The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-14
The President Calls Halt ON Suspensions
and Removals from Office on Account
Of Offensive PartisanShip.
Lieut.. Webb, of The Alert, Court-Nar-
tailed ona Charge of Drunkenness.
The Army Pleased with the Promotions Made
BY the President-GreatI Interest Shown
in the Visit of Ex-senator Mcdonald.
NEW YORK POLITICS.
CROSSROADS Postoffices, Cheese and Butter
the Important Factors.

CROSSROADS PostofhceS, Cheese ana Butter
the Important Factors.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-An old Cattaraugus
county, New York, farmer, who is a good deal OF
local oracle in political matters, is here to look
after some interests which he has with the
federal government He was asked what he
thought of the prospects of the political campaign
in New York State this fall II think" he
replied, that the chances point to the success
of the Republican tcket-that is, of course,
providing that the Republicans nominate good
man for Governor. The reasons on which base
this belief are numerous. In the first place,
there is widespread feeling of dissat-
isfaction with the course the President has
adopted in dealing out the patronage which
rightfuly belongs to the party in power. Every
Republican postmaster in the State of New York
expected to receive his walking pa
pers by the 1st Of July, at
the very latest; but scarcely
dozen of them have been dismissed so far.
Dostmasters, mind you, the most important
factors in any political contest In our cross
roads towns through Cattaraugus county, for
instance we have no interest in who is consul to
Siam or who may be made chief Of the Bureau
of Customs We do not care snap who are
made land agents of the Interior Department, or
Governors of the Northwestern Territories; but
when it comes down to who shall boss the poll
tics Of the crossroads we appreciate that to the
yictors belong the spoils-which, in many in
stances, do not amount to more than SIS a year.
This is one cause for the disaffection which
exists in the Democratic party. Further than
that, the average newspaper reader who was led
to believe by Hendricks and such men as
he, during the Arthur administration, that
TIE Republican party was corrupt and
dishonest, and that there was an enormous sur
plus held in the Treasury, which rishtfuliy be-
longed to the people-men who have read these
statements, | say, have made up their minds that
the old party was just about good as the new
tue' iIty oOA4s~r',s.~.., I'D In
the election in any manner. The most potent of
ali, however, and the one which, think, will
prove the great drawback to the Democracy is
the state of the markets. For instance we have
In CattarauSus county a number of factories for
the manufacture of cheese. These are controlled
by corporations which have ramifcations in half
dozen counties of western New York, and oc-
casionaly stretch over into Pennsylvania
There are the Marshfeld, the Cloverield. the
Hoy, the Button and half dozen other combi
nations. Some of these concerns con-
troll as many as fifty or seventy FIVE factories
wherein from fifteen to twenty
FIVE sixty-pound cheeses are made
every day. 1t is rather remarkable that, during
the administration Of President Arthur the price |
Of cheese never descended below cents, |
while now the very best brands which command |
the readest market in Europe are selling below |
I. Sales We're made last week by all the bic |
cheese combinations at prices ranging from c! to /
cents, and it had to be fancy article to reach |
the highest figure. l DO not remember during
the administration which preceded the present
one that butter, the other staple product of the
western New York farmer ever reached a point
below 20 cents pound on market day. l
see that in the butter markets of
western New York, last week, the
ruling price was 10 cents per pound. and
there were tons Of excellent butter sold for a
figure below that These things have wonder
ful effect in political campaigns You can't
make a farmer believe that the administration is
not responsible for the depression Of prices. and
and 1t is impossible to convince my neighbors
that Mr.. Cleveland is not bearing the dairy
market in behalf Of some other interest Taking
one thing or another" concluded the old gentle
man, Il can only say that the political horizon
is very much more bright for the Republican
party in New ork than it is for tho Democratic
party"