The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-15
COMMENT FROM THE STATE PRESS.
Plymouth Republican.

IIymonth hepuDIcAn.
Tbs Prohibition vote was not very large last
Tuesday but it was sufficient TO enable the
saloons TO prevent the election OF Legislature
In favor Of local option. The saloons and tha
third party can always be relied upon TO work
together when they can defea: temperance leg
islation by so doing.
Mulcie Times.
mander in this State is illustrated by the figures
OF majorites in the Congress districts. In the
three Republican districts the majority is a.
IS5. while in the ten Democratic districts the
majority is 10. 500. That is q lsgA, way OF dis
f:anchisine voters paral!eled only by the meth
DDS Of keeping voters away from the polls 10
Georgia and Mississippi.
Frankfort Banner.
Marshal Hawkins, Of savory memory. is get
ting himself in good shape to join the Coy Bern
banner gang at Michigan City. He was ap-
pointed by Cleveland over the protests OF good
Democrats and his confirmation was almost
frustrated by the efforts Of the same persons.
His partisan work in the late election may yet
result 10 proving to the administration that
thieves and thugs" were appointed to Office, as
charged by the Indianapolis Sentinel.
Huntington Herald.
The Republican party owe nothing 70 the Pro-
hibitien party. The third party made its fight
not SO much for prohibition as il did against the
Republican party Nor does the Republican
party owe the Liquor League and the saloon
keepers any favors The Prohibitionists and
the saloon influence in the State Of New York
defeated the Republican candidate for Governor
in that State. In Indiana the Liquor League
and the third party made the Indiana LegislAt-
ure Democratic.
Lafayette Courier.
For the past six months the political struggle
has been between two parties; for the next six
months there will be an equally intense, il not
SO general, contest for the fruits of Office won
by the victorious legions who followed the ban
ner of General Harrison. The result of the lat
ter contest will have an important bearing upon
the future Of the Republican party. IL good
men are selected to fill the various places in the
civil service, it will strengthen the administra-
ton with that class of people who are not Office
seekers, but no matter how just and well-mer-
tied may be the disposal of public patronage.
more or less discomfort and dissatisfaction is
certain to ensue.
Bloomfield News.
We know Of no individual that deserves polit-
ical obscur1ty more than Andy Humphreys, ex-
major general K. of G.. But the decent element
os Democracy still allow this blatant blather-
skite, this old fossil OF treason, rebellion and
copperheadism. to poke bis head up through his
dark, damnabls and misty tecerd-actually al
low him 20 take the stump" In advocacy Of
principles which. though un,American and re-
jected by the people, far ahead of this politi
in his speech at Linton on Monday night before
the election he advised the Democrats to come
to the polls next morning with brickbats in their
pockets, ready for any emergency, o. words TO
that effect This advice WAS, perhaps. re-
vised paragraph from the rituals of the Knights
of the Golden Circle, being 'sugared" q little 10
anti tina times.