The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-28
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

COLLECTOR ROBERTSON predicts that Blaine
will carry New York by $4,000 majority.
THE Maine election takes place on Monday
week The Vermont election occurs the first
Tuesday in September,
IT is said that the free grass vote of Texas
so, 900 strong-is unalterably opposed to the
reelection of Governor Ireland, and that it is
ready to combine with the Greenbackers and
Republicans to compass his defeat. The South
do wabble. fq hi
THE Arkansas Republicans have concluded to
make an aggressive campaign. The, Independents
and Greenbackers are Loyalty aiding them, and
there is an excellent chance of winning two con-
gressional seats from the Democrats in the No
velnber election. "a
ACCORDING to Mr. Schurz the supporters Of
Mr. Blaine argue that the people have .'con-
doned" his fault sssThey have not condoned his
meeting in Shrewsbury, on Saturday; they have
acquitted him, and their verdict is to be re-.
spected.
THE Labor World of Philadelphia, says mo
man was ever SO successful in bringing upon
his head the condemnation of labor as Grover
Cleveland. From Maine to California the uni
versal sentiment among the working people is,
down with Cleveland and monopoly. The labor
papers are a unit upon this subject.
CITY paper announced on Tuesday that
William H. Martin, of Bedford, had ''left Cleve-
land, and had SO declared himself at a public
meeting held at Dark Hollow, Lawrence county
on the 24th 1t is due to Mr.. Martin to say that
he never was for Cleveland, never voted Demo
cratic ticket, and is doing effective work in
Lawrence county for the Republican ticket
THE brothers of Print Matthews who was
murdered in Copiah county, Miss, for voting
the Republican ticket seem to be daring the
same fate for themselves. Two of them were at
the head of the Copiah county delegation at the
recent Republican convention IN the Seventh
Mississippi congressional district, and took part
in the proceedings just as if Copiah county were
part of a free State.
j. P. DoLLIvER, Of Iowa, in recent speech,
said: sYou might as we'll try to fit the hundred
headed dog of the ancient fable with straw hat
as to place candid and intelligible tariff plat.
form under the feet of the Democratic party.
They approached that question and nearly every
other like emptying hard-coal ashes in a
high wind, with their eyes shut and their backs
to the subject"
THE Rev DR. George H. Ball, Of Buffalo, N.
Y, who was one Of the ministers interested in
looking up the past moral record Of Grover
Cleveland has brought suit for libel against the
New York Post and its weekly issue, the Ma
ton, laying his damages at $25, 600. The trial
will take place in Buffalo as soon as possible.
DIR. Ball evidently believes what he said Of
Cleveland, and has the courage to defend him
self
j. @. HENDRIX, recent reform candidate for
mayor of Brooklyn, but with unpleasant result
to his self-esteem feels impelled to explain that
Hwithin the past ten years very large emigra
ton has come from New England, and all the
outer wards Of Brooklyn are populated by that
class Of men. They are, as rule, Republicans,
and little by little are cutting down the Demo
cratic majorities of other years And is this in
tended to discount in advance the fine showing
to be made by the Republican ticket in Kings
county,
THE New York Sun says 1T has frequently
been said during the present political campaign
that if immortality were sufficient cause for ex-
GLIDING men from greatpublic trusts the country
would have lost the services Of some Of those
who are now most famous in its history" In
their case, however, the immortality was a
matter Of after-knowledge on the part Of the
people, It was not proclaimed abroad before
they had become distinguished Nor did they
say TO the world Tell the truth, meaning,
Yes, I am guilty. did it. What are you