The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28
THE STATE PRESS.

The Charlottesville Review, from Senator
McDonaid's old home, thus pays the follow
ing handsome compliment to our Senator.
The Review says:
East, West. North and South Senator Nc
Donald iS con sidsrad nna nf tho great mo OF
the United states Senate. His opinions on all
questions before that body are eagerly antici
pated and carry great force, not only with his
colleagues, but the thinking men of the Ma
ton. He is not trimmer. His opinions are
honest convictions, and when once formed
nothing can turn him to the right or the left.
Senator Mcdonald is a statesman, not poll
tician, and the Democracy OF Indiana are
proud of him.
The Rochester Sentinel says:
The Democracy must now follow the 'any-
thing TO beat policy" this year. Let them
unite upon a man of integrity, and make a
square fight on principles and not for spoils
The world Is governed by ideas, and not by
humbug. 1t is the occasional misfortune Of
parties that humbugs lead them-nearly al
ways to disaster.
The Pike County Democrat, in referring
to the usual. misrepresentation made by the
REPUBLICAN press regarding Mr.. Hendricks
and more especially some recently made by
the Princeton Clarion, Republican paper,
says:
It is surprising, the persistency with which
Mr.. Hendricks is misrepresented by his oppO-
nents. he is constantly charged and has bee
for twenty years. with straddling every public
question, waiting until the drift of public
opinion Is FULLY aScertalDeu ana then mold
Ing his opinions TO suit the popular notion.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Mr..
Hendricks Is eminently a conservative man,
reaching his conclusions by careful and
logical consideration of all the facts, and,
when once reached. they are usually found to
be correct. he thus makes fewer mistakes
than most other great statesmen. He is unOb-
trusive, but when mis- onions are sought by
anyone having the right To ask them, he
never hesitates to give them, and that, too, in
English so clear and unequivocal that there is
no POSSIBILITY of misunderstanding him. 1t Is
obseTv we'd that those who charge Mr.. Hen
bricks with timldity and "fence riding" never
take the pains to point out specific instances of
vacillating and lodging on the part of that
gentleman. We challenge the Clarion to re-
call single public question upon which he
has not been outsp ken and decided in his
opinion. ALI such charges have no better
foundation than the one quoted above. Mr..
Hendricks always has been in favor of re-
curing a fixed period of residence, and on
different occasions recommended to the Legis-
lature the advisability of preparing an amend
ment to that effect, and he has always been OPP
posed to a registry law The article quoted Is
unworthy OF the Clarion.
The Bloomington Courier appeared, on
Saturday, with q creditable wood-cut of
Governor Hendricks at the head of its edi-
torisl columns. and his name for the next
Presidency.
The Windiall News says:
Thomas Hendricks is our first choice for the
Democratic standard bearer for Presit dent. II
we can't get him, we're for the nominee, who.
ever he may Dc.
The Princeton Democrat says:
King ca Bill Heilman publishes a card in
Thursday mornings Evansville Journal, in
which he emphatically declines to allow his
name to be used as q candidate for Governor
on the Republican tick ct this year. Ii King (?)
Bill THINKS he Is going TO have walk over
for Congress In this District he is mistaken.
His opposition to the building OF the Straight
Line, and other railroads which would be a
benefit, not only to Evansville, but to South
ern Indiana, Will lose him hundreds OF votes.
William has gone as high as he can go on the
political ladder, and will now have to come
down.
The Lafayette Times thinks that Ii dealt
the death blow to the Strsight boom. IL
SAYS:
The first exposure appeared in these col
umns and was based upon Information to the
effect that the agents OF 3treight were visiting
every County in the State armed with compli-
menfary notices of the candidate for
republication in the Republican County "or-
| gans," the consideration being the purchase
| by Streight o from five hundred to thou.
land extra copies of the paper at large price.
These papers 5treight would distribute through
| his bureau" at Indianapolis to Republicans
| In variou. parts OF the state, and In this man.
ner the Aunanimity" of the press was created.
/ For weeks hardly Republican newspaper In
| the state failed to have 'Streight boom" arti-
| Giles, copies being regularly mailed by the
"bureau" TO various Republicans In this Coun-
| ty-particulariy to those recently appointed
delegates to the State Convention.