The daily critic., 1890-08-14
THE SITUATION IN INDIANA

NIllIII from INNIANtI INIIN I'D NNN
CoWje JaurH1l says that for the past
eighteen months the Republican ma
chine has been constantly in motion
in strong Democratic localities 10
Indiana, taking advantage Of every
opportunity by which 10 could
strengthen itself In the legisla-
tive contest Republican farmers have
been instructed TO join and control the
different Farmers Alliance clubs, anI
induce these clubs to nominate reliable
Republicans for legislative positions
The Courier. ygVrHgIs correspondent
adds 90 this statement the significant
assertion that, 10 every instance
where the farmers have placed a ticket
in the field, the candidates for Senator
and Representatives are Republicans
ON their part, the Democratic man
arcts arc making no effort to Offset
this presumably cute trick Of President
Harrison's fatuscrs. Not wheel, -
says the special has been turned nor
a move made 10 counteract these In
fuences, and probably none will be
made until after the reorganization Of
tie State Central Committee. on August
2s, when Hon. JAMES II. RICE will be
elected chairman, aud then Il may be
too late
This Is the picture of a situation 10
contemplation Of which no good Demo-
uat can find any pleasure, but which
must give to our esteemed enemies of
the Republican party much satlsfac.
tion. The meaning Of II IS, that the
seat Of Hon d. w. VooRHEEs in the
Senate may be stolen from him 10y a
siraiaCom Of the commonest kind Ia
poliiics-by a trick played openly-by
mncoing sharp fellows, in the usua
way.
But is ibis situation possible GO
Irliauag Wccaunot believe Il possible
Tus, Mr. NuoUuErs Is not vpry
astutc politician, aud II the result Of On,
election that will occur IN Indiana ucVI
November were dependent upon hl,
management the Republicans would
carry The State without trouble. They
would steal % from him-take e. from
i'm under his honest nose, with a twis
Of The wrist, IN blocks.of five and OF
hundred and of a thousand
VooRuEEs Is an able man--l grea
big man. physically and intellectually
and he has been successful al the gam
Of politics, but his success has been
10 great part, the result Of the en-
thusiasm. vigilance, and fidelity OF hi
friends True he has been very actly
IN all the political campaigns Of th
last past thirty.fve years. and has been
ever since he entered politics. splendll
figure and a phenomenal power on thr
stump. In all the most impOrtan
councils Of the Democratic party he Ia
been prominent and 20 party duty h
has been never a laggard. When th
battle Is on be Is found at 90
fTont-neyer under the band wagon o
In the rear But, after all, his strengiI
has been always in the arms OF hi
friends. They have carried him TO sue
cess. On every occasion-in every eXI
gtnCy-he has aroused them into inteus
action and they have fought for hil
because they admired and loved hin
And he has deserved their love. II
has been, AZ all times, under all cireuH
stances, the friend Of bis friends
Now we cannot believe that th
friends Of VOORHEES,, even If be is ne.
ltctful Of his own interests even II
is little slothful al this time-will pc
nit him 10 be cheated out Of his seat D
lrick as palpable as the nose o
DUDLEY face. They will not fail
The duty Of taking care Of his interests
and in doing so, taking care Of the iu
teIests Of the Democratic paTty-oi th
Ieople--of the nation.
OF Cue thing We are sure, aud thl
With JAMES H. RICE al The head Of n
Ten, cratic State Committee, the n
TubIicaIs will not be permitted 10 che
in safety will be permitted 10 steal d
election even If In The attempt % Z
fouey sing psalms with a nasal twaT
sDd D. uase sHiyeling prayers Rec HI
he yigisDt and viii be able 10 circuI
vent even such a Mephistopheles
President HARRISON, or political pie
TCcket Ike DUDLEY
We are not alarmed. We are co
faeDt With RICE on The bridge a
Democratic party Of Indiana vi
weather every storm and come into pl
safely.