The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-03
Indiana.
4 VOTE FOR A NATIONAL CANDIDATE FOR THE
LEGISLATURE IN INDIANA IS A VOTE AGAINST


p VOORHEES,.
correspondence of The Courier-Journal.I
INDIANAPOLIS, September 28.-" Scion
Chase, the Great Greenback Agitator OF
Maine," as he is so extensively advertised,
spoke here last night. The meeting was
held in Masonic Hall, which was comforta-
bly, filled, many Democrats and Republic
cans being in attendance. The wise Scion
from the East knew it all, and in his rant
ing way proclaimed his fiat money views. he
first nut out his tickets, "Good for one pint OF
milk but before he got through with his
barancue his tickets read, "This is one pint
of milk" Mr.. Chase is opposed TO Senator
VOORHEES, going to the Senate II the Ma
tionaIs obtain the balance Of power in the
next Legislature. He wants an "lndepend-
ent Greenbacker from the National party"
Mr. Chase has promised to come over from
Maine II the Nationals send enough men,
beers to the next Legislature, and assist
them at the opening OF the session to ma
nipuate the wires in the interest OF
3" plan" Buchanan, or some other pnOml-
pent Greenbacker OF the National faith, to
seat in the United States Senate.
GENERAL BEN. FRANK BUTLER,
of Massachusetts, has also kindly consented
to be present at the opening OF the next
General Assembly OF Indiana, il the occa-
sion should require his presence. / sup
pose these two hcavyweights OF the National
party will do the bulidozing necessary upon
any weakened Greenbacker who might
feel inclined to vote for VOORHEES,. Great
is Butler as a bulldozer, and his presence
at convenient locality from the seat OF the
legislative hall will have wonderful effect
upon the timid National members OF the
next Legislature. II can now be regarded
as a dead open and shut that the success OF
the Nationals in this State Tuesday week Is
the defeat OF Senator VOORHEES,. In any
Democratic county in Indiana vote next
Tuesday week for the National candidate
for representative is vote against Daniel
W. Voorhees,.
THERE ARE NINE COUNTIES
in this State which were carried By the
Democrats i'm 1876 by mai critics ranging
from one hundred and fifty to two hundred
and fifty. In eight of these counties the
Nationals have brought out candidates for
the Legislature. They have not the slight
est show OF electng a man, and their plac-
ing of tickets in the field in those counties
can only result in defeating, perhaps, seYe-
raj Of the Democratic candidates and elect
ing Republicans in their stead. In every
county in the State where they could the
Republicans have fused with the Nationals.
The holding Of the Democratic State Con-
yention so early in the year was a fatal mis-
take upon the part OF the Democracy. The
readers OF the Courier. Journal in Indiana
will well remember that your correspond
ent openly opposed the meeting OF the Con-
yention before July or August. The Demo
cratic State Central Committee, instead OF
calling a convention in July or August, as
1ous their Judgment, called meeting OF
prominent Democrats for advice and con-
sutation. The result was that few coun-
ties sent up large delegations, and the COM
mittee were
puLLDozED INTO CALLING AN EARLY coSVES-
TI0N.
The only argument advanced for an early
convention was that the Independents 4"
or i" Greenbackers +" would accept the DEM
ocratic platform, and not organize IN any
county in the State. Even Governor Hen
bricks, Senator Mcdonald, and Governor
Williams got this opinion finally beaten INTO
their heads, though at the start n few OF US
were OF the notion that Governor He'll
bricks and Senator Mcdonald would nelp
make q fight against an early convention.
A few DAYS after the State Convention l met
Auditor Henderson at indianapolis, and he
was delighted; .for," said he, sour con-
yention has taken all the milk out OF the
cocoanut OF the Greenback party. They
will all 90 with US this fall" But Auditor
Henderson was mistaken, as were number
of other leading Democrats in Indiana. 1t
has been seven months since the ConVen-
ton was held, and during all this time the
so-called Greenbackers have been
ORGANIZING AND MAKING WAR
,1non the Democratic State ticket and plat
form. The first mistake was IN setting up
ANYTHING for them to hit at, and the second
mistake was in catering to this so-calied
Greenback party. The Democratic party Is
old enough and big enough to take care OF
itself, Its principles are broad and liberal,
and have stood the racket Tor over bali
century, and it is humiliating for the proud
old party to 60 harloting with a party that
would destroy it. The result OF the cleo
ton Tuesday week will open the eyes OF the
Democrats Of Indiana, whether they are
successful or. defeated. 1t will show them
that the most dangerous party they will
have to fight in the future is the National
Marty: and the sooner they commence fight
ing that party the better it will be for them.
- B .. o. S.
Salvation, regeneration, must come speeds
". ifft ever comes Mt all. 1t can never come
from guerrilla horde OF soreheads and
ragamuffins, wild Falstaftian memberships,
under the leadership OF such moral, social,
and political outcasts as Beast Butler, BRICK
Pomeroy. and Denis Kearney. The Demo.
sorofin nsnsrfu sa,onn promises hone OK itS