The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-05
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

"PUT up or step down. is the mandate that
confronts Democratic ofice-hoider Chicago
Journal.
CHARLES E. Coon. ex-Secretary Of the Treas
ury, says he believes New York will give a Re-
publican majority Of from 80, 900 to 50, 900 Or
Harrison and Morton.
NEW YORK city has q Harrison street and .
Morton street. both west Of Broadway and not
90 very far apart, but il has no Cleveland street
and no Thurman street.
OVER sixty former Democrats ia the Second
ward OF Albany organized q protection club last
Friday evening in the interest Of Harrison and
Morton.-Albany Journal.
A CLUB of 500 voters has been organized In
Buffalo. which has for its purpose the election
of Hill for Governor. but will work ard vote
against Cleveland for President.
The Charleston News and Courier is worry
ing itself because the colored people of Sumter
have dared to parade the streets Of that place
with banners and flags a-fying.
GOVERNOR BEAVER, Of Pennsylvania, is
booked for campaign work in the following
States: New York, Oct. / to s; New jersey.
Oct 9 TO l3; Connecticut, Oct. Is to 10: West
Virginia, Oct. % to 20; Indiana, Oct % to
Nov. 3.
GOVERNOR MARMADUKE. Of Missouri, had 500
majority when he was elected, aud in this cam
paign the "Wheelers'" and Farmers Alliance
and the United Labor party have declared for
Kimball. the Republican nominee for Governor.
This makes a very strong combination.
WHEN Democrats talk OF appointing sssuti-
intimidation committees" it is timsfor burglars to
talk about appointing night vstchmeu. The idea
of the old bloody. bulldozine bourbon party crying
"Rspublicsn Intimidation is very fresh. The
man who carries it around in his head should
90 to the cooper shop right of.-Detroit Trib-
une.
In commenting on the result Of the re-
cent town elections in Connections, the
Hartford Courant says: 1--WE need only point 70
the returns from NorwaIk, Waterbury, Meriden.
Bristol, and other manufacturing towns to
prove that the drift is entirely toward the Re
publican party. This is the more significant
from the fact that the day was q bad one for Re-
publican voters, 9 stormine day always being re-
garded a. more damaging to the Republicans
than to the Democrats"
THE Albany Times Dem says: '"rhe cleo
ton OF Harrison, with the strong personal fol-
lowing that his able and amiable manner might
draw around him in the White House, with the
skillful and masteriul politicians whom he would
feel compelled to appoint in his Cabinet. would
renew for the Republican party that formidable
reign which. il was hoped, four years ago, had
been ended forever The Times has hitherto
opposed the election OF Cleveland. but the neces-
sites of Governor Hill has constrained it to say
as much as We have quoted sbove.-Rochester
Democrat.
THE Maine papers have had some controversy
over the political attitude of Archibald Linn, OF
Hartland. Me-, q leading New England manu-
facturer of shawls and woolens. Mr.. Linu had
acted with the Greenoack party, and when it
was learned he had made a change, the Demo
cratic press started the lie that he had come out
for Cleveland aud the Mills bill. To put a stop
to this story, Mr.. Linn has written a letter in
which he says he voted the Republican State
ticket last month. He also says: al believo in
protection to American industries. and will
change my mind much if ! don't support Harri-
son and Morton"
SIxTY-sIx muewumps Of Brockport, n. y,
who voted for Cleveland four years sgo will
now vote for Harrison. Out Of thirty-six new
voters in the same town who have Just attained
their majority thirty-two will go for Harrison.
There are twenty-one sons of veterans in the last
number. Just one hundred dyedin-the-wool
Democrats in the town have declared Tor the
Republican presidential nominee. The Prohi-
bition vote win fall of greatly and go to the
Republican candidates. Irishmen, too, IN the
town are coming out strong for protection and
General Harrison. This is the report OF Con-
gresham Mason. Of Chicagc: who has been Wis
ting Brockport.