The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-16

to settle Republican hash forever. but the people
rebuked 1t In 1880, and elected enough Repub-
licans to give a majority on joint ballot,
but still leaving the Democrats in con-
troll OF Legislation by holding the Senate,
SO that the Republicans could not disturb their
sweet methods of reform in the public institu-
tons or the financial schemes by which debt
upon debt was piled. You see that the Repub-
leans Just made them make that big debt.
Then there was that celebrated alien land
owning measure. The Republicans had no con-
troll OF the Legislature, but some how they made
the democrats do it. l am sure they did, for
this new Democratic platform says so, and no
one ever knew q Democratic platform or an
epitaph to lie. Then there was that
new apportionmsnt. They thought the people
would not stand anything stronger in 1873
but the Republicans might again elect House
that would re-elect Senator Harrison, so the he
publicans made them give 1t another twist, Dy
which they expect numerical minority to elect
107 out OF the 100 members of the next Legisla-
ture. Of course they intend to disfranchise the
majority, and they intend to do it genteelly not
by shotguns and tissue ballots, as in the South,
nor yet by forgery and fraud as in Cincinnati,
but TO disfranchise them all the same. Now the
Republicans made them do this, / am sure. In
fact, judging from the tone of the platform, 1t
was pre- eminently Republican measure.
Then like it again for its manly Endorsement
of this administration; its experimentation in
stance its Barney Conroys. and its Sam Marleys
and it's honest letter-carriers and especially that
act of the President which turned the rascal out
of our work-house by pardon. You see it was
because there was no suitable Democrat In
Bridgeport to be postmaster, that this reform
administration had to go three or four miles,
and go beyond the next postofice, Ben Davis, to
find truly representative Democrat for the
Bridgeport Office. And is not Barney Conroy
member in good standing, typical Democrat
What right has a Democrat to office
that goes to Sunday school instead of going to
Sim Coy's on Sundays Just none at all; and the
convention did the proper thing in indorsing
this administration.
Then there is the tariff question. That never
fails. 1t is equal to the quacks diagnosis of dis
ease. Whether the pain is located in the foot or
the head, or at the halfway station, called the
stomach, he looks wise, feels the pulse, looks at
the tongue, and says Malaria" Everything
from cyclone to a short crop Is attributable to
that pesky tariff and this platform tackles it he
roically, about thus: Though we have had q
majority in the House for years and years,
bordering at times on a hundred, and, though
we have not been able to agree among ourselves
on any modification of the Republican tariff, yet
try US again, and we will next time, sure, for we
know that all the ills this country suffers come
from malaria, or the tariff, which is the same
thing.
There are about twenty other good things in
that platform, but you, Mr.. Editor, have said
cut short at 600 words, and this my 587th, so l
will stop short here, much to my regret, ii it is
to your JOY u. L. SEE