The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The probability ia that Senator Voorhees, is
still a protectionist At any rate, he has never
| answered the arguments of his Atlanta speech.
Atlanta Constitution.
THE attacks on Mr.. Randall are not only in
decent from personal point of view, but they
are calculated to demoralize the Democratic
party.-Atlanta Constitution.
THE land for honest settlers and the hammer
of the law for the syndicate that would rob set
tiers of their rights. That rule must be enforced
if we to be saved from disaster.-New York
Herald
THE Reading strikers have denounced the
company for employing Italians" TIE man
who discovered this country was an Italian and
Italians ought TO have as much right here
ANYBODY, so long as they behave themselves.
Omaha World.
LAMAR made a very loyal speech eulogiziug
Senator Sumner. But when he reached his homo
in Mississippi he apologized for it to his
rebel fellow citizens. In fact, for twenty years
he has been about as busy apologlzng for loyal
sentiments as he has in expressing them.
Chicago Journal.
IN spite of his earnest protests. Robert Lin
coin is nominated for office over and again
every Gay. One morning he awakes TO find that
he is the only man that can win the presidency
for the Republican party, and on the next he
finds that the only way to keep Illinois the
Union is for him to run for Governor Mean
while he thinks of Fred Grant S political career
and thinks, and thinks, and thinks.-Minneapo
lis Tribune.
THE Indiana Democratic caucus at Indian
apolis has been called for the purpose of invent
Democratic party has heretofore gu stained in
that State by kicking itself. Some OF these
bruises threaten to become running sores.
Blood poisoning is feared. Something must be
done a consultation of Democratic doc
tors, however eminent, will do good.-Chi-
cago Times.
TAX which interferes with the freedom of
millions of agriculturists, and in the collection
of which innocent people have beep and are con-
Stantly being slain, is lesser evil than a system
which 1evies toll on foreigners who want mar
k0f in Do hasa IoYoar
pay taxes for schools. for roads. for hundred
other things, as our farmers dol There is nei-
Their sense reason nor patriotism in such an in
famous proposition-New York Press.
In order to elevate the character of the office
men of strong character-men like Governor
Foraker-should be elected But conducting
trance of such man into Office occasion of
great Importance. Public opinion is shaped
largely by appearance. and if the Governors
office can be elevated in public estimation the
State government will be strengthened and the
State itself will be made conspicuous and in
huential member of the Union.-Danyil!e Re-
publican.
OF course. the only sincere and consistent
friends of civilservice reform, broadly speaking,
are found in the Republican party. 1t q
Republican who prepared the bill as it was in
troduced III Congress-. Republicans passed it in
both branches. and a Republican President
signed It. The only time in which the law has
been honestly enforced was the brief period
which elapsed between the passage of the bill
and the retirement of the President whose APP
prevail made it law.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Mr. GoUDY's remedy is ridiculous. He wants
to have every article. every news item. and ev
cry telegram signed by its author Would that
add anything valuable to the responsibility al
ready existing2 Would the circumstances that
John Smith, of Cobeskill, was the purveyor Of
a report in the Herald be of any Importance
addendum to the fact that Mr.. Bennett was
the responsible publisher of it? No, no, Mr.
Goudy. the press is very well off as it is. The
public wouldn't gain anything by the tinkering
you propose.-New York Sun.
EVERY effort should be made to encourage the
abandonment of all languages except the Eng
glish for carrying common affairs of life
Every young person of foreign parentage should
be encouraged TO learn English, and every as
sistance rendered that is possible in our public
schools to that end. The children who learn
English will effectually assist in teaching the
language to parents who are too old to study in
the schools, and to whom new language spoken
exclusively outside of the family circle is
naturally difficult. State journal.
Mr.. LAMAR is professionally unfit for the Su-
prene Bench, and he should be and is opposed
for that reason. The authorized representa-
tives of the profession concerned have declared
that he is unfit, and this committee is composed
largely of who have known and been
ciated with HIM for years. There is party
sympathy with the principle of nationality
which has become the backbone of the Constitu-
ton The sentiment of the Republican party il
naturally against him, and it has not been in
timated that any Senator who Is responsible to
a Republican constituency will vote to confirm
him.-New York Press