Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1884 — Page 4

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THE DAILY JOURNAL. BY JNO. C. NEW & SON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1884. Mb. Henderson will “jollify.” He is just too tickled for anything. The Ohio election rather carried the able editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal off his feet. “We have lost 25, i)00 votes in one year; therefore we will jollify.”—Eb. Henderson, Democrat. Senator Beck is not “discouraged” by the fesult in Ohio. Ho still considers Kentucky safe for the Democracy. Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Hoadly and Mr. Hurd are the three prominent men who should "jollify * with Mr. Henderson. Do not let an opportunity pass to urge upon your doubting or Democratic neighbor the duty of voting the Republican ticket. Tire joint debate between Major Calkins nd Colonel Gray, at Lafayette, is again postponed, because of Mr. Calkins’s sickness. Frank Hurd had 5,700 majority in his district two years ago. Ho was defeated. Mr. Henderson and Mr. Hurd should "jollify.” The man who believes in an Indiana market for Indiana field products should lose no chance to work for the success of tho Republican party. If tho Democrats feci like rejoicing over Ohio, and will let the Republicans know, the latter will gladly join in the festivities. Let's all ‘•jollify.” The Republican gain in Ohio is but from 22,000 to 25.000, instead of .10,000, as first reported. The Democrats, led by Mr. Eb Ilenlerson, will "jollify.” Br all means Mr. Henderson should invite the Democracy of Hamilton county to unite with him in his great jollification meeting over the victory in Ohio. Those who honor the character and memory $f Abraham Lincoln should read the extracts from a speech delivered by Daniel W. Voorhees at Greencastle, and which are reprinted elsewhere. This is pre-eminently a reform campaign. Ohio wont Democratic by 19,000 in 1882, and by 12,000 bi 1883; but in 1884, tho issue being reform, Ohio goes Republican by 12,000. Ohio is "reformed.” Hon. D. W. Lafollettf, of New Albany, an ardent temperance man, Past Grand Master of the Odd fellows and Past Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, writes a card, minted elsewhere. DrnfestiDg against votes for

St. John as an aid to tho Democratic party. Mr. Lafollette's words are entitled to great ■weight. He is not known as a politician, hut he is known as an earnest, Christian temperance man. Hamilton county gave 6,100 Democratic majority one year ago. This year the Republicans have 3,000 majority on the State ticket and 3,500 on the county candidates. For this Mr. Henderson will “jollify.” Tiie men who are leading tho Democrats of Indiana are statesmen of the highest degree. They have even little enough sense to talk of “jollifying” if the Republicans do not gain more that 23,000 votes in one year. It is to be hoped that Mr. Henderson will not fail to invite the Democrats of Ohio to his “jollification” meeting. Governor Hoadly and Mr. Hendricks should be the speakers; they know precisely the size of the “victory.” Make it a personal matter, friends. Speak to your neighbors and ask them to vote with you for the Republican ticket. Personal, individual work of every earnest Republican will put Indiana alongside of Ohio for the Republican party. TnE London Times of yesterday denounces Blaine as the “peripatetic presidential lion,” and professes to be satisfied with the Democratic party's chances for success in November. London papers never did have much luck in American polities. At least not since 1860. _______ The Republican party has formed the habit of electing its candidates, and intends to do so again this year. After losing the independent Republican free-trade vote in Ohio they carried tho State by thousands, although it went Democratic but twelve months ago by 12,000. The Democrats are badly disgruntled, and are talking about all manner of changes in their management in this State. We do not understand this. Mr. Henderson and the Sentinel say the Democracy have had a great “victory” in Ohio, and Mr. Henderson is going to “jollify.” There are steady and large Republican gains reported from West Virginia. It is evident the Democracy have lost several thousand in that State. In 1880 General Hancock had a majority of IX, 148 over Garfield. Now the Democracy do not claim more than 5,000 for Wilson. Here is another cause for Mr. Hendemon to “jollify.”

