The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-01

Grants failure to make the run himself
the Sentinel thinks there can be but little
doubt. He divides the leadership of tn
Sensts with Morton. and can command in
his support the whole executive influence.
Nothing can be said against his integrity,
and many things might be urged in favor
OF his AGILITY aud his service to the
republican party. The antipsthY of Mr..
Phelps to him, however, is 50 great that
he mentions him as one of those whose NOM
ination would justify bolt. In such an
event he would favor co-alescing with
the democracy, and destroying Grant
and the wreck of the republican
party on certain conditions. He says: " If
: the democrats should sgree on q
fair conservative platform and nominate a
ticket which would personalizs that spirit
there would be no occasion for a third
nomination. But if the democracy should
hopelessly Bourbonizs itself, and the re-
publican convention be captured by Grant,
either for himself for a third term, or for
one of his creatures, then there would be
"a free fight, general uproar and
music by the full band, as it WERE"
With respect to Louisiana affairs and the
work of the committee OF which he himself
vas member, Mr.. Phelps took the ground
already assumed in the Sentinel. For in
stance, among other matters to the same
effect, be said:
Touching the arbitration at his Office in New
York. Mr.. Phelps observed that 1T was a strange
commentary upon the results Of federal inter-
ference in the domestic affairs of state to see
seven men, two of whom were now private citi-
zens, ana none Oh whom were GiTaems Oh
determine who were the men chosen by the
people of that state to represent them in their
attract attention, not only account of its nov
city an episode in the history OF the
country, but also on account OF the startling
of of our political system. To recapitulste the
events which led to this denOuement would be
waste of time. Ii sufficed that state, tech
nicalIy least, invested with all the rights sand
powers that belong to any member of our union,
and the victim of frauds until her domestic
affairs had become SO snarled and tangled that
the knot of her difficulties had to be cut in
manner wholly unprecedented, and, In law and
usage, utterly unauthorized.
This view of the process By which the
temporary settlement ofthe political troub-
les in Louisiana has been reached, should
must be- regarded as disgrace to our poll
tics. The Sentinel, in view OF the declara-
tions made by one of the arbitrator. is
disposed to repeat its own remarks, made
when the committee was in session in New
York:
Certainly this case is unprecedented in our
history. The political control of a state is set,
az il were, on the good faith of seven gentlemen,
who have 10 more legitimate authority
over the matter which they have 10 decide
than they have over the affairs of the
German empire. It is an anomaly in our
politics to see such an open confession OF
the failure of our institutions. 1t is plainly
acknowled by this arbitration that the machin-
cry of a state government for the conduct of an
election and the declaration of its results can
not be relied upon. The board OF canYassers, |
the courts, the integrity of the public Off |
are declared worthless, and a |
heTrasSed people consent TO put their |
fate in the hands of seven gentlemen from |
other sections of the Union in the hope of get |
ting from their impartiaity that justice which |
their own laws can not guarantee them. Verify |
his arbitration is pitiable sight, and shows |
)nce more in vivid colorS the miserable failure |
IF the reconstruction policy of the administra-
ion. How low sovereign states have descended. |
How powerless American Institutions have be-