The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-30

motion in the other direction that the Presi-
dents friends now loudly protest that he did not
mean free trade at all. but only needed redue.
ton of the tariff without impairing the idea OF
protection to American labor
THE AWFUL SURPLUS.
New Castle Courier: Liberalize the pension
laws, and moderate increase OF appropriations
for coast defenses and river and harbor improve
ments will settle the surplus.
THE KIND HE NEEDS.
Terre Haute Express: Justice Lamar has
appointed a man named Harvey Friend to be
his clerk IL the clerk is learned in the law he
will be Friend in need and friend indeed.
LET IT WAVE
Auburn Dispatch People may talk about
swinging the bloody shirt, but If men of the I'M
der party are not allowed the ballot, with all it
implies, there is need for its more violent shak-
ing.
THEY DON'T LIKE 1T.
Plymouth Republican: The greatest cause Of
suffering in this oppressed land. according to
Democratic authority, is that we have too much
money on hand and are paying our debts too
rapidly.
DEMAND FOR JUSTICE
Fairmoanr News. The Southern method Of
working ND Democratic majorities should be
exposed till the crack of doom, and the provis-
ions of the United States Constitution rigidly
enforced.
AN APPROPRIATE CHANGE.
Hartford City Times: In view OF the appoint
n emf OF Lamar 10 the supreme DeuCu, Wo WoutO
suggest that Republicans should metamorphose
the old familiar turn the rascals out" into
turn the traitors out"
A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
Warsaw Times: The Southern Democrats
who saw the cold-vave flag for the first time
last week in that latitude thought. from its
back center, that IL was some sort OF Repub-
lican signal to colorsd voters.
AFTERwHILEs.
Goshen News: The fact seems to be just
dlx-v,v hop of pHi
ocrats that the Gray mass meeting in lndianap-
oils did not do the the wisest thing in booming
our Governor for the vice-presidency.
PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Wabash Plain Dealer: Upon the South alone
rests the responsibility for stirring up sectional
strife. Pledging itself to abide by tho result of
the war, it has steadily endsavored to nullify
the great principles for which the war was
fought.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION
Princeton Clarion: The man who has ever
lived neighbor to two old women who jawed
over the back fence will know how to size up
be war, but it will surprise the wranglers more
than anyone else.
DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE.
Lafayette Courier: The difference between
Cleveland and Hill is that the former, while his
acts have been those of a spokesman. his preten-
tions are those of a reformer while Hill makes
pretenson of concealng the fact that he is a
spokesman, both in practice and by profession.
Delphi Journal: If President Cleveland docs
not think Isaac P. Gray fit man to tail-end
the ticket we send him copy of q grave
yard insurance policy. to which lsaac's name
was attached president We are Informed
that Isaac presided with marked ability over
this graveyard company.
POLITICAL PASTIMES
Oxford Tribune: If you grow weary OF wait
ing for the Democratic Congress to reform tho
tariff so it will take all the tax off the wooden
blanket and let it remain on the bloody shirt,
you can occupy your mind in trying to find out
where civil service reform is followed in tho
appointments of the present administration.
MOCK SYMPATHY.
Lebanon Patriot: The Democratic party weep
great crocodile tears about laboring mon, yet
when of these laboring men. because he was
such, defeats their great champion of frce trade,
John G. Carlisle, they refuse a fair investiga-
ton, shut every door and avenue by which it
may be shown that their man Thoebe was
elected.
THE GREAT ISSUE.
Greensburg Review: The right of every man,
white black North South, to vote and
have his vote fairly counted and honestly re-
corded should figure in the next canvass.
Everything that fought for in the sixties
depends on this, and unless it is guaranteed our
Republican form of government is a farce.
VOICE THE BUSINESS MEN.
Lafayette News: The Cleveland followers can
not draw very much comfort from the voice of
representative business men. In every vart of
the country men who represent the great in
dustrial interests are meeting in annual conven-
tions and conferences for the purpose of giving
utterance to the prevailing sentiment against
free trade.