The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THERE may be some political idiots who will
nor believe Mr.. Blaine until he declines again,
but there ought not to be.-Chicago Journal
SENATOR VOORHEES, made high bid for the
second place the ticket. He does not pro-
pose that Gray shall represent Indlana.-Na-
tionAl Republican.
INDIANA is not State where the Democracy
are strong enough 20 afford the luxury of such O
the Mcdonald and Gray factions.-Boston Jour
nal
WHATEVER may be the explanation, the fact
remains that Democrat is heard Dragging
gains of his party in Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel
THE New York Independent announces that
it will oppose the reelection of Mr. Cleveland.
We expect that Mr.. George William Curtis will
insist that the Independent shall change its
nane.-Kansas City Journal
I'VE New York Sun declares that Blaine Ia
about TO issue proclamation that he wculd not
run il nominated. lie he does. some of the
mugwump papers will still insist that he Ia
candidate. Philadelphia Inquirer.
CIvIL-sERvIcE reform means taxing tho minor
Offices out of politics and keeping politics out of
the Offices This Is democratic and business
like. The Democratic party will greatly miss it
in going back TO the spois doctrine now that it
is in power-New York World (Dem.I
THE President gees bravely on vetoing private
pension bills. but it is to be observed that his
veto messages are less convulsively humorous
than they were year ago The comic pension
veto, like Mr. Cleveland's boom among the old
soldiers, is thing of the pask-Philadelphia
Press.
ADMITTING that trust is bad thing, be-
cause it prevents competition in business. IS not
a trades-union any other society of laboring
men formed TO regulate wages and prevent
competition likewise a bad thing} And it COM
binations of capitalists ought to be condemned
ana restricted by law, ought not the comolua-
tions OF laboring men to be subjected to
similar repressve processl-New York Sun.
THE cause for the radical change of political
opinion in Rhode Island as shown by the elec-
ton of a Republican Governor several weeks
ago. is becoming more and more apparent The
Democrats of that State have instructed their
national delegates for Cleveland and have prac-
tically Endorsed his free trade heresies- By
putting two and two together you frequently
get great deal of information. Denver Re-
publican.
THE length and closeuess of the struggle over
the Crosby high-license bill have been useful In
showing the fact that the Republican party in
this State is at last controlled by its best ee
ments, and that the Is per cent. who are against
the saloon" have taken control of their party,
and mean TO keep that control and TO make sup-
port of the temperance measures of the party a
condition OF party support of them.-New York
Mail and Express.
IT has been discovered by the Iowa total alb
stinence people that prohibition doesn't prohibit
In that State. and that an amending political
warfare will have to be waged against the
rum power" lest the hibitory law should in
time fall into obsolescence and decay. Yet.
with this strong moral incentive to action, only
nineteen out OF ninety nine counties were repre-
scented at the recent Prohibition State conven-
ton in Iowa.-Phladelphia Record
WE are not now arguing for or against the
propriety Of a denomination of Mr.. Blaine.
That question laid on the table by Mr..
Blaine himself. 1t cannot be further discussed.
We are simply considering ~ his with
drawal sincere2 and (2l will the party disregard
it, The former gu estion answer in the af
frmative, of course. and the latter emphatically
in the negative. The situation is not one of inn
agination, but of simple facts. Mr.. Blaine's
candidacy is morally impossible The effect
OF his own act has been that which he presented
as its purpose, and anyone who thinks that the
American people fail to see this. that they
would lower themselves and their country in a
movement which could put truth and honor to
shame. insults as well rs misunderstands them.
They would not elect Mr. Blaine now.-Phila-
delphia North American