The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-06
OUR NEW JEFFERSON.

OUR NEW JEFFERSON.
An ingenious correspondent writing to
the New York Sun from indianapolis, re-
GENTLY, tells a very pretty story OF the sim
plicity and lofty candor OF the Suns great
candidate for the presidency Mr.. Holman.
If any have been 80 ignoble as to entertain
even the slightest doubt OF Mr.. Holmans ex-
allied nature, it must incoptinently be cast
out as doing injustice to one of the most
remarkably pure and unpurchasable men
of mis- times. The little fable is as follows;
Tine humble correspondent, by gracious
dispensation of Providence, was permitted
to oyerhear a conversation. A gentleman
(afterward shown to be the great candidate)
was talking lin a low Tone" a man and a
boy beside him. The persons addressed were
evidently father and son, and the lad appar-
emily had been dismissed from his situation
in some factory, and was threatening
ing been hired for year "You can collect
nothing" said the great man. 1T is illegal
to employ q boy under fourteen in the
shops. You had better keep quiet
and go to school," From this pretty
legend the correspondent moralzes
at length, all to the great praise OF Mr.. Hol-
man. Evidently had it been any other at
torney but Mr.. Holman, Mr.. Hendricks or
Mr.. Mcdonald, for instance, the boy would
have been told to assassinate his late en-
ployer, blow up his shops and poison his
family. They would not have talked in "a
low tone" but would have yelled like lot
of Comanches, painted the town a bright
vermilion and let slip the dogs of war,
meanwhile having cried havoc and other
hard terms
Marveling greatly that lawyer could be
found in indianapolis who would deliber-
ately refuse frst-class chance of doing a
thousand dollars worth of work and obtain
ing verdict for $175, the astonished CORE
spondent began to spread the story abroad.
He met a prominent lawyer. leading
Democrat, and innocently asked him if ho
knew Mr.. Holman.
'Do | know Mr. Holman" he exclaimed,
with tears in his eyes, and with an unms-
taxable tinge of indignation in his tone
"a man must know his brother, and 1 am
happy to esteem Mr. Holman brother.
Yes sir. | know and love him. From Mich
igan City to Evansville no man is better
known. Among our thirteen congressman
he stands head and shoulders the highest.
There is the true stuff in that man."
''In what estimation is he held as a presi-
Dental candidate?'
81 wish that he might be the candidate. l
sincerely do"
is that the general opinon?"
"Yes. all the Democrats of the State and
hundreds of Republicans would support
him."
"Will lie do anything to gain the nomina-
tion?'
mo, sir; he is not that sort of mani Do
ing his duty always, lie will work where be
is and take what comes"
Still wrapt in establishment the CORE
spondent approached yet other citizens, and
the same good report was made by all with
ont dissent:
"What think You of Mr.. Holman as
presidential candidateY' | asked a Repubi-
can Of the strctest kind.
He is man worth electing. He is the
new Jefferson, let me tell YOU"
IF nominated, will many Republicans
support him?"
That can be answered in only one way.
If Holman Is the candidate, Indiana will be
hopelessly Democratic next year, and other
Western States will fall into line"
The story might be continued indefinitely,
bat the above is enough to show which way
the popular tide is setting OF truth, the