The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-15
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE way to FIJI empty churches is to preach
the gospel. Philadelphia Telegraph.
COLONEL, MORRISON insists that he will mon,
key. The saw will doubtless do the est.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
AFTER the free traders tire of kicking the pro-
lection mountain, it is not likely that the noun
tain will have been nmoved.-Phlladelphia Times.
THERE are forty congressman Ton the list to
speak on the tariff bill. What the House needs
now most of all is Lord High Executioner.
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
THE average weekly income of workingwomen
! in New York State is 81 In the rapid accumu-
lation of wealth lies the greatest danger to our
free institutions. Washington Critic.
If President Cleveland ia spirtualist as
Washington correspondent asserts, 1t may ex-
plain why he allows so many tricks to 60 on in
his dark Cabinet Philadelphia Press.
IF Congress says anything to the Knights In
surgent, it should say to them that they must
obey the laws and respect the rights of others,
or look for some consequences not altogether
agreeable to themselves. Chicago Times
GIVE every Democrat an Office and. he will
support his party; refuse to bribe him in that
way and he will not support it, BY their own
showing what nice. patriotic party this Demo-
cratic party must be. e.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
A REACTION in favor of Greek will set in at
Washington when the statesmen who have
hsusted their English vocabulary read that the
legislative assembly of Greece has easiiy talked
entire week OH single question. Boston
Record.
AFTER Mr.. Morrison has got the farmers as
much down on him by his present tariff bin as
the manufacturers already were on account Of
his previous efforts in that line. there will hardly
be anything left in public life for him to live for
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
THE liquor men could not do anything better
to further the temperance cause than to form
great national organization, for they would
arouse powerful latent force which has not yet
been brought out by temperance agitation.
Central Christian advocate.
CONGRESS- will miss Mr.. Pulitzer, having been
reminded of his existence 81 did not know your
husband said the gentleman to the dsconsolate
widow. "but assure you that these tears are
just as appropriate as If we had been bosom
friends. New York Graphic
FIRST and above all, as a condition precedent
to all such negotiations and arbitrations, let the
strike surrender Internationally and let
strikers give back the people the rights of
trade and commerce which they have unlawful
ly withheld and controlled for six weeks.-St
Louis Globe Democrat
Mr.. GLADSTONE has worked out plan, and
has placed it in the form of bill, and has ex-
planned it fully clearly, .minutely. His work is
splendid example Of constructive statesman
ship Something must be done. Who is to do it.
and howl Gladstone is ineligible. The rest is
chaos. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
WHY he [Governor Murray should have been
removed has never been made plain to the coun-
try. His removal is queer commentary on the
Presidents picture of polygamy contained IN his
annual message. The country will not be pleased
if the administration develops policy of going
easy with the saints.-Boston Transcript
WHAT is the use of working for the Demo-
cratic ticket when Democratic party workers are
frowned upon by Democratic administration
What is the use of voting the Democratic ticket
if there is to be little evidence of change between
Republican and Democratic success? These are
questions which come up.-New York Sun.
EXPERIENCE constantly shows that good deal
can be done in reducing the liquor trade by high
license Since Illinois introduced it the numbe
of saloons in the State has fallen from 13 900 to
less than 5000, and the income from this indi-
rect tax upon the traffic has risen from 500 600
to over $i,500,00O a year.-Boston Advertiser.
THE troops came after lives had been lost and
too late to protect property we shall now
probably have quiet The strike has proved
failure but it is not vet over Had the entire
secular press and the State and municipal au-
thorities treated it independent of its possible in
fuence on politics. peace would have been fully
restored two weeks ago. -St. Louis Advocate.
THE labor organization should give more at
tention to training men OF brains for public
place. 1t would not be amiss to have some
actual representatives in Congress who could
talk business with reference to facts. and
capacity for construction, and make an end OF
volunteer wind bags, whose only ability is in
making mischief. Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette
THERE are few moro desirable and danger
Gus crimes than illegal voting. 1t poisons the
very fountain-head from which the power and
the character OF the government springs Such
example should be made of the offenders as
will impress the thoughtless and corrupt ele-
ments of the population with sense of the
magnitude of this crime and the danger which
attends upon its commission. Milwaukee SEN
tinel.
THE boycott is foreign institution. 1t is Of
alien origin, and is set up here by persons who
have not the faintest conception of what Ameri
can citizenship is. 1t is used most frequently 10
contests where those who employ 1t have 70
ground for any action whatever and in the case
of Mrs Gray the reproach of contemplate
and cowardly methods is TO be added to the
oium inseparable from the practice. New York
Times