The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-20
COMMENT AND OPINION.

COMMENT AND OPINION.
Tins is free country. but from the way the
mugwump talks about Hills daring to try to viii:
the Democratic nomination for the Presidency,
one would think it--Philadephia Inquire
THE free-trader to the farmer: IF it doesn t
the free tr ader; ''If you so much in love
with the policy of England go there. Detroit
Tribune
THE ST. Louis Republican remarks that sit is
safe to say that Col. Joseph Medill will take
Mr. Blaine at his word" 1t has certainly been
a nice way out of sad situation for Colonel
Medill milwaukee Sentinel.
IT is pleasant record the fact that the ri
valry of the friends and newspaper organs of
the prominent Republican presidential candi-
dates continues to be entirely good natured and
in just subordinstion to a prevailing desire that
the strongest and best man may be chosen at
Chicago.-New York Mail and Express
IT is very pretty. doubt, for the free-traders
to talk about lower prices, but what does
if he is out of work and has no money to pay his
rents or buy his food? OF what benefit to him
will cheaper goods be, if he is earning no money
to buy them?-Atanta Constitution, dem.
THE criticisms upon the administration. in
which ex-senator Eaton, of Connecticut, freely
INDUCES. suggest that the free.trade message of
the President has had damaging effect upon
his fences in Connecticut. where political
parties pretty evenly balanced and the pro-
lection sentiment Is very STANDARDIZATION Jour-
nal.
IF Mr.. Cleveland is to take Southern trip he
might better go to Louisiana than to Florida.
The panic-stricken Democrats of the former
State would be very glad to have him proptiate
the angry sugar planters. who want to know
why Democratic Congress proposes to deprive
them of tariff protection and give them nothing
in return. Boston journal.
THE defense in the tally-sheet forgery cases
objected 20 the prosecuting attorneys making
speeches before the jury, on the ground that
they are likely TO prejudice the juryme against
the defendants. The idea of the defense is,
that the speeches of the prosecution should be
delivered at the north pole or in some wayback
township in MISUNDERSTANDING Dis
patch.
THE s.public" does well TO stay out of Wall
street. It is to be hoped that it will stay
altogether until it convinces even stock
waterers and manipulators that the game of
trickerv and railroad wrecking is played out.
Let the public refrain until it has evidence that
trustworthy goods and trustworthy methods
prevail the Stock Exchange.-New York
World.
LET the intellectual faculties of our boys and
girls be developed, but let not forget that, in
is more essential to success than is we'll stored
brain. Let the moral and physical faculties of
the children be developed and we will hear less
of individual failures in life and perhaps less of
idle Utopian talk of more less dangerous
character. Minneapolis Tribune.
No mere battle cry will avail to carry the
election this year. 1t is to be inevitably the
sharpest and hardest fought political contest
seen for generation. It Is all very we'll to
sumo that the people of the country are attached
to the protective principle. They are so at
tached. But it does not follow that with a solid
South, containing two thirds OF majority of
the Electoral College, the Democrats, with all
their advantages, may not be able to make
strong or even a Winning fight IN the close
States.-New York Press
If the report be true that Mr.. Cleve1And's
candidacy this year is contingent upon the pass
age by the House of tariff legislation satisfac-
tory to him. then he will not be candidate It
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to Congress expressed his sentiments this
question. No measure framed the lines
rked ont in that document pass the
House of Representatives of the Flftieth Con-
gress. That much, concerning prospective tariff
legislation, may be safely considered as settled
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A GREAT deal is said about the lawlessness Of
strikers. but hear little of the who
ignore the provisions of their charters, man
ipulate legislatures and put themselves above
and laws of the land Do men who are good
places and we'll paid turn lightly to revoitl
Does labor, matter of pleasure, lie idle five
six months in the yearl If great corporations
afford millions to pay for the presidents
they claim, would it not be mora! and
more buslnesslike to concede the lawful and
just demands of laborl-New York Star
THE party, fortunately, is placed in no dilem-
ma by Mr.. Biane's action. 1t is, on the contra
nv, relieved of one. Its course is clearly marked
out for it There will be no stronger name be-
fore the national convention than that of Ssna-
tor Sherman, and there is no man who would
nominated for the presidency. and an Eastern
man. say Senator Hawley. of Connecticut on the
ticket with him, every word that Mr.. Blaine has
said about the excellent chances of the party in
the contest would be abundantly true.-Boston
Transcript.
THE policy of the department has been too
much one of restriction. 1t is too slow for the
country. It is all very we'll to endeavor to
make the receipts of the postal service equal
the expenditures but it is the poorest policy to
try to do il oy depriving the reopie of the kind
of service which their business needs demand
1t will be an exceedingly good thing have
this matter stirred up IN either House of Con-
gress and some effort made to persuade the
Postotice Department to move up TO position
in line with the progress of the country. Such
a policy may increase the expenditures some,
but 1t would also augment the receipts Tne
demands OF the country should be needed
Philadelphia Press.
Is it not strange that while every civilized ma
ton of the world is coming to the doctrine OF
protection of home industries. melted SO to do
by the example of the United States. there
should spring man, with certain follow
ing. who should advocate throwing away onr
system in order to pick up the system which
has been tried by other nations and found a
faiures 1t would seem that the prosperity OF
the United States ought to be a sufficient war
rant for the retention of the policy under which
that prosperity has increased with leaps and
bounds, bat when there is added to that the dis
car riding IF tha noiiev of free trade by nationg