Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-19


cd TO their arguments. though doubtful OF thc
result. On the other hand, the wings were
fully organized, and were determined TO con
qucr if energy and ccaselcss industry coull
secure victory. The taunting query o
Bowling. still ranked in the hearts of the
ic;,Iers-''lf they could not maintain the Cit
adel. how could they expect the OutPOsts tC
be saved p They were determined, If it
were within the compass of possibility. to
wipe off the stain. and retrieve the disgrace
it inflicted. And truly. as the Indiana Jour
nal of August 29th observed, the Wings
made "n,orc crcriion al this point, THAN IN
AZ. THE Sr,TE DI:s;DE.'
This was our condition. county up to
1911 invariably Whig. in which they were
beaten in 1 and -. by mere nominal ma
ioritics of dozen votes where they were
not only completely organized, on the plan
of 1910. but were backed by the powerful
influence of the Governmental Departments
and the Bank. Oar party, on the other hand.
was without single committee. and without
selected orrcgularly nominated candidates but
with the disadvantages of an Independent
candidate. who claimed to be in favor of de-
mocratic measures. though ALWAYS before a
Wing. All this was unfortunate, perhaps
faulty. But how was it to be rcmcdcd
Should IRE have devoted our time and our
means exclusively TO the salvation of Il coun-
ty so desperately situated in all respects 1t
bored to convince men. prcdiSposcd against
il. of the superiority of a system Of tactics to
which they had always been heretofore op-
posed and thus sown the seeds of distraction
in our ranks Or, was it not better TO let il
20 "almOSt bv DEFAULT and cndcavor if pos
>iblc to SAGE ne Sfqfc? w thought, and our
best friends justified the conclusion, that the
latter was the prudent course. and we pur
sncd ii. Our assailants might have acted
more zrisciiy. and the State. as well as Marion
County might have remained where it al
ways, till now. has been.
Blu. with all these disadvantages, Is ii true.
rs our assallants allcgc, that Marion county
has lost ground II they had known any
thing about the returns OF the election they
would not have made so groundcss an as,cr-
ton. > doubt if any county in the State
can SHOW a grtafr gain for Democracy
certainly none. 80 uni,lvorahly situated and
contcnding against such odds. We show
gain. over the highest vote of $50. of faro
h'mfred and .foriyftrrc votes; Allen county.
from whence this tauntirg attack originated.
shows gain of only FIVE votes The 10Th
part. was saved by Il small mn
iority It i true. which we admit was :. little
better than that of the Oh district. the only
one where we had a chance of success. in
which we were defeated. Is there any thing
in all this which iustiiics the tnunt against the
Central district. which gave the largest De-
mocratic majority of any in the State If
there is, we confess we are too obtusc TO see
IL
We shall be pardoncd the freedom with
which We refer 70 these facts. We have d me
il in no spirit of ,u,hinilcsS. but to rcpcl an
unjust assault, as in du.y bound, in defence
of the democracy of Marion. which we would
be as ready to do in defence Of any oahcr
county. Oar sympathies have never yet been
so circumscribcd, as to be insrnsiblc to the
of our own locality. or to the
merits or claims Of others. And rs to the
of the fruits of :; victory achieved
by the Jealous efforts of all. and in which all
have an equal interest. we shall regard.
we have ever cndcavorcd to do. the interest
Of the State ut large. and the integrity of the
party rs a whole. rather than the imaginary
claims of ony individual or any locality. If
the Legislature, in selecting incumbcnts for
the offices to be filled this winter. should be
so fortunate rs to select the BIsr MEN. no
matter from what quarter of the State. and
men who will faithfully and honesty dis
charge their duties. we will venture 10 say
hat the People will be satisfied, and % SHALL
We.
81. Gabriel College.