The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-08


same means. and at the same time n,,,.x...
under severe penalties any Interference X
with the personal freedom OF individual
or employers, would probably pracars "sof.Eetg \
share of the contests which now occ,,r a1eFgs
York Tribune. -NeR
In orr commerce with China Is worth -,
and If the interests of American citizens = s,iug
are OF no account, al right Let the hooSIn.as
crusade proceed and the country rean - VOaluu
quences In the sacrifice Of its self s conc
and prestige abroad If otherwise r.. ~ =. none
ment should move with caution and soserh
ton toward maintenance Of the fraraIla spec.
tons that have been so long unbroEsyy sea-
reparaton OF the damages for which Is - :, ana
liable. Washington Critic. clearly
THE Democrats in the Senate aro
pleased at that wonderful president;aI ois dis /
than the Republicans. They regard !. .esSaN
Election on their ability for the PresaansS 9 20
unwilling to leave the defense of his nos;.; . %
them. 1t does look little that way. R n. %
maps, Mr. cleveland has found out that whsnp 1I
one fell swoop, Bayard, Lamar and Ga aJna.e q
weakened 1T so that il needs proppine ysrv ne
New York Mail and Express. 'e's 0aOy.
| THE discharge Of workmen fro,o A..
WORKS TOE no better reason than that tbawPp
longed to the knights of Labor Is ar .ney De-
abuse of personal rights. The ~ ,v ousiaeeous
cahnos oe so constrained, and is perfectly wa
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| in his power. What his power IA tba .s WIN
display in New York discovers. Over ava sSS Ia
| you'd this, he has the means at the haiiot
to mold the laws and tho government 10 his NO
He is, therefore, without any excuse for npi la.
| full or violent cedure.-Phi,adephia Recors
SUCH an organization as that of thu Kn;ch,.
of Labor can be made to subserve highly hene
fetal purposes if it will confne itself to tho ~
forcement of the legitimate demands of work.
men, and avoid all action dictated bv mar
caprice, as carefully as all that savors Of ms.s
personal resentment. Combinations of emnlos
ers should be guided by similar rules and h.
tween both there ought to be some authc-;.s
spect for its decisions. The more highly or
ganized the machinery of strikes becomes the
more barbarous does it appear as an element n
the industrial organization of our age-Brook
lyn Union
/. THE arrogant and lawless methods Of laho,
organizations are becoming such threat to in
vested capital and settled business that thew are
In danger OF doing infinite mischief to all the in
dustrial interests of the country, and from that
laboring men will inevitably suffer most When
they confine themselves to peaceful and orderly
methods they are capable of doing much good
as has been shown in several recent instances in
this city, but the moment they transcend tha
bounds of such methods they become hostile ID
the very cause to which they profess to be de.
voted, and enemies to society. It would be
salutary lesson to them if every unlawful aes
were at once visited with the severest penalty.
New York Times.
SOCIETY is organizing itself into combinations
and fraternities for offense or defense and featy
to these has grown into sentiment before which
patriotism, friendship and even religion are be-
ginning to bend. We see no revolutions and In
surrections--and it is probable that these will be
avoided-for new agencies less violent and qaite
as effective have been discovered. The formid.
able tendency towards an oppressive censraliza-
ton is desperately resisted by organized and ar
tifcial efforts in behalf of disintegration--and
so it comes about that society is confronted with
problems which It's own constitutions and expe
rience furnish no solution for, and before which
rulers, cabinet ministers, statesmen and econo
mists confess their helplessness. Louis Re-
publican