The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-07
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

IT must have been edifyng to hear Mr. Clapelant
declare IN ms inaugural address that the colored men
IN the South entitled to all the rights of citizens
and then TO see him place his hand on a Bible left
him by his mother and take oath to administer the
duties of Office, the title to which had been given
him by the budozers the murderers and cheaters of
these same colored citizens.-P Philadelphia Press.
WE expect the administration of President Cleve.
land to be srkingly successful and yet it may not be
so successful, In strictly party Mr. Cleveland
IS Democrat but beyond that and above that he is
an American, and neither he the public win have
cause to complain if his administration shall prove to
be less advantageous TO political party than to the
whole American people.-Chafleston News and Cou.
rier.
WE would not embarrass the incoming administra.
ton with heavier loads than it reasonably be OK
pected to carry but may be permitted to point OUT
that whatever contest Mr. Ceyelands position on the
evilserVIce reform question occasions is likely to be
brought to its end within the first year of his admin.
istration and that with the field thus cleared of minor
oostructlons he can take up what should be the
GROWING work of his term, the question Of tariff re.
form.-Boston Herald
ORGANIZATION will in time, without doubt bring
IN celestial harmony of workmen and employers. But
whether this will come before they have consumed
eacn other may be question. Tho JOY of strike is
that they who have not struck have to pay to support
the strikers But this begets union Of employers to
cut off these supplies by locking out question ia
whether the number of strikers will not be so mucl,
greater than of the workers that these will be able
to support those.-Cincinnai Commercial Gazette.
THERE never should have been any of the pitiful
dlckering that has occurred over this measure 1.-THE
Grant bill; and it some smallminded military men in
congress- with little axes to grind and enves to pa-
cate had not been concerned in the case, it would
have gone smoothly from the first Unfortunately,
no act OF the Nation change great and famous
soldiers physical conditions but this desired recogni.
ton OF his services though tardy, may give some
hours of satisfaction to mind that in the past has
planned greatly for the welfare of the American pcor
ple.-New York Herald.
Mr.. MANNING is little known outside this State
except as very able political manager, and people
will ask and do ask wherein consists his fitness for the
treasury, department
rigid care from an administration pledged to civil
service reform and that through which any
phe In the financial situation would bring most dis.
credit on the President. Mr. Whitney Is also open to
the objection that he is but little known outside the
State, and that he has had no administrative polt
zeal experience IN the national arena.-New York
Evening Post (Mugwump.)
HE General Grant, has ceased to be Squire in poll
tics and to hold any relation to the contentious of par
should revert to his old place and be enrolled
among the veterans of the Republic with the title that
was created to give him an appropriate distinction 1t
was soldier that he out of obscurty and adj
vanced in the short space of four years the very PIN
acle of military greatness. 1t is soldier that he
will be remembered with enduring and unalloyed
gratitude by his countrymen. With his wellearned
title he will go down to the grave. whether in the
DEGREES of gracious Providence it be later.
public has proved ungrateful This Republic is the
people and they will watch his declining days with
tender socitude, and cherish his memory with ad.
miration and pride,-New York Times.
resolute commander, could suppress the Mahd but
ten, perhaps twenty times many would be required
to cope with Russia. Whether such huge accessions
to the present inadequate and overworked establish
nent will be forthcoming at the hour of need depends
of course altogether the degree of energy and
dor awakened in the British nation. But the zeal
evinced thus early b. its colonial dependencies is
most suspicious 1t may be expected too that
English statesmen, while welcoming the increase of
strength derived from colonial support viii bethnk
themselves how much their power would be aug
mented by Irish loyalty. Had England quarter of
century dozen years ago treated Ireland with
half the kindness and Difference which she has shown
to Canada she would not be left in the stress Of
the approaching crisis, with her flank naked to her
enemies. York Sun.
WHY it that in every part of the country the laws
intended to restrain regulate the liquor traffic are
either dead letter enforced only by fits and sartsf
The answer is plain; The friends of temperance are
not united to the that should be pursued.
One portion of them devoted to prohibition and
believe that every form of license high or low is sim
full while another portion, no whit less sincere nor
less sensible of the evils attending the liquor traffic
believe that prohibition is impracticable and that
high license" is far effective remedy. The
Prohbtonists by their zeal and devotion have long
monopozed the public attention, and prohibition
and temperance are widely accepted as converti-
BILE terms But prohibition, where it has been tried
has failed to prohibit and the unfortunate disagree
ment among the friends of temperance and good
order makes it difficult to enforce any sort of license
however reasonable.-Ffank Leslie's Weekly.