New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA.

intended
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA.
soUND-MoNEY DEMOCRATS COMING OUT
OF THE WOODS
DEMOCRATIC FABRIcATIoNs EXPosEp-THE RE
PUBLICAN CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION TELL
mo ON TIE VOTERS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE]
| Indianapolis Aug 31--Indiana has always
been considered doubtful State. particularly III
National election IL was last carried by
Cleveland by plurality Of about 1000. which
was generally accepted 70 be the normal Demo-
cratic plurality. 1t carried by General Har-
rison in 1855 by 2344 votes. Blaine lost the
State by about 5000 in 1884. previous to which
Garfield carried it. BY The rule Of alienation.
therefore, II is due to Mckinley this time. There
was not shadow Of doubt that the Republican
ticket would carry it until after the State Con-
vention. which declared explicitly and manfuily
against the 16 TO ! idiocy, and then the Demo-
cratic leaders. intent only on success. saw their
opportunity. What before had been a hopeless
prospect an issue killed by 10000 plurality in
1894. now became respendent with a silver light.
The new hope electrified the masses Of their par
| ty and suddenly they became ardent exponcnts
| OF free and unlimited coinage of silver. The
sore that the terrible defeat Of two years pre-
| vously had made. healed and has apparently
been forgotten. The Democratic party has Its
! head buried in heap IF silver. and because Ill
diana years ago used to fiirt with the rag baby
and once elected Blue Jeans Williams Cover
nor on that issue, many profess to believe that
Indiana can be carried that issue now.
NO LEADERS OF INFLUENCE OR CHARAC
| TER
The situation is changed Thomas a. Hen
dricks is dead. Senator Voorhees, is a dis
credited back number. too feeble. if his record
warranted it. to be leader. Senator Turpie is
a man Of limited influence and 1t is growing less
every day. The party has no leader in tins
| State worthy Of the name Ex-Governor Gray,
who was power four years ago. is also dead
| Governor Matthews showed his strength at Chi
| cago ST. Sheern. the greatest Of the work
ing leaders OF the party. is turned down because
he is a gold man. AS secretary of the National
Committee he able 70 do great service forthe
! party in Indiana. and now the States represen-
| tative in the National Committee is Gil" Shank
lin the disgruntled Editor Of The Evansville
| Courier" Not a single Democratic name of Ma
tional repute. let alone National character re-
| mains effective TO bring the broken lines Of De
mocracy together And IN the face Of this show
| ing the party leaders are claiming the state in
November But it is not the old line leaders that
cherish this defusion It Is host of smallbore
politicians who jumped up from the grave that
Watterson predicted four years ago to take on
temporary new life. The old line leaders. the
men of character and means in the Democratic
party are interested in this gold movement.
| They have organized TO defeat Bryan in 1ndi-
! ana and to offset this large detection from the
party ranks the new leaders declare that thou
sands Of silver Republicans and all Of the Popu-
lists practically will vote for the free-silver
| candidate. The reports of Republican defec-
tions are daily printed in the local Democratic
organs. But in many instances have the
| stories been shown to be fabricatons. that
| the paper the notorious Sentinel Is no longer
credited in the campaign by either side. An in
stance of exposure was that of the story re-
| Gently printed in a dispatch from Rising sun
in Ohio County. 1t related that a Bryan
free-sver club Of $50 Republicans had been
J formed there Investigation by correspondents
I Of the Republican organ, The Journal" showed
| that the story, improbable on its face, was
! fabrication. There was not a SHADOW or truth
! in IT, Then The Sentinel" astonished every
body by appearing with affidavts. declaring
| that the story was true giving the names ol
those present. in part besides the names OF the
| atlantis. Further investigation sho"eu tldt Ho'
| only were there such persons in the county
but that there were no Justices OF the feace
hearing the names given those who had
| taken the afidavts. The Sentinel then ac-
knowledged that it had been imposed upon, not
| only, in this instance. but also in a number OF
! others and charged that il was part or a Well
| conceived scheme on the part OF Repuplcahs
| to impose on IL anu pledh uoNH itS Ni'"'' i'
| truthfulness. -
II is such stories as these sent broadcast over
| the country that causes the doubt as 10 no"
| Indiana Will cast her electoral vote
SOUND MONEY FORCES GROWING
Since the DAYS that the State used to be safe
! for any soft-money scheme, millions Of dollars
and thousands of people have been added to the
| State The vote two years ago, when the Re-
publicans carried the State by nearly 46'ooo'
| was 1000 larger than the vote OF the Presi-
! dental election two years before. so that the
| Democrats cannot claim that II was thelr stay
| at-home vote that defeated them. Inc! Were
| haaten on the tariff issue and would be beaten
again this year by even larger piuraily t IL .le
money question had not forged TO .ne ia Iiun,
! II need not be surprising if. with the sounu-
| money ticket nominated and It's advocates ac
| tive the plurality is even more thdh IL vas , t"O
years ago This is possible II the rbn,;
! movement keeps up its rapid grown hou
| sands of Democrats were so stunned by tne
work of the Chicago Convention that IN sack
| cloth and ashes they took TO the Wooos. >. -.
3toLans chairman of the Sound Money State
| Committee a lawyer Of the highest persona
| character said to-day that the souhu iiloiies
| movement was having the effect OF bringing
| them out in surprisingly large NUMBERS. ia
'.There are a great many business men, SAID
the chairman who when approached on thls
| matter say: oh. I'm not saying ah!tiii'.,, -,
Now such man that means 10 Vote 1ne
eound-money ticket, but he feels that ne can
not take the risk Of becoming known as va
bolter by openly advocating our movenleh. n, W We
know his difficulty and respect H. we nav i,o
Tear that he will vote for Bryan for, otner- i
wise he would be talking ii out he WIN eI'Her t
dse Gov the nominees Of our Convention or for
.toKinIev direct He is not for free silver we
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