National Republican., 1876-09-05
POLITICAL.


Advices from Indiana state that the excite
ment there runs very high on political affairs.
The people are fully alive to the importance of
tie contest. One correspondent, who is nos
accustomed to over-estimate chances and to
enthuse eztravagautly, says that we shall
carry the State in October by handsome ma
jority.
Indiana is honey-combed with speakers, and
every inch of ground is sharply contested, but
we have them on the hip, and Old "Blue
Jeans 4" linsey wolsey dress does not avail
him. Gen. Harrison revives the memories of
the battle of Tippecanoe and the hsrd-ciler
campaign of 1910, and he raises the same kind
of enthusiasm with which his grandfather
swept the country in that memorable year. He
has splendid war record and "Blue Jeans'
has none.
On one of the recent trips of the steamer
"Arrow" to Mount Vernon, upon which were
nearly four hundred Centennial visitors, u
gentleman of this city, without disclosing his
own political views, conversed with every
voter On board. Among them no less than ten
States were represented, and in the whole
number who expressed their political sentf-
ments only one Democrat was found. He was
q little Michigander, with wheezy voice and
face so wrinkled that it resembled the rump
end of tanned sheep skin. He was very ex.
citable and very loud talker, but perfectly
harmless withal, and with many gesticula-
tions and cross words, be d clared that Michi-
gan would, this fall, give an overwhelming,
sweeping, unprecedented Democratic majority.
At this large majority of the passengers on
board smiled audibly.
The Denver Ne,cs has the following Gan
item appears in many Republican papers to
the effect that when the war broke out Mr..
Hendricks was member of the First Presby-
terian church Of indianapolis, the pastor of
which, DR.. Nixon, preached sermon declar-
ing 1t the duty of loyal and Christian people
to stand by the Government. Upon this Mr..
Hendricks severed his connection with the
church and never returned. This is true, but
it is only half the story. About the same time
the rector of Christ church (Episcopal) in the
same city was secessionst, named Horace
Stringfellow, whose disloyalty was so pro-
bounced that his congregation rather sum-
marily terminated his clerical labors in their
behalf, and he was about to return South
when the rebel element, headed by Thomas A.
Hendricks, organized a church and Installed
Stringfellow as rector. They built house of
worship which they called St. Pauls, but
which was better known by various nick
Damessuggestiye of sympathy with the rebel
lion. Mr.. Hendricks was one of its first yes
trymen, and is now, or was lately, one of its
wardens."
A correspondent says GAS General McClel-
Ian has recently ventured his opinions before
the public why he means to support the Demo
cratic nominations OF 1ilden and Hendricks, we
ask attention to the following extract from
that famous pamphlet, "a copy of which is at
your service, entitled Mcclellan from Balls
Bluff to Antietam,' pages 16 and II, compiled
during tie war, in 1868, from Wilkes New
York Spirit Of the Times, and, judging from
the telling force and apparent honesty of the
writer, it is doubtful if he has changed his
opinions. We, at least, fully agreed with him
then, and we do so now And this the chief
tain who, we are told, is ''great genius" ""a
second Napoleon" "a glorious, gallant and
upconquerable leader" and who we are for
biddan TO discuss, on pain of General IS
suspicion and displeasure. But, to use a CON-
mon phrase, this system of dragooning is
"played OUT" the wand of "Little Mac" is
broken, and the public, which furnishes the
men and foots the bills, is thinking for itself.
We can therefore inform General -, with all
the modesty becoming a civilian, that the peo-
pie of the city of New York in particular have
of late been very busy in forming opinions in
this matter, and we can assure him also that
many of the Eest Democrats among us believe
that if this "gifted' 'chieftain had died year
ago the war would have been over and the
country again happy and united.'"