The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-09
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

Ii L nilhuCipHln L JOE ooyo. AhO I'LL
neapolis verdict now bids fair to be unan-
imous for Harrison. barring q few bosses
and their weak-headed dupes."
THE dark lantern tactics and hole-and-
corner politics of the Harrison
schemers. says the P%ittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph, would put any candidate In bad
odOr whom they might select.
1T is not" says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
,"Mr. BlaIne's real friends who want to
= spring bis name but baffied and scheming
politicians who have selfish ends in view.
What failed 80 signally a. Springfield
would be all the more difficult at Minneap-
oils for that previous failure"
THE Boston journal thinks General Ma
homes opposition is not calculated to do
President Harrison much harm In New
England aud the North generally, and it 10
hardly probable that the Virginia dele
gates will hold any balance of power" in
the Minneapolis convention.
The Chicago Journal SAYS there is a.
little of the Fuller boom for Presidents
among the Democrats as there is of the
Alger boom among Republicans. Al Ipti-
mate friend of Chief-justIce Fuller says
that he 10 not q candidate, and would
rather have bis. present position than the
presidency. and If this statement is true he
10 wise"
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY. when interviewed
on the presidential question in New York.
snid it was his belief that Mr.. Harrison
would be renominated and reelected. He
was asked. What about Governor McKin-
lev as candidate for tho vice. presidency"
Governor Mckinley" was the laughing
reply. has all that he CON attend to to look
after his W State"
C.. l.. MAGEE, of Pittsburg. o delegate to
Minneapolis, says there Is no anti Harrison
movement to amount to anything in that
city. He adds: IL am for Harrison, and
believe he will be nominated without much
difficulty. He has given us a good. honest
that unless a tidal wave sweeps over the
country he will be the nominee without
much effort on the part of his friends"
The Philadelphia Record, which does not
join with other Democratic papers in mag
| nifying the opposition to the President.
says that lat the present writing there does
not seem to be any doubt OF the renomina-
ton Of Benjamin Harrison for the presi-
dency. There is the usual show of dissent
among political wire-puIer who are
maneuvering for position. but there 10 no
open or courageous opposition in any State
of the Union"
A MILWAUKEE, special says that the oh.
~jections of the German Lutherans of Wis
consin to the Bennett compulsory educa-
tiop law were SO artfully used by the
Democrats that nearly the whole member
ship was drawn away from the Republican
party. There 10 u very strong impression
! to-day, however, that most OF the Luther
ans have tired of their Democratic alliance.
and that they will be found voting for the
Republican national ticket at the next
election. Republican gains in recent local
elections indicate this.
EX-SENATOR ARKELL. of Canajoharie,
N. Y, thinks President Harrison is espe-
cially strong with the business men of the
country. He says: 1--WE rave had q Presi-
dent who. / think, has settled the silver
| question for manv years to como. 1t has
been q business mans administration. posi-
tive and strong. and in alter years Presl-
| dent HsrrisOn's incumbeDcy will be looked
lean people. The country wants repose:
DuriDg the time of sectional strife Genera
Grants laconic appeal, Let Us have peace.
struck a popular chord. The appeal of bus.
everywhers in this great and growing
country il now heard in the same words
Let US have peace The business men
want a rest from the turmoil of politlcs.
the agitation Of the free silver question
and of free trade. They are satisfied to 20
shall 60 on, with an honest dollar. a pro-
tective policy and all the splendid advan'
tsges o. reciprocity
SPEAKING of tho talk about the anti
Harrison people in New York uniting upon
John Sherman. q correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says: n combina-
ton upon Mr. Sherman has been made by
these men. for they are not the men who
make ordinations IL the few anti-Har-
rison politicians here have decided TO make
some sort of demoDstratIon for Sher
o it 10 simply q feint. Mr.. Blainei
friends in New York will change theil
opinions greatly before they unite upor
Sherman. for it 10 we'll known that tn o
were determined TO beat sherman in 1883
and did IL and when they did it Sherman