Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-08-11
Political Pointers.
SITUATION IN INDIANA.

The Washington ~. g. CORES
pondent Of the New York Herald
writes: Mr.. Lvcurgns Dalton, the
Postmaster OF the House of Repre-.
senta,ves, has returned from a
visit to his home in Indiana. Mir,
Dalton says there is no doubt thai
Cleveland and Thurman will carry
Indiana. notwithstanding General
Harrson's supposed popularity in
the State.
"The ;ariff has been so frequent
~ discussed in cur State" Mr..
Dalton says, '.tliat our people are
very familiar witli it, Its discus
sion Will, if it does not make us
votes. certainly not lose rs any.
During he campaign Of 1880 De
pau, tile wealthy glass manufactllr
er at New Albany, although q
Democrat, swung into line for
Garfield because of Hancock'S rel
errrce to the tariff us Il local issue.
Yet We carried that county by a
largrr majority than before or
since, Notwithstanding We lost the
State. | mentioned this TO show
yon that the free trade bugaboo
has no terriers for the Democrats
OF Indiana.
"How about the alleged rromi-
nent men WHO are said TO be leay
ing the party daily ont thcres"
eco to The i,otfom of these state
menls ar. You will find them with
chi foundation in every Case. 1t
was recen ~ lepo:tcl in the Re
publican Press hat six well l'lln,vE
Democrats i'll Cambridge. Ind, had
declared fnr Harrison. Through Il
friend n rlliS city, whose home is
Cambridge. the matter 1-,> i'ives-
tieated. Five OF the gentlemen
said they had 10 idea low the re
port originated, aud the sixth said
that, While he WAS not satisfied
with Mir. CIeveland's administra-
:ion. lie had never entertained tue
slightest inleu5ion Of voting foi
Harrison"
WHY IT CHANGED.
The Dowingiown Pa Review
has gone over 10 the Democratic
party, as it has come out III az Ell
lorsement of President Cleveland
and tile Mills bill. Tariff reform
has won it over aud this is how ld
speaks OF its conversion:
ete endorse President Cleve-
lands views OF the tariff question
and the Mills bill, because they are
III our Judgment: the only straight
forward propositions for relief from
the burdens which our people have
40 long and patiently borne, and
The moment Tor prof est HIS come.
we unlcSitatingly place our stan
lard where We believe the great.
,St good will result to the greatest
4 BREAK IN THE COLORED VOTE.
CARLISLE, PA, August 5.-The,
Republican polticlans will have
,o.pe trouble with the cUlored vo-
.rrs of Cum bcrland county ia this
campaign. A feeling of indcpen
,lrnce has sprung up among them,
md open expressions against the
monopoly tariff and in t.vor OF
tariff reform advocated 10y the
Democratic party have frightened
the Republican leaders consider
ally. There are about two thou
sand colored voters in Cumberland
cuunly. III the campaign OF 1854
nearly ali of them voted for Blaine,
but it is safe to say that the ma
iority of them Will vote for Cleve-
land and Thurman aud tariff re.
iolm this fall. During The previous
campaigns the Republican mama
gers made the coloreti men believe
that il tue Democratic PARTY got
inlo power they would become
slaves, hut that old Republican
tiick will not work any more III
;als county. On an average TWO CT
three colored voters arc changing
daily. y colurec Cleveland and
Thurman club will be formed.