The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12
STATE PRESS ON THE SENTINEL
COMPLIMENTS AND COMMENTS.
A GOOD SEND OFF
from the Laporte Argus.

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hands an 4 we suppose will now come out
a full Eedss d democratic paper. \ majority
of the stock has been purchased by the Hon.
John c. shoemaker, and Lucien @. Mathews,
formerly Of the New Albany Ledger, Will
take control of the business department. III
Is said that but little change In the CONQUER
nj the naper ia contemplated, and, in fact,
but little is needed, tor the Sentinel oil late
has been an outspoken democratic paper,
and hes given very fair satisfaction 70
reasons bl 3 people. The new conductors are
men OF ability and hne business qualI'ies'
and we hope TO see them succeed, even De-
yond their most sanguine expectations.
CORDIAL ENDORSEMENT.
FIom the Vincennes sum-
To the patrons of the Sun in the country
townships who are DESTROYS of taking
weekly city paper, we would recommend the
indianapolis Sentinel, which has now passed
into the hands of the Hon. Jno c. Shoemaker
and the Hon. ]. B. Ryan. The Sentinel will
now advocate democratic doctrines with no
uncertain sound and should receive the sup
port OF all true democrats in kDox county.
Messrs Shoemaker and RYAN are Doth
known TO be excellent business men, and
are true and tried democrats, who VIII
stand by the principles Of the party urder
anyand AL circumstances. The democrats OF
Indiana should at once lend their lnnu-
ence TO increasing the subscription and pat
ronage of the Sentinel. It will be the ex-
poneDt of democratic principles in Indiana
and shOnld be- warmly supported.
SUPPORT AND GOOD WILL.
From the Columbus Democrat
On Wednes lay morning the Sentinel APP
peared under tee new management. Hon.
J.C. Shoemaker and ]. B. Ryan are an
nounced as holding the controlling stock
Mr.. Fishback having disposed of his entire
interest. We hail this change in the Sentinel
with approval, because that paper will now
be tborou1 bly, identified with us. The
democracy may rely on the fact that II mas
a central organ, and one that will hight
manfulIy in its interest. AS IN
timated. Ne have not been in the
habit of : wearing by the Standardization we
have frequently sworn at tits course hav-
ing been such as to merit the condemnation
of all true and enthusiastic democrats, but
now that it's management has rassed into the
hands OF democrats, we extend our support
and good will, of whatever worth they may
be, TO the regenersted Sentinel. and will
take occasion, as fitting opportunities arise,
to speak for and work In its interest.
INDIGNANT REBUKE OF vILLIFIERs.
From the Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
There hiss been effected a change in the
proprietorship of the Indianapolis Sentinel,
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the owner of controlling interest. The
policy of the paper, it is said, will be demo-
cratic out and out. 1t is difficult to see how
the paper could have been more democratic
than il has been since the present incumbent
took the editorial chair. The Sentinel has
been edited in an able and scholarly man.
ner, and IN this respect it has been rather in
advance of its constituency. It has been
the hopeless envy of its contempt
raries, who have exhausted their vocabu
1aries OF abuse upon it, The occasion OF
the transfer and the retirement OF Mr.. John
Flshback has been seized upon by the In
dianapOlis Journal and Cincinnati Enquirer
for a TRADE Of billiDgsgate which should sub
ject both papers 70 an action in the criminal
courts. If there ever was a case of delIber
ate defamation of character, it may be found
in the editorial columns OF the Indianapolis
Journal of yesterday. In the south Mr.
Fishbsck would be considered perfectly jus
tifiable in filling the systems OF his villifier:
with buckshot; as it is, he has good case
against them for defamation of character.
TURNING THE TABLES.
From the Evansville COurier.l
1t is hard TO tell for what class of reader,
the Indianapolis Journals article upor
John Fishback was written. We do no
know much about Fishback, but it wouls
be impossible for him to be a greater dol
than the man who wrote the Journals arti
Gle.
Again: The Indianapolis Journal makes
low-hung kick at John Fishback, tn
retiring proprietor of the Sentinel, re
viewing his character, circumstance
and conclusion, and utters the fact that 9Th
distance from the lanyard to the tripod wa
too great. and the fulsome pledges made a
first were never redeemed" o, generation
of vipers. ., thick pated noodles! o, near
sighted, sweet-scented republican purity
And can We not see that the distance from
the lanyard to the presidef tial chair is to
first, were never redeemed?" No, nor neve
will be.
The Courier of July 20 also publishes tn
following
LETTER FROM A REPUBLICAN,:
To the editor Of the Courier.
SIR: Observing in the Indianapolis jour
nal very vindictive aud scurrilous edlto
rial article against John Fishback, late tn
principal proprietor OF the State Sentinel,
desire to express my feelings in opposition
to the spirit and style of the TRADE, and {
offer the tribute of a political opponent bu
apersonal friend to Mr.. Flshback. / hav
known him tor over twenty years, and tax
pleasure in saying that be is a man c
most honorable character, noble i'm
pulses. great rectitude OF conduct, an
. well grounded moral and political princl
pies. Mr.. John Fishback is son of Judg
Fishbsck, Of Clermont county. Ohio. one {
the leading citizens of Southwestern Ohio. II
(John F. was trained to the honorable bus
1ness OF tanner, and was at one time fel
l0w-apprentice or workman with Ulysses
Grant. When he removed to indianapolis
over twenty years ago, he went into tn
leather business, which he carried o.
until he bought interest in tn
Sentinel. While following his regula
business, and previous to 1870, be was a
earnest republican. In fact he was one
the original republicans who formed tt
new party at the state capital when it wa
extremely questionable to belong to til
opposition to the victorious democracy
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