Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1896 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A Republican View. Editorial comments of th. Cinoinnat Comm, rcial Gazette on the Letter of Bon. Sin on P. She rin I'rging the Claims of Indiana's Favorite Son For Democratic Presidential Nominat.on. The Commercial Gazette commented editorially upon the letter of Hon. .Si. Sheertn commending | Gov. M tthews for the Democratic nomination for President, in this wise: - ‘‘During the last twenty years Indiana hasoccr.pied a very prominent place in the eyes of the political world. Several of her distinguished citizens have been before one party or the other in c nuee»ion with the presidential nomination. Govern rr .Morton and Gen. Harrison both contested for the prize ou the repub'ican side, and the latter successfully, while Hendricks, McDonald ana Gia> struggled for the democratic race: and now comes Governor Mat thews $ nee 187*2 In iau-t has been -- a among the doubtful st te-.. r : close lias been the content oei .een the t >o parties *hat its electors' vo e has beeu regarded es nectssat j to win the fight for it her party. That is not so now . but her vote is absolutely necessar\ :o aemociattc success, and this 'ivcs prominence to the talk of Governor Mattnevs. But his candidacy does not rest on that alone. 7he distinguished* lii ii uian i.- a man of more thaii rdinarvability, and what is equal •y to the purpose just uow, he un American to tne b.ickboue. H. ,s a y. nug mui ana the young

niru are beginning to rule the Da*ion He has been a very success ful and popular governor of his state. \\ hen rbe -tate was threat eDed situ disgrace by ar invasion >i piizi- fighters he took the initiative. and etermined that no fight -houid t ke place, even if he ha.i to call out the mibtia. At another ti.i.e, when t. e i eace of th* -tat was broken by the strikers at Hammond, i e promptly put on foot measures to insure not only the peace, but the safety, of the live, and property o those wuo desire 1 to travel. A democratic legislature failed to make piovis iou for the payment of the militia for this purpose, but ihe energetic and pettr tie g v wnor did not f Iter nor In-shatf-; be prompt Iy stepped int . the market and • arrowed tLe mone», pledging •iimself and the state for its re" imbursement. In this he uot only iemonstrab-d his firmness in main, .liuiug the honor of his st te, and iu suppressing dismirr, bu, hifull laitii in the people over whom he Lad eeu culie.l to rule. I'hut faith was not iu vain. Th nest general assembly promptly (not very.- Ed Sentinel) piovided f>r the payment of the momborrowed. A large majority of that general assembly were hie \> >• •lt’cal opponents, but their p-oim 1ness in honoring his demands up n them waspi notable demonstration of the confidence of the people in him.

J'lie C .mmercial Gaze ie is not a democratic paper, and has no right to speak for that party, hut interested in the welfare of the great republic a cun give its v net in stating that as little can be said against Governor Matthews atagainst any other distinguished lemocrat spoken of for the high p.ace. (Jlear-dieadtd, resolute tloroughly imbued with Americanism, clean-handed, e has filled witn ability and honor every station to which lie lias been called. In selecting a candidate, the democratic .party may go much further ami fare a ood deal worse. lho sketch of Governor Matthews p dated on the first page of t -day’s Com nercial Gazette was written b.v the Hon. Simon P. Sheer u, who for fifteen years has boen one of the most trusted lead - ers of the Irdiaua democracy bdo who is the secretary of the democratic national committee.

Mr. Sheerin, in his rise to prominence has not had the aid of tortuitouscir uuistances. Born among the class whose lot is to labor, bv sheer force of cuaracter and high integrity be has won for himself a hitrh p sition in the councils of his party and amo g hi's ’ffeltow-'citiz •ns. He was for years a piominent edttor at Lo» gansport. He writes strongly and well of his friend, and presents the arguments for his nomination in a clear and forcible manner. Mr. Sheerin early became interested in political matters, and