Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-18
HOOSIER DEMOCRACY.
Letter from Judge j. l.. Mason
Indiana for Cleveland.

Letter from Judge j. l.. Mason.
Indiana for Cleveland.
The following letter from the pen ol
Judge J. L. Mason. of Greenfield,
Indiana, gentleman widely known here,
to friend in this city, will we'll repay
perusal:
MY DEAR SIR: The Democracy in
Indiana were never in better trim to
meet our Republican friends than in
1888. Not question of local character
will divide US in Indiana; only one bold
breastwork of solid democracy ready and
willing to stand by our flag and our prin-
ciples. The names of Cleveland and
Thurman are two names above all others
embalmed in the hearts of the Indiana
Democracy. We were Gray men for the
Fice-Presidency, but when the name OF
that old Roman, Allen G. Thurman, was
presented to the Convention, the Democ-
racy did not love Gray less, but the gal
liant Thurman more, and our love for him
like lightning flashed from heart to
heart, until the whole political horizon
was ablaze for the grand old statesman,
A. g. Thurman.
AS to President Cleveland. the Democ.
racy had only to make cne grand march
to st. Louis to nominate the only name
proposed in the hearts of the whole Dem.
ocratic party.
Indiana is Democratic State and has
been for all time past-we always sue
ceed unless our Republican friends re-
sort to fraud and corruption and ballot
box stuffing, which they have done on
many occasions. You can put Indiana
down for Cleveland and Thurman by
10000 majority. l am not sure but it will
be Is 900 Democratic. Our forces are
firmly united, and embued with the
spirit of success, while the elements that
composed the Republican party hereto
fore are at war with each other.
The Prohibitionists dispise the Repub-
! lican party, and there is bitter animos-
ity growing up between each other. The
labor party or element, is very much dis
satisfied with the nomination of General
Harrison, for the interest he took against
them at the city of Indianapolis in 1877, :,
during their troubles then, and the
Greenbackers will not support him for
the reason he said that call of
them should be put into the
lunatic asylum" Besides this Harrison
has no personal magnetism. He
is cold and selfish. He is a sharp, mar
row. gauged lawyer, and decidedly kid
gloved aristocrat, and has not single
pulse-throb at heart for the people, and
when the polls open in November, he
will learn that the voters have just about
tie same feeling for him-reciprocal. l
think. Our State ticket is strong one
Colonel G. G. Matson for Governor, and
VIM. R. Myers for Lieutenant-Governor.
Both old soldiers who ate hardtack on
the tented field with the boys. Both of
these nominees are able and popular
gentlemen, and the people are impulsive-
ly for them, and there is no mistake but
what Indiana will place her Democratic
majority both for the National and State
ticket at from 10000 to 10000.
am in hopes that California with her
gold-washed shores and her noble hearted
Democracy, may be able to stem the tide
to success, and that when November's
election comes, we, away here in Indiana
will receive the glorious news that hel
vots is for Cleveland and Thurman.
Let me hear from you at an early date
as letter from you would be relished tc
the fullest extent. lam with Mary. Re
CARDS. Your friend.-[James L. Mason
in San Diegan.