The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-18
COMMENT AND OPINION.

UNFORTUNATELY the Irish Orange crop is
never injured by the frost.-Louisville CONNER
cal.
IT would be about AS logical to put tax on
mock turtle soup as on oleomargarine. -Provi-
dence Journal
York, New Jersey, Connecticut. Ohio or Indiana
to let the tariff alone 1t will not hurt the Demo
cratic party anywhere. New York Sun.
If the French Republic cannot endure the
presence of few left over" princes, it is sure
TO have collapse some day.-Boston Herald.
CONGRESS has mudded the militia bill so that
it means nothing, which is probably what the
House intended What does the House really
fear from an improved militiag-New York
Hour.
THIS is the season of the year when William
S. Holman FORCES to the front with economy
clamors that invariably secure him place on
junketing committee for the rest Of the summer.
Chicago News
WITH two cold -water temperance parties in
the field in New Jersey, it would appear that
there is an unusually good opportunity for Jer-
sey lightning of the forty rod kind, to get in it's
work -Pitssburg Dispatch.
TT ia suggested that the Knights of Labor Pc
titOn Congress to make thirty inches yard
and tx house rent at four dollars month.
Laws can do anything. you know; or if you
don't know, the Knights co.-Phiiadelphia Call
MEssRs. PowDERLY and Irons are debating
whether they shall go on the stage or start a
newspaper, whose name is to be Brass and
Blow. IL these labor irritants were only pretty
women, what chance they would have.-Bos-
ton Herald.
IT is currently reported in Democratic circles
at Washington that Whitney is to be- the sue
cessor Of Manning Whitney attempting to en-
gineer national campaign for his chief would
be a spectacle calculated to amuse gods and
men, If the report has any foundation. Cleve
lands mind is evidently weakening since his
marriage. Chicago Mail.
TT is remarkable document eloquent as an
appeal and virile and sturdy a succinct state
ment Of facts. Whatever else Mr.. Gladstone
may lack he certainly does not lack a clear head.
He grasps the strategic points of the controversy
and dra.s the purposes of the Tories into the
light policeman drags the unwilling prisoner
into court for examination and sentence. New
York Herald.
In all this premature gable about Presi-
Dental favorltes don't forget that your Uncle Joe
Mcdonald, of Indiana can go mile in 1:45 with
his shoes, saddle bags and blanket on. Remem-
her, also. that Hendricks is dead and that Nc
Donald is now the biggest man in Indiana the
Democratic nomination can go farther than the
honest old Hoosier and fare worse.-Lovisville
Commercial
1T is a truly delectable city government that
Chicago enjoys Harrisonianiam is yielding its
legitimate harvest, and yielding bountifully.
The Mayor was never. Wa believe. accused Of
than any other man for the fact if he is right in
his statement of it as a fact, that fve-sixths OF
the Chicago aldermen are corrupt scoundrels.
Minneapolis Tribune.
THE only way for this country to truly pros.
per is as follows Teach little children to love
their country and respect legal authority; teach
men to work hard and save money: teach legs.
lators to pay national debts; punish thieves and
repudiate all their operations, by whatever
name These acts will be feasible when men
shall be better; therefore, aid the church to do its
work on earth.-Chicago Current
THE average farmer is sucked in the belief
that middleman is necessarily bad man; but
ers grain at any price, that he is compelled to
either seek market himself or eat his own prod
uce and the alacrty with which the son of the
coil and the son of the toll becomes enlightened
with regard to some of the fine DoiAts of cyliza
ton is amazing. -Phiadelphia Telegraph
COLLEGE instruction in journalism would be
very much like college instruction Ia agriculture.
There has never been an agricultural school in
at and there is not now In this country they
have pretty generally gone out, but we believe
they still keep one two in Germany; yet they
are useless concerns, doomed to early extinction;
and when they are gone there will be no reason
TO be sorry for New York Sum-
If these things lin the civil seryiceI had been
frankly acknowledged to be what they are-po-
litical--they would have done comparatively lit
tie harm. But they have been made under
pretended adherence to the reform, and the
leading reformers have found fault with
them. The average man is beginning