The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The Republicans of Ohio are making spec
tacles of themselves, much to the. delight
OF the Democrats-Greenfeld Republican.
The fight among Ohio Republicans is the
natural outgrowth of the spoils system If
there were no spoils to be given out there
would be no quarrel.-Crawfordsvi Jour-
nal.
As for the deserving Republicans, who
have ignored their party's Endorsement of
candidate for the United States Senate.
and the caucus nominations for officers of
the legislative body, no expletives can be
too severe in denunciation of their conduct.
Lafayette Courier.
The Republicans of Ohio have in hand a
case that requires nothing on their part but
devotion to the sound-money candidate for
the Senate, whom the people of Ohio have
already indorsed, and for whom the Repub-
ncan party has formally declared.-Terre
Haute Express.
We can hardly find words sufficient to ex-
press our disgust at the attitude those few
miserable Ohio whelps have placed them
selves in in order to betray the party which
has disgraced itself by honoring them Gov
ernor Bushnell should be kicked out of the
party lnstanter, and the little fellows in the
Legislature who have followed in his Shiny
wake should only be remembered as a
stench.-Connersville News.
1t is regrettable that Senator Foraker is
not individually great enough to arise above
his own ambitions and aid Senator Hanna
to reelection. He seems to forget that
Other men have clubs and can WELD them.
He depends upon his skill at arms to JUS
tify course that is defiant of public senti-
ment He is mistaken in acting as though
ne We're strong enough to build up a party
unto hlmSelf.-Lafayet Call.
1t has come to a pretty pass when the
Republican Governor of the great State of
Ohio, and the chairman of the state central
committee, with the silent consent of the
senior senator of that State Foraker
should join forces with the slick John r.
Mclean to defeat the candidate of the Re-
publican party for the senatorship of the
United States. Hanna was Endorsed by the
state convention, and good politics, fair
play and the fitness of things would all sug-
gest his election without controversy-No-
blesville Ledger.
The opposition of Republicans to Mr..
Hanna is personal The means they have
taken to crafty their vindictive feelings, by
partnership with the enemy, is treason to
their party organization Governor Bush
nell has lent himself to their schemes, and
with the others has earned the hearty con-
tempt OF every loyal Republican. For pure
ly personal reasons he and they are threat
ening the party peace, and by collision
with the avoWed party enemies are robbing
it of influence and advantages fairly won
at the polls.-Rushville Republican.
Hanna is entitled to be elected senator, if
fall He was the party nominee in the
state convention and was recognized as the
party's choice in the State if the Repub-
licans were successful The Republicans
were successful, and by all rules of honesty
outside of politics, are in duty bound to
east the party vote for Hanna The Herald
does not believe in a great deal of bossism.
winch is too prevalent, but the place to sit
down on 1t is in conventions, and not after
the boss has won a party battle at the
polls.-Anderson Herald.
Readers of this paper will bear in mind
that it predicted several years ago that un-
less the fractional fight among Republicans
in Ohio was adjusted the party of the whole
country would be the loser in the end If
Mark Hanna should be defeated after being
Endorsed for United States senator at the
state convention and making the entire
Ohio campaign last year as the open candi-
date of the Republicans of the State by a
few disgruntled Republicans. with Gov
ernor Bushnell IN the lead, Il will be seen
that our prediction. made long before Han
ma became factor in national politics, will
have come true.-Warsaw Times.
The Republicans who have joined the
enemy to defeat the expressed wishes of the
party in Ohio have made a record for in
fanny that has rarely been equaled in mod
ern politics. With them it has not been
mere opposition to Mr.. Hanna They have
simply allowed themselves to be used by
Foraker and Bushnell to- crafty a personal
spite. If we are not mistaken in the char
acter of the mass of Ohio Republicans thew
will resent the perfidy of these renegades
by RELOCATING them to the dshonorable OBJ
security they so richly deserve. AS for For
aker and Bushnell, the Republicans of the
whole country have become very tired of
their political cut-throat methods, and will
hail with delight their retirement from the
high and undeserved places they now oc-
cupy.-RichmOnd Palladium