The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-09
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

THE Providence Journal comedies Indiana to
the Republicans.
The labor party of Connecticut win hold .
State convention in September.
To Mr.. Thurman, greeting: What Is your
opinion on sheepl-Lincoln Journal.
What will it profit man il he gain free trade
and lose his ituationY-Philadelphia North
American.
SENATOR SpooNER is said to prefer for Gov
ernor of Wisconsin next term Horace A Taylor,
recently chairman Of the Republican State COM
mittee.
THE strongest praise for Harrison and Morton
comes from the communities that know them
best This is true of no other ticket in the
field. Press.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND wrote that he could
not 20 to the Gettysburg field July /, and 8,
this year, on account of other business he was
absent from the same field on the same days Of
1868 for the same reason.-Brooklyn Standard
Union.
The Saloon Journal enthusiastically indorses
the denomination of President Cleveland. The
Saloon Journal and the Voice will be found
working together amicably and industriously 20
secure Mr.. Clevelan6's reelection. -Minne apolis
Tribune
THE sound of the Democratic topper, a. he
to return these four years past. is becoming SO
continuous that il resembles hail psttering on q
tin roof during a summer thunder shower.
--Pittsburg Chronicle.
If General Harrson's speeches thus far do
not belle him, his ability and public worth.
which are almost invariably the concomitant
Of personal difhdenee are TO prove more posi-
tive qualities than the general prblic has yea
begun to suspect.-Milwsukee Wisconsin.
- E. ~ ID
tributed q shipload of provisions to the famish.
ing people of ireland, it must not be overlooked
that Grover Cleveland is. Also a generous. I'M
pulsive man. He gave S25 10 the Charleston
earthquake sufferers.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
THE Republicans of Western Maryland are 90
well pleased with the temperance plank In the
Chicago platform that at . recent meeting to
profess their faith afresh they censured tho
action of the Maryland delegate who voted
against that resolution in the national conven-
tion.
GENERAL HARRISON is q comparatively poos
man. His earnings as lawyer have been suf.
fcient to support his family in modest way, but
that 10 about all. He has never had the benefit
of big fees, like that paid to Mr.. Thurman, for
instance. as attorney for the Psn-electric com
bne Globe Democrat
HERE is another reason why General Harrison
is disliked by the Democracy. In 1879 he aided
the federal government in prosecuting certain
Democratic conspirators for importing ballot
box suffers into southern Indiana Their lead
was convicted and sentenced to the peniteu-
tiary.-Sacramento Record-Union.
c. F. WINKLEY, of Darlington. N. H.. a lead
ing Democrat and member OF the State com
mittee. writes to the editor Of the Fosters
Democrat" Dover. denouncing the President in
strong terms, and says the party is now in
mi m
since the government was founded.
THE Prohibition platform demands the Sim
mediate" removal of the whisky tax. The Re-
publican platform alludes to Ii only as last
alternative to save the system Of protection for
American labor from destruction The prohib-
tionists seem to be the only that are for
free whisky" Internationally and at once
Chicago Journal
In every presidential campaign since the war
when the Republican ticket was headed by q
Union soldier the party was successful Grant
and Colfax Grant and Wilson. Hayes and
Wheeler, and Garfield and Arthur-each OF these
have established precedent which will this year
be followed by Harrison and Mortoh.-Miuneap-
oils Tribune.
"TAKE warning by Oregon" said Mr.. voor-
hsss, in his speech before the St Louis conven-
ton, nominating Governor Gray for Vice-presi-
dent "Rey upon Indiana and you will not be
deceive d." The Democrats refused the advice
but the Republicans concluded TO take it. That's
why Indiana is going Republican this year. and
why Grover Cleveland will get left.-Iowa State
Register.
A DEMOCRATIC writer in the New York Post
says OF party organization in Connscticut that.
las usual, Republicans are far ahead Of the
Democrats, who cannot take varying from tie
stu alton too soon. Republican clubs are al
ready extensively formed throughout the State,
and by the young Republican organizations
the party has succeeded fairly well in holding its
callow members in the traces
FROM many an Eastern river.
From many Western plain,
They call us TO deliver
The land from Growers chain.