The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
RADICALS ALARMED.

The Sentinel, since November 5, has on
more than one occasion conclusively shown
that the radical party was in the minority,
and that its gains in congressman was the
result, not of its hold upon popular favor,
but the division of its opponents. This fact
is now admitted by radical organs
simply because they can not obscure
it. The New York Tribune, in COM
msntlng upon the situation, frankly admits
that in eight of the northern states, which
have 128 electoral votes, the radical party is
in the minority, the greenback party hold
ing the balance of power, and 1t concludes
that in 1880 the opposing forces of radicalism
will unite. 1t declares that "it would be
folly not to take INTO consideration the fact
that the votes will not be so divided at fu.
'ture election, for the greenback strength
will either increase or melt away; it will
either be successfully united with the DEM
'ocratic vote, and cease to exist as a separate
force, or will gather to itself @ large part of
that vote and become the chief opposl ton
to the republican party" There is no
danger of the democratic party being
absorbed by any other party, and hence the
conclusion that the opponents OF radicalism
will combine to defeat it in 1850. The Tri
bune admits that the radical party sis in a
minority in Maine, Connecticut, New York,
pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, ILL
'nois and Wisconsin, and has but slender
and insignificant majority In Iowa over the
democratic and greenback vote combined"
Notwithstanding this, it affects to believe
that by hook or crook it can secure enough
of the greenback votes to win the next presi-
dental election. Its figures, however, do
mot warrant its conclusions. 1t says:
Taxing those votes in each state which APP
pear 70 indicate most correctly the division of
states named wererdivided as follows: Repub-
lican, l,4750O0; democratic. 1910 green
back, 45l 600. But the greenback vote is really
smith, OF New Jersey, and Wright, OF Penn
-sylvania, are here counted as democratic
vote cast was for the greenback candtdases e
together exceeds tie republican vote in
in toe aggregate. I'd is certain tSat
the entire democratic and greenback vote can
over 10000 hard money Hen by the nnion. or
about one in twelve OF their whole number,
and still have majority of votes, and secure
presidential election quite certain. The vital
questions therefore, are these: Can the re-
puollcans secure larger proportion of the
honest money democrats. IA event of such a
coalition, or recall by faithful teach ing OF
truth those republicans who have been d rawn
away 10 the worship Of false gods.
The vital question" propounded blythe Tri-
bune will not be answered by results favt'rs-
BILE to radIcalism, The people have b. vi
enough,of shylock teachings and Shyloc I
calamities They have been bankrupted and
robbed and burdened with taxation to the
extreme point Of ndursnce, and 1t is certain
that whatever else greenbackers may do they
will never again bow their necks to the radi-
ca yoke. And. taking the Tribune's figures
as a basis of prudent calculations, the radi-
cal N, Vty will be unable to secure the 1913
votes {, { the states above referred to. The
Tribune affects to see the way clear for radi-
cal trium phs il it observes the following
programme;
II must deserve the confidence of all
friends OF hon est money and public faith, by
strict fidelity to- every national obligation.
q 1t must N. AXE earnest and systematic
EFFORTS to inform voters upon financial ques-
lions.
II iniects, howev er, proviso into the srti-
Gle intimating that 10 overcome the formid-
able opposition to rt'dicalism the Tribune