The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-18
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Mr. CLEVELAND says ''the United States are "
The American people sacrificed 300 900 lives to
prove that the United States is.-Seattle Post
THERE are sentences in the inaugural address
Of the Governor of South Carolina which would
have been beautiful fit in qualification speech
by John c. Calhoun. Republican.
SECRETARY BAYARD is the first American Sec
rotary of State who has SO managed foreign af-
fairs that Canadian minister could publicly de-
clare that "being an American is no protection. "
Philadelphia Press.
WITH every turn Of the European political
weathercock 1t becomes more apparent that,
while the Gar may not be the boss Of Bulgaria,
Bulgaria Is careful to do nothing that the Gear
does not approve Inquirer.
IT was fortunate that Moses was not lawyer
Had he been he would have remained on top of
Mount Sinai to this day moving for continuances
on the courts order to hand down the command
ments to the public San Francisco Post.
1T would not be surprising if the divorce court
should yet prove the ruin of the British arlstoc-
racy. Concerning the achievements of most of
them, its archives are a good deal more trust
worthy than Burkes peerage Chicago Herald.
IF the movement for Judge Gresham as a
presidential candidate was in earnest, it would
not have been made thus early. Shrewd poll
| tcians who really carry candidates into nomina
ton are smart enough to know that there is
nothing more to be avoided than premature
effort In this direction. Boston Herald.
THE principle enunciated by the trades unions
that each branch of labor must judge for ITSELF
is correct, and the outcome of this agitation
with its incidental divisions. will be more bene-
fetal to tho workingmen than if Mr.. Powdery
had succeeded in uniting all laborers into one
great organization. Chicago Inter Ocean.
So far the panic has been entirely speculative
and is not likely to hamper men who steer clear
of betting on fluctuations and CONDUCT their
business the principle of giving value received
for whatever they make AS long as the losses
are confined to the commercial gamblers there
is no need for general sorrow.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
THERE ought to be room for the Knights and
the trades and labor unions to dwell together in
harmony, without weakening each other by
quarrels born of real or supposed encroachments
upos each others privileges aud powers. The
dreamed-of day of united labor must still be
afar off, when it is so hard to unite even part
of labor.-New York Sun.
THE Indiana Democrats are resorting to des-
perate measures in their effort to prevent the
reelection of Senator Harrison, but they are
about as far away from success as ever A
number of the most active Democrats in the
Hoosier State appear to be earnestly engaged in
qualifying themselves for terms in the peni-
Tertiary Philadelphia Press.
KNIGHTS and trade unionists, if merged, would
make an unwieldy it not sluggish body, 1t
would be torn by internal dissensons and injured
by petty factions and its usefulness disabled
But when we have Columbus against Richmond
the Knights little overbesring, possibly, and
the trade-unionists hot!y determined neither to
be browbeaten nor cajoled-then we have human
nature in state of healthy fermentation, and
it is safe to predict good results. York
Herald.
SUNDAY is selected for no other reason under
the sun than that it is the most convenient
The selection of Sunday as a day of rest by the
state can, properly, have nothing whatever to
do with the fact that certain class of the popu-
laton consider it holy day. If it were more
convenient to observe Tuesday it would be the
duty of the state to enact and enforce Tuesday
law. If, then, any people wished to observe
Saturday, or Sunday, or Monday as holy day.
they would be at liberty to do so-Denver Re-
publican.