The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-06
THE INDIANA ELECTION.
Comments of the State Press Upon the Mag
nificent Victory of Tuesday.

Richmond Palladium: IL was a revolution
against oppression and tyranny, and was a sue
cess. The Democrats can't understand why
they were hit SO hard. They must now prepare
to open the books and to count the money, or,
rather, we should say account for it.
Kokon.o Gazette The Democratic rooster is
not abroad in Indiana so largely as he was. In
deed, he is considerably indisposed, if not posi-
lively sick. Being an off year. and following
the almost nbroken precedent of politics, Iudi
ana has gone Republican by anywhere from 5000
to 1000
Columbus Republican: The people will do to
trust every time The people of Indiana have
shown what they think of the infamous conduct
OF the last Legislature. the intensely partisan
management of all the States effars, and of the
kalsomined fraud of a national reform" admin
istration.
South Bend Tribune: The returns in this State
show that the people have decided that the books
of the State Treasury must be opened and the
money accounted for; that the unfortunate in
mates of the insane asylums must be cared for
by humane officials who will not feed them or
butter grease, diseased meat and sour Bread and
that fraud, corruption and mismanagement of
the States affairs must be rebuked.
Elkhart Review: The people of Indiana have
proved themselves made OF the right stuff.
When injustice wings the shafts Of any party or
set of men at the policies of state the people
will rise and rebuke it. The gerrymander of In
diana for legislative purposes was injustice
TO the voters that they were ready TO rebuke,
and they were quick to rebuke it. The gerry
mander played larger part than the increase Of
the State debt or the conduct of the asylums
Mar,insville Republican: The political chair
man of the Democratic State central com mittee
Hon. Eb Henderson, was carried away over
Chairman Illusions little dog that he failed to
get his great brain power to bear on anything
in consequence All that is left now for Hon
Ed to do is to give as brilliant little poem on
Hustons dog, that he may be treasured in the
minds of the defeated. Illusions little dog eat
Uncle Eb up. Morals Don't trust dog too far
Richmond Telegram: On the whole. it is pretty
evident that the people of Indiana are tired of
the msmanagemeut and abuse that have marked
the Democratic direction OF affairs in this State.
The mystery enshrouding the State Treasury,
the gall of the infamous gerrymander, the cor
ruption and crime in the benevolent institutions,
were more than the decent people could stand.
There was. too, the natural discomfort with the
national administration of the Democratic party.
The loudest and graEdest professions on it's part
have fallen so far short of fulfllment as to make
it simply ludicrous.
New Castle Courier: There is among the peo-
pie of this country spirit of fairness which will
not permit the existence Of fraud or imposition
by political parties An honest appeal to this
spirit is to receive consideration. Such was
the Republican position in the late campaign. 1t
came before the people with declaration OF
to the reason and Judgment of good citizens on
the infamous gerrymander measure It troubled
their hearts with the truthful exposures of the
management of the insane asylum. 1t touched
their purses with the revela tons concerning the
State treasury and the general mismanagement
of the States finances. The people heard this
evidence, weighed it, and as result we have q
splendid Republican victory in the State.
Lafayette Courier Yes, Indiana is in line.
1t is the Republican line. 1t has come to stay.
We knew it would come in 1888. but the people
got out of patience with the wretched manner in
which the Democracy was managing affairs. and
would not wait moment longer. The people
of Indiana could not and did not forget the
brave deeds of her soldiers, did they forget
the brutal manner in which Democratic Presi-
dent vetoed the pension bills of its citizen SOL
diers. It was lndana's first chance to tell the
Democratic administration that it was party
of false pretenses and inGratitude 1t was the
first chance that the Republican party had had
to tell the Democratic party that It's manage
ment of the affairs of the State was wretchedly
disgraceful It was the first time they had a
chance to tell them that their treatment of the
Unfortunate insane was disgrace to our civiliza
ton. 1t was their first opportunity to tell the
Democratic party of Indiana that they could
not disfranchise % per cent. of the people OF
Indiana with impunity. The people were justly
indignant, and they have expressed themselves
in decided manner