The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-01
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

NEW name for Ben Butler: "The Pink Pond
Lilly of Cape Cod
JAMES BUCHANAN is running for Congress, in
New Jersey, and Zach Taylor, in Tennessee.
THE leading issue of the campaign, it must be
remembered is between the American and the
British policy.
THE Peoples party" is now fairly launched
in Massachusetts,. If it is not larger, more in
earnest, more confident of its strength and
more hopeful of the future than the Democratic
party, present appearances are misleading.
ONE-HALF the saloons in every city and
town in the land are supported b. the forced
labor of women and children The g:lded trap
pings of two thousand Jars of Chicago were paid
for by stinting the families of ten thousand homes
of comforts and necessaries of life.
emo presents the spectacle of a set of party
managers including, it is said, Gov. Hoadly, try
ing to bulldoze the Supreme Court to declare a
tax on the liquor dealers unconstitutional. If it
is done, nearly 81, 900, 900 of taxation will be
transferred from saloon-keepers to the people.
II AM perfectly willing to vote for this or
any other bill short of putting to death a man
who shall take a drink of liquor: l would not
go that far - Thomas A. Hendricks in the
United States Senate. See Congressional Globe
(Offcia), first session, Fortieth Congress- March
8, 1867, page 81.
A COMMERCIAL article in the Independent says
that there are two American principles, both of
which are violated by the tax exemption of eccle-
siastical property One is that taxes should be
uniform, and the other is that religion should
stand upon its own merit, and live exclusively
by the voluntary support of its friends
FRITZ GLAzAUER, the editor of the Cleveland
Anzeiger, paper which has opposed the Repub-
licans on account of the temperance issue, says
that be is now for Blaine, and that the German
Republicans of Ohio do not regard the temper
ance issue as belonging to this canvass, and that
they therefore say there is no real difference be-
tween Them in Northern Ohio, at lesst
Hon WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, in an inter
view says Blaine's election is as certain as
anything which has not already happened could
be. He felt sure Of New Jersey, saying that
Irish opposition to Cleveland in that State was
exceedingly strong. Ohio was safe and in New
York the results would be astonishing The
combinations in that State were all favorable to
Blaine, and the Republican committee felt per
feet confidence in the situation. ie2 "
GEN. r. G. SoHENcK, speaking of the political
situation, says: II think that we shall carry
Ohio by handsome majority, and that that will
settle the whole thing. 1 don't know anything
about special localities. l am out of politics,
and can speak only generally, but 1 have just as
strong Republican feelings as ever, and hope
just as ardently for success in times past, and
/ am quite confident that the Republicans will
have the State. next month, by good majority,
and that will virtually settle the contest"
RICHARD S. SPoFFoRD who has been nomi-
mated as the Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Seventh Massachusetts district is the hus-
band of Harriet Prescott Spofford, the we'll
known novelist Mr. Spofford was formerly
private secretary and afterward law partner of
Caleb Gushing, and has been professionally as
ISOLATED with General Butler for some years.
He and his accomplished wife usually spend
their winters in Washington, but have beauti-
full home on little island in the Merrimac river,
near Newburyport, Mass.
CLARK E. CARES speech; Ohio owes more to
Blaine and the Republican party than any other
State. Twice was Blaine the strongest candi-
date in the national convention, and twice he
stepped aside for an Ohio man. He pledged
himself in advance in favor Of Garfelds re
election as his own successor. Col Carr said
an Ohio man-Major MsNinley--wrote the tariff
plank in the Republican platform and also tho
one sheep husbandry with special reference
to Ohio intexests. They were Ohio IDEAS AID
now if Ohio turns against the party it will be
such ingratitude as cannot be forgotten.
CHICAGO Inter Ocean: In no part of the coun
try Is there greater need of breaking down State
lines and bringing out the subdivisions of the
States than in the solid South 1t is in this
way that the solid South is to be broken, One