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

LOUISVILLE Commercial: So long as nearly
80 per cent Of the population Of State are I'M
able to write their names, there is strong argi-
ment for asking aid for the schools from the fed
eral treasury. Z. ,sf5gss.., y sse,,.5sa gaa gssE
IT is alleged that Grover Cleveland has vowed
never to embark In another political campaign
without a Complete Letter Writer in his posses
sion. The shrn.se is that he will steal Hen
dricks's copy and lock it up.
PHILADELPHIA Press: Carl Schurz Is =prepsrrs
ing to invade Ohio in all his aggregated yastness
and we are advised that he will carry the Demo
cratic banner into every county of the State He
will make Democratic speeches, and support
himself by peddling strictly original baking
powder composed by himself a ...,9.
A KENTUCKY Democrat thus explains the de-
feat of Phil Thompson Money and whisky
were not the only antagonists Thompson had to
fight The killing Of Walter Davis, last spring a
year ago and the reported Indifferent treatms Mt
of his wife, were the most importSnt and diSaSl
trous agents against him. These, stories were
-industriously circulated and always told with a
most exaggerated and sensational turn
TIE sindedendent' journals are now in re-
eeipt ofready-nade editorials from the literary
bureau Of the Democratic national committee,
which are accompanied BY this mild and insinu-
ating circular can independents journal. while
not supporting the candidates Of either party IN
partisan sense, may indicate it's preference, or.
fairly present the issues upon either side. And
(while not in any manner assuming to Influence
your Judgment or to select for you'll it is be,
ieved that you will find in these sheets suitable
material that might not otherwise leach you.
GENERAL TooMBs is just as lively and pictur-
esque as ever. hWhat do you do with the mig
ger down in Georgian asvirginian asked him
the other day. oh, said che General 1--WE run
good niger for Office sometimes, We get
around MIN and pat him on the back and tell
him to go it, encourage him as far as words 90,
if he is decent sort Of niger but he is never
elected. Gets a complimentary voter YES.
he gets a fair complimentary vote and is pretty
we'll satisfied That's all we have to do for him
in politics"
New YORK Sun: Our esteemed contemporary,
the Whitehall Times, comes to us bearing at the
head of its editorial columns q portrait OF Mr..
Cleveland labeled. 1.-The New Moses He can
lead us to the Promised Land This may be
very pleasing thought TO the followers, but Ii
must be sadly suggestive to the new Moses. II
viii be remembered that it was said to his illus
trious prototype: II have caused thee to see it
with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over
thither, and the record closes with the state
ment that, mo man lnoweth Of his sepulchre
unto this dav y tH@ sLs4s4
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OUR compliments to Mr.. Hendricks; If
three successful canvasses made by Grover
Cleyeland-two Of them merely local, and
none of them made with public knowledge
Of his unftness-i is enough to condone all his
faults, what do you think of the verdict of
the people Of Maine upon James G. Blaines
Don't you think that the scurrilous slanderers
and libelers should cease to gnaw fle9 Mr..
Blaine and his record have been before the
people Of Maine for quarter Of century.
A score of times they have poured their hon
ors upon him.
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The San Francisco Chronicle has sent a
war correspondent to China The paper evi-
IDENTIFY has its doubts as to the existence of a
war, and frankly says that the difficulty with
France may be smoothed over before its
correspondent gets there, but, in any case, it
will secure and publish the facts. There is
reason to hope that through this channel the
reading public may soon be relieved from
situation that is driving it to crime. No
human being, unless he give his entire time.
to the study of the Franco Chinese troubles,
can hope to understand them, particularly
when the telegraph gives affairs an entirely
different coloring each morning. When to
these lightning changes in the situation is
added the growing suspicion that there is
no war with China at all the matter in its re-
lation to the sanity Of newspaper readers be-
comes serious. The Chronicle correspondent
sails none too soon.
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OUT-THROAT BANKING.

