The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-05
COMMENT AND OPINION.


WHILE the little fellows yell Dir. Parnell thinks.
Philadelphia Times.
AN open winyer let's in lot of cold weather.
Philadelphia North American.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is still explaining.
Mr.. Cleveland is rapidly becoming a defensive
partisan. Minneapolis Tribune.
IT is scarcely going too far we think to say
that the secret sessions of the Senate are
doomed Philadelphia Telegraph.
THE great question now uppermost is, can the
Bell Telephone Company break up the Demo.
cratic party?-Atlanta Constitution.
THERE is some ground for believing that the
next Arkansas Traveller will be statesman OF
the name of Garland. Philadelphia Press.
IT would improve Bismarck as practical
statesman to make him serve as crossroads
postmaster for three months.-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
THE telephone controversy-or scandal-at
Washington is arranging itself on geographical
lines The South is pretty solid for the Pan.
electric. Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE Pan-electric performance is as bad and
worse than the Credit Mobiier scandal. Mr..
Cleveland should promptly reconstruct his Cab
inet-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
If all the colleges could be run by their alum
nj, what wise old world this would soon be-
come--if the boys of other days have not overes-
timated their ability in this line.Boston Herald.
THE mugwumps and the Pan-electric Teles
phone Company seem to be running this admin
istration. The leading Democratic newspapers
like the World and Sum- have deserted it entirely.
Rochester Democrat
THE Republican machinery in Indiana appears
to be we'll oiled and in good running order. and
if it is worked with energy and discretion the
party ought to give good account of itself in
this falls elections. Philadelphia Press.
'JEFFERsoNIAN Simplicity" as practiced by
this administration, is exciting the enthusiastic
cor M dat of
who say that there's nothing ahead of that sort
of simplicity" oven at st. Petersburg New
York Mail and Express
1T is possible that Mr. Cleveand's reform craft
is like Sam Joness steamboat, which had such q
big whistle that when it footed it exhausted all
the steam and the boat stopped The President
keeps up steady footing and his craft makes no
headway.- Sentinel.
COLONEL DoNAvIN has proved himself too
stanch a Democrat to be disposed of by drink He
has all of his party's ability to survive the reck-
less use Of alcoholic liquor, and he could proba-
bly, tell when most intoxicated that seven plus
naught never could equal nine.-Cleveland
Leader.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND is not a fool. and
neither are Senators Harris and Vest. The pub
lie does not believe that they regarded the gifts
of the Pan-electric company as offered in spire
it Of disinterested benevolence. AS the matter
stands there is but right road out of the
scandal, and that s the road of resignation
New York Commercial Advertiser
BY entire publicity. and in that way only the
President can be protected against the pressure
for office. No intrigues no appeals. no Office
seeking by unfit persons will attack him when
men know that their applications their indorse
ers their every step in seeking place will be-
published to the whole country. What has the
President to corceal2-New York Herald.
WHY should the President and the Treasury of
the United States be brought into dispute be-
tween two or moro persons as to an inventiong Is
there any more reason why the party on one side
of a telephone case should enjoy the enormous
advantage of having the President and the Treas
nary of the United States put at their disposal
than there is in any other patent suit2--New
York Sun.
IT does not follow at all that because man
was a good soldier, capable or distinguished
officer twenty years ago that he is competent
now even for a fourth-caSs clerkship. The de-
partments are for the transaction of public BUSH
ness. and not great alms-houses to supply food
and shelter for retired or disabled veterans and
lawmakers should not forget it-Charleston
News and Courier.
THERE is nothing requiring secrecy in the mat
of nominations and appointments. On the con-
trary, it is precisely the one thing on which the
public at present not only wish to be, but ought
to be. fully informed. With the sentiment exist
ing throughout the Union demanding business
administration of the civil-seryice, open discus
sion of all appointments would be the death OF
the spoils system. The country is quite ready to
bury it.-New York Tines.
THE fallacy which lies at the bottom of un-
thinking agitation against improved machinery
is the idea that the useless expenditure of labor
is a good thing for somebody. Now, labor is
precious. It ought not to be bestowed needlessly
upon any task The more labor that be
saved from inferior kinds of work the more there
will be left TO use in higher and better way.
Machinery always saves the lowest and crudesf
kind of labor. Have the agitators thought Of
that2-Chicago Tribune
THE theory that Congress is a benevolent in>
stitution whose function is to redistribute thu
wealth Of the CONTEMPLATING from A what be-
longs to him and giving to G simply because 9
wants the possessions OF Ais false and per-
nicious. It is the doctrine of paternalism run
into its most dangerous and aggravated form
The scheme of general pensions and unlimited
arrears which is now maturing in Congre con-
templates average tax of So, 900. 900 on every
congressional district in the United States --Chi-
cago Tribune
THE President knows. it is to be inferred, thai
he has been playing the hypocrite-usng the
public service for partisan and personal ends
while processing most sacred regard for the
principles Of civil-service reform. For that rea
son, and no other, it will inevitably be thought
the President consents 70 place unmerited dis
credit upon officials who have served the public
with rare intelligence and fidelity. LII honest in
his own purpose, and conscious of rectitude in.
his own action, would he stoop to such injustscef
New York Tribune.
MEN engage in such pursuits [the manufact-
ure and sale OF liquor subject to the well-under-
stood risk of legal interference A high Incense
may operate, in practice, as injuriously as pro-
hibitory law. Society is not properly responsible
for damages in these cases. individuals should
bear their own risks. We do not believe that
the fourteenth amendment applies either in
letter or spirit The Tribune regards Judge
Brewers decision as not in the interest of pri-
vate justice. as grossly contrary to sound public
policy, and as bad law.-Minneapolis Tribune
THIS scheme 1.-THE Pennsylvania railway benefit
fund.- probably caps the climax of all the attempts
ever made in the United States by q business
monopoly to enslave its hirelngs; and II the men
are so serve as to submit to the proposed coer-
cion the law itself should interpose TO prevent the
planting of such an ill-placed germ in the bust
ness institutions OF the country. 1t comes within
one degree of compelling employees to constitute
air am rlnuars the trustees of all their inYasfad