The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-25
STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.

| The Republican congressional convention of
the Fifth district will be held at Franklin, on
Thursday, July 20.
| John r. Copeland, of Warren county, has en-
/ tered the list of asplrants for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the Ninth district.
The name of the Salem Press has been changed
to ''The True Blue Republican 1t will appear
with that title next week, enlarged to an eight
column quarto sheet
| In e letter to the Lafayette Journal Capt. w.
Fl. Hart denies that he is a candidate for the Re
! publican nomination for Congress in the Ninth
district, and says he does not intend to be-
| The Greencastle Times suggests Mr.. ]. T.
Brown. proprietor of the Columbus Republican,
as proper person to be pitted against Colonel
Matson, IN the congressional race in the Fifth
district
Prof Roscoe A. Chase, superintendent of the
Plymouth city schools, Prof John M. Olcott, of
Greencastle, and Prof e. E. Smith. of Purdue
University, are announced as candidates for the
Republican nomination for Superintendent of
Public instruction.
Mr.. A r. Shroyer, of Logansport will be
| candidate for Treasurer of State. Mr. Shroyer
is frst-class business man of the wholesale
firm of Elliott, Shroyer & Co. He has been
trained in business, book keeping and fnancier-
ing from his youth up. His business reputation
and standing are spotless and above suspicion
Those who know him are earnest il the advocacy
of his claims
Prof. Scott Butler of Butler University will
be candidate for the Republican nomination
for Superintendent of Public instruction. Prof
Butler is a thorough scholar, a practical educa-
zionist, and is well-6tted by nature and training
for the duties of the Office of improving the edu
catonal interest of the State Professor Butler
in he 1ato war
remaining until the close of the Rebellion.
Hon. James L. Mason, of Hancock county,
writes letter, saying that 80 per cent of the
Democrats of that county do not believe that
either Bynum or Bailey is the legally-nominated
candidate for Congress in this district, and call
ing upon the congressional central committee to
rule both OF them off the track and call new
convention to make a new nomination. This,
he says. IS in accord with Democratic prece
dents, and is absolutely necessary to prevent de-
feat in the capital district of Indiana,
Terre Haute Express The surest buwark
against free trade is a Republican Congress.
Sullivan Union: The only good thing this
Congress has done is saving the country from q
deluge of free trade oratory.
Muncie News: Cean-cut, steel pointed Repub-
lican principles are the only ones that will win,
and the only ones that should win.
Mitchell Commercial: If the Democratic Con-
gress would quit monkeying with public affairs
and go home, the people would fare better.
Fl Wayne Gazette: The way to put quietus
on Mr.. Morrson's tariff agitation will be to re-
turn Republican majority to the next Congress.
Muncie News: The Democratic party ought
to stick up peg where their reforms have been
made. The country is liable to pass by without
observing them.
Winchester Herald Treason seems to us to
be holding its head pretty high. This is a time
when it is the duty of every patriotic citizen TO
wave the bloody shirt.
Odon Republican: The present Congress has
thus far been grand carnival of demagogueism.
Levying tax on bogus butter seems to be the
limit of craftsmanship
South Bend Trbune: Nearly every county in
this State is being bored for gas. and this. too,
when the whole State is full of Democratic ora
tors who want to go to Congress.
New Carlisle Gazette: The Democratic party
of two years ago was much on the balloon order.
1t scared high. but the inevitable pin has been
stuck in it. and as the wind escapes it presents a
sorry sight
Huntington Herald: In the last general cleo
ton many persons voted for change" If
they we're to stop now and invoice their stock
we presume they would be entirely ready for an
other change.
Logansport Journal: The Democratic press is
very anxious for the Republican party to en-
body prohibition principles in its platform. This
is b very gOoQ reason why the Republican party
should do nothing of this kind.
Terre Haute Express: The Democratic attack
on the cvil-service law as made by the House
appropriations committee is about as under
handed piece or business as has been attempted
in carrying out Democratic policy.
Martinsville Republican: This is a reform ad-
ministration. but nevertheless it is taking about
a third more money to run the government than
ever before 1t won't take many such reform
administrations to satisfy the people.
Goshen Times In refusing to admit Dakota
because 1t would make a Republican State and
sighting old soldiers in every way possible, this
Democratic administration has Matched two
chickens that will come home to roost in 1888.
North Vernon Plain Dealer: Democratic
House, in which their majority is nearly fifty
refused to do what Governor Gray and other
Democratic orators promised they would do if
given power. They got power, but forgot their
pledges
want our markets elutted by foreign goods to
carry down the wages of American work1ngmen.
have proof where they must look for
friends, where alone is their sure and only de-
pendence.
Terre Haute Express It does not require a
prophetic vision to forsee the introduction of an
enormous urgent deficiency bill during the early
days of next December, after the Democrats
have run the congressional campaigns on the
economy dodge.
Paoli Republican: A great political party
having no common object to bind its elements
together but spoils is, of course. prone to dsrup-
ton when the spoils are not sufficient to Ego
round" to all hungry Example-the Indiana
Democracy at this time
Shelbyville Republican: So far from passing
a tariff reform measure, the Democratic major
ity IN the lower house of Congress- after david
ling away seven and half months Of the ses-
sion were not able to even take up bill sup
posed to lead in that direction.
Lafayette Journal: If the Republican party
is to continue to be the exponent of the ntelli-
gent and progressive thought of the Nation, it
must be positive in it's principes earnest In ad-
vocating them, and and prove by its deeds that it
can be trusted to carry out it's promises.
| Columbus Republican: If we are to enioyany
of the good times promised as the result of
| Democratic administration il is high time they