The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19
OUTSIDE OPINIONS.

For presidential purposes the state OF
Maine. with Thomas b. Reed as one or It's
citizens. is far enough west TO suit the views
of a great many good republicans. 1t is
several degrees west of Indiana, at any
rate.-St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat
1t is alleged in behalf of the fugitive, the
Rev. Conrad Haney, that disseminating the
tobacco habit produced a disturbed mental
condition. rendering him in a degree II
responsible for his acts. The deep and scar
let criminality Of Sir Walter Raleigh IN IN
PRODUCING the use of tobacco among white
men receives another cOnfirmatory Illus
tration.-Chicago Herald.
If. as by a miracle, those congressional
dry bones should take on a new lease OF
life repeal the dfferential on sugar, place
iron ore and coal on the free list, put into
operation the Cleveland-Carlisle plan Of cur
rency reform and establish clOture in the
senate. then indeed would democracy, but
slightly disfigured. re-enter the ring IN 1896
with hope renewed and courage restored.
But can those dry bones rattle or be rat
tied again.-Louisville Times.
There is apparently a determination on
the part Of the hackers Of the Nicaragua
canal scheme 10 force that measure of pub
lie spoliation through the senate during the
short session in defiance Of the strong pub
lie sentiment against repeating the follles
into which the government fell in the Pa
cific railroad cases. The intelligent people
Of the country are thoroughly familiar with
the fact that the proposed bond guarantee
Of 500, 900, 900 pledges the government TO
a debt which may amount, when the pay
ments of principal and interest are con-
sidered. to near 5000, 900, 0OO.-St. Louis Re
public.
One of the cunning pretenses Of the
Nicaragua canal lobby in Washington Is
that England is seeking the opportunity to
dig a canal through Central America. That
the English are not much given to this sort
of enterprise was seen in the matter OF the
Suez canal. in which they declined to make
any investment until its success, CONNER
cially and financially, had been completely
assured. When the English government
would not subsidize the Manchester canal,
il is not likely to throw any money into a
ditch in Central American after witnessing
the Panama canal experiment Of France
Philadelphia Record.
Metropolitan conditions are such that rev.
enue can be drawn from any howell however
squalid. 1t is not necessary that 1t should
be comfortable or that il should be clean
if only it will shelter misery from the
worst inclemencies Of the seasons. As long
as this is true those who manage their
property ION strict business principles can
hardly be persuaded that 1t viii pay to
replace novels with houses mt for the homes
of decent and self-respecting people Can
Trinity church afford to do less-should 1t
be permitted to do less-than TO set all such
landlords the good example they 50 badly
need? Is there more concrete example
of the golden rule Of Christianity than the
creation and proper care of safe and SAM
tary habitations for the poor?-N. Y.
World.
The Fall River mills, it is reported. are
buying and storing large quantities of cot
ton on account OF the current low prices
and most of them have now a years sup
ply secured. II is prudent ana wise action
on the part Of our Yankee friends. There
can be no question, we think, that cotton
at 5 or 51k cents a pound is below the
average cost Of production, while many
farmers cannot produce it for less than to
Z cents. 1t is very probable that the next
crop will be smaller than this years crop,
and ii will be considerably smaller if prices
do not advance considerably before plant
ing time The Fall River buyers are per-
fectly safe in making a years purchase
ahead. and they will probably make large
profit by their venture. Southern mills
which are in position to do so would do well
to follow their example.-Charleston News
and Courier