The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
ELECTING MR.. CLEVELAND ON
PAPER.

The Boston Herald prints a letter from
Rev. DIR. Berle, who recently left New
England for Congregational pastorate in
Chicago. in which he shows how easily
Grover Cleveland can be elected President
If he is only nominated again. 1t is not
known that the doctor has ever. had any
practical experience in politics, but he
claims to have had during the last few
months IAN exceptional opportunity of
testing public sentiment in influential quar-
tiers in the States of Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Missouri. Minnesota and Indiana. and
within the area covered by these States
lies, probably. the determining influence in
the next presidential election. The candi-
date that carries New York with this deter
mining, that is. in my judgment, the indie
pendent vote. of the States just named.
will be the next President of the United
States One might be permitted to doubt
whether the pastor of a Congregational
church in Chicago, fresh from New Eng
land. could have very exceptional oppor-
tunities for diagnosing political conditions
in half a dozen big Western States within
few months after reaching his field of
observation, but the doctor does it. He
says: illinois is on the eve of another
independent upheaval. unless all signs are
at fault" that Mr.. Cleveland would car
| ry Iowa because he is 1.-The real logical and
thoroughly recognizable exponent of the
would operate powerfully in his favor in
! Kansas. Nebraska, Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. For his assurance that Mr.. Cleveland
would carry Wisconsin the doctor gives
his authority, viz: "A party of prominent
Germans from Wisconsin who were at st.
Louis during the dedication of the world s
! fair" AS he did not meet any Germans
from Kansas. Nebraska and Minnesota his
| information regarding those States was
probably obtained by wireless telegraphy.
| He does not hesitate to say that in Mime
sofa Mr. Cleveland will represent the ex-
act position of the vast majority of the
voters as no other man in the Nation repre-
sents it." PROFESSIONALLY that would en-
able him to carry the State. As to Indiana
j and Missouri the doctor clears the way by
saying that Missouri would be Democratic
| of course, and then adds:
Indiana and Missouri are in pretty close
| afiliation. as interests go. for many rea-
sons. The making of political opinion in
| Indiana Is about evenly divided between
| St Louis and Chico 60 and Indiana reflects
| the views prevailing in these cities pretty
| accurately. Chicago opinion / have reason
for believing is decidedly friendly TO Cleve.
| land. st. Louis is. IL anything more so
| the German population there sharing in
this respect the opinions OF the Germans
| OF Buffalo and Milwaukee.
This is the most original diagnosis OF
political conditions in this State that has
come under the Journals notice in any
quarter. As far as known no other student
OF politics has sized up the close political
afilation between Indiana and Missouri
as accurately as Dr. Berle seems TO have
done. or has discovered the interesting fac,
that the making of political opinion in In.
diana Is about evenly divided between st
Louis and Chicago. This is one of the
most remarkable political discoveries OF
modern times. and should go far toward
simplifying tho Democratic campaien mex