The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-03
COMMENT AND OPINION.

PAN was the god of the shepherds. Garland
is the Bell wether of the Democratic spectators.
Albany Express.
SENATOR SHERMAN thinks his bill will satisfy
the silver men," Now let him fix up another bill
to satisfy the rest OF us.ABoston Record.
SIX months from now a Democratic statesman
will refuse to talk through telephone. Reform
must begin in the party.-Atlanta Constitution.
THERE is great deal of speculation about
Giadstone's Cabinet but it is not believed that
any of the possible ministers are specializing in
telephone stock.-St Louis PostDispatch
POLITICIANS reproached for fighting the war
over again may honestly plead that they are sim
ply following the example of the magazines
which seem unable to find anything else half so
interesting Transcript
THIS country must have an abundance of
small property holders. In their existence alone
can there be hope of thwarting the vicious de-
signs of socialists and anarchists under q popular
form of Observation-Disclosures Sun.
History shows that when Ireland was in the
hands of the Irish. there was the foundation of
q noble character in these people and of noble
government in Ireland. That the Irish charac-
ter is not hopeessly bad is not to the credit of
England ilwaukee Sentinel
If the members of the New York Produce Elk
change honestly believed that silver currency
could cheaper, wheat, corn live stock and pro-
visions, there would be such jealous advo-
Gates OF unlimited coinage among the mining
camps of Colorado. -Lo uisville Courier-Journal
THERE are now 5000 900 children of school age
in the South, of whom not more than g OO0 900
are receiving any adequate instruction. And vet
the nation which gave tho ballot to race kept
in utter ignorance under its laws has done moth
ing to educate the citizens of the Naturalization
Herald.
THE name Of Estates rights" was made odious
by nuilihcat:on and secession, but the real
rights Of the States, including the right to man.
heir Y fair wit God
termeddling, are just as precious. and should be
held just as sacred. as if Calhoun and Davis had
never taught heresies. National Republican.
Book men are entitled to the same legal pro-
lection for their business that others are AS il
is a man may invest the labor of wears in a book
and secure copyright in the United States.
thief takes copy to Canada, reprints it at tri-
fling cost, and brings it back for sale to the GER
tain ruin of the man who has created the com
modity.-Chicago Mail.
The attitude of the administration on the
silver question has led some wild Westerners to
think that its financial policy might perhaps be
improved by an occasional infusion of horse
sense. How would it do, to begin with, to study
the old doctrine that the best use to which a
man can put his surplus money is to pay his
debtsl-San Francisco Chronicle.
SENATORS SpooNER and Evarts, who feel
vire dislike for dilettantism in politics, are men
of views and convictions Their party fealty is
not of the same pattern as that of Mr.. Hen
bricks, and they misrepresent men of their own
stamp when they too ardently praise the facle,
imperturbable. unquestionng partisanship that
so notably characterized the late Vice president.
Minneapolis Tribune.
WHEN it is remembered that the war Of 1912
closed over seventy years ago, surprise may be
well excited that there should now be more than
twenty Thousand pensioners on the rolls of
1922 are widows. At what age did they marry,
and are soldiers widows exceptionally endowed
with long lives? Exact answers to these ques-
tons would furnish interesting information, and
might reduce the number Of pensioners.
York SIM