The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
1T costs an average OF 81 to collect sSi of Internal
Revenue
FIVE Territories will probably ask the next Con
gress for admission as States.
knowing ones in Massachusetts, say that Gov
ernor Buffers campaign cost him slo5, 900.
The Cleveland Herald meanly insinuates that
Mr. Randall's govt is only dodge to save his no-
uor bill.
BEEcHER says few gamblers are bad men. Their
business is bad, but they warm-hearted and
courageous.
HoADLY, of Ohio, tells his friends that he wants
a quiet Inauguration. with no fuss and feathers TO
follow 10 the evening.
Mr.. SPRINGER is in hard luck. Springer has
many friends, but they all say they can not sup
port him, for "be has no show"
THE Cleveland Herald declares that with Mr.. Ar
thur the Presidential candidate the vote of Ohio
can not be counted for she Republican ticket in
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INDIANAPOLIS. Buffalo, Cleveland. Cincinnati
Chicago. 81. Louis and Albany all feel that they
have special charms for National Conventions next
year.
Hampshire, is said to be the only surviving New
England Member OF the Twenty seventh Congress
1918.
THERE is no rest for the Bostonians. They are
now worrying over their municipal elections
which will be held on the secoud Tuesday in De-
cember.
The Buffalo Express advises that the National
Republican Convention be held at Niagara Falls
D.,fT. afs . dr,ff-
Ths. fact has already been demonstrated
Mr. DoRNAN b. EATeN the Luther OF the Civil
Service. has made up his mind at last that the CON-
petilive examination racket is failure, and "a
rapid falling OF in the attendance at night SCHOOLS
may be expected.
PLEASE be good enough" Hon Joe Bradley j.
supposed to have written The Graphic, to permit
me to suggest in your columns that Matthew Ar
mold was not the Fl st to bioarh tie theory OF mi
taken majoriiies. You may remember that in U.s.
a question in which this idea was involved was de
cided by me-"
The Evansville (Iud.) Courier says that Governor
Porter would make rs good candidate for Presi-
dent As any Republican il knows of. and il believes
that tie ladies would like him, because he is in
iayor OF woman suffrage That is not very
high compliment, but then it has "taffy'' flavor,
and the Governor viii snap it up eagerly.
SENATOR CAMDEN. Of West Virginia, tells the
people OF his State, in published letter, that they
can in five years put their Commonwealth twenty
five years in advance of its present position if they
will make the EFFORT. But, he plainly tells them,
they must all WORK together harmoniOusly, and
one section OF the State must not be jealous of any
other, or discourage improvements therein.
STuNP-sPEAKERs in Massachusetts must be care
full what they say. Colonel Hugnley. of Governor
Buffers staff, has commenced an action against
Alanson W Beard for alleged libel uttered in a
speech first made at Lawrence and repeated at
other places. Huguleys attorney has, it is report
ed. attached Boards property to a claim for
damages for $4,000. 1t is further rumored that
William A. Simmons is also about to sue Beard for
| alleged libel uttered in the same speech.
QUITE the most remarkable movement in poll
tics OF late is the frantic appeal TO ex-speaker Ke
fer from his Republican associates save his parts
by sacrificing himself. 1t must be pleasant to him
to read how much good he can do ''the grand old
party by not asking the empty honor of a com
| plimentary nomination for Speaker Unhappy
Keller! Does it make him reflect how much more
good he might have done his party il he had nevei
permitted Robson to put him in the chair.-st
| Louis Republican.
The Republican New York Commercial Adver
| tiser asks what the duties OF Minister to the
Court of st. James really are. Our excellent con
| temporary ought TO know that the duties OF ar
| American Minister to = foreign Court are an un
| known quantity. This Government could save
$4,000 year by doing away with all its European
| legations ana appointing one diplomatic agent
who could. by working quarter time, look aftel
our affairs over there just well as they nov
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made the agent-Troy Press.
| AN astute correspondent of the Philadelphia
| Times writes from Washington that the whisky in
erest is or the side Of Mr.. Carlisle So far as tn,
| whisky interest represents a great industry and Il
favorable 10 his election being Tor the best goot
OF the whole country, its partisanshp is in no va,
| dscreditable. But SO far the whisky interes
has any special and selfish plans. think Mr.
Randall is its man. On general principles, at least
this must be So But as a matter of fact we do no
think whisky has nearly much to do with tn,
question as Mr.. Randall and his organs would lik
| to have appear.-Boston Post.
1 "TnE other day" says writer in the Chicagt
Herald. 81 met Jason Brown, the son of old JOIN
| Brown. of O.awaioni. emf Barpers Ferry. He 1
| a gray haired old man him elf now. but still
| hard worker, common laborer. He was rathe
bitter against Rev David n. Utter, OF Chicago snC
others who have been writing against his Their ii
the North American Review and other periodicals
| Utter il will be remembered. charges old Johi
| with the willul murder OF five unohendng men
| Kansas. who were taken from their homes AMI cil
| dow on the prairie. Jason admits that these mel
| were killed. and that his father approved of il
though he did not do any of the killing himse!i
But he adds the important information that tn
meu thus killed bad been selected at a secre. meet
ing OF proslayery leaders TO assassinate the Brown
| fsmily. Jason Brown, who lives in Summit County
o.. and John Brown. Jr.. whose home Is at Putin
Bay. Lake Erie. are the only ones of the famou
| family OF Brown boys now living"
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