Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
The Causes of the Democratic Disaster.
in IadianG-HOtc TO Refrfere rhe Misf0y-
tuned Strong Letter.


in Iadiana-Hotc TO Refriere rhe Misfor-
tune-4 strong Letter
indianapolis Special to Louisville Courier
journal.
Satan and the Republican party have tri-
umphed. The bloody shirt and money and
imported fraudulent votes did win. We have
lost nearly everything save honor. Time,
labor, money, prestige-everything 1 do
not propose to plead the baby act. aui not
that kind. went down yesterday with over
225,0O0 as brave and gallant an army of po-
litical fighters as ever existed. God knows
that the masses of the Democratic party in
Indiana did their duty yesterday. They
stood up nooly at the polls and worked day
In anel day out, as they have been doing for
the past three months. The odds they
had to contend against were fear
full. No man living outside of the
State has the least conception of the power
full influences brought to bear against them.
They were poor, and their party was poor.
They fought for the floating vote, many of
them even going down in their own poor,
hungry pockets for money to control this
poor, degraded element. They might as we'll
| thoy placed one dollar the Republicans
placed five; where they placed five tbs Repab-
! licans placed twenty five. 1t was a neat
human auctionisale of the floating vote of In
diana. The Democrats did not, could nos
bid against the United States government
The vote was shocked down to the highest
bidder, and the government was the high
est bidder. I do not believe that q true
Democrat in the State sold his vote yester-
day. The vote shows that they sustained
their honor. The Republican importations
| in the State were much larger than estimated.
These importations with the capture of the
floating vote ara what did the work. Then
again the GreenbackerS contributed to Dem
ocratic defeat. The Greenback party, or the
National party, has been the curse of the
Democratic party in the nation for years. 1t
has been the harlot that the Democrats have
smiled upon to their cost. aNom-
mate Landers and the Greenbackers
will vote for him. was the
cry, and Landers was nominated. The NOM
lnation of Franklia Landers was mistake.
l knew it then as we'll as I am convinced of
it now, and did all that I could in my hum
BILE way to defeat his nomination. I have
nothing personal against Mr.. Landers, but
did not believe that he was the man to lead
a great party in close State in a terrible
political contest. He lacked those essential
qualifications of leadership which are Sc
necessary in political hght, and his public
record was susceptible of much adverse
criticism. There was nothing about
him to inspire man with that enthusiasm
| which is SO desirable. l am sorry Mr..
Landers is defeated. I would give my right
,, arm if it were otherwise, not for Landers,
but for Gen. Hancock and the great Demo-
cratic party of the country. l do not say
that the man who should have been noml-
mated, the gallant Isaac z. Gray, would have
been elected, but do say he would have
been stronger and better candidate. Gray
would have led, the party followed. 1t was
the other way with our late candidate for
governor. The Greenbackers voted against
Mr.. Landers out of pure cussedness. They
charged that he sold them out in 1876, and
blamed him for not having the Democrats
| to indorse De La Matyr for Congress in this
| district. They blamed him wrongfully, but
| nevertheless they did so.
| Hindsight is much better than foresight,
and it is easy, know, to speculate after an
election. But there was some foresight in
the late campaign not needed. The National
Democratic committee neglected Indiana
sA'sOO "CCho toO lOuS. WucA LILO COIunlLL6c
saw the helpless condition the Democrats
| were in it should not have delayed an IN
| slant In taking prompt action instead of
waiting to accomplish purpose. What
| that purpose was it is at this time unneces.
| sary to speak. When the national COM
mittee was satisfied that the Repub-
| hcans were using all of their
machinery and aid to carry Indiana
1t should have met them with
all the aid in its power. 1t was an inexcus-
able blunder for the national committee to
| make the fight it did make for Maine and
Jhio when close Democratic State, upon
which the hopes of the national Democracy
were conferred, was being overrun with men
and money. and stood trembling in the bal
ance. Maine and Ohio were Republican
States. There going Republican amounted
,, to nothing. 1t did not in the least affect the
Presidential situation. Indiana and New
York were the only two Northern States re-
CURED to elect Gen. Hancock.
The loss of Indiana was
nearly everything. No chances shoald
have been taken. Sufficient aid should have
been extended, and in time to make it Sc.
| cure. 1t was the jack pot on the political
gambling table, and all the States were in
playing for the game. The National Demo
cratic committee held the winning cards.
but lost the pot by frightful, horrible mis-
play. But let that pass. That fearful deal
Is over; now let us look into the next hand.
| After the November election shall write up
| the inside management of the late
State campaign. do not give up Indiana
to Garfield, though the fight to gain
1t will be treu endous. Hancock is to-day,
was yesterday, and from the day of his nomi-
| nation 10000 votes stronger in Indiana than
| MIR. Landers. There is no doubt of this, not
| the slightest in the world. If the Democrats
will only stand firm, shoulder to shoulder.
| and work with untiring and increasing ener-
gy, they will redeem Indiana in November.
They will certainly try to do this. The stakes
| are worth the effort. We are not defeated.
1t is only setback. We have got good
hghtipg chance to win and we should en-
brace 1t and go in. Stand by the cid Demo-
| cratic party, boys, If not for yourselves, for
your children who come after you. 1t ia the
only party that can bring the country peace
and good government. Grid on your
Democratic armor and go into the fight
again at once. If we have to go down again in
| defeat next month let US die game, with the
armor of Democracy in our hands. Hurrah
for Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.