The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-18

fastened upon the American name; when
all these things combine to make the peo-
pie demand that the radical party shall
retire from power, Hayes, the disgusting
political ulcer and his cabinet tumors, start
out to food the country with streams of
falsehood and fiction. Dick Thompson, Sec
rotary of the navy, in Indiana; McCrary, sec
rotary of war, in Iowa; John Sherman, Sec
rotary of the treasury, in Ohio, and Hayes
swinging round the circle. are all engaged in
attempting to resist the indignation of the
people and arrest. If possible, the doom of
the corrupt radical party.
The spectacle is one of scandalous signii-
canoe. 1t evidences that with the radical
leaders shame has lost its blush and crime
all sense of guilt. That forgers aud per-
jurers, thieves and the associates of thieves
public plunderers and political pirates, hav-
ing won in Florida and Louisiana in 1876
believe that by putting on bold front they
may win again in 1873, and that the people
will forever submit to the rule of villains
Dick Thompson's speech was In the
interest of radicalism. Drawing his
pay from the pockets of the people
he takes his place in the list of hash
eating radical swine, elevated to Office
for the simple consideration of their treason
to majority of the people, and goes forth
upon a mission of political debauchery that
makes him in all regards fit successor of
Robeson-for If Grants secretary of the
navy could steal under the auspices of radi-
calism, Hayes secretary of the navy is found
to be 4 convenient tool, under the auspices
of the same party, to defend the reign of
fraud. Dick Thompson spoke for about
three hours, and it is safe to say that during
the time he exhausted the contents OF his
political lntestines. An emetic and a
cathartic, both in full operation, would be
fair representation of the exploit of Hayes
secretary OF the navy in the agony OF de-
Tending the radical party. 1t abounded in
everything but fact 1t was an apology for
all that is deliberate in malignity or de-
PRAYED in crime. 1t was in all regards an
exhibition of official position prostituted TO
the basest purposes. 1t was the secretary OF
the navy licking the sores of the radical
party and pamperlng the pestilence of
Hayes authority. The effort was destitute
of a motive even theoretically patriotic,
and so wanting ia every political virtue
that it died as soon as it was born. 1t was
an exhibition of gray haired beeotry with
every foul accompaniment of crouch
ing sycophancy and deformed false
hood, all the more to be
deplored, because to certain extent they
are blot and stigma upon the navy. if.
possible, worse than Robeson's robberies.
This man Thompson, who holds Office by vir-
tue of the triumph of fraud and in defiance
of the will of the American people, told his
audience that the democratic party is abso-
lutely untitled for the management of pub
Tic affairs" Under democratic manage
ment whatever glory and imperishable re-
nown attaches to the American government
was secured. Under democratic manage
more than doubled. Under democratic
management there was honesty in office
and peace contentment and prosperity
throughout all the land. Under radical
management all this was changed, and the
consequences speak louder and truer than
Hayes secretary of the navy, We are, how
ever, throwing away too much space on Dick
ThompSon's speech. for even as we write il
is forgotten. 1t was plea throughout for g
fraudulent administration and for a party
black with the infamy of its crimes party
that, like some of the government ships
will have to be broken up for its rottenness