Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-25

tksmse1ra % ma out whether u - Or not.
Have the people The power 10 turn ont
tfcix present rulers and put into Office
new sett Soon the opportunity Of testing
that question win either be embraced or
The republic viii perish.
Row. hear q veteran Democrat
1ne Pivotal state and DESPERATE De-
stGos or she Enemy.
10 ne Editor of tie Dispatch;
We didn't mi v far our estl mated results
In the elections Of Ohio and and West vir-
ginis. We thought Yves. Virginia ccrtiin
for the Democrats By n handsome and de.
cidcd majority, and cur sister State did
not fail us. In Ohio we thought the result
would be close, with strong bghtiny
chance In our favor, and II was SO, even
after the most stupendous frauds. were
practiced upon the defencciess people ever
hesr6 OF In elections.
The final result Il now narrowed down
10 the vote Of New York and Indiana.
There can be little doubt OF this fact; nor
can there lie any reasonable doubt that
Ipdjsna. of all Others, II the pivotal State
In The Union. New York Is certain for
cleveland. but that State can't elect OF
ii.eIf. Blaine may be elected without New
York, but Il IL totally improbable that
Cleveland can be elected without Indiana.
Blaine and bis leaders well know this fact,
ard while they will doubtless do their level
best in New York and all Of the other doubt
iul States, Ills perfectly apparent that they
will concentrate their most desperate efforts
on Indiana. Blaineis already there waving
the bloody shirt with oil the desperation
Of tie dying gladiator; and Dudley, With
his imported birelings and roughs, VIII no
doubt he on hand to practice upon the
Democrats OF that State the like frauds aud
bloody outrages which they have Just per-
petrated upon the good people OF Ohio.
And II in the great city Of Cincinnati
they polled 1000 more votes than were on
the register rolls, and shot down defence
less citizens at the polls, and II In the
other leading cities OF that State they COM
United like frauds and lawlessness. can
there be any sort Of doubt that they
will attempt Just such outrages upon
Indiana In November Nay, more.
Can anybody doubt that these politi-
cal desperadoes are already resolved IN
their midnight counsels to force the cleo.
toral vote OF Indiana for Blaine II neces-
sary 10 his election at all desperate hazards,
lust rs they forced the votes OF Louisiana,
South Carolina. and Florida in 1875 for
Hoyes and against Tildcn! There can De
no question OF This fact, for you can hear
IL now from their leaders and followers all
along the line that "the Republican party
cannot afford. under any circumstances, 10
Surrender the Government which they
have held for twcnty-four years into the
hands OF solid South and unrepeutant
rebels" Blaine himself virtually pro-
claimed this from the hastings on Mon
day last in his blOody-shirt speech
at Fort Wayne. To elect Cleveland and
Hendricks, he said, would be az II the
dead Stuarts were, recalled to the throne
OF England, or the BOurbons should be in
vited 10 administer the government OF the
French republic" That is to say: Under
no circumstances should the Democrats OF
this nation ever be entrusted with the con-
troll Of the Government.
Now, the naked issue on next Tuesday
week Is simply this: Will, the free and
fearless Democrats OF Indiana, or New
York. or any other State, permit such pre-
meditated outrage as this to be perpetrsted
to the disgrace of the nstion and the sub
version OF free government Being fore
warned, VIII they not he amply fOrearmed!
Will they stand Idly by and permit such
violence upon their persons and the free
0Om OF tue DdilOt-DON! WIN tncy pciub
Commissioner Dudley and bis imported and
hired rOughs to steal the Government and
install Blaine over the honest ballot Of the
American Union'
This is the naked and solemn question
for the Democratic National Committee
and the Indiana State Committee to
determine, and to determine at once.
There will be no use 10 growl and grOan |
efter the outrage has been successfully per- |
petrated and their object accomplished, as
in Ohio. Neither do we want any more |
electoral commissions OF so TO 7" to legal |
lie q national fraud and outrage perpe- |
trated upon the sovereign people. A
"free ballot and an honest count" Is what |
should be demanded In every State, and
less should not be tolerated at the polls |
under any circumstances.
Are the Democracy OF Indiana ready for |
this issue! Are they prepared TO meet,
defy. and defeat Blaine and his hireliugss |
Indiana was bought by Dorsey and his
thieves In 1880. Shall that State
be sold again In 1884 to Pension-Agen |
Dudley and bis bloody-tub roughsf An |
ounce OF preventive il worth a pound OF |
cure, and to cry over split milk or attempt |
10 scoop II up with silver ladle is down.
right folly. The CRISIS.