The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27
Outsisie Interference.

Lafayette
The Chicago Tribune advocates the free trade
policv of the Democrats party. On the one
overshAdowing issue OF the campaign it antago-
nizes tho Republicans openly and Hereby. IL IS
not remarkable, therefore, that II should op-
pose General Harrison's candidacy, for General
Harrison is Republican through and through
and he stands squarely on his partv's PLATFORM
So far as Mr. Harrison 10 personally concerned,
the Courier doesnt care a rap. Ii has no polit-
Iicai favors to ask of him or anybody else, put
his political record is one OF which MS party
friends ought to feel proud. He was never
known to shirk, whine, nor find fault, nor
give aid and comfort to the common enemy
the Democratic party he C0t sIai ana N 1ssa
sand of those who bitterly oppose him
have the courage to say that ne Is In
any way responsible for his partys plight at the
iprssent-for its having 20 relinquish tho reins
OF the federal government to the Cleveland
cohorts-for he was not party to the conspiracy
Mhsen 81 General Harrison are men
whose fealty to the Republican party and Re-
publican principles IS unquestioned, and 1t Is
only natural that they should resent the impu-
dent dictations of newspapers of the ilk of the
Chicago Tribune, the Indianapolis Sentinel and
the Lafayette Journal This last named paper
interview with Col r f.. DeHart of this city,
who expressed unqualified admiration tor
Judge Gresham and advocated his candidacy
tribute to General Greshams mill
tary achievements and the record he has
made as a jurist were Just and proper, and the
Courier 1n0OfSeS every Word ne uttered cOmpll-
fnentary of the Generals personal character. 1t
was entirely proper. too, for the Journal to re-
print the interview, but it's real animus was
manifested in it's closing sentence of comment
when it went out of the way to say that ''the
Courier low looks upon Colonel DeHart with
agony" The Courier, the contrary, does
nothing of the kind 1t IL not hide-bound.
the Journal is, and comedies the utmost freedom
of thought and expression to those who differ
from its views. If it were actuated by the
meaner spirit of intolerance it would probably
now be advocating the re election of Cleve-
land and the continuance of the Democratic
party in power We desire to have it
Is understood that the Courier is a
Republican newspaper, and that it will support
General Gresham to the full extent of its use
lfuiness If he receives the nomination, bat what
we have sought to impress upon Republicans is
rthe fact that that the Democratic and mug
wump newspapers not booming General
Gresl because they love him, but for the
studjsd purpose OF creating dissensions IN the
part, md making the nomination of any Indiana
,Repu olican impossible. Does it not stand to
reason that if General Harrison is the weak
candidate these same newspapers so in
idustriously endeavpr to picture him that
they would discreetly refrain from placing any
thing in the way of his getting the nomination.
1t is so utterly absurd that Republican who
consents to be deceived by such dus.throwing
should be bored for the simples. The little
furry which is prevailing will survive q
season, and then disappear.