, 1874-11-05
INDIANA.
The Senatorial Contest---FfnanCial
Views OF MIR. Mcdonald,
Dow1ing on voorhees---Officers to Be
Elected by the Coming Legislature.

Bowling on voorhees---Otficers to Be
Elected by the Coming Legislature.
Sptet1l Dispatch 10 Ins Chtcauu 1'+fo,snk.
lxDlANAro11a, Ind, Nov. IA now COM
plo1ion has boon giron tho Senatorial contest by
tho setnt-ofticial announcement of tho
FINANCIAL. ykws OF THE Hon. 1osxrlt Z. poN-
AID.
They arc publisl,of,, evidently by aathor'ty. IN
tho Union, tho Democratic organ In this eaty'
Anl aro embraced In thu following pazagrnphs
Mr. Mcdonald favore t,o abol.ion 2! Nstonat tn ~
Danka and tho subauon Of EfconnnssehHn' ha ~ ~.
teeoeoa ;e ID earrns te stas s fyotag u.
pa5nat ef Sona n ea "eeorans to te te
sa!ago Of tba ar juat md equtab!e but beeauso he
hollis That wo oan uos IL honor rencal @ lay under
e ars w,5q r. no ~ 1e1fsn 'a
Str. NIcDonnid a. NO understand hta Ioattton apoA
sho al.asorDing question Of currency, ssa.s s0aeo-
platform.
This IL important. il truo; but It is, in reality,
only bit Of ecotionoorlug domagogosy, uttor-
" unworthy OF tito man. certainly, but su no
so1,so correctly interpreting Mr. McDnna|ta'a
r;ews as ho would pxpross them In tho Senate
instead Of before caucus OF Democrats. the
minority OF uAan, arc feared to beliovo In tho
repuaintion principles Of tho pondleton-Voor-
heos party. Tile pionuncatnonto is sign'flcans'
1lowovor, In this: It reveals Tho strength Of tho
Creulbnck Democracy, as estimated by the Chair
tnnn Of tho State Committee, and tho necessity
for nank movement to prevent tho BucccBa OF
tho Higl,-pricht Of papsr-n1onoy. It Ia question:
nblo whether this declaration will not
ena Mr.. McDonald's chances. Ills strength
has boon III precisely What no permits
A. ,,,,xoan aIcnona1f] md voorl,oos. IN a paucr
~, =, ~ ,,,n.ror,o noaocr,c, a. thar nm
nas's! ,no Pia'loiii Dot,oo'aoy' no Ivy ~
called. will DO worry properly aud logically Tor
Voorhees,. Changing trout is difficult and dan
thur IN loao md pothinr to rain bv tho atto1npt,
s''A6 " ''ao auu lotu'us ~ s"lu *' "''p''
: .. po"liSa oS SooNtihhn.
A1ny or two since. IN trip to Iorro llnuto, !
encountered tito lIon. Thomas Bowling, to wtose
head tho Democratic party Inns for yoars been
indebted for it's iitaucial platforms. lie is. to ali
intonta and PURPOSES, tho fatber Of Indiana De-
1uocraev mid is Known by the u,cknamo Of
q Resolution Tom" Inst July, Voorhees,
measured .srcnsth with hinl In tho
State Convention. and tIoorcd him Oh
the llnas,cisl question. AR, Dowling is an 1riall
man by birah, but has spent MI bis n1attrp years
in this country. On his mothor'a side lse traces
distipsuinLed up; I ancestor. ] liz is srowd, ablo
man. and IL wiling to bido tho return OF reason,
rs he terms it, to the Democratic party. En-
raging him il conversation on tho Sepatorahip
wuI Iia yiewa OF Voorhees, chances, Dir. DnWl-
ine expressud linsolf with gront freedom. l1o
lid not believe MIR. Voorhees, could carry tho
LogiHlaturo, but doomed it prooable that lto
ponall. Which, in his {Dowllng'h} Judgment,
would bo a yreat calamity. 1io regarded Nc
Donald III tla ablest Democrat ita the State, and
as representing tho better seiltnouts al tia
81 .S~,,In 4 IL,
Thought; whllo voorlces wns ali rant md fus-
liap, Nt.ou]y n BpeRkos, and poor speaker nj
hut. Voorhees, never originated moaaaro
in his lifo," aail Dowiine; his Com
work ia concarned.-ycry like "a tale told by All
idiot, full Of sound and fRry, HignifyinE noth-
ing,'" Warming up to tho work littio, Dowlng
pAEad it it could bo possible that tho people OF
Indiana wanted man to represent thom IN tho
Senate who took that which did not rightfully
,oloug to him The used bfiefor and Aasshor OK
preBsion, but parhrhraso). Voorhees, brought
ioue with him $4,000 OF baek-i,ay, sud 1t would
ba beautiful spectacle to SEQ tho Democracy
reward MIN with tho acnatorship. Mr. Bowling
H1en related tho following Nt.le story: TAreo
townships Of Vigo County had mado a Bubscrp-
hon Of $3.50, 600 to tho Southwestern Hallway.
running through that county, md the tax waa
placed upon the duplicate for collection. The
iee, and tho people Of tho townahipa
sought relief from tho taxation, Tho
Buard Of County co,nnlissionors employed
Voorhees, to look after tho chse, but Bowling says
tho suit was decided before he eyer did ANYTHING.
Whom the mattor wns all aottled. the Commits
h.oncra wore aBtounded at receiving bill from
hIr. Voorhees, Of $500 for legal seryicesl Nj.
Dowling. as President OF the Board, tlatly told
the Tall Sycamore that tho bill wua simply out-
tagoous; asd that. for QUO, ho would not pay
1t. Voorhees, asked what ho thought would be 9
fair fee, and Dowling answered 8, coo. Voor-
hees aworo he would mover accept it, nor 81 500,
nor indeed q dollar less than the amount OF his
blll, and asked Of Dow'inE tho gf's!egs, of
Accedcd. saying that ~ poor dovll Of a Commits
sioner had nothing eso to do than to cit and
llstou to such blatherskites ut 81 q day. ray.
n,ens OF tho bill was refused. Voorhees, brought
suit against the county, nnd was nonsuited in
half an hour; and the upahot Of tho wlole af-
fair WIS, that ho was glad got 81. 900. Do~liug
gaye this aa specimen OF tho style OF tho MN.
II concluding tho conversation, Mr. Downing
vote from his own county, ono q the Ropro-
sontatives being opposed to him, though poaat-
bly pride of locality might curry both Of them to
k,u arDnort