The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-30
COMMENT AND OPINION.

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THE Suez Canal is to be widened, Suez to give
the ships more room. -Pittsburg Chronicle.
THE President clings ohstinately to the gospel
according to Matthews st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
MuewUMp advice is now the cheapest article
floating around In the Christmas markets..
Louis Post-Dispatch.
JUST previous to election there were a few
bond calls. Has anybody heard Of any bond
calls since the election?-Detroi Tribune.
How can a man get rich at pokerP' asks a
correspondent. We know of but one absolutely
sure way. Don't poke. burlington Free Press.
A MICHIGAN woman kicked a bear to death
the other day, and now her husband gets up
first, without a word, to build a fire. Oil City
Blizzard.
lishment near Chicago should be called Fort Lo-
gan. Nothing could be more appropriate Chi
cago Journal.
THIS is thes season for announcing the disso-
luton of partnerships. Lord and Lady Colin
will continue business at the old stand, however.
Boston Herald.
THE war threatens. whether the Car is sane
or insane, but If he is in the latter condition he
is nothing less than a spark flying about in a
powder magazine.-New York World.
YEARLY silver coinage Of $50, 900. 900 is M
annual addition of only II per cent. to the cur
rency volume. which is less than the worlds
average annual addition. louisville Courier
journal.
HAVING objected for twenty years in the lower
House of Congress. Mr.. Holman thinks it is
time for him to object to any other Democrat
than himself going to the United States Senate
from Indiana. Chicago Journal.
MINISTER MANNING has denied that he was
intoxicated as reported. Can there be anything
in the atmosphere of the high altitude of the
C;t- &c Navion uvhioh w o1a "a m odZ falcifU
to diserace?-Cleveland Leader.
A CANADIAN has shot an American sewing
machine agent. The Canucks are evidently try
ing to win back the regard of the american peo-
Pile, which was forfeited by thei7 actions IN the
fishery Misunderstanding Chpbnicle.
THE Louisville Courie Journal calls the Civil
service Commission IAN American brat."~It
isn't the brat, however, that is diving the squail-
ing-it is the hungry %spoilsmen who want the
brat's milk bottle. Philadelphia Fress.
THE country could far better have spared
some reputed saint, or actual iceberg. in our pol
tiles than hot-headed, ambitious. volcanic. but
able. faithful and generous "Black Jack" OF
Illinois. Charleston News and Courier.
IT may be as unjust to bear Town heavily on
Democrats for tampering with ballot-boxes and
tally sheets, as it would be to whip a cat for
killing a pet mouse. In both cases allowance
must be made for instinct-National Repub-
lican.
OINCE the DOW law was declared CONSTITUTIONAL
the saloons OF Cincinnati have paid 1916, 900 In
in cash. High license makes whisky pay for
some of it's bad work, instead of taxing honest
products for it. Let us have high license.-Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
1T seems a little singular to read in a current
news item that great interest in temperance
work is being shown in Maine;" but we presume
it's all right. Having tried prohibition for a
generation. the Sunrise State is now about to
try temperance. Philadelphia Inquirer.
IT'S rather singular that all the woman suf-
fragists of New York, who plead for the equality
of the sexes, should be asking Governor Hill to
save a woman murderer from the eallows Jus.
because she is a woman. But who expects the
dear women to be DISQUALIFICATION Herald.
SHOULD g. war be precipitated now, it will not
be a war over such a petty question as to who
shall rule in Bulgaria, but q war that will make
it impossible hereafter for an imperial drunkard
to call men and nations to arms through the uu-
restrained exercise OF his disordered will. Phil
adelphia Times.
Mr.. LOWELL says that the system of 'irter-
viewing" threatens to interfere seriously with
the freedom Of social intercourse; but is it not
true that social intercourse, and society itself,
would be much improved if the gentlemanly
gossips could be persuaded TO restrain themselves
Atlanta Constitution.
THE workingmen of the country are doing
better for themselves than ever before; the de-
preston through which we have passed is caused
by the lack of adjustment, which soon works its
own cure; and the increased value of farming
lands is due to better cultivation and lower rates
of Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
IT will be a sad day for America when polish
takes the place of homespun bluntness. The
purity Of American public life will not be ad-
vanced by an infusion of dilettanteism or feeble
accuracy of speech. The more honest, virile
and sincere our public men are the better; aud it
is not so important that their language should
be elegant. Chicago Tribune.
AzEAL on the part of the Knights of Labor to
aid in the punishment of every man who, against
the spirit of their order, breaks the laws, while
claiming to be of their order, will do much, very
much, to induce the State to give to the labor
organizations formally that recognition which
informally they claim and which they have every
reason to prefer should be made always entirely
compatible with the public peace. Brooklyn
Eagle.
TIRE great labor party of this country is driy-
ing over a pretty rough cordury road just now.
The differences which have cropped ND are both
serious and fundamental. and for a time will
naturally give rise to i'll feeling and mutual
elimination. Still the typical workingman is u
good talker. a robust thinker and a very indie
pendent sort of fellow. and it is a tough and
kuotty problem that he can't solve if you give
him time enough. New York Herald.
WHOEVER, white or black, is to be recorder of
deeds for the District Of Columbia should be a
resident of the District, not an emierant to it
for the sake of Office; and he should be person
ally agreeable to the residents of the District.
We say this withaut detracting from the ability
or the integrity OF Mr.. Matthews; but we do say
that the recordership of deeds for the District of
Columbia is not the Office with which his abili.
ties or his services should be rewarded.-New
York World.