The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-05
And the Candidate Should Eth all
indicated or Compelled to sm
the National TieF 5
What Is Said COncerniI sdatter by
Prominent Religi0ue tpers.
A Circular Showing Why the Labor Organ
izations Will Be Disappointed if They
Expect Aid from the Democracy.
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

1t Is the Province of the Democracy to Close
Up the Cleveland Scandal.
Cleveland Catholic Universe.
1t is the province of the Democratic press par
ticularly to bring this scandal to head All
Americans are disgraced so long as the vile story
remains uncontradicted and Cleveland presi-
dental candidate but the responsibility for this
candidacy rests with the Democracy alone. 1t
will not even be shared by the independents,
who possibly had the most to do with his nom1n-
alton.
The imperative conditions must be understood
and consummated; Cleveands withdrawal from
the ticket his vindication before the country.
That candidates personal character is not to
be questioned, if not the argument of merce-
nary or of a blind partisan, can only mean that
moral character is not to be weighed in trusting
and honoring public official. To such as have
degenerated into that contention we have no
reply to make; no party could discipline US into
such tenet
Nor could we make reply to the mercenary
for neither could we reach him from any com
mon standpoint. To the blind partisan we
would say that the evil of electing man at the
expense OF lowering the moral standards Of the
public and shocking an already Informed
public conscience would never fnd compensa-
ton in mere change of federal administration
The virtue of our women is the basis of the
family, and the family is the cornerstone of
state. We dare not present an inebriate in wine
and lust as the mold of American reform the
exemplar to our youth and the candidate for the
most exalted post within the gift of our galaxy
of proud Commonwealths.
Party nor people could trust such mau, but
neither party nor people would be itself entitled
to honor or confidence if such man could be
elected
Yet who should dream that as matters stand,
Grover Cleveland can be elected2 Are there no
wives nor mothers, nor daughters nor sisters,
huence-were even our own selfish sex to remain
criminally indifferent-to goad American man
hood into stand for the robust virtue and proud,
lofty safeguards of American womanhood9
Is the habitual enemy of womans virtue-so
charged, so uncontradicted-to be enthroned
above all the virile purity of this great land
and installed with executive mastery over all
this broad confederation Our manful Ameri-
can boast of respectful homage to our women
could never be repeated during his administra-
ton
What an insult to party that contains the
pure and statesmanly Seymours Thurnans and
Bayards!-ex exalted in private as in public life.
Some sapleSs Democrats demonstrate that even
Republican newspapers are reluctant to ventilate
this Cleveland STORY.
We wish TO unveil no mans private vices The
best of US are frail But for Gods right arm ex-
tended to all who seek it, our seorchlng passions
would wither every virtuous inclination as the
midsummer sun dries up the drop of dew
Neither would we constitute ourselves a public
tribunal, to pass sentence on strictly private
guilt; but candidate, by that fact haunts his
personal record in the public face, and then the
right and duty of the elector are as clear as
that of the father of family, who protects his
freside from all evil contamination