Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-16
Pure Politics In Indiana

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Pure Politics fn Indiana.
Indiana is close State politically. 1t
usually varies between the two great
national parties by about FIVE thousand
plurality for one or the other. There is
a large Greenback- Labor vote in this
State running to as high as thirteen
thousand votes at times. There is a
small Prohibition vote in Heesierdem. 1t
has not yet amounted to more than
about three thousand votes. In voting
population of five hundred thousand
these numbers are small. A close State
like this is the battle ground where
corrupt politicians carry on their fight.
Corruption breeds corruption in politics
as in other things, and there is large
purchasable vote in Indiana. 1t has
been developed by the corrupt use OF
money at the polls.
Eight years ago Messrs. Dorsey, Dud-
ley and their lieutenants carried the
State for the good and great Mr.. Gar
fields benefit by just such means.
MIR. Arthur, who was elected
Vice. President by these methods,
congratulated his party on the
possession of such patriotic statesmen as
these worthless and congratulated the
worthless on the clean sweep accomplish
ed by the liberal use Il ey had made of
'soap" in the Indiana campaign.
This year another great and good man
is at the head of the Republican ticket.
He is the quintessence of all that is in
telligent, of all that is decent, of all that
is moral. But while Colonel Dorsey is
down in New Mexico, engaged in the
management of cattle ranch on
methods which uncharitable people-no
doubt that is what they are-think very
dubious, yet the other Colonel, Dudley,
is in Indiana, and up to his very eyes in
politics. He is, moreover, the bosom
friend of Mr.. Harrison. So is that otLer
great and good man, that shining light
of all intelligence. of all decency, of
morality, John G. New.
In view of this history of political
corruption in Indiana, in view of the ef-
feet of "soap' for the benefit of the great
and good men, in view of the presence,
and activity OF Mr.. New and Colonel Dud-
ley, and in view to their close relations
to Mr.. Harrison, there has grown up in
the minds of many plain men in the
Hoosier Stste, in the minds of mere COM
wi -ho II ~ -
ing either great or good, suspicion that
another attempt will be made to carry
the State by the use of "soap."
A very significant circular went out
from the Republican Headquarters in In.
dianapolis some time ago asking the
committee men over the State, "Is there
not some Democratic voter your club can
win over?" and conveying a suggestion
that committee of wise and discreet"
men be appointed to choose from among
the Democrats of the clubs vicinage
some two or more and systematically
work to win them over-much depends
upon your discretion This naturally
caused some alarm, and set the Demo-
Gratis to work at once to prevent any buy
ing of votes.
A committee of one hundred was to be
appointed and Mr.. New was invited to
take part in its organization. This the
exponent of all that is decent and moral
refused to do. He evasively pointed to
an existing committee, two-thirds of
which are Republicans, and active par
tisans at that He insisted that this
small committee was all that was
necessary.
There is no doubt that 'soap" is to be
used in Indiana three weeks from to-day.
There is no doubt Colonel Dudley and
Mr.. New will display very little activity
in the detection of those who handle it.
There is no doubt that the highly moral
nominee of the party of all morality is to
be the beneficiary Of this ce.-.-r. method
OF vofe'h,,S.Hg M" ...g. But there is just as
little doubt that there is not "soap"
enough in all the "fat" Foster can ''fry"
to wash Harrison's record in Indiana
clean. Among the people OF that Stat Q
his reputation as statesman is so
stained that it will make the multitud-
inous seas of politics incarnadine. Even
"soap" cannot save the doomed man of
the fve-foot-five intellect.