The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-06-04
HIGHLY INFORM Ed
Seems to be the COndi-
tion of the Repubii-
can Party.

tion of the Repubii-
can Party.
Especially in the Political
Nerve Centres in Oh10..
Spec, Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, June 2-The highly
; informed condition of the Republi
can party here in Ohio would go te
show that there are some serious
convulsions going on within It's body
There are so many unmistab'e in
dications of newest and sensitive
ness apparent that even a layman
can see that the party is deadly
sick.
For awhile the Republican edi-
tors found relief in predicting the
utter decentralization and overthrow
of Democracy on account of inter
nal dissention. Whatever dissen-
sions- or rather divisions of opin
Ions there may have been am ong
Democrats in the recent past, they
have all been fully discussed in
"opcn meetin," ana satisfactorially y
adjusted. If there is any slender
shred of the Democratic garment
that is away or out of place, atten-
ton will be paid to it hereafter. If
does not adjust itself. it will be hung
On the fence and left to the tender
care of the rag picker.
The Democratic party having full
ly discussed and adjusted all qaes
tions of differing family opinions,
is now ready to go into the corn field
and hoe It's row. Hence, the Re
publican leaders and editors no Ion
ger get relief in yelling about Demo-
cratic disintegration. The Demo:
cratic party might have had a
slight touch of the stomach ache,
as all vigorous young people are Ii
able to have occasionally, but the
disorder is not DAM erous one.
On the other hand the Rerubli-
can party is much more afflicted,
all but the leaders have all along
been boasting about its robust con
dition. 1t has bad case of gout,
ard the inflammation is becoming
more and more marked as it ap
proaches the Springfield Conyen-
ton crisis.
When you see counties sending
up double delegations from no ap-
parent cause, with each delegate
armed with half a vote, and the
charge openly made that money
has be. n secretly used in setting up
these delegations, you can makeup
your mind that there is going to be
an explosion somewhere in the end
The infSmation is going to come
to head some time or other.
The Republicans succeeded of
course, in concealing their dissen
slons for long time, for it is their
policy to work in secret. But now
in the ante week of the Convention
thay Aud that their sores arc SO
painfully infamed that they no
longer attempt concealment. They
no longer swear and howl under
their breath, but openly.
And what Is their quarrel about?
NO man can see any principe at
stake betMeen The two or three diff
feront wings of the party. Their
only differences of opinion as to
what may be denominated policy"
is concerning the best method of
deceiving the people and hoodwink-
ing votes. Prohibition, local OPP
ton end devotion to the liqu,r traf
ic are the issues within the Repub
lican party, and the only thing that
concerns them is to formulate a
platform that is in favor of all these
and yet in favor of neither.
The bitter fight among the lead
ers of the Republican party is mere
ly quarrel as to the distribution
of The spolls which are not yet.wlth
IN their grasp. They assumed
sometime ago that they were going
to carry Ohio this fall to dead GER
t-lnty, and having decided this. the
leaders set to work secretly and
quietly to assassinate each other so
that the surviving faction should
possess The spoils.
They did not think it necessary
to catch the rabbit first. Their idea
was to cook it first and catch it af-
terwsrd. Well, they will probably
cook it next week quite effectually.
The literal way in which the old
time leaders of the party in Ohio
have been d;sbursing money to fix
up delegations for this man and
that, and the confidence with |
which the political brokers look
forward to the opening of rick har-
vest, shows that they still have faith
IN the Doodle method of carrying an
election.
But they seem to forget that the
election last fail was declaration
by the people of the whole country
against bo die methods in POI tics.
The Republican Bourbons of Ohio
do not seem to have learned the
lesson properly, and they will have
To be knocked OH the head this fall
with the club of honesty to bring