Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-27
Indiana In the Coming Campaign.


ratified upon the subject of Presiden-
tial candidate. It is having a triangu-
lar fight with Grant, Blaine and Sher-
man in the field, neither of whom can
unite the party. Grant has nothing to
run on but his military record, and for
his services in the field he has been
more than rewarded. His civil SER
vice, while President, is corpse which,
if dug up, will fill the land with an in
sufferable stencil of corruption; besides,
the soldiers know that, while he signed
a bill to double his own salary, he re-
fused to sign bill to equalize the
bounties of soldiers who fought his bat
ties and rescued him from the Galena
lanyard. Grant, it is well understood,
means the empire, Capitalization, des-
potism, and revival of the age. of
rings and wholesale stealing. Thou
sands of Republicans won't touch him.
Blaine, if possible, is still more obJec-
tionable. He is known to be a wild,
hot-headed fanatic, a bloody-shirt fool.
and creature as full of poison as a
dungeon toad. He is known to be q
corruptionist with record vile to the
last degree; and, if in the White House,
would at once inaugurate policy of
strife, for the sake Of humiliating the
South for the most despicable purposes.
He would, if he could, fill the South
with carpet-baggers, and commits
sion them to steal in the
name of freedom and the Re-
publican party. Blaine has consid-
cradle following, but everywhere the
men who shout for Blaine are the most
pestilent of the Republican rabble,
who know no more about patriotism
/ L. I<,l olr 1v., - fhno
and care no more for the rights of
States and of the people than burg
lar does for the rights of property.
Sherman has all the mean and con-
temptible traits which go to make up
Grant and Blaine, with others still
more execrable, peculiar to himself.
Sherman does not hesitate in carrying
his points to take the responsibility and
boldly enter the list of the most un-
scrupulous of political villains and bid
for perjuries. Sherman is Republi-
can who utilizes every villainous force
known to such monsters of iniquity as
J. Madison Wells. Sherman knows
the value of lies, and frauds, and per-
iuries, and, with a royal disdain for
truth and honesty, did not hesitate to
ply his vocation of perjury-broker on
the streets in open day. He offered
Federal offices for soul-damning perju-
ries. Hayes delivers the goods, and
Mrs. jerks blazes Sherman's way out
| of the wilderness. Such is the brie1
outline of the men now prominently
! before the Republican party for a
nomination for President at Chicago.
As matter of course, there is
wriggling in the ranks-there is
CONSERVATION. Either of the men
named can. be easily beaten by the
Democratic party. They are all moi
only weak, but infamous. Their records
could scarcely be worse The Republi.
cans know this, but the gods are making
them mad, and they will be destroyed
Still, the Republican leaders, with an
effrontery that shames the devil, talk
about carrying Indiana. The Chicago
Tribune says:
hepopular sentiment of Indiana is entitled
to the most respectful consideration in the Re
publican Convention: Indiana is q doubtful
State as well as New York. It is the one State
eny the oss Of
threatened. If the Republican sentiment Q
Indiana be averse to the thlrd-term move
certainly indicates, then the National Conven
tion cannot commit itself to the third tern
idea without incurring the danger Of losinl
votes enough to make Democratic success ii
that State certain. This danger does not exfs
| IN any OIner case. w aSnDurno WOul0 pTOD0
bly, poll a much larger vote in Indiana thai
any other candidate could, because OF the pow
erful German support he would attract to hi
side; Blaine would undoubtedly poll the fu
Republican vote; and if Grant is nominate
the Hoosier Republicans will do the best the
can for the ticket. There is strong faith il
moral certainty that Washburne would swee
1t If the convention placed him on the tracA
It is well enough for Democrats t
note the drift of Republican though
with regard to Indiana. Sherman ha
no show in Indiana; his record is to
vulnerable. Grant and third-termisn
is not deeply rooted in this State, and
though considerable noise is made fo
Blaine, he has no show. Manifest,
there is a purpose to shelve Grant
Blaine and Sherman, and trot out Wash
burne; but this will not be accomplished
Grant is to be the nominee, and wit
Grant or Blaine, the Tribune expresse
the opinion, Indiana is doubtful, bu
with Washburne it is pretty certain fo
the Republicans. The State is to
used to kill off Grant, Blaine and She1
man, and to bring out Washburne
There is no mistaking the fact that tn
Republican leaders are working har
to perfect their organization in Indians
Nor is it to be disguised that in 1880, a
in 1876, Indiana is to be battle groun
of the first magnitude. 1t will be we
for Democrats to make note of pass
ing events, and prepare early for tn
struggle. Indiana is Democratic. 1t
not to be numbered with the doubtfr
States-provided always that supine
ness under the belief of invincibilit