The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.


The Ninth district Republican congressional
convention will be held at Lafayette, Tues
day, Sept IA
The Democratic congressional convention for
the Eleventh district will be held at Peru on the
Gath of August.
Leroy Calvert, of Vanderburg county. was
nominated for Congress- on Saturday by the
Prohibitionists of the First district
AS a result of the primaries in Evansville, on
Saturday night to select delegates to the First
congressional district convention, on Thursday,
It is said that majority of those selected favor
Jake Covert for Congress
At the joint senatorial and representative con-
ventons held at Rising Sun, on Saturday, the
utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed.
The ticket nominated is said to be very satisfac-
tory, and will, no doubt, prove to be a strong
one. Hon. William Clark, of Ohio county, was
nominated for Senator, and Dewitt G. Hayes, of
Dearborn for Representative.
Kentland Gazette The Democratic party has
been expensive affair to the State of Indiana.
Bloomington Progress: There will be no Re-
pubcans in government Offices when 1888 rolls
round.
Warren Republican: The dry rot has struck
the Democratic party in Indiana. Some call it
dsorganization.
LaPorte Herald Chronicles It is the duty of
the authorities. not the Lord, to know how many
violators of the law there are
Kentland Gazette: Every loss and every
calamity that has befallen Indiana has been
through the Democratic party.
Union City Eagle: Clevelands civil-servce
essay is Republican scarecrow. Democrats
have no need to be afraid of it.
Goshen Times: If there could be free ballot
and fair count, the solid South would be broken
up by Republican earthquake
Huntineburg Argus: If anybody thinks the
ex-B Buffalo sheriff is afraid of woman or a Grip
pied soldier they are evidently mistaken.
Warsaw Indianian Republican: When the
temperance question is eliminated from partisan
politics and third party movements, it invariably
succeeds.
Corydon Republican: Under Democratic rule
wheat is lower than it has been for many years.
While that is the case it does not pay off more
debts, nor buy more bone dust.
Wabash Plain Dealers If there ever was
political organization in existence that could
promise more and do less than the Democratic
party, the public would like to know it
Gibson County Leader President Cleveland
straddes equal to the most accomplished Talley-
rand, aud can be quoted on either or all sides of
all matters polictical upon which he writes.
Lafayette Journal The South is in the sad
die. 1t controls the President and the trend of
his administration. To this important fact the
Northern people will in time become fully alive.
Wabash Courier We haven't heard of any of
the mugwump papers stopping the press to an
nounce that the President has removed Demo
cratic Office holder for offensive partisanship"
Mishawaka Enterprise: The mail service has
become subject of common COMPLAINT Demo
cratic greed for spoils has overcome any desire
the administration may have had to serve the
public.
Lafayette Courier The Democrats at, the ma
tional capital are represented feeling very blue
al Il, Oh Cell
elections are held they will be compelled to go
into deep mourning
Knghtstown Banner: The Democrats want
the Offices, and intend to have them and this
pretense of adhering to civil-seryce rules and
desire to carry out the cv-ssrvice laws is the
thinnest of all political humbugs.
Frankfort Banner: When we can divorce party
politics and remit the whole traffic to the people
in their primary capacity, where they can meet
it face to face and directly control it, we shall
temperance sentiment that will be effective.
Richmond Telegram: There is one editor who
doesn't have to wait until be gets left to encoun-
ter cold day. His sanctum is at Godthaub. on
the west coast of-Greenland. sixtv-four degrees
north latitude. His paste never sours, happy
fellow.
Terre Haute Express The new crowd at
Washington is the most worthless gathered
at the capital A few respectable men have
slipped n but they are not numerous. and the
effect of their responsibility is lost in the sea of
putridity.
Elkhart Review: The Democracy appear to be
all at sea regarding the financial affairs of the
country If they will make minute study and
initiate the manner which the Republicans
conducted the finances of the Nation, they will
make success of it.
Lawrence Mail: 1t only remains for the
Democracy to get entire possession of the gov
eminent to have it legally sanctioned. and the
war debt of the rebel States will have to be paid,
together with millions for properly de-
stroyed and pensions for rebel soldiers.
Princeton Clarion: Why has no attempt been
made to carry out the pledges upon which the
Democratic party was elevated to power2 Does
Democracy regard the country saved when it
gets control of the oficesg The people want a
change just now worse than they ever did in
their lives.
Madison Courier: The question the people are
interested in is whether a rich corporation
bought seat in the United States Senate for
cold cash. When the Senate refuses to inquire
into solemn indictments of this character il will
be too much like the British House of lords to
exist in republic.
Bloomington Telephone: After all the con
gressional conventions of the country have been
held. President Cleveland has issued an sorder"
that no federal oficeholdor shall take part ia
them. This is ciyil-seryice reform and doubt