The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-16
THE STATE PRESS.
The Attempted Democratic Steal of the IIegia.
lature Denounced-Election Echoes.

Marion Chronicle: They don't seem to be s'in
the saddle so much as they were
Warsaw Times: The Presidents denunciation
of "pernicious activity" paralyzed his party.
There is no other kind of Democratic activity il
politics.
Richmond Telegram: The report that Gov
ernor Gray has GOT enough is probably prema-
ture; for it doesn't appear that he has yet coma
into possession of the earth.
Auburn Dispatch: The Republican party has
had its ups and downs of late years. but its at.
hlctons seem to have been for needed chastise-
ment which will result in great good.
Elkhart Independent: The revolt Of labos
against Democracy is surprising. nor is the end
YET. No free-trade party can enlist labor
vote; it antagonizes our bread and butter
Lafayette Courier The Democratic arrange
ment to steal the Senator'S seat from this State
would not work, and the political sand -baggers
who gerrymandered the State for the purpose
named will not be proud or happy for years to
come. It's good for them.
Lawrence Mail: When the Democratic party,
in order to obtain power, made promises which.
after securing power it refused to keep it sowed
In the hearts OF the people feeling of distrust.
by reason OF which 1t met with such a rebuke az
the polls as its bad faith deserved
Huntington News Express The tendency OF
the labor vote is out of the Democratic and into
the Republican party. American laboring men
rightly believe that the industrial system of the
country thrives under protectective tariff, and
"
Richmond Palladium: 1t is all nonsense for
the Democrats to be charging the Republicans
with an intention of stealing their Legislature
from them. They haven't got any legislature
for the Republicans to steal; beside, the Repub-
licans have nice one of their own, which 10
quite enough for the present
Vincennes Commercial: Robert T. Mackey
will represent Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg
counties, despite Eb Henderson, Henry Engla-
hart, John Goodman and the rest of the crew.
1t is not surprising that Mr.. Mason Niblack.
who allowed to run without opposition,
should repudiate such company. sssstf s.
Wabash Courier: The causes which led to
Democratic defeat stand out so boldly that he
who runs may read, and were it not for the stu
pidity and inconsistency inseparable from the
Democratic party, its leaders would think twice
before charging their late Waterloo to either
Republican Doodle or Clevelands alleged civil
service reform policy.
Richmond Sunday Register: An unfair advant-
age will tell against the party taking it in the
future. The Democrats of this State willy
and experienced In trickery, especially in legisla-
tive matters. If the Republicans hold them
up to fair DEAL there is hope that the full fruits
of our victory will be gathered in the reelection
of General Harrison.
Terre Haute Express: Democratic indifer-
ence Incidence and jealousy generally ad-
mitted to have exertad powerful influence in
the election, while the interest and energy with
which Republicans worked accounted for their
success. 1t may be taken for granted that the
same forces will produce like results il the fut-
ure. and now is the accepted time to begin work
toward that end.
Kentland Gazette The Republicans should not
be content with standing off and making faces
and calling the Democratic bosses names, bus
should prove themselves men and maintain what
they have won. They must not only demand a
fair count; they must enforce it, We must learn
by the noble examples of Ohio and Illinois, and
give the Democratic bosses and election return
''fxers" to understand that their proper abiding
place is inside of the penitentiary.
Danville Republican: The experiment of re-
storing to power a party whose last act or
ganizatiou was the passage of articles of seces-
sion, has proved a dsgraceful failure and the
people have made haste to correct it. The cleo
ton of Republican President in 1888 is now as
sured. But we trust that Republican will
suffer himself to grow apatbetic under this asA
surance, and that all patriotic citizens will
member the deathless motto. Eternal vigiiance
is the price of Liberty"
Brazil Democrat If the reports published
are true that certain Democratic trleksters in
Indianapolis doctored the tally sheets Of several
precincts az TO eount in two Democratic cane
didates for county Offices honest and fair minded
people of all parties will demand the punish.
ment of the rascals. The Democratic party
cannot and will not attempt palliaton of such
an outrage. Neither can or will it be justified
by charging that Republicans played the aame
trick there. Fraud must not be tolerated
Martinsville Republican, The people con.
demned the gerrymander, the outrages Of the boz
nevolent institutions and the improper conduct
of the treasury. These have been condemned
and their supporters defeated when all the ad-
vantages were on the side Of the perpetrators OF
the crimes If the Democracy wish to be again
remanded to a back seat against all odds, LEI
them carry out their present declarations con-
corning the Legislature. The sins of the PROS
ent generation will be visited upon generations
to come, and if they insist on committing the
sins, they alone can relieve themselves from the
consequences.
Shelby7ille Republican: AS the Democrats
were not advocating civil service reform, but saw
agely opposing it, the victory would seem TO in
dictate plainly that the Republicans had the right
side of the question. According to the Demo
cratic view, since the election. platform de,
manding an extension OF the civil-service law
should have been fatal to any party advocating
it. But Just the reverse was the case The
party which bitterly and continuously denounced
the principles of civil-seryce reform was defeat
ed The party which earnestly advocated the
same was successful. Let the Democratic or.
gans study awhile on this way of presenting tho
case and soc II they won't reverse their reason
ing.
Logansport Journals The purpose of these
contests is openly avowed. If the Republicans
of the House of the Legislature shall refuse to
seat Democratic members who are ineligible
under the Constitution and the laws or who are
not legally elected, the conspirators propose that
tina Democrats IN the Senate shall unseat one or
more Of these Republican Senators. Thus DIR.
Shroyer. who received a majority of 382 votes in
this Democratic county, is to be sent homo,
Mr.. Daniels who was so emphaticay repudiated
by the people, will be foisted into Shroyers
place. simply because the Republicans in the
House may see fit to refuse seat in that body
to some person who hasn't shadow or q just or
legal claim upon the place. The Journal is con-
ident that these Democratic revolutionsts and
conspirators have overrated their powers. The
rising tide of public indignation is beginning to
surge around them, The aouvsr masses Sf the
people are slow to anger, but their wrath when
aroused, is terrible The infamy conten plated
in the revolutionary conspiracy programme will
never BIO consummated, and the men who are
thus tampering with the rights, and liberties,
and conscience of self respecting citizens, are
tempting fate aud inviting destruction. Gov
andl AID f.