The Indianapolis journal., 1886-11-27

yawp he has given and the ridiculous effort he
makes 20 explain tho qualification of himself
only add to the colossal effrontery Of this poit-
ical hypocrite in affecting to pose as reformer.
chicago Tribune.
FRED DOUGLASS claims that he is free man
only IN name, and is ostracsed socially. Col
ored men who voted the Democratic ticket are
reminded that 1t is not tho fault of the Demo
cratic party that the black man enjoys even
nominal freedom. Instead of negative harmless
ostracism, it would restore ancient and aggressive
slavery, boldly, If it had the power to do So
-Terre Haute Express.
DEVELOPMENT of the great natural resources
or the South will, we predict, be wonderful and
unprecedented in the remaining portion Of the
present century, and the beginning of the new
century will find the Southern States of the Re-
public in far more prosperous condition than
ever before, and rapidly drawing abreast of, even
IT not outstripping, their sister States Of the
North.-Albany Express.
MANY persons who sleep in church are perhaps
not aware that Sin 1643 Roger Scott, for re-
peated sleeping IN meeting on the Lords day,
and for striking the person who walked him, was,
at Salem, sentenced to be severely whipped"
Mr.. Scott, had he lived in our day might have
peacefully slept throughout the services and read
the sermon in the Monday morning paper.
louisville Courier-Journal.
A CAREFUL study of the various aspects of the
difficulties between labor and capital the past
JCoE Will COuurt0 our Q6llOOrAC6 OplOlOU LuaG, 80
far as this country is concerned, we have passed
the point of greatest danger. and are gradually
and surely approaching the period when, under
the operations of our peculiar institutions, labor
and capital will recognize, as never before, the
fact that they should be the best and closest of
friends, each essential to the other, each depend
ing on the other, neither able to prosper long in
selfish Indifference to the other. York
Mail and Express.
No decently intelligent person has any more
doubt that the condemned Anarchists are re-
sponsible for the massacres which they insti-
gated than any such person has that McQuade,
when he was an alderman, took bribe to vote
for the grant of the Broadway railroad franchise.
In such case even judges may be expected to
be guided by sense of stern justice, and to re-
gard it as desirable that the wretched brood
should be exrerminated. 1t is not, therefore,
likely that this last desperate attempt of the
murderers will be any more successful than
their previous attempts to cheat justice New
York Times.
Mr. BLAINE, in a word, is boor. His conduct
was that of clown. He not only had not re-
solved to observe the conventions of society and
the obligation of good manners in saluting his
foe; he went the opposite extreme and deliber
ately made vulgar scene, TO wit: The exhibi
tion OF himself over coffin. His discreet
friends, one would suppose, if he has any, would
make an effort to distract public attention from
the story instead Of giving it circulation. 1t
places Mr.. Edmunds in magnanimous light be-
fore the country, and represents Mr. Blaine as
an ilmannered, ill-tempered, unmanlv churl
Brooklyn Citizen.