The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10
CLIPPINGS.

LOGAN is the darkest horse in the president
ial race All the rest look like blondes along
side of him.
ONE serious drawback to Sherman's canvass
is the fact that ne hasn't enough treasury
Offices TO go around.
UP to the present time Blaine has had all the
boom and Grant has got the delegates. This
can hardly be called fair division.
THE Evansville Journal says that Tilden' 3
style OF argument seems to be very CON
viucing. 1t has been applied to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, and that journal is now as am
liable and docile as he could wish.
THE KendalvilIe Qnd.) News says OF the
presidential contest that W. H. English is
looming up. Whichever place Indiana is &C
corded upon the presidential ticket Mr.. Eng
lish Will be the man, 1t seems to us.
BLooMINGToN LEADER: The Peoria Trans
cript insists that the people are not in favor OF
Grants nomination. Wei, il this is the case,
Grant won't be nominated. and there is no
particular necessity of getting fighting mad
over the matter.
CLEVELAND Herald (Rep): General Gar
field Is not, and will not be, candidate for
president, and stands squarely and fatty upon
MS letter, recommending the ISepuDilCdHS vi
Ohio to give their united vote in favor of John
Sherman for president.
DAVID 8. FoRSEY. of Virginia, has a dog
that saw a man take his masters pocketbook
and go away with 1t. Upon being allowed out
doors. the dog went to the place where it was
hid, took 1t from the top of a high fence, and
brought it 10 his master, laying II in his hand.
On the doorstep of house in San Francisco
a dog found pitcher that had just been filled
by milkman. He put his nose into toe
pitcher and drank till IL touched the bottom.
He was about to withdraw his head, but the
pitcher would not come of till II was broken.
A.BILL for the restoration of capital punish
ment is before the Wisconsin Legislature, and
GAINESVILLE merchant, to test public senti-
men. on the subject, made a canvass among
his customers who were electors. Out of %,
the sum OF one days vote, 81 favored and 81
opposed the bill.
THE Louisville Democrat Is pleased to think
that the selection of Cincinnati for the Demo-
cratic National convention may be taken as,
in a general way, favorable to the selection o.
some Western man for the head OF the presi-
Dental ticket. The party has had bad luck
with New York candidates, it says.
THE Rockville Qnd.) Sentinel thinks Hon.
William H. English is the best man for Presi-
dent. and says that New York has had the
first place on the ticket for 20 years, and the
Democracy have been beaten, swindled out
OF the prize every time. Give a Western
man, and one that has some nerve.
THE st. Louis Post-Dispatch says that never
have Democratic prospects been brighter than
nov since Democracy stands for the preser-
NJ a n Uan fol- Ia
and degraded Republicanlsm marches ogard
GENERALIZATION, Imperialism and the absolute
one-man power-toward the destruction OF
real popular self government.
ROCK ISLAND ARGUS: Senator David Davis
is being prominently mentioned for the DEM
ocratic nomination and not without iair pros
poet OF success. Possessed OF undouDted
ability. unimpeaehable private character. and