The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-02
THE JOURNAL AND THE CAMPAIGN.


THE JOURNAL AND THE CAMPAIGN.
The Journal appears to be profoundly in
terested in the immediate future of the dem
ocrahc party of Indiana. 1t is not surpris-
ing that such should be the state of its men
tai machinery. 1t sees the democratic party
in the sscsndeEcy, and it realizes the fact
that its triumphs over radicalism will be
more decided in the future than they have
been in the past In the furry and dazed
condition of the Journal, it talks immensely
but says less than usual. 1t sees wonderful
sights and hears strange sounds, which it
attempts to interpret as meaning calamities
to the democratic party. 1t manufactures
canards, and with arguments of the
Mother Goose style tries to make
its readers believe they are facts.
In the weakness of its judgment and inca
pacity to note the drift of public sentiment,
it masses its popguns and blazes away with
its dough balls against the people, and in
favor of vetoing the two great measures of
relief now before congress. We refer to the
silver bill and the bill to repeal the resump-
ton law. These measures, if carried through
congress, it is believed, Will work great
benefit to the country. The Journal assumes
that Hayes knows more about the. needs of
the people than the people themselves or
their representatives. 1t has proclaimed
itself in favor of more contraction, more
bankruptcy, more idleness and distress; and
it is laughable to see the Journal open
its mouth upon these subjects and put its
loot in it. 1t Is humiliating to see the organ
of radicalism in Indiana demanding that
Hayes shall veto the only measures of relief
that have been brought forward for the
business depression now cursing the country.
Those who have read the Journals puerile
platitudes in defense of its course have felt a
deep detestation for its treachery to the peo-
pie OF Indiana, which its vulgar attacks
upon Senator Voorhees, do not obscure or
palliate.
1t should be understood that the Journal
has been the unblushing advocate and apol-
ogist of every fraud and villainy OF its party
since it commenced plundering the revenues
OF the general government, and of all the
states where it has held sway. 1t ceaselessly
attacks Senator Voorhees, as salary grab
'ber," as If that distinguished statesman had
committed felony. 1t omits no opportu-
nifty TO open its batteries of mud upon his
name and fame in hope that it will dampen
the ardor of the peoples admiration, and
detract from the brilliancy of his abilities
In this the Journal is doing Senator
Voorhees, less damage than it suspects.
The people recognize the motive of the
Journal, and increase their regard for the
man who is now doing his whole duty as one
of their representatives. in the senate.
The Journal is profoundly silent upon the
infamous fraud practiced by its party upon
the people in districting the state-a fraud
which strikes directly at their rights as citi-
zens. and which, was concocted, like the
Louisiana returning board, to defeat the viii
of the people. This fraud is now one OF the
issues before the people of Indiana, and the
Journal dare not attempt its defense. To
overcome this fraud and secure democratic
majority in the next legislature is the purpose
OF the democratic party, and the signs OF the
times and the drift of public sentiment give
assurances OF success. This the Journal
doubtless sees, and hence its twadile about
Senator Voorhees, and the democratic state
convention. 1t intimates that it wants
fair field and "a fair fight" In the name
of the democratic party of Indiana we tell it
that it shall have both. 1t shall have it
from the 20th day of February, 1873, until
the going down of the sun on election day.
We tell it that it shall have an opportunity
to extol the veto power, to plead the cause
of bondholders, to defend the gerrymaEder-
ing fraud of its party in DISTINGUISHING thou
sands OF voters in this state, and 1t shall have
an opportunity for the display of its tactics
in defending the methods practiced by the
periured villains who made Hayes president.
Nothing will please the democracy of Indl-
ana more than to give radicllism fair field
and fair fight We are not particularly con
cerned as to who shall be the radical leader
in the campaign, whether there be one or
q dozen leaders. We are not interested in
knowing who shall put on Morton's old
clothes. 1t is enough to know that the
democratic party has the right, and that the
people of Indiana have determined upon re-
form.
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