The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-27

amount of honorable rivalry, but no quarrel.
/ suspect the newspapers, particularly the
Republican press, are manufacturing all
there is of a quarrel between them. Besides,
if there was quarrel the Democratic party
is too big and strong an organization to be
injured by it. The onward march OF such a
vast body of men to secure political measures
and results believed to be the best for their
happiness and prosperity, is not likely to be
much influenced by the personal aspirations
OF any man, however worthy and deserving.
Both these distinguished gentlemen have the
COZ fi0erce and TesTeOs Of the party, especial
ly in their own State, and the Democratic
masses in Indiana will see to il, il necessary,
that no harm comes to the party by reason of
any rivalry that may exist between them,
if any there may be. 1t will be we'll, there
fore, for the Republican press TO cease con-
graduating themselves upon any benefit they
sre likely to derive from what they imagine
to be q quarrel between Hendricks and Nc
Donald. OF course both can not be on the
next Presidential ticket, and do not know
that they want TO be; neither may be. III one
can get the nomination and the other can not,
IL does not follow that the other would be less
deserving or esteemed. Indiana Democrats
would gladly welcome the nomination OF
either and are not likely to throw away
great opportunity. Either woCld receive the
entire Democratic vote of the State, but
neither is indispensable to the existence or
success Of the party, or would, or for that
matter, could stand in the way of what the
party might determine to be for the best"
INDICATING THE CAMPAIGN OF 1880.
SIN looking over the returns you have
given me l see that the largest Democratic
vote at any of the elections was that cast for
Hancock and English in 1880"
Yes, largest ever cast in the State before
or since; and that campaign, taking into
consideration the fearful odds with which
the Democrats bad to contend, was the
hardest ever fought and it has been most
strangely misunderstood and shamefully
misrepfesented."
But the Republicans carried the Slater"
"Oh, yes, by small plurality-not ma
jCTity. Success is not always possible even
when deserved. The Democrats had to en-
counter the combined power of the Rspub-
EeaE party of the whole country in October;
and yet after that defeat there was no rout
or disorder, the organization of the Demo.
cratic forces being so perfect
that they stood together as one
man, and actually increased their
vote over a thousand az the November cleo
ton. You will see from the returns that the
Greenbeck vote fell Off over twenty-five
thousand from what it was two years before,
snd il is well-knO1n fact that a great
majority Of these went TO the Garfield and
Brtbur ticket, which is CROUCH of itself to
account for their plurality"
What do you think are likely. to be the
issUes in the HexG Presidential campajgn?'
Excuse me. l dort wish to enter thI
vide field Of general politics. l have spokeS
freely about certain Indiana matters, prob.
ably rot we'll understood abroad, but l am
cut CT active politics aad out 10 stay, never
intending, under any crcuDs Sta rces, to be a
candidate for any office, 0nd you ses that L
can afford to speak plainly, without caring
whether it p!esses or otherwise, bat prefer
me- sLtering into the subject of general poll
tics al all.