New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-07
THE SITUATION IN INDIANA.

The abrupt withdrawal of the Greenbnck
candidate for Governor in Indiana, within SO
few DAYS of the election that it will be almost
impossible to fill the vacancy upon the ticket
in time TO prevent a thorough Generalization
of the party, seems to put new aspect upon
affairs in that State. The effect. so far as can
be Judged, is to nSpirit the Republicans, VINO
were likely 10 suffer more than their opponents
from the continuance of the Grccnback ticket
i'm the field, and to discourage the Democrats,
who were expecting TO profit by the Green
back diversion. The canvass has now reached
a point where the ardent partsans OF either
side, however conscientious they may be, or
however much disposed 10 make stand Tor
principle, are quite ready to overlook every
other consideration in their desire for success.
The campaign in Indiana is at white heat, and
the feeling outside is hardly less intense than
in the State where the campaign - III
progress. Everywhere tho desire for success
ovcrrides every other consideration, and
nothing that can contribute to that end Will
be seriously questioned, no matter what the
means employed or the motive governing their
use. These two or three days intervening
before the election are not given To reasoning
or argument. The lines are too close together,
the event too near at hand, for the parties to
consider ANYTHING but the imperative need OF
success. Strategy of any and all kinds seems
now To be in order, and no tactics will be
questioned which give any promise of furnish
ing an advantage. But let us not all be quite
carried away with this tremendous passion for
victory. II is possible to be too eager and 10
make sacrifices for success which Will in the
tl. f.,p lao fttrp slIF .I
We do not by any means underestimate the
importance to the Republicans of carrying
Indiana next Tuesday. We can see very
clearly that Republican success i'll the two
States-Indiana and OhiO-will virtually end
the campaign with the assurance of the cleo
ton of Hayes in November But there is
more to be thought of than the achievement
of an easy victory in November. The Repub
lean party has something at stake in its own
future and in the future of the country. II
will not do to risk it for any mere temporary
success.
With regard to this Indiana movement,
which seems to be looked upon as Il piece of
Republican strategy, we confess we are not
quite clear as to the means by which it has
been brought about, or rs to Its ultimate effect.
IL must be remembered that the Republican
party, if it is sincere in its professions, is da-
metrcally opposed to the theories, the policy,
and the plans of the organization calling itself
the Independent Greenback party; that it has
nothing, and can have nothing, in common
with it OF its objects and that there can
be no honest compromise or agreement with
it, The more natural utilization of these
people would be with the Democrats, who are
largely in sympathy with their movement, al
though pretending, in some sections where they
hope to gain votes from hard-mOney men, to
be opposed to them. Another fact which may
have some significance in connection with this
movement is that the Republicans in Indiana
have been suspected of a secret sympathy with
imitation. and of leaning toward the Greenback
hercsy. Now, if the withdrawal Of the Grcenbacl
candidate for Governor in Indiana is the result
of any bargain or compromise by which the
party is committed to giving in future any
c0untenance whatever to any of the ideas or
theories of these people, so that their power
for mischief in the organization is to be pro-
longed we venture to say that no good can
come from it sufficient to compensate for the
long train Of evils it will entail. The position
Of the party upon the currency question is now
pronounced and positive One of the main
purposes proclaimed at Cincinnati, and re-
peated over and over again in the press and
upon the stump, is to stamp out and put an