The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
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THE Vincennes News is a Democratic
paper, fact it displays conspicuously at the
head of its editorial columns. The News is a
paper with opinions and pluck enough to
print them. From the last issue which
reached us we extract few choice gems
Here is one:
Zone of the strongest points we ever made
against the indianapolis Sentinel, paper we
cordially despise was that it was like the
Vincennes SUM-"
And then here is another:
Zone of the happiest Incidents of the cleo
ton of Carlisle was the wiping up of that
unutterable ass, John Z. Lamb, who has
been prancing up and down the country
ever since his election, braying about his
youth, and spreading msinformation as to
the sentiment of Indiana with respect to
tariff and civil-service reform"
These last remarks are scarcely within the
bounds of parliamentary courtesy but their
absolute fidelity to the truth will not be
questioned. Another gem is addressed to
Mr.. Mcdonald, and because of its importance
as a statement of fundamental Democratic
doctrine, and because of its special signiti-
canoe at the present time, when the Demo-
cratic party is trying to hurriedly scramble
into patched-np suit of Republican cloth
ing to masquerade before the country, we
give it in full. Mr.. Mcdonald should read
it carefully, and paste it in his hat:
1T begins to look like Senator Mcdonald
is losing his grip as a consistent statesman.
His past utterances led us to regard him as
planted firmly on the Gibraltar of a tariff
for revenue only, but recent remarks show
him in the act of scrambling up on the rear
platform of protectionism, a feat which Sem
ator Voorhees, and John e. Lamb accom-
plished some time ago. Senator Mcdonald
says now he is for tariff for revenue with
incidental protection, which is equivalent to
giving mp the whole Democratic position. If
a little protection is good a good deal must
be better, and between party advocating
little and one advocating complete,
undisguised protection, we should think the
average protectionist voter would choose the
latter, other things being equal. The evident
intention of Mr. Mcdonald is to trim so as
to catch a little of the protection breeze; but
there was never a move more fatuous, and
he will fndit out, by ard by, should his hit
-its-a-deer, miss-if-its-a-calf policy get
mixed up with the Democratic platform
next year. If ever there was a time when
brave, candid unfinching men were
needeui IL ever Inere was tlHle Wnen Oolu,
direct, unmstakable language was demand
ed, that time is now and to-day is Demo-
cratic opportunity. 1t was a grand
stroke to elect Carlisle, but the true test of
our party and its leaders is yet to come-the
test of tact finesse and courage in holding
the advantage gained by and through Car
Isle. If we now hesitate we are lost; bat if
we stand shoulder to shoulder, all sounding
the same battle-cry and all looking to the
same prize of an unfettered commerce, vic
tory is as certain to crown our efforts as the
sun is to shine tomorrow. The coun-
try is ripe for reform. Shall the Democ-
racy gather the fruit, or shall it follow the
blind lead Of time-serving politicians and
lose alp"