The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE trouble with this country just now is that
1t always has too many men who are "soothed
bysan unfaltering trust Buffalo Courier.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL says Cleveland 10
the foremost American of to-day" The Re-
publicans will see that he is the hindtnost Amer
lean in the presidential race.-Hartford Post.
FASHIONABLE dissipation and its nervous ex-
elements are the bot-beds of social tragedies.
The telling peasant woman has need to envy
the luxurious woman OF the world Baltimore
American
THIS year has, thus far, been the most i'll
starred year for strikes and strikers since the
labor organizations reached their present pro-
portions. Not single great success has been
won in the numerous strikes Of 1688.-New York
Sun
A PHILADELPHIA paper calls Henry George
an s4unmitigated crank" This is all wrong.
Mr.. George, being the author of principles
which prevent him from wanting the earth. de-
serves to be looked mp to with profound respect.
Chicago Herald.
THE fact still remains that wages In the
United States are double what they are in Eng
land. And the protective tariff has largely to
do with this All efforts to explain the differ
without taking the tariff into consideration
have faied.-New York Press.
THE dissolution and disappearance of the
Greenback party in Michigan will surprise no.
body. The party is q political parasite, and the
withered trunk OF sapless Democracy to which it
cllngs is no longer able to nourlsh itself or the
noisome vines which cluster about it.-Phila-
delphia Press.
THE independents know that the rum-sellers
and wire pullers exert far more influence IN the
Democratic party than they can ever hope to
command. yet they content I'd to remain
where they are If only they can stand on the
doorstep and fling stones and mud at the win
dows of the Republican house opposite This 10
their practical method OF political sanitation.
New York Tribune.
THE attemnt to handicap Senator Hawley In
the for the Republican prssid entail nomi-
nation BY saddline on him another mans
financial weakness is sort of despicabie mean
ness Senator Hawley is nominaily conuected
with the American Exchange as president. but
Henry Gillig is the responsible head and man
&ager of the concern and 1t is Gillig alone who
should stand The fire of dissatisfied stockholders
and creditors Chicago Journal.
Hon. HENRY CABOT LODGE, of Massachusetts,,
who has carefully made the count. hnds that
there are but /, 120 dutiable articles on the
tire tariff list Presidents Cleveland declared
in his message that there were over 4. 900. But
as he said this because he had heard some other
free-trader say it, and IS it was so said in DEM
ocratic platforms, this particular fiction wassnot
of his connection He would have put the
number at 40. 900 or 100 900 if j. S. Moore or w.
r.. Morrison told him to.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
THE murderer of woman comes to receive
large measure of gushing sympathy from other
women to get from them testimony calculated
to relieve him from punishment and to enjoy
distinction of which he would be deprived if his
victim had been man. Many of the victims
have. by repeated evidences of fear, forgiveness
and conformation. emholdened their assaiiants TO
maltreat them that murder is almost q nafur.
raj elimination of a long course OF cruelty.
New York Sun.
CLEVELAND the Democratic President is es-
sentially disturber. perhaps not intentionally.
but because his selfshness is stronger than his
patriotism. He is yearning for a reelection.
and therefore resorts to expedients which every
sound-minded business will condemn. The
business interests of the United States elected
james A. Garfield President in 1880, and the
business forces of the United States will once
more be felt when . Democratic presidential
candidate again comes before the people.--Even-
ing Wisconsin.