The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-04
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

THE Ladies' Republican Club. of Milwaukee,
is increasing in size, and is doing good work for
the cause.
The Prohib,,ionists of Troy, n. Y. arc dis
grazing themselves by holding political rallies
on Sunday.
The St Louis Globe-D Democrat persists In
claiming that Missouri is q doubtful state for tho
Democracy.
Hon. LEVI j. DELAND, of Fairport. ". Y,
has created a sensation among his Democratic
friends by Announcing that he is done with
Cleveland and free trade and will hereafter work
in the interests Of protection. He will vote for
Harrison. but may support Hill for Governor.
THE New York Tribune has detected Con-
gresham S. S. Cox in sending ont cartoons
from Puck. grossly ~vilifyine General Harrison,
with other cheap campaign matter issued by
the Democratic national committee, under his
congressional frank and marked Pub. Docs"
ONE hundred and six Republican clubs in
New York State, having an aggregate member
chip of about five thousand, report that SOC of
the men on their rolls voted tour years ago for.
Cleveland. In Rochester q Harrison Campaign
club has been formed by l20 veteran soldiers
who have heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket.
A METHODIST minister in Illinois, who voted
four years ago for ST. John, has returned to the
hcpuullCdu koius Somo VI tuo EouluitlOnl9tS
asked him that stock poser Of the party: Don't
you intend to vote as you prayf' His answer
was: "Yes, l shall vote as l pray; but l don't
intend TO do any foolish praying this year."
Springfield Union
MR.. STEWART MENZIEs, Q prominent Demo-
crat Of San Francisco, and a man who has held
many pubic offices Of high trust. declares for
Harrison and Morton. because be has become
convinced that protection in the sariff-need of
the country. He has just returned from a tour
OF England, Ireland and Scotland, ana iuoulry
into the conditions of labor resolved him into a
supporter OF the Republican ticket-Sacramen-
to Rscord-Unicn.
New YoRK Democrat who is not a free
trader takes this view of il: Democrats don't
agree. Some say that the party is not for free
trade, but l notice that all the free-traders are
for Cleveland and TIM Mills bill. 1t looks to me
as though the Democratic party had startad off
in the direction of free trade, and the Mills bill
is q pretty long step that way. At any rate, /
do know that the Republican party is for pro-
lection, and the Democrats are fighting them on
that issue. Being a protectionist. / have decided
to take no chances. and will vote the Republican
ticket"
CoNGREssMAN TRUMAN A. MERRIAM amour.
ces that he will hereafter act with the Repub-
licsn party. Mr.. Merriman represents the
Eleventh New York district. and is one of the
low DcCiOcSdtS II u IlOuso ID representative
who opposed the Mills bill He withdrsws from
that party because, on the most vital issue Of
the time, he finds himself out of sympathy with
it. The proteetiopist Democrats and the Repub-
licans will support him for Congress this year.
and there is a strong probability that the district
will be wrssted from the Denocracy.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Louisville Times is very much afraid
that Democrats of that city were not as wide
awake to the value of registering themselves
yesterday as were the Republicans. Its pitsous
appeals to breihern of the faith TO get TO the
registry books 10 time, was ludicrous. These
are q few specimens out Of q column of para
graphs:
Wake. Democratic snAkes' The Republicans are
setting the woods ahre.
Democrats. your friends, the enemy, are stealing a
march on you.
Shoot. Democrats. or give up The gun; register or
l quit the track.