, 1874-10-19
POLITICAL.
Looking Over the Bat
tle-Field in Indiana.
The Causes of the Repub-
lica1 Defeat.
Dissatisfaction and General Disgust
With Tho Practices Of tho
Administration,
Tho Legislature and It's Work
1.-The United States
Senatorship.
Speech Of tho Hon. Fl. q.
Payne, the New Cleve-
land Congressman.
Tho Republican Defeat in Ohio Al
tributcd to the Errors Of tho
ADMINISTRATION.
LOOKING OVER THE INDIANA BAT.
TLE-FIELD.

LOOKING OVER THE INDIANA BAT
| TLE-FIELD.
| Special Corrtapondtncs u The Chicago TRIBUNE.
| 1sD1ANApoL1s, OFT. II, 1874.
When man is suddenly stricken to the
| ground. his iirst impulse, On recovering COLI
seriousness, ia to discover tho direction uheuco
tho blow proceeded. In letter published last
July, predicted that, In certain possible con-
tngcncics, tho Republicans would 10 OYER
wlselmed NTH perfect Mll!~Rivor disaster ;
and though, during tho progrcss Of the CAM
paign, thore appeared fow striking evidences do
noting tic oncoming OF the delugo, whcn
Tuesdays at1n set upon tho fold OF conteat tho
Republican party, for tho time st least, lad mot-
| cd away With tho Buddounoss Of Sennachcrb's i
host. Since that night, in q daZod rad bewiltlorad
state Of mind, The Republican leaders h,.Yo becn
hunting for
| THE cAu3E OF THEIR DEFEAr;
and with chi!dIilo simplicity tie Caucus l.inga
| and tho oiilcehodlug managers unanimously
| pass over Ehat eYory one else knows to bo
| tie primal roason, and fastcn tho wholc respon-
siblfity OF the dfsnstcrupon tho temperance p!ank
lo'ced iuto tho platform under tho impetus OF
tho Crusede OF last spring. That tlis Ind much
to 10 With it, cannot bo denied but the coat IL
altogether Too ehort tocos al tho dofornitcs Of
tue party in tho eyes OF tho peo7lo. The tenn
peeance question will not explnn away q ycry
large proportion OF tho dofoat. While 1t Is yet
too ssrly III the abaonce Of full returns from
but few counties, to Bay certainly. 1t il my
judgment that 1t will finally be shown, bpyoud
peradTentnrs. that the Republican party l,as
been defoated, not by any accession of strength
to tho Democratic ro!o but by absontec;sm II,
It's own ranks, md BY the vote cast for tho ill.,
dependent ticket, very largely Republican in
its mpoaitlon.-growing cut OF tho dssntisfac-
ton and gcnorai daguss with the practices of
tho Administration. 'Pho better class of Dopub-
itcnna.-the earpcat, thinking nlen Of the party,
-men not in tho swaldlipg-bantla Of Office
attribute the dlpastor to that burden Of Admnis-
trAtion sins deuominated, for want of batter
title, "Grantisin." Said q very slrowd and OBJ
eervinF Republican, the syenlng after tho eec-
sion, Hhon 1t wna known That tho Stata had
becn swopt by The Democracy: '.The CO.
ordinate branches have defeated u.s." lie
meant by this to express the idea
that 1t ras the loads placed upon ths party in
the shape OF Federal appointments, riugs cor
rnptions, and all that sort Of ihiug winch lad
finally MORN ont the peoples pat,elice. In Inli-
ann tho Fadorai patronage has boon distributed
with lavish Disregard Of au9ht aleo bus tic
personal wishes aud seltibllnesH Of the mon who
had it to distribute. Thore 1as been no attempt
A1AAp ~ AA3d tuC DiuE6H FlncGn IN the 1nQtB OF
mon acceptable TO the pooplu, or those specially
i!ttod by experience and capacity to discllares
thor duties: but tho placer have boen filed with
personal rethlners, and in the tooth OF the loud.
est proteHt. Said Que Of the Leading Republican
merchants of this city.-a man Who Ilas boon ll,-
stant ln soaaon and out Ut season in work fur
the party hitherto,-to one who proved to 10 a
relative Of tho Republican candidate for Con-
gresa: 'Hore il my ballot; I have scratched
the name OF the Congressional Candidate rom
1t mt tacH11Rn l3A Ia mt stIn
has coulo to think he owus this diatlict, and for
one propose to los him know he is mis-
taken" t.; r. That waA tho spirit abroad in
been choked down election after election, In tho
Aopos Of a change on the part Of the men III
power. Forbcarance having ccased to bo q
virtue. It rose in rebellion, and caused reyolu-
this party-tnansse,nent IN district aud State was
Aeen to DO but piece Of the Administration
everywhere. Gen. Grant has ueed the Presidency
simply as Il possonal pcrquislte, for tho reward
Of relatives and associates, iu tho faco of o7ery
consideration Of public faith and duty. Those
to whose intoreat it is to Study out other csnsos
for Tuesdays Waterloo nlay DO so but tho uu-
varnishca truth is, that this moving cal,sa
Wss VA tlle UNDERLYING discomfort Of the people with
otl4sr thinga we're subniliasy. The Independent
mosonlont grew out Of this. Tho conscience OF
tile people were in that state OF dsgliat which
soizcd uron eVory pretoxt to excuse itHclf for
whicI, might be attended With no nconsidorabl9
annoyance. Thera nre many roasonB that can 10
assigned, and they will ba eagerly bounced anon.
to the ignoring OF tho real one; but to
troat the party modlenalIy for these venial trou-
bles Hll bo az e!lchcl0us III for pygic,an to ur-
ply an external lotion to the pinipics ssislug
from constitutional disorder.
WHAT GEN. EEADY TiINEH.
Con: Hrauy, Chai1man Of tho Republican
Nfp fA tElf}} 9$N VIZ fowl, t,{h
"are County laAt night but, bclora le left, I
aought the opportunity for couyoraatiop with
him AZ to wtat ho thought thn causes OF tue de-
feat. I1a IL 1irlnly Of tho opinion that it arose
affairs that The campaign ms ui'en.iy Torkol
out III tho minds Of the people On that baBB
and that Slate poIitcs and llla State Alnluistra.
tion had ycry, litt!a to DO with IT, 11ad tho rco-
plo and the National Government been ou-sap-
rors with each other, with the splendid record Of
the officers Of State wlo wora presented for TO-
election, thoro could have been littlo donbt Of
tue result. Duk tile people would mt lHton to
argument. Political meetings everywhere rere
q fallure senasor, Pratt nowhere in tho State
Ind really respectable !noct.ug:, Men had tholr
minds mado up apparently, aud It aeenlou ilnpoa-
hible to move them. III thiH regard tho
Democrats were no hotter OF tlRn
nepnbl'sana nnd ~ TUG General M believes thst tho
haYo boeu dofeated by their own yolcIs staying
away from the polla in the iopo that n defeat
brought about FROM suGh cansos will toach .
LESSON from which profit will innra two yeara
Times. to tale tluu pouitlon aquarely in his
napor autl attribute tho dofeA. to 1toruh!icnn
lnhlnanageiuout. Whnn hc n*stlused chzrso OF
thu calnpngn. ha Had' preliminary Wait to
uncE Of tin counties Ut thu Stnte, al!u returned
to tbs Capital Impressed with tLs boltet that to
only chunce of allcucsa to tho Republican marty
Tes II qrffating diversion ~ tue public mind il
IL se'YGz1G 'sst a = .soiss q