The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13
COMES TO THE CONFESSIONAL
That Rare and Radiant Reformer
Of the People has seen the
Handwriting on
the Wall.
REED ON RADICALIsM.

zNrHER SOUL MADE HAPP7-ENos b.
-eRD COMES TO THE CONFESSIONAL AND
.cKNowLEDeEs THE REPUBLICANS ARE
LAYING A LoosISG GAME In INDIANA
rhe Indiana correspondent of the Gin
.nnati Enquirer ssys: Another straw
mos b. r sed, the bard of the indianapolis
,eople. has had the scales removed
rom his eyes, and now sees the polit-
icAl situation in its true light. Several
wears ago, history will not De very
particular about the date, Enos man
aged his cards so as to be returned to CoHn-
Gil through scombinstion with Democrats,
promising to return the cOD pliments 10
case he was cleo ed, by helping along the
Democracy when the time came for COun-
Gil to split on questions oil city govern
ment. He remembered his part OF the
contract by vOt ng almost invariably
AGAINST the Democracy. It was an alleged
case of conscience with him, but obserYsnt
people put 1t down as all springiDg from a
deadly feud between him and George w
Geieer. the recognized Democratic leader
in Council, and q gentleman who never
could be prevailed upon to believe that Mr..
Reed was g pure, undenled sGs'es-
man of commanding abilities. Now, X seq
has many good qualities. one OF which
is a propensity TO De fsir-.o side with the
weak against the strong, with the better
reason against the worse. he Is not natu-
rally mean and vindi, tive, but. like the
rest of the newspaper fraternity. gives rops
to his feelings now and then. Whether ne
had any rea sOn tor breaking his pledge to
those who elected him by hsbituslly voting
against them a ust be settled between him
self aud the Democracy, but when he came
to the 'front.' boldly and opposed the Demo-
cratic ordinance tU redistrict the city on
the eve of the last election, he was rignt
and his defamers were wrong, as the re-
action proved. Heretofore he mad been
swinging between heaven and earth, like
Mohsmmeo's c. fin
KINDIoF UNKNOWN QUANTITY,
but then he took more decided position,
and pronounced for the full Republican
ticket. 1t was victorious by over 1000
majority. Reed was returned to Council
from TIE Third ward, where he is now
serving, aud ever slnce that bis paper has
been emphatic in the Repu blicsn faith.
His paper has a circulation of about 5000
and reaches the poorer lsbOring classes,
whom it is its chief business TO protect
from the assaults of schemiDg capital.
This made his il fiuence OF some account
to the Morton-Holiowsy clique. IL was
definitely understood that Reed should
lose nothing if he 'oughs the Democracy,
and a part Of the inducement Was
promise to secure him 5000
new subs ribers. This would be
q neat Testimonial 30 his worth and eff
cheney, and Elos accepted with thanks.
Three months have passed by; Hayes was
nominated at Cincinnati; Reed made the
presentation speech az Columbus, when he
handed over the Hayes Guards of his city
to the governor OF o 1io, on the occasion OF
their visit to Uncle BTcnsrd's Boy, and in
various ways the editor OF the People has
allied himself with the administration CO.
horts, and kept faith with them decidedly
better than he ever did with the Demo
Gratis. He found, however, that mis- labor
ing readers belonged with the party OF re-
trenchmeut and reform. When he espoused
party which had been convicted OF pro-
fiigate expenditures and had resisted all
attempts to cut down the public burdens,
the poorer Glasses saw that he had gone
over to their enemies, and they had no fur
ther use for bis organ. The result was d.
minished subscription list for his mailing
department and less sales IN the streets
The promise of the X publican central
committee to furnish him new subscribers
for those he knew he must lose has been
forgotten, and EnCs was not fortunate
enough to secure the necessary funds for
Varying out pet scheme Of his, in the
hspe OF a campaign daily. Gov. Hayes
ddn't grasp the point when Eaos com.
iuned with him at Columbus on the vital
tmsnds of the hour Now. these con-
seutive dissppointments and breaches OF
fsih have taken the Gilt and ginger bread
trimmings and all fancy iwork cut OF
the.Ontest, and reduced Brother Reed to
the ober realities of the cam paigu. He
sees1O longer through glass darkly, but
face o face. He is st last convinced that
REPULICANIsM IN INDIANA Is DOOMED
He ss,s: "'If the election were to take
place tomorrow the Democrats would
carry he day. We have time and again
heard he stove repeated this week, and
that, TO, hy highly accredited Republi-
cans wb have heretofore been sanguine of
the sucass of the Republican ticket, both
In Oc5okr and November. There is no
denyinghe fact that toe speech OF Julian
somewnt demorslizsd the Republican
rarks. ] was q terrible arraignment OF
TIE cOrrptionists Of the party, and
graphic etsil of great many OF the
vLlainiesl which have been enacted
since the Republican party came Tito.
power. It hstters very little If Julian Is
sore-head3he devil even can sometimes
sll the trutl, and George w. Julian we be-
I've TO be hsny removes from the devil,
sihough thee Is no question about his be-
ing disappointed politician, and your
mos violent psrtissn Is always rene
gsoe. The Republican parry msde great
nfistsh s whe5 L. undertook co carry Grant
ana ana Al he corruptionS of his sdministra-
uon. ~ Is said that nsne are so blind as
tnose whowill not see. The Republican
parry saw tAe burden thsy would have 20
carry, and 4 they knew any thing, they
Eust nave known how weighty it would
pe-iar more weighty than Vnristian's bur-
Gen OF sin which ne oore onbis back foc 80
many weary nuiies-aud YET they yook il
pauu shouldered it, and now if hey DO
not sink into the Slough of DsspoDd a spe-
clai interposition of PTovidenco gill have
20 oe ordered in their behalf audit is said
the days Of miracles have passed.
and eloquent gentlemen. handsome
ly paid Ior it, may talk until they
are blind about the grand oil party, on,
II tney are going to shoulder all the grand
olo party's mistakes. all its whisky IinRs