The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-26
COMMENT AND OPINION.

No man ever committed murder while smok-
ing.-Philadelphia Call
ANXIOUS Democratic Editor (thrusting his
head out OF the cyclone cellarl-Has Ingalls,
fired off that letter yet9-New York Graphic.
KENTUCKY's State Treasurer, the venerable
Colonel Tate has been in Canada. 1t is
surmised that Mr.. Tate must have discovered
the unaccountable shortage in his accounts and
feared that it would be misunderstood. Kansas
City Journal
WHY is it that the evils of incompetence are
attributed to rum when not one drlnker in 100
calls for that particular poison once in six
months. Rum is a villainous decoction, no
doubt, but let US be fair. Whisky is the boy
that does the wicked work.-Minneapolis
Tribune
WE notice with establishment and grief that
our esteemed friends, the woman suffragists
have no word of help or even of sympathy for
those poor. despised and unfortunates, the mug
wumps. If women are to vote. why shouldn't
the mugwumps vote be allowed to count, toof
New York Sun.
THE Brazil scheme is a deusion and sn are.
1t is spider-and fly arrangement. and the col
ored man can make more cash aud vastly more
progress by sticking to his home than by the
most promising exodus that ever appealed to his
imagination. He is all right where he is; any
where else he would be all wrong.-NeT York
Herald.
IT is reasonable. it is in every way advisable.
that only the flags representative of the sover-
eighty of the American people should be dis
played such building the City Hall; and
other and foreign sovereigntles should be con-
fined to individuals and to private buildings.
New York Sun
If instead of finding N ares nests in Oregon,
the President and Colonel Villas would give
their earnest attention TO the investigation of
the timber frauds on Indian lands In this State,
they would be more usefully employed There
is evidently field that cries for reform. But
then such an investigation might expose some
of the administrators own household.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel
THE Burlington company cannot discharge it's
new engineers and 6remen to make places for
the old ones, and the sooner the Brotherhood
officers accent the situation the better it will be
for them There Is only one thing they can do
now with any credit to themselves, and that is
to admit that the Burlington can run without
them and go seek employment elsewhere. The
greatest misfortune an industrious man can en-
counter IS TO be out of work.-Chicago Times.
A REPORT having re ached Boston TO the effect
that South Dakota is for tariff reform, and
would probably vote for Cleveland IL given
chance the mugwump Herald suddenly discov-
that the Democrats have done very wrong
to refuse admissIon to South Dakota 1T is
always WISE" says the truly righteous Herald,
ITO do right and trust to consequences in pub
lie AFFAIRS" What good, good people these mug
wumps are, to be sure.-Minneapolis Journal
WE may talk as we like about the defeat OF
1854 being attributable to St John, or to Burch-
ard, or to the mugwumps; the plain fact 10 that
il was due TO internal dissensions in the Repub-
lcan party. and TO a lack of organization and
discipline so essential TO success in any kind of
a contest The Republican party will not make
that mistake again this year, and If defeated
will not have its own lack of preparation and
harmony to thank for it-San Francisco Chron-
iee.
WHILE The Press believes in organized labor,
there are times when the leaders act too hastily
and go too far They human aud they err.
Mary under them know this. but few have ths
Strength TO stand ont against united movement
on the part OF their associates. They go out on
the inn pulse of the moment. giving little thought
of the future and those who will be the real