, 1874-07-13

THE "6HAN0E" MOVEMENT.
What tho influence OF this will be, mono can
toll worry c1early; hut there ara over 100000
1natnuora OF tue PatrouR Of Huahandry IN tho
State, and despite all ofrorta to restrain tho1n,
at every mootiug OF Grange. at oyory District
Convocation, and at the scores upon soores OF
pcnica held this year, politics and otlico-holdors
hive boom tho fruitful tholnos Of discussion.
According to my thinking. tho Changers aro
looking more clouely to the officers TINT impinge
upon them in tnoir overyday-life.- county
and township Officials. the Clerks, aud Sheritts,
and Commissioners, whose feos and taxes aro
perfectly bowiidering and ovorpowering whoro
closely studied. predict atrango oyerturning
md broakinR. up OF "Court-IIoNao Rings" no
uattes whct her they bo Of Republican or Demo-
cratio metal. Wherever tho party in power las
nominated candidates. with the smell OF the Court
House abr ,ut thor garments there will tho party
manager DO surprised to find. when the votea
arc coup. ted out that their bostlaid scomas hava
fallon through. While this unrest aud political
frskiD css will have an influence upon Congress
siona'i aud general tickote, incino to the opin-
lon That, on tho average, It will be very slsght
for Republican and Democratic dssa1eotion will
b',lance each othor tho State over. Tho Domoc-
ucy will bo put to their stumps to mako State
t1cket tnaE WILL SERIOUSLY tnIeAton tno Pfosent
State officers, who wo1e elected simultaneously
with Gov. Hendricks.
Tho State Republican Convention took strong
| ground in favor Of
LOCAL OPTION LAM,
with recovery Of damages agninBt the seller for
any injury resulting from the use Of the liquor
! Ee aells This Commits tho purity to advance
temperance legislation. md oqectln!ly cuts OF
all German support, or TINT class OF German
| support for whioh the Republican party in for
| mer years Inns 10 coquettod aud cajo1od. This
| question will provo local disturbance, him-
! ply, II tho Bo-caIled temperance peopla, who
hayo seourd victory in tue Republican PLATFORM
rll evidence their faith in restrictive legislation
polls, In Evansville, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne.
large M p'' por cent ff u rationalstio '' aormaps
sad : still larger ono or young an1
freedom !" jnmncntly i.nponlod by xsiat aru
lnowu Us temperance and Sunday laws. tho Do
1nocracy, GU platform OF ucense, will MAKO ill.,
roads upon tho Republican roto but, III tic
rural districts md alnalor towB the loas VIII 10
made up by tho ela't inspired into 1iepub!ican
Worhers, aud by positive acocssions Of strength
from the temperance Democrats. hut ii tho
tompornnco people hold aloof. trusting in tho
GOD OF unttles rather than In ballots, tic whole
| Btato Will 70. from Republican control with a
| "Rwuah," aud alt calculations bo swopt away aH
| By Mill River fnundation of free beer.
:. Tho groatess degteo Of iutora6t Wlll uontre In
the
| CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE TIc1Ers-
the former tor the reason TINT it iH tho first olcc-
| tlon under tho new appoytionne1t. and. i'll q
| measure, uncertain In several of tho new din.
trots; aud tic latter by reaAon OF tic dependence
| OF United 8tatos Senator, to succeed Heuator
Pratt, upon tho political complexion of the Gon-
oral Assembly. II tho Republicans carry n Inn.
jority, Pratt will sucoeod himself; it tie Dou,oc-
raoy, 4 host Of candidates will spring up, prom-
Uncut umong them being tho Hon. Joaeph f. Mo-
Dona1d, Of this city. Hendricks IL ont for Ills
resignation Of the dubernGtorial oflca would de-
| volYo 1t upon I.iot.-lov. Soxton, q Ropublican.
| Leaving Legislative speculation. 1t will 10 Of
interest to glance over the Congressional t1[A-
trictH, iu ali Of which, with q measurable degree
Of certai1ty, tho candidates and tho probabilities
| can now bs determined.
/ TIE FIRST DISTRICT.
Tho First District IL now composed OF tho
| Counties of l'oAoy, Vandorburg, WaElok, 8pen-
Ger, Porry, and ulbHol. Tho old district Gill;
! bracod tho san.a countlos, with tho addition OF
Dayiess Knox, and piko. hlr. Niblack Is tho
Representative at proApnt Of tho First District
but Io III loglslatod out, aud Aenoo there III an
| "opeu field" In tho now FirHt. Two yours ago
tho Republicans placed Mr.. William llsiman, a
/ wealthy QotMan manufacturer, Of Evansville IN
tho field, aud lla succeeded II, reducing Mr. Nib
lacA'B majority to n moro sung, His popularity,
and tho careful oanyAAs 10 n,als Of tho district,
account for tue paradox that the col,.ltlaH OF tho
! nav district EaYp Gay. If0ndrickI majority
| Of VOC, Nhiip Mr., uoill1Ru carried them BY QH3