The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

turned over to thu several States and collected
at the point OF consumption through high
license tax.-Philadelphia Press.
THE Haddock cases were dismissed because
the vitiated public sentiment of Sioux City
deemed that Haddock was removed because be
intermeddled with traffic that brought bust
to the place. That is the long and the
short of it.-Chicago News.
THGRE is now charged with ingratitude in
persstenty claiming the seat occupied by Mr..
Carlisle. This certainly should settle the case
in the Speakers favor. OF what avail is venial
charge OF doctoring election returns when COM
pared with venal charge of ingratitIdef
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
THE Governor of Massachusetts, does not
commend che abolition of prison labor. He says
it is injurious to the prisoners. Idleness Is
moral detriment The Governor fayors an
amendment of the law giving prisoners useful
employment. and putting the products OF tneir
labor in the open market.--Cinclnnati Com
merciai Gazette.
IN republic like the United States, where all
the power is, should be. vested in the people,
the smallest amount of red tape and formalty
is always the best If we had more of pub
lie officers elected by the people and fewer
chosen by executive appointment it would be
better for the Nation, State and city.-Boston
Globe.
THE real editors of newspapers not those
who write for them. but those who read them.
They must represent the prevailing sentiment
of their constituency, at whatever cost to the
personal feelings of the men who prepare them
for publication. The Senate could not possibly
have more significant indication of the drift
of public opinion in the Republican party than
Is afforded by the fact that the Republican
newspapers of this country are solidly against
Lamars promotion to the supreme judgeship
The party is not going to be trifled witt. Anew
York Press
The imitation and tariff agitation are direct
fruits of Democratic votes The higher retail
prices, the spasmodlc activity in production al
times, followed by periods of prostraton.
necessary results. The multiplied strikes and
the tremendous losses which the workers bear
in connection with them are produced by Demo-
cratic votes more than by any other immediate
cause. Under all administrations labor contro-
versies have been frequent but they have been
more numerous and more costly than ever be-
fore during the past few years, since Democratic
votes have produced Democratic maiorities in
Congress and given Democratic President
power sign free-trade bills.-New York
Tribune.
THE latest testimony in favor of high license
comes from Gov. McGil. of Minnesota, State
which has just begun the experiment of encour-
aging temperance by this kind of restrictive leg.
islation. The result of the law thus far has
been that the number of saloons in Minnesota
has been reduced by ovep /, 600, and in the city
of St. Paul. where $50 saloons are now oren
under the old law. the Governor thinks that
not more than $50 licenses will be renewed at
the expiration of their term on the LIST of next
month. In Winona, according to Bishop Ire
land, whom the Governor quotes literally, theirs
is now but one saloon, instead of eight ten,
and in many of the smaller places of his parish
drunkenness has almost entirely disappeared
New York Times