The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-17
HEPOLITICAL CALDRON,
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE LATE
GATHERING.
ONLY A QUESTION.

Curry, by the grace Of God and the voters of |
the republican party, the secretary of state
for the State of Indiana, has laid aside his
official duties for the time being, and allied /
himself most earnestly and actively with the 1
women's movement in the cause of temper
ance. The prayers of the reverend Office
holder are said to be of an unusually fervent |
and lengthy character, calculated to- over
whelm the most obdurate saloon keepers /
with an agonizing sense of their total depray- |
ity. This course of the Rev. Mr.. Curry will !
doubtless receive the approval OF large pro- !
portion of his party friends, the temperance |
idea being In reality indigenous to the re-
publican party, as, indeed, is every other !
idea OF strictly moral or pious nature, so
to speak. But how will it be with that 9th
er class of republicans who are not averse, |
on occasions, to convivial enjoyment, and
who believe, as matter of hygiene as well
as pleasure, that there is virtue in moderate
indulgence? We simply state the facts, and
ask the question without any further refer
ence to Mr.. Curry, than the fact that he will
of course. De candidate for reelection next
fall. That is all.
VOTES AYE.
From the Logansport Start
Indianapolis is agitating the removal of
the state university from Bloomington to
that city. We have long been in favor of
removing the university from that old, moss
covered village of Bloomington to some
other place in the state. Bloomington is al
most inaccessible during the greater part eff
the year, except by line of balloons. The
town is one OF the relics of the past ages,
and the college never will amount to any,
thing while it is hidden away in that ancient
place. We are not certain that the capital
is the place for it, but if the general govern
ment will donate the arsenal grounds to the
state for that purpose, we say indianapolis
by all means.
DELUsIoN AND SNARE.
From the Anderson Herald.1
At the call of E. S. Alvord, chairman of
the democratic state central committee, the
wheel horses of the old party met at Indian
apolis on Wednesday, to prepare themselves
by counsel with each other for the work OF
the coming campaign. 1t is seriously to be
doubted whether they are equal to the
emergency. Welded to an empty name,
unable to comprehend the mighty moral
and political revolutions which are in pro
gress, they doubtless confined their atten-
ton to the exploded issues of the past, and
have returned to their homes hugging tie
their bosoms the anti-progressive ideas
which have so often proven to them delu-
sion and snare.
II THE GENERAL VERDICT.
!, From The Ligonier National Banner.
Hon. Michael c. Kerr has consented to be-
come a candidate for congress from the New
Albany district. Being the sblest political
economist of the entire west. and one of the
: pnrest statesmen in the country, he should
not only be honored with a unanimous nom.
? ination but also with a unanimous election
Republicans as we'll as democrats are inter.
ested in being represented by man caPa
) BILE of competing with the strongest minds o.
the east, and the district being largely dem
licans should not thus compliment the mos
useful man who ever represented Indiana il
congress.
BEST APPOINTMENT.
CFrom the Evansville CI0urier.)
The result of the meeting of the demo
cratic state central committee at Indisnapo
lis, on Tuesday last, was II every sens
most gratifying. Representative men iron
all parts of the state were in. attendance, ant
Ssuestions that came before use committe
, were discussed by the best intelligence an,
9 character of the party. Hon. z S. Alvord
who has so long and faithfully served tn
committee as chairman, resigned the posi-
? ten and was succeeded by the Hon. JOSEPH
}, E. Mcdonald. perhaps the best appoint
(; ment that could have been made. We pub
+ lish elsewhere some of the particulars of thu
, meeting.
2 A "HAPPY VEIN"
From the Franklin Heraidil
The address of the state central 'eommitte,
3 issued to-day, has the ring of the odd honest
1 democratic metal in it, and still bros,
= enough to enable all opposed to the thievin
8 radical ring in power to standup Tn
g granIers will be with us, becaus,
s honestly, they cannot go elsewhere
Q The aims, objects and principles o
s the party, is their creed. The plat
r. --l<. H. - I'll -
It our old time-honored democratic faith. TIL
q allied powers are spontaneously kOEoge nj
= Gus. notwithstanding the efforts of % few rad
n ical trieksters in this county to- make
l. otherwise. Such a trick of radical
v chicanery is not attempted in any othe
9 county in the state, nor in the whole ma
d ton. But it is now thoroughly understood
;, and Will catch no suckers.
d THE "wREsTING" BUSINESS,
q [rrOnl the Rochester Sentinel
t Hon. E S. Alvord, who has served in tn
l. capacity of chairman of state committee 10
the PAST four years, rendered his resignation
which was accepted, and Hon. Joseph
o Mcdonald, man in whom VS. have tn
o. utmost confidence a man of ability and a
d honest and faithful worker for the interest
o of the party, was chosen to fill that high ant
q responsible position. With concert of &C
h ton and q harmonious convention, we cal
a again wress the HoOsier state frem.the hand
! Dian .extravagant and untrustworthy party
8 Just after Blue river, crossing this side o
It Mprristown, the train ran off dletrack at {
r switch opening The tender, baggage car
. and smoking car turned overan embank
/, ment about tsn or twelve fset high. Th
: second snd last passenger coach did not q
s hcompletely over, owing to ths-engineers en-
t. fdeavons to stop the train as sson as possible
l. EIt remained at an angle of about forty hive
b Edegress, which, in ALI probabilities
! fsaved many lives as The cars wsr
y FILLED with passengers The pass
' Iengers and employees IN the smokiB
. and baggage car all escaped nnry, with tn
O exception OF a few who received Sigh
I. bruises. The engine ran On for some dis
g ttanes after the crash, and the engineer fear
}. ing that it would also upset. jumped, an
O thereby sustained pretty serious mi uries
u upon his arm and back. Trains were sen