The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-02
COMMENT AND OPINION.

AN Irishman says the difference between St.
Peter and Powderly is that lone has charge of
the kay of heaven and the other of the K of l.. /"
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
THE subject of national marriage law is
preached at "A most appropriate season, with the
fragrance of orange blossoms already evident
about thu White House -Boston Record
Now that Uncle Sam has gallantly let the Ca
madam Sisters go UNPUBLISHED. why cannot the
brethren compose their quarrel and buy bait and
sell bait, and catch fish and sell fish as usual2
philadelphia Record.
NOTHING will go so far towards reducing the
number of those who carry concealed weapons as
q few public hangings of members of this class
who have used their weapons with deadly effect,
and one or two such hangings are sadly needed
in this tate.-Charleston News and Courier.
THE New York judge that refused naturaliza-
ton papers TO Socialist because he was not
friendly to our government" acted wisely No
foreigner who hates organized government
should be allowed to participate In the admins
tration of ours.-Taunton Mass Gazette.
News may bring paper readers, and readers
imply advertisers. and both together mean
profits, and profits are good to have. But what
gives it influence is the convictions of the editor,
and without influence a newspaper, however
prosperous, is not great.-Rochester Union.
GRUFF old John Sherman doesn't talk. as q
general thing, unless he has something to say,
but it probably is not necessary to tell this to
fooled with the business end of wasp, found
out several things for himself. phia
Times
AUSTRALIAN trade is within the reach Of
American producers, just as South American
trade is, if they make an intelligent and energet
ic effort to get it and to accommodate themselves
to it's requirements. 1t is time American manu-
facturers were waking up to the size of the
worlds markets that be secured without
free trade-Philadelphi Times
WE cannot get along without government. and
we cannot get along without the incentive to en-
ergy which tho secured possession OF honestly
earned rewards can alone supply to the individ-
uaL There are evils to be reme6ied. but they
cannot be remedied by placing the idle and in
efficient on plane as to results with the indus
trious and able.-New York World.
WHEN the farmers of this section begin to per-
ceive, as they undoubtedly WILL that protection
is necessary to the building up of industries in
the South. and that these industries neces-
sary to give them better and nearer markets for
their products we shall hear little about free
trade from those who assume to represent
Georgia in Congress-Atlanta Constitution.
NEITHER force nor fraud can sunder US as a
Nation. Our Constitution and our laws cannot
fall and young and old alike, inspired by the
memories of the past and filed with hopes FOR
the future will year after year renew the pledge
of brotherhood above the graves of those who
died so nobly and beneath the flag that shows
"a star for every State and State for every
star Philadelphia Record.
THE President ought to celebrate and give mis-
party housewarming. And the celebration
which would be most welcome to Democrats and
which they would appreciate most highly, would
be general invitation to come into the Offices
and keep warm. Let the Republicans be pushed
| out into the cold, where they may solace them
selves as best they can with making faces at the
| happy Democrats inside.-New York Sun.
| No Prohibitionist ever ventures to express @
| hope that the drink evil will be lessened by put
ting the Democrats in control of the Legislature
and State government generally. But though
| the utterance of such a hope would doubtless
| provoke ironic mirth in any Prohibition conven
ton, the thing itself, the actual voting to aid
| Democrats and saloon-keepers, is determined
| upon and agreed to with as little hesitation as
though il were all in the direct line of the party
policy.-New York Tribune.
| The eight-hour rule would strike the farmer
| both ways, and strike him hard. His own prod
I ucts would continue to bring low prices and he
| would have to pay more for everything he bought
| thus taxing himself to compensate city workers
/ for time spent in idleness. His only redress
| would be to restrict acreage, force period Of
| scarcity and thus compel an advance in the
/ price of agricultural products. But this could
| not be accomplished before the second year, anG
even then all that the farmer gained in foreins
up prices would be Offset by the diminished
quantity of his productions. -Chicago Tribune
WHEN the objects of rebellion are really ant
| forever laid aside; when men no longer conspir,
4 TO break down American industry by free trade
or 70 deny to American workers that freedom
| which 10 their birthPight: when Law Is at las
obeyed and the rights OF citizens, white or black