The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-03
THE NINTH DISTRICT.

The treatment OF Major DoXey by the Sen
tinel, and by the entire Democratic press of
the Ninth district and State, without notable
exception, is perfectly in harmony with the
low and despicable methods of campaign
ing INDUCED in by the Democratic party.
Outrageous lies and ISLANDERS against the per-
sonal character of Mr. Doxey are INDUCED
in, with the hope of breaking him down be-
fore the electors of the district. Major Doxey
was enough of a patriot to enlist in the
Union army as a private, be shot in the face,
the scar of which he will carry to his
grave, and fight his way to the
majorship of his regiment, while his present
slanderers were skulking in the lodges of the
Sons Of Liberty, or indulging in their trea-
son through less dangerous methods. Major
Doxey was esteemed sufficiently by the peo-
pie with whom he had lived for years to re-
ceive majority of 176 votes in county
which is usually Democratic by 1000 ma
jority. Less than four months ago the Sen
tinel said His politics excepted, the SEN
tinel places high estimate upon the charac-
ter of Mr.. Doxey." The only charge brought
against Mr.. Doxey is that he ran "a bucket
shop" Bucket shops are not popularity re-
spectacle; that is, after they fail. But we note
that not few boards of trade are simply
''bucket shops of larger growth, while repu-
table merchants and other people are daily
buying margins" and specializing in "fu-
lures" These receive no condemnation, but
are received into the best political So
ciety, and into all kinds of society. not ex-
cepting the churches, without question. 1t
is also to be noted that the persons under
whose auspices the late Vincennes policy"
swindle was conducted have not suffered any
severe public castigation, and, if memory
column day to the denuncation of the
gentlemen who backed the Vincennes lot
terry. 1t seems to us there is a deal of
straining at gnat and swallowing camel
The Journal could attack the character of
Judge Ward, if it cared to. We think we
could show that he is far from
what an ideal congressional representa-
tive should be- We think it could be DEM
onstrated, by evidence from his party friends,
that he is by no means without spot or
blemish. But we shall do nothing of the
kind, and it is to the credit of the Repub-
lcan press of the State and of the Ninth dis
trict that they have INDUCED in no such
methods of political warfare There is
nothing in the life and character and past
political services of Major Doxey which
would prevent him from making credita-
bic representative i'll Congress, certainly as
good as many there now, and rs good as the
Democratic representatives from Indiana. He
is a Republican, and has taken the race
under the exceptional circumstances at the
demand OF his party. Whether it was the
best nomination that could have been made
is not the question Certainly Thomas B.
Ward is not the best Democratic nomination
that could be made in the Ninth district.
We do not think so badly of the Democracy
of that district as to venture that assertion.
An overwhelming wave of public opinion
carried defeat to many Republican districts,
last November not only in Indiana, but in
the entire country. The election of
Mr.. Doxey, next week, would be an
indication that the Democratic tide
had been stayed, and that public opin-
ion was again looking hopefully, if not ia
vorably, toward the only political party
which gives anything like certain promise
of the reforms the people demand. In that
view, and for that reason chiefly, the Journal
would Xix to see Mr. Doxey elected on Tues
day next.
ADvIcEs from Baltimore show that there
are about 1900 cases of smallpox in that