The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-16
AFTER THE FAIR.
CONVENTION COMMENTS.

(From the Evansville Journal.)

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its best friends, which cannot be excused or
Explained away. It, claimed to be q con
vocation OF farmers end laboring men, too
independent IN to longer brook tha dictation
OF party leaders and wire pullers, aud de-
termined to speak plainly and un-
equiyocally4 on tu all q questions that
now agitate the public mind The tricks
Of the professional politicians were
70 be discarded, and instead, we were TO
nave tne manly utterances Of independent
and selfreliant citizens. Bot how sadly the
resolution on the temperance question dis
appoints these expectations! There has not
been party convention in the state for a
series OF years, whose declarations on this
vexed issue were not more direct and manly
lt was pitiful dodge, and shows how
mnch easier II Is to deDounce politicians
than to set them q good example of straicht-
forward dealing and declaration. ii1fi 80
A FRIENDLY TwEAK.
From the Lawrenceburgh Register
The Indianapolis Sentinel, which for sew
eral months past has been suffering from the
fitful ills of conception, yesterday expert.
enced the pangs of parturition, and slobbers
over nearly couple of its pages in its in
tense delight over having given birth to
new political organization, of which it shall
be the only original and exclusive Horpip. -
Only one thing ands between the Sentinel
and perfect felicity, and that is that
admiring friends cannot offer the usual COM
piiment, that "the dear little thing is the
image of his daddy" If one were to Judge
from the exuberant gushings OF the Sentinel,
the whole state turned out to attend its ac-
couchment, but the fact is that, for . state
convention, the attendance was rather slim,
and the crowd was composed mostly Of
played out or unsuccessful uffice- seeke
lmnrQCfioQhla al ,to
parties.
CUTTING REBUKE. L.
From the Terre Haute Gazette.I
Thousands of persons, all over the 81 ate.
when they hear Of what was done, will be
bitterly disappointed. The convention was
a miserable failure. For this result we do
not think its originstors are responsible.
Many another child of honest and good par
entage has been disgrace to the authors of
its being. This is another case of that kind.
To those who participated in the movement
with the honest intent of accomplishing
some good, there remains now only the
course pursued by that elder Brutas
who, as Judge, condemned to death
his own son, convicted of capital
crime. Matters o-day are no worse than
they were last week. Dissatisfaction exists
the same as before, there is still the same
need of reform, corruption yet runs riot
and is bad These were the germiual seeds
Of this movement. which has come to nauebt.
they Yill spring to life again. Some time
they WIZ take root in the popular mind and
conscience, and grow. Nature is prolific.
Not every seed grows, but some attain to
lusty and vigorous life. In the mass
of nonsense which iorms the
staple OF the ,,rau re-olntiens, there
ositions. On finances they have Committed
more than blunder. They propose a
crime. The proposition to pay the 500
bonds in greenbacks, which are still further
to be deprecated, by abandeningal all Thought
of returning to gold basis, and issuing IL
limitable greenbacks, is repudiatiDnA that is,
theft, and on a scale so gigantic, SO mean
and so cowardly. as to make respectable
Bosses Tweed and Shepherd, and ths crowd
of official peculators whom the
convention condemn. A fine era of
| economy and honesty might materially
be expected to be inaugurated by the sndi-
dates OF q party whose cardinal doctrine ia
the violation of a solemn csutract aadthe
perpetration of gigantic steal, just because
they had the power. The proposition to Sat
i government mills to grinding out paper.
which shsii abe declared equal with gold,
will set seasible people to wondering why
they didu't propose that ''eld prob, should
L
weather bulletin, containing an as.
sortment of weather suiting every
body, and then demand of con
| gress to pass law Declaring that that shall
be the weather. Three sixty-five interest
bearing bonds are very beautiful things
/ doubtless: but If money Is worth more thar
that rate of interest, no one will be foolish
enough to buy them, and it would be tn,
worst tyranny to compeI them. If none,
is worth less than 3.s5, government woult
act very unwisely TO pay that rate. Chea]
money is a fine thing, doubtless, when yoI
want so borrow, and not SO fine when yol
want to lend. Cheap. corn is goo,
icorn to BUY and bad stuff to sell. So O
wheat, rye, barley, horses, grain, labor, etc
But when we heara man asking for chea
money and low rate of interest for the fu
ture. and in the same bressh bowling for
reputation of his present debts, we marve
at the goodness Of God in keeping that ma
from choking to death. The Independent:
have made the worst possible platform q
, finances. Neither den ocraey nor repuhR
eanism can do worse. They may d
: mueh better. AS fcr this linda
men among tse- candidates, il they are re
gardful of their fair fame, they will max
} haste to get eff The bad ones, if there ar
, any, bad better stick They will be in thei
element. 10 now only remains for th
friends of a sound currency to bids thei
4 tlines duQ II Inc kSFtlsan pidbIOrmS are nc
satisfactory on the paramount issue. sele<
the best. or, perhaps, carry the question
Into congressional districts. and py
forward candidates. This, the future mus
J determine. k1sE 50
r1sd CROCODILE TEARS. -
0t tFrom the Terre Haute Jouxnall
Had the convention, even small as il wa
completed an organization, passed serit
of resolutions expressive of its wishes an
! ! sentiments, and then adjourned withor
J placing ticket before the people OF II
r state for their support, it woul have acte
5 wisely, and placed its supporters in pos
: ton to have added strength to their caus
Q The candidates selected by this movemel
a as the standard besrers of gre,
z reform and new party should ha'
: been both able, honest and me
). of known and reputable characters throug
o out the state. There never was tin
y when the people were looking so much
d the men for whom they will cast their vote
q as M as ndnr nrzfO nH If he