Judge Johnson, the Republican candidate for Supreme Judge of Ohio, against whom the Democracy and the liquor bulldozers made a special fight, runs 3,000 to 4,000 ahead of his ticket. The American people do not propose to have the judiciary overawed by a lawless mob. Mr. Henderson will “jollify” over Judge Johnson’s election. The Atlanta Constitution is authority for the statement that the Democrats of Ohio did not expect a majority in the late election, but conducted the fight for the sake of “discipline only.” If that was all they wanted, their gratification must now be extreme. Just as the old-fashioned parent “disciplined” his boys by a sound threshing, the Democrats got a whalin' good one. The Springfield Republican points with pride to the denial of the Mormon leaders that the church had appropriated money to aid in tho election of the Democratic presidential ticket, and labels it “another Republican national committee lie nailed.” When the word of a leading Republican is pronounced no bettor than that of a Mormon elder, then is campaign libel at its worst. The New York Post is explaining the “rich joke” against ex-Stieriff Cleveland, which accuses him of having charged for BG3 days' services in one year, by the statement that exSheriffs Weber and Lawson were paid for 937 and 1,557 days in years of only the ordinary length. The Post forgets, however, that Weber and Lawson are not candidates for the presidency on a “referrm” ticket. The independents should rejoice over the statement that tho Mormons are contributing nothing toward the election of Mr. Cleveland. Democrats complain that the independents themselves refuse to help defray campaign expenses, and it must, of course, bo gratifying to the latter virtuous, though penurious, gentlemen to find that their distinguished polygamous allies demand to be dead-headed, also. Young man, did you ever hear a man boast of the fact that he cast his first vote for General McClellan, or Seymour, or Greeley, or Tilden, or Hancock? If about to cast your first vote, let it be for James G. Blaine, the stalwart representative of Americanism, tho man who will live in history as one of the ablest men of his time. It will be a deed that you will be proud of in all your life to come. Mr. Lindley Vinton, “the leading revenue reformer of Indianapolis and a prominent manufacturer,” is quoted by certain freetrade organs as saying that half the manufacturers of this city are against protection. There is an evident mistake about this; hut if it is Mr. Vinton’s mistake it can he accounted for on the supposition that he regards himself as one half and the several other manufacturers of the city as the other half. The Democracy aro badly rattled, and arc anxious to know what they can do to be saved. There is much talk of having another chairman of tho State central

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committee, and other wild suggestions. Mr. T. E. Johnson, we understand, was ready to take control and pull tho party through if he wero given Mr. Henderson’s place. Our friends, the enemy, are, so to speak, “rattled;" but neither a change of front nor a change of commanders will help them. The trouble is in the party, its lack of principles, and its candidates. Tho test of party strength in Ohio is shown by the vote on Congressmen: Republican pluralities 42,200; Democratic pluralities 24,700. Republican plurality 17,600. On Secretary of State unofficial returns from eighty-seven counties give Robinson a plurality of 10,855. The remaining counties will add 500 to this. YOUNG VOTERS, Thousands of young voters in Indiana who will cast their first presidential vote at the coming election, are now considering into which party their principles and their interests lead them. To such we desire to say a few words. Those who have been thoroughly educated and who are independent enough not to vote the Democratic ticket simply because their fathers may have done so, will certainly be attracted by the glorious history of the Republican party. But besides this question of principle there is another of interest. The Republican party has always been emphatically the party of young men. Her State aud national conventions show at a glance how strongly the new and young blood is being infused Into the veins of the party. In this respect tho Democratic conventions present a startling contrast. Many a young man on the threshold of politics has a proper and laudable ambition in his heart to enter public life. Does the Democratic party offer him any inducement iu this direction? None whatever. The mossback, the fossil, the barnacle, and the Bourbon are peouliarly Democratic productions. What Democratic oonveution for the last twenty years has recognized the ability of the young leaders in that party? Is there an office of financial profit to be filled? The moss-back must be the candidate to fill it. Is there a place simply honorary, like a chairman of a meeting, the fossil must be sought out and brought forward. Is there a position where executive ability is needed iu the conduct of a campaign, then the day of the barnacle has come. Is there an official honor to be conferred, which more particularly belongs of right to young men, then for that position, you can wager your soul, the Democratic party will choose as a candidate its oldest Bourbon—one who exhales tho odors of the wliisky with the Bourbonism of his words. These are solemn and exact truths.

