The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-01

IHE LOUISVILLE Courier 81 ournal Is losing
sleep and flesh over the perverse Democratic
majority in the House, and cannot adequately
express its indignation that it should be caught
by the willy Republican members, who seem
in fair way to persuade the majority to ap.
prove the educational bill The Louisville
paper sees in this bill trap, an awful trap, to
catch guileless free-traders. It is simply a
scheme, it maintains, to get rid Of the surplus
revenue, so that the policy of protection may
be perpetuated, to the discontinue of the rev.
enue ''reformers. We believe that it was the
Democratic party that proposed to free the
country from this Republican incubus, but
thus far it has signally failed, and, for some
reason or other the surplus remains just
where it was. Democratic incompetence is
the great stumbling block to party progress,
and it is next to impossible to move it from
it's old position. It would be easier to believe
in the sincerity of the Courier Journal if it
could be disengaged from the suspicion that
it fears to allow light to stream in upon the
gloom of Democratic strongholds. It is a
matter Of American history that where the
densest ignorance prevails it is always safe to
count on a Democratic majority. Is any
State county, city or ward given over to law
lessness and vice, that State, county, city or
ward is surely Democratic. This rule is
almost without exception. No wonder an
educational bill carries CONSERVATION into
Democratic ranks. Education is the enemy
of Democracy every time But Democratic
greed impels many of the party to reach for
the proffered aid, and the party organs pro-
coed to frantically wave the danger signal
and drive the faithful back into the ranks.
ALI kinds Of constitutional horrors are threat
ened if this awful bill should be passed. If
there be anything that Democracy breads it
is offending against the Constitution, as if it
were something wholly ASSOCIATED from
the best interests Of the country. The Re-
publican party fought the war for the Union
to a successful termination, while Democracy
sat up with the Constitution and howled
itself hoarse lest it's sacred character should
not be respected. Had the Democratic party
had the conduct of the war in charge, it
would have carried copy of that instrument
to the seat of war with it, and consulted it
every time an engagement threatened. to see
if battle could be fought according to the
Constitution" The federal Constitution is
wonderful instrument, standing in the way Of
intelligence at every turn. 1t forbids uni
versal education. and prevents the investiga-
ton of the massacre at Carrollton, Miss. If
Democracy has the nightmare. it will be
found to be the Constitution, yet no party
ever had less to do with making and preserv-
ing it than this same party. Democracy is
the half-blind ''hoss" that persists in shying
at this bit Of paper that is simply letter of
directions to the people. The Democratic
majority in the. lower house of Congress
should introduce bill ordering the Demo
cratic majority to familiarize itself with
this instrument. The Republican party could
give it valuable lessons on it's meaning and
purpose.