The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-07
rich, but has benefited all Can Mr.. Cleveland
explain which kind Of duty he would have 70.
pealed2-New York Tribune.


rich, but has benefited all Can Mr. Cleveland
explain which kind of duty he would have 70.
pealed3--New York Tribune
In fact, human nature and not editorial Of
'reportoriaT nature is at the bottom Of most
newspaper inaccuracy, although it is freely de-
nounced by persons who themselves cannot give
a straight account of anything outside their own
ouslness.-New York Evening Post
THE time has come when the British con-
science demands that beginning shall be made
in the working out of the Irish perpiexity with
the understanding that such matters are never
settled Till they are settled right as was said
of the slavery question in this country New
York Commercial Advertiser.
If circumstances should demand an enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine by this country
to-day, hostile foreign nation, seeing our de-
fenceless condition, might scornfully ask as:
what are You going to do about itF Mr. Til
den has told us what TO do in his wise words
of warning; and there should be no delay in fol-
lowing his advice-New York Sun.
GENERAL CLEVELAND has suddenly discovered
that General Crook is failure How sadl
There has been nothing sadder since the Presi-
dents visit TO the battlefield of Gettysburg.
when he is said to have broken down completely
when he was shown the place whore the substi-
tute he had furnished to do his fighting had been
killed. Presidents life is not all sunshine.
Chicago Mail.
HERE and elsewhere throughout the country
the apathy manifest in subscribing for the Grane
memorial is not especially encouraging for SIM
liar enterprises. say for the proposed monument
to Christopher Colum bus, who has been dead
for many months more than General Grant, and
in whom there is not a particularly vivid inter-
est on the part of any considerable portion OF
the American people.-New York World.
THE country at large has no choice between
those who smell of coal oil and the various
odorous elem ents used in the Doodle sacrament
WhathaP ha nj 70 al
Legislature shall be cast for coi-oil man, for
John Mclean their tool and would-be beneh-
ciary, or for Hoadly, who has yielded himself to
be the facie tool in politics of both the McLeans
and the Paynes is of no consequence whatever.
Memphis Avalanche
THE administration has only itself to blame IL
the unprecedented situation of affairs at the
Treasury building continues to excite the indig-
nation, ridicuIe or contempt OF the solid BUSH
ness men of Wall street. ninety nine out of a
hundred of whom would have been delighted
had civil-service reform been exempsifed by
Mr.. Actions reappointment It is bad mess
and a needless muddle this laundering policy as
to the assistant treasurership. York Mail
and Express.
THE President believes that s'there is no senti-
ment more general in the minds of the people"
than approval of this 1.-THE civiservicel law. We
think this is misapprehension of the actual pub
lie sentiment We believe civil-service reform is
not yet generally approved by the masses Of the
justice or expediency of subjecting messenger
boy or letter-carrier to competitive examina-
ton. and applying no test of capacity or charac-
ter to a postmaster York World.
THE tariff reformers have made serious
blunder in the reorganization of the House, and
the facility they have given for extravaganza.
But they are aware of the risks they have
assumed. They will do all they can to avoid
them. They have, at least. dsarmed Mr. Ran
DALI and we have no doubt that measure Of
revision will be brought in and vigorously
pressed If it pass the House, as there is much
probability that it WILL the responsibility will be
with the Senate. We do not believe it will be
ignored York Times.
THE working classes in England have learned
the folly Of strikes, ard have settled on arbitra-
ton and cooperation as the best surest and
safest means of lettering their condition; but it
seems impossible to convince the Heterogeneous
foreign born workmen of many European tongues
and Municipalities in the United States that dol
lar saved is as good as a dollar earned. They
strike for higher wages when the market makes
such result possible, but put forth no effort to
increase the purchasing power of their money by
the cooperative methods so successfully en-
ployed in England. There is no other cause
which infcts so much injury on business in this
country as illconceived and ill-conducted labor
strikes AS rule, they benefit no one, and
injure labor and capital alike.-Chicago Tribune.