The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-15
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

NEW York RECORDER: Ex-Knight of the
Golden Circle Stevenson once referred to
Mr.. Cleveland as that id old mugwump
In the White House," And he brought
down tho OK on . poor postmaster as he
said 1t.
THAT bright Republican paper the New
York Recorder is raising brigade of first
presidential voters pledged TO vote for
Harrison, which its managers propose to
make the crack corps of the campaign.
Already half the number 10 enrolled.
AT meeting of the Democratic national
committee recently Senator Ransom told
the nom bers that North Carolina was in q
deplorabio way and that the State would
have to be looked after every minute.
North Caroline 10 one of the few South
ern States polling any considerable number
Of white Republican votes.
THE men who control the Democratic
machine In New York. among them Lieu
tenant governor Shehan and Richard
Croker, are at Saratoga taking very little
interest in politics. An Observant corre-
spOndent notes that "the apathy displayed
by these leaders il absolutely dreadful in
the eyes of enthusiastic Democrats who
arc here from other States"
CONGRESSMAN BoURKE COCHRAN, he who
made tho midnight speech against Cleve-
land at the Chicago convention, has agreed
to make some cam paign speeches. He will
not be able to speak. however. flor at least
three weeks" owing to an affection of the
eye and ear. for which he is being treated,
and 10 therefore Obliged to decline tho in
vitatiOn of the committee to open the cam.
paign in Rhode leland.
ORsoN II. WooDwoRTH, of Columbia
City. Ind. commander of George w. Slough
nf Ind, ~
R.. and now in Washington to engage &C.
commodations for his command during the
coming encampment. tells tho Washington
Post that he thinks President Harrison
will get nearly the solid soldier vote of In
diana-more than he did four years ago
aud. with these to back him, it is very prob
able that he will carry the State"
Ex-SECRETARY WHITNEY. who is the
actual leader of the Cleveland campaign,
rather than Harrity. has not yet arrived at
harmonious relations with Mayor Grace,
leader of the ''anti-snappersn who feel
that. after all their efforts in behalf of the
the candidate before nomination, thew
speaks right out, and says: This dissatls.
faction Is due principally TO the prominen CO
given to Mr.. Whitney and Tammsny Hall.
o prominence which was accompanied by
an effort TO shunt the 'anti-snappers' into
out their fires"
SENATOR HIsCoCK, of New York, looks
for much good from the efforts of the Re-
publican State League and the coming
Buffalo convention of the National League.
He says Tho more Republican clubs or
ganized in the State and country. the bet
ter for the Republican party and the pros
perity of the people. The convention at
Buffalo will be grand ratification meet
Ing and will no doubt STIR up Repu blicans
all over the country. Everything points
TO Republican success. The spring cleo
tions in this State and Rhode Island in-
dictated the drift. and the political breezes,
even In this hot spell. murmur only one
message. 1t IL a Republican year."
No speech on the subject of the-tariff has
attracted SO much attention, not only In
political circles. but among the indus
trial and business interest of the country,
as that delivered by Senator Aldrich. of
Rhode Island. in the Senate just prior to
adjournment. The enormous demand for
the speech among the people has led the
national and congressional committees to
make il their chief documents tor distribu-
tion. They have already secured special
edition. carefully collatsd and indexed. of
nearly million. Ii has also been translated
into the German and Scandinavian lam
guages for distribution particularly In the