The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-26
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WIRE around an administration is apt to tear
things.-Boston Record.
MINISTERS can spend their time more profta-
bly, than in fighting their warmest friend and
ablest ally-the newspaper. Trib-
une.
THE cradle in which Jefferson was rocked is
treasured in Bedford county, Virginia. It is be-
leved to be the only relic of Jeffersonan simple
ity in existence in this country.-Baltimore
American
THE fact that Jacob Sharp has leased the
streets of New York to Philadelphia syndicate
shows what enterprise and bottle of milk will
co.-Atlanta Constitution.
IT is highly probable that when the next SEES
sion of Congress begins Mr.. Morrisons commit
tee will be called on to devise ways for providing
more means-National Republican.
IT is getting time for Col. Chas. Dana to pick
his man for next President. He always picks
man whose defeat would ruin the Democratic
party" But er is hardly in q condition to stand
another presidential round.-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
LoRK RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is doing no good
in Ireland. He may do iucalculable harm. and
it is certain that the great question which is
uppermost in the thoughts of Englishmen of all
parties will in no wise be helped by his mission.
Washington Post.
THE Senate votes $3.50, 900 for Grant monu-
ment with degree of promptness and unanimity
which the House should be eager to emulate. 1t
is reasonably certain, however, that it will do
nothing of the kind. 1t is not that sort of a
House philadelphia Press
PEOPLE who have any desire to try "the
glorious climate of California" go there at
present for comparatively small sum- But the
point at which most people will stick is the TN
certainty about what it will cost to get back
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
LAST year Mr.. Curtis admitted that Mr. Cleve-
land would smash the Democratic party if it re-
y1coHf To 70 S+n1y1
and he sees it now-in thinking the smashing
was to be in the interest of civil-service reform
rather than in the interest of Cleveland himself
Milwaukee Sentinel.
SILVER coin, unless it is legal tender is not
money. 1t is folly to attempt to make money of
it unless the legal tender function is given to it.
We might as well have greenbacks Give silver
the same functions money that gold has
Then the problem will be solved and prosperity
will return.-Denver Tribune.
THE Democrats who are reveling in the de-
licious dream of capturing the Senate after the
next election ought to turn their attention to
the work of making little better record in the
present House 1t would be quite like the people
to bluntiy ask upon what basis majority in the
Senate is to be asked.-Philadelphia Times
(Dem.)
THE illiteracy existing in the Southern States
is great misfortune. 1t is conceivable that it
might, if unchecked, become a great danger
But the South must work out its own salvation.
1t has begun the great task of education. and it
has done wonders already. 1t should still de-
pend upon ITSELF and not trust to the fatal
bounty of the government-New York Sun.
IT would be startling exhibit if people could
be confronted with the price they have to pay
for the lack of a rigid standard of public hon
esty. The bribery tax on all undertakings that
require legislative sanction from national, State
or municipal authority is enormous and it is
none the less so because SO much Of the money
ma mas of he Az
pensing gents.-Brooklyn Union
THE Senate is the great reliance of the coun-
try in these days against the vagaries of Nor
rison and the Democratic majority of the House.
1t cannot afford to be inert in the discharge of
this great trust. The tariff must not be disturb
ed nor any step taken which would eudanger the
stability of our monetary system in any of it's
features and component arts.-Chicago Inter
Ocean
THE Democrats have control of the executive
office and of the popular house of Congress. that
In which all revenue bills must originate. The
country, whether justly or unjustly. will hold
them and not the Republicans responsible for all
commissions and omissions of legislation. Thus
far they have done absolutely nothing to invite
the admiration or praise Of the country, and
they are not likely to do much. -Philadelphia
Telegraph.
WHETHER the telephone patent it finally
awarded to Bell or Gray, it is important that the
courts should recognize the business as public in
character and subject to legislative regulation.
We believe the Indiana court is the first tribunal
of its class to declare telephone companies COM
mon carriers, and hold that their use of patented
articles does not release them from obedience to
the laws of the State. The ruling is an extern
sion of the doctrine originally laid down in the
Granger cases.-Chicago Tribune.
EVERY door of excuse is closed to him Tthe
President; he can only tell the naked truth, if
he answer at all. namely. that he has chosen to
remove Republicans because they were Repub-
leans. and to appoint Democratic party workers
because they had been and in future could be
useful to the party. But the country knows
that 1t is the truth il he does not reply at all,
because no has no other reply to give. 1t was
not in the power OF anybody to put him into this
predicament He is there because he chose to
put himself there. New York Tribune.