The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-18
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Now that every little "Confedrit x Roads" in
Dixie is to have 100000 government building,
Tribune.
JOHN SHERMAN is now preparing to capture
the Chicago convention. His campaign is famil
iarly spoken of as Sherman's march to C.-New
York World.
ONE of the funny complications of politics is
the talk about Neal Dow as the Democratic
candidate for Mayor OF Portland. Rum did 1t.
Boston Herald.
The surprise Of the Democratic boomers at
Mr. Blaines letter is not remarkable. To them
a man who throws aside sure thing seems little
short of insane. Philadelphia Press.
SIX political murders have been committed in
Louisiana since the opening of the campaign.
1t must be dull and spiritless campaign, as 600
is the usual figure at this stage of the game.
Minneapolis Tribune.
WITH seventy-fve Republican clubs organ
lied in Vermont having 10000 members. the
boast that that State will give %, 900 Repub-
lican majority In September does not appear to
be idle.-Boston Journal.
THE business of coal mining in Pennsylvania
is more under its [Congress'sl control than
the business of shoemaking in Massachusetts.
Any Investigation" of either by Congress is an
impertinence-New York Times
DR. MCGLYNN objects to despot in Russia.
but he doesn't at all object to despot in the
Anti-povertv Society. provided he can be the
despot. After all. there is good deal of hu-
man nature in most men.-New York Tribune.
Mr. BLAINE. like all great public leaders. has
injndic;ous friends. Those Jealous adherents
of his who say that if he does not allow the
of his name they can have no heart in the cam
paign do think twice before they speak.
Boston Journal.
IL the Nation is TO assume the duty of educat-
ing the people of the South who need it. the De-
mocracy may cease to weep over the surplus
revenue, which seems such extraordinary
thing to them, and has given them so much sor-
ow.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Mr. BLAINE's language in declining to be a
candidate for the presidency, subject TO the de-
cisiou Of the Republican national convention, is
singularly forcible. clear and convincing to all
except those who have cultivated a feeling of
veuomous animosify to the man.-Cinclnnatl
Commercial Gazette.
SOME day no doubt the workingmen will
awake tn. sense of the manner in which they
have been cheated and deluded OF Labor lead
ers;r but it is hard to see what will open the
eyes of the miners of Pennsylvania If the expert
epce they now undergoing does not have
that effect.-New York Times.
The violation of the principles OF fair vots
and an honest count in the Southern States is a
living issue. and an issue that directly concerns
the peace and prosperity of those States. Ii 1t
is allowed to go by default, the representation
of majority of the Southern States will be
held by citizens and families who imagine they
have a outcaim deed the seats for lfe
REPRESENTATION, as we understand IL in the
North will not exist il. the South.-New York
| Press
OUTSIDE the Democratic party Henry George
hasn't friend in the world. liz he were to rur
| for Mayor of New York to-day he woud get but
| one vote and that his own. DIR. McGlynn still
| labors on along the old line, and suggests the
nomination of Congressman Smith. of this city,
| been betrayed by the self-seekinc demaeoeus
/ Henry George, and his life has been wrecked
/ through the selfish cunning Of that migrate
--Milwaukee Sentinel