The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-12

These are the kind OF men and that is the
kind OF reform we want at Washington, and
the administers ION of Tilden and Hendricks
But Will they be elected ?
THERE LIES THE RUB,
and that is the question which you in par
must answer. lCries of ave will elect them"
Do you know fellow Democrats, that the Re
publicans of late years have relied quite al
much upon the capacity OF the Democratic
party for laundering they have upon theil
own strength? And that they have
had good reasons in the past for such expec
tatlons do not pretend to deny, but tn s time
fl l. q ute evident they have been sappoin ted
| They expected you to quarrel and break up al
81. Louis on the financla question, but you
badly disappointed Them. They still hope
you will blunder into discord and confusion
over these questions, ana are predicting that
what they call greenback Democrats are not
going to support the ticket because the ST.
Louis platform is for hard money. To this
| answer that the 1T. Louis platform is the law
| OF the party, sdOpted after earnest and csreiul
deliberation by the almost unanimous vote OF
| the representatives Of the party in national
convention assent led. and every good and
| true Democrat Will stand upon IL no matter
/ what his previous notions may have b. en-
upon this delicate and complies tea subject.
Not into the rag-baby business, Tor that is not
the kind Of babies he believes in. Surely he
would no go TO ther Cooper, who, good OF =
man that he is,prob bly, stands better chance
o. being struck by lightning than he does
Surely not TO the Republican party. for whai
have they 10 offer in their platform on this
subject even as satisfactory a. the democratic
platfor n? Why, these greenoack Repu
have
EATEN NOTHING BUT CROW
ever since the Cincinnati Convention, and
they pretty fellows, indeed. to try TO maze
green back Democrats dissatisfied with the &C
ton of their party in the st. Louis Conven
of
own eye before you point TO
the mote in your brothers eye. [Cheers-l
rather think the Repub leans will look in
vain TO- Democratic olunder this time. L
rather think they need rot lay the flastering
unc ion to their souls that there is going 10 be
any serious division in the democratic ra ks
in this contest. Il was natural that In the ex-
cltemeat o. the moment some Indiana nemo-
Gratis should have lelt dissatisfied, but most of
those were soon reconciled, and not
stand sQuarely upon the platform.
The few who have not yet got on the platform
wi hurry TO get on board before the lightning
express train of the D. mocracy is fairly I'M
der way, becaus, they know that Iraln is
bound to come In ahead, and that il is danger
Gus TO get on the platform when the cars are
in motion. Never iear but all the boys will
get on board in due season, for they are not
going 20 be left behind in this grand Demo-
cratic march TO victory. Loud and long APP
Even the camp-followers,t the dodgers and the
trimmers, who hang on 10 the outskirts OF the
harmony BY oispaI aging the plai form for the
sake of little local popularity, i'll be clam
orlng 10 get upon IL, as II becomes more ann
more evident IL is going T. be adopted by the
people. l contend there is nothing in the st.
Louis platform upon the subject of The
finances about whic h Democrats should differ.
1 favors the repeal of that cause of the act OF
Congress which fixes a certain day for be re-
stump ion of spe6ie payments. 1t repudiates
CHANGEABLE STANDARD OF VALUES,
and advocates that standard which is recog-
nized in our own constitution as well as by
the whole civilized world. 1t proposes 10
cure to our own people real dollars that shall
have much purchasing power as the dollars
of other nations. 1t secures to the farmer,
the mechanic aud the laborer dollar that
will have as great purchasing power as the
dollar of the bOndnolder. L. secures the
manu- acturer and the man OF business th-t
reasonable degree OF cert-inty IS to the finan-
cal future as will enable him TO make
investments and Ell gage in business
security which he never have
with a changeable standard or values.
In short, IL but Ieaffirms the old and time
bonored doctrine of he Democratic party in
favor OF a currency of specie and paper con-
vertible into specie on demand. IL is true
the platf irm places the Democratic party
tairiy and squareIy upon the road to specie
payments, Du' IL does not propose tn accom-
plis b IL by such hasty and inconsiderate legis-
lation as will ne unnecessarily oppressive to
creditors, or injurious to business. And here,
when l think OF the difference between the
,,a,,,..or .-''- "io~ ""d the Replbii-
e Ss1n0'I plan Of Il gettins back to specie
Two farmers with their wagons were on @
h Oh mountain. Both were anxious 10 get
down, for it was important they should get
bottom, heller, skelter, going the shortest
route and the quickest way, without refer
ence to the surroundings, or seemingly car
ing for the consequences. The ress.. was
THE BREECHING BROKE,
the horses ran away, the wagon up
set, and the man was left q Grip
pie for the rest OF his natural life.
The O her farmer went down very slow but
very sure. picking his wa carefully, speas-
wheel here nd clearing a BIT of load 0ay
here, AID the result o. it al was that he got
down to the bottom safely and went on TO mis-
nome rejoicing. Toe first farmer, who was SO
unfortunate, may be likened tD a Republic n
trying to get back TO specie payment by The
tunata farmer, may clearly be likened
To Democrat o. his way to
pece pay ms NJ 1s 1ns srfv pIa,iO I'm:
important subject will be to go slow, but sure.
The aim will be to bring about the desirable
e uIt by a d. or a>e OF expenditures by an iu
crease OF productions and b gradual accu-
mutation of specie, and not by forcing resump-
ton by any harsh or l.-adysed le<islatlon
In his, ma ntain. the II. l. ruis Convention
dIsplaye great W sdom, as IL lid also in care
fully abs a ming Iron h site dec arations
against any of the great material interests OF
the country.
lam FOR TILDEN AND HENDRICKS,
therefore on the 81. Louis platform, because
believe the platform to be sound and that
they are the right men In the right place fully
COM ng up 10 the Jeffersonian standard, g. on
est, ca panle and faithful 20 the const1tu ion."
ApDlauSe.l again. the ecJtOn will end
the "Ol0Udy shirp business, and restore that
harmony and gond cling between the Nor n
and Soul W uich s now sosincerel desi' ed by
every patr otto heart. lEUth usia>tic ipplau e.
In conclusion, say To you mocrats that II
you can not succeed with this u ket and this
atform, you COLD not succ ed with any
ticket or any platform. 1 bsiieve that you
can succeed. e en- without the vote l5di-
ana but on must carry indiana. will you
do IL? loud r, sponses,' We vii, awe WILT
Il you can 'naDsgs in mex DC ober 10 elect Tor