, 1876-08-28

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Democratic, and dcpendent-Grcenback par
ties. Ordinarily, In = Presidential campaign,
third.raEty movement, such "a Is represented
by the Independent State ticket here, could not
be made Of Significance enough to 10 worth
reckoning. And, In and Of Itself, the 1ndcpcnd'
movement here Is small side
show, not worth reckoning, The real contest,
a. throughout tho Union, is between the Repnb-
ican and Democratic parties, and every votc for
tho independent ticket Wilt 10 thrown away.
But, 50 close Ia tho contest, neither tho Rcpub- |
l,can nor the Democratic party In Indiana can |
stand the loss Of votes To bo thrown array; and |
The comparatively very few votes SO thrown |
away will
INSURE THE DETfAT IN OCTOBER
Of either party. Whether Tic Independent
ticket is, in fact, being runsas tender to the
Democratic, shall not undertake to determine.
nor whether tile money {of which there Is said
10 DO no laek) to dcfray the expenses Of the
independent canvass comes out Of Tlldcn's bar.
rel. Tho fact remains that, persuaded that
there Ia a vital issue involved, considerable
number of voters In this State hare resolved to
thpw away their votes upon the Independent
State ticket in October, and for Cooper In No
ve1nbcr, In order to make stand upon what
they believe to be a great principle.
"In 1856" snld Judge Jcff Logan, Of this city,
one Of the leaders In the Independent morc-
ment, "cycry man who voted tor Fremont, and
knew what he was about, knew that lie Was
throwing away bis vote. But he was voting for
the next time. The old FrceSoicrs threw away
their votes for years, but they were fighting for
principle, and at last compelled recognition Of
It. This grecnbacR question Inns been trimmed
upon and dodgcd in Indiana, and both parties
iayc 80 rot upon both sides Of II that there has
never been a square, stand-up fight upon 1t.
That
WE PURPOSE TO PoncE.
We don't expect to win tlIts time; We arc
fighting for the next tine. We shall keep OH
until we COMPEL recognition Of our principles
a tho Frcc-Boers dill. Old narty-lines bare
got to be broken OH this issue. When thcr aro
We shall win. Why, II tho present party
machines could be got out Of the way, and the
question fairly submitted to tho people, VIC
would carsy the State by an overwhelming ma-
tortty." And in this he undoubtedly but gAye
uttcrancc to the sentiment Of tho rank-anu-iile
OF the independents In thta State, tn which
they arb as sincerely In earnest as arc tc yotcra
OF either OF the great parties tn thclr political
"Frotn which Of tic tuo parties are the In
dependents drawing most rccruitsf" asked.
r. them ron ont.. len aorty w. ve1s es
Del1ocrutic purity. IL the state generally be-
llevc tho majority Of 1nslependcnts have CONC
| from the Democratic party"
"Ilcndreks' Grcenbacklsm Isn't good enough
| for themin said /, intcrrogatiycIy.
"Hcutiricks isu't running for fresidont, !" WIS
the Judges reply. +" Ii he wctc7 nobody can
teiI wl,efe he stands on the Greenbask question
NJ nAs DoDoED EVERY LIVE QUESTION
since he went into politics. All that he has
| ever done for tho GrecnbAck cause has been to
xukA tS3kIt
through The House the bill rcpealing tbs tiate-
CLAUSE Of tho Resumption act. The rest Of the
act stands, and, everywhere except IN Indiana
md Ohio, Tildcn is run on tho promise that he
icctiye, We don't put my confidence in Tilden
lar iaItl.ieoney % %declsratons, % md Hendricks dodg.
Ing. Hendricks, II is known BY everybody here,
uscd hls whule Influence to dcteat frank
Landcrs for Governor before the Democratic
State Convention, and did beat him, because
Landers was III out-and-out Grcenback man.
Ills nomination would have carried the Democ'
racY Of this State so far toward 0rtenbackism
rs to have left Hendricks no chance for do1glne
and for the 81. Louis nomination. Lannera l,aa
received the Democratic nomination fol
eSDsF*sss ssck Il e tam ts asffs saa aa; nj
son.o Of US Grccnbackers want IN explanation
from him before We vote. I suppose, though
that nearly all tho Grcenbackers who were Dem
ocrass WILL rote for htm."
apt to go back to tho purity before the canvass Il
"Wsll,'f he admitted, "some Of them wis
we're Democrats arc showing disposition to or, rs
emphasis, " II It comes to that, we are not 70
wero Republicans will, In our turn,
60 UACK TO TIB REPUBLICAN PARTY: ;"
The Judge, however, did not seem TO bclicF,
there was any SUCH triclcry 6e!nE attempted
aud, from Ills enthusiasm on the eub1cct, It t
safe to conclude, will work for and vote for th
independent tieket anyhow; Az uS,n tnat preeise
vass III various quarters Of the state, and as
deyeoping an enthusiasm aud party-sptrtt, th
natural result OF which, unless Y oe so1htetasl
I'd, will bo to lead them to vote their uektt any
"it's easy to get Into peoples head:'' sal
Gen. Lew Wallnco to me. yesterday, "thls nc
} more more gresuSacks. everybody viii get out Q
debt cheap1Y, and make q fortune besides. An
they never scem to remember that, no matte
! how many grceubacka tho Government print'
they san 9alv Sgst tho gFsen0*sk' 0' ''lll0
"It'a areaectlon upon popular inteIl1geuc
here, and disgrace to Inaian, that here, of a
states In te unon3 do pssonls s1ssl sss4us
. ''and that now it will have to be sestousty ns
: it occurred to me, as It must TO every ono wt
has observed tho course Of politics IN Indian
?. for the past few years. that the disgrace of y
not that such ilotlons obtan. 10 tnuch ~ Il
that the men who know better antl thoao vt
: have been tho party-leaders, lzyei't had tt
I nerve 10
sPRAK-ouT rLA1ntr on THE QUESTION
1t las been altogether too much the fashio
!. in this State generally, to codd!c tho Rag-B
or to wholly dodge the question, while pVlltir
oconomists Ut tllU order ot Mr.. James bucllana
have been left To dcseant upon the uumbetlc
. blessings Ut IN irreleomablo currency, anu Ao
; It would make everybody rlsh without costi! M
r anybody anything. Aud the result !s, tha
II Will tic Independent party In tins field. t!
. question has to be met anA, Tor tl!e isst timc
+. Indiana, thoroughly discussed. Gen. Harris;
ID meeting the question fully in bis catnpai(
speeches. That tho grcenback mill eau crca
10 wealth and that nothing but industry Al
ecouomy cnu; that It Ia always tho capital
!. who profits by Investing IN anticipation y !. 7
naat!.'i IL prices CONSEQUENT nq upon az inatl a
T. have no yalue cxcopt ~ there Is prospect
n n their being paid; that It was only prospect