The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

time and is not in the helpless condition repre-
senScd by the newspapers; that his step is as firm
ana his mind clear and quick as ever
BECAUSE the Democratic party has done moth
ing for fifteen years but follow the Republican
procession. the Bloomington Leader believes that
the Illinois Democratic State convention is
likely to go to Peoria also
THE Springfield lllinois) Register says that
four ffths of the Democrats all over the country
are for Tden. and that if he is not nominated it
will be because he won't permit it, or because
the politicians have outwitted the people.
AUGUSTUS ScHNELL. the Democratic war
horse, takes pleasure in assuring his friends
that he is not dying, as recently stated in sew
eral New York papers. He expects to see a
Democratic President in the White House, and
is calculating, therefore, on living great many
years yet
Mr.. ROBERT G. EVANS of Nincennes,
nounces that he will retire from the race for the
nomination of Attorney general upon the Re
pubican'tck Mr. Evans will make his future
home in Minneapolis. Minnesota gains and In
diana loses an upright honorable citizen, and an
enthusiastic. working Republican.
COLONEL BAYNE, of Pennsylvania, thinks the
indications are favorable for the defeat of those
candidates who pushing their candidacy for
the Republican presidential nomination. The
story that Blaine has formed league with
Arthur or Logan has been started, Colonel
Bayne says, to disintegrate Baines supporters,
and there is not word of truth in IT. If nom
mated Blaine. he says, will undoubtedly accept.
His health was never better, all reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
ONE of the many rumors sent out from Wash
ington and published in a Chicago paper is to the
effect that ex Congressman Singleton, of Illinois,
is quietly working up Curtin presidential boom.
Mr. Singleton is reported to be nominally for
Morrison for the frstplace on the ticket, in order
to get together much strength as possible, and
then tzfn it over to Curtin for President, and
tack Morrison on for Vice president. The latter
is said to have consented to the arrangement, in
order to secure votes for his tariff bill.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE: "'Springes to catch wood
cocksn That is to say, Democratic bills to pension
thirty day service in the Greek and Seminole
disturbances. The meaning of such legislation
is too obvious, but the Democrats evidently think
they have struck political bonanza in it. That
they are earning the gratitude of the claim
agents is plain enough, but that they are doing
anything for the people i'll creating drain OF
one hundred millions or so from the treasury,
they will find it hard to demonstrate"
A WASHINGTON interviewer has talked with
Congressman Calkins, and here is the result
viii Mr.. Calzins be the Republican candidateF'
Il suspect So" he replied. II do not hear of
many people coming to the front and asking to
lead III so desperatea fight that must be- ut
will take some nerve, Mr.. Calkins, for any man
to be the Republican standard bearer in so des-
perate fight as this will be- especially if Me
Donald should be the Democratic nominee for
President" Eyes, he replied sententiously it
will"
Col. BAYNE, of Pennsylvania, says: Nobody
in this country of ours can take with him fol
lowing worth counting against the wishes of the
masses. Men become popular and have follow
ings in this country because they represent pop
ular policies and ideas The people are too in
telligent, too independent and too manly to fol
low any man against their own convictions. The
people really lead their so-caled leaders; and L,
for one, don't believe that there are one hundred
Republicans in the whole Union abject enough
to follow any man in opposition to the fairly as
certained wishes of the party"
The Savannah. Ga. News (Dem,l takes the
following view of the political Investigations
1.-THE reports we are getting from the Copiah
county investigation at New Orleans, and the
Danville investigation at Washington, show a
state of affairs very much like that which eX-
listed in this county before and at the riot on
election day in November, 1868, and in other
parts of the South at various times during the
carpet-bag period They are the same old sto-
ries. with changes as tC time place and leading
characters There are still white men, it seems,
mean enough to stir up bad feeling among the
negroes, and to incite them to commit insulting
acts which ultimately lead to violence in order
to crafty their greed for office"