The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-03
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.

The Republican ticket is one worthy the
support of all members of the party, and of
all who believe that the administration of the
government is safer in the hands of the Re
publican party than in those Of the Democrat
ic party. We take it that no man of sufficient
intelligence to cast meaning ballot doubts
that government in this country must be by
party, and that there is nothing so full of
weakness and danger as the utterly senseless
talk of 'non-partisan" government. Better a
thousand times government by Democracy
than government by nobody-by hybrids
without responsibility, and with no one to
answer to but their own infamed self-concet.
In view of the facts Of our history, we conf
IDENTIFY appeal to citizensand taxpayers to vote
for the representatives of the Republican
party if they believe, as we do, that the inter
ests of the government and of the people are
safer under Republican than under Democratic
control. We take no account of third or
fourth parties. No sensible man but knows
that the result must be the success of either
the Republican Democratic party. The
votes cast for other parties will come either
from devotion to a supposed principle
run to seed, from disappoin tment or revenge,
from an affectatiOn of superiority, or from
overweening personal vanity. When the bal
lots are counted, the result will be either Re
publican success or Democratic success. As
to Blaine and Logan, there can be no word
added at this late hour. The one is a states
man and public man of large experience and
transcendept abilities. From the moment he
entered into the canvass until now he has
grown in public esteem, and has displayed re,
markable powers. This will be readily con
who are broad-minded enough, notwithstand-
ing, to recognize greatness and to take pride
in great American, whether he be of their
political faith or not. General Logan is
man whose great deeds in war, supplemented
by honest. earnest and faithful service in
peace, commend him to confidence and sup
port. To mention their opponents in con-
nection with them is little short of an insult
The man running against James G.. Blaine is
confessed ignoramus and of low and de-
based nature. He has not opened his mouth
once that he has not revealed his poverty of
intellect He has no experience in public
affairs. To elect the man running against
John A. Logan-while we may highly regard
him as friend and fellow-citizen-would be
to put premium on disloyalty and against
were Jefferson Davis to defeat General Logan.
The State ticket is one to command sup
port Hon. William H Calkins is a man at
once an honor to himself and to the Common
wealth. Without adventitious aids he has
carved out his own career, and in every place
of trust has shown himself to be worthy and
capable. The foul, false and slanderous
stories so industriously circulated about him,
by men who disgrace their professions Of
morality and Christianity and belle their
assumption of temperance" have had the
effect to make him friends, and we candidly
believe Will add to the vote by which he will
be elected Governor. Every mans character
and reputation will be safer political life will
be rendered more honorable to honorable men,
by the complete and emphatic verdict of the
people against the brutal, and malignant, and
malicious canvass that has been made against
Major Calkins. Hon. Eugene H. Bundy is
one of the younger public men of the State,
but one of experience in the Senate, of up
rightness of character and integrity of CON
duct Modest but full of intelligent vigor of
both body and mind, Senator Bundy is a man
whom the people will delight to honor. For
Secretary of State Robert Mitchell is the
peculiar representative of the agricultural
interests of the State yet is a man of affairs
and of business habits. His fitness and integ-
rity are beyond question. Bruce Carr, for
Auditor of State, is a representative of the
young aggressive element of the State and
party, thoroughly competent for the duties of
the Office to which he aspires The fact that
he has been grand master of the Masonic or
der of the State is an al-suficent indolse
mont Of his character and rrobity. Roger r.
Shiel, for Treasurer Of State, is an Irish Re
publican, true and tried; a business man Of