The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-13
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Something Further About Candidate Gray's
RecOrd-AnnOuncement of Meetings.

As Col. Isaac P. Gray is now asking for the
votes of Democrats, and declaring his undying
affection for them, his opinion of them twenty
years ago might be interesting. In a speech at
Richmond, Ind. he said:
II wish to say a few words about the Demo
cratic party and the record it has made for
itself during the war. If l had the power l
would write that record of treason and infamy
upon the American heavens so that every man
and woman might read it in letters of fire When
the rebels under Beauregard and jeff Davis were
at Manassas, and Lincoln called for rs, 900 vol
unteers to deferd the capital against the torch
OF the consprators, these copperheads said
Lincoln was traitor and despot. heard Val
landlngham say, Caesar had his Brutus,
Charles had his Cromwell, and Lincoln had
better take care if he would avoid the fate that
overlook them He met that fate, and his
blood is upon the hands of the Democratic
traitors, who, by their teaching, melted the
assassin to the commission of that awful crime.
The Democratic leaders and newspapers denied
the currency of the country and said the green
backs would never be paid. Men who love their
country are interested in its credit. These men
did all that was in their power, all through the
war, to weaken confidence in the national credit,
and depreciate the value of the national bonds.
These men bound themselves in secret, midnight
cahals, to plot against the government, and
exerted themselves IN every possible way to in
duce Union soldiers to desert, secreted them
ing officers, and mobbed provost marshals and
draft officers. They did these things because
they were opposed to the war in defense of the
Union"
SOME DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
During the present campaign Colonel Gray,
the Democratic candidate for Governor, has
peatedly denied that he had any connection with
the graveyard" insurance companies which
swinded thousands of people of Indiana four
years ago. A journal reporter was shown yes
terday policy on one of these companies, of
which Mr. Gray president The policy is
for 81 900 on the life of Leslie F. Powell, of Lo-
gansport. 1t is numbered 291, is dated Aug. TO-
1880, and is signed Isaac p Gray, president l.
q. Stall, secretary. There is no doubt of the
authenticity of the signature.
A NEW CAMPAIGN SONG.
The following clever travesty on "Over the
Garden Wall, has made decided hit as cam
paign song as rendered by the Central Blaine
and Logan Glee Club of this city:
Cleveland stood under an apple tree
Over the White House fence,
And sighed as he reached for the presidency
Over the White House fence;
He'd monopoly votes in his carpet sack,
And he stood on the arch of Hendricks back,
But the requisite stature he seemed to lack,
Over the White House fence.
Chorus:
Over the White House fence,
The prospect wasn't immense
For Baines guard in that back yard,
And struck out hard, when mug, ill-starred,
Was poked in view, to be mauled and marred,
Over the White House fence.
He thought of his painfully bad record,
Over the White House fence
OF Tammany, in its wild dscord,
Over the White House fence;
And founding asylum arose to view,
As he thought of Maria's sad adieu
And, indeed, he looked exceedingly blue,
Over the White House fence.
Chorus
Of the seventh commandment, broken and bent
Over the White House fence
And Maine she went for Governor Kent
Over the White House fence;
He thought of Americas labor vote
He would sell for British Fl pun note,
As he called his vetOes over by rote,
Over the White House fence.
Chorus
Over the White House fence
Oh ism t his cheek immense
This indiscreet youth, with his tell the truth"
And Puck, and Harper, and Beecher forsooth-
Blaine IL knock the whole kit as far as Duluth,
Over the White House fence.
THE MEETING TONIGHT.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, and Hon. s. ].
Peee will speak at the No. 10 engine house, on
Madison avenue tonight, and they should be
greeted by large audience Senator Cullom is
one of the ablest political speakers before the
people
MEETINGS IN THE COUNTY THIS WEEK.
Appointments have been made by the county
central committee as follows:
Hon. Robert S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne and
Charles Dryer at Bridgeport, Wednesday even
ing Oct. l5 at 7:30.
Hon. Stanton J. Peelle and Lieutenant-gov-
ernor Thomas Hanna at Indiana avenue and |
Michigan street yellow bridget Wednesday |
evening, Oct Is, at 1880.
Lieutenant governor Thomas Hanna and John |
W. Jones, of Hancock county, at Lawrence, on |
Tuesday evening at 1880
Hon. Fred Douglass and DIR. Levi Ritter, at |
Seventh street base ball grounds, on Friday |
evening, Oct II, at 7:30. Central Blaine and |
Logan Glee Club will be in attendance.
Hon. Thad S. Rollins and John L. Grifiths at |
Joness Chapel Pike township on Friday even
ing, Oct II, at 1870.
Col. S. F. Gray and others at Woodside school
house Center township east of city, on Friday
evening. Oct. H. at 1880
Hon Thad Rollins at Glenn's Valley, Perry
township, on Saturday evening" Oct 49, at 73O
NOTES.
The meetings at Valley Mills on Thursday
evening, and Bridgeport on Saturday evening
next, have been postponed on account of con
hicting engagements, but Hon. Thad s. Rollins
will speak at both those places later in the cam
paign.
The Republican rally at Castleton, on Friday
evening, was of the largest ever held there
The Knights of Columbia of Washington and
Lawrence townships were out in force and pa
raded the streets. glee club, comprised en-
tirey of young ladies' furnished excellent music
Lieutenant governor Hanna and Hon. Thad S.
Rollins addressed the meeting at length, and a
number of the local candidates made short
speeches.
The Theaters This Week.
At the Grand Opera house the first three
nights of the week the attraction will be the
French melodrama "PaYements of Paris
which hoe mat with decided succase elsawhare