The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-10
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WE have met the enemy. and the most nu-
merous parts of us are his-Buifalo Courier
Dem.
The Prohibition party does not seem to have
produced landslide anywhere at the recent
elections Paul Pioneer Press
EDITOR WATTERsoN has returned home jua
in time 10 see Louisville changed into Rspub
lican precinct. Atlanta Constitution.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is not at home 10 ssll
ers because he is so extremely busy Busy study.
ing the handwriting on the wall, probably.-Min.
| neapolis Tribune
CONGRESS will resume in four weeks from this
date Colonel Randall will probably meet Col
Morrison at Pittsburg and escort him to the Gap
itol National Republican.
THE location of Virginia ought to put It under
the especial tutelage of the administration.
is hoped that this doesn't explain the loss OF ser
eral Democratic Congressman Louis PosF
Dispatch.
RESPECTABLE men of Ohio must feel vsg
much ashamed that the peculiar tactics OF some
of the Democratic leaders of their State, in fal.
fying election returns, have become so noscfF
Gus that such tactics, whom employed elsewhere
are invariably referred to as the Ohio methoa
-Pittsburg Chgqnicle
THE result Of the recent election will place
the Democrats in the next Congress in rathsfa
bad position. It Is even worse for them TO hsgs
lutte control, or to be in a hopeless minority.
| They will have the responsibility withouttne
! power to control legislation. Record
| THE Presidents offer to appoint Benton %
| some other position Is a giying-away OF his wnos
| case If Benton was guilty TO degree suincsns
TO Justify his removal he was guilty enough 70 %
| denied all official place. The President IS ~
! tight place. He must remove Villas or ressolss
| Benton; he must remove Villas or admit tnas nls
| reform policy is a failure and a fraud. --liiWau-
| kee Sentinel
| WHEN the workers lift their eyes to the gfss..
4 questions of national policy upon which oepsuu
the well-bein and the happiness OF all lsoor
! throughout the land. far more than upon sny
| special enactments of the sort asked by thn Ok
| that set of workers. they presently see thassns
Republican party is and always has been sns
| true labor party, and that they cannot afion y
abandon it, or to neglect the issues it repressss
| for any other Jess broad permanent and o@el'
] icient in its arms.-New York Tribune.
EVENTUALLY the language OF opera in AneFs!-
| ca must be the language of the people OF AmsIr
| ca and it will not be long, with Mr.. Carl ASsa
| working in England, and Mr.. Stanton and taoss
| whom he represents working here until sue
singers of Europe will find IL necessary to leasn
English in addition to their native tQngas.
| Meanwhile the cause Of good music can besI Y
| advanced, and the coming OF a worthy nalenas
| establishment, be FASTENED by encouraging sas
/ metropolitan enterprise 4VAA AAAS~
HOWEVER this may be- IL is problem g we
Mr.. Cleveland can succeed when men IKE ~
thur, Polk and Van Buren, were not successMsL y.
Moreover, there is a peculiar difference 70 NJ
Cleveland's case. His party is pretty unanluyss s
against him, and his only hope OF getting ss -
second nomination lies in the behalf tnas ~.
is no other conspicuous Democrat who VIII "a sse
pete for the honor, and tnat according'!' .elg
unwilling Democracy will take him as " sais
chance This is curious calculation. en- % hspe
the chief foundation for Mr. Clevelanos =
for the second term. New York Sun. 81
THE unions will be obliged to recede iron y ssr
position they are now insisting upon, ana .Hs;lul
resist they will break up. The most :sassslsy
and industrious workers will have no uls sil b
in getting work at higher wages. but = ~ eon.
bad for the unskilled and the lazy. Inss ,,at hy
sderations should be taken into ac0Ssbe oE
labor organizations, if they would Ia nx;xaIiuns
service TO workingmen. Such o.kss:ssssnsien2.
will have more to fear from internal ,vsithouk
in the future than from any coalition. hs emsE.
and they should be prepared TO meet ~ ~ YogA
gency which will surely come ~"
\ Times.