The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-30
COMMENT AND OPINION.

unless they are also known to be the knights Of
Law.-Philadelphia Times.
WHEN Senator wants a dram. or wants to
SANDER somebody, he makes motion to go into
secret on.-Atlanta Constitution.
SECRETARY LAMAR's health causes great con-
Germ to his friends. He should take better care
OF his interior epartment-Hartford Post
The silence OF the Northern Democratic press
ON the latest Southern murder matinee is dense
enough to be broken up for rip-rap. -National
Republican.
THIS is really too ridiculous Why will Chap
lain Milburn make religion laughing stock by
praying that congressman may be preserved
from illness from overworkg-New York Conn
mercial Advertiser.
THERE is probability that Commissioners
Black wishes that he had not been SO lurid in
his report. Like the deceptive circus in small
town, he doesn't seem able to produce the at
fractions he advertised Washington Hatchet.
THE Knights Of Labor can do no better thing
for themselves than to refuse to listen to the III
advice of such leaders as Mr.. Irons, and to b6
guided wholly in what they do by such WISER
ulster leaders as Mr.. Powderly. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
In King Leopold, of Belgium, should be de-
throned. he would have one advantage over other
European monarchs. Being lord Of the Congo,
he could establish his court in land where
people never work, and consequently nevef
strike. -Philadelphia Record.
n6preSeuIH-
tivss can only hold out few days longer, he
will have given the Lord information on every
current topic, and will have to devise some other
plan for continuing the present confidential re-.
lations. Philadelphia Record.
JAY GoULD's alleged purpose Of suing individ-
ual Knights of Labor for damages is perhaps one
of the most grotesque notions of the day. Il
quite outdoes the inventions of the cartoonsts 0e
Puck and the Judge Mr. Gould forgets the
average jury.-Spring6eld Republican.
ALL in all, President Cleveland has been most
unfortunate in his Cabinet. If he should seek
an opportunity to reorganize IL. the Democrats
party would not expect TO see him make for .
second time the mistake Of leaving out Of IL
Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio.-Albany Express.
MASTER WORKMAN PowDERLY fully appreciates
the force OF public opinion. He knows it must
be with labor il labor is to be successful Ia its
struggles. He knows that labor cennot defy u
without disaster. Labor will do well to follow
this sagacious and honest leaders advice. New
York World.
ENGLAND has ruled Ireland with sneers, and
insulting indifference, and bayonets for twenty
generations, and has not yet succeeded in crush
ing her patriotism or her pluck. She is still on
her feet, she is still determined, she still asks
for justice, and, heaven knows, it is time to
grant it.New York Herald.
If the spirit of liberty and the sentiment OF
justice are to survive In this land, the abuses of
power which labor organizations show such
tendency to fall into cannot long exist. Nd
organization of private citizens can be permitted
to establish a despotsm upon the face of free
republic and upon social order which is founded
upon equality of rights.-New York Times
THIRD parties are not of much account in En-
glish politics The House Of Commons has had
too much of the balance of power as heic by Mr..
Parnell to enjoy the prospect of seeing it MAIN
tanned by Mr.. Chamberlain Whatever the eff.
feet of his secession from the Ministry may be
upon the Liberal party it can scarcely be favor
able to his own political fortunes.--New York
Times
LABOR demands but this: That it shall be
enabled through organization to stand face to
face with capital on terms of equality and make
fair bargain by mutual consent. In that de-
mand 1t is sure in the end to be successful. It
may fail fve ten or hundred times but it
will finally succeed The end once reached, the
trouble will cease, and whatever prolongs the
struggle but adds to the doubt and apprehension
attending it.-New York Star.
IF Mr.. Irons. chairman OF the executive COM
mittee Of District Assembly No. 1ol, is correctly
reported, he shows that he has not the wisdom
and sense of discipline necessary to the final
success of the labor movement. A very few
leaders of the Irons sort could, in few weeks,
overcome the patient work of years in enlisting
the sympathies of the press and public on the
side Of the workingmen In their effort to better
their own condtion.-New York Star.
THE situation in the Southwest has been one
of simple disregard of the law, however much Of
good for the cause of labor the leaders of the
strike may have expected to see grow out Of IL
So clear is this fact that the official head of the
labor organization involved has been forced, for
the good of that ORDER to disclaim all connection
with It, and to caution the members against
committing such excesses as to outrage al sense
of justice Especially does be caution these
members to the character of advisers they
give heed to.-Louisville Commercial.