National Republican., 1886-11-18
Progress Of the Conspiracy.

The Democratic conspiracy to steal the
Senate Of the United States, begun in
Illinois In 1884, continued In Ohio in 1885,
has shown its ugly head In Indiana In this
month Of November, 1886.
The Democratic managers in the last
named state cannot be ignorant Of the fact
that some of their distinguished brethren
in Illinois and Ohio have been compelled to
have their hair cropped, to don the con-
vlcts' uniform, aud take their places with
other pententiary inmates in atonement
for crimes committed in furtherauce OF
this Infamous conspiracy. But as "all
men think all men mortal but themselves
so these Indiana Democrats think they can
achieve what their Ohio and Illinois friends
failed to accomplish, and escape the fate
that overlook them.
The first step In the Indiana section OF
the great conspiracy was taken long ago,
and consisted Of a gerrymander for legls-
lative purposes, which no decent man can
think Of without shame and indignation.
Under this gerrymander an overwhelming
Democratic legislature was "elected" In
1884, aud, as most Of the hold.over state
senators are Democrats, 1t was not deemed
possible for the Republicans to get ma
jority on joint ballot IN the legislature
| chosen this fall.
But the legislature was carried by the
Republicans, the Republican majority 10
the house being in excess OF the Democratic
majority in the senate. This great victory
was the most notable feature Of the No.
vember elections. How II was won and
why It was won has already been told in
these columns.
The defeated Democrats decline to accept
defeat and propose to nullify the Repub!i-
can victory by unseating so many Republic
can senators as may be necessary to give
the Democrats a majority on joint ballot
and so steal the senatorship.
The Chicago Inter ocean, journal well.
| posted In Democratic election tactics, for
1t followed the Illinois section of this con-
spiracy till the prison gates closed on that
distinguished Democrat, Mr.. Mackin, has
this TO say Of the Indiana situation;
The Republicans are not likely to sleep
while the job is in process, nor before 1t is be-
gun. If few political perurers can be con-
yicted in the federal court aud sent to jail on
charges growing out of the indianapolis elcc.
tion, or even If vigorous prosecution Is ins.i-
tuted prior to the meeting Of the general as.
scmbly, there will be commendable prudence
observed by witnesses before the senate com.
mittccs. The Democracy Of Indiana learn.
very little and learns that little very slowly.
II has not yet learned how It got into power
in 1881, and has not the least idea Of why II
has been kicked out of place in 1885. 1t will
not believe when 1t Is told that it has been
defeated by the very means that II fOolishly
employed for its success, TO wit: scandilous
gerrymander of the state aud n hardly less
scandalous prostitution Of one of tho noblest
public charities in the world to party pur-
poses and by its almost universal selection oi
contemplate people for federal offices. "Choati
are own brothers to fools" is a proverb whose
soundness has not been recognized by the
Democratic party of Hoosierdom.
The quarrels Of the Indiana Democr rats,
their hideous bowling over the federal
spoils, their frantic scrambles to get their
fore feet into the whey trough, their cfimi
nations and recriminations, their wild
angry struggles at home and here in Wash
ington-all these phases Of feuds engen
dercd by brutal greed have long been
national nuisance. 1t is time for thes
people to pause. The country knows wha
they are and what they are trying to do.