The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

We never gaze upon the Evening Post without
thinking Of Paddys dreadful remark regarding
hash: ''Let him as chewed it ate it'-Judge.
THE Mexican pension bill doesn't include an
allowance for the descendants of the attorneys
of the veterans who are dead Philadelphia
Times.
The Democratic federal Office holders in Ohio
make very poor showing. Their record reads
almost as if they had been members of n munich
pal assembly.-St. Louis Poet Dispatch.
GERONIMO has made conditional surrender
to General Miles. The two warriors appear to
be about hundred miles apart and Geronimo
is willing to be let alone at that distance.-Phil
adephia Record.
THE Prohibitionists of New Jersey profess
great anxiety to engage in joint debate with the
topic No wonder, since the prohibition strength
is confined almost<wholly to Jaw. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
The most serious charge against Cleveland's
administration is that he has retained in his
Cabinet man who does not know that public
Office is a public trust Nothing that Mr.. Gar
land can do now can restore faith in his fitness
for Cabinet Office. Chicago News
IT shows particularly delicate spirit of cour
tesy in President Cleveland that he should con-
sent to accept denomination merely to oblige
his Wife But, now that we think of it, what
was the fate of the man who sold the lions skin
before he had killed the lion?-Minneapolis Trib,
une.
IL the United States is going to undertake tho
construction of canal for the State of Illinois.
other States not in need of canals, will be JUST
fed in asking it TO build some macadamized
roads in the interests Of transportation or to
irrigate dry lands for the benefit of agriculture
Boston Herald
In view of the present inability of the Tory
statesmen to throw somersaults-which was
Disraeli's greatest quality-the utmost tenure of
their hold on the government may be fixed at a
| Il
of the principle of self-government for Ireland.
--Pittsburg Dispatch.
| IT is rumored now that Mr.. Garland is goir g
to give away his Pan-eiectric stock. Possibly it
has begnn to occur to him that there is some Gin
| delicacy" involved in retaining it. OF course
| only envious person would infer that he gives
| it away because no sees no chance Of its pan
ming OUT well. New York Mail and Express.
| IT is certain that without the help of one Of
the great parties there can be no temperance re-
| form. 1t is equally certain that no such help is
| to be had from the Democratic party The case,
| therefore. is obviously one IN which all the tom
| perance influence available ought to be organized
| for appliance to the Republican party since
| progress can be made through that party alone.
| New York Tribune.
| THE fact is and it has great significance, that
| all political parties are at the present moment
ready to make very large concessions to Ireland
Whether the new government is to consist of
| Wings and Tories, or of Tories and Wings the
| general desire of Englishmen of all parties
| is to settle the Irish matter on the basis of
| national equity. The Auglo.Saxon love of fair
| play is coming to the surface. New York Her
| aid.
| To very large extent the Republican saloon
keeper is myth. There are those who give the
| party occasional support. but they are always
Cor the saloon first and the party afterwards
At the other end of the party there are thousands
| of sensitive and conscientious Republicans who
| may easily be alienated by any real or fancied
attempt to conciliate the saloons. The party
will be more sagacous if it strengthens itself at
that end. Losses there will be- but there will be-
greater gains. Boston Herald.
IF gang Of black -mailers and highwaymen
got possession of a labor organization and used
it in their own interest. it is absurd TO suppose
that they would stop with one victim. What is
Mir. Ehrets case to day might be that Of any
brewer tomorrow If any other brewer offended
| the Central Labor Union any of its affiliated
societies Whoever wished to build up his bus-
ness by pulling down that of somebody else
would need only to pay his assessment to any
member of the gang.--New York Times
WE very earnestly believe that the Republican
who desires the success of the prohibition move
ment will be more likely to have his desire graft
fed By voting for the candidates of his own party
than by voting for the third-party ticket, which
cannot possibly be elected. The most that can
be effected by the largest attainable vote for the
Prohibition candidates would be TO render GER
tain the election of the Democracy, and the
friends of prohibition could effect no worse thing
than Democratic success.-Philadelphia In
Quirer.