Z. The suicide of thepresident and cashier Of
the broken National Bank at New Brunswick,
n. j., has significance. Both thereby ac-
knowledged a guilt only too apparent from the.
condition of the banks affairs, But it is an
unusual thing for two bank officials to put an
end to their lives because of even criminal
defalcation, as in this instance Usually in
such cases the offender either runs away or
stays and stands trial, and by the,
employment of skillful attorneys and
pleaders escapes anything like just
punishment for the offense. But it
has become proverbid that Jersey Justice
means more than Justice as interpreted else
where. These delinquents, doubtless, real
lied this, and. fearing to face the conse-
quences Of their crime, took the only avenue
open to them and ended their lives :. The
country at large needs the same wholesome
restraining enactments and the same un-
swerving enforcement that makes them a ter,
ror to evil-doers in New Jer-
sey. There is too much Of polite
stealing, too much extravagant living,
too much stock and grain gambling to raise
money to keep up appearances. The bank al
New Brunswick was literally stripped by two
thieves thieves beieath the honor Of even.
burglars, in that they abused the condolences
of their friends, and plundered them while
occupying positions Of honor and trust A
million dollars is gone, somewhere and some,
how, and hundreds Of honest and poor depos-
itors are left without dollar in the world.
Embezzlements are becoming altogether Of
too frequent occurrence, so much so that
facetious press makes standard purs on the
| rascality of bank officials in general. The
basis Of this questionable humor has too much
truth in it for the good Of society and Of com.
mercial integrity. Banks are breaking in all
parts of the country, and, with but few hon
orable exceptions, examination shows that the
officials have literally stolen them
poor Public sentiment viii vet
compel better order Of things in
this direction, and il the right kind Of laws
be not provided, the people willfeel compelled
to take the matter into their own hands.
Genteel thieves deserve even less commisera-
ton than those that resort to jimmy and drill.
The latter may in measure be guarded
against; but how may the trusted official who
has tho money in his hand be held accounts
bic If not BY stringent experiment and rigid
enforcement Of penaltiess The man who en-
beetles half million is as ct subject for the
penitentiary as 10 who yuIgarlx steals 4 hun,
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THE RESULT IN MAINE.

There is no doubt about the voice of the
State of Maine as spoken in yesterdays cleo
ton. Forty-four years ago it was Maine that
broke the hope Of the Democracy, and led in
the sweeping victory of 1840 by going "hell
bent for Governor Kent, and from that day to
this the word has been as goes Maine so
goes the Union" Four years ago the State
slipped from its Republican moorings and
elected Democratic Governor, yet with that
backset the Republican party did not falter or
fail, but went forward to assured victory in
November This year, with this unexpected
result in Maine in September, for man to
hesitate as to the result of the contest two
months hence is to proclaim himself dolt.
The victory in Maine is the harbinger Of
sweeping triumph in November.
No candidate for high Office has ever been
more wickedly assailed and traduced than James
G. Blaine. Only. the Boston Journal, Of the
leading papers of Massachusetts, issupporting
him, and the assistant Democrats have made
special effort to influence his own State
against him. bya succession of the most un
considerable ISLANDERS and lies possible to be
conceived by personal malice and party ma
Lightly. The verdict of Maine is, therefore,
Of peculiar value, and its moral effect upon
Ohio, which votes in October, and upon the
entire country as well, can not well be over
estimated
But there is one danger, and thatis the danger
of overconfdence. The Democracy and their
Independent allies will not give over the fight
because Of the terrible rebuff they have re-
ceiyed in Maine. twill only sting and slim.
ulate them to further effort. If what they
have already done has been infamous, and ma
icious, and vindictive beyond parallel; what
they will do now, until the end Of
the struggle, will be vastly worse. Partieu-
larly will this be true Of the so-called indie
pendents. They have put all their eggs into
this one basket Despised by the party they
have abandoned and betrayed, and only toler-.
ated by their present associates because
of their supposed ability to help
them to success they must prove
their value TO their new political friends and
masters. Therefore, it will be safe to pre-
sumo on such. a display Of effort as has never
been seen before in American politics. While
accepting the grand triumph in Maine for all
it is worth, Republicans of the Nation, and
particularly Of Ohio and Indiana must not
relapse into the danger Of overconfdence.
