The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-26
Indiana.

Tho Democrats thought ut the beginning
u tho campaign that they were going to
have q pretty easy time OF IL In Indiana.
They seem TO have depended good deal.
and no doubt with justice. upon the popu-
larlty and the personal excrtions of Mr..
HENDRICKS
Mr.. HENDRICKS has made laborlous can
vass, and he has been received with con-
siderable enthusiasm. Tho feeling OF
loyalty and attachment with which Demo-
Gratis ordinarily regard their candidate
for President, had this year to be all trans
ferred to their candidate for Nicc-Prcsident;
and whatever demonstrations Of respect and
confidence have been given by tho Demo-
cratic audiences which Mr.. IiENDRIcKs has
addressed. have been intended for him person
ally, and have not had the significance which
might have been seen in them II the head OF
tho ticket were the RICH. sort Of n man. Tho
Indiana Democrats like Mr. HENDRICKS, and
il no could be voted for apart from CLEvE-
LAND, II Is not improbable that he might re-
celve the electoral vote OF the State.
There are obvious reasons, however, to
suppose TINT the chances Of tho Democratic
candidates are not improving In Indiana.
The extraordinary and almost passionate
welcome which the ncople there have given
to Mr.. BLAINE is enough Of Itself to give the
Republican cause a great impulse toward
victory. Never was there less division and
never less dissatisfaction among the Indiana
Republicans than there is today. The
HoCeicr Republicans never kick, for that
matter. Politics in Indiana is carried on in
a way and with n heat that would surprise
the cynical mugwumps OF the East Every
Republican lIoosicr will vote for BLAINE
No other Republican would have been as
strong in the State as he is.
CALKINs, the Republican candidate for
Governor, seems To be strengthening his ma
tional ticket, willie GRAY, his Democratic
opponent Is rather weakening his. GRAY,
rightly or wrongly. is said TO DO q RGpubli-
can at heart. False or true. the charge s
probably unnecessary. 1t is not shown that
the Irish Democrats of Indiana need any
additional reason for refusing to vote the
Democratic ticket
That there will be an Irish detection and a
workingmcns detection may indeed be ex-
pectcd with reason In Indiana, where it is
probable that CLEvELAND's character and
want Of character arc understood But the
deciding issue there seems to be the tariff
IL We WIS COIicctlS iulclIu'u lcIu-
Gratis, ut an early period in the campaign.
distributed miscellaneous assortment of
free trade and MORRISON bin talk as the sort
Of meat which the HOLSTERS cravcd. ills now
evident to the Democratic managers that the
Hoosiers want something very different, and
1t Is possible that tho Indiana Postmastcrs
are as busy in sorting packages Of projections
ist documents sent from Democratic head
quarters rs they We're previously in sorting
free trade documents from the Same source.
But 1t is too late. The Democrats IN Indi-
ana have got tho name of being opposed to
protection, and they might as well have the
game. II they wanted tn curry the State,
they began wrong. If they had started right,
even the rcdoubtable DUDLEY. with whose
name people now Brighten naughty children,
would perhaps, have been powcrlcss to give
Indiana to the Republicans.