The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-10
COM MENT AND OPINION.

GERONIMO will not write series of magazine
articles. He is almost fend, but not quite.
Minneapolis Tribune
If Bulgaria wants somebody to succeed Prince
Alexander. King Milan has some unoccuped
tino on his hands that he would like to dispose
of proftably. -Philadelph Inquirer.
THE newspapers are giving out such quaint
ties of earthquake information that when the
next one comes everybody will know it as soon
as it turns the corner.-Baltmore American.
If Russia has its own way, it will look very
much as if the first Napoleons prophecy of Eu
ropes becoming the property of the Cossacks
were in fair way Of fulfllment -Piatsburg
Dispatch.
WHILE all due respect shoald be shown labor
and labor organizations, we should think that
some of the taffy that is being distributed by
some of the papers is spread on rather too thick
to be pleasant.-Boston Record.
THE Democrats of Michigan adopted free
trade platform, and put two or three avowed
ree-traders on their State ticket. 1t Is estimated
that the little diversion will cost them from TO-,
600 to 90 900 votes.-Chicago Journal.
THE news that contracts for many tons of
steel armor plates are being given out by the
belligerent European powers causes the Ameri
can Nation to take "a sudden interest in the pros
pect of fight Philadelphia Inquirer.
PRINCE ALEXANDER is not to be blamed for
abdcatng. He could not stand up against the
will of Russia and Germany, with Turkey un-
nerved and Austria and England afraid to lift
hand in his behalf. Philadelphia Times
SCHOOL BOOKS cost too much. The houses
that publish them coin money. Each State
should publish its own books It can afford
to pay competent men to prepare them and then
make money by publishing them itself The
jobs put up on school-books are ono of the evils
Of the age.-San Antonio Times.
THE old adage runs that a poor man has many
children. They grade up usually at about a
year apart Now is it not little singular that
when these children moved from grade
to another in the public schools the younger ones
can never, by any possibility, use the books
which the older ones left behind em.-Clncin-
natl Enquirer.
WITHOUT some radical departure from its
present methods and some return to the yigor
Gus policy which prevailed in Utah during
Governor Murrays services Mr. Cleveand's ad
ministration will be distinguished by the undo
ing OF all the good which has been accomplished
against Mormonism under the administration of
his predecessor Philadelphia Press.
The orderly manner in which the negro inhab-
itants of Charleston aud neighboring counties
have behaved during the excitement attending
the earthquake disaster Is greatly to their cred
it. It contradicts tho oft-reDeated story that
they are lawless and uncomfortable in times of
great excitement, and shows that they have
quite as much courage and self-restraint as their
white brethren. Philadelphia Press.
MORE pronounced and Incorporating poll
tician than Maeone the President could scarcely
have found in the whole State And it is not
particularly to his discredit that he is such. It
is more to the dscredit of the President that he
seeks to cover up the real reason for Magone's
appointment, which was the very natural one of
desiring to strengthen the administration among
the active workers in politics.-Albany Express.
THE Mosts, Schwabs and Neebes are doing
their utmost to arouse the old Know-nothing
spirit, and if they keep in their present course
it will be strange if they do not succeed. But,
evop if they do, it will be very grave error for
American born citizens to embark in such move
ment There is reason yet for discarding
the old principles which have secured the great
ness of this country. Naturalized citizens who
perform their duties and behave themselves are
entitled to the full privileges of citizenship.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.