The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-31
THE PARTY OF FRAUD.

Democrats Always Defend and Seek to
Profit by Political Crimes.
New York Tribune.
For more than a century in this country, all
teachers who have pointed toward duty and
toward God have warned the people that dis
honesty would destroy and only justice and
and conscientious citizens, who sit in church
pews to-day and hear the same warning-do
they believe it or notl Processing to De Chris
tians, they, in fact inEdese Deeds speak
louder than words Do these good citizens act
If they sincerely believed honesty and justice
more necessary than the success of any party?
portion of them heartily support the party
which has certain of its official leaders in the
peniteutary in Illinois for attempting to elect
United States Senator by means of crime;
which also has certain of its official leaders I'M
der trial at Indianapolis and others under trial
at Columbus for attempting to elect United
States Senators from Indiana and Ohio BY for
geries and which did prevent the election of
opposition Senator from New Jersey by sim
liar fraud which was in part successful. Are
these upright citizens doing anything to prevent
the repetition of such offsncese The Indianap-
oils cases were sent to the jury Friday night,
and because the jury was politically divided
disagreement was expected. With scarce an
exception, the active members of the Demo
cratic party in Indiana had done their utmost to
defeat the prosecution of the criminals, has re-
sorted to every possible technicality. had given
the accused moral support, as if their commits
sion of the offense charged was by anybody
really doubted. To this hour. no considerable
body of Democratic citizens in either of these
of the leaders who planned, perpetrated, excused
and defended these crimes.
Look next at the House OF Representatives
The committee on elections decides by party
vote that Mr. White of Indiana, is not entitled
to seat. There is not an intelligen. reader
who does not know that thousands of natur-
allied citizens have been confirmed in their
rights on far less satisfactory evidence than ex-
listed in his case. Presidents by the thousand
swept aside here to turn out a Republican
whose actual election by tho majority of the
voters is not even disputed The details of the
case have been published and need not now be
repeated. but all fair-minded men know why
this thing is done. 1t is solely because one vote
from the State of Indiana may enable the party
to prevent the election of President by the
Is this honesty or justice7 Yet a great num-
Der of citizens who sit in church pews to-day
heartily support the party which does these
things, and in their hearts privately rejoice that
these thing done. because they promise
help to the party which these citizens prefer.
prosper If it resorts to crime for successa
They seem believe exactly that. These
same citizens know that only by the basest
crimes, committed systematically throughout
several Southern States. the will of the
majority of qualified voters defeated and the
election of a Democratic President in 1884 Sc
cured. They have gladsomely shared in the
fruits of that great crime. They have excused
and defended it, or dishonesty denied what they
knew to be true. In every way, by snesrs and
and by insolent what are-you goin c-to do
abortit" responses, these citizens have done
their utmost to uphold the triumph of crime.
Precisely what they have done in regard to
elections at the South they now doing in
gard to elections in Northern citiess Yet they
who believe that Righteousness exalteth q
nation"