Take a recent instance of the practice of the two parties. Eugene H. Bundy and James H. Willard entered political life together as pages in the House in 1861. They were both members of the last Senate, and prominent in their respective parties. All that was determined on in the Republican caucus, Bundy supported with distinguished ability. All tho revolutionary legislation of the Democratic party found in Willard a bitter and unscrupulous advocate. Both are peculiarly representative young men of their seveial parties. Both were candidates for Lieutenaut-governor before their respective parties in State conventions. But how do they furet The Republi can party gives recognition to its young leader by a triumphant nomination, while Willard, although the choice of a majority of the delegates in the Democratic convention, is told to stand asido, that he cannot even have a ballot in the convention. He must get out at the dictate of V oorhees and other bosses, when the old barnacle and Bourbon Manson begs the nomination, and make that nomination unanimous even if Manson has pledged his honor beforehand not to accept the race. Instances like this we might multiply ad infinitum. Does not the Democratic party indeed present an uninviting field to the young voter who has any ambition whatever? To the young voters wc would say, if you want fair treatment, come to the Republican party. You will flud it a party of your equals, with like desires, like impulses, like holies. You will find young men recognized for their worth and their ability. You will find progressive thought, progressive ideas, and a determined impulse for fair play to all. You will find an opportunity for advancement in a party untainted by Bourbonism, and which appreciates Ihe efforts and abilities of its young men and gives them full recognition. WILL THEY TELL WORKINGMEN? Will some Democratic statesman please inform the workingmen of America how their interests are to be advanced by the Democratic party, which is pledged to so reduce the tariff (ultimately to the adoption of free trade) so that articles manufactured in England may be imported at the expense of those made here? Ami will the expounder of Democratic political ecouomy ploase say whether $625,000,000 annually is not enough to spend abroad for articles that ought to be made by American workingmen? Suppose that the tariff be reduced sufficiently to allow twice th*4 sum, or $1,250,000,000, to be invested in British-made goods, would the effect he to increase or diminish American wages? Would not the investment of an additional $625,000,000 in British wares be at the expense of tho American product? Suppose tho 1,300,000,000 pounds of iron and steel imported in 1883 be doubled in 1885, would there be more or loss employment, for workers in American iron and steel mills, and what .would be the effect on wages? American

workingmen are not fools. They, with reason, believe that every dollar invested in articles made abroad is a dollar takon from them. If it is not so, let some free-trader make plain why it is not so. In 1883 there was $3,000,OOOVorth of watches and clocks imported. The Morrison bill—voted for by 152 Democrats —proposed that import duties be reduced by one-fifth, or 20 per cent. Suppose the increase in importation be in tho same ratio, we would import $600,000 worth more of watches and clocks, and there would be less money invested in American watches and clocks by $600,000. Would that aid or harm the watchmaking industries at Waltham, Chicago and Springfield? Os boots and shoes $12,500,000 worth were imported last year. Would it help or harm American shoemakers to have free trade adopted and the amount imported doubled? These are questions that every thinking workingman is asking. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hendricks saw fit to attempt no answer. Will some bolting Republican freetrader come to their aid and explain? DEMOCRATIC METHODS IN INDIANA. The Democratic circular instruction to organizers is iu the hands of the “organizers” of that party. Section 16 calls attention to the fact that there is a difference between “doubtful” and “floating” voters, leaving it to be in ferred tbat the latter must be “seen” with money before his support is secured. Iu this view, section 17 is significant. It reads: “17. Now you come to the ‘floa'.er,’ who will be in great demand by both parties, and every effort should be put forth to get his vote. No time should he lost in seeing him. Don't WAIT UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE ELECTION, for if you do he will vote the other ticket straight. You must appoint at least one man for each‘floater,’aud pick men who will not stay at home every day and night, but men who will take the time to see their men a dozen times if necessary, before tho election, and make their arrangements with them in such a manner that will insure their votes for our ticket. This is the most important political work to be done, and it must all be done before election day, for our adversaries are very active, and will beat you out of your men every time if possible.” Take the trouble to read the section again. The small capitals are in the original circular. What does any honest man think of the proposition to “see” the purchasable voter? Aud what “arrangements” must be made with him that will 1 ‘insure his vote for our ticket?” Section 21 urges the necessity of raising money “at least ten days before the election.” What purpose is this fund to serve so late in the campaign? Not to pay for carriage and buggy hire, for that is provided for in the next section, wherein it is urged that a list be prepared of persons who will furnish such vehicles. The obvious intention is to buy the “floaters”—the men who are doubtful only until “seen” by the men appointed for that, purpose. This is a very pretty scheme, indeed. Raising a corruption fund and officially urging that purchasable voters bo “seen," and the “necessary arrangements” mado. The party of “reform” needs first to reform its own corruption before undertaking to deliver the Nation from imagined evils.

