Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-14
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1886.
Indiana.

The threat Of the Republicans OF Indi-
ana TO follow the example OF the Republic
cans Of Ohio and unseat Democrats enough
to give the Republicans the control OF the
General Assembly on joint ballot has occa-
Stoned great deal Of feeling In Indiana
and excited in other States much interest
In behalf OF the unteTrfed iI0osier De
mocracy. "There is many a slip 'twlxt
TIE cup and the lip" and II j. not likely
that the Democrats OF Indiana will suffer
their opponents TO trample them in the dust
and treat them as II they had no rights
which Republicans were bound TO respect.
We explained this Indians matter par.
TALLY on yesterday. We suppose there
would have been no trouble il II had not
been known that the Indiana General As.
sembly Just elected had TO choose United
States Senator to succeed Mr.. HARRISON.
The prize which the Indiana Republicans
are endeayorng TO steal is, therefore,
United States senatorship. II may be more;
for the United States Senate Is likely 10 be
divided so nearly equal between the two
parties as TO make 1t possible for the new
Indiana Senator TO have the casting vote in
that body. 1t depends, so il now appears,
upon whether Mr., RIDDLEBERGER and Mr..
VAN WICK shall align themselves with the
Republican party or with the Demo-
cratic party, or shall decide to act
independently Of both parties. And |
here Is one Of the obstacles that stand in the |
way OF the Republicans. II the Demo.
Gratis contest Mr.. HARMSOy's election, and |
Van WICK and RIDDLEBERGER determine |
not 10 allow Republican TO be seated a.
the reward of trickery, then the Republi- |
ems OF Indiana will have sold their good |
name for consideration that proves to be
wore than none at all. However, VAN |
WYcK's successor may be some other person
than himself.
OF course il Is for the House Of Repre-
sentatiy,s Of Indiana TO pass upon the quail
ifcations OF its own members. But the
time for the meeting Of the Legislature is
nearly two months eff, and it is to be hoped
that some understanding may be reached
before that time which will secure to the
Democrats their tights in the premises. 1t
is not 10 be tolerated in this country that
qualified candidate rejected by the people at
the ballot-box should be given a seat TO
which was elected a Disqualified candidate,
and certainly not when the vote OF this re-
iected candidate Is to be used TO elect to n
still higher position another rejected cam
Ill IL |
ought 10 be ordered. But no new election
can be ordered until the proper body has
considered and passed upon the title OF the
candidate returned as elected. Nor is IL to
be tolerated that knowing that a United
States Senator Is TO be elected on |
a day fixed by q Federal law, |
and therefore a day not 10 be changed |
by the State Legislature, the party domi- |
nant in either branch OF the Legislature |
should so time the unseating OF member |
belonging to the opposite party and also so |
time the new election as TO set at naught the |
will Of the people. In the case before lis 1t
would be grave offence against and attack
upon free institutions; for one of the
issues in the recent election. in ln'
diana was the question of the reelec-
ton of Mr.. HARRISON TO the United
States Senate. The people rejected
him. The people said they would have
him no longer, aud yet the corrupt Rcpub-
licans OF that State unblushingly propose
10 disregard the popular will, and seat in
the United States Senate for the long term
OF six years a man upon whom the people
have set the seal Of their condemnation.
Are not such outr1ges as the notable Ohio
tne OF last winter and The proposed In
{ lam one Of the approaching winter well
,alc ilitcd to bring free institutions into
Contempt:
The Legislature of Indiana will meet on
he 9Th Of January next-Thursday. Tn
der the Federal law the United States
Senator must be elected on the second
Tuesday after the meeting and organization
OF the Legislature. 80 that tlibus,ering As
20 the organization Of The House OF Repre-.
sentsliyes would be waste OF time. No
matter on what day the organization OF the
House might be effected, the election Of
United States Senator would be on the Sec
ond Tuesday following. The Federal law
ai,o provides that IL no senator is elected
on the Tuesday before named, nor on the
next day, the two houses shall meet TO.
getber on each succeeding day during the
session OF the Legislature and shalt take at
least one vote until a Senator i elected.
Not much room for iilbustering there. The
Indiana Legislature, however, sits only
sixty days.