, 1876-09-20
DEMOCRATIC SUICIDE IN INDIANA.

Spfc7ht correspondence 4} 7H& Tribune.
E1.KHAnT, tnl., Sept. 1S.-Thc ticket which
tho Indiana Democracy Is called upon 10 follow
ia surely working the death Of that party. III
any State but Indiana It's nomination would
l.ayc been quick suicide; but Indiana Democrats
arc q hardy set, able to thrive OIL what would
bring destruction 10 the same party elsewhere.
The success ot that party In 1874 gave It sucf,
conlllcnce that III April IL selected for ita randi
dates tho men who, in tho event Of election,
could most thoroughly disgrace tho statc.
Williams, tic candidate for Governor, has only
two qualifications upon which his party pretend
to recommend hIn,,-hs blue leans brceches
and his utter lack Of culture. Indeed, It In
the boast Of the party that many Of Its
candidates have como from tho unedtl-
Gated, md the chief qualifications Of most
arc tlcir ignorance nnl their past nnfMthfnl-
ness to public or private trusts. Ono Of tue
clcctorsis under Indictment for perjury in a
ease wherein be elnbczzled funds belonging to
charged with fiicblng $4,000 from the State
Treasury, while another candidate for the
same Office belongs to the great army Of salary
shelf os fast as az opportunity presents itsclf.
With such ticket, the. Democracy q Ncw
York; vile rs the organization ID, would think It
needless to take the fcld Such a ticket nornt-
sure victory to thu Democracy by 4 ,uajority In
crraseG by half tic Republican vote. but tho
Indiana Democracy, counting upon complete
organization and thorough coutrol Of the IN
dependent vote, hnvo put tho Infamous tsckct n
the field, nnl with supreme tmpudcncc, aud
even against the advice OF the best men III tho
party, have carried 1t boldly titus far in tile CALL
palgn. ..--...,
ments,-the tricky party le4ders WHO form the
only intelligent part OF the organization, tue
l,lue.jeaus clement, and tho unrcconstractctl
Rebels 80 plenty in tho State in the tme Of our
their representative man, and II Is tlclt pride
that ignorance dwclts at their homes, and tliat
refinement finds NO welcome place at their ilrc-
| stdc. With them Il blue-Jeal suit Is reco1ll-
ani TINT which Il IN insult to every intelligent
| nun III tl,c state Is to them mark Of tltncsH
for rulcrshlp. The Rebel eletncnt,, composed o.
those ~lo e with 1ha dasNana War en1SKs iaii1e epe p
sssg ThS ;s Sars omen ~efs s.oe,ss Rassa an. !,
whoP viz stand and at tic polls to intimidat}c weak
lsnecd voters, find their representatives on the
BY Hendricks, by whom they were encouraged
| to resist all war measures Of the Government,
they stand ready to use ballots and bullets foi
the SUCCESS of Democracy. The party leaders
harmony Il tha ranks 90 tar rs possible;
Dut there Ia also fn Indiana d large class o.
voters whu last year atood by tho Democracy
hut who entered this cauyass unplclgcd to an,
party. This voting element is outAtt1e Of part,
discipline aud with 1t lies the balancing ballot
The ticket whfch thu Democracy las put III tl.s
field has catrungcd from It these independent
yoters. Tho Grccnbaek party could catch only
Small portion Of them, while ths Repul'
licans feel confident Of tllc remainder. In 1uol
lsl.1y sacrificing this vote, tho Democracy Of 1n
| diam has committed kuiclic. Sec!ilg this, tin
"Grccnback " muve WIS fostcred by Democrats
In thu hope Of ganing indirectly what they lias
lost directly; hut TltE TRIBUNE correspondent
las lately received Information WHICH show
thut. i, Utmost al' pottiots Of tho State. tn
Republicans who were recently Counted In n
goud irccnl>ack men nrc hard at wurls In tn
ranks Of their own narty. Tho past week la
worked very ,nurh ot revolution IN the re.tiY
position of tho three tart!ea In 1niinllu, at,tl TIL
3,D0j to 1000 Republican muIorsy, white man
good Judges drvlarn Tint 1lurratn Will carr
the State by a much greater naJority.