The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-14

and the hunger and exposure OF the troops
clothed with shoddy coats and often fed
with musty rstions. They did not enlist to
when they returned home, as band
OF serfs marshaled TO the hastings.
Is is but an insult now to
set up any such claim as the stale stuff OF
the speech at Fort Wayne, above alluded
to. It is to be hoped that In the grand
gathering next week in this city the
speakers will be selected for the occasion
whose ability will not be compsssed by the
utterance of stale political slang of past
age, but who may be able, in true, soldier
like spirit, to wake the enthusiasm of the
veteran survivors of the war, and quicken
the memory of patriotic deeds. and not
simply engender partisan hate by political
harangues. Ifthis can not be avoided, and
these reunions must needs become the
stepping stone for some Republican orator
to mount up to the level of public considera-
ton, when he might not otherwise secure a
corporal's guard of hearers, then the SOL
diers had better stay at home.
Massachusetts, has now four candidates for
governor fairly on she track. each one OF
whom will get some votes. First. and the one
that will probably be elected, is Gov. VIM.
CASTOR, the present chief magistrate. He is
a Democrat, an honest man, very popular
man and good governor. Nobody has any
fault to find with his administration nor
any charges TO bring against him of any sort
Second, the regular Republican candidate is
tie Hon. Alexander II. Rice, formerly popu-
lar as mayor of Boston, man of bust
ness character and integrity, but not pos.
sessed of magnetic power to hold the some
what ragged Republican party to his sup
port. He was very closely pushed in his
nomination by DR.. George B. Loring, whose
numerous friends among the rural populs-
ton do not take his defeat In the convention
with a good grace. Their support of The
nominee will be a cool aud reluctant sup
port II, indeed, they fall into line at all
Many will not. The prohibitionists are q
pretty self-willed crowd in Massachusetts
and not insignificant in numbers. They
are determined to rebnke the Republican
leaders for abandoning Talbot, and have
made formal nomination OF Mr.. John
Baker, of beverly. as the candidate of tn
prohibitionists. 1t is conceded that thi
squad will be drawn from those who should
support Rice, as very few ii any Democrat
have any pretext tor going back on Gov
CASTOR. Nobody expects it. Then there il
the labor party, about thirty OF whom go
together at Worcester on the Oh and chos'
Mr.. Wendell Phillips as their candidate
In an address before the prohibitionists Mr.
Phillips, knowing the small show for him
said: "Some temperance men wish to vot'
for me. All 1 say now is, don's vote fo
Rice" la short, the exertiens of the TIVE
little parties will be, not to elect their owl
candidates, which they know to be impossi
BILE, but to compass the defeat of Rice. L
is to be presumed that IN this object they
have strength enough TO ensure success
Gov. CASTOR will, therefore, probably be re
elected, and, il so, nobody will be muci
sorry, not even the Republicans, except TIT
few leaders who organize and conduct th'
campaign.