Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-30
The Indiana Unp,easaniness.

Charges OF intended fraud at the polls are
being made In Indiana by both parties. The
democrats accuse the republicans or importing
colored men for the purpose OF voting them
frauduieBtly, and the republicans maintain
that the democrats are bringing over white
men from Kentucky and locating them at diff
ferent points iG Indiana with the view OF vot-
Ing them. The chief feature OF the canvass in
that state now consists In making these charg IS
and counter Charges and endeavoTyng ID find
Circumstances 10 prove them. Bad blood has
been stirred up on both sides, and 1t Ia appar-
ent that very little provocation may lead to
violence On the day Of election. The demo-
Gratis are indignant because the L. S. marshal
one OF the republican campaign manager5-lS
using the power CT his Office for partisan pur-
poses. The republicans retOrt that ne Is driven
to It to prevent democratic frauds. The mar
shall has appointed hundreds of deputies. all OF
his Own politics. and announces that he H.
tends to arrest any persons who may be Sus-
pected CT voting Illegally. The democratic
leaders warn their people that this is but a
scheme TO intimidate democratic voters, and to
Offset II they have devised a plan. Several Of
the L. S. commissioners are democrats, and 1t
Is stated, that whenever the L. S. marshal or
his deputies shall make an arrest OF 2 demo-
Graf, the l1tteT-Or his party managerS-Wiil
make oath before a commissioner that
the m8FShal'S proceeding Is a c3nSoi-
racy 10 prevent men from voting The
authority of the commissioner viii
then be employed to arrest the marshal and it
Is easy to see how a collision and bloodshed may
be thus caused II the party managers on both
sides are 50 Inclined they can easily allay the
excitement that exists in the state. and cor
vince every body that fair election Is intended.
Let the republican and democratic state CON-
i-,tu in oil lrIla
schemes. 10 matter by whom concocted and
pledge their united efforts to arrest and punish
the ofeDderS- Both parties declare that they
only want fair election and it does seem that
the united efforts and authority of the two Or
CARNATIONS ought TO be able to secure one.
Election frauds viii not be attempted IL the
highest authority OF both parties ia the state
join In deLouncing them and pledglng their aid
to punish the offenders.
In accepting denomination for Congress the
other day, Speaker Randall, in the course OF his
remal rs, discussed the tariff question. He said
that the bill Of Senator Eaton, passed by the
Senate last session. providing for q commission
OF experts TO take charge OF the tariff question.
Will be reached In the House in December, and
intimated that IL would be passed. The passage
OF this bill, Mr.. Randall thinks, would take the
question out OF party politics and bring about
OF the commission bill by the House Is very
doubtful The free-traders oppose It because they
consider II TO be measure OF delay; that the
proposed commission would spend q couple OF
years, perhaps, In discussing and investigating
and then fail 10 agree that after this loss of time
the question would come back to Congress Just
where IL stands now. The protectiOni5tS gen.
orally oppose the commission bill because they
Do not want any changes In the law, or rather
they prefer the law to remain as it Is rather
than risk changes that might be Injurious to
their interests. The free traders In Congress
Will be more bold and outspoken In their
opinions next winter than they were last ses-
sion because the restraint OF presidential
election Will not be upon them. Daring last
winter democrats were urged not to press tariff
bills, but TO permit the party'S record to remain
as Indefinite as possible On that question until
after the election Republican members from
the west who favor free trade were induced to
tacltly approve protectIonlSt ideas for the effect
that might be made In the east In the preSi-
Dental election. Next winter there will be no
such Influence at work In either party and there
Will no doubt be a determined effort made to
pass bin providing for immediate revision OF
the tariff. The commission bill, Of course, may
become q law, but the free trader will have to
be beaten first.