The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-04
The Gods Truth About the Whole Business


10 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Hon. Will Cumbacks motion at the State con-
vention was an omnibus motion to an omnibus
indictment of the shortcomings and utter fail
ure OF the Democracy to redeem one of their
pledges. That preamble and resolution are GER
tainly Gods truth about the whole business
The Democratic party is now arraigned befd{ We
the bar of public opinion, charged with the crime
of SANDER and grand larceny 1t charged US
in 1884 with having accumulated in
the public Treasury an unnecessary
amount of surplus money-eight dollars
per capta-and their speakers so played on the
credulity of the public that many threatened to
institute an action before a justice of the peace
against the government, obtain Judgment, get
out an execution and positively sell out the
whole concern Yet that same surplus has in
creased eighty or ninety millions under Demo
cratic rule.
1t averred that the Republican party was
guilty of malfeasance and mlsfeasance; that the
only way to get at the facts to have a
change of book keepers, and the people, always
easily scared, granted change when the new
servants found the cash all right to cent and
the books in most excellent condition
1t said the number of the public servants was
greater than the necessities of the service re-
CURED; that there were many persons on the
merely receiving pay and doing work. that if
the rascally Republicans were turned out and
they installed. the public service would be both
reduced and purified. the change was granted,
and forthwith demand is made for more clerks
and assistants, and the class of helpers furnished
causes the Indianapolis Sentinel to send up a
wall and lament, both to the number and
character of the goods furnished. HALT" says
the Sentinel. "Have we not sufficient num-
Der of honest Democrats in Indiana to fill her
without EalactipO thiaVaS H.
bers and jail-birds2 aalt"
The charge was made that we are wasting the
public funds; that more money was set apart for
expenses than was needed-a wanton, wicked
waste-yet they increase appropriations fifty
millions. On these and many other false accu-
sations charge them with slander-slapder of
an honest. faithful public servant, SANDER
against party that proved itself able to carry
this "best government on earth" through fiery
ordeal and land it upon sure foundation, and
set it on the highway to a grand success. with
less loss of money and infinitely more honor
than was ever shown by any other adminstra-
tration.
With still more force do we say that the
Democratic party is guilty of grand larceny.
BY its wicked methods in the South it is in
power to-day, with its President Cabinet
and all the officers. The negroes of
the South are practically denied any
voice in legislation. Less than a. 900
votes send Congressman from South Carolina
while in Wisconsin it takes over So 600 Missis-
sippi only requires is, 600 votes, while Michigan
must have over sc, 900; Georgia a. 600 and Indi-
ana more than $4,000; showing that in these
Democratic strongholds the free American citi
zen does not vote. or if he does his vote is not
counted. The result of this is the getting of some
thing that does not honestly belong to the taker
We have a case of this steal right here at
home; and, as has been truly said, all other
questions pale into insgnifcence ard are as
nothing, compared with this primal question If
the full force of the election franchise goes for
naught. the rights of citizenship are as sound
ing brass-merely empty words. Whisky
leaguers and Democratic ward bummers can
truly stand back and laugh at Republican citi-
zen trying to play citizen. One Democrat can
the last election the Democratic party should
have slight majority in the general
assembly of Indiana and seven of
the thirteen Congressman. That would
be fair and honorable; anything better than that
for them is frst-class larceny. Politics at best
are foul enough, but this is the quintessence of
vlliany. All other questions should be laid
aside until this one, reaching as it does to the
very foundation of republican institutions, is
righted. A Republican, Prohi5itionist or Nation
alst is as much entitled to the right of seif-gov-
eminent at any Democrat, but under the in
famous Democratic gerrymander this first OF all
rights is denied. How can Voorhees, harmonic
this condition of affairs with his pet doctrine of
personal libertyW The right to vote and have
that vote count-be of as much force as any
others certainly OF more Importance than the
right TO drink and get drunk. This is grand
larceny. and on these two counts We arraign this