The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-28
AN INDEPENDENT ORGAN
ON MICE AND LIONS.

ON NIUE AMI LIONS.
ANoPEN LETTER ToTHE EDITOR OF THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE
SENTINEL.
To the Editor of the New York Tribune.
SIR-Ihav waited some " hat impaiiently
to see your comments on the platform and
candidates of the Cincinnati Convention
and L confess to feeling OF disappoint-
ment after psrusing what you have to say
about them, for II the tone Of your article
is any index to their quality, judge them
to be as strongly partisan as any fair
minded Republican could desire. With the
exception of Ingersoll's eulogy on Blaine,
have not seen anything more lsudstory
of candidates than your article on Hayes
entitled "Mice and Lions" OF course
you, in the conduct of an Independent
journal, have right to say what
you like about any candidate, but, sir,
when you undertake to pull others down
to build up your isvorites you engage in
the most partisan warfare that can be
wsged. Could you not sing the praises of
Hayes without incorporating Hen
bricks? 1 have nothing against Hayes,
and hope that he may prove all that you
claim for him; but, sir, whea you say that
"in speech and intellectually Rutherford
B. Hayes is decidedly stronger man than
Mr.. Hendricks" you utter what is not
true, and what no man who is acquainted
with both will for one moment claim I'M
less biased by partisan views, as you seem
10 be. L have known Governor or "Mr.
Hendricks" as you put it, for years. 1
have seen him in private life, in the forum,
on the stump,
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE,
and as governor of Indiana, and with these
opportunities to know him and contrast
him with others whom you will admit to
be great, say that he is Gin speech and
intellectually" tie peer of any candidate
for president OF the United States. am
not a partisan sdmirer OF Gov. Hendricks,
but 1 resrect him for his ability and can
never forget his manly course four years
ago when Gov. Morton, from every stump
In Indiana, was denOuncing Horace
Greeley as the spOlogist and bondsman of
traitors, and heeping on him every damna-
BILE epithet that would tend to make him
appear vile and lOatbsome, Gov. Hendricks
stood tortn as the champion and defender
of man who had been lie
long foe to the Democratic party
and for doing this some members of that
party questioned the governors loyalty.
Honor TO whom honor is due. Ruther-
ford B. Hayes is undoubtedly a good man
he may be great, but when did he ever do
anything to distinguish himself? They
say he is a true Republican without spot
or blenish. That is he has
NEVER FALTERED IN HIS ALLEGIANCE TO
PARTY.
He has swallowed every dose prepared for
him without wincing OF making wry
face. This speaks we'll for partisan 10y
atty, put how much it tells for head and
heart leave for you to judge who for the
manifold sins of that party abandoned it
for conscience sake. Where would
Governor Hayes have been at the
last election in Ohio without the
aid of Carl Schurz and his liberal
following. You claimed then that the
election of Governor Hayes was a declara-
ton of the people OF Ohio in favor of
honest money. You now say that it meant
that Rutherford B. Hayes was in speech and
intellectually decidedly a Stronger man
than Mr.. Hendricks. In the Cincinnati plat
form OF 1876 you find great deal to admire,
Notwithstanding its twaddle about equal
rights, woman's rights, etc. What word
do you find in it denunciatory of the &C.
ton OF the government in regard to mat
ters in Louisiana? Where is there a word
of condemnation for any act of the present
administration, and what assurance have
we that these same acts will not be re-
Ieated whenever partisan cruel or necessity
demands? Are not these tie things
Morton, Blame and Conking in the csbi-
net, with
SIMON CAMERON AS GODFATHER,
what a moral reform society the govern
ment would be. Now, sir, as to finance
what assurance has the Cincinnati CJnven-
ton given to the country that If it's csndi-
dates are elected twill resume specie pay
ment in 1879? The convention voted down
a report that required Congress by proper
legislation to provide for such rssumpt on.
Even Governor Morgan's proposition to
that effect fell still-bOrn upon the conven-
ton, and the Inter Ocean OF to-day truth
fully remarks that "the action of the con-
vention amounts substantially to re-
quest for repeal OF the re-
yosr hearty approval. I don't know as
st. Louis will produce anything more pal
stsble to the independent or liberal voters
than Cincinnati did, but I for one propose
to wait and see and then choose. Now,
Mr.. Editor, in conclusio n. let me say, If you
have found independent journalism a fail
ure, or If circJ instances oyer which you
have no control compel you to the course
you are pursuing, all right, but remember
that one at least, who has sympsthised
with you in your noble efforts to main
tain cause that martyrs blood has made
holy, can not nor will not be induced by
your partisan efforts under the name and
in the nabit of Independent journ alism to
vote any particular ticket. Go, if you
must, hut in the name OF right and for the
sake of deceDcv, put on your true colors
and don't under axe by false pretenses to
take others with you.
JOSEPH A. Woodruff.
ANGOLA, IND June %, 1876.