The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-01

BOSTON Globe: Judge Gresham says he 10
leaving politics alone If he knows when he 10
well off, he will keep right on leaving them
alone.
CLEVELAND Leader: There are several cam
didates quite as available as Mr.. Blaine. and by
far the most likely candidacy at this moment
is that of John Sherman, one Of the broadcast
and safest statesmen now living.
NATURALIzATIoNs during the first four
months of 1888. have been less numerous than
exec ption of 1868 Most of the ~newly-made
voters are German and Hungarian.
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph: If the Democratic
party really is so hard pressed that it must take
q man Of Judge Humans age as one of its
candidates in the national contest this year, it
had better give up the ghost in advance.
Mr. JOHN s. THE Gresham move
ment is overestimated It is mostly confined to
Illinois, aud / am told that the delegation of
that State will not be united for him. When
you launch q ship you should start her from her
own wharf. l do not think 1t would be good
policy TO nominate any man who has not the
backing Of his own State
New YORK Tribuns: Mr.. Thurman is re-
ported as declining the vice-presidency with the
tren chant observation: "All / care for is a seat
in heaven" If the old Roman is endeayorine to
secure such . seat. it is needless to say that he
has permanently retired from Democratic poll.
tics. He doubtless goes about these days say
ing. What sinners value, / resign"
SAGINAW Herald: The trouble with the
Gresham boomers is that they talk too much
like mugwumps-that they are the only ''truly
Simon pure article. This kind Of talk has the
tendency of making Republicans suspicious, and
may cause many Of them to oppose so excellent
a candidate as Judge Gresham who might other
wise vote for him.
ST. LOUIS Post Dispatch: The idea that New
York is the battle ground and can be won from
a Democratic New Yorker by a Republican New
Yorker " II naturally have great weight with
the ~uncommitted delegates II earnestly pressed
by q united New York delegation. and the indi-
cations are that the voice OF Depew will be the
voice of New York, and will not be for any
Western man, last of all for Gresham.
PITTsBURG Dispatch: 1t il . noticeable fact
that the Gresham boom il being engineered BY
a Republican frse-trads paper, the Chicago
Tribune. All the other fres-trade Republican
sheets are yelling for him with might and main,
while Of the Republican candidates Gresham
receives the kindest words from the anti tariff
Democrats. Meantime Mr.. Gresham has moth
ing to say on the tariff or any other issue.
Like Mr.. Timothsous OLeary, he Is lust saw.
ing wood
WILLIAM r MOORE, whom the Republicans
of Tennessee have so warmly recommended for
tho vice-presidcncy, has many Democratic
friends who would rejoice to see him elected to
that Office; and there 10 thought to be q fair
chance of his carrying his State if nominated at
Chicago. In q recent letter to Prof b. K.
Sampson, OF Memphis. he declared himself an
old Henry Clay Wing. and hence an ardent pro-
tectionist He strongly pleads for the abolition
of Bourbonism 10 the South
SAN FRANCISCO Chronicle: What Cleveland
wants is a composite sort Of man for vice-presi-
dent; the sort Of man who is Of Northern birth,
but with Southern principles; . man who did no
more TO injurs the lost cause than Cleveland
himself did, but who, since the war, has been as
loud for the old flag and an appropriation as
Colonel Sellers himself. We desire to second
the nomination of the Hon. Daniel w. Voor-
bees, of Indiana, Familiarity known recently a.
the "Blasted Sycamore Of the Wabash"
ATLANTA tGa) National: Gresham's silly and
incorporate zealots have unwisely made the is
sue that his nomination would be the triumph
Of the s.unco guild. and rigidly righteous mug
wumps. q besgariy squad and miserable handful
of deserte.s and straeelers bossing il over and
debating the plan OF campaign TO = magnificent
army in fighting trim!!i Gresham,s fool-friends
have with dense faulty blAckeuarded and ma
ligned not only Blaine, but Sherman. Harrison,
and Hawisy. Gresham's fool-friends have pro-
claimed he neither ''bawls for free-trsde nor q
high tariff not needing Judge Kslley's recent