The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-01
COMMENT AND OPINION.


THE only proper place for boycott is at the
polls. hiladelphia Inquirer.
JAKE SHARP Is only one o. a class. Let no
guilty corporation escape. -Washington Critic
THERE is hope for Sam Jones yet. He has
quit using tobacco Perhaps after while he
will quit preaching Louisville Courier-J ournaL
ONE more attack like that Of Mr. Ingalls, will
entitle Mr. Cleveland to the protection of the
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Philadelphia Press.
1T helps one to appreciate the value of political
nomenclature to recall the circumstances that
Alderman Jaehne was elected on the reform
ticket-Boston Record.
THE destruction Of a brewery by the Belgium
rioters is a strange incident, the dependence OF
socialism upon beer being an acknowledged fact
everywhere.-Bos Advertiser.
THE Indiana Democrats do their abusing of
the President through Mr.. Mcdonald and get
provender from the federal feed box-lots OF it
through Mr.. Voorhees,. Republican.
PERHAPS after Secretaries Manning, Lamar,
Endicott and Garland recover, the President
labors in turning out offensive partisans to eight
hours a day.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
SERMONS on the labor difficulty have the disad-
vantage Of reaching neither of the classes d.
rectly affected. Neither the bloated capitalist
nor the ay-laborer goes to church to any ex-
the great middle class Washington Post
PENSION COMMISSIONER BLACKS success in
producing evidence of his charges of corruption
against his Republican predecessors would war
rant him in pursuing his search after further evil
dence up the smallest hole he can And. and pull
ing the hole up after him. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
INSTEAD of accusing the people of goddess
ness ard lamsnting the corruption Of the time,
let the Protestant ministers therefore, set them
selves to ipquiring whether they are pursuing
religious methods which can possibly interest
and favorably influence the great body of society.
New York Sun.
If monopolies are the legitimate subjects for
legislative regulation. the Pullman monopoly
should be the first to invite attention. It's out
rageous charges it's Increasing impositions have
taxed the publics patience to the limit It is
time for law as well as lawyers to call halt.
cincinnati Enquirer.
THE communities which are the chief sufferers
cannot afford to put up much longer with pol
icy whose sole purpose seems to be to demon
strate the power Of the Knights of Labor to
work widespread injury as the penalty for dis
obedience to their demands. however unreasona-
bic or unjust. New York Times.
The Knights of Labor can engage in no bust
ness better adapted TO accomplishing the great
ends they have in view than that of thoroughly
instructing all of their members in the princi-
Piles of their order, and perfectine that discipline
and organization SO essential to it's success, and
Wuicu were threatened Dy notnea0S disposed TO
rebel against its constituted authorities.
York Star.
SUoH defects as have been revealed In the Or
der of Knights of Labor by the action of Chair
man Irons will doubtless be removed by more
perfect subordination of the local assemblies and
a greater GENERALIZATION of power Rome was
not built in day, nor can the worklngmen of
this country be organized in throughly-dls
ciplined organization In few months or years.
Philadelphia Press
THE free trade crank can hardly yell for re-
duction of the revenues when the revenues lack
several millions of paying the actual expenses
provided for by the freetrade Democratic House.
In order to supply this deficiency, Congress will
need to place an import duty on the Golden
Club freetrade publications from which the
American free traders draw their inspiration.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The incidental results of tn. strike--chiefy its
educatlve results-ought to be Of lasting value
1t workingmen have clearly learned the differ
ence between men like Irons and his associates
in St Lous and men like Arthur and Powderly.
they may after all have got such knowledge
cheap oy the loss OF nearly months wages
without other gain than the rather empty thing
they call recognition. brooklyn Union.
THERE is plenty of room in tie agricultural
regions for all. The cities are too crowded to
afford profitable labor for their populations. It
would be Godsend both to the country and to
the town if the wisdom of Horace Greejey's ad-
penetrate the minds of the INDECENT army of
urban tramps IL there were more farmers.
there would be less suffering. -Brooklyn Eagle.
STRIKES are a brutal and outgrown method Of
solving labor disputes The boycott, an I'M
American and un-repubican Device will disap-
pear from view as quickly as 1t arose. In go far
as the Knights of Labor are aiding to hrinc
about these ends they deserve announcement
In more than one instance of late they haya
shown their power. Have they the moderation,
tne patience ana the wisdom not to abuse that
poweri-New York Tribune.
NEW YORK has found Mr. conklir. =. f.;.,
tui and able to represent her in the matter nm
der consideration as he was to represent her in
the Senate of the United States re in rescuino
the Empire State from the fangs Of hunprv
narpies he shall arouse the people of the several
States and of the United States To tba assar.;o.,
of their rights In the same direction. he will ba
entitled to the everlasting gratitude of his conn
trymen. Washington Critic.
The public can exert a powerful influenza ovar
the welfare of the working people, and IL Is dis
posed to do it. The latter will act wisely If
eney encourage this growing sentiment in their
Iavor instead or putting themselves in opnosi
ton toit. Many of the wrongs which thew suf.
Ter could not exist very long if they were clear
~ set forth in the proper spirit at a nuh;c
meeting of representative citizens Let us sea
n'ore OF tne pubic taking an aggressive stand in
the interest OF the working classes. and we will
hear less OF imprudence and violence on their
part.-St. Louis Advocate. s " 'Ao'1
WE believe that the United States is strono
enough! and ITS commerce sufficiently great, to
permit IL TO adopt financial system of its own
We believe that the only obstacle to pn;vsrsai
assent TO omstallism is the sycophantic and pie
headed attitude of a narrow class at the Easst
VINO are blind to their own interests and those Of
NE shs Nalion. Ii the fatuous opposition OF this
class were to cease the rest of the world wonId
soon become convinced that we are not po,n.
uacaward but mean to steadily pursue the bi,