The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-13
COMMENT AND OPINION.

A FREE-TRADE Republican might about as
well drop the last part of his name Sioux City
Journal
MATERIAL for Chief justices seems as scarce
in the Democratic party as is material for Pres
idents.-Chicago Journal
THE fact that Matthew Arnold does not like
American ideas American institutions recalls
the fact that Benedict Arnold did not like them.
either. The adverse sentiment seems to run in
the Arnold family.-Pittsburg Dispatch
'.No soldiers need apply" is fair version of
the Democrats pension committees report to
Congress Oh. the dependent pension bill. for
which an overwhelming majority of Grand
Army men have petitioned.-New York Press.
A PRoHIBIToRY constitution, apparently. does
not count election day in Rhode Island. The
stories told by prohibitionists and ant-prohibi-
tionists of the drunkenness in the little State
that day make the election-day orgies in some
of the free-rum States quite respectable.-De-
troit Free Press.
WHAT strange fatality seems to follow the
Democracy in it's Southern wing! What en-
FILTERED feelings its laundering is tanning into
flame! Will no experience ever teach it wisdomt
Will Bourbonism never become extinctE For
while it exists il can never forget nor learn
anything. -Phiiadelphia Press.
THE grocer who goes to the penitentiary for
selling olemargarlne ought to be joined by the
rest OF the vendors of spurious food but there
seems to be punishment for them. Buyers
of groceries are swindled every day in the year.
and the man who sells false butter is made the
scapegoat for all offenders.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Ir would be- interesting to know what Har-
per's Weekly thinks of the eighty cent dollar
nowadays. A few years ago it was accustomed
TO indulge in gloomy predictions. but lately it
has ceased to talk about the matter. Perhaps
ten years experience has taught it that Wall
street is not absolutely safe guide.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
THERE is need of better understanding of
the fact that an employe who deserts his post
relinuuishes all claim upon his employer. Trade
unionism cannot change this truth. Brother
hoodism cannot make IL otherwise The strike"
which Generalssimo Arthur ia directing ended
as coon as the railroad company announced its
purpose TO employ new men. 1t has sizes then
been a conspiracy, and nothing else.-Chicago
Herald.
THE strength of the Hill boom lies In the
Weakness of the Cleveland boom. The man in
the White House has achieved the unpop ularlty
sure to attend dullness, selfsbness, by pocrisy
and obstinacy and many who would not think
of Hill otherwise clad to use him as club
to beat Cleveland Hill carried New York IN q
osnuine close election, whereas Cleveland
merely got in as Governor Dy default of the
Republicans There is the argument FOR Hill
and lis bitterness 10 the Cleveland men.-Wa ash
ipgton Republic.
THE Pennsylvania oleomargarine Law has the
distinction of being the most extreme of any of
the assertions of what NAV % called the police
nowers of the STATES and its Affirmation by the
highest federal tribunal means substantially
that any State may prohibit the sale of any
thing within it's borders which the law-making
mower of the State may regard noxious
Possibly IN the of years, and In The course
of the practical workings of affairs. IL may
put on the State powers, IN this connection; but
the decision of yesterday is very broad one.
and il seems to be practically unlimited Phil
adeiphia Telegraph.