The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-11
THE INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
Universal Expressions of Satisfaction Over
the Action of the State Convention.
A Fighting Ticket and n vital Issue.

A Fighting Ticket" and n Vital Issue.
Chicago Tribune.
The Indiana Republicans may we'll CLAIM to
have "a fighting ticket ali the way through
General Hovey and four of his associates on the
ticket were soldiers In the Union army. OF the
ten candidates on the Indiana Republican ticket
five wore the blue and hearty all the others
were too young to enlist during the war and
born a little too late. General Hovey, the nomi-
nee for Governor, is an excellent man to head
such q ticket. He entered the army in 1861 and
served through to 1864. participating In the
battles of Shiloh, Port Gibson, Champions Hill,
Big Black. the seige of Vicksburg, Dalton,
Resaca, and Altoona. and before his discharge
was made brevet majorgeneral "for meritori-
Gus and distinguished services" Bruce Carr.
the candidate for Auditor of State, is said TO be
the youngest private who enlisted in the Union
army. Walter Odds, one of the candidates for
Judge of the Supreme Court, served through
the war in an Ohio regiment, and was the only
one of five brothers who escaped death in the
service. Indiana Republicans have paid con-
spicuous honor to the old soldiers, and they
have q ticket that every Republican loyalist can
support with enthusiasm.
In passing over national questions with q bare
reference the Indiana Republicans undoubt-
edly desired in their State platform to give spe-
cial emphasis to the local issue involved 10 the
election fraud perpetrated against Harrison in
1886. Harrison stands before the people OF In
diana as q defrauded man, and the Indiana
Democrats are now in possession Of a stolen
senatorship. A greater political outrage was
never perpetrated in any Northern State than
when the Indiana Democrats. taking advantage
of the election frauds and tally-sheet forgeries
in Marion county, organized the Legislature IN
bold defiance of the law as laid down by the
Suprsme Court of the State, and then proceeded
to nullify the will of the people and exclude
Harrison from the seat in the Senate to which
he was Justly entitled. Two of the scoundrels
who forged the election returns have been con-
victed and are now suffering the penalty of their
crime, but others equally guilty in carrying the
fraud to its consummation are beyond the reach
OF the law andbcan only be punished by the de-
feat of the party which encouraged their knav-
ish work and compiacently accepted the stolen
fruits.
The Indiana Republicans we'll cay: ''That
stolen senatorship Is part of the Democratic ad-
ministration at Washington, now in power by
virtue OF public crimes ana the notification OF
constitutions and laws" Both in his own State
aud In the Nation General Harrison's candidacy
is a protest against o%utrages on the ballot and
the notification of law as a means OF party sue
cess. Whatever difficulties may stand in the
way of protecting free suffrage and Furnishing
criminal usurpation Of power at the South, the
people of Indiana can easily make it understood
that election frauds and ~forgeries are not the
price of partisan victories In that State, but
that the party which attempts to eubvert popu-
lar rule shall suffer the penalty OF overw helm
ing and dishonorable defeat. In that way cleo
ton frauds can be fifty punished and a fair bal
lot and an honest count insured hereafter.