The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-21
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
INDIANA AND THE ELECTORAL
RETURNING BOARD SWINDLE-

Early in the presidential campaign. and
In fact before the first gun was fired, the
eyes of the whole country were turned upon
Indiana There were indications OF polit-
zeal fght of more than usual stubbornness and
fierceness Parties were finding the divid-
ing line and intensifying its vividness.
The radicals saw their danger and
commenced tanning to blaze
the slumbering fire of sectional hate
and party mslignity. A democratic
congress had penetrated the dens od radical
thieves and dragged forth crimes suf-
ficient in number IL each had been a
brick to have duplicated the pyramids,
or, If liquified, 10 have made the oceans
black as ink or red as hell. 1t had stripped
the robes of deception from distinguished
leaders of the radical party, and COM
PEELED them to stand in the pillory
and receive the jeers and deraneis-
tons of honest men of all parties
1t had driven frauds from theft secret hiding
places and tracked them to the very door of
the white house, and il had discovered the
hidden sources of radical corruption. foul as
the filth of sewers, and mapped out the
course Of the streams from Washington te
The remotest outposts OF Giants authority.
This work had been performed by democrat
ic representatives of the people in
1t was expected, therefore, that the radical
party would move as much of earth, heaven
and hell as lay in their power to retain its
ascendency for the purpose of arresting the
further exposure of its villaInies and IT was
expected that Indiana would be the chosen
theater for the display of the mightiest eff
forts of its leaders. In this conclusion dem
ocrats were not disappointed. Morton,
who combines in his makeup more
dog and devil than any living thing, having
a remote resemblance to man, opened the
campaign for the thieves, scathed and limp
ing with the displeasure of his Maker, with
n soul as dead to honest convictions his
legs are to feeling, with thirst for power
and vengence as unsuitable as a tigers for
blood; with hates as implacable as fiend,
and a conscience as bereft of SEN
sitiveness as a putrifaction-O- p. Nor
ton indicated the policy of his party
and flung TO the breeze his bloody shirt
symbolizing. like the pirates black flag,
mo quarter
The democracy of Indiana accepted the
issue, and entered the conflict under the
banner emblazoned with 'Tilden. Hendricks
and reform" We need not trace the con.
fiict step by step as it proceeded. 1t will live
in the minds OF those who witnessed the
displays OF courage on the part of the de-
mocracy and the resorts TO fraud, duplIcity
and mendacity that were the chief weapons
of the radical leaders and organs. The peo-
pie of the entire state were aroused.
The radicals with their army of Of
ficehOlders with their stolen plumber
and Golfers oyerhowing with money
wrung froE1 government employees,
were sleepless in their vigilance, untiring in
their labors, and inscriptions in their
plans, and nerved by the fear of exposure il
overcome, they fought with the desperation
OF despair and with the malignity of devils.
Bot truth prevailed in Indiana in October,
and was followed by second victory
in November. The news, as it was
flashed over the country, rejoiced the hearts
of parrots In other states and the announce
ment came back that truth had triumphed;
that Tilden and Hendricks were elected,
the truth taat has since been brought into
conflict With perjury and which by the
action Of men stepped in crime is likely 10
be crushed We do not care to re-
write tho history of the Infamous
crimes that have been brought into action
10 reverse the decision of the people. In
diana, as she stands bowed before the infa-
NOUS record made in South Carolina, Flor
ada and Louisiana by the radical party, real
ICES as no other state can realize the deep
damnation of the plot The sliny track of
the conspirasors is as distinct as the fiery
flow of lava tide. They are highways of
crime. with perjuries for guides and return
ing boards to point the way to the dismal
swamp of the electoral commission. where
such creatures as Morton and Bradley and
their co-workers In fraud are digging the
grave Of republican institutions
Looking at the whole scene from a
partisan standpoint, the majority Of