Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-21
A SENSIBLE VIEW /.

SENSIBLE VIEW.
Now and then a Republican paper. no. de-
psnden. upon Official patronage for support. 10
eidentally. and perhaps accidentally. makes con
eessions which are well worthy OF consideration
by the nov dominant party In It's issue Of yea
urdsy IL remarks. 4" Nearly .wo hundred thou
sand men 10 Ohio voted for Ysllandigham for
Governor. II ia no light matter tina, this for
midabe mas. Of our population should be with
us 10 the work Of maintaining our nationality"
And then IL adds:
Let consider that II We count all lie
Southern people engaged In the rebellion, aud all
the Northern men who voted the Democratic
ticket iehsH they got chance during tie rar,
as enemies. &c count a majority against us, and
thst. In country IN which IL II pressned the
majority must rule. would hardly answer Tor
sound basis upon which 10 calculate the enduring
success of our cause
From these rremlSe' every sensible man viii
= draw the eoueissioe that cancellation 1. a better
policy. than 10 STIR up strife aud contention which
must result 10 drawing the ancient party lines
more distinct than ever. The Commercial al.
mits that majority Of the nation is againstshs
Republican party aud we have the anomaly of a
minority Of the people directing the des,lnea Of
tho country when Republican institutions are
based upon tho principles that "the majority
must rule" II the Democratic party stands an
unit Ia the future against the radical elements
which seek to control the Government. the party
Ia powef. as the Commercial remarks, has no
'sound basis upon which to calculate the endur-
ing success OF It's cause IL the Last Presiden-
tial election bad been free and fair the Demo-
cratic vote. to say the least. would have been
fully ~luaI to the Republican The Democratic
vote of 1864 was based upon principle and as
the Republican leaders have m1de no conces
sions TO the views OF their opponents. have
yielded not an ioia upon the issues that divided
the contending parties in that contest 1t is rea-
sonabls to infer that that formidable mass of
our Population" will have undminished strength
in future elections. In the elections held during
the var. the Democracy had power. patronage,
aud gross misrepresentation TO contend with
The changed circs mstances of the country will
in manner remove these influence in the iut4re
aud what has been element Of strength TO the
Republican party will become source Of
weakness. Ii is unnecessary for us 20 detail, the
6 causes which will bring decline and decay upon
thsparty in power. as the logic OF events are
rapidly forcing them upon the consideration Of
the country.
~ The Commercial. and the Republican papers
generally. harp upon the declaration in the O hi
cago Democratic platform. that the war is .
failure" In the overthrow of the rebellion and
in maintaining our territorial integrity, The war
has proved success. but all its results have not
hal h. l.
restored. and to accomplish that end was the
avowed object OF the war. No man will affirm
that the National Government OF to day has the
same character as when II passed into the hands
Of the Republican party. Whether the people
will have equal freedom aud the same civil
rights. with az few public burdens ss under the
administrations of the Government previous to
1850. is problem YET to be determined The
war has made great changes. some doubtless
= for the better. but Il Il yet to he demonstrated
whether Republican Institutions have been 5ene-
fitted BY the events Of the past four years The
restoration of the Government upon irn and
enduring basis maintaining and perpetustlng
the popular rights which were it, GROWING
glory. is work which requires wisdom saga
city. integrity and craftsmanship OF the highest
order. and it is problem yet to ce solved
- whether this end be accomplished bat we
hope for the bsst.
There is admission in the Commercially
article which must not be overlooked The
elections daring the war did not show the Demo-
cratic strength. for in its enumeration of the vote
that paper only counts those Northern men Who
voted the Democratic ticket when they got
chance Ii such was the case elections were
not very free or fair. for Democrats the Com
mercial admits, did not ALWAYS get chance to
vote