The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WE believe that the Mills tariff bill is a piece
OF humbugeery, pure and simple, which will
lose US New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
and cause serious OBJECTIONS in Louisiana.-At
lanta Constitution Dem.
II the Louisville Courier-Journal knows any,
thing about it, Democratic victory is lin the
air. Ii the American people know anything
about 1t, 1t is likely to stay there until it is
blown away.-Philadelphia Press
IN the death of old William Germany rnourns
the loss of the representative of German glory:
but If the death of the present Emperor should
shortly follow, there would be grievous cause
for mourning. -Milwaukee Sentinel
IF our statesmen could learn to attend to the
business of the day instead of fighting over the
presidential booms, it would be great advance
on the present state of things.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
WITH Frederick III dawns an era of peace
and liceralized government in Europe that ia in
harmony with the enlightened disposition Of the
age. and that we of the United States ought to
look upon with the greatest satisfaction. Ma
tional Republican.
opinion of most persons, is it's failure to reduce
or abolish the duty The abolition OF
the duty on refined sugar would not injure the
American planter. while 1T would deal a stag
eering blow to the Ubiquitous sugar trust-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
THERE is nothing in either tariff or internal
tax revision that is not entirely plain. prac-
tcal question, and If there is difficulty in
reaching just conclusions in a revenue bill, it
must be because Congressman either ignO-
rant of common sense rules dishonest to the
country generally in their desire serve local
or particular interests, Give the Nation pr acti-
cal business revenue legislation, and let par ties
take care of themselves. philadelphia Times.
Now that Chairman Dickie, of the national
Prohibition committee. has been repudiated and
vigorously larruped by the Iowa Prohi bitionists
perhaps he will come the conclusion that his
efforts TO defeat the Repu olican party and
elect Grover Cleveland are not appreciated by
the great bulk of tie importance voters The very
fact that he went to prohibition State to put
in his work shows clearly what his object was.
He went there to make mischief. but he wasn't
big enough TO succeed.-Detroit Tribune.
ALL good protectionists believe that such a
country as this ought to be able to live itself
in event of foreign war, and that the attain
ment of this kind of independence is something
worth trying for, even if the methods pursued
should not be in accord with the theories of the
:ate Richard Golden, Englishman. Your free
trader however is never happy when he
is demonstrating to his own satisfaction, that
the safety, honor and welfare of the Nation de-
ponds upon the foreigners who willing to
trade with us.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
THE party which has devised the Mills bill
will have to hear the opinions of the country on
that destructive measure. Congress is not met in
the interests of political party which has not for
generation taken position the subject of
finance or revenue that would not have
have prevailed. The country is having
a brief experience with that party. which
will useful showing COM
pletely than could be done Eunder other
circumstances its destructive tendencies.-Mi-
waukee Sentinel