The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-06
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

No intelligent Democrat entertains the least
hope that Cleveland will carry Indisna.-Mil-
wapkee Sentinel.
lie Mills closing bill" is what the Troy
Times aptly styles the free-trade measure now
pending in the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
CoNcERNING Mr.. P. Ford. the Boston Tran
script unkindly observes that he has taken to
the woods politically, and everybody is to be
congratulated except the woods
eve will wave that shirt" said Mr.. W. f.
Gurley at the Grand Island ratification meeting
the other night, '.iust so long the Southern
Democracy shall put blood on it.' And every
body cheered.
THE London Spectator. foremost among free
trade advocates, lately said that "Grover Clsve-
land has done more to advance the canse of free
trade than any Prime Minister Of England has
ever donen
BEN HARRISON is to be envied. Gen. Lew
Wallace will prepare a sketch of his career. 1t
would Do worth dying if one could come back
and read ones obituary written by the pen that
gave Ben-Hur to posterity.-Louisville Com
mercial
THE Portland Oregonian says that call the
Republican Senators and Representatives from
the Pacific coast are entirely satisfied with Gen.
eral Harrisons record on the matter Of anti
Chinese legislation, including even Senator
Mitchell"
WILLIAM Fl. GRACE, prominent real estate
dealer in Brooklyn and an active member of the
First ward Democratic association of that city,
has resigned from that body account Of the
declarations of the Democratic platform in favor
of free trade.
OVER one of the largest silk mills in Paterson.
N. j.. floats flag inscribed, Protection, Har-
rison and Morton" The flag shows which way
the wind blows in Paterson, thriving commu-
nifty built up by protection against foreign silk
Boston Transcript.
IF Ex-Governor ST. John, reported in the
Herald, considers the whisky plank Of the Re
publican platform-which. by the way, is not
there-as Ibid for the liquor VOTE" What
would he call tho out-and-out free whisky plank
of the Prohbtory DECENTRALIZATION Journal
THE demand for protection literature is very
great from all sections. The Home Market Club
will furnish such documents to all who apply.
Officials of Republican clubs, Republican COM
mittees and others desiring such, should address
Herbert Radcliffe, secretary. SO Bedford street.
Boston
HERE is another powerful stimulant to mans
ambition to run for the presidency. When
the news reached General Harrison that he
had been nominated his lady type-wrter
rushed up and kissed him right on tho mouth.
The female style Of ratifying a nomination is
not very slow.-Detroit Tribune.
GROVER CLEvELANDs substitute. II he were
alive, would vote for General Harrison, but
Cleveland let him die in the poor-houss and has
never expressed any regrets over bis brutal
treatment of him either He still owes his sub
stitute $50. according to the latters statemen,
| just before he disd-Detroit Tribune.
A DEMOCRATIC paper asks: What do the
workingmen of the United States think Of tbs
fact that Harrison is the friend Of the ChinsseP
The question al it is put is not true; but it sug
gests that is true: What do the working
| men Of she United States think Of party whose
| success at the polls Is eagerly desired by the
manufacturers Of England York Tribune
| THE ST. Louis Globe Democrat says: 9TH
declaration of the Republican platform in favor
| OF one cont postage Is q sound and timely one
Cheap postage is a direct saving to all classes OF
/ people, and experience has proved that all lossei
of revenue caused oy reduction in the letter rat,
| are soon made good by increased correspond
ence which is also gain In intellectual prog
/ ress"
THE Hon. Levi ]. Deland, OF Fairport, N. Y.
member of t.s Assembly and Of the Democrat
State committee, 10 said "a have announced hi