The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-13
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The strikers and their brethren have only to
keep within proper bounds to retain the good
will Of thu majority Of the American people.
but they must not resort to wholesale boy
cotting unless they wish invite the hostility
of all classes. Cleveland Leader.
WE already have laws providing against pauper
incnde INDECENT Cinnamon as well as the miser-
able OF all other countries. They are framed IN
iudcious and proper self protection ana should
be made of ipdiscriminate application Special
exclusive legislation based on nationality do
not believe will stand the test of legal determi.
nation. Is is unjust and we think, unconstitu-
ticnal-Philadelphial Inquirer.
THE engineers have the liberty to discharge
themselves. It is not easy to deny that they
may use this liberty by cnnb ining tn discharge
themselves in body, with intent TO sfoo the
running of the road. 1t looks like consp piracy
to destroy, but the custom allows this to work
men as their liberty But this Is the extent
when they threaten another road II II snail ex-
chanRe freight with the road againSs Whicn tn~y
have struck, they go outside of justice and law
full right. and enter into the line OF unlawful
conspracy.-CincinnatiC Commercial Gazette
1T is hard to see how the engineers and fire.
men can make their strike appear TO be one Tor
higher wages until they withdraw their demand
for the abolition of the power of summary dis
charge for free passes to members OF their
famiiies tor cracked coal for firing. for cleaners
10 be- provided by the company. for the abolition
of all tests of qualifications EXCEPT such their
grievance committee shall approve, and for sew
eral other things, whish the officers of the COM
pany now have in hand and which constitnte the
demand which the company has refused to
cede to.-Boston Transcript
To afar for what can be had at your own
door. simply because ILL paid labor gives cheaner
goods is to unite with the oppressor against the
worker, and ali because rich men cannot indulge
in London and Paris costumes without paying
handsome duty 10 the Treasury. II ia not the
cert and a half which the man who uses i'm
ported salt pays in duty every year that troubles
gentlemen who have lighthouses and raise their
own radshes in February, but their inability to
play the cheap labor of England and the Couti-
net against the generous wages paid the same
class of artisans here in Philadelphia.
delphia North American.
UNQUESTIoNABLY the spirit of inquiry into
tariff questions has been aroused all over the
United States and Maine, the home of the de-
fender of protection principles, Is the first to
spond to the questions which Cleveland asked
the country. He demanded the adoption of
tariff for revenue only. and the prncipal city in
Maine replies By giving Republican candidate
twice as large majority as in previous years.
And this is bnt foretaste OF what will happen
all over the Union just soon people stop
to think what Cleveland's message and the Mills
bill really mean, and what the effect would be il
the schemes there suggested could be carried
out there will be revolt against Democratic
msrnle and return to the principles under
which tho Nation has prospered for quarter of
a century.-San Francisco Chronicle