The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
How Gath, the Philosopher, Philosophers
About the Matter.

New York Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic majorites of last year
have been pretty generally reduced, or re-
versed. 1t would seem at present that
about 5000 votes have returned to the Re-
publican fold since Cleveland's election.
The defeat of the head of the State ticket
leaves heart-burnings and accusations in the
| Democratic line, and it will be some time
before the dissensions are healed. The Gov
ernor is now openly opposed by Tammany
and the pending Legislature will contain in
gradients of mischief to plague him. In
deed, it is generally thought here that he is
out of the list of presidential candidates.
cannot see that Mr.. Tilden is any nearer
the presidency for Cleveland's misfortunes
Although there exists a sentiment that he
ought to be nominated, the campaign against
him will be fierce and personal, and will en-
brace the whole range of private character
and vanity. His wealth, his relation to cor
porations, his speculative tricks, his cipher
dispatches his surroundings-which are
neither Democratic nor Republican, but
rather of the eunuch sort-and the unques-
toned hostility to him among many of the
Southern leaders, whom he twitted with
having sold him out in order to recover their
seats in 1876, will all be reviewed.
1t would seem that the nomination is
more liable to go West than to stay East.
Butler is settled by Tuesdays encounter
He made the issue clear and distinct, and
was beaten on it. The Republican conting-
ent that supported him for experiments
| sake one year, ago left him, and he did not
| poll the whole Democratic VOTE New Eng
| land u.s. therefore, without candidate for
| the presidency and it is hard to see that
New York has any Again, McDonald's
chances are revived in general talk but not
with the perfect assurance that he or any
other Democrat can be elected. The Demo-
cratic victory has been too much discounted
hvi re in foolish Of
the phrase, THE Republicans must GO"
etc, as if saying something like parrot has
any moral weight with men.
This election will force the Democratic
party to avow its convictions on trade and
revenue, and the tariff and the banks too
The country is doing surprisingly we'll in
business and that is rather in favor of the
party in power. Railroad schemes are being
| launched by strong hands in a great many
directions. The West Shore railroad has one
track graded through to Buffalo; the Canada
Southern railroad is putting up another
bridge across the Niagara river; all the cities
in this State are growing fast, led by Brook
| Ign, Buffalo ann Elmira; railroads are enter
| ing the coal regions from New York; the iron
! trade is up again; projects are formed for
completing railroads to Boston and to Pitts
burg; the Baltimore & Ohio is building an
/ other line to Philadelphia.
Wherever you look there is activity; and
it is the more remarkable that the present
| boom has been going on ever since Hayes
got the presidency and Tiden was counted
out. The railroad riots of 1877 have been
the only bad spot on the record; and it is not
known now whether they were not the work
of spectators. The sectional question is
almost completely eliminated. | see South
erners, some in politics, some in business,
filling our hotels, and talk about the war in
pure Renaissance. without the least particle
of feeling in it, The South remains Demo-
cratic because the negro vote is consolidated
on the other side and for other reasons more
social than thoughtful.