The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-10
CONFIDENCE IN THE AIR
ONLY DANGER IN TOO MUCH OF 1T,
SAYS CHAIRMAN sAULCY.
Great Gains VIII BE Made in Country
Districts The Amended
Ballot Law.

Chairman Saulcy. of the Republican coun-
ty committee has been unusually busy the
last week completing the precinct organiza-
ton in this county. Mr.. Saulcy says there
is no doubt whatever that this county will
get big Republican majority fer the en-
tire party ticket. provided Republicans do
rot grow careless in their overconfidence.
My experience in politics. said Mr..
Saulcy. has shown me that elections some
times do not voice the popular sentiment.
hut result Unexpectedly because the DOM
inant party takes too much for granted.
Where one good Republican says to him.
self, oh, won't bother with politics much
this year, it's all going our way anyhow,
then the danger begins. And that is the
only possible danger which confronts
us now. There is no doubt that
on both sides people are taking
less interest in politics this close to
an election than in many years past, and 1t
is just at such time as this that the Demo-
Gratis are crafty and pursue their still hunt
l cannot lay enough stress on the i'm
portance of Republicans bestirring them
selves. In years past, when we have won
cur victories, Republican voters have shown
a readiness to get out their neighbors and
work hard for the party. This year there
is too much of a feeling among Republicans
that the glorious ending of the war will
bring great Republican victory in every
quarter without effort. Yet there is no rea-
soning so fallacious as this. We must do
the same work we have done in years past
to interest people and get them to vote on
election day. Overconfidence is a condition
always to be dreaded
when times are good, business men pay
little attention to politics. although when
times are hard they turn to politics to
remedy the cause of the hard times. This
was strikingly shown in 1885, when the bust
ness men came promptly forward to down
free silver, which was so menacing. Now
that prosperity has come again, business
men are too busy with their various lines
to work in politics. Yet to keep up the good
conditions it is necessary for business men
to return the Republican party to power,
and it behooves them to again display an
active interest in the present campaign. A
letter was recently sent out to Democratic
manufacturer, among many others, making
inquiry as to present condition of his In
dustry. compared to that of 1894 and 1886
In response the following brief note came
Il am too busy, and have no time to give
furnishing campaign documents for the Re-
publican party" No doubt he had plenty
1--WE find that more interest in politics Is
being taken proportionately in the country
districts than in the city, and the Republic
an gains in the country districts are going
to be very large. The country people not
only appreciate the magnificent conduct or
the war, but they resent the manner IN
which the Democratic press magnifes. the
hardships. attendant upor war, into hor-
rors They remember even more y1VlCly
than the city people the terrible sufferings
of our soldiers in the days of the civil war.
"Our present organization Is. In unusually
good shape and by the day of election we
will have one of the best organizations ever
perfected in this county