The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28

pubIicans and Their Party Organs
The Actual Facts in the Case.
Upton, Nov. S-Special.-Certaln
highly imaginative people are supplying
the indianapolis Journal with a lot OF
fake stuff about the recent election In this
county. The facts are clearly set forth
by the Times Of this city in the following
article:
When the election in this county was
over the democrats We're disposed TO ac-
cept the situation as it appeared. on the
face OF the returns the democrats had lost
the clerk, treasurer, sheriff and one COM
missioner but they bowed their heads to
the apparent Will Of the people and ac-
cepted defeat like brave men and true
soldiers. There was none OF the coward
in the makeup Of the democratic candi-
dates VINO had seemingly fallen outside
the breatworxs, and they had no unkind
words for their more fortunate opponents.
one OF the cardinal principles of the demo-
cratic party is that the majority shall
rule.
The republicans, however, were not sat-
isfed. They wanted more than the peO-
pie had apparently given them. The Tip
ton followers Of the calamity crew hurled
all sorts Of corrupt charges at leading
democrats; branded them as thieves and
criminals and thought 10 f3sten upon
them every specie Of crime against ths
ballot Since the election the adle-pated
Advocate has teemed with insults to dem
ocrats and cowardly thrusts at demo-
cratic officers. 1t charged that tally
sheets had been tempered with and that
republican c3ndldaos had been defeated
by brazen and openhanded debauchery Of
the ballot.
one evening this week a certain repub-
lican judge was telling a number of his
friends about the smooth manner in
which ne had counted an Illegal repub-
lean ballot at one Of the precincts In
this city. This same Judge will be given
an opportunity to explain his peculiar
method of counting Illegal votes.
In every possible manner they have inn
pugned the integrity and insulted the in
telligence of democrats. Their system Of
bulldozing and braggad0cia was followed
50 persstently and 50 brazenly that the
Oncs submissive democracy rose in its
majesty and now stands ready TO resent
the hateful Institutions and c0wardly i'm
putatiOls that are Of republican parent
age. These corrupdOnists who have
raised the black flag of political piracy
against Upton county democracy will be
made 10 prove their assertions. They will
also be forced 70 prove that certain OF
their candidates were legally elected.
Until they have done this not a single
commission viii be issued to them.
Last week the cap-sheaf was added TO
the pyramid of political infamy. The
gauntlet has been thrown down and now
the fight will be bitter and strictly to
finish. Every defeated republican candi-
date, from coroner to county auditor, has
filed proceedings for contest, charging the
| democrats with every disreputable act
known TO the catalogue Of crime against
the ballot They assert, among other
things, that 165 Illegal votes were cast and
counted for the democratic candidates.
This they claim in the body Of their con-
test papers, but they specify only 164, as
follows:
Madison township. ..............-....... 10
Cicero township ..............-......... %
| jefferson township. .........-..-........ "a
Liberty township. Observation-Disclosures. 10
| Prairie township. u
| Wildcat township. ........-...........-. 80
Total ..... .i64
They also make the very modest claim
that 125 legal republican ballots were
thrown out and not counted, but they
only designate 120 Of the number. The
contest papers assert that twenty mu-
tilated ballots were counted for the demo-
| Gratis under protest. while many repub-
| llcan ballots which were not mutlated,
| but alleged to be. were thrown out. The
claim is also made that inmates OF the
| poor farm voted without authority CT law
or right. They also allege that certain
| member Of the election board were related
| 10 certain Of the candidates. In fact, they
aim to prove that everybody in Upton
| county voted the republican ticket, with
| a few exceptions, and the exceptions were
Illegal voters
After the republicans had made this at
tempt at wholesale robbery the democrats
who were defeated on the face Of the re-
turns fled papers Of contest. They claim
| that there were foTty-five Illegal republican
votes cast and counted in the county. and
they stand ready 10 prove this claim IN
court Of law. They will prove more. They
| viii prove corruption on the part Of certain
candidates which viii be sufficient 10 dis
| qualify them. In fact, the democratic con-
testants will go into court backed by evil
dence which will make the republican
gang and its candidates cry for mercy.
Monday morning Andy Fielding made
demand for the office of county clerk, but
he was refused for the very good reason
that he had not the proper credentials. His
commission has not been signed by the
governor and there is no danger Of it being
that he has been duly and legally elected.
AT the other republican candidates who
| congratulated themselves on being elected
will meet the same fate.
If any or al of the republicans. who
were announced as having been elected,
fail to get their offices, they can thank the
republican gang in Upton for the mishap.
The fight was begun by the republicans
and they viii get more than they bar
| GAINED for
The commissions have fixed Dec. as
| the day on which the contest cases will be
| called but il is not likely that the matter
viii end with the commissioners. Il will
90 TO a higher court. In the meantime the
| democratic incumbents viii do business az
| the old stand.