The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
COMMENT AND OPINION.

COMMENT AND OPINION.
THE fellows who were going to beat John Sher-
man SO easily are looking for contracts for SHOW
cling now.-Philadelphia Press.
UNDER jeff Davis's idea that he did not com
init treason because he is q sovereign, he might
feel justified in committing murder, for a king
can break no aw.-Cincinnati Sun.
IF America has any pity or good will for Ire
land it is because 70 inherited from our English
ancestry that love of fair play which England
herself seems to have outgrown.-New York
Herald.
Now let US express the hope that ex- Brigadier-
general Winston is ready to start. Unless he
moves quickly he will only get to Teheran in
time to hear that his successor has been appoint
ed by a Republican administration Chicago
Mail.
Mr.. MORRISON is happy because Speaker Car
lisle has given him q solid for tariff
reduction. He is quite certain that this will en-
able the House to lift itself over the tariff fence
by tugging at its boot-straps. philadelphia In
quirer.
A PROMINENT French Canadian, writing in
the last number of the North American Review,
maintains that the Continental union is the
ultimate destiny Of Canada and the United
States. Minneapolis will be the continental
capital. Minneapolis Tribune.
INTEREST in the Iowa Legislature, which con-
vened last evening. centers mainly in the ,ossi-
biity that the severe prohibition laws MY be
amended so as to give cities and towns t. , right
sDf local option" The Kentucky idea is grow 1g
On popularity. Louisville Commercial.
THE outlook for the new winter wheat crop is
gradually growing less favorable. the recent wet
weather, followed by excessive cold, having re-
suited in damage to the fields in many localities,
1t is claimed, though it is rather early to expect
much influence in prices. -Milwaukee Sentinel.
IF we are TO go on indefinitely under the actual
Naw wo mill a~a F~ao nasna~a ~ cnroo +;~on 49,
other. That is the inevitable result, and is what
the real silver men-the only men who have any
direct or possible interest in silver or can get
any advantage from 1.-THE owners of the silver
mines are after New York Times.
THE safety of democratic institutions is not
threatened by such dis~agreements as that be-
tween the advocates of gold and silver. The
greatest danger in that direction lies in the neg
aect OF these institutions, or in hostility from
those who have been specially appointed to pro-
4ect and strengthen them.-New York Sun.
THIS is the peoples fight, and the people will
win. 1t is nota sectional question. The working
man of New York city is as much interested in it
CAS- the working man of Denver is. The gold bugs
cannot help the cause OF silver more than by
freely admitting the truth. as the New York
Commercial Bulletin has done denver Repub-
aican.
1T may be that the difficulties of Apache war
fare are so great that no other men will meet
with anything but failure, but the public, and
especially that part of it living in southern Ari-
zcna aud New Mexico, would like to see a new
man try his hand at it. He couldn't make a
more dismal failure than Crook has made dur
ing the summer.-San Francisco Chronicle.
THE worst thing that is to be said of the
President is that many of the least worthy spoils-
g~rabbers are not barking at him. Men, like
Thompson in this State, and German in Mary
land, are silent and apparently contented. Their
notorious success in securing the appointments
of friends harms the President, just as the loud
voiced railing of other spoils-grabbers helps him.
New York Tribune.
The only State universities which have proved
O success, even with the magnificent land grant
by the general government under the Morrill,
law OF 1862, have been practically taken out of
the hands of State agents There is no reason,
we think, to expect greater wisdom in the con-
troll of a national university. The result of such
lack of wisdom would be a disgrace and humilia-
tion to the country. -Cincinnati Sun.
The Eastern people will feel tempted to say
that If a man claiming. as Mr.. Teller does. to
represent the West is SO ignorant upon the
Mormon question, the opinion of Western men
generally is worth but little in regard to the
proper disposition of the Indians and Chinese.
We beg the East to consider that, in regard to
Mormonism, Mr.. Teller does not represent
Western men. Denver Republican.
IT is not to be assumed that Mr.. Morlev's
speech represents the sentiments of the Radical
organization. He himself has evidently no per-
4OuHl QuEROo6c " ludt DI0tGnb Dim from
giving a hearty support to Mr.. Gladstone, and
his discussion of the Irish problem is full of
good sense. Unfortunately, to say that a cer-
tain course of policy toward Ireland is obviously
sensible is not to say that it will be adopted in
England. If it were, there would now be no
Irish problem left to be settled. New York
Times.
WE need more festivals in this country. The
strong Saturday half holiday movement" bears
witness to the craving for them. Add the 18th
of October. if desirable, in honor of Columbus.
but keep the last Thursday of November in graf
itude for the harvest. We agree with Governor
Harrison, of Connecticut, who writes: II do not
think that the people of this State would approve
of the change. But / think we have too few hol-
idays, and | should not have the slightest OBJ
j~ection to the selection of the 18th of October as
another. New York Herald.
Wharf is most TO be commendedin him Father
Jardinel. is his action tf he had to choose one
course or the other, in removing himself from
further trouble and temptation instead OF pam
dering to the sensational and vicious tastes of
man and women by publicly Haunting his dis
grace and throwing out insinuations that he was
90 VERSE than his brother clergymen. Father
Sardfne was not more guilty than some who are
etiH preaching. and who are enabled to preach
because the lax morals of their congregations
have condoned their offences Chicago Tribune.
Il 10 seriously deemed right that a workman
shall be protected by law in being Just as shift
less and Lazy. just as insolent or indecent ~ he
piesses, provided he does not commit any of
kepee OF which a court can be convinced Would
Do Be well TO give some men who might be will