The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

| FREE TRADE is already raising its head and
whispering, "Hit me again. iladel phia
| Times.
WE regret to say that the new magazine guns
nre not for the purpose Of shooting writer's of
war "reminiscences Columbus (Ga Enquirer
THE Presidents organs are silent upon the
failure OF the administration in its telephone
suit. Il is most mournful affair. Boston
Journal
GROVER CLEVELAND continues to remind
able bodied Democrats of the lamented Andrew
Jackson-he is 80 wonderfully different-Phia
delphia Press.
THE only Indians in this country who never
go on rampage and never give the government
any trouble are the wooden Indians in front of
tobacconists' windows. New York Herald
Bob INGERsoLL wants all religious features
abolished from the United States government,
which indicates that Bob has at last become a
Democrat. Philadelphia North American
Mr. CLEVELAND would get along better if he
could grasp the idea that there is difference be-
tween a President and an old-time country
schoolmaster with birch rod-New York Trib-
une. - II Asafr
WHEN Prohibitionists give more attention to
enforcing the laws regulating saloons and less to
Influencing the next presidential election, they
will get more credit for sincerity in their good
professions. louisville Commercial 8c
If the strikers discover by experience that
while order to leave work is easily obeyed an
order to resume work is an entirely different
matter, and to be effective must come from an
other source than the walking delegate or the
trades-uniOn boss, they will have learned
wholesome lesson.-Chicago Times.
WITHIN certain limits the boycott is an allow
able weapon of warfare beyond those limits it Is
an instrument of cruel oppression. It is con-
ceivable that by means OF organization boy
colt might be so applied that the one against
whom 1t was directed would be starved to death,
as in former days those were who were excom-
municated-Boston Herald.
WHEN the Indiana Bourbons find they cannot
capture the Legislature by foul means as thew
certainly will find, they can follow the example
of their illustrious Democratic friends in Ohio
run away to Kentucky. But If they try what it
is said they intend trying, the Mammoth Cave
will not be dark enough to hide their infamy.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
TT is idle to talk of Mr.. Cleveland's sincerity
in the face of the facts He has made changes
more slowly than was anticipated but the pro-
cess has gone on Increasingly, and the general re-
suit clearly shows that he has kept in view at all
times, not the fulfllment of his promises as
reformer, but the promotion of partisan ends
and the distribution of the spoils to the vctors.
| st. Louis GlobeDemocrat
THE only man who is not capitalist is the
one who lives from hand to mouth, and is ready
| to take his chances in the future. The capital
lists, great and small. in this country constitute
| therefore, the bulk of our population and thay
are conservatives for the very reason that they
have surplus TO protect They do not catch
fire like basket Of shavings and can be trusted
to look out for their interests, which are so
tangled up with the interests of the whole that
they can't be separated New York Herald
IT IS proposed to unseat enough Republican
Senators to reverse the legal majority, and de-
feat Senator Harrsons candidacy for re- election.
The Republicans are not likely to sleep while the
job is in process, nor before it ia begun. If
few political perjurers can be convicted in the
federal court and sent to Jail on charges growing
out of the indianapolis election, or even if vieor-
Gus prosecution is instituted prior to the meet
ing of the General Assembly, there will be corn
mendable prudence observed by witnesses bs
fore the Senate committees. Chicago Inter
Ocean,