The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-05

is that the Republicans organized their own de-
feat They began the work at Saratoga, when
the convention adopted resolution which was
an affront to the intelligence of the sober mem
bers of the party and direct in
suit to the thousands of Independent
men of both Democratic and Republican
antecedents. whose votes were so vitality neces-
sary to success. The bitter partisanship of the
unreasoning Republican organs and the ceaseless
reviling of the President gave a fatal check to
the process of Republican recruitment. If the
evil results of Mr.. Hills election could be con-
fined to this State there would be occasion to
fear for the stability of the reforms already in
corporated in the laws of the land; but as we
have already pointed out the triumph of the
candidate of the Presidents enemies in the most
I'M portant State in the Union will immeasurably
increase the insolence of the spoils-seeking
crowd and will subject the President to a pres
sure far greater than that which he has thus far
successfully resisted. If his difficulties and his
perplexities increase beyond even his tremendous
powers of endurance he will scarcely find conso-
laton in the reflection that his own vote how
ever reluctantly given has contributed to the
result.
NOT AN ADMINISTRATION TRIUMPH.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic success in New York is not
the triumph Of the administration, or the mug
wumps or both together. 1t is popular victory
against heresy. The mugwumps have claimed
the ownership and sympathy of the President,
while supporting the Republican State ticket.
The Democrats have fought at great odds within
their party, and they have not won without the
assistance of Republicans. They owe nothing,
however, to the mugwumps and civil-service
dudes. While maintaining a sturdy Democratic
position, they have commanded the help of can
did men of other parties who objected to the die
tation of impracticabe humbug reformers
FROM MUGwUMP STANDPOINT.
New York Evening Post.
When the full figures of yesterdays vote in
New York are received, they will make an un-
usually interesting study. At present it is pos
sible only to consider pluralites for the State as
a whole. These show plainly that if the vote for
Davenport in the State at large had been as full
as it was in this city and Brooklyn he would
have been elected He was, in fact, defeated by
what has always been considered the Republican
stronghold of the State the portion north of the
Harlem river. Hills total vote in this city falls
over 5000 behind Cleveands, and Davenport's
falls over IA 900 behind Blaines. The transfer
of Tammanys total vote from Blaine last year
to Hill this year ought to have made a greater
change than this and the fact that it did not in
dicates that many independent Democrats did
not vote for Hill.
COLD AS TOMBSTONE.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The latest indications are that if there is any
way in which the mugwumps can retire within
themselves and cease to be troublesome to them
selves in politics. they should do it speedily.
Last year they advertised their quackery very
extensively and this year they have taken their
own medicine and they stretched out as cold
as whetstones, or tombstones or any other con-
solicitations of frigidity
NOT BLOOD COUSINS TO THE ALMIGHTY.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Obviously the mugwumps are not such close
blood-cousins to the Almighty as they have been
pretending to be. For a time at least bless
IA ND Of riO frOm
practical frauds The Gentleman il Politics
has. his Quietus He has been in this canvass
thorough blackguard and liar His methods, as
revealed by his protested organs, were disrepu-
table and dirty.
IT'S SCARCELY CLEAR.
Chicago Tribune.
In the light of the results it is not clear what
benefit the mugwump reinforcement has beer to
the party. If they were strong enough to defeat
Mr.. Blaine, as they have ostentatiously claimed.
then certainly they ought to have been strong
enough to have secured the election of Mr.. Dav-
EXPORT, who was nominated for the special pur-
pose OF suiting these fastdious gentlemen.
WELL, YES SOMETHING OF REBUKE."s
Chicago inter Ocean.
Hills triumph is something of rebuke to the
the mugwumps, who opposed him, and it is not
in the nature of an Endorsement of the Cleveland
Democrats, who opposed his nomination. Mr..
Hill will probably regard his election slap in
the face of thesadministratlon 1t is certainly
triumph of the anti reform or Bourbon wing of
the party.
NOT CHANGED MUCH.
Louisville Commercial.
Things do not appear to have been changed
much by the elections yesterday. The States
stand as they politically and local issues
were dominant in determining results. Mr..
Cleveland does not seem to have hurt his party
much, nor were the mugwumps decisive.
DID NOT MAKE CONNECTION.
Chicago News
Colonel q. William Curtis must have missed
his train into New York yesterday We see by
the returns that he did not vote