The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-03
A NOTABLE sPEECH.
Outline of Editor w. Scott Rays Reasons for
$40 Saying the Republicans Must Go.
ShelbyvilIe Volunteer (Dem.)

sac Saying the Republicans Must Go.
Shelby willie Volunteer (Dem.)
Scott Ray is announced to reply to a toast at
the Democratic editorial banquet to be held in
indianapolis to-day. 1t would seem that the,
master of ceremonies who chose this toast for
Scotty 80 reply to must have been in a. sarcastic
mood as it reads as follows ''Why the Repub
hcan party must 60" 1t Will certainly be
worth a trip to Indianapolis to hear
a SDeech on this subject from our
only Ray We hardly think he will be on hand
to make it, as he is dreadfully alive to his bar
renness of mind and certainty of making an ass
of himself whenever he attempts public speech.
But should he really attempt to tell us why
the Republican party must 60" it will be nov
city in the way of cheek. What will be the line
of his argument? OF course he will first explain
that in the year of grace, 1880, on the LIST day
of January or just three years ago last
Tuesday, the rival Democratic newspapers in
this town we're consolidated. The Democrats
bought out the Volunteer and presented it to Ray
& McCorfle. of the Democrat, so that there
should be but one newspaper OF the party IN
Shelby county. From that on for some time the
organ was known as the Democrat V olunteer.
Afterwards the last half of the name was
dropped but the volume retained and hence the
Democrat appeared pure and simple. This
consolidation gave Ray & McCorkle the full
run of the kitchen. Absolute party harmony
prevailed among the Shelby county Democracy
and the Democrat was its organ. That was the
year of the national campaign, and the whole
900 majority.
Never did any young man have better start
in life than Scott Ray, nor better chance to do
something in politics or business, if he had any
capacity. He was the editor and proprietor of the
only Democratic paper in the county. He
had good subscription list, fine advertising
business and all the official patronage of the
county, which was very valuable. Behind all
this and him was the Democratic party of the
county with its 800 majority and over.
Flo ad MIA IF n 1V-p0
Office and all the machinery of the party in the
hands of himself and friends. Yet, in two short
years. or at the very first campaign after
he took charge of the organ and the
brought things to. 1t is useless to repeat the
story which is so well known to everybody. The
very first election in Shelby county under the
manipulation of the mighty Ray and his imme
date friends resulted in a frightful Waterloo,
which completely engulphed them The county
went Republican by enormous majorities which
showed a change of nearly 1000 votes. Such a
political earthquake, such giving way of
conscience such revulsion of public
sentiment, was never before witnessed.
The organ with it's brilliant editor was COM
pletely endorsed and ever since has been ever
lastingly fabbergasted and hasn't yet hardly re
allied what it was that fell on him After this
recital it viii remain for Mr.. Ray to calculate
how long at the same rate of progress it will take
the Republican party of the whole United
States to "go5 1t is very simple
equation to the working out of which
Mr. Ray has addressed his wonderful
mind: ''If in one county, in two years, | can
change Democratic majority of 900 to 600 the
other way, how long will 1t take me, at the same
rate to make the Republican party go in all
the other counties of this broad Union" The cat
which climbed two feet every day and fell back
three every night was nothing to this. And this
is why we say that it will be treat to hear
Hon W. Scott Ray tell the assembled editors
"Why the Republican party must 60