THE DUDE IN POLITICS, No class of men ever figured in politics for whom everybody entertains so profound a contempt as for those who are trying to attract attention to themselves by posing as “independent" Republicans. They even despise themselves, and attempt to evade the just reproach that attaches to tho Democratic party by begging to be known still as Republicans—independent- Republicans, you seo. That not only avoids the odium of being a Democrat, with all that that means, Cleveland, Maria Halpin and all, but it is intended to imply a kind of a Republican that is a little better than the common run, the pure and really good, as Mr. Beecher, and two or three notorious folks in this vicinity. But even thoso whose chestnuts they handle despise them. Read the following from the Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday: "The ‘dude’ element did all they could to paralyze the Democracy in this city and county. Its leader declined to give a dollar for tho necessary expenses of the campaign, and made no personal exertion for Democratic success.” Bless the children! MR. DOXEY AND HIB ASSAILANTS. The Indianapolis Sentinel admitted to its columns a few days since a gross and villainously false attack upon Major C. T. Doxey, the candidate for Congress in tho Ninth district against Thomas B. Ward. It charged him with being a gambler and drunkard, and the charges were indorsed editorially. When Major Doxey wa3 not a candidate for office, but a private citizen, the Indianapolis Sentinel used the following language about him: "He has been recently chosen chairman of the Madison county Republican committee, and is evidently, in the minds of the people here, a fit and proper person to be decorated with congressional plumes. On general principles, he is fit to represent any people. He is capable intellectually, and. though not a sectarian, he is a Christian, moral man. He is noted for Ms decision of character and his high type of honest manhood. He is devoted to his friends and to whatever cause he believes to be right, and on tlio broad plain of creation, in daylight or in darkness, he stands forth untrammeled by sent or party, impelled by pure motives only, and big-hearted in lending a helping hand to a brother in need. His polities excepted, the Sentinel places a high estimate upon the character of Mr. Doxey.” These words were written and printed of Mr. Doxey when there was no presumed political advantage to be gained by lying and slander. Tim record of Major Doxey for temperate habits is boy.Tßtl dispute, and needs neither defense nor emphasis. His neighbors, without respect to political opinion, will unite in testifying to his reputable and temperate character. But if the Sentinel is disturbed about drunkenness in congressional candidates, what has it to say of Judge Ward? Can Judge Ward's habits for temperance be

compared safely with those of Major Doxey? We do not care to enter into details; but, if this brutal and lying course of attack upon Mr. Doxoy is to be continued, it may be necessary to give times, places and particulars, which will not aid Judge Ward with the sober, respectable and law-loving people of the district whose suffrages he is seeking. This attack upon Major Doxey is on a par with the dignity and decency of one of the campaign songs sung in tho Ninth district by Democratic glee clubs, which tauntingly refers to him as a “stammerer” because of the defect in his speech, caused by his palate having been shot away by a rebel Democrat in the confederate array, while these North ern allies of treason were meeting at midnight as Knights of the Golden Circle, plotting assassinations and arranging for the murder of United States officers. Major Doxey was a gallant soldier fortheUnion, and every “stammering” word he utters is a tribute to his own loyalty and should be a stinging rebuke to the treason of the party that is now trying to defeat him for Congress. The personal attacks upon Major Doxey, while they are shameful, will be certain to increase his vote and his majority in November. Since the Ohio election Henry Watterson has been so knocked out that he has put George Francis Train in control of the Courier-Journal. In one place the erratic Train exclaims: “Elect Blaine and end the Republic!” And. as if that wasn’t idiotic enough, he goes on iu this kind of style, peculiar to him: “Darkling chimney-stacks. A high protective tariff. Shut furnace-doors. A high protective tariff. Moaning, miser}' and death, no work end no wages, strikes and imported pauper rivals for work-people. A high protective tariff. Embezzlement aud bankruptcy, commercial stagnation and productive drouth everywhere. A high protective tariff. Corn at zero, wheat below. A high protective tariff. Tramps. Ruin. Blaineism. A high protective tariff. ” “O. O. S.” says iu his New York dispatch from Democratic headquarters to the Courier. Joural. “The best thing to do is to concentrate forces in New York and Indiana and carry them, or in New York, New Jersey and Michigan. Either will do the work. If the Democratic party attempts to carry the eight doubtful States, it will get beautifully left, like it did in Ohio.” This is undoubtedly the programme. Indiana will be overrun with the whole force of the Democratic, party of the Nation. But Indiana Republicans have met “Seven-mule” Barnum and his hordes before. Let the Republicans of Indiana gird up their loins for a tremendous struggle and fight' during the next twenty day's. The Louisville Courier-Journal is not in a condition to “jollify." It talks like a raving madman, or one afflicted with the jim-jams. Listen: “When the devil wants a gala day he goes to Ohio. On Tuesday he found the elements there prepared to give him a royal reception. In the person of the Plumed Ananias his nuncio had preceded him. Black Jack, his coalheaver—and made after his own image—had been there too. What wonder that he enjoyed himself, and left a curse that will stick behind him. ‘ ‘At this moment throughout Ohio the cry is: ‘Long live the devil! All honor to hell!’ ” The Ohio election of 1884 is a bigger thing than the Indiana election of 2880.—-Cincinnati Commei cial-Gazetto.

