longer robbed, and the
Soudanese detez nined that they shall not be re-
duced to slavery for the sake of paying interest
foreign bondhoders. There is revolt against the
methods of modern enlightenment and barbarism is
holding its own for the moment. 3uppose it should
| take the aggressive and repeat what done by
/ Alaric to Rome. Solyman in southern Europe. aud
the Moors in Spain would the world be any the
for iti 1t is to these barbaric foundations that mod.
ern civilization many of its most estimable adj
vantages. Would it be utin ate damage TO genu.
inc Improvement if the cathedras of Europe should
be turned into mosques for while, and the chairs
of state universities be filled with of the
chung-yung other phase of Chinese m erals or
| philosophy Chicago Times.
| In the last twenty years France has been the worst
| governed nation in Europe The Napoleon regime,
! the war with Germany the extravaganza of the sue
cessve republican administrations have left the
| try weighted with debt and taxation more heavily
/ than any other nation of the earth. The public debt
| amounts to a. $50 600, 900. which Is So 600 900,
900 in round numbers greater than the debt of Great
| Britain. The annual revenue for 1883 amounted to
/ S7I37iS 598 which is $500. 600. 900 more than
that of Great Britain $685. 900 900 greater that that
of Germany, and 1865 900 900 greater than that of
| Russia Such colossal Of debt resting upon
the industry and capital of the people has been car
ried with singular spirit and endurance, but when
governmental blunders found TO be still adding to
the load with other result than to sacrifice French
armies it Is not surprising that the people finally
driven turbulence and violence. The French stu
alton seems to be to the general issue inter
cst;ng than hopeful though the Chinese complication
may not prove 10 be bad As It now appears Louis
vile C0urier-Journal.