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


and modestly proclaimed that there were not
less than CO. 900 of them, and nobody need be
startled if the result of the election should
show So 900. Blaine was literally to be buried
under the avalanche of Democratic votes al
ready secured by Cleveland, which, added to
the 60, 900 independent Republican votes for
him, would give him plurality in the two
cities of not less than $50, 900, with the prob
ability of making his plurality in the State
about $50, 900, or larger than his plurality in
1882 by the great mugwump vote.
To this was to be added Mr.. Blaines al
legged unpopularity among the stalwarts, the
estrangement of Mr.. Conkling and his many
admirers, and the loss of the Prohibition vote.
Altogether, it was safe to predict so the
mugwumps claimed, that Blaine would be
overwhelmed in the Empire State. Should
anybody have predicted that the re-
suit would possibly be close between the
two candidates, he would have been driven
in disgrace from among the mugwump
hosts. 1t were treason to talk Of anything
under 100, 900 for Cleveland. How does the
result compare with these auguries7 In New
York city and Brooklyn the plurality for
Cleveland is under 60, 900. Where does the
mugwump vote come in9 Not there, GER
tainly; nor outside the city either for, all
told, Blaine's total vote is larger than any
ever given in that State for Republican can
didate, being 5000 more than was cast for
Garfield The Prohibition VOTE drawn, as is
admitted by common consent, principally
from the Republican party, amounts to 30 600;
yet, despite this serious loss to the party, and
the detection of certain portion of the stall
warts, the personal followers of Mr.. Conkling,
Mr.. Blaine polls the largest Republican vote
ever cast. The loss of the mugwump vote
can only be accounted for on the theory that
. ii any mugwump feels that he has the Sc
cret of how strong numerically the mugwump
vote was in New York, he should at once un-
bosom himself. In their canvass against an
unpopular" man like Blaine, they actually
appear to have suddenly and unaccountably
fallen into a hole. They have left no
sign of their ever having been
in existence. At the worst Mr. Blaine is
within but a very narrow minority of Cleve-
lands vote, with still chance of proving
legal plurality, and, better still, the largest
Republican vote ever cast in the State.
In Boston and Massachusetts,, where the
political platter was to be swept clean, the
utter disappearance of the mugwrmps must
be chronicled. They are no more missed by
the Republican party than if they had never
been 1t remains to be seen what the Demo
cratic party will do with them, if that party
should succeed in finding them. The Repub-
lican party bids them cordial farewell, and
trusts they will enjoy the fruits of their (g)
success. If they can substantiate their claim
to the credit of the Democratic "victory," so
much the better. Let them step in now and
boss that party. Of this they may rest as
sured; They can never again dictate to the
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it, and lent all their feeble energies to that
end by casting their half dozen votes for a
man whose candidacy was an insult to every
honorable woman in the land; having united
with Northern Democrats in inviting the solid
South to take control, with all that that im-s
plies, let them one and all remain with their
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tain the name Republican" qualified by the
adjective independent" Smirehed with
the filth of the dirtiest Democratic campaign
ever witnessed, and leading even Democrats
in the shame of utter shamelessness, they
have fairly won fellowship with the solid
South under the leadership of man who dis
graces his manhood. The Republican party
has no use for them, now or hereafter, and
prefers honorable defeat to the disgrace of
such association, even though all official
power were offered as a consideration The
mugwump vote, like the mugwump char
acter, is too contemplate to be considered.
The narrow plurality claimed for Cleveland
can be accounted for in a score Of plausible
ways without reference to the vote of "inde-
pendent" Republicans, which, as has been
shown, was too insignificant to make its effect
felt anywhere The Republican party is we'll
rid of g set of canting hypocrites who, to
vent their personal spite, have committed
moral suicide in sea of filth and treason.
CLEVELAND, the immensely popular" can
didate fell behind tho Democratic legislative