The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03
THE MIsREPRESENTATI0 or THE
RADICAL PRESS

Sigh test dtspO -ition TO strain the machinery
OF government, or 10 influence ny clamor the
proce dtngs Of congrese.-NeW York Times.
The Chicago Times has the temerity 10 ask
the question, as there any American
humor?' when quotations like the above are
flying in docks through the radical newspa-
pers. The New York Times formulated the
above, but the same exquisite bit of humor
appears In varying language in all the rad
zeal papers. notwithstanding the fact that
for the last few weeks the radical leaders in
Washington and the organs of the party
throughout the country are engaged In the
revolutionary attempt TO strip congress of
all authority that the constitution gives IL.
when the electoral votes are to be counted,
and to invest the president OF the senate
with powers heretofore unhC ard or They have
long ago satisfied themselves that it is almost
their only remaining desperate chance TO
save Mr.. Hayes. and now comes the national
radical keynote sounder the New York
Times, and squeaks out that there has not
been any disposition to strain the machin-
'ery Of government on the part OF this
radical party. Well, perhaps the Times Is
right. Instead Of ''straining IT, the party
has done its level best 10 smash the whole
concern. Grant 'damns the supreme court
and props up the rotten radical state gov
ernments OF South Carolina and Louisiana
with his bayonets. Again. when the su-
preme courts Of South Carolina and Florida
are endesvoring 10 settle in aouiet, dignifed
way the troubles growing out of radical ras-
liz oftrr al
orders from Washington there appear
two federal judges, Judge Bond in South
Carolina. and Judge Wood in Florida,
interfering with and blocking up the legal
operations OF these highest state tribunals.
The Times is perhaps right. we repeat.
These attempts have the look of a deliberate
plan to "smash things.r "straining the
machinery Of government is altogether too
weak an expression TO apply to such at
tempts of arbitrary tools of power. Years
ago the nation was warned. az from time to
time the Jacobins, who seemed TO gravitate
toward the leadership of the radical party,
began to encroach step by step upon the old
landmarks; 90 overturn all the sacred monu-
ments that had been put up from time 70
time TO mark the nations progress, and to
laugh at the traditions OF our past glory and
happiness The patriotic and conservative
great ones among them, as Trumbull, Ad-
ans, Summer, Chase, Greeley, Julian, Pal
mer and great host besides. took warming in
time and LETT the party in the hands of such
men as Morton. Chandler Cameron. Jim
Blaine, John Logan and Bob IngerSoll. The
most wonderful feature in this disbolcal
march of great party hellwards is that a
very respectable number OF very respectable
people cling to it with tenacity that is alto
gether unexplainabIe. A programme is ar
ranged by few desperate head
devils at Washington TO deliberately
swindie Mr.. Tilden out of the presidency
first by an attempt at systematic fraud in
several northern states, and being foiled in
| this, then through a new and ingenious
| piece of the DEVILS own mechanism called a
returning board" this lat er, working like
acharm, proving, up to this writing at least,
perfect success; then succession OF rati-
| flying radical rascality meetings are arranged
| for, and held in. prominent places. Here, then,
is another stage of this strange feature, that
/ those who are called the best men in this rad
| zeal party, with some few noble exceptions,
meetand stamp with approval in unmistak-
able languag this whole rascally programme,
and all indorsed. heartily and thoroughly,
by the radical organs. We think that when
another Buckle writes another History OF
Civilization he will be considerably
nopplussed to reconcile some of the
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prominent features Of this party's
progress to decentralization. defeat and
ruin when he comes. to- consider
the status of men and. measures at the close
of the first century Of e;sr national existence.
In the face, then. of all those incidents that
we bring to notice of the lawlessness and
rccklessness of the radical party. how Is II
! possible. We ask, for an editor of q large and