The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-05

the party were struck dow !, and .-.rn,ed
upon in the council ohomnox 90 the
party, and Hsye~ nnk,own ANAL
III oon, n''"' and steadily growing
less as he Oe .omes the focal center of OBJ
sei'A'o"' was thrust into prominence and
VIC s'e <t lights of the party were snuffed
ou' 4orever. To find q tail for such head
T,<s no difficult task, and the completed
tteket--Hsyes and Wbeeler-is before the
coustry. It's weakness is universally con-
ceGed, and, psrsdoxicsl though it be, its
weakness is its strength, and all of its
strength. A Republican ticket, it Is
claimed that it does not represent Repub-
catch votes than could have been manu-
featured out of Morton, Blaine and
ConkliDg msterials.
In contrast with this ticket, the Demo-
cratic party can point with just price to
the st. Louis nominations. Men of ma
tional reputation were selected-Tilden,
the governor of a state containing larger
population than the thirteen states when
George Washington was president, bidding
defiance to cliques and factions, boldly at
lacking the plunderers of the treasury, un-
esrthing long-established frauds and
pursuing thieves to conviction, are
evidences of heroic, aggressive honesty
that is wanted in the off e of president of
5he United States, and nothing less than
this grand virtue, pushed to the front by
a will that will gather strength as obstacles
become more formidable, will answer the
demand. If reform, general and sweep
ing, Is to be secured, Tilden possesses in an
the work. But the convention did more
than nominate Tilden of New York,
and, Governor Hardin of Missouri,
when he said that the vice president should
be the pser of the president. gave utter
snce to a sentiment that meets with a
hearty response throughout the country;
and the convention, by nominating Gov
ornor Hendricks for vice president, set the
seal of its approval upon Governor Har-
din's declaration. With Tilden and Hen
bricks the ticket is as near perfec-
ton as political conventions ever ar.
rive. In the progress of the campaign
it will be subjected to merciless criticisms.
The Republican party having selected pig
mics as their standard bearers, will seek to
dwarf the giant proportions of the Demo
cratic chieftsins. Those who anticipate
fair play from Republican orators or or
gsns may as well dismiss the idle dream
Fortunately the Democratic platform and
ticket will bear combined attack,
and II we are not mistaken, the more
they are attacked the less will
they be demolished. They will de-
velop strength under fire, and those
who will rally to their defense will not
avoid any ordeal that may be forced upon
them 20 test the principles of the platform
or the integrity of the candidates. The old
game of crushing truth to earth Is played
| out. Truth has broken the letters with
which the Republican party kept heI
bound for many years, and, since she
is free again, Investigations are
likely to go forward, and il
is safe to say that before
the conflict is ended the Republican party
ticket and all, will go down, but not tc
rise again. The party. during its brie
authority, has filled to the brim larger
measure of iniquities than any other party
that ever mad an existence in this or any
other country, and the fantastic trick o
nominating Hayes aud Wheeler is a fit
ting finale to a career of fraud and folly.