The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-10-12
Prospects In Indiana.

Outside Of a very few enthusiastic
Republican editors whose scent of vic
tory Is th, keenest when defeat stares
them in the face, every one comedies
that the contest in Indiana will be very
close.
The Republican hope OF carrying In
diana is based on the expectation that
| Candidate III .rrison having bis residence
| there may induce many, from State
| pride, to support the Republican noin-
inee. The tariff scare is not phase of
the campaign that can be extensively
worked in Indiana. 80 that the Demo
cratic position upon the tax question is
not likely to add any new votes to the
Republican party. The heaviest man.
ufacturiug district of the State is along
the Kentucky border, q section that is
! intensely Democratic. New Albany
and Jeffersonville, both of which are
directly opposite Louisville, Kentucky,
are large manufacturing towns but their
| Democracy is unflinchipg. New AL
bany teens with glass and iron furna-
ces. while at Jeffersonvills are situated
| the largest ship yards along the Ohio
River. In both the iron and glass in
dustries of New Albany strikes have
been too numerous to make those en-
ployed in them believe that high tariff
keeps up wages that are constantly
falling.
Southern Indiana has grown at a much
more rapid rate than have the towns in
the northern part of the State. This is
particularly true of the section south
OF the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, a
region that gives a very large Democrat
ic vote. Along the Ohio River border
are many towns inhabited almost entire
ly by Germans aud their descendants,
and even the most careless observer of
politics will admit that the big prepond-
erance Of the German vote this year
will be cast for the Democratic NOM
inee. Notwithstanding the fact that
the nomination of Harrison was intend
ed to take Indiana from the doubtful
for the Republican candidate, even the
Republican leaders now admit that the
selection of an Indiana standard bearer
has failed in its mission. Harrison's
friends guaranteed that il he was nom
mated they would take care Of the State
and leave the National Committee free
to conduct the campaign elsewhere.
But the first State Committee to call
for assistance from the National Com |
mittee was that of Iudiana.
1t is hardly to be expected that organ |
lied labor, which Is very strong in In |
diana. will enthuse over a candidate |
who all his life has been a corporation |
and a railroad lawyer. And when that |
candidate is warmly supported by a
that for years las been fight
ing organized labor, il is but natural to /
fnd a bitter antipathy among the work
ingmen against the Republican NOM
inee. General Harrison has done
nothing to win the admiration OF the !
men and in his own State he
has done considerable to offend them.
This year the Indiana Democrats are
making q much more active and enthu-
sisstic campaign than they did four
years ago, when Cleveland carried the
State. Opposed to a candidate who is
almost au experiment in national poll
tics, the Democrats have one who not
only has the prestige of a successful,
honest and economical administration, |
but one who las firmly stood up against
favored class legislation and boldly de-
ied monopoly.
When Harrison's warmest friends |
admit that Indiana is a doubtful State
it is an Acknowledgement that they see
that the drift OF political sentiment Is /
against them Indiana was Democrat
ic four years ago and recent conditions |
have strengthened the Democrats and |
weakened the Republicans. .-Philddet- |
phid Herald.