The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-21

Massey in speaking of Cleveland says: A
man in public life hez no rite to indulge in sins
in SIGH way that it can be proved agin him.
Ruther than hev it proved agin him he he'd bet
ter keep virchus. In a matter NV this kind
the objectionable sin is to hev it proved agn
700.
SEVERAL Of the Democratic members of Con
gress from the South who voted against the
Blair educational bill and the anti-polygamy bill
are being bitterly opposed for their action on
both measures, which were quite popular In the
South. In many districts Republican or indie
pendent members will replace the offending
members.
CINoINNATI Commercial Gazette: One thing
is certain: If the Democratic convention should
be held next week, the name of Grover Cleve-
land would not be mentioned. Another thing is
equally certain: If the Republican convention
should be held next week. there would be no
other name mentioned than that of Blaine. All
this after discussion of sixty days.
WILL you walk into my parlor, Benz
The Cleveland spider said;
You shall have piece of White House cake
As large as your dear head y
ooh no r. said the artful Benjamin.
With soft and subtle smile,
Il m fly that never takes piece,
When can scoop the pile"
A PRIVATE letter from a merchant Of Buffalo,
ed to the socalled vindication of Cleveland, says
'They constitute sort of clique; the relation of
each to the other would require too much labor
to report in detail The fact Of Cievelands dis
grace, and of his past history here, is we'll I'M
derstood, and a thousand such denials or efforts
as have been made by these sweet sixteen would
not redeem his character here"
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Journal who
is interested in the labor question, comments
upon Governor Cleveland's veto of the bill max
ing twelve hours days labor for car drivers,
where they are now compelled to work sixteen
hours Being of mathematical turn he makes
the following calculations: There are 800 work
ing days in year; four hours day extra makes
!, ZOO hours in a year of labor taken out Of each
man. At twenty cents an hour it amounts to
$240 per man year There are Is, 900 conduct
ors and drivers in New York city. At $40 a year
each it makes So 600 600 taken out of the laborer
and put into the pockets of the companies. That
is, 10000 600 hours year Of labor is taken out
Of them.
Ex-PUBLIo PRINTER CLAPP, who was formerly
connected with the newspaper press of Buffalo,
says that the Maria Halpin- Cleveland scandal
was put in type two years ago by the Republican
newspapers of that city, when Cleveland was a
candidate for Governor but it was decided not
to go into that sort of warfare The matter was
never published, but the type was kept standing.
presidency, it was decided by the Republican
press of Buffalo not to put the facts before the
public 1t was left for the Democratic press to
inaugurate a jackal campaign commencing with
its own candidate for the highest Office within
the gift of the people
EDITORIAL telegram to the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette The sixth Democratic candi
date from the State of New York is going the
way of all the rest and going faster and further
on the road to ruin than any of the others. The
line stretches out-McC lellan Seymour Greeley
Tilden, Hancock, Cleveland. 1t is too late to
save the ticket this time, but an effort might be
made to do something dignifed and doctrinal.
An arrangement should be had as to the better
way of treating the lost cause of 1884 with ref
erence to future operations. If there must be
New ork candidate the next time, he should Dc
hunted up now, so that the people of other
States may have time to become acquainted with
him before he is nominated.
Mr.. EDWARD c. TowNE, of Cambridge, a rad
ical independent who is going to stay with the
Republican party, writes to the Boston Journal
that after sixteen years Of honest study FIVE and
one half years in Great Britain he is compelled
to the conclusion that free trade is the cry of
arrant humbugs. TN England" writes Mr.
Towne free trade is mere selfish necessity, so
far as it has been adopted, and the English ap
peal to us to adopt it is based upon nothing but
selfishness. That selfishness is often brutal and
angry; it is commonly contemptuous toward
America and Americans; and only with very
few indeed is there such real friendliness as to
have any moral value to us in return for the i'm
mense boon that free trade would be to Them
THE New York Sun Of Tuesday said: 1T is
no doubt the best thing that Mr.. Cleveland could
do for the Democratic party would be to with
draw If he should do this, and if the national
convention, being called together. should
nominate Allen g, Thurman, every breach in
the party would at once be obliterated and all
would unite together and carry Mr.. Thurman
into Office by an enormous majority. But this is
not to be expected. During Mr. Cleveland's
term Of public service his great care has been
concerning himself; and, having got the nomna
tion, he is not likely to resign it Better to his
taste rousing defeat and all that it implies.
than moment of remuneration Yet what a
popular man Mr.. Cleveland would make OF him
self by retiring just nowp
New YORK Tribune: Every few days some
half-baked country Democratic paper exults in
the alleged fact that Butler is bottled again and
that in any event his candidacy is of no possible
interest to the Democratic party. This sort of
talk is not INDUCED in by the more sagacious
Democratic journals which are aware that But
ler's canvass is one of the most formidable OBJ
stacles which the regular Democratic candidate
will have to content with. Indeed, it is quite
certain that large numbers of Democrats con
slider Butler to be a better Democrat than Cleve
land and will vote accordingly. In the mean
time the independent papers are telling Mr..
Gleveland's managers that they are much better
off without these fellows. 1t is no wonder that
the few sensible Democratic leaders are dis
gusted.
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.