, 1875-07-17

| 'rhr Nntncs thnt Indiana Dtfcrs-f'F0s-
pcct tar .hc Republicans in the
Stntc-A ChnnKc since Wtnscr-Thc
| Wrctcfscd Legislative Hccnrd-scri-
ors as1under Of Cor. iFrndrtcha-.
Iiao- s'.AndoDentcntHh Fnrtf%~'fss"'
Tho Staao ric3kats. for tlln Next 1.loc.
ttoM.
1NDfArArot1s4 july G-A1thouaf' lndlkna haa'
been made b,eunia! four years afor-ouf people
are by no mcaus FREQ from !DnAy OF tho
| i'e1c!tenents attendant l!pon tpcsc tT!Ala Or
'asrsuRtn between The Two parties. Tho
/ resrecs and embracing Within It an.
| mnch Of lntertat-notnllly thn fato' OF twu
prominent Herlrauts for. PRESIDENTIAL honora and,
etietelit, for Holuo timo At leaat, OF tlIa vax.
E tI,ie ston Of tho stains Of tho coinfDun-Hcho0E
uuostDf,. aud, Tia additional fact that'we hare
With IN tho two possible. l'fosidenlal candidates
Of Tho respective PARTIES. servo BHwali a. An no.
tu cans asa 70 rreoinitato tho stato s''to iflit"
t calforv0r. All, theheHBpapefs aAtiy ana weak
iy. arc talking politics, aud nn private citzea
| meeting another, separates. on any account.
whatever without having pasaad = word unon
the generaf party pros,Ioets III the Statnt Or tho
particular prospect Of Morton and Hendricks FIR
tho alted station to wl,,cI, tho frendsNf iaps'l
aenuemen. II not they ,ato !aak'ng
With 10 inconsnlerablo cAgeE1oss aud anSicty.
l. 1ENkIIAr.. rkATEHEs.
| Ia ZIG ll1dt PthOps ~ UH eAtA ts!Ht NJ
tIt,1de of partes IL vory considerably changed
suco last winter. Then tie Dsnloesacy wera iIl
tnc ascendant. Ghoy had captured. tho City Of
Indianapolis the rre,tpus spring. and IN the TALL
through 4. maturity vote Of tho peoilo, hut by
tho DETECTION. of large nuu,burs Of Republican
| yotofH to tho rankH Of tho Independents. or
GTaugor. OF nraenhacx party. Tho Dtmucracy
Lad tho Legislature by doclssso majority. mud,
baforait concluded lta. sossops, the ontlro aa-
| ministration WAS in tho hands Of Gov. lion.
| bricks. What tile 1.ryiAiatnro did mud did
| not DO. yon, wore. thoroughly informed, bnt
| Il Was, perhaps. impossible to give proper
idea Of the dep:h Ut disgust it created in
| tho public mind BY lsaaou OF Its colossal stn-
pisllty. TEe Democracy entesaA iuto tAe catn-
pAisn Of 1874 with higIs.sonn1inE Promises, anil
under ths pressure OF hard times tile poono
voted them Lease Of power. Thoy shamofully
abuBell Lie trust. demonstrating their cakAclsy
| so completely. in tho Legislative bEanctl ~ to
earn the soubsiIuet "TAo Fool 14cgIslatnso;"
aul by this tors0 phrase 1t whs and 10 now refer
| 1ud to. Gov. Uontlrlcks rccogntzo1 tho upol-
| she Legislature. aud did the unhca'u u-of tlnB Ut
| writing aud publishing an elah orate review anu
dofcrso Of tl.o uonoral Assemble. 1'it It was m
vain. The public mind And conscicuco Ind bet II
| too Bcanhalonsy outraged, and not all tic OLD
| Gucuco and Aophstsy Of tho Goyetuor could
a4tor tho popular verdict. The on!y re-
| suit was to aLd to tho accumulation
sssaFs ,v am .s.x an In
| Whllp tho disgust with tile Legislature was ut
ita hrigbt u,ls CITY entered INTO sss bicnuial
test for Mayor and Councilman. Audotl to tho
fo1lY aud wcakncss Of the Legislature tho DEM
| ocratlc administration Of city aiIaita for tho
past year had boon HuEc,lNtive!y reckless, II nut
llat,ouest. Debt had been piled up. cspeudi-
lures had beon made without my reference to
lhe ability ol either treasury Of tho TAX 'payer
| Tna best sentiment 0f tic business part OF tho
community WA thoroughly aroused, wlnlo thu
religious and moral elements woro nsItatcd by
tho shadow Of HomalA Catholic attack upon the
| cuu1mpu-sohool syHni H. protected into our StRso
| from Ohio, Indiana hting u part u the Atchl-
cpiscopal Dioceso, having Cinc!nuntl for It's Sue.
