The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-02
THE STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.

THE STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.
The Porter county Republicans will hold their
nominating convention Juno 10; in Jefferson
county on Saturday, June 8.
| The Knightstown Banner calls attention to
| the fact that there is but one mugwump in the
| Sixth district and he is repentant
| Hon. Robert Graham. of Hamilton county, de-
clares that ne is not candidate for the Repub-
| lican nomination for Congress in the Ninth dis
trict the frequent publication OF his name In that
connection to the contrary, Notwithstanding
The Democrats of the Fifth district will hold
their congressional convention at Gosport to-day.
There is a bitter feeling against Matson in some
| quarters. but ne will probably be renominated,
nevertheless. The opposition is struggling and
unorganized.
| The Deutsche- Amerikaner, German Demo
cratic paper edited by Senator Francis johnson,
| of LAFAYETTE. is out in lengthy editorial, We
| hemently opposing Hon. T. B. Wards ambition
to be candidate for judge of the Supreme
| Court It voices the opinion that Judge Ward
| has had enough and thinks the honor ought to
| be conferred on Hon. John r. Coffroth.
| LaPorte Herald Chronicle: Hard times and
| Democratic times are synonymous.
| Frankfort Banner Teach the children that
| loyalty to the country is a supreme virtue dis
| loyalty detestable crime.
| Madison Courier: The laborng man can trust
the Republican party, the soldiers trust it, the
patriot must love and honor it.
| Wabash Plain Dealer: People are now realiz-
ing that Democratic success at the last presiden-
| tial election meant victory for the South.
| Huntingburg Argus Jefferson Davis is quite
| i'll, and the Democratic party knows how TO
| sympathze with him. 1t ia not feeling very well
| itself
| Fowler Era: jeff Davis is the most honored
man in the South to-day. Whyl He is alive
| for treason, an unpardoned traitor, and life
| long Democrat.
Pierceton Independent: If Jefferson Davis had
| fought on the field he would have been as silent
| as Grant and Lee. Bullets some times change q
| mans style of thought.
| Union City Eagle: This year of all others the
! Republican party should put forward their best
| and purest men. Now is the time for the better
| element to come to the front.
| Spencer Republican: The red flag Of anarchy
and the and bars of rebellion have been re-
| Gently defantly Haunted in the face of the Ma
! tlon The two are but parts OF one grand con-
| spiracy.
Button Chronicle: The Democratic party
the saloon men and the third party, or soealled
Prohibition party are all solid in their opposi-
ton to the Scott law, recently passed by the Ohio
Legislature
Lawrence Mail: The record of Democracy.
| since it became dominant in the Nation, is greed
for Office political reward of corruptionists, dis
honesty in Office and imbecility In the manage
ment Of public business.
Columbus Republican: Since the present ad
mnistratl0n came into power nearly three thou
sand ex confederate soldiers have been appoiat-
ed to Office, and less than one hundred ex Union
soldiers. No wonder the confederates faunt the
rebel flag and boast that the cause is not lost.
Lebanon Patriot: So far this week President
Cl9Y4laDd Dri
Five of the parties were Indiana men. Mr..
Cleveland is making a good soldier record, ap
pointing rebels to Office and yetoing private pen
sion bills for Union soldiers.
Knightstown Banner: The political prohibit
tionStS constitute the only staff upon which the
Liquor League and the Democratic party of this
State lean for success this fall The props are
nearly all knocked out from under them What
remains will hardly be strong enough to save
them.
Gibson County Leader: The old soldier ele-
ment, who. twenty years ago. took their lives in
their hands and went forth to battle in the time
of their country's great peril, are not willing to
close their eyes now to the danger that again
threatens the peace of tho land, and stake every
thing on one issue
ity of the people have got about all they want
OF Democratic administration. and at the next
election will vote to retire the present gang of
imbeciles This country cannot exist without
exist in the Democratic party.
Goshen Times: The Nation can never pay the
debt Ii owes its defenders and it is certainly but
a small act of justice that every honoraby dis
charged Union soldier suffering from disability
disabling him from earning his own living,
whether tho disability incurred in the SER
vice or not be placed upon the pension list
Lafayette Journal The battle for the legis-
lative ticket will be a royal one, and the Repub-
.icans must be very careful of their nominations.
The nominees must be able men, with clean
skirts and records, and men able to unite the
party and carry additional vote from their per-
sonal popularity. The Democrats have made O
vile apportionment, but they have overshot the
mark.
Rochester Republican: Democrats, with their
free-trade cry. can never attempt alterations
without throwing the country into fever of
excitement and apprehension. This has been
proven time and again, aud the voice of the Ma
ton has been for Democrats to keep hands off,
This is the demand to-day, and this is why so
many Northern Democrats are opposed to dick.
ering with the tariff.
Martinsville Republican. Within the next
four weeks about all the Republican conventions
of Indiana will have been held The success of
the party this fall depends upon the work of
these conventions. Let the Republicans every
where to it that the very best men are nom
mated and. this DONE success this fall is assured.
Republication is in the ascendency, and is 60
ing to keep away above par if the nominating
conventions are careful Of their work.
Madison Courier: The Republican party. in
the approaching election, will occupy the highest
and best position upon all the questions before
the American people. 1t is in sympathy with
labor, with temperance with protection to home
industry, the building up of Our merchant
marine, the development of our mines and quar-
ries. the utilization of forests and all natural
sources the better government of cities, the
publication of politics, and honest and genuine
ciyil-seryce reform.
Kentland Gazette: With the reins of the gov
eminent in the hands of the Democracy it took
only few months to show their contemplated
demagogism and dishonesty. j. O., their hypo-
critical civil service declarations their failure to
pay off the public debt, their cowardice in fulfill
ing their tarif-reform promises, their failure to
decrease the public expenses, their failure to
show up the Republican extravaganza and dis
honesty, about which they have been blowing for
he last twaptv vaars