The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
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THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

The democracy of Indiana are In good
fighting condition for the coming campaign.
She has in the field her. state ticket COM
posed OF good men, whose personal popu-
larity gives great siren tn to it.. Their
ability to conduct an active CANVASS and to
form 8 thorough organization OF the party
can not be questioned. The state central
committee, through its chairman, Colonel
B. C. Shaw, is looking after the thorough
discipline of the party in the township and
county organizations, and everything
looks auspicious for grand victory
in October. The main battle viii be for the
legislature The republicans will concede
the election of the state ticket to the demcc
racv. and will make up ticket with the
distinct understanding among its managers
of selling it out to secure the legislature.
The republican party knows full well that
fair apportionment of the state would leave
them largely IN the minority in the legisls-
ture for years to come; hence they look only
after that branch of the campaign. The
national organization has no confidence in
its leaders. They remember their sale
two years ago to the republican
party. The rank and file OF
this organization are not politicians, but
they are men who know that the policy of
the republican party has bankrupted the
country, and is forcing its best men into
bankrupt courts every day. The democracy,
being the only great organized party in the
country that can overcome the republican
party viii suffer by the Impotence OF the
people 10 overthrow the party that has had
the control of the government through all
these long, sad years of suffering of the bust
ness interests of the people. The
patronage of The administration, with
its eighty thousand office-holders
drawing salaries from the public treasury, is
hare TO overcome. The national organizs-
ton can only accomplish one thing in the
present condition of sffaIrs-the continue
ton OF radical rule by dividing the forces
that are so earnestly and so deeply battling
for the whole people IN overthrowing the
repuo lean party. We frequently hear the
remark made by nationals: 1T won't do to
'trus, either one of the old parties" Has
the democratic party failed to carry out its
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lower house of congress and the democracy
in the senate urged and voted for every meas
ure promising to relieve the people? Then
why viii it not do to trust the democracy?
Has the democratic party given any cause
for any member of its organization to leave
its ranks2 Does not the restlessness of the
people result from republican legislation?
We are not disposed at this time to abuse
the rank and file of the national party. but
we intend to hold up before the country
from time to time its corrupt leaders who,
are using honest voters as instruments to
forward their corrupt ends. Democrats, as
general rule, are slow to follow false leaders
who have stood by the radical party until the
country is ruined. When they calmly con
slider the object of these allies of the repub-
ican party they come home TO the oldldem
ocratic house OF the fathers az the only
chance for better government To us the
political outlook is iatterIng.