Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-14
CONE BACK TO STAY,
Has the Old HOOsIsr State, and
There Is No Doubt About It.
The Late Campaign I'm That
State aud the Wave of Fanat.
icism the Democrats
stayed.
Special to ceurIsr.Jsurnsl.

~G~NAaA ~
INDIANAPOLIS, November e.
Among all the States that voted Tues
day, Indiana had the most desperate
fight to make and the greatest odds to
contend against. 1t not only had the
Republican party to fight, with all its
pap suckers, money and b~ulldoziBg
officials, but h.d to contend against
fanaticism in its widest form. The
leaders of the Democratic party in
Indiana, from the start to the close Of
the campaign, were abused in the
most violent snd shameful manner by
the Republican and fanatical organs.
They were denounced everywhere as
"bummers," whisky soaks," and
"Barons of the Bunghole." the latter
being the most genteel title they re-
ceived. Nearly all of the Methodist
preachers in the State ranted against
them, and the Lords day was selected
by these Pharisees to heap the most
Wholesale abuse upon the Democratic
leaders. The State swarmed with
men like John r. East, who professed
to be actuated only by their love for
the temperance cause, yet they did
nothing but deliver bitter political
harangues in favor Of the Republican
State ticket. The plea of these
PROGRESSED TEMPERANCE sHRIEKERs
that the only way to secure temper
ance was by voting the Republican
ticket was a lie and a cheat. The
line was distinctly drawn. The plank
on prohibition in the Democratic plat
form was as clear as it wss sound. II
a temperance Democrat favored pro.
hibition he had only to vote for a
candidate for the Legislature who was
10 favor of the submission of the
amendments. The Democrat who
" Mt further than this and voted the
Republican ticket was either a fanatic
on temperance, or else desired a pre-
text for joining the Republican party
hank the stars, there were but few
Democrats 10 the State who we're de-
ceived by the hypocritical cry of the
Republicans. The vote cast Tuesday
shows that the Democrats would have
carried Indiana had the cities of In
d~ianapolis, Lafayette, Terre HAute,
Evansville and a half dozen other
large plac s 70, been in the State. The
vote shows that the sober, steady
Democratic farmers we're not misled,
but walked to the polls in solid pha-
lanx and voted the Democratic ticket.
THIS TIME FOR GOOD.
Indiana. God bless her old heart,
has again placed herself firmly in the
Democratic column. This time she
has come to stay, and don't you forget
it. The old HoOsier State was Demo-
cratic in 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876 and
1873. In 1880 she was debauched by
a gang Of scoundrels in high govern.
ment position; but 10 1882, with the
chances equal, with honors easy, in a
fair, square, stand up aud knock down
fight, without the use Of concealed and
deadly weapons. the gallant Indiana
Democrats soundly thrashed the
Hoosier Republicans. Il was a beau
tiful cleaning out. To begin with, old
Bill Heilman and his money bags were
knocked completely out OF time, New
ernore will he raise his head in
Indiana politics He is a dead cock
in the pit. The Democrats Of the
First District have lifted the yoke
from their necks and are free again.
The First District il redeemed
after many years. The Heilman
dynasty is at an end. The old Demo-
cratic majority Of $500 shoots out and
shines ike a star again. Kleiner
buries Heilman in his political grave
and covers him with nearly five
thousand pure, free and unpuTchasable
ballots, and a majority OF 1900 The
old debaucher is no more. Praise ye
the Lord
ALAS, POOR GoDLovEl
Poor old Godlove s. 0rthl lie too
has been retired from public life.
The place that knew him once will
now know him no more forever. He
fought hard and desperately to succeed,
but the political sins on his head were
weighty and Judge Ward, with his
tariff for revenue only plank was too
much for him. | will not abuse Mr..
Orth. His health is now delicate,
and be is a weak old man. He CAP
spend the balance Of his days in peace
and quiet 10 the old Tippecanoe and
dream over the past and repent his
many votes in Congress against the
interests Of the poor man. Vale,
GOdloYel
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