The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-05
SHALL THE THIEVES sUCCEED7

There is no use in mincng words. The
men in charge of the Democratic Canvass are
without conscience, and intend to defraud the
people of Indiana out of the results of the
people will permit it. What are called good
and respectable Democrats see the corrupt
and scoundrelly plans of Coy and his
ring of heelers and thieves carried into ex-
ecution without protest. Democrats who
pass as honest men in the community not
only tacitly assent to the unblushing frauds
the reckless gamesters devise and practice
but they chuckle inwardly at Them and pre-
pare to share in the profit that may come
! from them.
| On Wednesday morning the Journal sounded
the alarm, and long before that had warned
the Republicans throughout the State that
| they could not rely upon victory because
| they might happen to achieve one at the polls.
Not only must the votes be cast and counted,
| but they must be preserved and protected
throughout all the stages until it is beyond
the power of the conspirators to corrupt and
vitiate them. We called attention to the sig
nificant claim advanced by Mr.. Mcdonald and
others, at a late hour, simultaneously
with which certain Democratic mana
gers secretly and hurriedly loft
the city. Others left as secretly and hur-
riedly yesterday. The plans of the Demo
Gratis began speedily to develop. In Clarke
and jefferson they attempt to count out
| Senator; in st. Joseph they boldly steal two
members of the House, and in other direc
tons their work is SEEN
But the boldest acts of scoundrelism were
left to be perpetrated here in Marion
county, under the personal inspiration
and supervision of Coy. Coy went TO Baltimore
some time ago, and was probably initiated
into all the devices of fraud SO notorious in
that city. He came back thoroughly ac-
qnainted with the methods of the German
| Higgins school, and proceeded to work them
| here 1t has already been stated how he at
tempted to intercept the ballot boxes on their
way to the county clerk through 'Goose"
Eden. He himself acknowledged that he
wanted to ''see' the inspectors before they
reported to the clerk which he undoubtedly
did. Yesterday the plans had all been laid
The canvassing board elected conscience
less tool chairman, who carried out the
will Of the little boss as detailed in our local
columns. The purpose was to steal the Leg
islature and the Criminal Court, for the pur-
pose of sheltering the ''ring" in the one case
and the saloon keeping law-breakers in the
other How the plan developed and was
worked the report of the outrageous proceed
ings shows ~There is no limit to the posi-
bilities, and at this hour of writing we
cannot tell how far the audacity of the scoun-
drels may carry them.
1t is high time the people of Marion county
and of Indiana were fully aroused to the dan
gers confronting them. Popular suffrage was
to be made mockery of by an infamous
gerrymander. The people in their wrath re-
buked this fraud upon their manhood, on
Tuesday, by casting their ballots against it,
and against the party which did it and
which was to profit by it. But now the
Democratic managers propose to 'gerryman-
der and render Of no effect the verdict of the
ballot-box. The Legislature is to be boldly
and bodily stolen. There is no pretense of
legality aboat the theft. 1t is brutal rape,
committed by main strength, and with jeers
and coarse jests over the protests of the
seemingly helpless minority.
The Republicans have unqueseonably elect
ed majority of the Legislature. We believe
that eighty Republicans were elected to the
next General Assembly on Tuesday last The
close figuring and returns gave US seventy
| eight, while Democratic managers did not
dare to make any specific counter claim.
| Their courage to do so rose only when there