The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-18
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

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KELLYs paper, the STAR is getting in some
good work for Blaine.
By the time Dick OgIesby gets through with
Carter Harrison, next November, Harrison
won't know whether he's door-nat or kitch
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CHICAGO News: If the star-eyed Goddess of Re
form is still in the land of the living she would
do well to put herself under the instruction of
Miss Lulu Hurst the magnetic wonder.
A REPUBLICAN owns the only brass gun in
New London, Conn, fit to fire a salute WITH and
he wants to sell it, because, as the Norwich
Bulletin explains, Its hard cheese for him to
work for the Democrats"
A WALPoLE, Mass, manufacturer, who is per
sonally inclined toward the so-called independent
movement says he is surprised to find so many
of his workmen are going to vote for Blaine.
They have voted the Democratic ticket in past
years
in a letter to L. P, Nelson, editor of the Swed
ish workingmen's paper of Chicago Patrick
Ford, of the Irish World, says that the nomina-
ton of Cleveland is AN insult and defiance to
American labor Mr.. Ford says that he will
support Blaine and Logan.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN MURoH, of Maine has de-
clared for Blaine. He will make addresses in
California in favor of the Republican ticket Mr..
Murch was elected to Congress from one of the
Maine districts in 1873, defeating Eugene Hale.
His opposition to Cleveland is intense.
SOME of the Eastern papers consider Cleveland
as good as elected already, and are engaged in
forming his Cabinet The slate at present in
cludes Bayard for Secretary of State, Randall
for Secretary of the Treasury and Mcdonald for
Attorney general The names of Ben Butler
and John Kelly are not mentioned.
GOVERNOR ALBEIT of New Jersey, said after
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could not possibly be elected-that he could
not carry his own State. James F. Norton,
fellow Jersey Democrat, telegraphed the state
ment to Newark paper Albeit denies that
he used the expression. Norton insists that he
did, and he is backed up by several persons who
heard Albeit use the expression.
ONE term as sheriff, nine months as mayor of
Buffalo and q year and a-half as Governor Of
New York make up the sum total Of Governor
Cleveland's public career His ignorance of
national questions and his inexperience in deal
ing with national affairs make it certain that if
he were President he would have to depend
largely upon the advice of the Democratic coun-
selors who would crowd about him.
CHIEF JUSTICE PETERS, of Maine: 81 notice that
one of your Boston papers asserts that Mr..
Blaine has been political boss. Nothing can
be further from the fact was in Congress with
him six years, and during that time he had very
little to do with patronage and only took part
in the selection of aspirants for appointment
when he could not escape it. In all the years
that have known him, do not think that he
has used his influence in the selection of a can
didate for Governor in Maine"
'MR. BLAINE" said Attorney general Brews-
ter yesterday, lis better known to the public
than the other presidential candidate. Cleye-
land is comparatively an obscure man, and do
not think the Democratic party is in a condition
to take Office now. No party can, unless it pro
duces man as its standard bearer who is identi-
fiedWith its principles and responsible for its rec
ord Mr.. Blaine irresponsible and is SO recognized
everywhere. do not think there can be much
doubt in regard to the result. General Hancock
was a man who had an element in his character
and his career which excited the admiration of
the multitude for military achievement. This
man is nothing but the accidental Governor of
New York, the result of discussions within the
Republican party"
JOHN WAY: eve have not gone either to the
cradle or the grave for candidate. Our trusted,
loved and honored leader is a man in the full
vigor of his years, in the maturity Of his SPLEEN
did powers. No one who knows him can dislike
him, and, therefore, he numbers his personal
friends by the hundred thousand. No public
| man who ever lived in America has had a more
faithful and devoted following-not even the
brilliant and gallant Clay And we are asked to
believe man like this is to be defeated because
1 Mr.. Beecher says that scandals have been at
/ tached to his name, and General Schurz does not
think him an unselfsh and patriotic American.
1t will take more than this to undermine that ro-
! bust reputation. Twelve months hence many
| men will be blushing for the ISLANDERS they are
uttering now, and admitting that we have
1 President OF whom they are proud in James Gill
| lespie Blaine