The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-20
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WArTED-A few drunkards and inhdels who
can reform without becoming evangelists.
isvilie Commercial
WAGES in this country are double what they
are in Sree-trade England. This applies to
cry kind of labor. Our farmers are infinitely
better off than the British farmers. Atlanta
Constitution.
THE protective system has built up manu-
factories and has given the people all sorts Of
wearin g-apparel at low rates. What folly it is
to deny this when the proofs are everywhere.
Chicago Inter Ocean
THE Cleveland administration has been just
well as liberal in it's pension policy, and the
President has never hsstated to nse his author
ity to prevent iiberality from degenerating into
largess.-St Louis Republican
For President in 1885, Mr.. Barnes, of New
York; for Vice president Mr. Potter, of Texas.
This iA one hundred and fftieth and last
ticket We now turn the matter over 70 the
Chicago eonvention.-St- Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf.
THE manner in which all congressional work
is now being twisted to serve the Presidents
elsctioneering schemes is an interesting illustra
ton of Democratic ingenuity, but just tride
humiating when considered national legisla-
tion.-Evening Wisconsin.
No man who ever got up at q public meeting
and denounced Abraham Lincoln as "a third
rate country lawyer who has torn the last leaf
out of the Constitution should ever be made
Chief-sustiae Of the United States. And that
puts the Hon. e. j. Phelps. of Vermont, out of
the question. Philadelphia Press.
SEVERAL of the New York papers are pokine
fun at editor Shepard. of the Mail and Express,
because in each days paper he publishes
at him If they please, but the editor who gives
New York readers daily passages from the Bible
slows that he knows better what lie news to
them than they do.-Chieago Herald.
FoR the sake of freedom to think. and free
dom to speak. O'Brien again goes to jaiI He is
the Patrick Henry of Ireland. Give him lib
erty OK death. To smother free speech Is to put
a man in living tomb. When tongues cleave
Tf1f hoS of AFf hA hmm hen md or
till tken will free speech be successfully pro-
hibitee Inquirer.
TAKIEG il altogether We have never had in
the history of our government, in the most i'm
portrait Cabinet position, a man who had such
perfecs idea of how not to do it, SO far as
home interests are concerned, Mr.. Bayard.
He has managed to bungle every question that
has come into his hands for settlement. and his
action in this Canadian fisheries matter caps the
climax of his compstency.-Pittsburg Chron-
icle.
PHELPS is good lawyer, but not superior 60
. a dozen others in either of the old States Were
that honor of the Ichief iusticeshipI to be given
him. ii would not be through any superior. legal
atsaininents, but because, when the life of the
Nation hung upon thread he did what he
could TO give aid and comfort to bis countrys
enemies For Mr.. Clevelands own fame he
had better never make that nomination Salt
Lake tribune
papers show to disparage certain of their cham
pions ia Congress at this time is not to be COM
menuel. ne SnOulQ not De 16crIed Dy mis-
friendh until he has had an opportunity to STOW
what Il; in him. 1t would be silly. also, as well
as discourteouE. to do So because there is no
good reason 10 believe that any other Demo
cratic member of the committee would, in
Millss place, do better than Mills can do--St
Louis Globe Democrat
In reality. and after making the necessary al
lowaEees the ratio of voters to population does
not materially differ in the two sections and if
the coiored Republicans in the South were al
lowed 10 vote and the ballots were counted there
would act De one-third more votes in Northern
congre ssiona1 district than there are in South
ern cns, nor. as q rule any more. It is political
persecution that cuts down the Southern vote
and makes the South solid for party There
is no blinking or rubbing out that damning fact
Chicago Tribune.
THE re IS no longer any excuse for not apply
ing tho diaposable surplus in the Treasury the
purchase Of bonds Both houses havs expressed
the opinion in Identical language that the act or
1882. sut horizing tho Secretary OF thu Treasury
to Apply the surplus IN his discretion to the pur-
chase IF bonds is still IN full force and effect.
Although this action is not concurrent, the fact
that il Is identical IL quite sufficient 20 remove
any doubtthat the executiys may hare enteF-
tanned thaf the art IN question was intended 70
be and remain IN fall force until repealed.
-Chietgo Tines.