The daily critic., 1890-08-15
TRE MDIINA SITuATIOg
senator voorhees, Praised for MS viei
lance In Politics

senator voorhees, Praised for Uis VirI-
lance In Politics.
EdHa CyHir. / see by your leading
editorial yesterday evening that you
are concerned about the political result
in Indiana this fall. I think Won need
not he troubled The Farmers Ali
auce has manifested no hostility to the
Democratic party in that State thus far.
and the attempts of such men as
Micbcucr. Dudley and others of like
kind 90 use the Farmers Association i'm
the Interest of the Republican party are
so brs2en and transparent as to become
ridiculous ana 90 deceive no one. On
the issues of the day the farmers natu-
rally sympalhiIe with the Democracy,
and more of them are being nominated
for office at this time 10y hat party in
Indiana than by all the other parties
and organizations put together.
As To- your statement that under the
political management of Senator Vuor-
hoes elections can be stolen and Repub-
liCan victories picked up right under
his honest nose, allow me tO say that
the record OF Indiana politics is won
derfully the other way. Senator NOOr-
hees has run more desperate races for
the Democratic party, and won them
against greater odds, than any other
man In the history Of Indiana. In his
Congressional races Republican Legis-
latures were not able TO beat him by
gerrymandeIing maiorities OF / 800
against him. In the great campaign Of
1876 when Blue Jeans Williams beat
BENJAMIN Harrison for Governor the
management Of that race was assigned
70 Senator VOORHEES,, and he canvassed
the entire State with the Governor In
1873, however, there was a phenomenal
victory.
VOORHEES, was appointed Senator No
vember 1877, and had to secure a
Democratic Legislature In 1888 or leave
the Senate. Governor Morton always
said il would take q Democratic major.
ity Of 10000 In the State TO give that
party the Legislature under the then
existing apportioDment
The Republicans named benjamin
Harrison as their candidate for the
Senate, and voorhees, was the desig
mated candidate Of the Democracy.
His majority at the polls over Harri.
son reached nearly $4,000, and he was
elected Senator by twenty odd majority
in the Legislature.
This does not look like the work of
a man from whom victory can be easily
stolen Something similar occurred In
1884 Although a Presidential year
and the State very close on the popular
vote, Senator VOORHEES,. as a candidate
for re election secured nearly tifty
Democratic majority IN the Leglsla
turc, the largest majority by which any
Senator was ever elected In the history
Of Indiana. His Republican opponent
was Governor Porter, now Minister to
Italy.
submit that while you do Senator
voorhees,, perhaps, more than justice
in some respects you do him injustice
10 others. Nor would Il seem that ne
Is negligent or slothful in regard To
affairs in mis- State at this tiGe. Within
the last four months / am informed that
he has sent nearly 100000 documents,
mainly on the tariff. 90 his c0nstitu.
ents, and Is attending, at the same time,
10 more business for soldiers in the
Pension Office than any other ten Sena-
tors besides
Perhaps Senator Voorhees, Is wiser
and better political manager aud a
more industrious and Wgilant worker
than you have supposed. INDIANA.