The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-30
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THERE are over 275,0 900 school teachers in this
country. OF course all Of them who can will
vote for their old fellow-wielder of the birch,
James G. Blaine, of Maine.
New York Tribune: By cowardice and dis
honesty the Democrats and their dependents
have made this campaign disgrace to the coun-
try. They may rest assured that it will bring
lasting disgrace to them.
CoM1fERcIAL GAZETTE: Note to an inquiring
friend: Yes, Grover Cleveland is s'the modern
Hercules and he has put on the shirt of Nessus.
Maria Halpin made it for him He will never
take it off while he lives. It will consume his
flesh and poison his life.
Mr., ALEXANDER SULLIVAN thinks that the
Irish American detection from the Democratic
party in Ohio will exceed 5OO0 Mr.. Geghan. a
prominent Cincinnati Irishman, thinks the defec-
ton will reach nearly 10 900, and Judge Morrison
and others indorse Geghan's estimate
LOUISVILLE Commercial: If Mrs. Belva Lock-
wood wants good running mate for the presi-
dency, we suggest that fair and fast young crea-
ture Minnie R., who paced mile at Milwaukee,
on Saturday, in 2054 That beats Belvas best
record on the meek and lowly tricycle..
AN attempt to commit the Illinois NJ. E. Con-
ference, in session at Carlinville to the support
Of the third-party prohibition candidates was re-
jected. Meantime large delegation of Method
list clergymen called upon Mr.. Blaine, in New
York city, and insured him of their friendly re-
gard.
WASHINGTON Critics Indiana papers are very
positive in the opinion that Dan Voorhees, sealed
his political fate when he proved treacherous to
Judge Mcdonald at Chicago, and sold him out
to benefit Tom Hendricks The papers afore-
said say that Daniel will never be reelected to
the United States Senate
THERE was an affecting incident at Buffalo, in
connection with Blaines visit veteran with
hoarsely: Mr.. Blaine, / almost lost my voice
for you last night" Mr.. Blaine remarked: II
am sorry And then placed his hand on the
stump of the lost arm said earnestly: sBut you
lost something far more important, my friend,
when you lost that arm for your country"
Hon. S. s. Cox, in response to a letter from
the regular Democratic Association, Eighth as
sembly district, rendering him the nomination
for the mayorality of New York city, courteous
ly declines the preferred honor, and says II am
sure that there is no place whore can do more
good to the people at large and to the citizens of
New York, and especially to the laboring part of
the citizens who have always preferred me for
Office, than by remaining in Congress.
GATH, in New York Tribune: If Cleveland
is running it is not visible. Hubert Thompson
is running everywhere, schurz is running,
Blaine is running, but | fail to see Cleveland.
Yet this was the one man the Republican rene
gades and Hessians had the folly and ignorance
I'd demand the Democratic convention to put up
as personal and intellectual tower of strength.
He seems to have been bag of scraps left at
the back gate for the scavenger, but the reform
ers-God save the mark!-took him up and made
King Carrot of him. People who would adorn
their country's great station with this vegetable
oh ont iu fhn all lad hat Of
Khorassan. Cleveland should go to Ohio; the big
steer is not there to excite comparison.