The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-06
COMMENT AND OPINION.

HAPPY thought! Perhaps even ireland may
have Fourth of July next year. If so, long
may she waye!-New York Mail and Express.
GENERAL MEADE commanded the federal army
at Gettysburg but the battle was brought on
and fought by his lieutenants, who thought the
army of the Potomac had retrcated far enough.
Apparently, President Lincoln was of their opin-
ioi.-Boston Transcript.
No man has right to be free who does not
respect the right of others to be Free and he who
tries to tyrannize over others, or to deny them
any rights which he claims for himself, only
proves that he has not grown out of mental and
moral infancy, and still needs over him the pa
ternal rod OF some strong government.-New
York Tribune.
one of the finest tributes to the personal
character of the late Judge David Davis is that
which says: The most marked beauty of his
character was that he seemed to think that
greatness. and purity, and loyalty were matters
of course" There is nothing that more surely
argues noble mind than the belief that noble
ness is not uncommon train.-Detroit Chris
tan Herald.
THE New York Evening Post thinks that s'the
reported consideration by the President of the
expediency of abolishing the age limit of forty
five for admission to the civil service does not
raise any very serious question" The signif.
canoe of the question lies in fact which the
Post does not mention, viz: that the matter Is
raised with sole view to making places for ex-
confederates. -Boston Journal.
THINGS have come to a pretty pass when a
railway company cannot do business In Chicago
or Illinois without the protection of a strong
guard. 1t is not question which can stand out
the longer. tho strikers or the railroad company
but who can hold out the longer, the people or
the men opposed to law and order. There never
was case ct the kind wherein the people did not
in the end triumph. Chicago Inter Ocean.
GENERAL HowARD's tendency toward preach
ing lay sermons is source of irritation to the
ofN IL 10 xrtr ~<h<
"Great Scott! Why don't he let the profess
SIGNALS do the preaching" said dsgusted artl-
lery officer to me- ''We get paid for fighting
and not for saving souls. But am not afraid
but he will toon tire of his hercuean task of at
tempting to evangelize San francisco. "-Sacra-
mento Bee
THE only apologists in Ohio for the action of
the Republican Senators are Democrats of the
Mclean stripe Elsewhere throughout the coun-
try there is a general feeling that a mistake has
been made. Personal considerations ard sena-
torial courtesy should not be stretched Il, such
an extent as to prevent the trial of pubic SER
want who holds his position it is claimed AS the
result of a shameless purchase of votes ia Dem
ocatic caucus.-Albany Express.
THE esteemed Evening Post discourses in a
somewhat melancholy vein the subject of
THE Decline and Fall Oh" of Mr. Il. V. Pow
derby. The facts do not warrant such depres
zion of spirits. 1t is true that Mr.. Powderly has
declined; that was inevitable after his funny
wriegling at the Cleveland convention, butt IS
not true that he has fallen off. He still hangs
like big persimmon from one of the topmost
branches Of the t.se-Brooklyn Eagle.
If Mr. Cleveland were great statesman there
would be less to regret in his stubbornness but
now are forced almost to the conclusion that
if he were experienced in governmental af
fairs he would be less inclined to rely upon him
self. His admirers cannot say that if he makes
a mistake it is his mistake alone Such is not
the case. His blunders are the blunders of the
American people; for he represents them in the
executive department Of the government Den
YER Republican.
WE cannot but feel, despite all that has hap
pened since the July day century and q decade
ago when the independence of tho thirteen colo
MES was proclaimed in the quaint building on
Chestnut street. between Fifth and Sixth
streets. that Independence Day is for us and
for orr children the day Of days. and that
throughout the length and breadth of great