The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-27
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WHAT the wild West needs is more arbitration
and less arbitrary acknowledging Dispatch.
THE strikes of the fathers are visited upon the
heads of mothers and children.-Philadelphi
Times.
THE average congressional statesman is look
ing for tariff policy that will return him to
C0ngress.-New Orleans Picayuna
MR. BLAINE is engaged in writing four thou
sand letters This is pretty good evidence that
he has indeed retired from politics. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
IN Missouri they are talking about having two
Supreme Courts, one for civil and one for GRIM
inal business. 1t is novel idea, but we may
have to come to it in every State. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Now that we are threatened with a general de-
mand for eighthour basis of work at ten
hour rates of pay the history of the 1880 strikes
may be found of timely importance. York
Commercial Advertiser
LOCAL option laws and prohibitory amend
ments are the devices of State legislatures for
evadpg the responsibility of enacting effective
laws to restrain th abuses and evils of the LIQUOR
traffic. Record.
WE favor the principle of arbitration. But 1t
must be such arbitration as is accountable to both
sides. that its final decision will he cheerfully
accepted, and will have no stings and no suspi-
cions of partiality behind.-New YORK World.
SARAH BERNHARDT is reported to be in quest
OF 1.-The best method of acquiring knowledge
of vigorous English" The best place OH earth
to acquire that knowledge is on the floor of the
United States Senate during a secret session.
Brooklyn Eagle.
JUST now it ID fashionable to denounce Jay
Gould and all men of capital as the enemies of
the laboring man. Suppose this idea should be
pushed until capital is withdrawn from the work
shops and manufactures OF the land, will that
benefit the laborer9-Chicago Inter Ocean.
IT will be long time yet before a man of
spirit will submit to the decision of others his
right to hire whom he pleases. He may find it
for his advantage TO employ men who belong to
particular church. or party, or order; but it will
be a matter of choice or agreement not of force.
Boston Herald
If workmen who go out in a body can be sure
of returning in a body strikes will soon be both
common and successful. For man out of work,
and with principle enough not to accept wages
lower than the current rate will decline to take
place at the risk of a broken head il he is GER
tain to be discharged as soon the strikers get
ready to return.--Boston Advertiser.
WE are surprised to see that Bishop Bedel of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, is heading
movement to boycott the Sunday secular papers
in Ohio. Bishop Bedell used to be a most liber-
al and just man, when he was rector of the
Church of the Asce nsion IN this city. There is
no telling what perversion of reason may not re-
suit from residence in Ohio.-New York Star.
IT would be very mschievous to have clergy
men throw their important influence into the
present traueS-u union rage. Wnlcn Is so rapidly
| demoralizing society and business. The boycott
is thoroughly vile practice, no matter for what
end it is waged. It is not and it cannot come to
good. and it will assuredly, in every case in
which il is employed. return to plague the users
| of it-Philadelphia Telegraph.
/ The Irish here are enduring an immense
strain on their pockets for the various needs DO
litical and charitable, of the unfortunate coun-
try they or their fathers came from. If the
British should prove TO have common sense
enough to give Ireland fair chance to take care
of herself and develop her own resurces, the
relief to this country would be an incidental
item OF no small momenk-Springfeld Repub-
lican.
DEMAGoGUEs and humbugs in control of the
knights OF labor are doing more TO break up
can possibly do. 1t would be interesting to
know how the men who were compelled TO lose
a full days pay at the within Of these ridiculous
fanatics feel about the matter now Certainly