The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29

hon. w. ;. Holman. whose long conorass-
lonai career Is so fair that even his most bit
ter enemies can find no fault with t. He Ia
one oil our purest and most cautious states
men, and Is strict economist
From the Logansport Pharos.l
Mr.. voorhees, has adopted new method
LOT electioneering for the senato-ship. He
Is now engaged in csnvassiug southern
Indiana by series of public speeches
wherein ne tells the. people how beautiful
and altogether lovely is his theory of .rnora
money" 1t is possible that Mr.. voorhees,
iorgets that in the race for senator he is
handicapped with the salary grab.
line cincinnati Enquirer charges that the
fon.Joseph +. Mcdonald has bought up the
election TO the Senate. To the people of In
dana, who know Mr.. Mcdonald. nothing
could oe moro absurd than this story. II
Mr. Mcdonald is elected to the Senate he
VIII go In with clean hands, with no prom
1ses or purchases. His eminent abtiities
his sterling worth as a man. and his long
services In the party are sufficient recon-.
mendatlons TO the legisl ature. and he has
no need, as he is entirely unscuuaiuted.
with the resorts of corrupt politicians 20 So,
cure place.
From the Miami County Sentinel
The Indianapolis Sentinel is keepiuc nm
an eternal TRADE against the Hon. d. W.
voorhees,. What good it hopes to bring out
of this we are unable to divine. Mr.. Vocr-
bees has been an able democrat, and hax
done good work for the pa rtv. and
we dislike to see him abused' He
- an able advocate of its PRINCIPLES aud
the party will need bis services hereafter
Nj. VOORHEES, voted tor the salary grab
This act precludes the possibil ty OF his
peing eleeted United States senator. Oppo-
sltion TO this back pay was one OF the main
ISSUES OF the democracy N
the last campaign and to this, as much
as any thing else, we owe our signal
victory. The democracy are not going TO
stultify themselves by electing an advocate
OF this law to such a. import ant Office
There are no fears of it, and this wraneling
Is useless. BE quiet man, Mr.. Voorhees, can
not De senator, but Peter and Paul outliyed
tnelr errors and were forgiven and so will
Dan when he shows fruits meet for re-
pentance.
From the Kokomo Democrat
AS to their selection of their candidate for
the United States Senate by the democracy
of Indiana, one thing can not be ignored or
set aside-the party must act in good faith
with the people. The promises made can not
be disreQarded. Their actions must conform
with their teachings. After preaching
against salary grabbing they can not elect a
salary grabber TO the United States Senate.
Whatever may be the claims of Mr.. VoOr-
hees, whatever may be his merits and fit
ness, the fact that he is a salary grabber
stands against him, The Hon. Joseph +.
Mcdonald bears a spotless record.
So do Holman, Kerr and Turpie.
But, If we mistake not, the pulse of the
democracy of Indiana indicates plainly
their preference for Mcdonald. The party
can not afford TO disregard their pledges to
the people. voorhees, has siened, let him
first atone for his traustzession
before he asks to be put to the 'front.'.
The Democrat is for Mcdonald first,
last, and all the time. But should the honor
fall upon a compromise candidate, we know
of no one more worthy deserving than
the Hon. David Turpie, of Marion county.
we hope, however, that the sober Judgment
of the party will center upon The chiefof our
late victory, the Hon. Joseph K. Mcdonald.
From the Paoli News
The election of United States senator il
now the all absorbing topic. The Hon. Joseph
Il. Mcdonald and the Hon. d. w. Voorhees,
are the two gentlemen most prominently
named in connection with that position,
both of whom are being warmly
supported by their friends who
in that support, that viii not
tolerate opposition and which, we fear, will
terminate in a fierce and bitter struggle,
when the legislature meets. Both of these
gentlemen are Objectionable to large num-
his Wall street financial tbeories-the last
because of the one black damniBg spot on
an otherwise successful and honorable
congressional csreer-his support and advo-
cacy ofthe salary grab steal, against which,
and its supporters, the democratic party has
time and again resolved. The position
taken and maintained by the party on that
subject contributed more than ali else TO its
success in the recent election and il can not
now afford to reward the chief sinner OF
hat
to a seat in the Uniteu States Senate Such a
course would be suicidal. For these reasons,
and to remove the great danger there is OF
producing discord and enlargement be-
tween the friends of these gentlemen, by the
elevation of the one over the other, which
would inevitably lead to defeat ia the great
and important struggle TO take place in
1876, we think, speaking for ourselves, both
of them should be allowed to carry out an
avowed intention OF one of them at least ito
retire from public life." II that is done some
other gentleman will have TO he looked up
on whom to confer the great honor, and we
know OF none more deserving than the
Hon. Charles III. DENLY. OF Evansville, q
gentleman of acknowledged ability, who is
in accord with the party on all the vital is
sues of the day, and whose private character
is pure and spotless.
From the Rockville.Patriotl
Many very honest and conscientious
democrats reason this way about the coming
senatorial contest: They say Mr.. VOORHEES,
and Mr.. Mcdonald are both good men-one
about as good as the other-and that il is
only question of policy as to which TO
elevate to the Senate. They say that the
odium of salary grab" was made promi-
nent by the state platform and by the press
and speakers of the state during the CAM
paign, ard that the election of Voorcees
would be "going back on" the platform Ind
battle cry of the cam paign. There might be
much force in this reasoning il IL were true
that both would equally represent the wishes
of the people, but the democracy OF Indiana
can not shut their eyes to the fact that upon