The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-27
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE Albany N. Y, Times wants to know
who saved the Union, and the New York Tribune
responds: 1--WE have an impression that it was
Cleveland although Hendricks, perhaps helped
some.n
Ex-CoNGREssMAN DEzENDoRF, of Virginia,
pronounces in favor of fusion Republican and
Readjuster ticket in his State If there is a
fusion, Mr. Dezendorf is of opinion that the
Democratic electoral ticket win be defeated
Gov. CLEVELAND is still at the Prospect Hotel
on Upper Saranac lake Two days last week he
camped out on remote and unfrequented pond
and enjoyed some fine fishing. He in splendid
health and spirits. He expects to be back in Al
bany Friday or Saturday of this week.
NEW York Sun: There have been many
acrimonious controversies as to the authorship
Of Beautiful Snow but there will never be any
dispute as to who wrote Grover Cleveland's let
ter of acceptance. 1t is unquestonably his own
work without inspiration from any source. Honor
to whom honor is duel
DAVID PRESTON, a well known Detroit banker,
in public letter says he will accept the nomina-
ton of the Michigan Prohibitionists for Gov
ernor if rendered it. because the Prohibitionists
in their platform acknowledge Almighty God as
| the sovereign of all men, from whom the just
powers of government are derived.
CHICAGO Tribune: Some driveling idiot writes
in the New York Evening Post that there are
some sins which, like some SORROWS are sacred
Betraying woman and DESERVING her afterwards
are, we suppose to be classed among the sacred
sins. For moral newspaper the Post has
been led into sadly immoral position
PREPARATIONS are being made to bring people
from a dozen different counties in southwestern
Virginia to hear Senator Hawley and ex-Gov-
ernor Oglesby at Wythevie next month. The
vigor and enthusiasm of the Republicans in the
Old Dominion this year show that they expect
to give her electoral vote to Blaine and Logan.
SEPTEMBER comes.
With cooling air;
The boom will start
With torchlight glare
Then there II be snap
And savage trying
To do some tall
Autumnal lying
Buffalo Times
SENATOR JAMES F. WILSON, Ex-Governor
Kirkwood and Governor Sherman, Of Iowa. con
cur in saying that the Prohibition movement in
that State will not be serious, aud that the
nomination Of an electoral ticket by that party
is improbable. 1t would be hard to find three
men better posted about Iowa politics, or more
sincere in their utterances than these
A WASHINGTON special telegram reports that
the cry for money is coming into both Of the
congressional campaign committees every day.
and there seems an utter inability to meet the
demand, Neither party seems to have any. and
all applicants go away disappointed This is the
occasion of great deal of growing and dissatis-
faction on the part of candidates in close con-
gressional districts.
THE New York Sun defines its position as fol
lows: The Sun has long supported the Demo
cratic party and wishes to support it; but it has
become tired of standing with it in fatal and
foolish blunders. The nomination of Grover
Cleveland is one Of these, and the Sun refuses
to stand by the party in that nomination. We
are happy to add that a very great proportion of
the Democrats of the country are of the same
mind as the Sun They cannot stand Grover
Cleveland for President
BENJAMIN PAUL BLOOD writes to the New
York Sun, saying Cleveland himself is no
such man at all as he is taken for. In one word,
he is low He has been on his best behavior. for
the last three years, and has been forced TO his
greatest safety, reserve; but nothing can conceal
his lack of refinement, his uncultured and I'M
generous nature. Let single instance speak
for many. placed in his hands a package of
letters, severally from Fitz Greene Halleck EN-
erson, DR.. Holmes, Wendell Phillips William G.
Bryant, Alfred Tennyson, Hutchinson Stirling,
ex- Governor Hoffman, ex Governor Seymour,
George William Curtis, and some others. Nine
ty-nine Americans in any hundred would have
felt that this was not package to be thrown
in the waste-baket. The least of these men is
greater than any living Governor in general es-
tilnation. Yet these letters were thrown away
or destroyed