The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-08
FANATICISM RUN MAD,

FANATICISM RUN MAD.
To read the Chicago Times one might be
excused for believing that the people were in
the heat Of an exciting campaign. If any
body dares suggest that elections might be
fairer in the South, and that more liberal
sentiment might prevail there, the Times is
thrown into frenzy, and barely avoiding
billingsgate, it seethes in vituperation and
abuse All is lovely in the South, suppress
sion of votes is unknown, and the negroes,
such as care to vote, cheerfully vote the
Democratic ticket from choice, only regret
ting that they are powerless to do more for
Democracy. The Republican party is vicious
and corrupt in all its parts. The five million
people who vote with it are deliberate abettors
of political thieves, and 50 on, ad nauseam.
The Times is bloody shirt from margin
to margin. 1t eternally snarls, and APP
parently wants to fight. It is very,
very "ugly" toward all who do not agree with
and knuckle to the Southern bulldozers and
assassins, the men of the old South who are
determined that, as long as they live, it shall
never be delivered from the thralldom of ig-
norance and prejudice. So, when it becomes
necessary for Republican Senate to select
presiding officer, the Times proceeds to lash
itself into an unreasonable fury, and to pour
out from the walls of wrath it ever has in
store. Referring to the action of the Repub-
lican caucus, the Times says:
'Logan was the first choice, mainly, it
would appear, because he is less liked by the
Democrats than any other man, and on Lis
refusal the choice fell on Sherman. Probably
there is no man in the Republican party who
is less fitted for the place than Sherman. He
is chronic ohce-seeker, an aristocrat, dem
agogue, fanatic, an aspirant for the presi-
dency, and a man who hesitates at nothing to
carry his ends when political purpose is to
be served. His late sanguinary outbreak
against the South and his presentation of
that abominable Republican rag, the bloody
shirt prove that he is not an advancing
miiar with the dirtier processes of politics,
and quite willing to use them as he fancies
occasion may demand He is not man
from whom may be expected even the fairness
. of presiding officer; he is in no sense
statesman, but politician, and as such will
use his place for party ends-that is, such
ends as may be desired by John Sherman
He will prostitute his position, so far as he
may be able, to further his aspirations for the
presidency; the head Of the Senate will be
mere wire puller, anxious in no sense to make
his place one to serve the interests of legisla-
ton, but simply as one to aid him in the &C.
QUESTION of higher Office"
This is fanaticism gone mad. It's very
vehemence goes far toward defeating its pur-
pose. It is palpably absurd to say that the
Republicans voted for General Logan "be-
cause he is less liked by the Democrats than
any other man." 1t is a pretty safe rule for
Republicans to honor men thus distinguished;
but General Logan was nominated, first, be-
cause it had been but a few months when
every thoroughly honest Republican in the
for him for that place. AS for the Illness
abuse of Senator Sherman, it is not saving
too much to say that it knew that it was dis
honest when it allowed such a TRADE to go
into print The editor of the Times, nor any
other sensible man, believes that John Sher-
man is demagogue, or that he is familiar
with the ''dirtier processes of poll
tics" and 'quite willing to use
them" 1t is quite true that John
Sherman has ever made bold stand against
fraud in elections and has to do so to-day in
his own State because Of the conspiracy to
steal the Legislature to compass his defeat
This Anglers the Times and its allies, and they
fall to cursing him and charging him with the
very crimes that he has ever stood out against
We believe that he will make an able and i'm
partial presiding officer. For years he has
served the people Of this country with marked
ability, and has, by his wisdom and frmness
in the management Of the country's finances,
done inestimable service. His personal in.
tegrity is beyond reproach, and his great
knowledge of national finances added to this
has for years made him conspicuous candi-
date for the presidency. Inordinate abuse
like the above adds to his fame.
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The New York Posts editorial on Logans
nomination bears evidence of having been
prepared in advance. So much heavy brain