The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-10-04
STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 4,

Gus way the Journal speaks of these distin-
guished gentlemen in its issue of to-day:
sam Randall and Wilson McCandless of
Pennsylvania, with Dorsheimer, Tilden's
man Friday, are all here, consulting and ar
ranging a. TO the details of the raid to be
made on Indiana next week. 1t then
charges that the Democrats are preparing
to carry Indiana by fraud and violence"
with notorious bruisers and ballot box stuff
ers." What pitiful cry after stop thief
is here raised. 1t is absolutely known by the
Democratic State Central Committee that the
Radicals are importing negroes from Ken
lucky and white men from Illinois and Mich
gan daily To vote and repeat for the Republic
can stateticket Tuesday week Ii is absolutely
known that the Philadelphia ballot-box
stuffiing and shoEldering gang will be in the
state by Monday To complete their plans Ia
cast 5000 fraudulent votes in Indiana
Tuesday week for the Republican state ticket.
Ii Is known that these roughs, scalawags.
hummers. repeaters and shoulder-hitters are
under the control of notorious and corrupt
custom house inspector of Philadelphia, and
well known politician. 1t is absolutely
known that Chicago and New York rOuglis
and plug-uglies have already been sent to
this city and different points in Indiana. And
ii is also known that the Republicans intend
To use in this state on the day of election
one hundred thousand dollars To pur-
chase votes outright, openly and above
board, in defiance of all law. order and
decency, and To otherwise corrupt the bal
lot. All these things are known, and yet
these scOundrels and scurvy politicians
pirate about fraud and corruption But
their little games are understood and they
will find out before the close of the polls
next Tuesday week that the Democrats of
Indiana will stand by their rights and guard
their political honor John Hartranft and
pack of custom house officers from Pennsyl-
vania and several hundred officeholders from
New York and Baltimore can come to In
dianapolis under the pTetense of attending
a soldiers reunion. God save the
mark, and meet in their private
rooms, and in the Republican State
Central Committee rooms, and concOct
nefarious and outrageous schemes TO carry
Indiana for the Republicans and not a word
is said about il. But when a distinguished
Democratic general in the Union army and
several distinguished Democratic statesmen
happen TO stop over in indianapolis for few
hours to rest from the fatigue of their cam
paign or to make connection with their next
speaking point. the editor of the Indianap-
oils Journal is seized with pretended fit of
horror and he denounces them as manipu-
lators of 'ballot-bOX suffers and notorious
bruiserS. Suspicion always haunts the
guilty mind; the thief doth fear each bush
an officer" So it is with the Journal
man; for while he is throwing
dirt at the Democratic leaders, and
charging them with all manner of
fraud and corruption, he is only attempting
to cover up the known rascality and dirt of
himself and his own party. The fact of the
matter is, the Journal is frightened at the
political situation i'm Indiana. Harrison is
beaten, and beaten badly, and the Journal
knows it. Chandler, Morton. John Logan,
Grant BabcOck, lngersoll and the whole
crew of corrupt demagogues know it, Even
the attempt to inspire confidence in the
ranks of the Republican party in this state
has failed. The young men of Republican
proclivities in indianapolis who always put
up new hat, pair of boots. a vest pattern,
or So, $40 or $50 on their man. won't bet a
cent unless they get odds go great deal
on this betting business as an indication of
public sentiment.