The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-12
STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.

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The Planfeld Progress is strongly urging
Rev. Ira ] Chase of Danville, "the nan who
can beat Matson for Congress-"
The LaPorte Herald Chronicle is disposed to
growl because "the Democratic administration
persists in keeping that So from the people"
1t is believed that the fusion Of the Republic
an and National parties county ticket in
Pike county will result in the defeat of the reg
ular Democratic ticket
There seems to be g general understanding
that James Fl. Rice is to be the chairman of the
new Democratic State central committee, and
he is credited, also, with having ambition to
be chairman of the national committee.
1t is now conceded that john E. Lamb will
have no difficulty in securing the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Eighth district,
the machinery of the administration having done
its perfect work in fixing the delegations
With its issue of this week the Connersvile
Times completes the sixtieth year of its exist
ence. Mr. A. NJ Sinks, its editor and propre-
tor has celebrated the occasion by the purchase
of building for the permanent home OF his pros
porous paper.
Announcement is made of the holding of the
following Republican county conventions: Gin
ton county, Frankfort. Saturday, June 10; New
ton county, Mt. AYR, Thursday, June II; Fulton
| county, Rochester, June 49, Decatur county,
Greensburg. Aug. 81; johnson county, Thurs
day, Dune IL.
| The Anderson Herald announces that Hon,
John w. Lovett. of Anderson, will be candi
date for the Office of Attorney general before the
Republican State convention. The Herald says
| of Mps~Lovett that "he is just in the prime of
life, and is well fitted by nature, education and
| experience to fill with distinction the Office to
| which he aspres." Mr.. Lovett is now and has
| been for fourteen years a partner of Hon. Mil
ton s. Robinson in the practice of the law.
| North Vernon Plain Dealer: A few more
| Democrats in the Congress of the United States
| would make this great country the laughing
| stock of all other nations.
| Fowler Era The Republican party believes in
| honoring the Union soldier. The Democratic
| party prefers to honor the confederate soldier.
| That is one distinctive difference between these
| parties.
| New Castle Gazette: The prospect of 60 cents
| per bushel for wheat will not be an encouraging
| theme for the Democratic politicians to dwell
! upon, who promised good times after Clevelands
| election
Paoli Republican: Financers need give thsm-
| selves trouble about the disposition of that
| surplus in the national Treasury A year two
| more of Democratic administration will get
| away with it.
| Greencaste Times: If the Democrats are 60
| ing to usher in that era of prosperity, they
| and the Republicans will be ready to show them
| how it is done
South Bend Register People who have their
| eyes open are beginning to see that the payment
of the rebel debt and the pensioning of rebel sol
diers not such great mpossibilites after all.
| eve told you sol"
| Lebanon Patriot: Didn't the platform on
| which the Democracy came before the people de-
clare in favor of the abolition of all taxes2
| What has a Democratic House done to carry out
| the promises thus made2
Charlottesville Journal If there is anything
| that a rebel doesn't like to hear it is to remind
them that secession was treason and that jeff
| Davis was traitor A good many Northern
Democrats are tender on this subject
| Muncie News: The House of Representatives
| instruct US regarding the reduction of the sur
plus. The appropriations this year exceed those
of last year by $23,00OOO0 and NOT single
| national enterprise has been attempted.
| Winchester Herald: The awfully good and
unsuspicious folks who cried 'scare- crow in re-
| ply to the fear that the government would be
| called on to pay the rebel debt, have something
in the nature of a revelation to contemplate just
| now.
| Columbia City Commercial: The farmers me-
| chanics and merchants of America look about
them to find their interests sacrificed upon every
nau,ss for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of partisan and in
| competent would be leaders OF the Democratic
party.
Bluffton Chronicle: Farmers who voted the
Democratic ticket in 1884 under promise that
| wheat would be 81. % have learned lesson they
will not soon forget. The price has now declined
in To.edo 30 cents in six months and the price is
still downward.
Shelbyville Republican. The Democratic State
convention will have to break up in a row In or
der to keep up with the procession. This would
seem to be good year to disband the Democratic
party altogether. it has got to be 40 good on
earth for itself or anybody else.
Steuben Republican: Within the past four
years in spite of all the taxes levied and paid.
the debt of Indiana has increased S., 600. 900.
Who is responsible for thisl What has become
| OF the party that talked long and so loud
about extravagant expenditures
| Franklin Republican: The tide is toward
| turning the rascals out-of Congress this fall
| The hest element of Democracy will help. They
| have bad great faith in their party name. and
have waited many years to learn at last that it
only meant, let us in. They are tired.
| Upton Advocate: It does seem strange that
men who bore arms and served honorably their
| country, could become SO enamored by the hope
| of office through the ascendency of the South to
| power, to be ashamed to affirm that they
| fought for principle that was constitutional and
| right
| LaPorte Herald Chronicles: We permit the
/ South TO seize the government by revolution; we
| permit the rights of the weak to be trampled
| upon with impunity; permit laws North and
| South to be violated almost without protest.
wc permit men to advocate anarchy and talk
| treason; permit loyal men--solders who
fought in defense of the flag ard were crippled
/ thereby-to be superseded in Office by the very
NH, asIn1S he Aa NJ H. 49,