The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-27

During short visit to the Santinel office
on Monday Judge Holman C aayersed freely
on the political prospects. In his oninion
the only hope for the cou' airy isiu ecopomv
as the national and loo Al governments are
now the most extrava CANT in the world. 1t
Is iole 10 Talk OF any Improvement in the
CONDITION OF affairs until the burdens of
taxation are light med. 1t will be the duty
OF the next cong ress to cut down the ordi.
nary expenses OF the government, at least
iorty minor :, which reduction can be
Drought aoo at without hsmpering the ad :
ministratif n in the slightest degree. The
TASK OF 10 smajOrity during the coming win
Ter VIII - to secure this retrenchment, and
at the Ssne time make 1t plain that the end
sougf rs simply the public good and not the
emp yrassment of political opponents. II
Br' stow, Pratt and Jewell continue their
Fr esent reforms honestly and perseveringly
AZ, Holman thinks it will not be necessary
for congress to devote itself very sssidu-
0usly to investigation. If those gentlemen
make the work of reformation
thorough, there would be only one
purpose gained by exposing all the past rss-
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! litical disgrace OF republicdnism. As for the
} currency question, Mr.. Holman considers
the sentiment of the people of the West
and South very strongly in favor OF green
, backs in preference to national bank notes
and he is of the opinion that a majority OF
the representatives in congress are inclined
to the same view. He holds firmly to the
greenbsck theory himself, although unwil-
ling to contemplate an initiation of the cur
rency, as tending to public and private ex-
travagance. The resumption OF specie pay
ments he regards as an impossibilty with q
circulating medium of over $500, 900. On
the whole, this issue is the one most danger
Gus to party unity which tho next congress
will be called upon to handle, but as the
Senate holds the power of defeating any &C
ton which the House may take, the matter
may not be pushed to definite contest. AS
TOR the speakership, Mr.. Holman considers
il probable that the contest will narrow
down to Kerr and Randall, with the
prospect in favor of the former. RandalIs
chief claim to recognition is his gallant fight
against the force bill, which Sam enjoyed,
partly because he was fighting wrong, and
partly because he loved hilibustering for its
own sake. The success OF congress depends
mainly, in Mr.. Holman's opinion, upon the
construction of four or five of the principal
] committees. Without serious blunder on
the part ofthe democracy during the winter,
the triumph of the party at the next presi-
Dental election is a foregone conclusion.
Mr. Holman makes this declaration not
withstanding the fact that he is fully con-
WINGED that tho republicans will put their
best candidate, Minister WashburDe, in the
field. That gentleman can unite in his sup
port, as no other nominee can, the whole
power of the administration, as well as all
the independent newspapers. from the
Springfield Republican to the Chicago
Tribune. If the third term project fails
Washburne Will step to the front with
this solid support, and with good personal
record. Even in that event the prospect of
success for the democracy is unclouded.