The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-07
CONGRATULATIONS TO KENTUCKY

If there Is one feature In the great Re-
publican victories of Tuesday which
above all others will cause special re-
joicing among Indiana Republicans it is
the victory in Kentucky. The two
Separated only by river, they are
practically joined in many interests.
There is a mutual liking and much in
tercourse between their peoples. They
have intermarried good deal, and there
are many Kentuckians and descendants
of Kentuckians in Indiana. During the
war Indiana soldiers conceived strong
liking for Kentucky Unionists. and since
the war they have learned to like Ken
lucky Confederates. So it has come to
pass that the people of the two States
are friends as well as neighbors.
They have not been quite as closely
allied politically as they have in some
other respects. Heretofore Kentucky
has always been reliably Democratic,
generally by large majorities, while In
diana has often gone Republican. Yet
Indiana Republicans have noted with
pride and pleasure the steady growth of
Republicanism on the other side of the
river, and have watched with increasing
admiration, year after year, the splendid
fight which the Kentucky Republicans
have made. Kentucky Republicans are
made of such stuff as might be supposed
from the conditions under which the
party has grown up in that State. They
are of the never-surrender kind. They
have not been discouraged by defeat
nor cast down by disaster. Year after.
wear they reformed their lines and re-
newed the fight when there was not a
ghost Of chance of success. and year
after year they increased their vote
and whitfield down the Democratic ma
jority. Hayes received 97,156 votes in
1876. Garfield 1o6.3o6 in 1880. Blaine 49,
1872 in 1884. Harrison 155.134 in 1883. In
1892 the Republicans lost some ground.
but in the congressional elections of
last year they more than recovered it,
and this year they have carried the
State Indiana Republicans have known
what 1t is to be defeated. but they have
never made as long fight or had to
wait as, long for victory as have those
of Kentucky. The latter have deserved
success for many years. and at last they
have achieved it, The Republicans of
Indiana congratulate them and send
heartiest greetings To the old guard, to
those who have borne the heat and bur-
den of the day, to the new recruits. to
the young Republicans-in short, to all
who have contributed TO this splendid
victory.
1t will be a good thing for Kentucky in
many ways The State has been under
Democratic control far too long. 1t is
a bad thing for any party to continue
uninterruptedly in power as long as the
Democratic party has in Kentucky. So
long a continuance of power begets
responsibility and loose methods. 1t
was high time for a change. for the
books TO be opened and for the introduc-
ton of new ideas and methods.
The result devolves weighty re-
sponsibility on the Republicans of Ken
lucky. AS the party of economy and re-
trenchment. of progress and reform.
they are under bonds To the people to
give them a better administration Of the
State government than they have had
ernor-elect, Hon. w. o. Bradley. is an
able as we'll as deservedly popular
man. and he will doubtless prove wise
leader for the party at this important
tuncture. Power brings responsibility.
and the Republicans of Kentucky should
realize that they now have q great op-