The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE Democratic party must do something be-
side divide the Offices and pass the appropria-
tons to prove its capacity for government.
Boston Herald.
If Watterson draws the line of Democracy at
free trade, and the President draws it at silver,
the bulk of the party will be left out in the cold
Atlanta Constitution.
LAND COMMISSIONER SPARKS is a living exem.
plificaton of the folly of putting a man into
craftsmanship before he has graduated from the
kindergarten. Philadelphia Press.
1T will be time enough for the Democrats to
claim the next United States Senate after they
have saved their party from itself in the present
House. Philadelphia Times (Dem)
THE Democrats mus wait till they are in pos
session of plenary legislative power-say some
where about A. d. 2197-before they can secure
the repeal of the civil-service law.-National Re.
publican.
WHAT we are now doing plays into the hands
OF the nations which have stopped coming sill
yer. They do not care how soon the crisis comes
which brings us to silver currency and sends
abroad all our gold.--Boston Advertiser.
THE Presidents civil service reform garment
Is only worn on public occasions. In the mean
time he hangs it on the hat-rack nearest the
door; but as no Democrat would have it, it is
still on his hands.-Louisville Commercial
AN independent citizen whose mind is four
square is happier managing his own farm or
forge, or shop than anybody elses custom house,
postvfice or Indian agency Who serves the
public has hard master.-Philadelphia Record.
ONE of the queerest ghts of the times is the
spectacle of any number of our esteemed con-
temporares vigorously defending their esteemed
contemporaries against the Presidents hasty re-
mark that all newspapers are liars -Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
In will require more force than is encompassed
by MI Wattersons frame to bring the Democ-
racy up to the scratch and force it to go squarely
on the record in favor of free trade or any other
living issue 1t will trim and squirm to the last.
-Pittsburg Chronicle
MOST people who have examined the question
are satisfied that the only way out of the silver
middle is international agreement. Ifthis
cannot be reached while the United States con
tinues to coin the metal the only alternative left
for us is to suspend the silver coinage. Albany
Express
CALIFORNIA is in favor of preserving for sill
yer its full money quality, because we believe
that unless this is done, the weight of debts will
be unduiy increased, and after period of con-
siderable trouble and distress we shall even tual
ly fetch up greenback basis.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
THE Western farmers whether renters or
owners. do lot require any commiseration They
are doing better financially, than any other
class of men in this country or in any other
country, and the smallest of their ills is what
this sensational aarmist Mr.. Gill calls sland-
lordism." Minneapolis Tribune
WHEN it becomes question which shall 90
and which shall stay, gold is doomed. and its
friends. as the weaker party, can only secure its
present foothold by acquiescing in the coinage
of silver till the logic of events convinces the
majority in Congress that we have as much as
we can safely carry.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
WHATEVER the deyotees of the single gold
standard may do the true policy of silver men is
to abandon the effort to bring Europe into BIZ
metallic union with us. Let us adopt an indie
pendent course, and have an American standard
of value as we have American republicanism.
American enterprise and American ideas gener-
ally.-New York Sun.
IF the silver advocates arctic continue to en-
joy the advantage they now have they must
provide a use for silver dollars. Their coinage
for the purpose of piing them up in the Treas
ury cannot continue through many sessions of
Congress. The problem is TO get them into the
hands of the people, and, this once accomplished
through the retirement of the small notes. the
people may be depended on not to return to
rag currency.-New York Star.
WE hasten to the defense of the newspaper.
Lying is not one of its vices The hardest work
done by newspaper men is hunting down lies told
by other people If newspapers printed all the
stories brought to them, they might we'll be de-
nounced as lying sheets When a mistake is
made in a newspaper it Is because the vigilant
reporter or the conscientious editor has not been
able to detect it in season. Publication speedily
brings the correction when nothing else will.
Boston Herald