The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
A SEPARATE STATE TICKET.
o. VI. Tells Why Indiana
lcmncrnts ShOmia HIVE One.

Orlando NJ. Packard, of Plymouth, Ma
tional bank examiner. and alternate dele
gate at large, was circulating actively in
the Hobbies Of the hotels all day yesterday.
Mr.. Packard was almost the first in north
ern Indiana to publicly register his oppo-
sition to the Populistic Chicago platform
and candidates. He is actively engaged IN
advocating among the Indiana State dele
gates and Indiana sound-money men gener-
ally the propriety and necessity of a sep
arate State, congressional and legislative
ticket in Indiana. His district convention
at South Bend (Shiveley's home), 18th ult,
unanimously adopted a resolution to that
effect, which was presented by Mr.. Pack
ard at the request of leading sound-money
Democrats of that district. Interviewed
upon the subject by a Journal reporter last
evening, MIR. Packard said:
The sentiment and demand in the Thir-
teenth district for 4 separate ticket is well
near unanimous. We feel there is a prin-
ciple at stake in this matter. To be sure,
the State candidates will, il elected, have
nothing directly to do with legislation. but
they are our enemies and are. of course,
giving them aid, comfort and encourage
ment in this miserable surrender of Demo-
cratic principles as a last resort to win a
victory, which, if attained, would be tenn
porary only. Three of them Zone my per-
sonal friend) are known to be gold-stand-
ard men, placed there by a so-called State
convention in the hope to mollify the gold
STANDARD advocates. We feel. with all due
respect to these gentlemen, that they are
stultifying themselves by thus accepting
nominations upon a platform they do not
1t is further insisted that Mr..
Shiveley, the Populistic candidate for Gov
ernor, is the man. above all others in In
diana, to whom the true Democrats of this
State are indebted for this wild assault
upon sound money, the Supreme Court. the
civil-service laws. the studied condemna-
ton of a Democratic President for having
maintained the national credit in the only
way left aim. and last, but not least. the
quasi Endorsement of mob law in the greet
railroad riots of 1894. =
He 1t was who was appointed in 1895 as
the executive member in Indiana of the So
called American Bimetallic League, and
who actively and persistently advocated
throughout the State the adoption of this
perniciouS financial doctrine. There are
able men in my district to pit against him
for the governorship OF this great common
wealth, such as ex-Congressman George
Ford. OF South Bend (Shiveley's own home).
eX-Judge Daniel Moves. of LaPorte. and
ex-Congressman G.. G.. Conn, of Elkhart
all of whom are taking an active part in
this campaign as honest-money Democrats.
While cannot speak for these gentlemen.
i feel that neither of them would refuse
a call to duty. L shall advocate a separate
ticket before the meeting of our State cen
trai ommitte next Thursday. and hone
the proposition will be adopted. I tell YOU
the men connected with this movement are
grimly in earnest. A month ago we were
sneered at and ridiculed. but in the short
space OF three weeks our enemies sneers
and ridlcule have been supplanted by fear.
In thirty days the cry of our misguided
brethren will be Help me, Cassius, or /
sink -