| THIS Influence waa Gccaucdly potent1al, aud,
combined with the woIl-groundod hlarm at tao
lncomputcnoy Or dishonesty OF tho Domo-
Republican victory. Mover was campaign
; moro cnrofally and systematically fought. and
tho effect Of tho splendid rosul: cannot bo over
estimated. It lufusrd life, vigoe, and enti,tisi-
asm into Iho Nopnblica"s and oo1re"pon't'nKly;
dstua@. They lad control of a.! tho departments
Of tha City Government md did not hesitate to
prostitute them to tho baBcst party uees. Bit
despite uIl-tlesnlto tho last effort tnade BY tho
Sentinel to ally afr. Hendricks Presidential pros
recta with tho 1csult Of tho mnniolpa! olec-
ton, TINS sllowlug tho weight OF hiH iutnenca
| aud popularity in tho soa!o-the Republicans
achieved victory that carried moro cheor to tho
party than my Hecurel even durinG the days ot
ths liebpllion. Indianapolis moro the csutra
Ut the Stnte politically than commercially, aud
tho hcalthful influences of tue sHllnB triumph
I,aye radato1 to al parts of thu State. Tic 1lo'
publican ia,,ks hRyo been "drcssod up" Tho
putty noycr was in bostcr condition. 1t Il il
lighting trim. ready to 20 lnto tho noxt EsncEa
battio with the encouragement and zeal bozn o.
confident faith.
| Tttn .ho . independent party has been prac
ticaliy uarlca. Alm,a. notlInE IL LOW lizard o.
it. 1t4 tit:lul dsptAy Ut ssrcugth lu the 1.csia
latulu excited only feelings Ut contempt. fos
lnfatnaled peor!n asill cling toit, in tho lor'
that Bo1no day lightning will r1vo tho old parties
aud eleclEify them into prominence At tho sAM'
Htrokos But AZ q living. working, entity it ha
ceased: to exiHs. PJur-ilfihs Of ia voters las
fail lionnblicaus, and these hare retulilc
to tie old faith and organization, almost With
out an exception. save thu low Just hero ut III
Capital. OF onn or t"o at somo Of tito county
eeaLt who hope to trado thnr npoataBy for al
4 office. Democratic decentralization is al'parei
on.evcry hand. Tho e!ecliun Of hfcDouald i
r,asscs of tho. rarty. willis the actio'
of tho Legislature In other an
moro" vital mnttera Aqueezed tho yitalit
l14ht out o. tho ra1llH Tho canvaaa Waa made u
j tho cry VI low taxes. and the platform declares
tuat tlva cents on tho hundred dollats was sutti
i Gent to meot tho expenses Of ~ INQUEST All
> economical administration OF the state Govern
lncnt. but this pledge waa' openly secuted b.
the leaders Of the party whcn they came to log
| inatc, anil the levy was lixnl at thirteen ccltH
With the new system Of aBBe Hsuoyt, taxcs wi
!, bo ~ hlgh. it not hgheE iu tic aggregate tIli
!, year ~ uulor Republican sulo wheu no lloatinI
i, ucttt At nna III per cont were Incurred +
dof,ay current cxpouBps. l think this iH u fai
summary OF the llatty condit!onB at tho ptesou
time. not specially from q Republican point q
yiow. but al they are judged by tho cioar.! .!esdcs
men Of both or all parties. 0ne Of tho 1gaslor
Ut last years. independent movement told IN
wltliu tho last ten days that he considered til
tll.fd party q dead iBsue throughout tho State
PRESIDENTIAL.
Tie Praeident's t!litd-scrn letter WAS gcnos
| ally accepted hero a. T. tlat-footed yst dl1csec
withdrawal OF liz usne from among tho cacdl
tfatoc fur 1870. On tho heels or this publication
) Aus sprung up 4 vida dscussion Of lilo chaslcc
and ayAilabllIty Of Senator Morton Az tho lte
may bp aatlHtInd-that II tbs choice ot tho tw
partios stlonId fall upon horton and IIeudrick
Indiana will give her electoral voto to tue former
Al to Coy. uondtlcks, there can 20 litto douh
shat both himself aud tho leaders, OK AA marty hay
ualoup thtle minds tlat l,u IL to 30 tho Dcnoci ut
to unmlnae. Aud II their judgment aud hope