The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-07
An Impending Crisis.
boston Globe


The Republic is on the brink of a crisis
The perpetuity of the Union is almost as
much in danger as il was in 1860 The ene-
my which threatens TO overthrow it is not
outspoKen now as then, but it is not les
dangerous because more insidious.
The money power, organized under the
meme of the Republican party, is preparing
to resort to any and all means TO retain pos
session OF its control of the Government. 1t
will hesitate at nothing to accomplish its
ends, not even at the destruction of the Re-
public. Itlikes Republic we'll enough 50
long as it controls the Republic, but If
republican form of government stands In
the way OF the accomplishment of its de-
sired ends then it is ready to do away with
the Republic.
The signs OF the times can not be mistaken.
They portend struggle next year which
shall put the vitality of popular government
to terrible test The crimes against popu.
lar sovereignty, which have been perpe-
trated by the Republican party in the name
of freedom during the past 10 years, have be-
numbed the public conscience until the
leaders of that party, swollen with EluDder'
and arrogant with power, believe that the
American people will submit to any outrage
which they can carry through to success.
The Republican party means to inaugurate
the next president, whether a msjority of
the people of this country elect him or not
1t behooves the American people to look
this fact squarely In the face, and to make
up their minds now whether or not they are
willing to give up. once for all, the govern
ment OF the people by the people and for
the people, which their fathers left them as
legacy.
The mere election of a Republican presi-
dent would signify little and endanger moth
ing. provided such a president was elected
legitimately by the sutffages OF 8 msjOIity OF
the people of the United States, but the in
auguration OF another president not elected
by the people, but lifted into office by sharp
practice, fraud and crime, will be a death
blow to popular government in this country.
The people have submitted to such an out
rage once, and the Republican leaders have
been led thereby to believe that they will
submit sgain. Ii they do submit ain they
will submit for ali time, and it may be set
down in advance as a certainty that they
will be forced to submit all the time.
Blood-spilling is serious business and this
generation has learned by sad experience
the untold horrors of civil war, but it is by
no means certain that little more blood
spllling will not be necessary before the
money power and the party which it con-
trolls learn that the people Of this country
mean to govern themselves 1t may be that
the Republican leaders are right, and that
the American people will submit tamely to
whatever they may see fit to force upon them
but unless we very much mistake the tenn
per of the times the Republican leaders are
not right; and although we do not fear that
blood will be shed before the next president
of the United States is inaugurated, it is
very certain that the American people Will
not submit to usurpaton through fear OF
what a noted Republican leader called a
little healthy blood-letting"