The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
THE FREE TRADERS, DEFEAT.

THE FREE-TRADERs' DEFEAT.
Hon. John G. Carlisle processes not to know
what induced the laboring men of his district
to bring out candidate in opposition to him.
1t is possible that Mr.. Carlisle is sincere in
this, for there are men who seem to be con-
WINGED they are in the right while it is ap-
parent to others that they are directly in
antagonism of all the best interests of the
working people. of this country. This is the
truth with men who believe with Mr.. Carlisle
that the protection of tariff should not be
competition. For years the workingmen of
this country have labored under more or less
partisan prejudice that has kept them from
breaking from the party which has cajoled
them and deceived them with fair promises,
but that day is about passed, and the evil
dences that it has passed are so strong now as
to be no longer denied. The stupidity or
perversity of public men like Mr. Carlisle, and
Mr.. Morrison, and Mr.. Hurd has borne it's
proper fruit, and they are rebuked by the
very men they have professed to cham
pion. The Democratic Speaker is re-
elected, but by so small majority as to make
his success a singing rebuke, which he can
not ignore without insuring his retirement at
the end Of his next term. Mr. Hurd was de-
feated under precisely similar circumstances,
bt udid not take warning, apparently believ-
ing that there were other reasons for his de-
feat than his hostility to the interests of the
working classes Of this country Under the
defeated him two years ago, he again secured
the nomination, only to be retired with still
had the same experience, and the three great
free traders of the country have been given
sample Of the sentiment of workingmen.
1t will not do to longer trife with
them. Pretty promises will no longer serve.
Partisan prejudice will no longer hold the
allegiance of the men who have been working
with and for the Democratic party. The
light of deliverance is dawning upon the wage
workers of Thu country, and they Will no
longer submit to being fooled with specous
and pleasing promises They have been
studying the economical questions Of this
government until they have come to under
stand them we'll enough to realize that they
have nothing in common with the Democratic
party.
These gentlemen may as we'll make up their
mind that they can proceed no further in the
path they have been walking. North and
South the dawn of increased intelligence is
breaking, and the masses will no longer be
deceived with issues that are ignored after
the Democratic party is awarded power. The
promises of honest reform in the civi-service
have been broken and dishonored without so
much as an apology. The Democratic adj
ministration has not kept its word with the
people in anything, and the natural result is
that there is a revolution in public sentiment.
The President, as we'll as Democratic Con-
gressmen, has broken faith with the people.
and there has been an accounting demanded.
Partisan jugglery and treachery have been
tolerated as long as it was possible to endure
them, and there is to be an end to it. Demo
cratic dishonesty in the State of Indiana has
been condemned by the voters, and the
swindling gerrymander has been denounced
in way that leaves no doubt of the feeling of
the people on such things. It is possible that
the Democratic party in Indiana may ignore
the hint given in Tuesdays election, but if it
does, it will not have to wait longer than the
next general election to discover that the hon
est voters of this State were in earnest when
they decided to put a veto on such rascally
tricks These are two things that Democratic
managers will have to bear in mind in future
calculations: They will have to give over
their dishonest tricks whereby they hope to
cheat the majority, and they will no longer
dare to trample on the American idea Of pro-
lection to American industries and American
workingmen.
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A QUESTION OF DISGUST,