The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-03
Republicans vs.. williams.

| It will be an interesting advertisement
for some time now to watch the endeavofs
and frantic efforts of the Republican press
of the state to befoul and besmear the rep
utation of this gentleman. There is very
little logic or connected argument in the
Trades of the Journal or its lesser satel-
lites throughout the state. Confederate
Democracy, Rebel Democracy, Democratic
Lies, are the only stock In trade which they
possess, and these captions are psraded
daily 70 attract the rowing attention of all
good Republicans or to win the wavering
affections of the hsrassed and perplexed
Independent" Ben Hill, the poor sorehesd
from Georgia, went over to James ID. Will
lisms' seat and, like any other man who
was possessed of the ordinary impulses of
courtesy, made bold to congratulate him
on having received the nomination for the
governorship of his state. The sensibili-
ties of the Journal are outraged at therebel-
lious and disloysl incident and it further
suggests these two as Confederate Gen.
tennial Ticket" It always had its doubts
about the honesty and integrity OF
Jim Williams, but soon after bav-
ing been caught In the act of
hsndshaking and being ielicitsted on
his nomination by Ben Hill, of Georgia, the
fact OF his being seditious and dangerous
not to say incendisry individual is estsb-
lished beyond successful controversy. 1t
doesn't occur to the Morton trumpet that
there can, by any possibility, exist
q state of courtesy, good feeling
and gentlemanly bearing among men o
diverse views on the floor of Con-
gress, and the very fact that Uncle Jimmy
didn't instantly retire to wash his hands
and fumigste with disinfectants his blue
jesrs suit after the polluting contact with
the crsck-brained Georgian is a very
startling evidence of the political sffilia-
ton of this unhappy old man with the
"implacable and rebellious HILL" Uncle
Jimmy's blue home-spun, too, is not APP
proved by truly good Republicans. 1t is
ga singular and conspicuous mode of
dress" and indicative of "pinchbeck
pretention" to honesty and integrity. We
trust that no reference was intended or a
double ertendre directed towards any late
Republican senatorial contestant by the
unguarded use of the word on the Jour
nails part, but it does recall lingering
memory of Pinchback and Morton and
their touching and paternal intimacy
during the Late contest. Par Mobile fra
trum. Even the soothing and emollient
influences of the Centennial year which
all patriots and honest lovers of their
country desire 10 hail as the era of recon
Citation and q truly national spirit ofsym-
pathy and concord is not sufficient to as
suage the sectional and insane party-bit-
terness OF the followers and henchmen of
the "wsr governor" and If an Indiana rep
rtssntstive on the floor of Congress, in the
blessed year of liberty, 1876, 50 far forgets
himself as to accept the congratulations of
brother member from one of the origina
thirteen states, on his anticipated political
preferment, why he must be crushed I'M
der the popular cry of Unreasonable asso-
cistions," bad company and more rebel
Democracy stuff. The judgment of all
Hght-thinking men, however, will pene-
trste the tbiDness of these puerile and con-
temptible assaults on an honest and
worthy son of our state. The American
people are tired OF war clsp-trap as a
means of diverting the attention from
party rsscslity and official thievery, and
the blessed Republican party will have to
realize, sooner or later, that the policy of
the day is to be one of reform and the cor
rection of shameful abuses in the admins
tration of our government rather than
ridiculous bowling of rebellion and the
beating ofdrums Is an accompaniment to
wholesale official stealing and disgraceful
public plundering.