The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-03


Goss of Purdue. Superintendent Tarbell
should be heartily sustained in this i'm
portant movement-one in harmony with
the thought OF the time, and which has been
pushed upon school authorities. 1t should
be demonstrated that there is public senti-
ment behind it that means business.
If there is any man in the country who
can write more twaddle and arrant nonsense
than Mr.. Watterson, of the Courier-Journal,
we have failed to observe the fact. Mr.. Wat
terson finds himself in great danger of being
kicked out of his own party in disgrace be-
cause of his insane adherence to the tariff
for-revenue-only" idea, which, according to
Mr.. VOORHEES,, and general belief, even among
Democrats, defeated them in $780, So far
not single Democratic convention has in
dorsed Mr.. Watterson, and he was ignomini-
ously routed in his own State of Kentucky.
He is making vigorous effort to save him
self by defeating Mr.. Randall for Speaker of
the next House of Representatives.
In yesterdays Courier-J ournal there is
printed a double-leaded special" letter,
dated New York, in which Mr. Randall is
speakership and assume the leadership en-
the floor of the House, the promise being
held out to him that by so doing he will
open way to even higher honors than the
chair he formerly occupied Mr.. Waiter
sons precise words are as follows:
For Mr.. Randall, personally, I entertain
very sincere respect and regard We have
been in many hot places together and l
know him to be man of honor and courage,
AS Democrat, l am grateful to him for
past services. As a man, l am sensible of
his worth. As a Pennsylvania, 1 cannot
follow or trust him. The Pennsylvania idea
is the antagonist of all that is truly Demo-
cratic, and not until the Democratic party
makes up its mind to let Pennsylvania go
to the devil shall we deserve to carry the
country On this new issue PENNSYLVANIA
cannot lead. But still Mr. Randall need not
be subordinated or set aside. On the con-
trary, if l were in his place, would decline
the speakership, even if l could get 1t. He
has squeezed that lemon dry. My opinion is
that he cannot be elected; but, if he be, what
shall that profit him? And if he be beaten,
ttlaJ Is QlSdSLfOuS DlOW. ne SuOulQ rise,
and, if he be wise, he will rise, superior even
to so great place; because, in his case at
least, there is a greater After his chief, the
sage of Greystone no man in the United
States is so masterful in the business of fiscal
investigation and arrangement as Mr.. Ran
dali He is an expert in the details of legis-
lative work. On the floor he, is
a bulldog If he should decline
the speakership, if he should retire
from attempted leadership in tariff legisla-
ton, he would be conceded the actual lead
ership of the House. AS chairman of the
appropriations committee he could bring in
measure of retrenchment and reform which,
aside from the issue it would at once join
with Republican wastefulness and corrup-
ton, would send his name resourding
through the land and warm and rouse every
Democratic heart. There is a brilliant figure
for Mr. Randall here. There is genuine
leadership. There is, above all, harmony for
his party and great public usefulness.
'Is the speakership worth more?
"And would you or any rejecting person
be taken aback if Mr. Randall should come
to view the situation in this purer light, and
should surprise and rejoice true Democrats
everywhere by ultimately declining con-
test in which he has little or nothing to gain
and everything to Josef"
Now, if this means anything at all, it
means that Mr.. Randall is not good enough
Democrat to be elected Speaker of the House
of Representatives, but is good enough to be
the candidate of the party for the Presidency.
1t can mean nothing else, and the suggestion
takes an added force from the fact that Mr..
Wattefson has been making his home at Grey
stone for some time, and that both he and
Mr.. Randall spent Sunday in consultation
with Mr., Tilden. Here is pretty spectacle.
For personal reasons solely, Mr.. Randall is
to be defeated for a lower Office, with the
promise of greater one, simply to crafty
the personal vanity of this cock
a-doode-doo of the Democratic party.
What shameful and shameless
acknowledgement that there is no principle
involved in the matter Mr.. Watterson ex-
presses himself perfectly satisfied with man
for President who is not good enough to be
Speaker of the House of Representatives. II
any one is fool enough to believe that the
people of the United States will indorse q
party which thus proposes to play fast and
loose with so important an issue as that OF
the tariff in its relations to American indus
try, he is just fool enough TO belong to Mr..
Watterson's Democracy.
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