The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-28

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eally. ofthe grange leaders in the state. Mr..
Comstocks communication increases the
muodle, as 70 what action the agents re-
ierred ala take in the matter. The conven--
non mas been called, that is evident. Time
Will tell who are its moving spirits
CANDID VIEW.
From the Greenfield News
Readers of the News do not need to have
us repeat now that the purposes OF the call
nave our hearty sympathy. We have la
bored from the first to have the Iabor;r,g and
producing classes take more active part
IN political affairs, instead of allowing polit-
ical bummers and self~seeking demsg6oues
to do their thinking for them-and TO have
them select men for Office who will represent
| them, and not allow these same denlaoogues
To take the front seats in all conyep-
and election by means of partisan machinery
/ and the party lash. The only question be-
tween the designers of the above call and
ourselves ia simply that of the means TO ac-
complish the end sought. We thought per-
! haps the purpose could be accomDlished
within the two old parties, and without at
tempting a third. We believed all that
would be required to purify politics and
bring about needed reforms, would be more
attention 20 forming of platforms and selec-
ton OF candidates by the people themselves
at the regular conventions of their respective
parties.
| BREAD AND BUTTER BROADER.
From the Owen County Journal
The indianapolis Sentinel is creating a
tempest IN teapot to have the grapgers
hold state convention and nominate a sep
arate ticket. A "call," numerously signed
by 6l persons. Is published with that view.
III grangers know on which side their bread
IS buttered, they will stand aloof from the
movement, and seek to reform, through ex-
lstlng organizations, the abuses complained
of. PARTIES are not created in a day and
whatever support is given to this new de-
parture Will be wasted. As very small
side show, it may catch the floating pennies
on tne outside OF the main performance, but
nothing more. IL will also crafty the - in
dependent" Sentinel folks to lead this mo-
mentous movement, hacked by the 81 call
ers, as 1t will about fill the measure of their
capacity. Anything larger is bevond their
control or ability TO lead. The democratic
party, for instance. Don't the Sentinel
want to be the organ of something?
THE STRENGTH OF THE MOVEMENT.
4 From the AIuncie News.
We publish in this paper some OF the first
steps toward the formation of a new and
independent party in this state. There is no
doubt that the people everywhere know
that such steps were taken last week in In
, dianapolis. and that already the most ia
: vorable responses have been made. The
times are ripe for such a step, and il is
meet and fitting that the laboring people
4 of the state, IN contradistiDction to the
u politicians. lawyers, toadies, time-servers
# bummers and other plug hated and steel
y pen coated gentry, should make it and keep
5 1t. The strength of the movement will come
: from its being able TO keep clear of politi-
Q clans and those who DO nothing for living.
4 The state convention is set for the 10th of
. June, and there ought to be such a rally of
the independents on that day as will bring
the old parties to a realizing sense of tie
degradation they have wrought,
FAcETIoUs AND NoS-ooMM1rrAG.
From the Seymour TimesJ
On the 10th instant, the Sentinel issued
call for meeting of the grangers of the
state in convention, June 10th. Leading
grangers had been incubating in Indianapo-
lis a couple of days, and the Sentinel pub
lished the call which it asserted they had
agreed 10 issue, but no names were at
tached to it. The next day high old gran
gers declared it bogus, and protests went up
from different parts of the state. The
Journal lifted up its voice in mild condem-
nation of the Sentinel, as maligner, and
Yll1fier, and defamer Of the virtuous and
n0n-political order OF grangers. 1t made
them out martyrs and the Sentinel
murderer of their good name, in attributing
to them heartfelt desire TO ruin existing
partles together with all and singular of
the rings and rascals now extant.
ONLY ONE WORD.
From the Fort Wayne Gazette.
The indianapolis Farmers Convention
called for the 10th of June, which proposes
to do some virgin crusading against existing
3 political parties-a sort of Joan dare
3 arrangements being heavily commented
upon and the Originators are receiving more
advice of all kinds than they have ever re-
8 aoiUQ IN lives hay IL
word to say in regard to the movement. The
mistake was made in not rushing at once
into convention, say within ten DAYS.
There would have been no chance for much
! intriguing or scbeming; the pure purpose
of reform would have burned like a vestal
flame. BY the 10th of June there will be
score of chques TO distract the convention,
and the devil will crop it in more places than
the reformers imagine.
PUT OUT THE FIRE.
From the owen County Journall
What should it matter whether, in times
past, person has been friend or foe, if, in
case of present emergency, they seek to be-
friend US? Must their kind offices be re-
fused and spurned simply because they
have at one time been in opposition to what
we considered right? Would not common
sense and reason urge a combination of all
proper elements. without reference to the
name by which they might be known, TOR
the attainment Of the greatest good to the.
greatest number? II the building is on
fire, what does it signify whether the water
thrown on it is called democratic or republi--
can water, if it subdues the flames?
| GREAT FAITH
From the Vevay Democrat
We publish elsewhere the call for a con-
vention to devise ways and means to reform
the politics of the state and get rid of the
burdens imposed upon the people by the
misrule of corrupt party politics. The gen.
tlemen who have issued the call appear
to be of the nnininn that all nnlifinaI