The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
COMMENT AND OPINION.

DEMOCRATIC tariff reform and civil-servce re-
form alike two links of sausage
made from the same dog.-Chicaeo journal
The controlling power of the Democratic par
ty would do 1T to-day If they dared, for this
controlling power is vested IN those who fought
the other side. Senator Beck has given US
pointer. Detroit Tribune.
IT is said the President is little anxious
about the result of the Squire-Flynn trial in
New York 1t is not much wonder. The Presi-
dent halped to elect the district ttorney who
tried the ase.-Phiadelphia Inquirer
WE think we hazard little in saying that if
the Democratic party were to remain in power
for any considerable length of time there would
be systematic attempt made TO deprive the
great body OF deserving pensioners of the small
pitiances they are now receiving from the gov
eminent.
This matter OF food adulteration is becoming
more important every day, and it calls for de-
cided and intelligent action on the part of
. ate and federal authorities The protection
of the lives of its citizens is of the most i'm
perasive OBLIGATIONS resting upon government.
Atlanta Constitution.
IT seems incredible to Americans that people
possessed of the intelligence and love of liberty,
and personal freedom, which is so proudly
claimed for EngEshmen. should deliberately
help remorseiess tyrant bind faster the letters
OF slavery and persecution helpless and
longsnfering people. Kansas City journal.
The most alarming feature of great corpora
tons Is the sundering of the ties that formerly
bound employer and employees. 1t causes the
classes. 1t changes to hate the hearts of the
men who execute. and TO contempt the hearts
of those that direct and the tendency is toward
contention all the time Salt Lake Tribune
EVERYTHING considered, it appears almost
impossible for the woman suffrage movement to
get beyond q certain stage of progress. How
ever. the indirect results of the agitation
have been successful in giving women an en-
larged sphere of work, it is probable that IN til
the women themselves express some anxiety
for the suffrage it will find no general adoption.
New York Press
IT is q notorious fact the telegraph operators
at the national capital are kept busy sending
the messages of Congressman who hope to profit
by their advance Information concerning the
disposition of measures pending consideration.
1t IL an equally notorious fact that had il
been for the stock de billing operations of mem
bers of Congress the governments relations to
the Pacific roads would have been more eQui-
tabiy adjusted long ago-Brookyn Eagle.
The public never sympathizs with any
body of men who use their combined power to
deprive 1t of railroad service, simply because the
railroad company offering the service does so
under the OF law with which it cannot
evade compliance. Meantime, if CHEZ Arthur
Is really in earnest in what he is reported as
saying, the only material question at issue is
that relating to wages. and that certainly offers
opportunity for compromise.-Sr. Louis Repub-
hcan.
THE alleged civil-service reform policy of
the President has been torn into shreds by his
own acts of omission and commission. But it
has not lost him any large number of mugwunp
votes. The reform business was only pre-
tense with the mugwump. The latter bottled
the Republican party because it and James G.
Blaine believed in the American trade policy of
protection and Grover Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic marty stood for the English trade.-A1-
bany Express.