The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

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Mr.. JAY GOULD is pleased with the nominar
ton of Mr.. Cleveland. It suits him.
Pr BARNuM came out strong for Blaine at
meeting on Block Island on Saturday afternoon.
A GENTLEMAN in New Albany has written q
stirring campaign song, which is sung to the tune
Goodbye oh, Emma, goodbye The title Is
Goodbye, oh Cleveland, good bye
Rev. THOMAS K. BEEcHER, of Elmira, seems
to bethe only person who displays any enthu-
siasm over Ben Buffers decision to run on the
Greenback and Anti-monopoly tickets.
Mr., BLAINE will not take the stump at any
time during the campaign, although the news
papeas have had it that he was preparing 4
speech to deliver after the September election.
THE York Dispatch concludes that,inasmuch as
Professor Proctor believes the planet Mars to
be inhabited, iii would be good place for
George William Curtis, Carl Schurz, Henry
Ward Beecher ct al to go and start new inde-
pendent party"
CLEVELAND Catholic Universe: The press Of
the country should not cease from agitating the
arraignment of Governor Clevelands moral
character until he resigns or is withdrawn from
the Democratic presidential nomination or puts
himself on his honest defense before the
country.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat AS in past cam
paigns, New York, Ohio and Indiana will bear
the brunt of the fighting. y Indiana
has Republican Governor and popular can
didate for the succession on that side. Mr. Hen
bricks viii not add materially to the Democrats
strength.
PITTsRURG Dispatch: Uncle Sammy Tilden's
revision Of Cleyeland's letter of acceptance will
probably improve it, but Samuel J. Tilden, his
mark to the bottom Of one Of the old-fashioned
checks had substantial glitter and plump
halo of literary beauty about it which will bB
sadly nowhere about his marks on the proof
sheets.
NEW York Sun: When we consider the APP
pearance Of Mr. Carl Sehurz as the advocate Of 3
Democratic candidate for President we are
amazed at the immensity Of his impudence
In all the records of human hypocrisy
and human impudence there is nothing to be
compared with this exploit of Hayes's Secretary
of the Interior.
GREENcAsTLE Banner: Hon S. j. Peelle, of
the indianapolis district, is in demand all over
the State and is not only able to beat his Demo
cratic competitor, whoever he may be, but will
lend efficient help to the brethren outside of his
own field. Where the fight is thickest there
look for Peelle. He has already spoken in the
Fifth district, at Martinsyille
CHAIRMAN ELKINs telegraphs from Deer Park,
Md, over his signature, that the statement of a
Deer Park correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
to the effect that at a dinner party given there
he (Elkins) had distributed campaign circular
rejecting upon the private character of Governor
| Cleveland, is untrue. He says II have nothing
| of the kind, here or elsewhere,
NEW YORK Tribune: The business of the
friends of Mr.. Blaine is to consolidate and organ
ze their force, and press their appeal to the pop
ular intelligence and conscience SO vigorously
/ that no change of current later in the season
/ can defeat them If any of them are spending
| their whole time in congratulating each other
over advantages already won, they, at least,
/ are doing something to make defeat possible.
| WASHINGTON Critic: Major Calkins has
! opened his canvass in Indiana in grand style,
and is carrying the people by storm Wherever
he goes the people turn out in masses to hear
/ Major Calkins and his speeches elicit storms Of
/ applause. If the tide runs on till November as
/ it runs now Colonel Gray, the Democratic candi-
! date, will be the worst whipped man that has
run for Governor in the Hoosier State for many
a year.
NEW York Mail and Express We should
| like to see Mr.. Schurz telling vast audiences
in the Northwest that the supreme issue Of our
politics is that of Mr.. Blaine's official integrity
! and purity. Where in this country are the
great mass of the people intelligent, independent,
upright moral and serupulous as to their pub
| lie men, if not in the Northwest Yet it is just
! there where the mention OF Mr. Bla1neS name
4 in any popular assemblage is surest to stir
1 tempest Of honest enthusiasm.
Mr.. HoRAoE WHITE, of the New York Evening
Post one of the most venomous of the assailants
/ of Mr.. Blaine, is being asked some questions re-
lating to his conduct while clerk Of Senate
| committees during the war and soon after The
! Philadelphia Press asks him if he did not pocket
i $25 900 in whisky speculation which his POI
! sition as clerk of committee gave him the pow
err to promote by taking advantage of the secrets
/ Of the committee foomg Mr.. White denies, but
denials are not admitted by the Independents as
| satisfactory.
WASHINGTON Critic: Major Doxey carries on
his person the marks of three rebel bullets. He
cannot do much stumpng, for one of the rebel
bullets carried away his palate, and he has to
use gutta-percha one But he is a '.rustlers
among the people, genial, whole-souled, hearty.
] level7headed man, and wherever he goes he will
make plenty of friends In council he is one Of
! the strong pillars Of Republicanisn in Indiana,
] and he will make a record in Congress, if elect
i ed, that his friends his party and his State can
be proud Of. He is also successful business
man, having built up q very large business as q
manufacturer. The Ninth district is a very
close one, but if any Republican can carry 1t,
! Major Doxey is the Republican to do it.
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