The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-16
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.


THE tide il with rs, brethreni It is much
easier pulling with tho current than against it.
Hartford Courant tRep.)
SUPPOSE General Fisk and Mr. Brooks secure
enough votes to defeat the Republican candi-
dates IN the close States, who that has good
common sense believes that such result would
aid the cause of temperance in the landi
Omaha Republican.
THE Herald says the Democrats are "encour-
aged by the election in Maine" The tramp
who asked for dinner and got a kick said he
felt encouraged How solp asked a com
panion. why" said he 81 might have been
killed. brooklyn Standard Union.
THE yellow fever may have an effect on the
presidential election. The Florida Democrats
away from the State In consequence of the
epidemic that the co,ored voters will assert their
power and carry the State for Harrison.
GENERAL HARRISON has pointed out that
"the Mills bill is only step" toward free trade.
1t sweepa one-sixth of dutiabls merchandise on
the free list Six such steps would result in alb
solute free trade. IL is tho duty of the country
to check this first step IL possible -Philadelpha
North American.
LITTLE ixyear-old Maud Haywood nearly
met the fate of Ginsvra at Greenpoint. L. l.,
the other day. When rescued from a big Sara
toga trunk in which she had hidden she was
almost suffocated- A spring lock had snapped
when she stepped in the trunk to hide, and she
was only discovered by accident
The Democrats OF Windsor, Me-. came to-
gether last Tuesday evening to hear an adver-
tised speaker, but after waiting an hour, the
chairman OF the town committee had TO on
the stage and say: There will be no speaking
here tonight The'man they sent Us is drunk,
and lie now sound asleep, and l hope to God he
will remain 60"
THOMAS CALVERT, president of the Calvert
Lishographine Company. of Detroit, has been
an earnest and steadfast Democrat for forty
years. He has come to the conclusion that the
workiugmen are wrapped up in protection. and
has announced his determination to support
Harrison and Morton.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN, Of Chicago, denies
the report that he is opposed to Harrison's cleo
tion, and says: "Of course there is no founda-
ton whatever for the story that have saio a
word to the Republican national committee In
hostility TO Patrick Ford, of the Irish World.
On the contrary, hold Mr.. Ford in tho highest
American industry has few more effective advo-
Gates than the Irish World ,"
Jos. L. BAKER, farmer and wool-grower of
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and who has al
says been a Democrat, writes Q card to his
local paper saying:
cannot support Cleveland because of his grand
mistake in forcing the Democratic party to fight the
system OF protection az q party Believing as / do,
with the Hon. Samuel j. Randall, that the American
system of protection is benefit directly indirectly
10 every man. woman and child in this great country
of ours, forced either abandon my honest
convictions 20 vote for Cleveland, for Harri
and Morton. I'm for Harrison and Morton. /
voted for Cleveland ia 1884 but did not vote for
free trade. ut least did think was doing at
the time. When s. J. Randall sent into the man
ufaoturng States TO tel the people that Grover
heved it.
VICTOR PIoLLET, q Pennsylvania granger Of
prominence and a Democrat, is q strong pro-
teetionist lie says
am opposed to the Mills bin and I am opposed TO
the attitude the Democratic party holds in its rea
ton TO the great economic question of the tariff the
proposition that free material will extend our
markets is faacy. am against free wool, against
free fax and hemp and vegetable products because
they would imperil our industrial prosperity.
He adds:
The danger Of free wool IL illustrated IN the case
OF neighbor of mine up at Wysox, which he related
&c a. the railroad station a 1 sbout 10 start
down here. his nameis J. W. Poole and he is q very
old man and a farmer He told me that in 1881
think that's the year-he had 800 merino sheep, and
he sold their fleece that year. aygregating l,60O
pounds at 81 cents pound and every sheep sold
The same year the duty was taken of WOOL and in
1889 mis- wool brought only % cents pound. and
he sold 100 sheep for $Z5. Il Almost ruined him hi
compromise tariff. and in 1912 we restored the du
ties. You have In this of my neghbor Poole the
most practical illustration Of just how free wool
would AFFECT that industry, and facts worth all the
theories in the world.
REGARDING the new League plan for q popula,
dollar subscription. President Foster, of the Re
publican League. said to-day that the money i,
needed especially to supply the great demand
for tariff literature that is now coming in and
which the League 10 unable TO meet With the
letters the subject the following has also beer
sent out: LAS this plan 10 adopted BY authority
OF the Republican national committee Of which
the Hon. n. S. Quay Is chairman. We feel conf
dent that you will be successful IL You but make
the effort to secure subscriptions under thii
authority. The Democrats have vast horde
of office bolders who will be compelled to con
tribute good share of their annual salaries
and the advocates Of free trade, both at home
and abroad, will furnish them with an immense
campaign fund Ii Is necessary for Us to have
large sum of money for Legitimate cam
psgn purposes, and We earnestly 70
| quest you to take this means o.
obtaining money and pursue it to success
full end. Remember this, that every man who
secures q contribution If only one dollar, or wht
himself contributes dollar, has done . duty
easily performed, and one that results not only
III INC tildt . outy pcIAOEncu ieaSei
behind it, but he secures thereby one more earn
est worker for the cause. for IL il but humai
nature 20 follow contribution with work.
THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET.
The shades of night were falling fast
As through a bankrupt village passed
man who bore mid silence dead.
A flag which there could be read:
Free Trade,
The grass is growing in the streets
The clothes are old on all ne meets
The factory fires dead and cold,
The kids are weakened starved and old
Free Trade.
TRY not to work I" the old man said
The wages will not pay for bread"
The fagman did not make reply,
He merely LEI his banner fy-
| Free Trade.
| Stay! stay" the wretche6 cried, and rest
| Among whom Free Trade has best"
Far off the words came on the wind
AS of spirit sick in mind:
| Free Trade
Next morn they fosnd beneath that flag
| A faded old and useless rag.
| A skeleton stretched on the stones
! With these strange words wrought of its bones:
| Free Trade
w. J. Hampton.
Proverbs from the Taimud
| The cat and the rat make peace over q ca,
! cass.
Hospitality is an expression Of divine VOL
| ship.
| Dahh; Yoobarso es;S. 49, -.