The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-17
REPUBLICAN CHEEK.

opinion hiss long since oeclded could Deiong
only to life insurance agent, the Journal
claims that the success of Sherman in plac-
ing $50, 10000 of bonds, and the acts OF
few banks in paying out gold, aided by the
benefit derived from the passage of the sill
yer bill, puts the republican party on Its
feet, vindicates their policy and insures an
era of prosperity to the country. One
would suppose that the Journal had
always advocated these things, and that it
had never denounced the silver bill, or stig-
matized it as democratic measure and a
step backward, instead of forward, in the
march to prosperity. One would suppose
that every blow struck at the prosperity
OF the country in the past decade
had been given by the democracy,
and that the wrecks that have strewn the
shores OF the business world, and that are
yet going to pieces on the treacherous break
ers of adversely, were piloted by democratic
statesmen. The financial helm of the gov
eminent has been In the hands of the repub
lican party for eighteen years. They have
sailed the people from the sea of prosperity
into that Dead sea of starvation, where the
ripe fruit of energy and well directed labor
turned to ashes on their lips, and wrecked
the frugal savings of the people on the shore
of greed and oppression, where the money
sharks swallowed them. And now, when
by the efforts of the democracy halt has
been called and the nation once more d.
rected into the natural highways of pros
perity, and light begins to break on our
financial horizon, and hope is revived in
the hearts of the people, and confidence
adds courage and strength to the
willing hands of toiling millions
the Journal claims for its party the wisdom
that directed the change and the credit that
belongs to its success. We have had an idea
that 1t was republican statesmen" who
passed the bill making certain bonds payable
in gold, when the contract stipulated that
they were payable in the currency of the
country. We had an idea that it had been
shown that the change in the law made a
against the people, and that the money sharks
paid only fifteen millions TO have il passed.
We had idea that the credit mobilier
scheme, that swindled the government out
of millions and lined the pockets of repub-
licans with gold, was incubated in the re
publican party and hatched out by republic
cen statesmen. We had an idea that the
interests Of the Union Pacific railroad were
in the special keeping of the republican
party, and rumor has whispered that q few
of the statesmen of the God and morality
party were its paid advocates in its swim
ding operations against the government.
We had an idea that the "plumed knight
of "Muiligan" fame, he of the shining
lance" always ready for tilt with the
democracy in the interest of booty, was a
republican. We had an idea that the Chris
'tian statesman" he of Sunday school fame,
whose countenance was always irradiated by
beatific smile, was a republican, and FORE
most in the works that brought glory to the
party and pelf to the pockets OF the leaders.
We had an idea that the robberies of the
southern states, in which over two hundred
OF millions of money was taken from those
people in the name of loyalty to enrich the
villains of 1.-The party of progress" were
republicans. We had an idea that it was
republicans who prost:tuted justice, exalted
forgery and defended perjury that political
success might reward their labors and retain
them in power. We had an idea that il
was republican leaders, saints in the tenn
pie of republican worship who established
freedman's savings banks, absorbed them.
selves the meager savings of the poor negro
whom they claimed as their wards. We
had an idea that a party protesting to
embrace the elements of morality, Chris
tianity and progress in their ranks would
spew from their fellowship the rascals that
brought such discredit to the American
name. But thos- engaged in these crimes
/ who were followers arose to be leaders
Success in rascality was the test of merit
and the ladder to climb to honora.
BILE position and virtuous influence
/ We must be mistaken in all this. II
has been the democratic party that has
done all this thieving, Endorsed all these cor.
ruptions, committed all these crimes. 1t
must have been the democratic party that
worshiped at the feet of Grant and called
him great while they pocketed uncounted
millions of the peoples money. 1t must
have been the democratic party that estab-
lished and continued military governments
in the south that human ghouls might fatten
on spoils taken from those people. 1t must
have been the democratic party that has
been engaged in arrsying the north against
the south and planting anew the seeds oil
hate that distrust might flourish and poison
the minds of the people against each other
We must have been dreaming these things
concerning the republican party, and when
oppressed by the horrid nightmare such
dreams occasion, wrongfully charging these
crimes upon them.
We, however, submit the decision of this
question to the people of Indiana, who wall
at the coming election decide by an over
whelming vote who has been faithful to theiI
interests and who has played the role Of
1.-The improbable servant, and played it to