The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-19
COMMENT AND OPINION.


THE cruellest thing in the whole Pan-electric
business Is that Garland can't give away his
stock. Rogerss suit at law stops him. -Boston
Record.
CASHIERS are anxious to see advanced proof
sheets Of the new extradition treaty between
England and the United States.-St. Louis Posi-
Dispatch.
THE search for the missing Carl Schurz con-
tnues. 1t may yet turn out that he has secreted
himself under the lid of his piano.-Philadel-
phia Press
IF the President would issue an order "fip-
ping out Mr. Higgins, it would have more
salutary influence than score of proclamations.
Boston Journal
If England wants basis on which to, start
new reciprocity treaty, how would it do TO offer
her two dynaniters for one cashier or alderman
New York Graphic.
If Congress cannot make Washington I'M
healthy it is useless for a national board of
health to attempt to locate an epidemic there
New Orleans Picayune
INSTINCT is a remarkable thing in the lower
grade of ANIMALS. A duck takes to the water no
more naturally than Democratic politician to
rascality. Leader.
SIR CHARLES dixie is either deeply wronged
man or great scoundrel. That much is evil
dent even at this distances; but one would need
to be on the spot to determine who was telling
the most lies -Philadelphia Times
THERE are not in the whole country half
dozen of those whom President Cleveland has
appointed to snug places in the civil service
whose appointments were not rewards for party
services rendered. -Phiadelphia Inquirer.
Mrs. LANDGRAF, of New York, wisely concludes
that she can get rid of her prosecutors by aban-
coning her bakery for the soap business. Her
enemies long ago boycotted soap and cannot be
of any injury to her new business Boston Jour
nal.
If the Democratic party in the House wishes
to add faith breaking and reckless folly to its
record, let it commit itself to the enforced pay
ment of the public debt in deprecated silver
dollars That will finish it off, sure enough.
Boston Record
WITHOUT a vigorous leader or policy of any
kind, Democracy seems to be tottering before a
fall. At present it is making war on soldiers
widows and postal clerks, imagining. no doubt.
that it is performing great ana n ecessary work
in statecraft. Leader.
THIS country will never agree to the surren-
der Of any fugitive charged with political Of
Tense. But murder or the fendsh destruction
of property by dynamite, or the assassination of
pubic officers is not to be treated or regarded as
merely political offense.-New York Herald.
THE mugwumps can live in happiness for six
months over this expression of sentiment, even
though the Democratic oficeholders continue 70
pack conventions. The mugwumps care not who
pack the conventions if they only dictate the
public sentiment of the President -Albany Elk
press.
PROHIBITION is in force in Atlanta, but liquor
is still sold plentifuly there by the quart We
are bound to confess that Rquor law which
merely serves to increase the size of drink
from gill to two pnts is not likely TO effect any
great moral revolution among the chivalrous tip
piers of glorious Georgia Philadelphia Press.
EvARTs, Logan and Teller will not live long
enough to hear the last of their sycophantic,
technical plea for the Standard Oil Senator. 1t
was bad enough fof the Democrats to stand up
to Democratic Senator, but for Republicans
merely to worship the dollar mark represented
in Senator Payne was without excuse. Mem
phis Avalanche.
Mr. PowDERLY should be careful how he
teaches American doctrines to the knights of
Labor. The American people know too we'll the
value and necessity of welregulated militia
ever to dispense with it, and they will not look
with approval upon leaders of labor who attempt
to breed bad feeling among their followers in
this matter.-New York Tribune.
THERE is nothing dignifed, and quite likely
nothing dangerous. in personal encounter be-
tween an Indiana Congressman. who is big and
old, and Nebraska CONGRESSMAN, who is big
and lame Mr. Cobb and Mr. Laird have been
as unfortunate in conveying within the walls of
| the Capitol the methods of the bruiser and the
rufian as they have been ridiculous in their IL
| lustration of those methods. Philadelphia Rec
ord
THE secretary of the Brewers Association has
| said this week. that Mr.. Ehret has been told
| the boycott against his beer wonld be removed
on payment of 800, 900. to be used in an effort
| to secure the release, in some way of the i'm
| prisoned boycetterS. If this be true, it should
send the men who made it to keep company with
their fellows. It is black mall pure and simple,
and should be punished to the fullest extent of
the law.-New York Hour