The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-14

were enacted soon after his Inauguration.
For haggard. ghostly horror they are without
a parallel. In their enactment Republican
ism exhibited its innate nature, and the civ
ilized world stood dumb in the presence OF
its back dcpravity.
In 1882 the people of the United States
again took the matter in hand and again
rendered the verdict in favor of the Demo
cratic party, and as a consequence the
National" House of Representatives-the
peoples branch of Congress-is overwhelm-
ingly Democratic. The exiIed party is again
in power The people have again Endorsed
its principles, its policy and its men. From
exile to authority, stepping steadily,
grandly, gloriousIy to the front, crowned
and sceptered as the ruling party of the EN-
pire Republic of the world.
So far all is we'll. What is the story of
1888? What mas been lost? What is there
to make Democrats doubt in regard to re-
suits in 1884? Is it the Iowa election?
Do Republicans point to Iowa
a Republican State by maiorities in the near
past, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000? In the
late election Republicanism barely pulled
through, and not a bonfire blazed through
out the land in honor of the Republican
victory, which bears the unmistakable evil
dence of defeat. Was the Ohio election cal
culated to discourage Democrats throughout
the land? Verify, when Republicans can
draw consolation from results, such over
whelmed their horse, foot and dragon in
Ohio, they are thrice welcome to it.
Is there anything in the Virginia election
calculated to inspire Republican hope
fulness or to make Democrats hang their
heads in dependency? If so, some hatulent
organ of the Republican party should
proceed to give the facts and figures, they
will be interesting and convincing. Did
the election on Tuesday last indicate boom
for Republicanism in New Jersey? Ought
Democrats to feel dispirited account of
results in that State? If not, wherefor the
Republican idiotic drool-the demented
driYel about the elections being favorable
to the Republicans" All we have it. But
Ter didn't carry Massachusetts,. Who cared
a sou whether he did or didn't? 1t was a
personal fight between Butler and Tewks-
hurry on the one side and Goldfish and cash on
the other side. Cash and Goldfish won. Butler
was right in the fight. Massachusetts, wanted
to again enter upon the pauper SHINING
and the pauper stiff business. Butler OPP
the old Republican rut again; the SOW that
was washed has gone back TO her wall0wing.
1t was peculiarly local fight, and utterly
without National significance; and the great
Democratic party of the Republic contem-
plates the contest as a matter of not the
slightest importance to the contest of 1884.
Again, Connecticut has gone Republican.
Very well-let her go. In Gods name let
there be few mourners around the Repub-
lican bier in 1884, and the Wooden Nutmeg
State, Tor aught the Democratic party cares,
may sob herself dry at the funeral.
But the election which is relied upon for
Democratic detection, discouragement, sad
ness melancholy, gloom and blue devils is
that which took place in New York. Mani
testify, New York ought to have done better.
She could have done better; but, since she
could have done worse, Democrats are not
disposed to sob, give up, sell out, nor do
ought else inconsistent with the
glowing, cheering fact that i'll
struggle in which local issues were pro-
ductive of the most formidable embarraSs-
ments, and with an enemy which could
mass the resources OF an INSCRIPTIONS ad-
ministration. 1t gained a victory and held
the Empire State to her Democratic moor
ings. Such is the situation. There are votes
enough in sight 20 elect Democratic Presi-
dent, and the Democratic party OF the Re.
public is ready at the tap Of the drum to
enter the campaign of 1891