The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-08
sound Sense from Gas. County.

70 the Editor OF the Indianapolis journal
have taken some trouble to find out what
the sentiment of the Republicans is. with rsf
erence TO who should be Indiana's choice for
candidate for the presidency. While Judge
Gresham has warm friends who enthusiastically
support him and urge that he should be the
nominee, and John Sherman has his fast friends,
l believe that overwhelming majority are for
General Harrison. believe that il the ques-
ton was submitted TO our people, nine out of
ten would vote for Harrison as the nominee
While this is true. people will Loyalty sup
port the nominee. if he should be either of the
gentlemen named for the place.
For VIce-president the cnoice is without doubt
for General Hawley. there is no following for
General Malone Our people admire him for
what be has done in Virginia, but 60 no further
think Robert T. Lincoln Is the second choice
for the second placs.
The Republican convention when it meets
must put the party right or the several ques-
tions now being discussed by the people. II our
mem bers in Congress will talk and vote right
the pension bills before Congress- it will very
materially aid US In the coming campaign. the
soldiers have come to believe that something is
due them, that the policy of legislation is, and
has been, in favor of those who helped the
government with their money, to the
neglect of those who gave their services. With
them think they are right IL they are right
the wrong that las been done them by omission
should be righted, the sooner the better The
time has passed for members of Congress and
Senators to talk about the amount OF money
necessary pay these claims. If they
right they should be paid if it takes thousand
millions of dollars. If they are wrong they
should not be paid if they could be paid with 81.
The soldiers believe they right. aud are going
to look to IL ,hat they are adjusted.
The tariff question is another that the people
ere jus: now very carefully cons idering. They
are not yet ready TO surrender American indus
tries and American workmen to competition
with foreign labor, and to reduce laborers
to the wages paid by foreign manufacturers
our American farmers who are in most localities
compelled TO feed their sheep stock six
months of the year TO competition with those of
foreign countries who produce the wool by tha
simple sEearing of the sheep.
Then the great American heart is outraged
that in this free land there should be and 10
any locality which An American citizen can
not go to the polls and vote, and have his vote
counted he casts it. THY are anxiously
waiting to if the Repu blicans will If re-
turned to power, correct these evils. They
satisfied that the Democratic party will not.
Will the Repu blcan rarity, in the platform ta be
maize at the coming national convention. say in
no nmeanine language that it is rich, on THESE
three great questions9 The question is con-
stantly asked by the voters.
Now let us have platform that will say tho
same thing everywhere Let is not longer fol-
low Democratic lodgings Say what mean
aud mean what we say. aud, more than all, IL
placed in power, do just what cay will.
LoGANSPoRT. March 6. FRANK SwIGART.