The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-14

destroy this country with the sword IL now ruiz
ing it. Is IL too much to think that from their
places in power they will some day undertake to
40, oy legislative action and executive control.
what they failed to do upon the battlefield
When the war was over our people returned 10
their money making schemes of which they are
especially fond They said to the men they had
conquered. You return home till your fields and
build up your shattered fortunes One by ono
they began coming back into the government,
almost upon the threshold of peace. Busted with
our trade and traffic, VIZ paid little or no atten.
ton to their rapidly growing power in the con-
troll of the government.
LAS long everything runs our way and
there is no alarming effort to increase our bur-
dens of taxation to pay the South for the results
of war, there will, doubtless be no trouble But
they hold the lower house of Congress. They
have elected the exective of the Nation aud may
elect many more, and their chances for soon
controlling the United States Senate are good
In all this game of the future they have large
number of electoral votes to which they are not
entitled on account of the enfranchisement OF
the negro whose voice in the election Of MEM
bers Of Congess and electors Is practically
silent. This situation will no doubt be tolerated
until new generation begins to assert itself
and effort is made as 1t is likely to be some day.
to tax the North for the losses Of the South dur
ing the war; Then there will be trouble
did you ever know President Dig enough
to ignore the working element of his party and
succeedi"
sT never did No such man has ever yet been
created, but cannet tell what may be done ID
the ages yet to come. The fact is. severe party
organization Is indispensable to our welfare. Ii
is especially true of the Democrats party that
its success has been more largely due to its care
full and systematic organization than to any
other one thing To break down the spirit foe
and respect of the authorized machinery Of the
party is blow no man has ever yet struck with
success TO his own ambitions"
"If. them the Two parties are facing each
other without courage and definite issue, is there
no chance for a third organization"
II know now what did not once appreciate
That is, that the laboring element of this coun-
try cannot be cemented into a successful party
organization. There are too many conflicting
interests among them / do not therefore.
think that there will be next time any disturb
ance of the contest between the two parties by
third candidate. The two organizations will bid
for the laboring vote and get it just in proper
the labor ng men. The laboring men have not
the financial power or q local leadership OF
strength enough to make and keep up separate
party organization"
SIN all these uncertainties for the future
either locally or nationally, we to look for
you as a combative fgures'
II have nothing more to ask OF politics or
politicians. My ambition now is not to rust out
I'm trying lawsuits, partly because | like these
legal contests, and partly for the rewards Of my
profession which, / am glad to say, are great
enough to provide for my wants, so that need
not trespass upon the rights of my children.
The practice of the law is to me like game OF
chess. l win to-day and lose tomorrow, but
the general average leaves me no cause to COM
plain With my present life l am entirely con-
tented, and / have no inclination to disturb it to
play at any other game But still keep an eye
penchant for looking at politics. though at long
range