The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-30
COMMENT AND OPINION.


IT is still permissible for Republican officials
to make Democratic campaign speechesf-Na.
tional Republican.
IF a man refuses to indorse your note on GO on
your bond for large amount, are you justified
in insulting him at your neighbours f1nerale
Mr.. Edmunds simply refused TO go ON Mr.
Bane's political bond. Springfield Repub.
lican.
He lCleveland seems to think that BY keep.
ing Republican in Office he makes Democrat
of him. We should hate to think that the class
of men who fill our government Offices are so
mental and sordid as he would have US believe
Denver Tribune
THE startling announcement that our govern
ment has succeeded IN concluding reciprocity
treaty with the King of the Tonga islands will
lend new interest to the study of geography.
People will want to know where the Tonga ISL
ands are.-Boston Journal.
THE nomination of Neal Dow for Minister TO
Mexico is in the nature of joke. In the first
place, there is TO vacancy in the Office. and in
the next place, Mr.. Dow has contract On hand
for smashing the Republican party, which will
Keep him busy all the rest of his life -Rhiladel.
phia Press.
mo man has a right to own more land than
ne can use" says Colonel Ingersoll. The Colonel
himself manages to use" large interest in q
western tract ninety miles long by sixty miles
wide. 1t is comforting, however, to know that
Col Bob takes to tracts Of any kind.-Louis-
AFTER, Dixie, Colin Campbell London high
lille may be very NICE but as it appears in court
1t does not present an aspect of ideal beauty and
purity. 1t is pity that if British society cannot
behave itself 1t has not decency and discretion
enough to settle these cases out of court. New
York Mail and Express.
IT seems plain that the Presidents innocent
purchase OF a country house and his interest
In the property have been used for their own
profit by mon who are indebted to him That
investment in suburban real estate may be the
source of great annoyance to him. He may see
the day when he will wish that ne had never
heard of pretty Prospect New York Times.
DESPITE the many wild diatribes and false
| accusations that were launched against the fed.
eral administration while Grant was President.
none OF them ever comprN missed his name to the
extent to which that of Cleveland is involved ia
the real estate operations that dave taken place
on the line OF Massachusetts, avenue There is
little hope that the President may clear himself
entirely from the unfortunate effect of this scan.
dal-San Francisco Chronicle.
THESE Chicago Anarchists are not accused OF
political crimes" but of the crime of murder and
murder cold blooded and deliberately planned.
To exercise what is miscalled humanity" in such
a is to be Indifferent TO the law and order OF
the community. Acts like theirs, if unpunished,
multiply themselves and lead to the dominance
of the worst elements of society, moved by the
worst motives. The man who cannot be con-
tented with the opportunities which such Re-
public as this affords deserves no pity, aud when
with diabolical purpose he yields the firebrand
or throws the bomb mercy is folly and sympathy
is cowardiee.-New York Herald
UNLESS the courts. lawyers, intelligent jury
men and thoughtful citizens unite to enforce the
laws more faithfully and quickly, or to modify
them in the different States so that justice may
be reached with greater certainty and prompt
ness, the laws and those whose profession Ii is
| to administer them will presently be rudely and
| perhaps unjustly handled by an indignant pub
lie opinion, which may not rightly distinguish
| between unavoidable miscarriage and intentional
| defeat of justice-between the measures and
| methods that are really necessary for individual
| protection, and those practices that only serve
| to shelter crime and to enrich lawyers.-New
| York Tribune.
| is it wrong for Republican ofice-holder un-
der Democratic administration to work and
speak publicly against that administration
Certainly, says Mr.. Cley Gland. But then it must
be wrong for a Republican ofice-holder to work
and speak privately against the administration
But Republican ofice-holder cannot help work
ing. speaking aud feeling against Democratic
| administration. Consequently a Republican
office holder is as much out of place under q
Democratic administration as Beelzebub ct
meeting of the Y. M. @. A And conseq uently,
no Republican offce-holder should be allowed to
keep his office under Democratic adminstra.
ton. All of which is respectfully submitted to
the man chiefly concerned. Whether he will or
no. to this favor must he come at last.-New
York Sun.