The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24

be made to feel TIE penalty of the law After a
few of these high toned" tricksters have served
q term in the penitenJiary the tampeTing with the
election returns will cease-Martinsyille Repuh-
lican
"Mugwumpery is played outl" cries the New
Albany Press Yea, Yearly. 1t hath played out
of the Democratic column in New York and
Tammany is in high feather; but who believes
that Hill can be elected now?-Vincennes News
(Dem)
There is. after all, ole little crumb OF consola-
ton in the defeat of the entire Democratic ticket
in Ohio No old soldier who stood by the Union
went down in the general wreck, for none were
nominated by the kid Bourbons. -Kokomo Ga
zette-TriDune.
Unless the debauchng of the ballot-box with
whisky and money. and the DISTINGUISHING of
voters by intimidation and fraud soon cease, it
is only question of very short time when free
government in this country will be at an end
-Greencastle Banner
The Democrats of Ohio might as well make up
their minds to this They must either reform
their courses or arrange to do without the re-
spect and confidence of decent people. The les
son of last Tuesday means so much and nothing
else.-Lebanon Patriot
The Republican party in Upton county is a
political foe worthy of admiration. With an
overwhelming Democratic majority to overcome,
there has not been an election since the birth OF
the Advocate that more Repnb licans
were not elected. -Tipton Advocate.
That eloquent champion of free trade Hon.
Frank II. Hurd, of Toledo feels so indignant
over the course of the liquor element in voting
with the Republicans that ne favors the imposi-
ton of thousand-dollar tax on every saloon In
the Buckeye Commonwealth. Bend
Times DENY
If Hendricks. VOORHEES, and Mcdonald are of
more Importance than the Democratic party, let
us stick to them and all 60 down together. But
if we desire to see the triumph of the party made
permanent, let stick to the President and the
platform that was announced by the national
Democracy. -Eyansyille Courier.
AS an abstract question, purely, every Demo
crat in the land will denounce fraud upon the
ballot box, but when it is brought face to face
to them in their own party will they claim igno-
rance on the subject apologize for the crime, say
all parties do such things, speak out like men
who love country and good government9-Green-
castle Times.
Stufing of ballot boxes and falsifying re-
turns not only destroys the force of the ndivid-
ual voter but gives the control of municipali-
and control of the most selfish criminal and
venal class. The purity of the ballot must be
maintained if anarchy and ruin are to be avoided
Union City Eagle.
Puck has a cartoon representing President
Cleveland standing on the platform of a railway
car while professional politician" informs him
that it is agin the rules to stand there and that
"a platform is only to stand on only while YER
gittin' into the car" The illustration is rather
statement that he and the President will return
to New York to vote for Hill indicates that they
have made a pretense of standing on the civil
service platform only while the train was start
ing; but now that it is under full Roadway, they
propose to go inside.-Princeton Clarion.