The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
POLITICAL DRIFT.

KEEPERS fellow Republicans would like to put
his seat in the coal hole OF the Capita put it
takes good while 10 amend the Constitution Of
the United States
UNCLE THURMAN has no ambition to be a Sena-
tor again so far as the honoEs and emOluments are
concerned. but ne has IS to think OF old Ed
munds ticking BIS nips in the cloak room all alone.
CHAIRMAN s4sIN is attacked by many Eastern
papers, most vi them of the blcan persuasion,
because he is uEgrammatical in conversation.
Next fall these same organs viii be delighted to
receive telegram from him to the effect that I'VE
hes met the enemy, and they is our'n."-Chicago
Herald. Or as is more probable. 1--WE theirn."
REPUBLICAN papers are in tears because Mr.. Car
Isle doesn't proceed TO destroy the business in
terests OF the country They say he is the natural
foe OF business. and would like to Dust ii, aud
that il is cowardly and mean in him not to pro-
coed with the disturbance IT is very evident that
our esteemed Republican contemporaries are in
state of mind.-News Journal
THOMAS r. cOBB, OF Indiana, Chairman on Pab-
lie Lands has alrescy shown his hand this session
by bills to repeal the land grants railroads and
joint resolution &c prevent the Secretary Of the
interior from issuing patents lands granted to
railroads where these have not been constructed
within the specified time. The general COM
plexion of the Committee. however. does not in
dictate such action. Commercial Gazette
A BLOOMINGTON qll.) 7pecial says that Governor
Hamilton. in spec king ebout the success Chicago
had schies Ell in securing the Netional Republican
Convention, said The selection would. in his opin-
ion, bring out Logan as a strong aud prominent
candidate for the Presidency. There certainly
was no organized effort yet made in this direction,
he said but it was clearly TO Ne seen that Logan
boom" had bcgan to sPrin- up not only in nli-
nois but in other sections OF the West. Logan
beyond all doubt was the strongest and most pop
ular man in the State. and nli1ois now seemed to
be inclined to lake advantage G. what now seemed
to be the brilliant prospects OF the Senator and
unite upon him as the most available candidate.
ONLY week or Two ago the Philadelphia Times
was rapidly assailing the Democracy and predict
ing its assured overthrow next year because Mr.
Carlisle had been elec,e1 Speaker and MI Randall
had not. Colonel Mcclure himself had gone to
Washington to advocats "the Pennsylvania
idea that 1t would be suicidal
to talk of meddling with
the tariff at all, end from the Federal Capital he
dictated some savage obituary notices of the Dem
ocratic party But Mr. Mcclure and his paper are
cooling down from their highly feverish state. and
In Saturdays issue he formulates the following
platform: 1.-THE party that presents substantially
the following platform to the people in 1884, will
elect the President over any opposing party or
combination: revenue tariff sufficient TO meet
the expenses of the Government econo mically ad-
lninistered, and scrupulously maintain the Ma
tonal credit, with just discrimination in favor OF
productive home industry and against all monop-
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