, 1876-08-22


Democrats aro strong bclioyora in tho spoils
system Of politics and MI that it implies. It
carries with it the theory Of spending money
in order TO got the Offices, Of buying votes in
order to lay hands oil the pluntler, aud Of re-
sorting to the most digrepatablo practices Of
political campaigning. The exposures Of tho
Woo1xy letter show that largo amounts Of
money wero used in the State in 1868, anil
employcd in past to import some 10000
voters from Kentucky. In 1877. money was
freely used to elect bIr. HEsDn1uxs in Octo-
bor, but thereafter tho prospect Of carrying
the ssnto in November for GREELEY was so
bad that 10 moro fluids could bo procured
for that purpose. This year tho 1uli-
anu Democrats aro 1naking q very rich
haul. They aro in position to- tic.
tato terms, and they haro Presidential
candidate who is advertised rs ready to
spend ;s1,500,0o0 to secure his election.
Pennsylvania having dropped ont Of the oc.
tobor elections, and the effort Of carrying
Ohio against HAYES being hopeless from tho
outset, Indiana Inns become tho most i'm
portant hattlo-ilel1 for lie Democrats. 10
loso thnt State In Octobor, with IIEspa1cKs,
tic Governor of the State, rs n candidate for
Vico.Prosdent, ulld with tllo State aud local
Offices in possession Of tic party, IN rocog-
nizcl rs contingency from which tho T1t-
DEN party conld not recover. Tho Indiana
Democrats understand their n,lvantago and
are ..lnaking tho most of it. 'rhay llayo al-
rcaly hnd good tleal Of mouey, md arc cry
ing for more. rhey ars determined that, rs
Mr.. T1LpEN is ready tu bleed, he must be
bletl nlaiuly for their boncilt. AL accounts
a(ree tint tha Dompcratio politicians In H.
liana aro milking tho canvass rich autl
golden harvest for themselves.
It Is on this Rtato Of facts TINT corrc-
spontlent OF tho New York TIMES bases NJ
appeal to the Republicans, ns,d ospecinIly 10
tho National aud Congressional Committees
aud tho ,lonoyod men OF tic East, to como
to tho rescuo, aud 10 meet money with
money. va nre forced to condemn tho
morality Of this alyico, anil nso to question
lis feasibility. It il III useless to dcny TINT a
gnol sloal Of money was sent 10 Illdiaun In
behalf of tho Republicans III tue campaigns
Ut 1SaiS mud 1877. Wa think it was ,lsp,t To-
ultimately enough but layishy mud foolishly.
While tho Democrats hive purchased votes
and imported votcra from kentucky with
| their funds, tho Republican funds hayo geu-
orally beou used for Ectting up excursions,
paying tho exrrnsos Of meetings, aud stump
Ing The stnte. On lotl, sides, howoyor,
thoro III |istle doubt TINT good doal OF
money stuck tn tho t!nge,a Of tho politicians
| and hangcrs-on to whom, it was given for le-
g!tinlato campaign nses This has nnloubt-
etlly cTentcd o certain expectancy and groetl
among tho bu.nmerH, antl the layish use Of
money OH tue Democratic side furnishes tho
Republican politicians will, thu opportunity
to demand equal lavislluoas from the mon.
eyed men Of the Republican I'arty. We think
this class OF politicians nro doomed 10 daap.
pointmont this year. IAo money will not be
forthcoming III freely aA heretofore. The
timea are too hard, for one thing; for anotl,-
er, tho elements Of the Republican party
most anxious for tho election Of Hayes and
WHEELER do not belleyu In making money
the chief agent in campaigning. Iho New
Workers need what money they eau cam
mand to bear the expenses Of tho campaigu
in irown State. Thb Republican candidate
for President, unlike the Democratic caudi-
dRts, has not been railroAd-wrecker, aud
has no vast amount OF money to contribute /;
nor would lao contribnte it it he had, siuee
he is not believer III that kind Of politics.
The Republican politicians III Indiana ,nay
as wcll understand frouu thv first that they
will not roceiys tho 9asne amount OF asaiat-
apce from outside in the way Of ,nonty con.
tsibutions as in former campaigns, and they
need not wait for it. They will probably DO
r!entifal!y supplied with speakers and ca.n.