The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-21

The Indiana Campaign

q YORK, Sept. 5.-The campaign in
ma presents a different aspect now from ,
n presented two weeks ago, and l ain
n sneak advisedly of the a~pprehensions
prevail in the Republican national
rittee. When 1 gave the Times the
programme of Chairman Barnum a
days ago, it was denounced by the
rs of both sides-by the Democrats as a
away of Barnum's strategy, the success
Ech depends aIge!y upon secrecy, and
/ Republicans as a scare-crow to dampen
blican confidence and enthusiasm. Now
Infass that my statement of the Demo-
nrogramme was literally true, and the
York Times OF to-day, by its careful
~pspolis correspondent, admits the pro-
me given by the Times in regard to Ohio
indiana to be correct, and adds that
tLer they (the Republicans) will be sue
NJ in the contest is not so certain"
\ leaders of both sides have got down to
'ess and hard work in Indiana, and the
pblicans to-day openly confess, for the
lime, that Chairman Jewell has been
ly o%utgeneraled in Indiana. They
that Indiana is naturally a Democratic
that it elected Hendricks Governor in
that it gave 1900 Democratic majority
IA: $500 In 1876 and 14,60O IN 1878,
tbey now see the vanity and folly of
lrs splendid dress parade" begun by
Elf in Indiana A.ore than two months
and followed up by a lavish waste of
y. ,parades, speeches and enforced
nsiasm long before the people were ready
ke part in the contest. Assessments and
Ie assessments OH the office-holders were
for and poured into Indiana before
y could effect any lasting good, while
Esh sat calmly on his "bar'r' and waited
his opponents to exhaust themselves.
nm slipped out to indianapolis soon after
H had exhibited on the tree tops and told
The State was to be carried with a hurrah,
none knew that he came but English.
met, talked the battle over, decided to
ne Republicans exhaust their money and
lsiasm, devised the most complete system
lpaching every individual voter Of the
by actual canvass, and decided to wait
three weeks before the election and then
with all their resources, No money was
cred around for fireworks or parade !; but
lapyass was made as a matter of business
nglish, paid Tor out OF his own pocket,
Every weak voter and every weak point
e Republican line is before English to
{ him in putting his reserve powers into
truggle "where they will the most good"
first stated in my dispatch to the Times,
rman Barnum went to Indiana and Ohio
elk ago and he was absent five days before
bresence was discovered in those States.
ed the first notice the public had of his
ements was given them by my dispatch
ID simultaneously into the Cincinnati
kirer and Chicago Times. Now his
is operations in Indiana and Ohio have
reported to the Republican National
mittee. They do not know what he has
as Barnum does not talk like Jewell,
(hey know that he has been three days in
bna and three DAYS in Ohio, and they
reports from the Republicans of both of
States which are alarming to Jewell
his committee. They understand now
from this slime forth Barnum and English
more money to spend in Indiana than
Republicans can now command after
hing tens of thousands there in waking up
busiasm that cannot last Until election
in making contracts for frauds and the
uption of voters which must be made
again after Barnum enters the field, and
realty increased rates. In a word, the
bbicans now realize that they have to
the Indiana battle over again thai
must spend as much more as they have
hdy spent to hold their own, and that they
/ begin with a depleted treasury and ar
kusted campaign tide while English and
%hum begin with fresh troops and al
lie treasury. Barnum has always said tt
who ~interaogated him on the subject
llama is a Democratic State and it will
be lost. We will fight the battle there
once, and that will win." Literally in
reted, that means that when jewell
bey shall have been paid out to corrup
~nocrats, many of whom were set up t.
with him, and all of whom have been re
Jed to English underhis complete organlza
and canvass that has reached ever.
b, Barnum and English will come in OF
last charge OF the campaign, double N
contracts of Jewell and make all possible
bals uDOn the Republicans.