The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-SPEAKER TURNER, of the Kentucky Leg
islature, was defeated but his county gave the
rest of the Democratic ticket 200 msjority.
THE Republicans are endeavoring to make
combinations with the Greenbackers of Missis-
sIppi. No entangling alliances said the Green
back National organ, when the Ohio Green
hackers were in quandary as to what to do.
We imagine that there will be no objection
urged in the Mississippi case. l,s.s..q-5at
THE Cincinnati Enquirer says that occa-
sionally Republican speaker ventures on
a moderate praise of President Hayes-not an
account of his Southern policy or "civiI
service REFORM" but on account Of his forced
opposition to free elections. Mr.. Hayes, in
former years, has developed some strength as
a dark horse. His projections into place have
usually been surprises. There is a lurking
suspicion that the element of establishment
has not been extracted from him.
Hon. VIM. T. HAMILTON, who was nomi-
mated for governor OF Maryland last week by
the Democratic party Of that commonwealth,
is native of Washington county, Nd, and
still resides there. He is over 80 years of age,
has been a lawyer of prominence IN Maryland
for 80 years, served two years in the State Leg
islature and three terms in the Lower House
of Congress. He also sat in the United States
Senate from March 4, 1869, to March 8, 1875
when he was succeeded by Senator Whyte.
During the sessions of lS74-75 he made several
speeches on the civil rights and the enforce
ment bills. He was a candidate for governor
In 1875, but was defeated in the convention by
Governor John Lee Carroll. Mr.. Hamilton
appeared before the Convention after being
notified of his nomination. He accepted the
honor in q speech Of considerable power, con-
Guiding as follows: "My Democratic friends,
allow me to admonlsh you that the elections
of this year are the precursors of next.
The great struggle is then to be re.
newed, and with an earnestness and zeal
never before equaled, and with appliances
perhaps never to the same extent used before.
Great antagonizing principles and creeds
meet-lt may be for the final trial-the Caesar
ism of Capitalization against the liberal and
benign principles Of Jefferson, the underlying
| principles of our precious Federal Union-the
reserved rights of the States are to be put on
| trial. Shall 1t be that, as we behold our foe
marshaiing his forces in every State, we are
| to be rent by fgnoble factions or distracted by
unhallowed ambitions. by the base greed for
/ place or the insatiate thirst for personal power
| or in the low qualification of individual re-
sentiments; or shall 1t not rather be, on the
other hand, that, leaving the past with what
| ever of wrong or of error 1t may be impressed
| we turn to the future with the noble resolve
to discharge every duty incumbent upon 9
good citizen and good Democrat, and L
necessary for the sake of the cause, for any o
us to make the sacrihc1al leap into the oper
cnasm, as did Decius of old? and the people o
Maryland Will stand, as in years gone by,
pillar IN the great temple of Democratic powe
and of Democratic liberty" t.ss.