With all proper appreciation of the great aehivement in Ohio, we cannot beliove this. In a total vote little more than half that of Ohio, the Republicans of Indiana changed a Democratic majority in 1879 of 14.113 into a Republican majority of 6,642. But then, comparisons are odious. It was a glorious victory in Ohio, and Indiana expects to duplicate it next month. There seems to be no mistake about tho determination of tho Democratic party to commit suicide. The Sentinel hits "discovered that the people want free trade,” though it does not specify just where these “people” reside, and now the Louisville Courier-Journal says: “Protection is robbery. It is the poor man's deadly enemy. Only millionaire bandits profit by it.” The Republicans have eight States to fight for, viz.: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana. Wisconsin, Michigan, lowa and California. They will not find it so easy to concentrate men and money in eight States as they did in one—Ohio.—Courier-Journal. The newspaper which talks of Wisconsin, lowa and California as doubtful, simply advertise its own lack of conscience. It trill s with its responsibility as a public journal. The Democrats are not nearly so crestfallen as they were on yesterday, and, unless tho full returns from Ohio show a Republican gain of over 10,000. they will jollify on Saturday night, claiming that it is a substantial Democratic victory.—The News, last evening. By all means jollify. Even 10,000 plurality would indicate a Republican gain in one year of about 23,000. Therefore, let the fool Dem ocrats jollify. Os all the extraordinary "charges” against Mr. Cleveland, none is richer than the assertion that as sheriff he cheated the public by charging for 863 days’ service in a year, whereas every one knows that there are only 365 days in a yen'. —New York Post. Os course every one knows there are only 365 days in the year, and that is what makes us smile. In tho Houston (Texas) Post we find a special telegram frpm Columbus, G., to tho effect that "not only is Governor Hoadly very confident of a Democratic victory, but ho says he will not be at all surprised to see tho majority reach 15,000. He thinks that Mr. Blaino’s canvass of the State has been without any material results." Inasmuch as Governor

