Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-18
THE prnocRArs AND Inp1ANA.

way which Will avoid TIA omlnous deduc-
tious which are being E,sade from it. As |
usual, however, they fail to agree upon
the theory to be adopted, and the result is
that they only emphasize the fact OF their
discontinue. On Saturday morning our
seleoraphic colu.sns teemed with Demo- |
cratic denunciations of English. 1t ap-
peared then that there was strong dispo-
sition to make : seapegoat OF him, and the
policy of taking him off the ticket was
discussed by some of the more hot-headea.
In short time the Democratic National
Committee issued an address in which 1t
was soaght to explain the disaster by the
hypothesis of Republican frauds, and this
ASSUMPTION was based on the statement
that the result in Indiana surprised the
Republicans as much as the Democrats
There are at present score or so OF Dem
ocras;c representations afioat. Soae DEM
ocrsts say that their defeat was owing to
the unpopularity of Landers. Others lay
| the blame on English. Others talk about
frsad. Others allege the tariff ISSUE
Seine declare that they expected this
result all along. Some pretend that 1t
does not matter anyhow. Bat the trouble
with all these explanations is, that not
enc of them explains. AS to the
talk of frauds, it is preposterous. The
Democrats had their sbarpest and shrewd-
est politicians on the ground. They had
the entire State governmental machinery
in their hands. They had polled the State
thoroughly. They had themselves inn
ported repeaters and DULLES. They had
plenty of money, and used it without
scruple If therefore it was possible I'M
der these circumstances to take the State
from them by fraud it is perfectly clear
that they must be the most incompetent
bunglers who ever undertook to control
party politics, and from such set of inca
pables nothing but defeat can be expected
everywhere. To take the Democratic Ma
tional Committee at their own word is, in
fact to set them down as miserable blum
derers, and if this is the best they can co
it is useless for their party to entertain
any further hopes. If there was fraud IN
Indiana, moreover, the Democrats must
have proof of it. Why then do they not
bring that proof forward Do they sup
pose that the country will take their
unsupported assertion in matter of
that kind? Do they believe that
anyone has any confidence in their
honesty and integrity! 1t is like the
monstrous imbecility of that faction of
ballot box suffers and bulldozers to try to
explain its defeat by whining that fraud
has been employed against it. But there
is no need to go so far afield for expla-
nation of the Indiana election. The
simple truth is that the people of Indiana
voted down the Democratic ticket because
they did not believe in the professions Of
the Democratic party; because they did
not want a change; y because they
wished to rebuke the solid South; because
they realized that the principles for which
Lee and Jackson fought We're again in
ISSUE Let them kick and squirm as
they may, these are the reasons why In
diana repudiated the Democratic ticket,
why Ohio gave larger Republican ma
jority than ever. and why the whole of the
North and West will follow the lead of
Ohio and Indiana next month.
"
The Democracy thought at the begin
hing of this campaign that they had
smooth sailing for once. 1t thought that
what it called sectionalsm would cut
no figure in the fight. 1t imagined that
the spectacle of solid South would create
no apprehensions, and that having stolen
1855 electoral votes in open day it could
proceed to cool discussion of ordinary
issues with the North, and so obtain
enough Northern votes to elect Hancock.
| 1t is SO familiar with fraud and violence as
party that it does not know how there
methods strike others. 1t cannot under
stand how there should be any objection
to the qualification of the South by bull
doing and ballot-box stufing and fraudu
lent counting These agencies it has been
accustomed to regard as the legitimate
and indispensable machinery of politics,
and in truth there would have been
very few Democratic successes without them.
But the country did not accept the Demo-
cratic programme with the anticipated good.
humor. 1t allowed itself to be stirred up
by the speeches of Southern leaders like
Wade Hampton. 1t believed that the
Southern Democrats were not so innocent
as their Northern allies represented. 1t
refused to accept the assurance that there
was nothing in the matter of the Southern
claims. And by degrees it awoke to a
perception of the fact that whereas the
Democracy had no salutary reform of any
kind to propose; whereas it could point
out no Republican abuses now existing
aud whereas it was VIGOROUSLY controlled
by that Southern element which had stub
bornly opposed the will of the nation in
all essentials, and was now usurping the
electoral votes OF its section by sheer |
fraud and force; it would be mad
ness to acquiesce in any change so
proposed and supported. The business in
terest, the producing interests, the taxpaY- |
ing interests generally, have therefore de- |
termined that there shall be no change. |
The country cannot be persuaded to try |
what would so evidently be change for |
the worse, and there is nothing in the |
Democratic record or present attitude to in
vite confidence And this is why the |
Democrats were beaten in Indiana, and !
why they will be beaten everywhere on
the second of November. They have done
nothing to deserve confidence. They have
repented of none of their past sins. They
still represent and are controlled by those |
who sought to destroy the Union, and |
these exrebels have abandoned none of |
their hopes and aspirations. The Repub.
lican party has proved itself able to pre-
serve the republic. 1t has led it, despite
Democratic opposition, to prosperity and