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

IN spite of all which must be said of depressI
character upon the present situatiou it is still mb
encouraging to note the signs which, in the past ha5O
always meant revival First, overplus of exp0Hs,
reaching for the eight months since Oct. l. H.
$15S 626 OO0-with every probability that this s5
plus will grow larger second the prospect Of gold
ports; third. cheapening in the cost of manufacd
in all branches; and, fourth, salutary reduction
the aggregate of failures for the half year Just cos
The total liabilities of the last six months only eq4
those of the first six months of 1888 and are thrs
hfths those of like months in 1884. These are all
encouraging signs of the period which precedes am !
action and change for the better.-Ph iladeph4 !
Press. H.
THE value Of these sentences does not consist ed .
tirely in the protection of society against the pecuE
habits of these two gentlemen Buddenseik and Hshs
manifested in tumbling down tenements and wrNH
ing banks. 1t will probably have good effect upO4a
other gentlemen who may be disposed to make m0nt
by short cuts dangerous and disreputabe routA
1t will certainly have the effect if the new nnovsd4
does not stop with these gentlemen It is pleasant
have them in the penientary, but there will be t4
satisfaction in their punishment if the penalties
the law not visited upon other similar offenders
Having made such good start let the work go Oa
1t will not be consistent to lock these two gentlem
up if others of the class allowed to 60 Largo
Chicago Tribune. L.
is perhaps, not even now too late for the Mod
mon elders TO set example which may confer pesd
upon their community, and by humble submissiOnJ
authority make some atOnement, however tardy, fj
past Obduracy, thereby inviting condonation for tI
past and assuring unanimty for the future For iii
sake of the people of Utah generally and the assu
future prosperity of the Territory, ripe for ID
velopment into a State, it is to be hoped that thl
who have cherished this social evil may be wise Will
there is time Their material happiness and prospd
ity are, if they only knew it, at stake. The burdd
of providing for family according to its soGd
position generally taxes all the energies of the headd
the family. What, then, must be an accuIn uetiond
such trials and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York Times
THERE are cases where life insurance company
owes it to itself to resist payment of an obviousA
fraudulent claim: But they very rare. As 4
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companies which figure as defendants in lawsuita
They are too apt to belong to the Anglo Bengde4
species. Good companies seldom fight. They know
it is better policy to let themselves be occasona3
defrauded than to get the reputation of being tigou
If there is thing which should be paid over whou&
contest it is a life insurance. The man who eOul
fight for it is gone; the widow and orphans az
plunged in grief and seldom familiar with business
the insurance is often their sole resource com
pany which requires to be sued before it will pa
should be severely tabooed.-San Francisco ChrOHs
Gle. i
THE Times simply voices the sentiment of the Who'll
reputable journalism of the country when il says th
every man and woman, however plausible gene
IN manner, who claims what is miscaled the courte
of amusements, railways, hosts guests reprS
sentative of journalism, should at be kicked GU
as Adventures dead beats; and any pretending
represent this journal can be safely arrested On tn
spot as sw1ndler with the assurance that the cay
will be prosecuted at cost. Legitimate journ&
ism pays its way and eXacts the same from all whs
deal with it, and the the summer resorts aao
beats, the sooner will journalism be relieved of one
the most fruitful sources of reprOach and cOmmas
the rcspect 1t must merit i'll justice to its great @
sion.-Philadelphia Times.
CRoAKERs are to be found in every community and
the same man who in the South who forebodes eya
from the rapid increase of the colored element N W
North will danger ahead from the too rapid IL
crease in the population of cities as compared VIA
that OF the country. and will prove very much 10 W
own satisfaction that upon the verge OF con
munlsm and anarchy. The mistaken mercy OF oI
laws torbids justice being done to such people o
those who start these reports for it is coz
sdered crime to Stay them in the nearest sn1
so nothing be done but to disregard alike thes
and their warnings. The most serious feature aOe
the whole matter is the fact that in any communI
all that is told them, without moments hesitsuea
and who act upon their belief without taking the p
to ascertain how far they are justified in so doing
Louis Globe Democrat.
THE truth is, it is an age of religious tolersaosl
People are no longer prosecuted for holding eerV
religious opinions, for not having formed sa!
Many are honest doubters respecting all religious os
mas They listen to sermons, read speculative pht 4.
ophy and that department of literature which may
called speculative science. and spend much timS3
talking with agnostics. They not yet prepares
take sides on any question pertaining to religion
Is quite likely that they will be. They are p.
ing earnestly for something to implicitly believe ~
have not found it. These persons-and they are ' "a
numerous-may be claSsed as Christians, inasmucn
their names appear the regiStar of some cnuts
They greatly differ from the early disciples III the =
tent quality of their faith, and they cannot %
lied upon to fill up the ranks of martyrs. 1t IS g
FORE very difficult to determine whether
is advancing standing STILL declining The sausaa
pertaining to religious matters scarcely u HI
valuable than those pertaining to other mat,v.
| determining the actual state OF soelety'--OhS''
Times.