The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-20
CANDIDATES CONTkAS TED.
WILLIAMS VS.. HARRISON.


CANDIDA lies CON TkASFE
WILLIAMS VS.. HARRISON.
To the Editor of the Sentinel.
SIR: The Indianapolis Journal of this
date has an editorial article entitled: "The
two candidates for Governor, !" in reference
to which, with your permission l would
like to sey lew words. In comparing the
two candidates It Says Harrison tas nigp
legal q tsiDments SUD the ability To sex
prsss his idsss." II Mr.. Harrison is a
man OF such great intellectual csIiber then
ne Is all the more cull anle tor being ideD-
tined with the parry OF corruption and
fraud and with that party when seek to
perpetuste the war by constantly chatting
tue wounds resulting from l., and which
unoer more msgnanlmOus policy-s pol
icy o. sim pie justice--should have been long
since beaed. Ii that unity of thought ana
feeling which oughS to exist be; ween the
North and South, is lacking it, is due entire
" TO the suicidal policy OF tDss PR y OF
which VIM. HarrIsou is an Acknowledged
leader in tnis safe. A party too,
let me rdd, which is the only
cause of division In this land since it per-
sistsntly refuses TO acc5pt union on the
best, the highest aud most honorable
terms upon which it could be offered
Truly 'twere better for Mr.. Harrison
ideas" than that he should so giibly hurI
them forth in favor OF continued hatred
-aUd co.'s quenTly divisloD-between the
great sections OF this country. The article
goes on TO charge that "W illisms is a
sympatbizer with treason aud the alder
aud aDeitor OF disunion." 1 don't ses how
tais charge eau be maintained since Mr..
Williams belongs to that Intelligent and
com mon-sense class of men who recognizs
81 ha " 4 = = Of 40 hSE
party are decidedly aveIse to making the
"OlOody cbasm" political issue in this
urtry from now till the day OF judy
me MT. 1t is tn So only who appeal to the
osser passions OF meD, and VINO by the
PRONUNCIATION OF their unhallowed doc
trines o. revenge, hate and sectional ami
mostly would renew again the contest
which the war was wa2ed to Sc lie, and
which il has settled. /. is they repeat,
and they only, who are gull y of "Irea-
son" 10 heir country. Tney alone are the
"siders" and "sbettOrs" OF disunion. /
am happy 70 be able TO say in defense OF
Mr.. Williams that he is not of the party
which prescnes this Tell doc rine, but that,
on the contrary, he is prominently iden I'll
ned with the Que which Is arrayed against
If. 1t is C aimed that Harrison is open
hearted, frank and generous" II so. then
report hiss done him gross injustice in
making the lack OF those very qualities
his most conspicuous Characters &C, a00
Tor myself will only say That the exis-
tSnce of such qualities is hardly compat-
iOle with the spirit of intolerance and sec
tionsl hate which Identifies his party.
The comparison goes on-"W hile VIII
liams Is penurious, exsctiDg, misery"
II ia his fficisl capacity Mr.. Williams
possesses those qualities, they will but
furnish another
PROOF OF HIS FITNESS FOR THE OFFICE.
The country needs men of that stamp
just at the present time. Penurious, that
the reign OF guilty extravaganza msy end !;
exactiDg, so that no guilty man may es
cape, but not uttered in that 81 am spirit
which makes the mental reserv stion-pro-
vided IL Hexpe6ient, and m serly, 80 as TO
deny the poor members of Congress the
trfiIDg sum o SAC, 900 per snDum for lem
onsde and ice Lea This is not q coLtest
be- ween man and mar, bat rather between
the principles they represent. We may per-
hsps be SHOWN upon the one side p rson
of superficial polish, and OF "biue biooo,"
and OF cold and eustere aspect, and o.
stsDdof responsibility, but-dsmDing
CONFESSIONAL led to the party OF corrup-
ton, OF fraud, of Intolerance and of Sec
tionsl hate, whilst on the othtr side We
have a man whose inward luster of char
scter is lar more pronounced tnan his SUI
perfioial polish, diamond In the rough"
il you will, but who cherishes in his pure
aud honest heart the many principles of
reform which the TIMES demand, and By
the practical application or which peace
ana real union Will be restored. To carry
out such q policy we need more man OF
good deeds than OF good words, OF real
hone sty than OF technical smartness, and
OF firm purpose than OF professsd prom
ises. Mr.. Williams qualities pre-eminently
fit him tor the position; be is the o. "A Of
the people, and they will have none other,
knowing that he Will perform the duties
of his high Office In their interests and not
in the interests of any parry or section.
Let me in CONCLUSION quote lev more
words from the article referred to-they
are These: Suppose Williams "were
elected, and as governor OF Indiana should
be called on TO receive a. visitors at our
capital distinguished statesmen, or learned
men of world wide fame. msgiue the ef-
iect OF one OF hls spec chesP Well, as the
Journals mrdesty does not restrain IL II I'M
taxing its readers imagination TO the full.s
p ssible extent, let me put question to IL,
pnL first imsginiDg that we ara back on the
s. re3m of TINA to tue year 1868. "Supp sc
Grant w re Q ected and as Or, sldens OF the
United S ates of America should be called
on TO receive as visitors. at our national
capital, distinguished statesmen or learned
ulen o. worid-wsds ,fane, Imagine the ef-
feet ~ OF one of mis- speeches !" Can you
even .'Imsgine" fl? Alss Tor the cegener-
scy OF the tunes In which we i've The
ig democratic spirit, OF our, form of gov
ernmenI, which looks more to solid worth
than To eupsy- p,lisns Il, or once was, the
Drsr1 feNt DDa4r fsf pUr nile SICNaRF