The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1880-09-22
DOUBTFUL INDIANA.
DESIpSR4Ii0N or B0TN SIAIIS go
WBN,

DEsINK4T4oN or BaTH sInlss go
! WBN,
! T9,o Isepublicnns' Programme. Great Alarm
| nt BarnuIp's Stratcgy--Kcpubiican liffOrts
and Resources WnstedA I;,rnest Call
for More Mpncy (" Size Up with tn,
| Democrats,
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Times.
Thc leaders of both sidos have got
down to business and hard work IN
Indiana, and tho Republicans to-day
oponly oontesa, tor tho first time, that
Chairman Jewell has boon utterly out
generated in Indiana. They know
that Indiana is naturally u Democratic
State; that it elected Hendricks Gov,
Qrnor III 1879; that it gave 1900
Democratic majority in 1874; $500 in
1876 and 1000 in 1873, and they now
see the vanity and folly of Jcwcll's
"splcndid dress parade" begun ly
himself in Indiaua moro than two
months ago, and followed up by n
lavish waste of money, paradps,
speeches &nd enforced enthusiasm long
hcforo the people wera ready to take
part in the contest. Assessments and
double assessments OIL the oflcc-hold-
crs were called for and poured into
Indiana hof0yo money could effect any
lasting good, while English sat calmly
on his "barP' and waited t0r his op-
poncnts TO exhaust themselves Bar
Num Slipped out to indianapolis soon
after Jewell had exhibited on the tree
tops and told how the State was to be
carried with q hurrah, and none knew
that lie came but English. They met,
talked the battle over, decided to let
the Republicans exhaust their money
and enthusiasm, devised the most com
pctc system for reaching every indi-
vilual voter Of tho State by actual
canvass, and decided to wait until
three weeks before tho election and
| thcn go in with all their resources.
| No money was scattered around for
fireworks or paradcs; but the canvass
was made rs q matter Of business by
English, paid for out Of his own peck
ct, and every weak voter and weak
point of the Republican, line is before
Eng!is! TO guide him in putting his
reserve powers into tic struggle
"whcrc they will TO the most good"
HOW ENGLISH AND EARNUM WILL FIGHT.
| In word, the Republicans now
realize that they nave to begin the III
diana battle over again; that they
must spend as much more us they have
already spent to hold their own, and
that they must mgn with a
depleted treasury and IN exhausted
| calnDuiwn tide, Whil0 English
and Barnum begin with ifcsl
troops and an ample treasury. Bar
mum has always said to all who in
tcrrogatcd him on the subject: SIN,
diana is Democratic State aud it will
not be lost, We will tight the battle
there but nnco and tInt Will win.'
Literally interpreted, that means that
when Jewclfs money shall have bccl
paid out to corrupt Democrats, many
of whom were sot up to deal with him
and all of whom have hcGn reported tC
English, under his complete organiza.
ton and canvass that has reached
every v0ter, Bnrnum and English will
come in on the last charge Of tho cam.
paign, double UP the contracts OF
Jewell, and make all possible inroad<
upon tho Republicans,
| HOW INDIANA HAS BEEN THROWN AWAY
There is not anything like confidence
felt in Indiana now at Republican
headquarters. Two wooks ago Jewel
was n-g(ow with enthusiasm over tho
easy victory he promised himself in tho
pivotal State; but to-day he and those
about him regard Indiana as moro
than doubtful, because they feel thai
! L.. ln. ,ros.fnI fl,ti, +
cannot now meet the Democratic as
sault that is certain to be made in tho
Slate. Another new feature Of tho
State contest that has heen unoxpcct
cdlv developed since Barmlm's late
visit TO Indianapolis is a fierce, aggres
sivc campaign against Judge Porter
putting him on the defensive by charg
cs Of gross corruption rs Controller O.
the Treasury. The charges hove hcci
worked up by exsDctcctivc William
y. Wood, once Chief of tho SacreC
Service, and it makes out plausible
caso against Controller Porter for pay
ing fabricated and Fraudulent claim
Knowing it to be such, 1t isnot orod
tied by Republicans, nor is it likely tt
he credited by sensible Democrats
but il puts Judge Porter to the grea
disadvantage of being on the defensive
in his joint debate with Lallders, ant
that is q reversal Of the whole Rcpub
lican policy Of the Indiana campaign
The great distress in the lowell Com
miucc now is hooausc Of tho want o
money. Enough and moro thai
enough to meet all requirements now
has been wasted in Alabama, Maine
Vermont and in a premature displa.
in Indiana, and now, when u lagc sun
is needed, the contributors and pnrtic
subject to assessments are exhausted
And now the we'll CovcloEol pro
grammc Of tho Democrats requires thu
Republicans not only to pour out mon
cy like water in Indiana, but tho.
must be prepared to moct most dcs
pcratc assault in Ohio, for Barnun
means to mako u systematic and cX
haustivc effort, backed by all the mon
cy that oan be used effectively, to car
ry Ohio in October. This is an uncx
pcctcd and serious peril for Jewell
', Committee to meet, for they mus: no
+ allow Ohio TO fall to nominal MAORI
ty and the atate in October woul,
elect Hancock by q hurricane. Tn
work Of collecting money for Obi
and Indiana will begin a-now to-mor
row and it, will be pressed with dcs