The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-28
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WHEN we contemplate the death of the late
Chief Justice Waite and the nomin alton of La
associate justice, have reason 30
thank God that there is still Republican SEN
ate in Washington. -Iilinois State Journal
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS is behind time in tell
ing the country that no Republican candidate
for President can WIN the mug wump vote a
protection platform What the public wants.
Brother Curtis. is news philadelphia Press.
WOMEN now do about as they please with
reference to occupation, and they would vote if
any appreciable percentage of them demanded
the privilege. There is no cause whatever for
dependency and no fuel for consuming elo-
quence in the premises. Woman is progressing
very well indeed. The missionary work that
remains to be done is chiefly within her own
ranks.-New York World.
UNDER the Crosby law with which New York
will be contented as beginning. great step
will be taken in doing away with the vilest and
most pernicous of saloons What is being
done Philadelphia can be at least measurabIy
accomplished here, and # it is not accomplished
the decent citizens of this State will not fail
place the responsibility where IL belongs in the
future.-New York Times.
IF il is true as alleged. that lard manufact-
urers in any of the States use carrion for raw
material the proper place for them is the State
penitentiary. 1t is the right and the duty of
the State to make and enforce laws send
them there but the agricultural committee is
not the constitutional guardian and overseer Of
the State. 1t is in danger of making itself at
once ridiculous and public nuisance.-St.
Louis Republican.
WN6n real worth
and fitness for the high Office of President of
the United States will have more influence upon
the selection of candidates than what has
to be called availability" That word ''avail-
ability" is sometimes put TO base uses, and is
made cloak for many sins. We want at the
head of this government the very best
We are a great people. and ought TO have
noble head.-Western Christian Advocate
IT would seem to be the part of wisdom for
those Democrats who are practical and not
theoretical in their allegiance to the PRINCIPLES.
purposes and traditions Of the Democracy, to
study with more care than they have hitherto
shown the obvious tendency of the voters in
this State to sustain the American system of
protection against foreign competition and con-
troll, and to rebuke and oppose any canddature
based an avowed surrender to free trade.
New York Sun.
THE haste with which the friends of Messrs
Don Dickinson and William F. Villas have
possible aspirants for the seat that Marshall
Taney, Chase and Waite have filed. must sim
ply disgust everybody. Mr. Dickinson is
bright, sharp fellow-a born political organizer.
He is we'll enough in his place: but the people
of the United States do not make Chief
justice of zone of ths boys" or ont of man
who could be called fellow" The mention
of Vilasis name in connection with the place is
an,impertineuce.-Min Tribune.
MANY Republicans are too ready at this hour
to assume that President Cleveland is entirely
honest in his purposes, though he Systematically
defeats the intenE of the civil-servce act,
the patronage to help himself and his party and
to secure the passage of partisan bill. retains
Mr. Garland in his Cabinet, and places Mr..
LAME on the bench. whore he may yet have an
opportunity decide in favor of his Pan electric
friends. The truth is that not one Democrat in
ten thousand would credit > Republican Presi-
dent with honesty of purpose if he had dis
regarded his duties and hls pledges. The
cuse offered is that MIR. Cleveland cannot wholly
rpsist h Is party. In that case what 10 70 be
pels him to violate the pledges by which il
gained the powerl-New York Tribune.