The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14


attempts have been made to abolish the sys-
tenn, in the various revolutions, but it is a
part of the very earth and atmosphere, VEN
cradle with age, and fortified both by usage
and prejudice.
Considerable OF "drapping" OF things
was heard Monday. Such fragments of the
republican party as swung themselves out
before the people dropped into nothingness,
to be heard of no more, for time, at least.
The lesson of the result is easy to read. In
many cases the republican partizans hoped
to overcome the prejudice attaching to
them by nominating first-rate men. They
imagined that the people would be de-
ceived by these ostrich tactics, and that
rather than call in any other party, the
people would sustain the party of Lincoln
and the war. Connecticut was a fair test
of the condition of the public mind. The
gentlemen on the republican ticket were
excellent in character and first-rate in abili-
ty. Experienced in affairs and well known
to the people. They would have admins
cred the government honestly and efficient
ly had they been selected. But they put
it outside the possibility of honest men to
vote for them, because they were known to
be in sympathy with Grants odious admin
istration, and supporters of the debasing
system whose details are coming to light in
the Sanborn frauds, the attorney generals
frauds and in fact every investiga
tion that is set in operation. The re-
suit, therefore, does not mean that
the people trust one party more, but
that they trust the other less. So long
as there is only a choice between parties,
people will naturally turn from body
whom to work with is to acknowl edge
yourself in sympathy with thieves and cor
ruptionis,s. These are not loose terms either.
The republican party organization is turned
to corrupt purposes from the highest de-
partmeni at Washington to the lowest
township where the party holds control.
In Indiana there are honest men IN
the state and subordinate offices-men who
adOrn their places, bot the actual party ma
chinery is run in the interests of thieves
and strikers. They ply their trade in cur
rupt dickering in councils; in county sta
tionary through the medium of dishonest
and venisl newspapers, and they do it with
impunity, because as a general thing,
the PARTISAN majority is always able
as in this city, to shield the criminals from
the penalty of their plundering. Hence the
conviction is mistaken in the popular mind
that the republican party machinery is vast
system of plundering, under the guise of
political action. In proof of this,
t ere is hardly a republican office
toII
who has not grown rich in the conduct of
public Office. In our County offices, state
offices, legislative offices, cabinet places, the
incumbents leap from poverty to affluence.
This has come to impress the people and
this accounts for the change which be-
ginning yesterday will continue under
changing phases until, the republican
party relinquishes its baleful exis-
tence and people who sympathize with
honesty and reform may work together in
an independent party. There are other
aspects in which the results are suggestive.
This is the first general election held since
the advent Of. the women's temperance move
ment in which the temperance question has
been made an issue. The candidates to be
voted for were nominated in the great ma
jority of cases in the simple question of IA
voring or not favoring the present temper
| ance movement. The offices to be filled
were those of the mayoralty, the city
councils and marshals and the CON-
| missioners of various public boards. In all
of the smaller towns the issue was a direct
one on the temperance question, and also with
few exceptions in the larger cities. While
the men were casting their votes in many
of the cities the women were congregated in
the churches praying for the success of the
temperance cause and that votes might be
cast in the cause OF sobriety and good order
AS far as reported the following towns and
cities elected temperance candidates by de-
cided maiorities: Springfield, Mansfield
Warren, Marion, Morrow. Chillicothe, New
Lexington, Logan, Dennison and Lockwood
Anti-temperance majorities are given in
Columbus, Dayton, Lancaster, Bucyrus
Shelby and Sidney. In other cities and
townships the returns are too uncertain
as yet to classify; while in Toledo, Hamil
ton and other places, the temperance ques.
ton does not seem to have entered very di.
rectly into the contest. In Dayton, al.
| though the anti-temperance mayor, Butz
was elected by small majority. yet the tenn.
| perance party claim majority of the couu-
cilmen. Similar mixed results are reported
| from several of the cities voting on the tenn
perance issue. The largest majority for the
anti-temperance ticket, was given in Co.
lumbus. t-