The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-29

presidency is positively worse Who is Thomas
A. Hendricks A man who in 1862 declared the
war for the life of the Republic failure, and
obstructed in all ways the restoration of the
Union; who by his demagogy in keeping Indiana
an October State, stood himself during all these
days as purchasable comm odity in the political
market q hard money or greenback advocate, as
policy dictated; civservice reformer who
when he had the power, allowed contributions
to be made on his subordinates in office; man
who In 1876, was tackled on to the tail of the
ticket simply because Indiana was doubtful
State, and who protested against the electoral
commission on the great issue because by it the
self-government of the people was, by fraud and
threatening arms destroyed, and yet who in
1880 positively refused his name in the presen-
tation of the old ticket to vindicate their lost
rights And now what do we see2 This same
hendricks put up by his own consent, and by
the betrayal Of his friend Mcdonald and by an
enthusiastic Democracy, enactng the ridiculous
role OF punishing the Republicans at
this late hour for an ofense which, in $780, by
his own action, he had condoned On the
other hand, the Republicans have shown extra
ordinary leadership in nominating james g.
Blaine, IN my opinion not only the first Repub-
hcan, but the first living American statesman
what Is this magnetic power which is ridculed
BY his opponentsY 1t is that abnormal imper-
sonation where the highest intellectual senti-
mental and physical forces are happily united
A man OF the profoundest philosophical thought
and culture, he adds all the qualities which
nave tutauo the Sfeab leaQerS OF the world. In
BAD cause such man would be hard to beat
but representing all those great forces and prin-
clples which every lover of liberty has so en-
thuslast1cally appreciated, he is invincible The
place OF Blaine no other man can fill John A.
Logan, the vice-preSidential nominee whilst not
at all rivaling Blaine in ability, has shown him
self gallant and patriotic military leader His
location IN the great State of Illinois and his
popularity with the soldiers of the war make
hlm very proper man for the second place on
What do you think of the independent move
mentf7
Let me say to that very respectable and no
doubt patriotic detection from the Republican
party calling themselves independents who
propose to vote the Democratic ticket and to
make the great issue a personal one that the
voice OF reason and of experience unite in the old
apothegm that you cannot pull out Levia-
than with a hook Unhappily for the Demo
cratic party, in 1880 they made the same fatal
mistake Claiming that thew had elected Tilden
IN 1876 by majority of the popular and
electoral vote, the constitutional President of the
United States, to the astonishment of every
sensible observer of human events they deserted
this lmpregnable position of the vindication of
the right of popular sef-government, for the
absurd and puerle platform that James A. Gar
field was damned rascal respectfully ask
these learned gentlemen: Is the issue big
enoughf Will all the genius of Thomas Mast
save these Independent Republicans from the
ridicule of mankind if they shall persist in the
all-absorblng inquiry of whether the thread
with which the breeches of james G. Blaine
Is sewn is black or whiteY Will any
statesman agree with these gentlemen in the
idea that you reform, if it needs reforming
the Republican party by putting the Democrats
into powerl | venture to speak with that
authority which have won on so many occa-
sions OF prophecy in the great events of the past
to foreshadow once more the future. / warn
these independents and the American people
that honestly believe that if they put the So
called Democratic party into power, the young
est man living will never see them turned out
again.