The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-01

the unlimited reading Of fiction In this country
py many who desire to escape from the moEot-
ony OF humdrum life.-San Francisco Chronicle.
If the power of removal does exist In the
President, Independent Of the Senate, that body
mas, OF course, no concern with the reasons that
induce him to exercise it. It's business is with
appointments, and it should proceed to attend to
it. The distinction and the difference are per-
fectly plain to all except the blindest of the
blind-those who will not see.-Boston Herald.
WHAT single political belief has the Demo-
cratic party, which brings and holds it's members
together2 Neither as to the tariff, nor as to the
currency nor as to the coinage, nor as to the suf-
frage, nor as to the civil service, nor as to any
other matter under the sun, has it any such COM
mon belief and purpose. 1t Is held together by
desire for Office and by nothing else.--New
York Tribune
1T IS always extremely difficult to argue with
Prohibitionist on any topic connected however,
remotely, with alcoholic drinks, because he wiz
insist on assuming, what the great mass of civil.
lied men resolutely refuse to concede, that the
manufacture and consumption of intoxicating
drinks, either in large or small quantities. il per
sc crime, or an anti social act which ought to
cover its perpetrators with infamy.-New York
Evening Post
THE problems that are forcing themselves upon
the consideration of mankind, make it important
that the most of the reading of the time should
be such as to qualify men to think methodically
and accurately, and give them basis for thought
in the principles OF social philosophy. wel-in-
formed man declares that among the working
men of today are truer thinkers than are to be
found among the professors and the men of So
called culture.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
No great danger need be apprehended from
Mr. Morrison or his tactics. He will not with
his followers, succeed in making any serious in
roads on the tariff His party now in power,
will not be foolish enough to follow the free.
&n%s 10 IS inx;o
He viii simply keep before the country with
his hobby, and while in his 'deestrict" it may
guarantee him seat in Congress. it will never
lift him to any higher eminence. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
THE Postofice Department doesn't pay, but
neither do the army nor the navy pay, and cheap
postage is quite as important to the country as
generals or admirals. And fourth class postal
matter is the one feature OF the present postal
system that is most needed by the masses of the
people. So far from increasing the cost and
limiting the volume of fourth-class postal mat
ter the rate should be diminished at least to the
standard of other governments, and the facii-
tiles increased for such transmission. -Philadet-
phia Times.
A REPUBLICAN Senator General Logan de-
clares for the utmost publicity. Democratic
President refuses publicity. Another Republic
an Senator Sherman says, "There ought to be-
no secrets in this government of ours" but q
Democratic President thinks there ought to be
secrecy-when secrecy means intrigue In
the White House, intrigue in the
Senate. and the injury Of the people by the APP
pointment Of improper men TO Office. Another
Republican (Senator Plat, of Connecticut) offers
resolution in open Senate that all appoint
ments be considered publicly; but the Demo-
cratic President and the greater number OF DEM
ocratic Senators combine to prevent the people
from seeing and knowing how their business is
carried on. Is that Democraticl Can Mr.. Cleve-
land stand there9-New York Herald.