The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
COMMENT AND OPINION.


IF Ohio isn't ashamed of her Legislature. she
is not the State we take her Philadelphia
Inquirer
JAPAN is becoming civilized The newspapers
are pitching into the gas companies -Pittsburg
Chronicle.
OHIO will never improve much in political
morals until she learns to keep sober.-Philadel-
phia Press.
RUsKIN sneers at America because be AYERS
that we have no ancient ruins What's the mat
ter with st. Louisl-C Chicago Rambler
THE boys of Ireland have miring capacity suf-
ficient to accommodate a large number of En-
glish statesmen. st Louis Post-Dispatch.
In we are going to freeze out the Mormons,
Mr.. Edmunds appears to be just the man to unA
dertake the work-San Francisco Examiner.
The secret executive session for the consider
alton of appointments is an antiquated abuse,
and the practice cannot be too soon abandoned.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Much is said about the Irish outlook" In q
word it can be stated that the Irish outlook
both in the old country and in this, was never
better. They are on top.-Boston State.
WE may not admit Dakota, but the man who
tries to ignore her weather will have to hire q
boy to help him. The Dakota blizzard is rapidly
winning recognition as one of Our most vigorous
institutions. Philadelphia Press.
In would be a huge joke at the expense OF
England, Germany and Russia if a Slavonian
great part of the ruins of the Turkish and
Austrian edifces.-New York Mail and Express.
A DEMOCRATIC congressman from New York
says that president Cleveland could not be re-
nominated by any hook or crook" Unless his
party shall give him better support 1t can't
elect anybody in 1888, by hook or crook.-Boston
Herald
THE most terrible weapon of the American So
cialist is his jawbone. He has the same variety
of jaw-bone, too. with which Samson did such
execution among the Philistines. Make no ac-
count of his dynamite; but. when he waves his
jaw-bone at you, seek shelter. Philadelphia
inquirer.
WE suspect that the last generation was not
entirely at disadvantage in escaping the deluge
of stuff now annually hurled at the heads Of
juveniles and called literature The boys are
fed on 1t just at the age when they ought to be
acquiring taste for real literature-and still
more the girls. Springfield Republican.
WE have no idea that tho country has gone
rampant mad over the cheap money idea. The
fact is that such an idea enters Congress much
more easily than it is instlled into the minds Of
the people. The majority of the latter are un-
changeably honest and have tasted of the bitter
cup of currency debasement.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
If the American workingmen want higher
wages and fewer hours. they must quit voting
for the Democratic free trade party. They can
not expect American manufacturers to pay So
petition with foreign manufacturers who pay
less than $3.50 for twelve hours works.
Louis Globe Democrat
For the moment, however, the fate of Greece
seems to depend on the pressure which the
greater powers are ready to exert The attitude
OF the English government Is just now very de-
cided against Greek aspirations but though
this Intervention may seem fatal, it might not
be an unmixed evil should it bring out Russia
once more as Greece's champion.-New York
Times
WE have long commended that the two great
parties should divide upon this line 1.-THE Tariff
The Republicans were always ready to do it, but
whenever general election was to be held the
Democrats avoided the issue. If they have real
ly resolved to be honest for Just this once and
have the courage of their free-trade convictions
the tariff question can be easily settled.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
WE trust that neither through government
aid nor public sympathy will any of the various
professional or future amateur polar discoveries
ever again receive the smallest encouragement
There has been a period-an appallngly ex-
tended one-during which mankind has wasted
q world of sentiment upon this terrible delusion-
It seems time that the era Of common sense and
humanity should be ushered in.-New York
Star.
LIZ organized monopoly has so fastened its hold
on the party machinery that reduction of the
tariff is, for the time, impossible. at least let
honest Democrats see to it that the surplus rev.
enues gathered from distressed and discon-
tented people are applied to the payment of the
public debt Then, when the time comes for
reduction of the tariff. it will be possible to 'cut
deep" into the revenue of the monopolists.
Louisville Courier-Journal
THE re straints of the Constitution have saved
US thus far from disorders to which popular gov
ernments are supposed to be particularly liable.
Let US be careful how we set them aside. Prov
ldence has guaranteed no special immunity TO
the United States from disasters which have
overthrown other republics; and 1T is hard to
imagine more dangerous experiment than en-
towering a popular majority in Congress to
annul the constitutional choice of the States for
the chief executive ofice.-New York Tribune
WHY should not law be passed compelling all
the railroads of the State to carry members OF
the Legislature free of charge during the con-
tinuance of session. It would amount to the
same thing as the voluntary issuance of passes,
and it would relieve the legislators from the inn
putation of accepting favors from the corpore-
tons The railroads are the creatures of thu,
State. The legislators are the servants OF the
State. She State has right to say that itsj
representatives shall be carried to and from,
their homes. when engaged in tina business 90