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pion the principle of the omnibus bill, and would fain make it an issue for some future campaign. Qur opinion is that it could do no unkinder or more unfriendly thing for the party it professes to serve. But, if it wants to have the election of the legislative ticket in Marion county next fall turn on the endorsement of the principle of the omnibus bill, we fancy no one but the Republicans is likely to suffer.A good many people know what it is to suffer from fool friends. The Republicans of this city have had some experience of that kind in the last campaign. They had one friend who furnished them wrifch an issue, and another who imposed upon them a platform, and a third who didn't do anything in particular but make trouble. The friend who made the issue insisted also that only a certain class of men should run the campaign. The old and tried readers had been repeatedly ridiculed and dubbed the *‘slick six.” They were held up before the public daily as politicians of the baser sort. It was continually urged that the party must free itself from the domination of the “slick six.” And day after day the men thus designated—all of them of excellent standing in the community, against whom nothing could be alleged that was dishonorable—w.ere told that they must take a back seat. The final result of these friendly suggestions was that the party lost the services of those valuable workers and came alarmingly near to defeat all along line. From following the advice and courting the aid of such fool friends, this was just about what might have been anticipated, for it is scarcely to be expected that men will year after year give their time and energies to political services if they are only to receive as compensation ridicule and undeserved censure.MINUTE TALKS.The difference between the two parties in Ohio on the liquor license question was very nearly that between tweedledee and tweedledum. Foraker declared himself to be in favor of “graded taxation”’ for restriction, and Hoadley for “graded license” for the same purpose. Roth avowed themselves against prohibition—the Democrat because it was deemed unjust, the Republican because it was believed to be impracticable. The only shade of distinction between their policies was that a license carries the state’s sanction, while a tax does not—a purely sentimental difference. Under the Foraker plan the state would derive a large revenue from a traffic which it has neither the courage to recognize nor the wish to prevent—a thrifty device to get money without sacrificing “principle.” The Democratic position is, if anything the more consistent, though Gov. Hoad-ly knew that the state constitution forbids license, and cannot be changed for three years. The result of the election leaves the tiresome question to be wrangled over in the next legislature, and there is little prospect of any satisfactory settlement being reached because both sides lack sincerity in their efforts at a settlement.Pond Lilies to Drive Out Malaria. New York Tribune.Simon Schmilholtz,, a Member of the Knights of Labor: It Iras opr intention to show what a power our organization ts in politics, and for that reason a determined effort was made to elect Shields.Bat this is only the beginning of it. At the next election we w.U ccme out five thousand strong. There are lodges of our order in this city which admit fifty candidates each meeting.Wm. H. Hadley: There is hardly anydoubt that Ibe election of Mr. Denny is mostly, if not altogether, due to the strife in the Sixth ward. If all the Republicansof the ward had been satisfied with the nomination of Mr. Newcomb and a Democrat would have been put up against him who could simply have commanded the vote of his party, less interest would have been felt m the election by a number of Republicans and many of them had stayed at home. But on account of Mr. Smith’s candidacy great interest was taken in the contest for council and as a consequence the lukewarm Republicans came out to vote for Denny and scratched Newcomb.A Politician: Tuesday’s election is a remarkable event in the political history of the city, because the Republicans would have lost the city government, which theyhave held for nine years continuously, if they had not elected their candidates in the Sixteenth and in the Twenty-fifth ward, two of the strongest Democratic wards of the city. Just think of the Twenty-fifth ward, the Democratic stronghold, sending a Republican to council! 1 remember the time when the Republicans elected their candidates in all the wards except two, and one of the two was theTwenty-fifth. To have that ward now represented in council by a Republican certainly is one of the strangest things that could happen In the politics of this city.A City Official: The defeat of George T.Breunig is to be regretted very much.The Republicans did not make any specialexertion in his behalf because he had abig majority to go on and no one everdreamed of his defeat. He was a very popular candidate, and I am positive that he received many Democratic votes, but the Knights of Labor made a determined effort to elect their candidate and demonstrated their political influence. The office is not a very lucrative one, and as long as I can remember it has always been the custom to give a city clerk two terms. I am very sorry that it is Mr. Breunig with whom an exception was made for the first time. It is true that he has been employed in the office for a long time as deputy, but then the position only gave him a'living. He is thoroughly acquainted with tbe work of the office, has always been a capable and courteous official and certainly was entiled to another term.A Twenty-fifth Ward Republican: I see that the papers thi3 morning are speculating on the course that the independent councilman from the Sixth ward may take as between the two parties. I doubt verymuch if there is as much room for doubt as to Mr. Smith as there is about the councilman from the Twenty-fifth ward. Of course we call it a Republican victory over here because we beat the regular Democratic nominee. In that sense, it was. But my opinion is that the Republican caucus will not be able to able to rely on much help from Councilman Herig. I doubt very much it he ever steps inside of theRepublican caucus. It would not surprise me if he has made pledges not to vote with the Republicans on party questions. He may not caucus with the Democrats either, but in nay opinion hewill vole with them in the joint convention in the election of the various city officers. Wo were too glad to get the help of two or three hundred Democrats in downing the regular nominee to ask any questions of Mr. Herig, and if he makes a good councilman otherwise, as we believe he will, we shall not trouble ourselves about who he supports for city officers. If Mr. Herig is relied upon to give the Republicans a majority in joint convention, I think our friends will get badly left.A GAMBLER'S FAMILY.The Fate Which Befei Them on LearningHis Occupation.New York Letter to Philadelphia News.Some of the tragedies of real life in the metropolis are stranger than any fiction I have ever read. I know of one which has not yet got into the local papers, but probably will some day. More than a genera-
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Indianapolis Evening Minute
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