Work is the watchword.
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WHO KILLED oLFYEIANn2

Fprs the purpose Of discounting the probable
effectof the revelation made 81, !Cleveland's
immortality, and to apologize for the wanton
attack on the virtue Of Mrs. Blaine, q dasper.
ate attempt is being made to show that Mr..
Blaine is responsible for the publication Of
the Maria Halpin story. # it be thought
necessary to prove conspiracy in the origin
Of this scandal Or to fix the responsibility Of
its publication upon some certain candidate,
let us see if it might not be proved much
more easily upon some other man than Mr..
Blaine. To begin with, the story was given,
publication in June by Democratic paper Of
character that forbids the idea Of conspiring
against its party in the interest Of. the Repub-
licans Mr. Blaine would hardly be foolish
enough, directly or indirectly, to approach the
Rochester Union with proposition to scan
dalize Democrat; and if he had; the Union
would hardly have consented to such q
scheme. AT that time-three weeks
before the meeting of the Democratic
convantio1l-Mr Cleveland was already fecog,
nized BY all Republicans and a great many
Democrats as the weakest man the Democracy
could put forward, and he would not have
been nominated but for the fortuitons demand
Of the independents, certain Democrats fall
ing into the error Of imagining that they. were
stronger numerically than recent develop
ments prove. It would, therefore, have been
very foolish for Mr.. Blaine to have made any
attempt, honorable OF. the contrary, to get rid
Of the candidacy Of the man whom he had
every reason to regard as-easiest to defeat, and
whom It was well known he most desired to
have the Democracy nominate. The men
Blaine had reason most to fear were Bayard
and Thurman, and possibly Hendricks, the
latter especially being particularly self-conf-
dent. It is absurd, therefore, to argue that
Mr. Blaine, or any other Republican for him,
could have been foolish enough to try to pre-
vent the nomination Of the man least able to
carry the full vote Of his party This is all
the more apparent when it is borne in mind
that it was stanch Democratic paper that
first gave utterance to the accusation which
has since made Mi. Cleveland notorious, if
not infamous.
Let us now see IL there is. not a man who
had every reason to wish to get rid Of Mr.
Cleveland and to compass his defeat Who
more than Thomas A. Hendricks would profit
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+, locating the Bolt.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Republican revolt is as hard to locate as
ague in. Indiana--its always in the next county. :
Republicans In the Eastern States have the bolts
mighty bad, and there has Wen more on less
gloom entirely on account Of th poor Republic
an prospects in that section. Now it
appears that the disease is not
raging there but the Eastern Demo
Gratis are told that it's out West where all the
boiling is going on. Out this way the Democrats
haven't expected TO do anything but yell when.
Cleveland should carry the Eastern States; but
now the the Eastern Democrats are doing moth
ing but yelling over the hope that. while the
Eastern States all go to Blaine, the Western
States will 70 with Che solid South for the New
York dime museum curiosity.
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by an exposure of Mr.. Cleveland's unftness
for the high Office to which there was posi-
bility of his being namedf Mr.. Hendricks
was the nominee for the vice-presidency
eight years ago on the ticket with Mr.. TiIden.
He was candidate for the first place before
the Cincinnati convention four years ago, and
at Chicago he had reason to believe that he
would be awarded first place. The Mcdonald
mask ne tried to wear fooled nobody. Mr.
Tilden having voluntarily placed himself on
the superannuated list Mr.. Cleveland was
Mr.. Hendricks's dangerous rival, for two reas
ons: he was Of the New York Democratic ma
chine, and had the prestige of his great ma
jority over Mr.. Folger There was, then, ey-
cry reason for Mr.. Hendricks and his friends
to wish to down this man before the battle
fairly opened. To do this his friends began
to look into Mr.. Cleveland's record and at
once found that he had been guilty Of some
very serious breaches of morality. It was
then an easy thing to get some Democratic
paper to publish the discoveries made, in the
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state Ticket.

