The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17
OUTSIDE OPINION.

The Louisiana democraTs-those who be-
lieVe that democracy means a government
by the people and for the people. instead
Of a government for the subsidists at the
expense Of the peOple-dOn't propose 10
surrender the state at the order Of the
sugar planters. Let the fight be made
without quarter. The bounty-fed sugar
grower and the fairfield sugar maker
have come 10 believe that the nation be-
iongS u them on their private account
Let Louisiana show that they are mis-
taken as TO that state, and that they can't
deliver il to the republican parry as a
Consideration" for more bounty.-Louis-
vile COurier-JOurnal (dem).
Opposition to the income tax is in a
bad way, indeed. Here is the republican
convention Of Massachusetts, without a
word to say against il. and the democratic
convention Of the same state declaring in
its favor. Those who think that a wrong
step was taken when it was passed must
oppose it individually if they oppose it at
ALL There is no organization in the whole
broad land that viii aid them to such an
end. We have been asked why IL is that
the republicans, who. most Of them. voted
against it in congress, and who de-
nOunced il severely in their speeches, are
now so mute upon the subject. Our reply
is that il IS currently reported that word
has been sent to the republicans Of the
East that their party NJ the West is in
favor of the measure and that il viii seri-
ously embarTass the latter if anything is
said against IL in this quarter. Hence this
silence.-Boston Herald Gnd).
Mr. Whitney's letter is very strong,
very persuasive and extremely effective
in its appeal TO the party feeling OF demo-
Gratis He reminds the factions that the
issue in this election is not the personal
fortunes of one man, but the triumph OF
party principles which are in grave peril.
Mr.. Whitney speaks but seldom on pOliti-
cal questions. and perhaps for that reason
his utterances always seem particularly
timely, forcib,e and weighty. The strong
est point in his letter is the portrayal OF
the alternative which republican success
through democratic dissensiOns offers to
the dissatisfied voters Of this city. They
want to defeat Tammany hail. Of course
he SAYS, but only on condition that their
machine shall take the place of the Tam
many machine" Their remedy for Gil
rOyism is Plattism. Their substitute for
ring rule by one party is domination by
the boss Of the other party. And. the
World has said. between a boss who
stands out in the open and can be fought
and reckoned with directly. and one who
works in the dark and through puppets,
there are distinct advantages in favor Of
the former.-N. Y. World (dem).
The hit-or-miss republican candidate for
congress in the Sixteenth Pennsylvania
district does not lack the beautiful trait
OF candOr At a COudersport meeting
called to welcome him home he spoke 10
his party friends as follows Il have al
ways been a rank free-tTader until the VII
son bill was passed, which taught me a
lesson. I am quite extensively interested
in heml0ck lumber, and since the passage
of the Wilson bill my business has been
about ruined. Gentlemen. I thank YOU for
the honor. and hope 7 VIII be elected"
Could anything be more charmingly naive
than this little speech? The only criti-
Cism the Porter Democrat passes upon IL
is the fact that hemlock logs have ad-
vanced since the Wilson bill passed from
$3.50 to $3.50 per thousand feet-the best
price obtained in the past three years
and that for timber land bought by Mr..
Leonard a few years ago for Sc per acre
he now asks S25 per acre, after having cut
a part OF the timber. But trifling mac
curacies ike this VIII make no difference
to the rock-ribbed republicans Of the Six
teenth district A little slipperiness upon
the part Of their representatives in con-
gress of late years seems TO give them no
particular uneasiness. If they could go
Silver Hopkins they shouldn't gag at
Hemlock Leonard.-Philadelphia Record
dom