The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-18
THE STATE PRESS.
The Election Outrages Still Continue to En-
gage It's AttentiOE-Democratic Disgust.

The Republicans of the State have elected a
majority of the Legislature, and it will be count
ed. Lafayette Journal.
When the State of Indiana is close, all the
Democratic fine workers want is little time 10
count-Goshen Times.
The ballotbox must be protected Let the
| thieves, thugs Sim Coy bummers that have
been tamperng with the ballots in Indianapolis
receive the punishment they so richly merit.
The rights of the people must and shall be pre-
served. Huntington News
The Enquirer bases it's hope of success in the
Legislative contest on the opinion of Joseph e.
Mcdonald. the man of all men who would be
| benefited, should it be decided in favor of the
| Democrats 1t should be remembered, also, that
Mr. Mcdonald is lawyer; that he was not on
oath. and that he dearly loves the interview er.
-Vincennes Commercial
The politicians in this State who fppantly
talk about the wholesale unseatng of members
of the Legislature had better put little ice on
their heads ard cool off as speedily as possible.
| The people of Indiana do not intend to have the
General Assembly plunged into a state of an
archy. Beligerent politicians should beware of
going few steps too far.-South Bend Times
| DEM
1t can hardly be doubted that the recent cleo.
/ tons do indicate a general and widespread dis
| satisfaction with President Cleveland and his
administration in the ranks of his party.
The square truth about the whole matter is that,
aside from the Offices that he gives them, Presi-
| dent Cleveland don't suit the rank and file of
| the Democratic party one bit, especially in the
| West.--Lafayette Call
! IF Mr.. lIinck is ineligible he will yield his seat
like gentleman. If DR.. Mcclure has not re-
celved majority of the votes cast. he will be eX-
pected to step down gracefully. If Mr.. Meagher,
or Mr. nybody else. is not entitled by the law
of the State to sit in the General Assembly,
there should be no rant or racket about it, but
quiet acquiescence in the result of an honest
| and legal count.-Madison Courier
| In trying to arouse the vengeance of the labor
interests against the Republican party because,
AS it is claimed, many of them supported Repre-
sentative Meagher, of Vigo county, the Demo
cratic party acts on the assumption that the
workngmen of the country are outlaws and
willing to profit by an uncoustitutionaly elected
Representative admitting Meagher to be such
| which he isn't.-Sey mour Republican.
| Indiana Democrats are trying to keep the Re
| publicaps from stealing" the Legislature and
| indiana Republicans insist that the Democrats
| shall not commit the same kind of larceny.
| Under these circumstances it would seem that
the Hoosier Legislature could hardly be stolen
at all, but everything points to the fact that
| when all is settled, the Republicans will have a
majority on joint ballot.-Warsaw Times.
| 1t is said that GRAY is the real author of the
| infamous gerrymander swindle and if such is
the ease, he is in a position to be cursed By both
parties, and stands splendid chance to retire to
private life permanently after his term. 1t was
happy day for the Republican cause when he
left II and went over to the Democrats for Office
His dishonOrabe scheming will give them a great
deal more trouble before he gets through with
than.-Connersville Times.
It is said that the high collared Postmaster
general issued an order week before the cleo
tion forbidding postal clerks to exchange runs
so to be able to vote on election day, at the
risk of being discharged by telegraph. The
Postmaster general, however went home 10 vote
and make speeches, and carried Wisconsin for
the administration-in horn. This is funny
administration, and its Postmaster general is
funnier Michigan City Dispatch.
The contested election cases should be tried
wholly upon their merits and without party
clamor or appeal to prejudice Both sides are
prone to err in these respects, but the occasion
is so grave that halt should now be called, and
subsequent proceedings should be conducted de-
Gently and IN order Important as a United
States Senator and control of the Legislature
may be, 1t is more important that the purity of
the ballot box 81 ould De sustained and the YER
diet Of the people recorded at the polls.-Mad-
ison Courier.
In no single instance is there any reasonable
ground to believe the election was not an honest
one. so far as the Senator elected is concerned.
But Messrs. Mcdonald aud Voorhees, say the
Democratic majority in the Senate have the
power TO deprive these Senators Of their seats
and we advise you to prepare to do so il
sary; 1t is not necessary to consider the justice
OF the act, but only its expediepcy-we must
have the United States Senator at all hazards.
No wonder party led by such men meets re-
0uke from the people at the polls. -Richmond
Palladium.
Firmness and courage are good qualities, and
Mr. Cleveland has them, but there Is firDness
in holding to the wrong as we'll as to the right,
and there is courage more splendid, perhaps,
than any other which abandons wrong course
even at the sacrifice of pride of opinion. If
Mr. Cleveland is now capable of such cour-
hA ha1 n NNhIn RI nd
his administration TO all Democrats, and. much
more important than THAI. to inspire the Democ-
racy with hope and vigor. But he has mighty
little time left to make up his mind in.-Shelby
vile Democrat.
If their threats to expel egally-elected Sena-
tors. for the purpose of securing United States
Senator, are in any way put into execution, it
Will seal the doom of the party in Indiana for
years to come, if not forever ''Whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make mad" and 1t
would be the worst kind OF madness for the Dem
ocratlc bosses to attempt any such thing. There
need be no fears, then, of the frantic efforts be-
ing made to steal the Legislature; either Justice
Will be done, or Democracy will be doomed to
extinction. and with either event the Republic
ans can we'll be content-Richmond Palladium.
The masses of the people, without distinction
OF party, viii not tolerate the usurnation and
wrong of this revolutionary programme They
are not deceived by the clarnor of desperate and
dlsreputaole partisanism about ''otfsetting Re-
publican stealing The men who are thus tam
peering with the rights, liberties and conscience
OF self-respectiug citizenship are playing haz-
zardous game and inviting a swift and terrible
punishment At the very least. it must be
losing game. They will be halted and beaten
back at all points, and must eventually retire
from the contest disgraced. defeated and done
up for all time TO come.-Logansport Journal.
1t is a matter of universal regret among In
diana Democrats that the Sentinel continues
since the election the of folly that it pur-
sued throughout the campaign, and which con
tributed SO greatly 20 the defeat of the party in
every district of the State. 1t is strange para