eovERNoR--wnL1AM H cALKINs, of La Porte
county,
LrEUrENANTeovERvoR- EUGENE H. BUNDY, Of
Henry county.
SECRETARY OF srArr-RoBERT MITCHELL Of
Gibson county.
AuDrroR OF srArR-BRUcE CARR of Orange
county,
TnrAsUREn OF srArn-RoGER R sHEL, of
Marion county.
ArroRNEY-eENERA1-Wn c. WILSON, Of
Tippecanoe county,
.JuDGE OF THE SUPREME CoURT FIFTH DISTRICT
EDWIN p. HAMMOND Of Jasper county.
REPoRrER SuPREME .CoURT--WHLIAM NJ
HOGGATT, of Warrick county.
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
BARNABAS c. HOBBS of Parke county.
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win be properly recognized and treated by the
public. It is simply and purely gambling,
leads inevitably to thievery, to embezzle-
ments, to ruin and misery, and in the case Of
the New Brunswick bank, to horrible murder
and disaster. While men are blowing them
selves red in the faceabout possible corruption
in public affairs, they should turn their atten-
ton to the fearful revelations Of rascality in
private business.
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THE Chicago Inter Ocean has dropped upon
Mr.. Hendricks little GENE, and informs him
that his riddle is not hard to read. A man
must be purblind BOBBY who does not see
that Mr.. Hendricks has gone even beyond the
limits Of decent discretion in his efforts to dis
credit Mr.. Cleveland, and force him off the
ticket, SO that the tail might take it's place at
the head.
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THE leaven Of reform is beginning to work
in Kentucky. 1t manifested itself first few
weeks ago by the election Of a Republican to
judgeship in district that has been Demo
cratic from time immemorial. Renewed evil
hence is furnished in the pronounced defeat
of Little Phip Thompson, the man-slayer.
In former times his s'exploit" would have Civ
en- him life title to seat in Congress.
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AS already remarked, the Republican party
viii again carry the Union this fall 1t car
ried the Union when the Democratic party
tried TO break it in twoit win carry it. now.
It carried it when independent Republicans
nominated Greeley--it will carry it now, after
they have selected Cleveland.
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AUeUsTA, his home, responds to the in
famous ISLANDERS and attacks made by brutal
Democrats and contemplate political Pharisees
upon James G. Blaine, by returning the largest
Republican majority ever given by the city
since the Republican party was formed
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THE result in Maine is a majority Of at least
10000 for the State ticket the election Of all
four Republican Congressmen, and the choice
of Legislature overwhelmingly Republican,
not single Democratic State Senator being
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lends enchantment. To the untutored HOosier
ear his keynote sounds wonderfully like
shrek, not to say whine

A REMARKABLE case of conscience has deyel-
oped itself in New Jersey. William Lewis, q
man thirty-three years old, has surrendered him
self to the Jersey City authorities and confesses
to having committed burglary in small town
in the State two years ago. He robbed store
of iewelry and other valuables, worth several
hundred dollars and hid the property in the
woods. He became fearful that he was watched
and ran away, without daring to take the goods.
Lately he has learned that two teamsters were
soon afterward found with the property in their
possession, were tried, and found guilty of the
theft and are now serving terms in the peniten
tiary. This knowledge has, according to his ac-
count, so preyed upon his mind that he can en-
dure it no longer, and he asks that the innocent
men be released and that he be allowed to suffer
the rightful penalty Of his crime. 1t may be
added that the authorities are even more sus-
picious of man who confesses crime than of
one who boasts of his good deeds, and are of the
opinion that the self accusing burglar is work
ing out some deep-laid scheme. and IS fraud
who will bear watching
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CARL scHURz managed to stir up a deal Of
ill-feeling at Milwaukee BY his conduct Of a
meeting in theinterest Of Reformer Cleveland.
Mr., Schurz violated his word, insulted and Of
Tended number Of leading German meri-
cans, and PLAYED hob generally. ].
