The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24
COMMENT AND OPINION.

IT is said that Chairman Mills of the ways
and means committee, persists in wearing seam
ton.
IT is not the hand that rocks the cradle. but
the hand that neve- had the opportunity to
rock the cradle tina: wants 20 rule the country.
-Nashyille American
WHEN Mills gets his bill through, the coun-
try Will have neither revenue, nor Surplus nor
character. nor means of defense, and that seems
co be what the Democratic party wants-Min-
neap0iis Tribune.
Projection to tia American ballot against
fraud. and American labor against foreign CAPT.
tai will be written on the standard of the Re-
publican party, and that standard will carry
them victory in Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
4 IT was very badly oyerdons in Louisiana.
The South Carolina Democrats wcald be
coming mp with So 600 maiority is little too
much. But it shows bow badly scared the Demo.
cratic man ayers were.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
PRAY for my relief said the suffering EN-
peror of one of the greatest empires of modern
history. An American citizen who enjoys good
health. and who is enabled by the American
standard of living TO be comfortable in his own
home. need not envy any potentate on earth.
New York Press.
THE Democrats press talks about the fidelity
of Louisaus to the Democratic party. L does
not tell u.s. however. that this fidelity" is the
result of treason the principles of liberty and
of the subversion of the rights of . large class
of citizens by means that every civilized man
must look with indignation and horror.-New
York Tribune.
WE ses that Br'er Randall is on hand at all
the Democratic caucuses of the House with the
regularity of odtsmer. Just the same we
have nowhere seen intiraation that Brer Randall
has let go his grip on that club with which he
intends to make a crack at the Mills bill
as Its head gets fairly above the surface.-De-
troit Tribune.
If we are in danger of becoming English, or
French, or German. Irish. anything but
American-and it sometimes looks that way
it wouldn't be bad idea to hang up the coat-of
arms of the Commonwealth and the star
spangled banner in every school-room in Massa-
cbusetts We cannot begin too early TO teach
patriotism. -Sprinfield Union.
THE ignorance of Mills concerning stockings is
no greater than the general ignorance concern
ing tin plates cotton ties. jute f1ax woods and
hundred other details of the tariff. Americans
make nearly everything that Americans need.
The tariff law is no LONGER in aid OF the begin
nings of great industries. but in maintenance of
vested interests and of high wages for the work
ingmen.-Yew York Mail and Express.
BEFORE Mr.. Joseph Cnamb erlain comes to
this country again, whether to WOO or TO woe,
he must discard the English trick of wearing
one eyeelass and put on two. joined by an hon
est band across the bridge of his nose. and then
he may be able TO see more Americans that ap
prove of MIR Gladstones policy than he was
able to discover among those who Toasted him
IN the leading cities Boston Advertiser
THE great gathering Of distin guished men at
Mr.. Conkling's funeral was no more remarkable
for It's numbers than for the many shades of DO
litical opinion Represented. It il a healthy
phase Of our American political life that parti-
animosiiies. though bitter and persistent
enough toward any during his active ca
reer, stop short at the door of the chamber of
suffering and utterly vanish In the presence of
death. Boston Journal.
If Winchesters are necessary to secure
honest election in New Orleans. what is 20 be
expected of the interior parishes. where the Re-
pubicans are mostly negroes and without or
gauizationl Take Handles parish. for instance.
with % 600 population, returning 1000 votes.
The New Orleans eiactioE, however, was q hone
fnl sign. Itindicated Independence and division
among the whites When the whites divide the
blacks will foliowssuit.s Then and not till then
will there be fair eiections and honest counts in
the cotton belt.-1aabany Express.
NEITHER of these men. any other whom
Mr.. Cleveland will appoint. think Judge
Waite thought concerning tho constitutional
and political oucgtions which reach tbs Supreme
Court OF the United States MIR Grays training
in the Delaware school Is as bad. IA some as
poets. II II possible for American to have
and Mr. Phelps's attitude OF habitual opposition
TO the clean ard fair Repubicanism which jus
tin 5. Morrill, and George f. Edmunds have so
long tyEiied, hardly marks him mach IN
sympathy with the course of American AFFAIRS
since 1860 Whoever may be nominated for the
vacant high place, there will be little room Tor
| lively satIsfaetiou.r-ph Philadelphia American.