Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04
The Victory and its Consequences.

The Democracy of Indiana have Just achieved
full and perfect victory Eight of ten Congress
men, a handsome majority in the lower House, and
majority in the Senate, large enough for all practical
purposes, the fruits of the campaign of 1916.
The rout of the Wings is full, perfect and over
whelming. We have driven them from the Capitol,
purified the Legislature and left them barely two
members CT Congress to swear by and half dozen
defeated aspirants to swear at.
But the battle we have fought is nothing-the
victory have achieved is nothing, if we have not
the wisdom and prudence to improve If to the best
interests of the people, and of the triumphant party
How shall this be done! BY union and harmony
by strict organization-by unyelding conformity to
party usage-by carrying into practice the great
Republican doctrine of the right of the majority to
rule in all cases. and by discountenancng from the
first schemes and designs of political tricksters.
The election of United States Senator, the great
question on which this battle has been fought will
devove the present Legislature, and we design to
be understood as treadng on no mans corns in par
ticuar when we say that efforts will be made to
thwart the expressed will of the people, to make the
majority yield to an obstinate few, and thereby do
injustice to the rights of the To avert such
result let every member of the Democratic party in
either House, close his ears to the importunites of
all cques wherever found and resolve to do his duty
to God and to his country. Let strict organization
pervade the ranks. Let the candidate be fairly nomi-
mated by Convention of the two Houses and wherever
the free, full and hearty support of every Democrat
Let profit by the experience of the past-let us
look back at the time when, to be the nominee of the
party was inevitable defeat-when half dozen men,
on than OCCASION either by uniting with
the Wings, or by compelling the majority to yield to
their terms, absolutely controlled every election in
the Legislature, to their profit but their own
shame. Let US one man resolve to discOuntenance
all such dsorganizers and wherever there is treason
unite in branding the traitor Harsh this language
may sound it is net the less just No good Democrat
will take it to himself, because no good Democrat
will be guilty Of the have above deprecated
but tits well enough to be forewaned and forearmed
Look at the Democracy of New York. Though at
times apparently destroyed by factions occasion
of this kind, they have ever been united, and
never has a man been found so regardless of
his professed principles, to oppose the regu-
lar nominee. So disgraceful result the election
of old Cameron in Pennsylvania, never happened
to the Democracy of the Empire State. Let US
initiate their example-let US be united-let be
frm-let us prove ourselves Democrats in practice as
well in name-and let US, while have the power
lay broad and deep the elements of future prosperity
Let us be able to point to the session of 1856 as an
era of good feeling, of harmony and unity, that the
people may greet their Representatives their
return well done good and faithful servants"