The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
Editorial Chaf.

Denis Kearney has ''gone"-to the
workhouse
0, for one fond moment with Tilden's
barrel minus the headl
Owad some giftie gle us, candidates
to see our "boom" as ithers see it.
Where to find your dog when he is mis-.
slngf In your morning sausage.
The Journal does not seem to favor a
Streight Republican for Governor.
Slowly but surely Dennis Kearney wends
his way skyward, via the penitentiary and
the gallows.
If death doesn't end all, What's the use
of dying? If death does end all, what's
the use of living?
The Earl of Beaconsfeldi is reported quite
s'dizzy" since the result of the English ell
ections became known.
The Gray[ish] tint about the Democratic
canvass for the gubernatorial nomination
is what makes Landers cuss.
At Syracuse, this week, Mr.. Tilden with
drew; that is, he withdrew the anti-Tilden
delegates from his convention.
The Democratic party will be beaten so
badly In the presidential election that pulp
will be abundant after november.
Helloo, there, Mr.. Pelton. What are
you goiug to do with that new system of
cipher you have in your inside coat pocket?
The subject of George R. Wendling's
new lecture is, eff Man Die Shall He
Live Again?' Most assuredly-in the
memory of his creditors.
The almond eyed sons of Confucius pull
down their vest and wipe off their chins
merrily now, as they drink a health to
Kearney and other "Ilish Mclean" agita-
tors.
1t has been suggested that the difficult
ties between England and Zululand might
be amicably settled by the marriage of
Widow Victoria and King Cetawayo.
The Devil certainly has a lake, but
whether it contains burning fire. or not, is
an open question to be decided by future
1t would interest the rolitical statistic
ian to know just exactly how many times
Ex-Governor Tlden has been withdrawn
from the Presidential race by his Demo
cratic enemies
Shakespeare says there are three things
that can not be depended upon, namely:
horses health, boys lore, and Cyp-
rians oath. He might have added, also,
politicians promise.
Anti-Tilden Democrats withdraw Mr..
Tilden about every other day, but the next
day brings them the joyless intelligence
thet though slightly disfgured, Uncle
Sammy is still in the ring.
Why don't some railway company con-
trolled by Democrats place Sam Tilden at
its head, thus gratifying his itching palm
presidential honors, and at the same time
get him out of the way of Hendricks and
the rest of the boys?
If instructions" will carry a man
through, we don't care whether "Death
Ends All" or not. When we get ready to
shuttle off this mortal coil, we will unan-
imously ''instruct" in favor of admitting
our spiritual essence through the 'spear1y
gates of the New Jerusalem" and, of
course, we will go through, just like creased
lightning.-Kentucky. Paper.
His excellency, Governor Homespun
Blue Jeans has organized a temperance So
tie washer. A convicted burglar or mur.
derer has only to sign the pledge to secure
his release. If a blaek man, however, is
sent to the penitentiary for marrying a
white woman, he must serve out his full
term. Governor II, B. ]. is Democrat.
Colonel Ingersoil's latest is, what shall
do to be saved?' Well, although we have
been redeemed, regenerated. saved, rs it
were, yet we can not tell the Colonel ex.
actly what he will be required to do, in
order to be washed in the blood of the
Lamb" Our confessor, however, suggests
that if the Colonel twill only repent, be
lieve and be baptized" he will be all hun.
kidori. ~
The question OF license or no license
was recently submitted to the qualified
voters of town in Wyoming. Women
suffrage prevails inIthat territory and the
manageable female voters inder the mis-
taken apprehensiontth that the question had
reference to matrimonial instead of saloon
license, rallied as one woman in favor O
license, and carifed it triumphantly
through. The saloonatics are happy.