Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-07
TUESDAYS BATTLE,

pated.
Indianapolis Correspondence Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The State of Indiana has been more rid
den by the politicians and party managers
within its limits than any other State in the
Union. Every movement on either side
seems to be personal one. They make he
roes and demigods of their great men, and
are liable to throw political creeds aside at
any time to follow in the leadership of a
man they consider great. It is men rather
than principles with them. The Republi-
cans of year ago we're 'sMorton men, and
would have followed that great leader of
men anywhere he chose to go, and never
questioned his authority to lead chem.
The Democrats of to-day are Hendricks
men or Voorhees, men, and it makes
no difference what these leaders do, they
are sure to have the Endorsement of the peo-
pie of their State. The Greenbackers are
Buchanan men-ssPlan'' Buchanan, mean
and, although he has in a measure been
lost to sight, though to memory he would be
dear at Sl pound, gross weight, still, if
Plan sounds his old tin horn, he can almost
any day rally the boys who have been his
followers the last eight or ten years. This
is peculiar trait among the Hoosier people,
They are worshippers, and will fellow
their leader with the blind devotion of a
flock of sheep.
What troubles the Republicans just now is
that they have no leader to speak of. Ben
Harrison ought to be, but he isn't liked well
enough; Godlove s. Orth wants to be, but he
has been debauched, and isn't regarded as
safe to bring into the family circle; Judge
Gresham is in the way of being, but he is
too young in political experiences; Will Cum
back would be, perhaps, but for his boysh
name and immature nature; Judge Martin
dale might be but for his jolly red nose and
suspicion that he is good fellow; Bill
Holloway possibly, but for his being post
master and brother-in-law of Morton; Col
fax was once, but nevermore. But then,
why pursue the subject further?
THE STATE CAMPAIGN,
| am told, has been worked up for all there
was in it by the candidates, both Congress
sional, local and State, and f r as little as
could be made of it by the people at large.
There has been speaking on every stump
and at every cross roads, and the number
of warning voices that have been raised in
every Iart of the land, has been without
precedent. The people, however, have not
enthused to the boiling point, and there
| isn't warmth enough in either party to dis
pei the ch1lliness Of the October wealth
er. Even Godlove Orth with bis
grievances and his lime-kiln is
scarcely able to keep one
corner of his district respectfully warm.
With Lew Wallace out of the way, bound to
New Mexico, he doesn't seem equal to the
job of steaming up.
The legislature, which is to be chosen
next Tuesday, is of more Importance to the
people of Indiana, than the Congressman.
That body will have the reapportionment of
the State, not only into Congressional dis
tricts, but also the making up of new dis
trict lines for State senator's and judges of
the courts. 1t has work to do that Will last for
six or even twelve ears, and is liable to fix
the political complexion of the State
for that time. Yet there is more un-
certainty to-day as to how that legislature
will stand than there was two months ago.
when the candidates had just been nominal
ed. That legislature is 10 fix the apportion-
ment of Congressman for six years to come;
20 correct the Infamous gerrymander of 1872
If possible; to fix the boundaries of Sena-
torial districts, and then practically arrange
the way the legislature will stand in that
time; and yet here, on the very eve of the
election, nobody on either side seems to know
or care how it is made up. All agree that il
will be close, but nobody seems to have heart
enough to get up and howl about it, and
swear that it shall be made sure.
The Congressional fight is reduced to the
odd man the rubber in the game. There
are thirteen Congressional districts In this
State, all or nearly all of them done up in
the highest style of the gerrymander art, for
the especial purpose of electing Republican
Congressman. OF these the Democrats
claim seven, giving the Republicans six; of
these, also, the Republicans claim seven,
giving the Democrats six. So the fight
really is reduced to the odd man, though
they can't agree where to locate him, and
thus settle it in the omparativeiy small ter
ritory of single district
Litchfeld (Meeker county, Independent
Oct. l: Up to a late date 1900 gallons of
syrup had been made on the farm of Mr..
Bowen, of Litchfeld. The work will con-
tinue for several weeks yet. Henry Stud
niczka, the st. Louis sugar chemist, now IN
Mr.. Bowen's employ, has received letter
from New York party. asking for esti-
mates OF the cost of erecting suitable build
lngs and machinery required to work up
thousand acres of Amber cane
in this State, and asking him to
recommend a suitable location. This
seems to indicate that sugar men already see
the proftableness of the amber cane, and
soon our State may furnish not only the best
flour, but superior qualities of sugar and
syrup. And we have no doubt Mr. Stud
niczka will recommend Litchfeld as emf
nentiy the most fitting place for sugar
house of that kind. Our soil cannot be sur
passed for the growing of cane (the State
fair managers knew it when they sent here
for sample) wood is cheap and right at
hand and many farmers accustomed to rails
ing it are ready to furnish the cane in large