The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-29

Hypocrisy of the Howl Now Reverberatin

Hypocrisy of the Howl Now Reverberstinf
Through the Democratic Press.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The most absurd story Of the season is tina,
the defeat OF Cleveland was owing 10 the use OF
monSy by the Republicans. 1t seems that poor
Cleveland himself, knocked into q heap by the
returns, Concluded that it must have been cor
ruption that overthrow him. de saw visions OF
enormous money bags, aud as he had soma
knowledge that his own partisAns had been
liberal, and believed in the efficacy OF hard cash
aud the abundant force of large cams of money
for election day to take in the ''foaters." his
logical mind could not travel in any other d.
rection than along the lines OF the pecuniary
theory. A good many Democratic editors
nave been equally incapable or ascerta;ning
any other reason for the result ;han that
they were beaten in the auction FOR
the floating vote by heavier applications of cash.
The most exaggerated rumorsh have been started,
and scattered and exploited, about the great
quantities OF currency used b. the Republicans.
The tales that are told in the Democratic press
or Republican subscriptions, have astonisheo
none so much as Republicans who happen to bs
on the inside OF the financial part OF the cam.
paign. AS q specimen nut from the tree OF
falsehood which has dropped In this connection.
We note the statement that the Republicans Of
Cincinnati Clipped in and sent $50. 600 to the
Republican State executive IN of lndi
ana. In order to arrive az tho fact the frsi
thing to do would be to divide the sun by ten,
subtract a thousand dollars, land then note tina;
$1,000 was raised by the open sub
~scription invited in the columns OF the CONNER
cial Gazette. Democrats have no right to con.
sole themselves with the financial theory OF
Clevelands defeat. They MIXED the great
trusts, and they squeezed the army Of Office
holders, and they bad the solid South TO run TO
for subscriptions, and their millionaires came to
the front with the big Doodle. The money
power was with them PROFESSIONALLY. 1t hap
pens, however, that money does not 60 as far
in the Democratic party as i, does with the Re
~h1aA ~
s puO.''H fos is ana Th seerS FIRST It ts . i%t .h rss,
who handle the money do it with great
liberality toward themselves. and with close
economy with respect to those who are In i'm,
mediate contact with the voters. The actua,
money in the service Of the Democratic party
10 smaller when it gets TO the point OF %applica-
ton than in any other party, for IL sticks like mo-
lasses all the way through. and never changes
hands without some of it adhering to the fingers
The next thing 10, that here is greater absorb
ing power for money in the Democratic than in
the Republican party. ana there Is a large class
of voters, usually attached to the Democrats
who, when they find that there is money going
consider that 1t belongs to them as a right,
and refuse to do a thing until they get it in
possession. 1t is this that makes the Dem
ocratic campaigns so costly. They threw
away large sums in Oregon and in Maine 70
try to start the campaign right, and the money
raised for those States by the administration
was worse than wasted. It was Oregon ths.
sounded the keynote of the campaign, and Main(
that confirmed the music Of victory for the Re
publicans, and yet the Democrats had put theii
money largely into both States. The disturb
ance that the Democrats are making about tn,
alleged letter from Dudley, which includes {
paragraph that was taken out of the Democratic
handbook. shows that they are ut a loss for speci.
~fcations. They have. though, 80 much to grove
them, that after pointing out the weakness Of
the falsehoods in which they indulge, we
have no disposition to deprive them of whstever
personal consolation they may get out of its rep
etition.