The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-09
PERU DEMOCRATS RATIFIED
Party Seriously Splitwith Warning Fac
tions and Republicans Jubilan..
District Conventions Throughout the State for
Choosing Central Committeeman Show
Division for Gray and Cleveland.
MIAMI COUNTY POLITICS.
Signs Which Indicate Great Revival Of
terest Among Republicans.

terest among IkepuoHcnns.
SPECIAL TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Jan. s-The political pot is boil
ing in Miami county in q manner calcu-
lated to bring JOY TO the hearts Of the Re-
publicans and disgust to the Democracy.
The boiling point is not one of the simmer
ing kind, to rapidly cool away, but is of o
substantial nature, and unless the signs Of
the times fail. and there is no reason to ap-
prehend anything of the kind, the Repub-
lican party will carry this rock-ribbed
stronghold of the Democracy in An easy
manner. There are several causes for this.
In the first. the party was never so
enthusiastic and so hard at work, many
months before the nomination, as at
the present. Clubs have been organized
with large memberships. and they have not
stopped ut this, but are going ahead with
weekly meetings with able speakers, and
with many other attractions calculated to
bind and cement the bonds stronger. and
to constantly add to the increasing MEN,
bership. The Peru Mckinley Club is, with
its two weeks organization. q living eX-
ample of what can be accomplished IT only
the members of the party will exert them
selves. Their weekly meetings are won
doris of the kind. and standing room is at
premium-s0 much so that measures Will be
to accommodate the demands.
1t Is needless to add that 1t is Harrison
boom. If such be needed; there is no di-
versIty of opinion on this-it is Harrison
first last. and all the time. Miami county
Republicans have heretofore been some
what lukewarm in campaigns, probably
owing to the large Miami county majority
IN favor of the opposite side, but
there is none Of TINS dormant ant
work accomplished thus far means so much.
what may it assume when tho true fever is
on the peoplef The party here goes on the
principle OF beginning III time. and OF tax
ing Time by the forelock. The second
and primary cause in making the political
pot boil and seethe so charmlngiy to the
Republicans 10 the fact of the almost utter
Generalization of the opposite party. Lit
orally speaking they seem to have gone to
pieces. There are various reasons for his
one of them. and the principal one. being
the fact of the Irish Democratic voters
boiling the party and forming themselves
into an independent organization. The
others are dissatisfaction in the local ranks,
and lack of harmony among themselves,
giving 1t the appearance of what can be
aptly termed. "A monkey and parrot sort
of time" There are Cleveland clubs. Gray
clubs and others. all of which tends to show
complete success. The aim of the Repub-
lican managers is to capture this prize
plum, Miami county, and this, as said be-
fore they will do unless all signs of the
times fail. The important factor, however,
to this success lies III the fact of the forma-
ton of the Irish club above mentioned.
For years and years gone by the voters of
this class have worked and aided the party,
asking very few favOrs. favors which, how
nomination was conferred the candidates
were not supported and the men defeated
by the party which has always had Its lost
earnest support. Causes like these led to
the formation of this club. with q member
ship OF now nearly two hundred out OF
the three hundred odd Irish Democratic
voters of Miami county. This list will be
swelled to fully the number mentioned.
The distinct purpose of this independents
club is to defeat the Democratic party of
toned, they hold the power in their hands
to do so. The constitution and bylaws
pertinently say: sit behooves the Irish to
protect their interests" They
hold in their hands the success of either
party in Miami county" THAT
the time has come when forbearance ceases
to be virtue, and for faithful adherence
to the Democratic party and principles
that they can heap unlimited indignities
upon us and still hope to control our votes;
convinced of these facts we declare
publicly. our independence in party
politics" Also: No people have in
times gone by given the energy ana
untIring devotion to any party that the
Irish nave to the Democratic party" These
resolutions speak for themselves. and are
not the vapOrings of few dissatisfied per-
sons, but of oyer two-thirds of the Demo-
cratic Irish voters of Miami county. This
10 the situation that confronts the leaders
of Democracy In this county ct the present
time and 1t would be putting it very mild
ly to say they are in dilemma.
From an official source comes the follow
ing resolution, read and adopted unani-
mously at the Mckinley Club, on Monday
last. which speaks for itself:
Whereas, Deeming the continuance OF the
Miami County Sentinel, under its present man
agement, of the utmost importance to the Re-
publican party; and,
Whereas, Viewing with concern its rapid de-
cline in circulation; be it
Resolved, That we, as club, use our influence
in quiet way to sustain the paper by inducing
Democrats to give their subscription.