The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-31
The Morton organ Scared

Some very serious kilograms must have
CONS from Washington to Mr.. Morton's
organ 10 arouse the Journal to the
knowledge that the greenback Rspub-
licsns have been giving no sort of heed to its
professions on the finance question. The
situation il truly alarming for the interests
of that party, and the Sentinel has wondered
how long it would take the Journal TO dis
cover that few shallow plstitudes which
have appeared in thai paper, favoring re-
peal of the resumption bill, would not
hoodwink the rank and file of that party.
The Evansville Journal, months ago, de-
clared the Republican leaders would not
do to be trusted on this question,
and the greenback Republicans believe it.
The Journal thought by changing the policy
of the paper that all Republicans would fall
into line. Morton might court the money
interest in the East, see all effort to repeal
the resumption bill passed by and never life
his voice in lis favor, while his organ in the
West, bowling loudly for repeal and bolster
ing up the senator on the bloody shirt issue,
was expected to control the party with uni
ted front; to do the mans bidding when the
Republican convention assemblies in Febru-
airy. All at once the Journal discovers that
things are not working lovely, that green
back clubs are springing up all over
the state, that Mr.. Buchanan, the editor of
the Sun, is tolling away hundreds and
thousands of Republicans into his
independent party, and that by some dire
conspiracy all these wanderers were TO as
semble in convention here in a week or two
and nominate that staunch old greenbaek
Democrat Landers for governor. and this
organ of Morton, who is hanging on the
skirts of the money power in the East,
who helped to frame the Sherman
contraction bill, by which half million of
the peoples currency was burned yesterday,
now presumes to warn Republicans not to
trust themselves with Mr.. Buchanan, and
sets up the claim that the Republican party
is greeDback party. Why does not Mr..
Morton introduce bill torepeal the Sber-
man bill? 1t originated in the Senate. When
he does that, take a step backward. as Sher-
man said they would not, ana all Republic
can senators vote for repeal, then may the
Journal claim before the people of Indiana
that its party is greenback party. Has the
Journal seen the vote in congress
on the Holman resolution? Did
majority of Republicans vote for or
against that N assure? Has there been any
act of the administration, any recommends
ton to congress, that has not looked d.
rectly to the destruction OF the greenback
circulation as soon as possible?
A more impsdent and unworthy trick
to deceive the people and hold to-
gether a party on the verge Of
utter ruin was never witnessed in this state.
Such dishonorable and disreputable double
dealing by Mr.. Morton and his organ
must not only disgust the peo-
pie of this state but of the entire
country, and it is no wonder that such sud-
den alarm has seizsd upon the organ.
The Republican party at large have
but slim chances CT success
when the nomination of Morton
for the presidency is contemplated, with the
hope thereby of carrying the state of Indi-
ana. There is no bloody shirt clause in the
greenback club constitutions, and the way
matters now appear $4,000 majority against
Morton in this state would be very mod
crate estimate.