The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-09
COMMENT AND OPINION.

IT would be good thing for the Knights of
Labor if they could put their Irons in the fire
and keep him there-Phladelphia Press.
WHEN everybody and his wife have been voted
pension, both houses should take recess.
They must be tired-Phiadelphia Times
DR. TALMAGE says that truth is becoming
scarcer every day. He has been reading the
Cincinnati papers.-Atanta Constitution
WHILE the strikers are standing firm and re-
newing hostilities, Jay Gould is probably making
lots OF money selling Missouri Pacific. -Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
CONVICTION is said to precede repentance in
the reformation of q sinner. The same seems to
be true of New York alderman. Louis
Post Dispatch
THE Mexican pension BILL which passed the
House yesterday, will, it is estimated, take
about $50 600 900 off the surplus" for next year
New York Mail and Express.
THE conservative, common sense masses of
the American people will make mincemeat of
Socialists whenever they put themselves across
the path this Republic is travelling Memphis
Avalanche.
IT Is the nature OF the Democratic party to
quarrel with whatever policy is patriotic and
reputable, and its political opponents may well
desire that the practice shall be noisily con-
tinued. Boston Advertiser.
Now that Tyndall, Lubbock and Huxley have
all put themselves on record, they have succeed
ed in establishing practical demonstration of
how unscientifc scientific man is likely TO be
when his political prejudices are trodden upon.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
IT is said that Mr. Cleveland after reading
Senator Ingallss speech, exclaimed: II am al
most persuaded to become an offensive partisan I"
Three or four millions Of Old Hickory Demo
Gratis would cheerfully help him to keep that per-
suasion warm.-Brooklyn Eagle.
If civil-service reform Is not pulled down into
the mud and destroyed by the partisans who
f0 ho ifa xvi1 ha ito
real friends outside the civi-servce reform as
sociations are stronger than Its enemies inside
such associations. milwaukee Sentinel.
JUDGING from the recent action OF the Demo
cratic majority of the ways and means commit
tee, many of our American statesmen main
surd proposition that cheapness ia the only and
sole aim Of human existence Philadelphia
Press.
THE integrity of the Knights Of Labor and the
well being of the workingmsn are by no means
the same things; and the turn the strike has
now taken is for the dignity of this particular
organization and not of the workingmen 1t is a
very unfortunate turn for the organization.
-Brookly Union.
THE labor arbitration bill just passed by the
House of Representatives allows the arbitrator
to com pei the production of the books and papers
of railroad companies but prohibits them from
compelling the production of the books and
papers of any labor organization Is this equal
ity before the law2 We should say not.-New
York Sun.
WITH three members Of his Cabinet in the
hospital, the Democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives damning the administration, and the
elections all over the country going Republican
Mr.. Cleveland is not finding things in that love-
ly state that man who is said IT, be contem-
plating matrimony would like to have them.
Chicago Mail
WHEN law is de6ed no matter in what cause
all other issues must be put aside until the su-
pramacy of the law has been INDICATED. The
authorities of Missouri. Illinois and Texas, rep
resenting two parties but one authority, that of
a great self-governing people. bound to sup
press this rebellion against the laws without de-
lay or compromise, and at any cost.-New York
Tribune.
THE Knights Of Labor might as we'll accept
the situation and take q new start, being care
full in the future to avoid the mistakes of the
past. The wild rhetoric of their denunciation of
Jay Gould denotes frenzy that has been
| brought about as a result of their own mistakes
and is in pathetic contrast with the confidence
with which they set out on strike which they
did not assign to his alleged injustice.
York Times.
KNIGHTS of Labor have right, as we'll as
other men have, to refuse to work on terms
offered them. But they have no moral right to
make strike upon punctilio, and no legal right
to prevent other men from taking the places
they vacate no right to ''kili" engines or block
ade tracks, or in any other way to prevent the
railroads from carrying on the commerce of the
country merely because the companies have not
humbly asked their Professionalism York
Commercial Advertiser.
THE large ownership of property by Sfr. Gould
may be against him, but we do not see that he is
worse than land monopolist He keeps his
money in rapid circulation. Is that an obiection2
| He bets high on the United States Is that a
crime2 He appeals to the law. Should that
| offendq Many strikes may reduce his income
| and that would not be severe punishment, for
| his diet is simple as that Of a child and very
| sparing, and there is many workingman as
| well dressed as he If public opinion is to be
| turned against him to drive him to better
courses of fe something stronger in the way of
statement than the recent proclamations will be
| required Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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