The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-24
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE N, W. Fitzgerald who has been stump
ing West Virginia for Cleveland is he whose
recent record as Washington pension agent
would not do to run on presidential race.
THREE hundred of Stonewall Jackson's men,
residing in Virginia, and who are going to vote
the Republican ticket this year. have invited
General Logan to come to that State and discuss
the issues of the campaign.
HARTFORD Courant: One of the New Haven
independents is quoted as saying in moment
Of reckless frankness: I've gone into this thing.
and I'm going to vote for Cleveland if have to
put clothes pin on my nose"
THE Democratic managers ought to be warned
that some of their Southern orators are careless
enough to hold out the prospect of pensions to
confederate soldiers as of the strongest rea-
Sons for voting for Cleveland and reform.
BETTER and better. The official count shows
the net Republican majority in Ohio. in the
gression districts. to be 49, 80 Those who pre-
dicted Republican majority Of 10000 in Ohio
were not far out of the way. 1t will rise to 30
000 or 35 900 next month.
THE Republicans came very near to gaining
United States senator in West Virginia. The
Democratic majority on joint ballot in the Legis
lature just elected is only four. The full official
returns on Governor have not yet been pub
lished, but unofficial reports put the Democratic
majority but little over 2 900.
THE editor of the Austin Texas Capital has
been trying to be bigger false prophet than
the Evening Post of New York city. He came
out with leader just before the last Ohio cleo
tion. saying that Hoadly would be elected Gov
ernor by 10000 majority He will probably find
out that Hoadly wasn't candidate some time
during the coming winter.
THEY worry him So because eight years ago.
He caught in dealings dark
Among his friends in haste he sends
For Rev. Mr.. Clarke.
Theu Clarke confessed him and thus addressed him:
Such exposure you never meant;
You're sorry now for the blunder, / vow
You ought to be President"
Boston Journal
WASHINGTON Critic: There is one way to
stop men drinking. That is. by making them
prosperous and happy In that way the Repub
lican party proposes to be the biggest Prohibi
tion party on record. A man with happy,
contented. respectable. educated family is not
half so apt to drink as a man who is pinched and
in despair over the outlook for his family and
himself
''GATH's" New York Letter: Blaine is ex
pected in this city some time next week, and l
do not believe that any man has ever run for
President whom there is more desire to see The
impression he has given the campaign by his per
sonal attention has marked him out in the minds
affairs with happy temperament, and, strong
as his party is, the strongest thing in it is him
self.
THE Copiah county, Miss. Democrats are liv-
ing up to the record which chronicles the foul
murder of Mr. Matthews on election day last
year A Republican meeting was announced to
be held last Saturday at Crystal Springs; but
as the speaker opened his lips, he was
assalled by missiles of all sorts from Demo
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it's vote solidly for Cleveland and Hendricks on
Nov. 4.
Mrs MYRA CLARKE GAINES "bolts" the nom-
nation of Mrs BeIva Lockwood declaring that
she does not believe in women medding in poll
tics. "My highest ambition" she adds, lis to
do all the good in my power and trust the
time is rapidly approaching when shall be in
possession of my estate, that | may relieve 10
some extent the sufferings of the poor and OPP
pressed without regard to political difference or
religious creed"
NEW York Tribune All reports agree that
the Republican party in Indiana never bet
ter organized than in this campaign or more con-
fdent of victory. The triumph in Ohio has Civ
en- a tremendous impetus to Republican zeal.
and there is no disaffection to contend with;
whereas the dissatisfaction with which the nom
ination of Colonel Gray, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, was received in the Southern
counties has increased rather than diminished.
EACH day increases the rush of business at
the rooms of the Southern headquarters of the
national Republican committee at Nashville.
Every hour brings in prominent men who have
heretofore acted with the Democratic party.
A large proportion of these are young men
gagged in mercantile or manufacturing business,
who in spite of all sorts of social pressure have
concluded that the business interests and future
prosperity of the South will be best served bv q
Republican administration of the national gov
ernment.
ONE Of the most conspicuous and respected
business men of Cincinnati writes to a friend:
UNLESS on the ground you can form no idea of
the work done on Tuesday. The Democratic
party, true to their principles, resorted to ntim
idation and violence which would put to shame
any Southern city, and it was only by the most
persistent work and constant vigilance at the
polls that the State was carried Our best CHI
zens worked from $50 in the morning until the
day closed at g. many at tine risk of their lives.
We propose to keep our powder dry and give
them forty rounds in November"
New YORK Specials The hostility to Blaine
in the Republican party was all expressed in the
first few weeks. If every person in that oppo-
sition had been the publisher of a newspaper, he
might have been compelled for consistency's
sake to keep up the fight; but as only two or
three of the boilers had newspapers, they have
been left high and dry in their opposition by
Is recession Of the waves If they could find
any waS to get back again. they would execute