The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-04
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE Reader suicide teaches the impressive
lesson that the wages Of sin is death-for the
woman.-St Louis Post-Dspatch.
MISS GLADSTONE is to marry a clergyman
Her father has some throat disease, and she
thinks perhaps in this way she can curate
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
THE conceit of the Pilgrims was of more Wig
orous, austere and withal respectable nature
than the kid -glove-and-monocle egotism of the
mugwumps of the period. Minnesota Tribune
THE Republican members select Of the Ken
lucky Legislature have not even spunk enough
to hold caucus Courage which falls below
the caucus line is indeed near low tide.-Boston
Record.
NJ DE LEssEPs proposes to obtain funds for
his Panama canal by the means of a big lottery
May we suggest in friendly spirit that the first
prize should be white elephant and the second
the canal itself.-New York Graphic.
THERE will be no speculative booms in any
business channels but there is every indication
that steady growth, solid improvement and in
creased prosperity will be the chief features of
the business Of the new year.-Philadelphia
Times.
AS all roads led to Rome, so all, or nearly all
business rests on the iron trade. and thickening
signs OF its revival may consequently be safely
put down as auguring new epoch of general
| and profitable industrial Development
York Commercial Advertiser.
SPEAKER CARLISLE is spending the gladstone
holiday season In an effort to make up the con-
gressonal committees to please everybody. 1t
is the hardest work he ever did ia his life. and
the only thing certain about it is that he will not
succeed. d.--Philadelphia Inquirer.
ANENT the Administrations silver policy the
sentence Of the Indiana Democrats is for open
war. OF wiles more inexpert they boast not,
but when 1t comes to square fight the Hoosier
Democrats can go bear themselves as to excite
sheolian envy.-National Republican.
THE Democratic party is composed of the most
heterogeneous opinions on all matters relating to
legislation; it is not united by any community of
sentiment regarding public questions, bat only
by traditional partisan prejudices and hunger
for Office 1t can only be led when it discovers
where it wants to CO. Milwaukee Sentinel
In this country we hold that it is the concern
of the public that the will of each constituency
should be faithfully expressed, and the whole
expense of contested seats comes out of the pub
lie funds. MIR. Parnells followers would feel
easier in their minds about these days if sim.
liar rule prevailed at Westminster.-Sa Fran
cisco Chronicle.
THE effort to measure the pecuniary prosperi-
ty Of the wageearning sections of our people by
the amount of savings banks deposits is too often
deceptive one especially in old communities
where the slightest business depression sends all
the small investors to such institutions for safe
ty, and for the small interests allowed on depos-
its.-New York Star
RIoTs in New York, Cincinnati and Chicago
pensive, and require vigorous treatment II
riots must be had let those suffer who inaugurate
and carry them On, but let them be 80 costly to
all such that they will hesitate before resorting
again to such remedy for their imaginary
wrongs.-Chicago News.
SOME of the Democratic papers are lamentiue
that their party has no leader in the Senate 1t
has men there capable Of leadership, but the
trouble with the party. is that it does not know
where it is going. If it will agree upon an OBJ
jectiye point tie leader will appear A party
that is going nowhere in particular doesn't need
q leader.-Boston Herald.
1T wonld indeed be an anomalous and extraor-
dinary spectacle for New York senator to place
himself in alliance with the devotees of cheap
currency from the South and West who former
ly wanted plenty Of paper and now want plenty
OF silver. with which they may compromise their
debts by paying back only four-ffths Of what
they received. Philadelphia Press
No amount of salary would attract men of
great ability to the Civil-service Commission. 1t
has national reputation as ridiculous and alb
surd institution. Few people care to identify
themselves with q humbug which almost every
body is laughing at. Besides, the present salary
is really very large when 1t is considered that
the Commissioners go all over the country on
their examining tours and charge their neces-
sary expenses. and. too often, their unnecessary
ones.-New York Sun.
THE truth is that the President, when we con-
slider who he is and what he Is, has been treated
with great tenderness and consideration by the
press He does not seem to appreciate
the fact. and his vulgar letter to q carl
cature sheet that has been the vehicle
of boundless slander and scandalous lbels.
shows that he forgets the dignities of his
ONCE. II ne forces the newspapers into the
Same forgetfulncss he will get dressing down
that will impart to him, through his faculty of
absorption, much valuable information. II he