The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-08
THE DEMoORATIo EDITOR.

val0r IN the long, sanguinary d0u, unauyi
successful fight against the Republican party,
let not the Democratic editor 20 undecorated.
The statesman is a good fellow as far as he
goes, bat he goes neither as far nor as often
~ the editor. The statesman lsbors during
the c~smpaign-tbe editor tolls always. The
statesman is really the handiwork of the
editor; is proportionately great, honest or
popular ss the editor is pleased to fashion
him. The statesman ia the throne; the editor
the power behind it greater than the throne
itself. For whatever of good looks, ability
and renown the statesman enjoys, let him
give thanks to the editor.
The Democratic editor is q slayer He
can discount a -fghting-cock for gameness
and the mule for endurance. Since 1859 ne
has been knocked out in six successive en-
counters in the National ring. But he came
to the scratch for the seventh, lust as hard"
and when the other fellow picked himself up
he believed it was Sullivan who had hit him.
be is xe1rlng the belt nowadays.
But il is the "Hoosisr" editor upon whose
bead the Sentinel lays its hand in blessing.
He Is with Us to-day. He has come from his
] sanctum in the East border and the West,
| from the river bank and the lakeside, to
''resolute" and rejoice on this, st. Jackson's
Day. After twenty and five years of lamen-
tation his political church is redeemed from
bondage, and having had time for realizing
the fact and the glory of its redemption he
will now say with the Psalmist:
when the Lord turned again the captiv-
ity Of Zion We were like them that dream.
'Then was our mouth filled with laughter
and our tongue with singing; then said they
among the heather, The Lord has lone
great things for them.
"The Lord hath done great things for US;
whereof we are glad"
The Crusader was not more valiant in his
war to redeem the Holy Land from the inf
del than has been the Democratic editor in
his struggle to wrest this land of liberty from
the domination of the Republican. His long
march has, like that of the Crusader, been
over sandy desert. under scorching sun, and
in the face of the hot sirocco. He has been
without official patronage, has been aspsrsed
by calumny, and had the powers of govern.
ment srrsyed against him. But the fight
had no terrors for him, nor could defeat dis.
may him. When he had rubbed the cam
paign dust out OF his eyes and paid his elec-
ton debts to his Republican cotemporary
over the way he would retire to his sanctum
and read again these consoling words of st.
Paul: "And let rs not weary 10 we'll doing,
not"
To the united labor of the Democratic
editors of Indiana is chiefly due the cohesion
of the party during the dark years when the
odds were so overwhelmingly against It. To
the editors who will Assem- bic in con yention
in indianapolis to day is the country chiefly
indebted for the magnificent rally of the
Democratic legions in the late campaign,
resulting in the placing Of Indiana psrms-
nently in the Democratic column. Adjusted
by q lofty sense of patriotism, they have ex-
erted theirenergies and contributed from their
substance for achieving the overthrow of
corrupt Republican reign aud the re-en-
thronement of the Democratic party, under
whose administration the Republic enjoyed
for so man years peace, prosperity and pro-
gress. And these faithful workers. we sab
NIT. should share and share literally. in the
distribution of places of honor and
emolumsnt incident to the change
OF our National administration
They are the peers Of any equal mum
| Der of citizens in respectability and intel
ligence. They need no written recommend.
alton for business capacity, for a man who
has shown himself competent to successfully
conduct q Democratic paper under Repub.
lican administrations might be relied on to
run q hotel, a savings bank, q railroad, and
certainly q Government revenue Office or
: possofice. We notice that several of these,
: our contemporaries in different parts of the
: State, will submit their applications for sp
> pointments under the incoming administra.
ton, and we hope to have the pleasure, IL
l due time, of announcing their preterment.
!. The Sentinel extends q hearty greeting Il
: its brethren of the State press to Indianapo
, lis and to it's editorial rooms during thei
Q stay in the city.