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New YORK city was entitled to 126 free
scholarships in Cornell University from 1868
to 1884 but only twelve students were sent.
There are 10000 pupils in the New York
city schools. Who can explain why but one
in 10, 900 wishes to take advantage of the ben.
Gifts offered? 5', I'VE.
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We are confronted with the Democrats

We are confronted with the Democratic
party very hungry, and, as Won may well be-
Iieve, very thirsty; a party without a single
definite principle; party without any dis
tinct national policy which It dares present to
the country; a party which fell from power as
p conspiracy against human rights, and now;
attempts to sneak back to power as a con-
spiracy for plumber and spoils.-GEo. WIN.
CURTIS, June B. 1884
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have carefully observed the attitude and
movements ofthe Democratic party for twenty
years. In my judgmentit has learned nothing
and forgotten nothing. So far as lean perceive,
it Is not only swayed by the same principles,
but, to large extent, guided by the same
PRESIDENT CAPEN of Tufts College, Mass
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81 killed Print Matthews. i told him not
tO vote, and he voted and killed him. 1t was
not me that killed him-itwas the party If I
had not been Democrat I would not have
killed him. 1t was not me, hut the Democratic
party and now If the partyis mind to throw
me or dan such partyl--E. B. WHEELER of
Hazlehurst Miss. afterwards elected Marshal by the
Democratic party
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Philadelphia Record
I. Mr. Min. the preacher actor, has hard lines.
While he was playing Hamlet in Austin. Texas,
ms own PIT dog severely bit his stuffed calves
and scattereu the sawdust therefrom oyer tho
stage. He ran no such risks in the pulpit The
saWdtst that his audience discovered was not
from his eaiyeR.
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In September, 1880, the State Of Maine
elected Democrat Governor by majority
Of more than 200; in November, Gen. Gar
field had a majority Of 4,2e5. In September.
1884, Maine elects Republican Governor by
a majority of $4,000. just what The majority
win be in November we do not feel like prOph-
sesyin1
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
REPUnLIcAN NoMINATIoNs.
Ticket.

National Ticket.
PRESIDENT AMES g. BLAINE. of Maine.
vIcEpREsIDEST--JO JOHN A. LOGAN, of Illinois
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcToRs.
State at Milo S HasealI Of Ekhart; John N.
l3utler of Marion.
First District-Ialnes G. veatch Of Spencer
Second William B. Roberts Of Sullivan.
Third-John G. Berkshire of Jennings
Fourth William d. Ward Of Switzerland
Fifth--Magshall Hacker. Of bartholomew.
Sixth-Josiah e Mellette. of Delaware. 4 -
Seventh-Thad. s. ReIlias, of Marion.
Eighth-Elias S. Holiday. OF CLAW.
Ninth-James Ne Reynolds, of Tippecanoe go
Tenth-Truman F. Palmer. of White.
Eleventh--James F. Elliott of Howard
Twelfth-Joseph d. Terrell, of Lagrange
Thfrteenth--L. w. Royse of Kosciusko.
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THE Boston Herald says Mr. Hendricks has
pitched the campaign on very high key. He
has CO. He struck very high "Cg when he
wrote that Dubuque letter.
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sTs there any good reason why Hendricks
should be selected from forty-five millions of
people to be the possible head of Govern
ment which he did his best to destroy!" GEO.
W. CURTIS IN 1876
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dred. The sham responsibility of rascals in
broadcloth ought not to protect them from
their deserts as criminals Let Jersey justice
spread all over the Nation, and let all the peo-
pie firmly insist on the strictest integrity on
the part Of bank officials and all others in po-
sitions Of honor and trust.
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THE Boston Herald Of Saturday flooded the
State Of Maine with the foulest charges upon
Mr. Blaine's public career, particularly as to
his conduct in Maine affairs. The answer
came from the people Of Maine yesterday.
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WAS Mr.. Hendricks or his friends response
bic for the publication Of the Cleveland ex-
posuref It originated in a Democratic paper,
and nobody more than Mr.. Hendricks would
have profted BY it