The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30
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If Russia wants Herat she can take it long before
England can get troops there to defend it. Russa
has powerful army almost at its gates while the En-.
gsh forces are still in India with all of Belocchisan
snd Afghanstan to cross principally on foot before
reaching Herat. The most pertinent question seems
to do is the one thing that makes war improbable
Philadelphia Inquirer
MANY man who has endured the struggle for
wealth in city. even after ne has reached his ambi
ton upon visit the old home and his associates ia
the rural districts, when prematurey gray hair has
whitcned his head. has asked himself the question:
Did it pays and answered it in the negative. The
the multtudes of young men, but the often they
can be persuaded that life in the rural districts has in
1t that is really desirable the better it will be for
the young themselves and for the people large
Chicago Inter Ocean.
WHATEVER the President has done in the way OF
justfyng his election, and refuting the idea that il
was mistake and calamity, has been accomplished
by acts tending to show purpose on his part to LEE
well enough alone He has gained praise in other
words only to the extent that he has behaved only
republican President might have been expected to
do and it is undeniable that his depends
trely upon the measure of courage and
with which he shall be able to resist the demands Of
his own party to put aside Democratic traditions and
precedents and to Illustrate Democratic hopes and de-
signs.-St. Louis Globe democrat.
WE have had, in hundred years of national life.
several conspicuous failures in the Office of Secretary
of State. But we doubt If any Secretary has ever
done so much mischief N short period of time
it has been vouchasfed TO Mr.. Bayard to do. 1t is
ignorance were most conspicuous in the TRANSACTION
he seems to have acted like schoolboy who has just
been appointed monitor of his class and eager ia
show his zeal So long he could display his brief
authority he appears to have cared little whether he
displayed it the right the wrong side. IL hG
could only have kept quiet Bafros would have beer
alive, there would have been battle at Chalchuapa
and Central America would probably have been
united.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Is it remarkable that this Christian statesman should
feel keenly his position upon finding himself in his old
age compelled to speak the word which shall bring
war with its terrible Accomplishments of bloodshed
and devastation? man less great would not hesi
tate when spurred by the eers Of the Conservatives
and the nsolence of the London press and with the
knowledge that the of the nation eager for
the strife he would respond to the clamor of an ex
cited popular will, and declare war at once. But
Gladstone is seeking to be wiser than his people, and
in this If in nothing else he himself to be the
greatest statesman of modern times. mere poli-
tcan would ask better reward than the applause OF
the populace. statesman looks deeper, and seeks
only his countrys good. Such a man is Gladstone.
Denver Republican.
No confederation Of the colonies with the mother
country and concession of home rule to ireland
will be possible without fundamental change in the
British policy, whereby presidential would be SUBJ
sttuted for the parliamentary system. But who can
say whether the truth-that almost all the urgent
problems the British empire might be solved by the
adop ton of Constitution substantially resembling
that of the United States; and by that expeoient
aone-is jot nearer recognition the part of Eng
circumstances we may be sure that in country where
the spirit Of the tong is deeply nctured
with conservatism, some method of transition between
the two forms of government would be looked for and
this might possibly be found by making the heir APP
parent of the discarded monarchy the President for
ife.-New York Sun.
IT is true that a fearful amount of gambling has
been done on Change III Chicago. But it is undeni.
able that speculation is the of modern business
methods and that the most asue logcian often finds
it difficult to draw the line which separates the two.
And there is at least this to be said favor of the
gambling that it clusters around and carries forward
the movement of produce from the producer towards
the consumer, which other kinds of gambling do not.
There question but that the prices paid for pro-
duce in the country and those at which it is sold to
the consumer, in the East and in Europe. would be
that the risk of the intermediate buyer ID
lessened by the opportunities which speculation az
fords for operating known basis, and making q,
quick transfer of the property say nothing of the
protection obtainable by hedging against his pur-
chases or sales.-Chicago Tribune