The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-17
THE REPURLTCAN PARTY.

Democrats will do well to note particu-
larly the maneuyers of the radical conspira-
tors to regain control of the government.
Those who have the welfare of the country
at heart can not too frequently lay before
the people an honest review Of radicalism
since, by an inscrutable providence, 1T was
permitted to infiict the country with curses
such as were never before visited upon any
country under heaven. In the plenitude
of its power it unfurled the black flag and
enacted the role of pirate. From p0pula-
ton of forty millions of people it sought out
with microscopic certainty the most infa-
nous creatures that society had spawned for
its representatives, and placed them
in positions to debauch public
virtue; to override law; to inaugurate
anarchy; to plumber state and national treas
uries; to utilize perjury; to enthrone fraud;
to overthrow state constitutions to trample
upon the liberties of the people; to dishonor
the ballot, reverse the will of the people and
to use the army for the purpose Of protect
ing its crime cursed agents while they per
fected their crimes in the interest of its infa-
NOUS schemes. This party, in the wealth
of lite impudence; this party of po-
litical tumors, of running ulcers; this
party that represents all that IS cruel IN
hates, all that Is venal in politics, all that is
abomlnable IN morals, is whetting its fsngs
and outstanding its venom preparatory for
another contest with the democratic party.
With its lips parched with perjury, with
its pockets full of stolen money, with
its soul full of fostering lies, and with
creature in the Office of president upon
whose brow Is branded the mark of fraud as
ineffaceable as the mark that Jehovah
stamped upon Cain, the radical party pro-
poses to roll back the tide of reform, rein
state thieves, and once more make the gov
eminent as il was under Grant, thing for
filings and jeers, a kissing and by word
among the nations of the earth. Against
this possibility the democratic party inter
poses the only barrier. With only partial
victory the democratic party has wrought
wonders OF reform. 1t has made Grant
odious, nepotism deepicable, public thieyery
difficult. Iteompelled Delano and Launde-
let Williams to retire from places
OF trust II gibbeted Belknap be-
fore the country ana sent MIN and his NO.
2 slipper wife into disgraced exile. 1t has
torn the livery from Bose Shepherd and Bah
cock and made them az detestable as their
master who gave them opportunities to steal.
1t has Hncapped thousand dens OF iniquity
where radical thieves plotted their raids. 1t
haseevolutionized public opinion and wrest-
ed empire states from the grasp of radical
conspirators. The democratic party has
contrd of the national house of representa-
tives aud will soon have the senate. In its
wisdom the country has hope. It's policy is
national and its justice infle1ible. The
democratic party will sacrifice personal
differences for the sake of the coun-
try. No greater calamity could befall
the country than the Reinforcement of
radicalisn. The revisitation of such a
plague woald be more than the country
could bear. The reinstatement OF thieves
would be calamity worse than the revival
of ancient barbarism. To poison again every
fountain Of honesty, TO brothelize every de-
partment Of the government, would be a
curse Of such far reaching consequences that