The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS CAMPAIGN.
Though Local, 1t Still Involves Principles of
Universal Application.

Though Local, 1t Still Involves Principles of
Universal Application.
Shelbyville Republican.
The more we read that glorious platform of
the Indianapolis Republicans the better we like
it. 1t is worthy of great historic party which
achieved its mightiest victories in the cause of
human freedom and strict obedience to the
laws of the land. The Journal, we observe
keeps this terse and meaty utterance at the head
of it's columns, and never was a newspaper col
umn better graced. 1t deserves to be read over
and over again. 1t is refreshing in these time
serving days to see that we still have one party
sufficiently courageous to spurn all special plead
ing and lodging, to put aside the hypocrtical
squarelv and Enthusiastically on the eter-
nal principles of. right and Justice. 1t is
true that the contest in which Indianapolis
friends are engaged is purely local. 1t is simply
a campaign preceding the election of officers for
the city, but this municipal contest involves vi
tai principles which are at issue in every city of
this Union and are of the utmost Importance to
the public welfare Shall we have government
of law and order or shall those who make bust
ness of defying the laws be allowed to controls
Shall we still have government of the people,
for the people and by the people, or shall chronic
law breakers and those who boast that they will
be law unto themselves have the making and
management of all municipal legisation9
Such is the clear-cut issue now presented
to the people of Indianapolis in one of
platforms ever adopted by a political party.
I'VE resolve, say the Indianapolis Republicans,
in favor Of the enforcement of law in the
interests of public order and for the preservation
of private rights. We resolve in favor of the
strictest economy in the administration of the
affairs of the city government. We resolve in
favor of overthrowing the arrogant domination
of the Liquor League in the politics OF the city
and State. We rebuke the Democratic officers
of State who have prosttuted the metropolitan
p0ipa RI tina hacact rs rtiS ppdv whara-
by the cltys good name has been scandaliZed, its
peace and good order imperiled, and the efforts
of honorable public officers to vndicate the law
paralyzed."
Never was a political battle joined where one
party was so clearly in the right and its oppon-
ents so clearly in the wrong. The Democrats
confront the Republicans with platform and a
candidate which represent the disturbing ele-
ments only and which are mere creatures of
those who boast that they have lived in defiance
of the laws of the land, and propose to continue
in the same course as long as possible They not
only boast of their shame, but they formulate
it into platform and place on that platform
candidates who won their honor by trucking
subserviency to vioators of the law, The
candidates and their platform represent all that
is lawless at the capital and constitute a
menace to the peace and dignity of the common
wealth Their cause is championed by
all those who hate an orderly city
government, who thrive by disregard of
peace-lovnS element of the community and the
best interests of the city. Thus is the issue
joined and thus are the people asked to choose
between what is plainly right and what is clearly
wrong. The Republicans, without equvocation,
have planted themselves squarely on the right
side of this question and invoke the support and
assistance of all who desire good government.
r,a,r o,n,n ,'s brazenly antaeonize 49, ,rr,.
sition that the laws are to be efeaeAd and insist
that the municipal government shall be run to
suit the lawess elements. There is no confu-
sion in the issues and mistaking the prnci-
pies at stake. Never did political party enter
the field in a nobler cause than that presented
by the Republicans of Indianapolis, and never
did any party enunciate principles more worthy
of the support of all good people.