The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-23

ton OF the country. Business has been
ness are fearfully on the increase. The reports
from every portion OF the Union have been
& 70 1hs See ercPs sRd since
with great anxiety. They everywhere look
| prosperous and inviting.
BASIS OF BUSINESS PROSPECTS,.
The crops of the country once were the indi-
cation as to what business would be, whether
profitable or improbable according to their
abundance. This, many years ago, was the
guide for all business men, but no with album
dant evidence that the crops every where are
| fioarishing. the business men OF the country
have no confidence in their business being
Country have but little confidence
| that their labor will be in demand.
With all these facLs before US. IL is our duty
| to ing 1ire why it is that we have among US
al hat would have once given confidence TO
Investments and secu ed labor and compe-
tence 10 all the Isboring and producing classes
gushing. and IN the midst of penny xtr. me
want, an Garnet inquiry and investigation
shsuld be instituted by all. These are the
questions that have enga. ed my attention
since have been in Congress. 1t Is to be re-
gretted that some OF our alb est men refuse 10
consider those questions, and deny IN Al any
want exists. that IL is false to say that the
wolf is at the door of our laooring men; aud
assert that the country is everywhere pros
porous. This understand to have b en- the
declaration of one of our most distinguished
senaio rs a few evening since, to a. lmmense
more gratIfed than L were his declarations
true on this point. You, gentlemen, who are
er gagged here in business pursuits, and you
who are seeking Dor in order that you may
protect yourselves and your families from
want, know whether these declarations are
true or alse. A mau or party that nus
the country, that every hing Is pr psperous.
that p Ople should rel 1ice ev rywhere at their
have indica'e ed. They have no reform TO
suggest. If the people are prosperous and
happy under their policy. which thty claim
aud IL true, should be continued, why is all
this? In
THE FACE OF STUBBORN FACTS
to the contrary, IL they did not assume this
false position they could not justify them
selves, much less expect justification from
others, in coming before the people, alone
discussing issues that are dead and gone, en-
deavOring by so doing TO excite the worst feel
iugs, by appealiug To the worst pa slons OF
men. I refer particularly 10 he speech of se1-
ator Morton. Not single word was said by
him, or intima cd, as TO what would be our
best ID llicy To restore the prOstrae Blu II ess OF
the count y and TO furnish the laborlDg men
employment, but evcIy word OF his speech
was upon The dead pas, a review OF the Wal
that Is unpleasant bee luse OF the horrors and
the losses that are incident TO 1t. THIS settle
ment of the war has been indo'sed by all par
ties No issue to-day exists between the par
ties that are asking the suffrage of The people
as to the settlement o. the war. The Demo-
cratic party al St. Louis by resolution accept
by Mr.. Lord of New York, declared that the
Congress of The United ates Is ii favor OF
sll constitutional amendments growing
out OF the war securing citizenship
10 all regardless of color; that the law should
be prom puy enforced againss all violations o
their provisions or the laws To carry them
out. There was bat one or two votes In the
Lower House against the sssage OF this reso-
In ion. II this question is not settled, would
like for Senator Morton or any of his friends,
% indicate policy for settlement. am sai-
ished with he sediment The DEM
ocratic House of Repre-. entaIives say
Nationa. Democratic convention say they are
satisfied. There being no issue Whatever upon
this question we are led to inquire wny the
war, with all It's horrors, is TO be paraded be-
fore people whose tune, whose ability,
whose every thought should be engaged IN
study ing cut the cause and devtsing remedy
for our PROSTATE financial condition. With
idle money and idle men and starving women
aud children, this should be the foremost
thought with every man who has anythiI TO
do with CONTROL ng the government. The
government is managed by you all, and under
the present psostratiOn and the gloom OF the
future, no man ought 10 be able to get bea--
ing anywhere that has nothing 10 talk about
except the horrors of the war. There is
MEANING IN ALL THIS
that unsuspectlng men do not understand
This embarrassment can only be because
of the fl ancial policy of the party in power.
II crops are abundant, money plenty, labor
unem ployed, business paraly zed, and women
and children on the point OF suffering, 1t is TO
prevs Mt an investigation as 10 the pollcy OF
he party in power, which is undoubtedly the
direct cause. The minds OF tue people must
be taken off of those great questions. The
reople, by various acts of les1sla ion, have
been rObbsd or the interest of the few. This
is we'll undo stood by Republican politicians,
but they rely on that few 10 get Office and
pow r. They, h wing legiSlated The property
expect liberal use OF that money TO retain
them IN power. THIS war question is used 10
attract the attention OF the country, excite
the people SO that in the midst of their excite
ment, forgetting every thing else, they will
vote their ticket. 1t reminds me of the deep
laid schemes of the rob er. The attention OF
complice are carr ing on, while the pocket
book is being LII ed from'he POCKET OF the vic
tim and dupe. The victim, of course, IS then
left TO beggary and wa [. senator Morton says
that the Democratic party has attempted no
reform, but the great object has been to
ab serSy by sne shsis M He tns
officials of the United States have
people o. other Ia6ds, and that they are
turned toward us more earnestly than ever.
that h We been instituted at Washington as
being I'M urious TO the credit of our govern
menJ abroad. He deBou ces the committees
engaged in Investigations as lib 1 eSs, and
SAYS, "The foul BIRDS that would defle treir
nests are spurned with loathing and con-
tempt" Who are the r6eliers? Was l. a
honorable business transactions while our
minister to England? The Investigations
have shown that there never was a fou!er
nest than the one he coupled. II the charges
were libellous, why was he dismissed? Why
| was he Oi. missed from his foul nest and an
| otner member of this seli-purifs ing party
| placed upon the same nest? No one knows
better than SeL ator Morton that Americans
who visited England, desiring to maintain an
| honorable standing there, were obliged to
| avoid the society of this man, Scheuck, so
| notorious was his character. NoJwithstandi. 2
| his apologisIs, like Morton, denouncing his
/ accuSers a. sandereIs.tne adminisl ration, cor
| rupt as 1t is, was obliged to remove him.
1 Where is
MoRToN's CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, ORTIZ
| Morton claimed that his purity such
i that he ought TO be governor Of Indian a,