The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-29
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE Michigan Prohibitionists have nominated
David Preston, of Detroit, for Governor.
BISHOP SPAULDING says that not only are
American politics immoral, but that the evil
dence of general moral decadence stares us in
the face
GEORGE w. LAMPKINs, Of Monroe county
Indiana, who has been prominent as an earnest
and consistent Democrat, has come out for
Blaine and Logan
In the full reports of the boilers movements
in Boston given in their organs no mention of
Colonel Goldman has been made since he wrote
to St Louis young man that he would have to
stop and find out where he stood
Hon JOHN D. WHITE has positively declined
to accept Republican denomination for Con-
gress in the Ninth Kentucky district. The grand
old party is having run of luck this year, and
its star is clearly in the ascendant.
In Mr.. Hendricks Dubuque letter, given pub
licity by the Associated Press, he is made to say
3sThree times Governor Cleveland has stood the
test of popular calumnies." In his letter he
wrote popular canvasses,p and not popular
calumnieS."
JUDGE DEvENs, Of Massachusetts, ex-Attor-
ney-general, visited Mr.. Blaine at Bar Harbor,
on Wednesday. He says that his State will give
rousing majority for Blaine. He ridicules the
neither character nor strength.
NATIONAL Republican: Just after Grover
Cleveland was nominated for Governor of New
York, gentleman residing in Buffalo wrote to a
personal friend in this CITY: sIYou will notice
that Grover Cleveland has been nominated for
Governor. He's a id good fellow and I've
been drunk with him many time"
THERE are in Buffalo Grover Cleveland's
home, two Young Voters Clubs whose mem
bership is limited to those who give their first
presidential vote this year The Blaine and
Logan Young Voters Club has over 900 mem
bers the Cleveland Club has only 200 This is
one of the ''straws' that are significant.
MORGAN L. FILKINs, formerly postmaster at
Albany says that William Purcell, of Roches
ter, had stated in his tFilkinss) hearing that
Monroe county would give Blaine z 600 majority,
while he was confident of his knowledge that
Erie the home of the Governor, would be Re
publican by 1000. He further says that Cleve-
land could not carry single ward in the city of
Buffalo.
AT the Republican national headquarters a
delegation Of West Virginia men called yester
day. They were business men Of Wheeling and
their spokesman was DR.. Dickey Of that city.
He said that the Republicans in mis- section were
hard at work, that they were not making any
ostentatious displays or indulging in political
pyrotechnics, but nevertheless he fully expected
that Blaine would carry the State.
THE Atlanta Constitution, one Of the foremost
of the Southern Democratic journals, says Of
the civilservice reform law: ut is natural to
suppose that Democratic Interpretation will
place only Democrats in Office. If it does not
there will be some serions kicking among the
long suffering-some kicking in which the Con
stitution would most heartily join" This
- eli Had -
formers who are among the Independents.
''OH pshaw, said Boston capitalist, don't
bother me about Mr.. Blaines railroad specula-
tons Half of the bank presidents in New
England were engaged in the same traffic and
no one questioned their integrity or their right
Mr. Blaine bought and paid for his securities.
So did the bank presidents Mr.. Blaine guaran-
teed the value of those he sold, and redeemed
them. The bank presidents never did, and no
one ever claimed that they ought to have done
So
Or Governor Clevelands omission of all refer
ence to the tariff question the Buffalo Express
remarks; s.Those who ask Governor Cleveland
to follow General Hancock into the tariff trap
underestimate his care and caution. He doesn't
know very much about national politics, but he
does know what hit Hancock, and where Han
cock landed; and he has evidently determined
with all the strength of his robust nature, that
come veal or wo come luck or wrack he will
neither touch taste nor handle anything that
has the semblance of tariff anywhere in its neigh
borhood.D
Hon. LEWIS F. ALLEN, an uncle of Grover
Cleveland, in an interview denying certain state
ments attributed to him, says:
s.The fact is, Grove is bright, capable, ener-
getic fellow. He does not know as much as
Blaine tiny first choice) who is well versed in
craftsmanship; nor is he as brilliant in some
other points. Why, Blaine is known all oyer
this big land for his attainments, and Grove is
only in public life about four years. yet he made
good mayor of Buffalo--the best mayor we ever
had. voted for him, the only time up to then
ever cast Democratic ballot. He was elected
Governor and made good one and there isn't
anythineuOf national experience he has ever
had It seems too sudden like to me. but I'll ad-
nit he knows more than Hendricks, and is
better than Sam Tilden." Mr.. Allen is eighty
four years old
ALBION lind. New Era II is said that in a
recent speech delivered at Ligonier, John B.
Stoll, Of South Bend. declared himself ready and
willing to defend the vetoes of Gov. Cleveland
against any who might assail them. This was
doubtless throwing down the gauntlet to Harry
Reynolds, who recently abandoned the Demo
cratic party and in his letter giving his reasons
for deserving the sinking ship, laid great stress
upon the vetoes of the Democratic candidate for
the presidency Mr., Reynolds evidently SO con-