The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-07
OHIo's REPUBLICAN QUARREL

Indignation at the conduct of the Bush
| nell-Kurtz boilers against the reelection of
Senator Hanna is not confined to Ohio. That
feeling in the Buckeye State ought to be
strong enough to re7eleEt him.-NeW York
Sum- ver sesa
AS soon as the Republican boilers in Ohio
cease to be useful to their allies they will
be showered with Democratic contempt.
The Democrats have no desire to establish
such precedent for themselves when in the
| majority.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The principles involved in this contest
are deeper than mere questions of party
policy or personal preferences. The action
of Bushnell and Kurtz is a shameful viola
ton of the honor of public life. 1t is treach-
cry that is resented by all honest men, what
ever their party affiliations may be.--Ch1ca-
go eS-Herald.
Incidents of this character belong to the
experience of leaders and workers of all
parties in all States, and the instance is yet
to show itself where this treachery and dis
loyalty has not ruined the traitor before 1t
harmed the man or measure betrayed. The
party will always be greater than the man.
Louisville Commercial. na
The traitors who are expected to finish
their work by voting for John r. Mclean
have been taking easy lessons in that sort
of infamy by giving smaller Offices than
United States senatorship to Democrats.
They are training for the last and worst
part of the programme arranged for them
by their masters.-Cleveland Leader.
The outcome of this treason in the Re-
publican camp promises to be a betrayal OF
the principles of the Republican party and
| a triumph of the very men who led the
Democratic hosts in the last campaign. This
IS outrage unspeakable and treason lower
than that ever carried out by the lowest
pothouse polticians.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Hanna is a business man of capacity.
Doubtless, he has made as good a senator
as others would have made. If a better
man can be found the Legislature should
choose him, bur to throw over Mr.. Hanna
at the dictation of a faction in his own party
is most unwise and will certainly prove
hurtful to the party.--Baltimore American.
There has been absolutely no united de-
mand in any quarter for the selection of any
enc in his place justifying the opposition
of the few who have chosen to be guided
by their own personal feelings rather than
the wishes and instructions OF their con-
stituents. On the contrary, the very means
which they have seen proper TO employ are
calculated TO bring disgrace and defeat upon
the men in whose service they seem to be
engaged.-Chicago Tribune.
If party manager means the same thing
as boss, then Mr.. Hanna is a boss, but it
ought not to be forgotten that he stands
for better principles than any other Ohio
boss that he wrought nightly for honest
money in 1896, and that no small share OF
the personal hatred that is poured on ms
head comes from whom he mas over
Swallowed in his brief career as leader and
who We're in politics long before the country
had heard of him.-Boston Transcript
The men who are trying to defeat the will
of the people may defeat Mark Hanna, but
only to lower the standard of their party
in that State. The result in Ohio last No
vember turned upon the election OF a senator
to succeed Mark Hanna. The Republicans
voted to make him his own successor. lie
bore the brunt OF the battle. IL was al
mitted that he had won. But II seems tnat
q conspiracy exists to rob him OF MS victory
at the polls. That is dlShonoraDle, ana
should fail-Philadelphia North American.
Much as the Republican party of Ohio may
desire the election of Mr.. Hanna as a we'll
earned political victory, his election is nee
essary unless we are to admit that our
elections are useless, that party government
is a failure and that the viii of the majority
can with impunity be set aside, in order that
a minority may govern. III we nave arrived
at a point at which an Endorsement by the
| people of any political policy does not nee
essarily carry with it the adoption of that
| policy then we menaced by a grave
peril. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
There has been great fretfulness in Ohio
under the autocratic leadership of Senator
Hanna. He had but two arguments 20 COM
| pei men TO serve his purposes-one was the
| club and the other was the purse. He never
sought TO popnlarize himself in any way. He