Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1882 — READ AND PONDER. [ARTICLE]

READ AND PONDER.

(Fort Way tie Gazette:) That accomplished and brilliant newspaper cofrespondent “Strebor,” thah whom there is no better posted politican in the State, has gathered some interesting statistics relative to the Democratic revolt, now takiug place in Indiana. He publishes them in the .Chicago Journal, from which we make the following brief extracts, taking the most prominent names: Dr. F. W. Gerrish, of Seymour, q lifelong democrat made a speech at the Republican ratification meeting at Seymour last Saturday night, in which he denounced the Democratic party for trying to deceive the people upon the submission question, and declaring he would work for the Republican ticket, and vote for it on election day. Hon. H. F. Davis, also a promiment Democrat of Seymour, has come out in favor of the Republicans.

Oapt. W. R.Wood, of La Fayette, the Democratic nominee for prosecuting attorney, has resigned from the Democratic ticket, and will take the stump for the Republicans, in favor of Submission. G. W. Boyer, of North Yernon, publishes a card in the Indianapolis Journal, in which he says he is a Republican from this time forward. Judge Pitmap, of Bloomington, late Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Monroe county, has taken the stump for the Republicans. He is a gentleman of rare learning and great energy. Col. John R. East, of Bloomington is canvassing the State for this purpose. He wants a new Democratic ticket put in the field. Neither of the gentleman named will support the “big four” sell out to the liquor league. Col. Cutler T. Dobbins, of Paoli, is out in a card calling upon ‘.‘ail Democrats who are not in favor of the riff-raff and bosses of Indianapolis gagging the people,” to vote for him for Senator as against the Hon. James H. Willard, the regular Democratic nominee.

Josiali Gwinn, editor of tile Public Press, of New Albany, says the Democratic platform is a sham. His paper wields a great influence in South eri\ Indiana. Frank H. Clark, the Democratic nominee for Representative in Johnson county, has withdrawn his name from the ticket because he is in ftfVor of submission, and his party, according to the State platform, is opposed to it. Senator Coffee, of Brown county, who was one of the Democratic Senators who voted for submission in the General Assembly at the last session, is an independent Democratic candidate against Miller, the regular Democratic nominee, who is opposed to submission, and he will likelv be elected.

Hon. Eh Henderson, ex-Auclitor of State, W. R. Harrison and A. M. Cunning, of Morgan county, are opposing the Democratic ticket, and favor a new convention that will declare positively for submission. Ex-Senator H. K. Wilton, of Sullivan county, is going to run against Josliua Ernest, the regular Democratic nominee for Senator, and will he elected. He is in favor of submission. ' Smith Smiley, of Greencastle, son of Judge Smiley, has left the Demdcratie party and come over to the Republicans, It will be seen that the revolt in the Democratic party is considerable and is constantly increasing. W. H. English, late Democratic boss, who delivered a farewell speech that eclipsed Washington’s to the continental army for length, skys the country Democrats can bolt and keep bolting for all he cares. And we believe him. He had a platform adopted by the State eonventidn to read as would satisfy the liquor-dealers, and it is only their votes he is caring for, a 3 his sou Will is to be elected to Congress by these liquor-dealers. The senior English is making his son’s congressional convass, and he manages to win.

i Let everybody remember that | th® Hon. Mark L. DeMotte was not absent a singlo day during the session of the 47th Congress.