Hoadly camo within 25,000 of the actual result ho will unite with Mr. Henderson in ‘ ‘jollifying." Tiie party which bears the proud namo of Republican cares nothing for freedom, for it would enslave a Nation. * # * It must he purified at any sacrifice, redeemed at any cost. Wo hope to restore the party to its youthful estate. —The Freeman. Dear, dear, boys; is it so bad as that? The little darlings would purify the country by feeding it oat-meal and hominy. Some extracts from a speech made by Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees at Greencastle in 1864, during the campaign for the election of Abraham Lincoln, are worth the careful reading, particularly of ex-Umon soldiers, of whom the Senator is now posing as the special friend and champion. Tite result in Ohio should encourage the Democracy.—lndianapolis Sentinel. Editorial. It is hardly necessary to say that tbe jollifying in this city yesterday, over the result in Ohio, was confined exclusively to Republicans.—lndianapolis Sentinel, City Column. Please make things “cawnsist,” gentlemen. It was a great mistake on the part of Democrats to claim Ohio.—Cincinnati Enquirer. It was Mr. John R. McLean who telegraphed on Monday night, “Under no possible circumstances can Ohio go Republican tomorrow.” It was. indeed, a great mistake. “I HAVE traveled too much over the State to be very wide of the mark. Our majority will be about 12,000.” —Thomas A. Hendricks. The Republican majority being 12,000, therefore let us “jollify.” The good people of Macon, Ga., are greatly wrought up over the story told by Molfie Young, a colored woman, who claims to have but recently escaped from slavery in Cuba. She says: “My name isMoilie Young. I was stolen from my home at Louisville, Ky., about twenty years ago. by Dan Rice's c ircus. 1 was taken to Cuba and sold to a wealthy Spaniard named Jean D-Lopez. of Havana. He owned over 500 slaves. While a slave 1 was subjected to cruel tortures aud inhuman punishment. I was plowed like a horse with harness on me, whipped three times a day, and rut'bed with salt and pepper. Sly food was horrible. I was forced into a dungeon that was filled with rats. I have fought for my life in that subterranean tomb, and had over me my cruel master laughing at my frantic efforts. I escaped by a ship going to England. I packed myself in a box of fruit, and was days without daring to let people know mo. I nearly perished with thirst, and, but for banana juice, I would have died.” It is said that the woman's revelations have caused considerable excitement in Macon. Things have greatly elmngod in Georgia since the Republican party have been in power. Twenty five years ago “a little thing like that" would have attracted no attention whatever in Georgia, or anywhere else in the South. Ten thousand such cases, with slight variations, transpired there annually. The South redeemed from the horrors of slavery and Democracy, looks back on her former self with astonishment and loathing. A “large woman, about forty years of age,” visited Governor Cleveland the other day for the purpose of getting her brother pardoned out of the penitentiary, and in order to make her petition more effective, threw her arms violently about his neck and whispered it into his ear. A large woman, forty' years of age, who could nerve herself to the act of falling upon Cleveland's neck, even with her eyes shut, should have been rewarded by the pardon of her entire family; but, strange to say, the Governor was not grateful for such attentions and refused her request.

The will of Sarah Burr, who died in New York some months since, is being contested. The property, which is valued at several millions, was bequeathed chiefly to chavitablo and religious institutions. The dissatisfied relations—but it doesn’t matter about the relations or the charitable institutions, the one hundred lawyers engaged in the ease can be depended upon to take care of the estate. Our highly essteemed but erring contemporary, the Journal, had the cheok to rob our chicken roost and actually display twenty-four roosters yesterday in honor of the alleged Republican victory in Ohio. —Tho Sentinel. Our esteemed contemporary does the Journal injustice. We took forty-eight birds from the Democratic roost And they were daisies. Witt “tho eyes of the Nation'' ploase now be withdrawn from Ohio, that she may primp up a little for the November election?—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Primp, is it? The darling is just as sweet as she can he the way she is. All the primping ne.oded is just to put on a little more of the same kind in November. The Courier Journal thinks “the buckeye is poisonous.” Well, there is a certain kind of satisfaction that the Democrats didn't take the buckeye this time. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: 1. Who was called "The Bard of Hasty Pudding?” 2. What political writer was known as “The Pennsylvania Farmer?" 3. What writer was designated on tho title page of her book as “The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America!” 4. What living writer has been called “The Poetic Voice of Ohio?” 5. What writer has been named “The American Blackstone?” 6. Wliat writer is known as “The Funny Man of the New York Times?” * Lafayette, Ind. 1. Joel Barlow wrote the humorous poem, “Hasty Pudding." 2. John Dickinson. Your third, fourth and fifth questions we cannot answer. 6. William L. Alden does the humorous writing for the New York Times. To the Editor of tho Indianapolis Journal: Did the Prohibitionists havo a State ticket in Ohio this year? If so. who were the candidates? Please give tho vote of the Prohibition party in the past on their State ticket. Reader, Spiokland, Ind. The Ohio State Prohibition candidates were: Evan J. Morris, Secretary of State; John W. Roseborougli, Supremo Court; William J. Kirkendall, member Board of Public Works. In 18S2 the Prohibition ticket received 12,202 votes; in 1883, 8,3(12 votes. It will he very light this year. To the Editor of tho Indianapolis Journal: To settle a dispute, please say wlmt two years during Republican administration did the Dernocratie party have a majority in both houses of Congress? How many and what years did they control t lie lowed' House? Did^ they pass a biff ;-ycr R. B. Hayes's VSfcd femuueisZiugaliTTT? A Daily Reader ok the Journal. Hazleton, Ind. Democrats gained control of tho House in 1875 and maintained it six years. In 1881 it was again Republican, and Democratic again from 1883 to the present time. From 1879 to 1881 the Senate was Democratic. The Democratic party