The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13

They should have unlosded Grant and bis
administrator. in which men have grown
SO suddenly and corTuptlv rich, at the
meeting of the ma i0nal CONVENTION. we
are afraid now that IL is eternally too late"
As il to emphesize what IS meant py eter-
nslly too late, Mr.. Red, in the adjoining
column. quotes from an Inter-Ocean an
terview with wa N friend of
Governor Hayes, wherein Morton is set
down for secretary oil war or the English
mission, and cOntemptuously iniers tn at
Senator Morton and bis friends are already
looking about for his future political we'll
being. A little below he vsntilstes the In
dignation felt over the removal OF
nue. officer, and Morton's alleged
G implicitly in his dethronement: Here
are q few random gems: "Thst the Re
publicans could win, were It not Tor their
10 d, we have not the shadow of doubt,
but their load is what will weigh them
down and cause them to lose the race.
Trey have been warned in time, but they
will not heed the warning. 'Epbrsim Is
Joined to his idols, let him slOne.' The
united heart of the people is honest;-it has
honest instincts and honest aspirations
with honest affiliations, and, depend upon
IL will not got out to the corrupt, pronl-
gate and thieving heDchmen of the Repub-
licsn party and do their bidding" "Some
OF the Republicans ere now actually
REGRETTING THAT ORTIZ WAS TAKEN FROM
THE TICKET,
beginning to think that he would have
polled more votes than Harrison. Certain
1t is that up about Lafayette, Orth's friends
aud followers will not touch the son of his
grandfather" But these signs of return
ing sense in Mr.. Reed are only a mole-hil
beside the uussin of good judgment;
displayed by the big organ, the Journal.
In it's issue of to-day it has an editorial
written by special pleader, who thinks
people ought to come up and vote the
Republican ticket because Uocle Jimmy is
very plain and wears blue pantsloons,
while Ben. Harrison is cultivated and
wears doeskin. The wri er, after laboring
through nearly column OF this over
towering logic, jots down the fol-
lowing: eff the election had taken place
thirty days a go we should probably have
been defeated. IL It were to take place to
day the result might bs dou btful." This
article came to Mr.. Halfor1 in revised
proof. He dipped his pen with the energy
OF desperation, and tackled on the follow
ing rich conclusion: Thirty days more
OF hard work and thorough organ cation
will insure victory. The DRIFT of public
opinion is with the Repu olicsns. and the
Democracy know IL. Thew are making a
desperate figOt, but up to the present time
losing one. Thew are badly scared, and
have reason to be-" Now, hop the truth
ful scribe who passed over the article as
originally prepared, will not be pu
on hook for such trivial offense. He Is
good fellow, and meant TO treat the read
ers OF the organ to a small morsel of t. nth F;
and he WIS only echOing what Brother
Zoos had told the people on Saturday q,
when he said: "rbas Tiiden will carry
Ohio we do not believe--but il be does no
carry Indiana the Republicans will have to
do better work than they have done thus
lar in the campaign" If the election We're
to take place to-day Uncle Jimmy w0pfo
sail in by fifteen Thousand majority, and
the chances of thu Dsmocr 4cy, liEe OLD
wine, improve with age. We're ali right
on this side of the line, but intend 70 Keep
her inching along"