The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY.
JeaIousies of the Leaders-The State Too
Small for Three Statesmen.
NJ. A. H.. in Cincinnati Enquirer.

Small for Three statesmen.
NJ. A. H.. in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The war of the roses is now on among Demo
Gratis, and the fractional lines are being closely
drawn While there have been iealousies among
the leaders heretofore, there have been no spolls
in sight which justified an open declaration of
war, but now that State and national patronage
is to be distributed, each side is equppng TO cap
ture all OF it. Ever since 1880 Hendricks and Nc
Donald have hated each other with an intensity
which could only find parallel in that OF
rival lovers. Hendricks has hated Mcdonald be
cause there was popular cutlery for him at Gin
cinnati, and Mcdonald has hated Hendricks be-
cause the latter did not step out and leave clear
field for him. There was rivalry between
Voorhees, and Mcdonald. because each had his
eye set upon place which the other did not
want, Voorhees, was looking to the Senate. Nc
Donald to the presidency. But Hendricks
hungered for both places, and was jealous OF the
other asprants, and they soon learned his asplra-
tons. While Voorhees, was insisting
that Hendricks should make the race
for Governor, Mr.. Hendricks was declar
ing that if Voorhees, expected any
further political advancement or honor he must
make open race with the people, instead of
trying to hang on to a teat held out by the Leg
islature. Mcdonald, who sided with Voorhees,,
wanted Hendricks to make the race for Governor,
as in this manner he would shelve a rival, and
at the same time be revenged upon Colonel Gray
for having taken from him the empty honor of II
complimentary vote for senator when Ben 1ar
rison elected In all of their calculations
IueSb Iilre6 gentlemen, WHO nave SET SIfdUul6 Oh
the party in this State for twenty five years
never took into account any one outside OF
their number who might have grown into
public favor and become a rival Gray was
looked upon as a presumptuous renegade Repub-
lican, who deserved the severest rebule for set
ting himself up as worthy of place which could
only belong to them
And thus the iealousies of these old leaders
and recipients of all of the honors and profits of
Democratic successes in this State worked to the
advantage Of Colonel Gray, for while Hendricks
and voorhees, were demanding the Governor
ship for each other, and thus neutraiizns each
others efforts, Gray and the young DeI9oc
racy were looking after delegates, and they
got them General Manson. with his splen-
did military record, Knowing the jeal-
ousles and revenges which were
being brought into the canvass, hoped to slip in
between the contending factions, but he over
looked the fact that the Indiana Democracy had
not forgiven him for making the war record
which was his sole reliance in the campaign.
While Gray had held a coonels commission in
the Union army, no one could point to any act OF
his which had done the slightest injury to the
other side, and from military and political
point of view he was looked upon as a Virginia
or Kentucky colonel. Voorhees, and Mcdonald
were friendly to Manson in case they could
lay out Mr.. Hendricks, because they knew
that if elected, Manson would never rival any
body for anything. Mr.. Hendricks wanted Gray,
provided he could not force Voorhees, into the
race and all the while Gray was looking out for
Gray. In fact, Colonel Gray is one of the slickest
of electioueerers. He always takes his man
aside, and il a confidential way says: Il have
noticed your friendly efforts in my behalf. and
want to tell You right now that | won't forget it.
You can rely on it that will remember you"
IN this way he has probably induced five or six
thousand working Democrats to believe that
each one of them will have the choicest place
within the gift of the Governor.
When the State convention had done its per
feet work, everyone except Gray was disap-
pointed Mcdonald had been mentioned but
not instructed for; but Hendricks had been muz-
zled by being placed on the delegation to place
Mcdonald III nomination before the national
convention. 1t was clear enough to Hendricks
that Gray his own candidate must give his
strength to aid in the election of legislative
ticket which would as likely prefer VOORHEES, as
himself and if Mcdonald should be nominated
at Chicago there would be nothing left for the
favorite SON." So the war had to go on,
but was transferred to a wider field,
jim Rice who had for years been Hen
drickss confidential henchmau, and had.
by looking wise when he knew nothing, attained
reputation the smartest politician in Indiana
the active medium in changing the plan of
operation which resulted in knocking Nc
Donald clean out Of the race, and shelving Hen
bricks the vice presidential stool. 1t was an
easy task for Rice to explain in confidence that
that he filed with burning love for "Old
Saddle bags but that his personal record would
beat him in Indiana and that the safe thing to
do would be TO give him the second place. which
the amiabe old gent would gladly and thank
tuly accept ana When IL became uOiSeQ about
that Mcdonald was chasing the second place.
if he could not get the first. his campaign was
ended, and Mr. Hendricks became heir to any
chances which Mcdonald had worked up for
Indiana the presidential ticket. Then it
came about that the muzzle which Voorhees,
and Mcdonald had placed on Hendricks became
a trumpet through which he could speak the
funeral of his now douby hated rival and per-
haps restore himself before the country He
had measured Mcdonald a weak, amiable
hat ambitious man, of moderate sense and
no political discretion or irmness, who
would preach political virtue and practice its
worst vices; and ne beloved that soon as he had
captured the little red wagon, Mcdonald would
trot along behind it and look at the other fell
lows earnestly as if he owned the wagon
himself; and the events of the campaign proved
that he had measured his man correctly Hen
bricks and voorhees, are good haters. but
Mcdonald has none OF that quality. So
Mcdonald was easily butchered and TO disguise
the bloody cuts which had let ont the red cur
rents of his political life. he threw himself into
the campaign and lent himself to methods which
for years he has been denouncing
And finally when it was feared that
the result of the in doubt,
he became the real head OF the committee,
that he might claim the credit of victory if it
came. be where he could say that Hendricks
and Gray had been too big load to carry in
case of defeat
And now the old rivalry has broken out with
teDfold bitterness Mr. Hendricks secs that
the vice-presdency is the short road to obliv-
ion," unless he be more than former vice
presidents have been and he will therefore de-
mand not only that the rewards be given to his
henchnen, but that Mcdonald shall not
have cabinet portfolio. for while he
is keeping his friends up he must
keep his enemies down And he could
not endure to be bottled up in the vce-presden-
cy and see Mcdonald disbursing the patronage
of Cabinet officer, while the Nice-president
could only appoint few pages and the Senate
restaurant keeper
Senator Voorhees,. who foels that he has car
ried the Legislature and having his eyes on the
presidency in 1888, and proposes to have the
patronage in his own hands is determined that
Mcdonald shall have place in the Cabinet
that he may add that much strength 10
his own uosition And now the 4hrae