The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-04
THE SIGNS IN THE HEA VEINS


They tell it on the Indianaians that
they are either producers of "litera-
cure" orators, or politicians. It is
even said that the three professions
are not as distinct as the Caesarian
divisions of Gallia. But this individ,
ual interest in politics is really truer
than out-state observers think. Every
man In Indiana likes to cast his eye IN
at the heavens and read the political
portents which he fancies are written
in plain letters. True, it is that for
ie last forty-nine years there have
len just about one-half of the people
of Indiana who have played their tips
on the political weather and have got
ten the wrong news-but that has not
deferred them in the least.
The Washington Star, in playing the
role Of Interpreter Of Indiana events.
says:
According to report, the next cam.
paign In Indiana will be bumper.
Correspondence from the state to out
side newspapers represents the demo,
Gratis as showing more heart than for
years. Their local victory OF last No
vember. which gave them the governor
and the legislature. and the republican
divisions on the tariff, have caused
them to feel that a new tide is run.
ming; and Their hope is to take it ut
the flood. -s.-
1T Is noted with other things that
the number of aspirants for office is
large. For q decade or more this has
not been true. Democratic prospects
being blue, ambitious men of the party
have not cared to put their heads out
Now 1t is different. For every i'm
portant place several names are under
discussion. With something in sight
or appearing to be, men are willing to
strive
There is no denying the fact that the
democrats are taking heart in this next
little scrap that is to be pulled off in
the Paw-Paw belt. But the fact re-
mains, that in a few particulars, the
very fact that they are plucking uo
courage. is not altogether without its
sunnyside for the republicans 1t has
been universally true that when the
democrats in this state have thought
they had fine thing Of it. that some
insignificant cloud on the horizon has
eventually spread over the sky, to the
end that all the sunshine has been
shut out from democracy.
There has been much talk circulated
by the democrats about the futility CT
the cause of Senator Beveridge. Yet
did they but know it. that is the pri-
mary reason of their baseless hopes.
II Beveridge had done otherwise
than pursue the course that he did
there would have been little to it. The
people would have said. with reason.
that there is no health in the republi-
can party. And that being the case.
they would have turned body and soul
into the ranks Of the democrats. But
Beverage has made it possible for the
requisite thousands to come to the
polls and vote for a republican legisla-
ture. II the democrats are taking
comfort in the action Of Senator Bev-
eridge in voting against the tariff they
are reckoning on false premises. The
Indiana people long ago developed
their old trick of voting exactly what
they feel on things of this sort. This
has made it difficult for the people
out of the state to ever cast up the
medley of shooting stars in the sky
Just over the Hoosier state-but it is
both the solution and the cause of what
the political stargazers all over the
country are worrying over.
No rules built out of the experience
of other states apply here-and the or
bits OF the democratic and republican
nebulous bodies have to alter their
course when they come within the in
fluence OF Indiana
You cnn say ali tie sighting things
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