The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-10-07

From the way some of the brawl-
ers for economy and retrenchment in
public expenditures are pleading for
the success of what is termed the
Peoples Ticket" one would suppose
that that ticket was composed of those
who are, par excellence, the men
through and by whom these reforms
can be only promoted and adopted.
and that, the moment each aspirant
thereon succeeds, high salaries will be
abolished, and the poor man will be
especially benefited thereby, and the
farmer and laboring man who leafs
his bread in the sweat of his face"
will reap untold advantages from its
success, generally and specially! This
is the kind of food these ''reformers"
have been catering for the consump-
ton of the people for some time; when
they know that extravagant salaries
can only be cut down and abolished
by legislative enactment, and that the
candidates for Senator and Represen-
tatives on the Republican Ticket, who
are all practical farmers. and are
pledged to THIS as well as every gen.
eral reform, looking to rigid economy
in public affairs, and, who, as honest
and trust worthy men will faithfully
carry cut this duty devolving on them
through their party requirement. as
we'll as by their own honest prompt
ings and inclinations.
We venture the assertion that not
one of the county officers on the
Peoples Ticket" should that ticket
succeed, would discount one cent on
the salary and fees now allowed by
law, for conscience sake" "Nary-a-
one;" land we believe we know them
all, by character or personality can
be pointed out, who would not put
into his pocket the legal allowance
made by authority of law, and no one
would blame him for SO doing. 1t is
only a hypocritical cry. raised by
these "outs" who want to get in
1t is not THEIR election that will
bring about THAT reform, and no mar
can truly say that any of the aspirant'
on that ticket will make more ef6cien
officers, or as efficient, through lack O
experience, as those on the Republi
can ticket.
The claim set up, that the ticke
entitled the peoples Ticket is tn
poor mans ballot, will not bear clos
scrutiny as we are prepared to show
1t will be recollected that the avowe'
object of the Grange" movement wa
to meet and discuss matters Of interes
to farmers, form clubs for the purpos
of getting farming implements CHEAP
er. and for the benefit of farmers an
mechanics generally. In other words
it was to be the poor mans friend an
to work in opposition to monopolies
any and all kinds. 1t was proclaime
all over the country, b.; authority {
the official head of the organization
that there was nothing political abor
it-oh no! But "a change came OF
the spirit of their dreams" Like th
stranger" of old, the Grange
: movement, in "o!d Wayne fell anon
: Democrats, and, they sought to TUT
3 it to their political advantage by usir
!, its secret machinery in order to elm
!: into power and place; hence the col
! cocting of the monerel ticket, mi
named the Peoples Ticket" con
posed of sore headed Republican
:, Democrats and nondescripts.
United States Senator in place of 10
u Daniel D. Pratt, was to be elected
{ there was no hope of electing simo
u pure Democratic ticket in Way
: county, but if q grange wedge cou
!, be driven into the Republican log Al
thus split il wide open. by ipveiglil