Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-22
Indiana.

The first Dem ocratic victory Of the
campaign comes from Indiana. 1t has
been notorious that for many years
past all the Dem ocratic victories in In
diana were gained by Kentucky repeat
ers who crossed the river, swarmed ove'
the Southern part Of the State, voted
wherever AMI IS often as they could
and then recressed the river before
they could b. arrested. By the vote o.
her own population Indiana never was
a Democratic State. Wedged in as she
is between Republican Ohio On the
east and Republican Illinois on the
west there is no reason why she
should be Democratic any more than
Ohio and Illinois. The State has al
ways voted in October for State officers
aud members of Congress, and the cleo
ton laws being very lax there was but
title fear Of punishment for illegal vo-
ting. However at the last session Of
the Legislature the Republicans aided
by a few honest Democrats succeeded
in having few constitutional amend
ments passed principally amongst which
was one abolishing the October cleo
tons, and providing for the holding Of
the elections in November as Peunsyl-
vania, New York and nearly all the
other States do. Stringent provisions
we're also made against repeating at the
elections. An election was held last
spring to vote upon the adoption or re-
lection 'ot the amendments, and the
main body Of the Democrats voted
against them yet they were adopted by
large majority. This Of course put an
end to Kentuckians crossing the river
and carrying Indiana by fraudulent
votes, as their 'own election was held
on the same. day and..then the new law
made 1t a little dangerous for them to
make the attempt. Under these cir.
the case was brought be-
fore the partisan Supreme Court Of In
diana which is Democratic, and that
Court has decided that because a ma
jority of the voters OF the State did not |
vote at that election, therefore, the
to the Constitution were
not adopted. This decision of the par.
tisan court makes it necessary to hold
the usual October election, when it ia
expected that by the aid of the Ken
lucky voters to elect the Democratic
State ticket and a majority of the dele
CATION to Congress, and thereby give q
forward impetus to the sinking cause
Of the Democracy. With an excellent
State ticket, and with the advantage Of
General Garfeld's popularity in Indi.
ana, the Republicans we're very hopeful
IF carryiugsthe State next fall, prior to
he decision of the Supreme Court.
That decision however in which the
will Of large majority Of the people
was expressed, and which has been
made for partisan ends, has naturally |
made the Republicans still stronger.
The leading Democrats Of Indiana Vir-
tually admit that the State is likely TO
give Republican majority this fall
lnless Mr.. Hendricks gets the romina-
ion for the Presidency in which case
he election wi!l;be very exciting and
close.
Thus the partisan trick OF the Indi-
ma Democrats threatens to recoil upon
hem and their party with fatal effect.
he real contest in Indiana has always
'een at the October elections, and in
S6S the Republican majority was only
81 out Of total vote of 342, 900.
n October 1872, the Democratic major
ty 1887 in total vote Of $1,000, and
n October 1876, when "Blue Jeans"
no present Governor was elected,
'either party had majority, and Will
iams' plurality was 1854. This year
he Greeneack craze has lost its force ,
18th Republican voters, and the prob
bility is that there Will be a full Re-
ublican vote polled followed by a
weeping Republican victory.