The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE Anarchist is the Socialist carried out to
logical conclusion. New York Tribune.
The English never did make great deal by
their American contests -Phadelphia Inquirer.
WHEN the United States minister to Turkey
gets back in Congress all his i'll health will speed
lily Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
If the Vermont election indicated Senator
Edmupds. what is the effect of the Maine cleo
tion on Mr.. Blane?-Chicago Journal
THE ST. John crowd prepare the trap for hon
est temperance people, and the grinnng Democ
racy furnishes the bait New York Tribune
THE Vermont Prohibitions have been busy
hunting for that Prohibition boom ever since
the late election.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
ENVOY SEDGwICK, in his hand made vndca-
tion declares that he went to his room after the
ball. This may be the truth, but the question
is, How did Sedgwick find it out!-Philadelphia
Press.
POSSIBLY the secret of the remarkable inter
est in the international yacht races lies in the
fact that there is not the slightest suspicion of
crookedness about them. To leaders in other
sports this might prove a good lesson.-Boston
Globe.
AS long as the civil-service reform can be car
ried on by Democratic administration the
terrified "do not care thing about it," Senator
McDonald's remarks speak volumes in regard to
the Democratic methods of reform.-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
PROFESSIONALLY Geronimo deserves death;
but if, owing to the pledge of General Miles, he
cannot be tried according to law, he should be
taken to Fort Marion, Florida. In this are
simply reaping the harvest of folly which the
Eastern sentimentalists have sown.-Denver
Tribune.
To deny the Lord Mayor of London our per-
mission to open popular subscription in behalf
of the sufferers from the awful calamity at
Charleston would be to offer gratuitous insult
to people who gratefully remember what we
have for n0-St g
| Post Dispatch.
THE general effect of the good work in Maine
cannot fail to be greatly helpful to the Repub-
| lcan party throughout the country. The mere
| exhibition Of strength found in the returns will
| operate as tonic, and there is not campaign
of the year still in progress or in prospect which
| will not be materially benefted.-Chicago Trib-
une.
| THE Century has published the best war ar
| tices that have appeared in any periodical and
its contributions have been very judiciously han
| died. Still, the time has not yet come when the
old soldiers on both sides fight their battles
over in the same magazine without causing Bit
ter differences and even bad blood.-Atlanta
| Constitution.
| In the Northern States, it is clear, the desire
to avoid a collapse of industry through violent
and sudden changes OF tariff is rapidly growing.
Both at the North and at the South that senti-
ment is also growing which forbids any repeal
or reduction of the taxes on liquors while that
| traffic is not by the States prevented
| York Tribune.
| SENATOR JONES, of Florida in politics, and of
Detroit in love-making is impudent enough to
ask a reelection, after spending half year or
so in making fool of himself and neslecting the
duties of his Office. We shall be disappointed if
even Florida Democrats do not refuse to have
anything more to do with such a specimen as
| Jones. Cleveland Leader.
THE regulation of divorce laws is subject
that certainly demands attention, either at the
hands of Congress or by concerted action by the
States. Some uniformity in divorce laws is an
| absolute necessity AS at present constructed
ever State has divorce law of its own, and they
are so conflicting that it is almost impossible to
get clear understanding of hem.-Nashyille
: Union.