The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The Democratic s 4onal Committee
UncOnsciously a Z Republicans by
Circulating J Z s. ariff Literature.
Gen. Logan Meet4 N Enthusiastic Wei
come by South Bend Republicans.
Gen. Butler Sneers at Cleveland and De-
fends Himself as Monopolist Progress
of the Campaign in Indiana.
THE WAY THE WIND blows.

Facts Picked Up by Travelling Man In a
Tour Through Several States.
Correspondence of the Indianapolis journal.
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 2L-As my business
necessitates my travelling over very large area
of country, have very excellent chance to see
which way the wind blows so far as the ques-
ton of politics is concerned. For some three
weeks have been travelling through the south
western part Of Pennsylvania and have talked
to many persons with reference to the status of
the Democratic and Republican parties and
find among the laboring people decided feeling
in favor of Blaine's election At Riddlesburg,
Pa, where the furnaces of the Kemble
Iron and Coal Company are situated, who
employ about 500 men, 1 found quite a mum
Der of men who said that they would
vote for Blaine this year, although they had al
ways voted the Democratic ticket. also talked
to three Irishmen at Connellsville who said that
the Democratic party, while claiming to be the
friend of the laborer, was his bitterest enemy,
and that they would vote and work for the de
feat of Cleveland, although they had always
voted with the Democrats, and they knew of
large number of other Irishmen there who
would do the same. While at Washington, Pa,
/ heard discussion between two gentleman
about the Irish Republican club at this place.
The Democrat contended that it was composed
Of not over dozen persons and they were only
those who had voted the Greenback ticket here
tofore, so took the trouble to-day to find out
thesfacts. So on making inquiry l met Mr.
Moran, who is a member of the club, and he
stated that the club numbered over thirty mem
bers and that over twenty five of those were
Irishmen who had never voted anything
but the Democratic ticket, and that he
knew of a large number hare who would vote for
Blaine who had been lifelong Democrats While
talking with Moran Mr.. Burns, prominent
contractor, came along and receiving an in
PRODUCTION to him / said, Mr. Burns how about
Cleveland, can you support himp He said, No,
sir; will not, nor can any true IFshman do So"
He said; i have lived here for over forty
! six years and have always voted and worked for
| the Democratic party; but as sure as / am an
Irishman viii vote for Blaine and Logan if l
| live until election day, andI know Of great
number 5f other IrisAmeu here who win do the
same said Mr.. Burns, it is going the rounds
that the Irishmen's Republican club here is com
| posed only Of about six or seven hishmen who
/ were heretofore Greenbackers how about that?n
well" he said, 1--WE have probably about six In
the club who were of the Greenback faith, but
| we have also about twenty-five or SIX Irishmen
| in it who never voted anything but the Demo
| cratic ticket but-whe will put in straight Re-
publican ticket this fall, and you can tell your
| friends so, and dontyou forget it." This Mr.
Editor. is a fair sample of the talk / have heard
! during the last two months in Pennsylvania
Ohio Virginia, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana.