The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

In nineteen years the national debt has been
reduced from So 1856 600 600 to ST. $50 900 OOO and
the annual interest charge from $3.50, 900, 900 to
less than $50. 100000. No nation has ever made
such record.
Boston journal: s'What do you think of
Clevelands letter Of aceeptance}7 asked Re
publican Of Democrat. Bogus sir-bogus.
He never wrote it-wait till you get the origi-
nal, was the reply made.
A WASHINGTON man reports that he met
George H. Butler, nephew of General Butler,
in the streets at Washington, and asked him if
he was in favor of his Uncle Ben. ''No,n said
Butler, Il am for Blaine
THE following is said to be founded on cold
fact: A Boston campaign club had appointed q
committee to procure some torches, when a sa-
pient member arose. and folding his classical
toga around him, moved that the committee be
instructed to purchase only Browns Bronchial
Torches
REPORTS from Maine indicate that the Demo
Gratis IN that State will depend almost entirely
on the use of money Several barrels will be
tapped on the eve of election. No speeches will
be made, no arguments addressed to the electors.
The Democratic bosses believe in the venality Of
the voters, and will be disappointed, as they
ought to be-
CLEvELANDs friends think that his suggestion
of the danger growing out of the eligibility Of
the President for re selection is something quite
sparkling and original. Mr. Hayes, in his letter
of acceptance, issued July g. 1876 said: 81 de-
sire to perform what regard as duty in stat
ing now my inhexible purpose, if elected not to
be candidate for election to a second term
THE call for the Republican State convention
in Massachusetts is addressed to those who in
tend to support the Republican candidates,
both State and national This limitation, Chair
man Lodge says, is necessary from the fact that
the chief work of the convention will be the Sc
lection of presidential electors-the renomina-
ton of the entire State ticket being conceded
The same plan will be adopted in the congress.
ional district conventions.
"a FoRTYYEAR Democrat writes to the New
York Sun. 'sThe leading men and minds of the
Democratic party Of the country should meet
and demand the withdrawal Of Mr. Cleveland.
The interests at stake are far too important to
be sacrificed, in compliance with the conven-
tion's foolish choice or Mr.. Cleveland's personal
ambition. These are in one scale, the honor and
welfare of the Nation in the other The desper-
ate situation warrants desperate remedy If
Cleveland will not voluntarily withdraw he
should be forcibly set aside
Boston Journal At Pennington, Me-, last
Tuesday evening, a Democrat who attended the
address by General Swift attempted to get up a
cheer for Hendricks, but, when asked to come
forward at the close of the meeting and see a
card written by soldier who had lost both arms
fighting for the Union, and who drops his Re-
publican vote into the ballot-box with his teeth,
he watched his opportunity to leave the hall UNI
observed. The incident created, perhaps, the
most excitement ofany that ever transpired in
the political annals Of that town
UNDER the head The Effect of an Unclean
Candidate the New York Sun publishes com
munication, Of which the following is para
graph; From politics, pure and simple, the