The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
COMMENT AND OPINION.

MORMONIsM is alert, earnest. constantly
adding to its numbers, and by no means in
the mOribund state which is sometimes rep
sented to be the case. The serpent is
scotched, not killed.-Troy On. ~ Times.
THAT there was a gradual deterioration
of the postal service of the country under
the Cleveland administration is a fact that
cannot be disputed. President Harrison
sensibly tries to put things right again by
restoring the efficient officials that Grover
Cleveland deposed.-Buffalo Commercial.
WHATEVER may be the value to a party
to be demonstrated that the struggle over
the division of them after they are won
more than Offsets it. Shrewd political
managers will see after q while that the
doctrines of civil-service reform are as ben
fetal to the discipline of party as they are
to the efficiency of the government service.
louisville Commercial.
THERE is no more urgent duty upon
Americans who go abroad han to impress
upon all with whom they meet the faulty
of much of the immigration which now
takes place from foreign countries. Skilled
laborers and farmers with a little capital
are welcome, but America cannot afford
much longer to receive ar infix of pOpula-
ton which will be so much dead lumber on
her hands.-ChicagO Journal.
1T would be a striking illustration of
Democratic ~incapacity in legislation If it
hOulo DlON l1a viz NOl lt0uou1 NhlOll
was designed to prohibit pooling arrange
ments 1.-THE interstate law, and which, in
deed. was supposed by Mr.. Reagan and
some others to be of greater value for that
turn out to have established and legalized
a stronger pool than the railroads could
otherwise have Organized.-New York
Tribune.
On one poiut there can be no question,
and that is that the time is ripe for the
Southern voters who believein a protective
tariff to come to an understanding and
agree upon some fixed line of policy. For
ourselves we can see no good reason why,
so long as the tariff is the chief issue which
divides the parties, the Southern protec-
tionists who are now Democrats should not
openly and firmly renounce free trade and
bOurbonism, and avOw themselves Repub-
Hcans.-Boston Journal.
If we hadn't a ship on the high seas it is
worth while for Bismarck to consider the
spirit and temper of a free people as in large
degree making up for the lack of imple-
ments of war. The intelligence and patri-
Otism of the citizens of this country is
quite equal to the task of building up /
navy of formidable proportions in ample
season to cope with Overwhelmed, taxi
our rights in Samoa demand the clash Of
arms.-New York Graphic.
In times of war it Is necessary that the
plans and intentions of the government
should be kept as secret as possible in or
der to prevent the enemy from gaining any
information which might prove useful to
him in checking or overthrOwing them; if
secret sessions could in any way fulfill this
end, it is far better that they should by no
means be wholly abolished. Because an
institution has sometimes Objectionable
features is not always a good reason for do
ing away with it.-BOstOn Advertiser.
The administration does not pretend to
know more or to be better than the party
that created it. 1t respects the Republican
party and seeks to honor and strengthen
it. 1t is thoroughly American in instinct
and purpose. 1t knows what to do and
how to do it. 1t is to-day one of the strong
est and most popularity approved admins
trations the Nation ever had, and we be-
lieve that history will record it as one of
the very best, The Nation made no mis-
take when it elected Benjamin Harrison
Observation-Disclosures (Kan.) Times.
CORNERS IN food always put up prices
and never reduce them except when the
combination breaks down. The monopo-
lies which patents create seldom concede
anything to the consumer except under
compulsion. The way has not yet been
devised by which law can encourage the
most productive use of abundant capitalin
manufactures and enterprise and at the
same time secure the community the bene-
fits of free competition. But the growth
and greed of trusts" are forcing legislators
to study whether means cannot be provided
to that end.-Utica IN. " Herald.