The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

the proverb ror pcpuli ror dei applies, they
will be brought before the highest judicial
tribunals of the land, and be subjected to
constitutional tests; they will be asserted in
the halls of state and national legislation,
and If. with all these earnest labors, justice
is still denied, and radical conspirators and
returning board perjured pimps still con
template the subjugation,o OF free people,
there will be another appeal. This is the
platform upon which the Sentinel stands
with the approval of every democrat in In
diana.
Unlike the Courier-Journal, the Sentinel
does not applaud the proposition to inaugu-
rate Mr. Tilden and Mr.. Wheeler. II does
not propose to sell out for patronage. The
principles involved in this contest are as
sacred as the liberties of the people, and
there is no price for which the Sentinel
would barter them.
In our comment upon the Courier-Jour-
nails article we were quite as generous as
'J'' in our approval of the brave words it
contained, for which we found space. The
difficulty with Mr. Watterson seems to have
been that, emitting his bugle blast at the
right time he concluded to yield for what he
was pleased to call ''half victory" but
which in fact was Almost humiliating surren-
der. ~ cheers up the Courier-Journal as
follows:
In that article you expressly stated that so
far as the democracy of the south were con-
settlement of our present difficulties 10 their
brethren of the north, and that whatever they
their wisdom should conclude to DO would
southern allies. You even went so far AS TO
say that If the democracy of the north should
deem il necessary to fight for their rights, they
could draw on Kentucky for one hundred
thousand brave hearts and strong arms. with
the assurance that the draft would be prompt
~ accepted.
~ would do we'll TO remem-
Der that it was from this very
hundred thousand brave hearts and strong
arms that the circumstances came to notify
Mr.. Watterson that the Inauguration of Til
den and Wheeler was not the democratic
policy. Ii the Courier-Journal changes its
tone in this regard and ceases its applause of
the motive that prompts such propositions.
it will find the Sentinel marching with it
shoulder TO shoulder, no matter what the
ordeal may be- We find room for the fol-
lowing closing paragraphs of "J's' com
munication:
The Sentinel says "When Indiana speaks,
the democrats of kentucky and other states
viii learn that the democrats of Indiana arc
not unmindful of their rights or unappTe-
ciative OF their liberties" Well, this Is all
right, but why don't Indiana and other states
of the north speak? What are they waiting
for? The south, from the very position that
she occupies, can not speak. To do 80 would
be to injure the cause OF the democracy
stands anxiously waiting for the north TO
lead that she may follow whatever cours.,
may be thought best calculated to advance
the interest of the democratic party, and
thereby promote the interest of the coun-
try at large. Action is what the democracy of
the south wishes-action on the part of her
northern brethren. 1t is not necessary TO wait
until a convention of the party can be called
to express their sentiments in regard TO the
recent outrages which have been practlced by
the administration. Let there be meetings OF
the people IN every township, city, town and
village in the north, SO that when conventions
are held, those bodies will know in advance
what are the sentiments Of the people upon
the great question which Is now agitating the
entire mind of the country: This Is
right and duty TO declare their SEN
timentS upon ali subjects relating to their
prosperity and welfare in primary meetings,
so that when conventions are called they can
act advisedly in regard TO their wishes. Let
the Sentinel call upon the democracy OF
her borders to give utterance to their detesta-
ton of the recent course OF the admistra-
tiOn and there will be no want Of cordial
Endorsement in kentucky and other southern
states OF any course that may be pursued in
the north, which has for its object the ratif-
cation of the will of the people as expressed
at the polls in the election of Tilden and
Hendricks.
The Sentinel has not failed TO call upon the
democracy, and the democracy will meet in
council on the sth day of January next, and
we fail to see any reason why the democracy
of Kentucky may not also make the day still
more memorable by holding a state mass
meeting.