The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-07
VIEWS OF DIR. PARKHURST
LIBERAL ELEMENT HAS GAINED
NOTHING BY TAMMANY's VICTORY.
''Teddy" Roosevelt Undaunted-views
organization of the Senate.


lief Of Governor Altseld that the great Re-
publican landslide of yesterday was brought
about chiefly through the treachery of the
national administration and the gold-bug
wing OF the Democracy in Wall street.
Democratic conventions in many States he
says. were packed by postmasters and
the adoption OF Cleveland's policy on the
money question.
The Governor was seen at his Office by a
reporter and asked what he had to say
about the result of yesterdays elections
"Oh. nothing" he answered, with a broad
smile. 1T is not our place to talk. We have
just been laid out, and you know that in
polite society II is regarded as bad form for
a corpse to indulge in much back talk
while the wake is in progress" and then
the Governor laughed at his own grim
humor.
''tIow will this affect the silver move-
ment?" was the next question.
''Oh. 1 don't know said he. while the
silver platform has been roughly treated in
the Eighteenth district i'm this State, it
has yet Jared great deal better than the
gold platforms in the other States. Two
years ago we lost the Eighteenth district
by nearly three thousand; this time. it
seems. Mr.. Hadley has carried 1T by about
3,1O0. and, considering the fact that the
causes which worked against the Demo-
cratic party in other States also worked
against it there, and the further fact that
Mr.. Tanner. as chairman of the Republican
committee, had lately been in New York
arranging to carry the Eighteenth district
the result is favorable when compared with
that of other States. For example, Iowa
went Democratic several times. but two
years ago. in the great landslide, it went
Republican by about 33.OOo This year, when
the Democrats held their State convention
1t was packed by postmasters and the
agents Of the federal administration. and
they adopted a platform indorsing Cleve-
lands policy on the money question and as
result the great Republican majority of
TWO years ago, instead of being held down,
mas been doubled. Drake. the Republican.
who was weak candidate for Governor,
having majority Of upwards of $1,000.
In Kentucky, the great stronghold of
Democracy, the federal administration, by
prostitution of patronage, secured an in
dorsement OF Cleveland and Carlisle on the
money question, and as result the Demo-
forts fos tba are In the woods looking
mighty party. In Ohio Senators Brice
and Campbell defeated the silver plank in
the convention and adopted a gold plat
form, and as a result the phenomenal Re-
publican majority which Mckinley got in the
landslide of two years ago has been in
of $4,000 majority: In Pennsylvania, the
Democrats adopted a gold plank. and the
result is Republican majority OF 10000
n New tS Jess which Is reay aS
form and as result the Republicans have
carried everything In sight. In Maryland.
quarter of century, the Democrats adopted
gold platform and as a result there are
not enough of them left to bury their dead:
In New York, the Democrats adopted gold
platform and as result the Republican ma
tority outside of the city has been nearly
doubled. In Massachusetts they adopted the
same platform and as a consequence the
Republican flood is neck deep all over the
State. So that II the election is to be con-
sidered as a rejection Of the silver platform
In the Eighteenth district of Illinois, then
1t must be also regarded as the most en-
phatic condemnation of the gold platforms
in the other States of the Union ever
known.
The Governor further said that he attrib-
uted the general defeat to a feeling of most
intense bitterness against the federal admin
istration. There was feeling everywhere
among Democrats that the federal adminis-
tration had trampled on every principle of
Democracy. and had simply done the dirty
work for the Republican party. Ii had gone
further in carrying out the principles of
Hamiltonianism than the Republicans had
ever dared. There was feeling that the
weakest and most pusillanimous the country
ever had. AS consequence, the party rep
resenting trusts and privilege grabbers had
been victorious. The effect would be to give
a new impetus 10 trusts and to increase cor
ruption In office But in the end, he said.
IL would benefit the Democratic party in
that 1t would retire number of men who
had posed as Democratic leaders but who
had kept the party from espousing any
cause or standing for any principle. They
stood for no definite principle and conducted
the business of the party under political
false pretense. The whole business of gov
ernment seemd to rest on plane of politi-
cal trickery. Other leaders would come he
added. who will endeavor to place the party
on higher ground and to make Ii again
stand for those principles of Democracy TO
which our country owes its marvellous career
and its exalted position among nations"
Governor. do you think II was the ques-
tion OF Sunday closing pure and simple
that caused Tammany to win in New
York;
..No: 1t was the aIlopathic doses of Roose-
Welt that destroyed the Republican party
there. As prominent Republican said to
me; New York can swallow Sunday clos
ing. but will choke to death over Teddy's
posing The fact Is. the Republican party
In the city of New York Is entitled 10 SYM
patby on account of the manner OF its
death. The Philistines were destroyed by
the Jawbone or an ass. anu no people have
cnvied them the manner Of their taking OF,
but the jawbone Of an ass II q respectable
instrument OF execution compared with the