The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18

1t won't make him President, but it leaves tha
sunshine Of hope to brighten the thorny path he
treads to follow the presidential will the.wisp.
Philadelphia Times
CANDIDATE BLACK seems anxious to make the
nght IN Fennsylvania on the free liquor issue.
we can admire his courage, if not his discretion.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
VERMONT indorses Senator Fdmundss FIGHT
against the PRESIDENT. The mugwumps indorse
both the Senator and the President Politics
are confusing National Republican.
THE first important Northern State election
definitely shows that the administration of Pres.
ident Cleveland has done nothing TO improve the
position of his party at the pols.-Philadelphia
Press.
EVIDENTLY tho Maine Prohibitionists think
that the Republican party is good enough for
them. and it is In Maine that Prohibition has
been longest and most thoroughly tried.-New
York Mail and Express.
THERE is something strikingly generous in the
fact of tho Grand Army of the Republic contrib.
uting as body to the suffering denizens of the
city where the first shots fired upon the
Grand Army's iag.-Chcago News.
WHEN the fool-killer shall have brought the
work of his Office up 20 date and hung up his
reeking snickersnee, there will be no Republic
ans supporting Democrats for Congress because
they voted against the Morrison tariff bill.
National Republican
SIR CHARLES dixie is going to found news
paper. From the avidity with which some peo-
pie read the reports of his recent scandalous do.
ings there is doubtless field for the kind OF
newspaper which he is eminently qualified to edit.
louisville Commercial
THAT the Democrats of Ohio have no heart IN
the present campaign is shown by numerous
careless utterances of Democratic organs. They
are already beginning to apologize and explain
the overwhelming defeat that awaits them in
November. Cleveland Leader
KANSAS Democrats in federal Offices have such
profound respect for the Presidents clvil-service
order that they not only manipulate party con-
ventlons. but actually follow the example set by
the President when he contributed ST. 900 to the
Hill campaign fund. Washington Republican.
THE obvious and adequate explanation of the
smalness of the third-party vote in Maine il
found in the fact that the State already has
stitutonal and statutory prohibition. A local
prohibition party has no more reason for exist
ence there than an anti-slsvery party would
have in Kentucky.-New York World.
If, instead of frittering away their influence
in foolish and utterly hopeless separate third
party movement, the Prohibitionists of Illinois
would mass their forcess for the election of
members OF the Legislature, whether they be
Republicans or Democrats. VINO are favorable to
the submission of the prohibition question to
| the popular vote, they would give evidence both
OF wisdom and honesty. Chicago Journal
IN large sections of the country-ndeed, in
most COMMUNICATIONS selling and drupkard-
making are not considered offenses in the sense
that robbery, HOUSEKEEPING, incendiarism and
the like are. If they were there would be no
difficulty in enforcing temperance laws even il
the barbarty of the chain-gang should not be
| tolerated. Here, it seems to u.s. is the whole
difficulty, and one which many earnest temper
ance advocates overlook, namely. that public
sentiment does not realize the evils and crimes
OF which intemperance is the parent. If they
did there would be no more difficulty in enforce
ing the laws designed to suppress the grogshop
than those directed against thieving or house
breaking Boston Journal.
THE present strike of plumbers in New York
is intended to enforce this same principle. There
is no dispute about hours of labor, or wages;
both appear to be satisfactory. But the main
points at issue are that the plumbers insist that
no boys who have learned plumbing at the Trade
School shall be employed, and in any case that
the number of apprentices shall not exceed one
to every four journeymen. In other words, the
strike or lockout is a movement against the in
dustrial education of boys and the increase of
skilled workmen. 1t is an attempt, by arbitrary
| means, to curtail knowledge and abridge indus.
trial opportunities. So far from tending to ele-
vate labor, it tends to degrade it.-Boston Jour
nal