The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-01

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discomfort. On the Republican side we had
II1iLe9ln, Grant Hayes Garneld. Z, AF ,,l..s
they put up Cleveland. in whom they have
no confidence and then sheer at the very
wCfd confidence The Republicans have had
hundreds Of able, great leaders. such as
Morton, sherman and host OF others. The
Democrats have lost their great leaders,
such as Carlisle, WatterSon, Lindsay, Palm-
er. Buckner and even Mr.. Cleveland himself
Their great ana trusted leaders now are
sueh ~ Bryan, VINO captuIsI, q pIssi.d e,ts
phemous speech about crucifying labor on a
cross of gold Altgeld. Debs, Lewelling,
the nef ting Governor Waite and Mary FL
len Lease
H. c. sHERIDAN's SPEECH.
II. G. Sheridan OF Frankfort. called
to speak on the subject. ''Can We Bring
Clinton In? Among other things he said:
IT is 4 peculiar fact that the first taste
OF political success enjoyed by the RepuO-
licanS OF Clinton county came with the re-
turn or the Democrats 10 the controi Oh
national affairs, and the first substantial de-
feat that we met thereafter came with the
turn of the tide in favor OF Mckinney
sound money and protective tariff IN 1870:
The sting of defeat was keenly felt. We OF
Clinton feel it now and acknowledge il.
fail when others enjoyed such abundant
success. II was like famine in the mid
OF plenty. In the campaign OF ls96 the qto4s
was Where is the disease Where are
the free-silver Republicansg by our OPP
ponents they We're claimed 10 be every
where in Indiana. but when the votes We're
counted il was found that nowhere were
t.cre sc many and nowhere were they 80
successful as in Clinton county.
To answer the question pronounced py
your committee ii is essential that we re-
view somewhat the conditions that attended
us IN the last campaign. We mad tWelNT
years OF practically uninterrupted controi
in county affairs. Conditions were such that
men sought the offices ana not me ollict -
the men, Candidates for each position 70
be tilled We're plenty and jealous, anu IN
their zeal came to believe that u noin 1Lsl-
tian was equivalent TO an election ana each
candidate and his friends were led TO pc
lieve that they Were the only proper persons
for the respective offices for winch tney
offered themselves. The result was that q
bitter strife was engendered in the conFen-
tons, so bitter indeed that the WOUNDS mtiuS
IN those preliminary battles had not healeu
When voting day came around. lnsh, luu,
one of our former leaders, man with many
elements of strength, was the opposltloii
candidate for Congress, not, TO use ms own
version, the Democratic nominee: Dut the
candidate of the discontented; free-silver
element of the Republicans OF the county
and district and Endorsed by the Democrats:
Posing as Republican, with heretical
ideas. ne ingeniously sought the support OF
but for the combination ticket, Democrats,
Populists. Prohibitonists free-silver Repuh-
against the party with which he had form
ery served, and this was not done with
out a great degree of success.
Can we bring Clinton in? | answer, yes.
The sting of defeat is yet upon us, put
the effect will be the adoption of our old
time organization and fight in clinton IN
1899 equal 10 the one of 1886 at which time
we acquitted ourselves so creditably as 10
win the praise of party management
throughout the State.
EDITOR CRAIG, THE LAST.
Editor VIII H. Craig, of the Noblesville
Ledger, was called to give some points talk
en- down from an EDITORS standpoint. Among
other things Mr.. Craig said:
with editors the pencil is mightier than
the tongue and their hearts are larger than
their pocketbooks. They, as a class, believe
licans and u hot time in the Democratic
party. This meeting tonight, with its pa
triotic, eloquent, enthusiastic speeches Will
give us courage and inspiration in our war
fare against the powers of evil and the
isms and heresies that atflict mankind. |
believe | cal truly say that the editors or
the Ninth district have on the full armor
for the battle of IS; they lined up iii
battle array ready to 20 on to victory and
to conquest entrenched as they are be-
hind the strong wa of protection, sound
money and bushes administration, they
have full confidence in the triumph of the
party in this good year of 1898. And further
they are willing. If need be, to break over
country and there force the battle. We
may differ. as we have a right to differ.
to the details of organization and as TO
choice Of candidates. but when 1t comes to
the great fundamental. underlying principles
and policies of the Republican party we
are a unit. | believe that an editor should
have the courage of his convictions. and
that from his pen shoUld emanate the honest
thoughts and sentiments of his mind and
heart. l believe also that it is the duty OF
Republican editors to fight the battles of
the people for when thew fight the battles
of the people they are fighting the battles
Of the Republican palty-for the Repu6-
lican party is of the people, by the people
and for the people, They should fearlessly
defend the right and condemn the wrong
and by so doing they will make their own
party stronger and better and promote in
their communities more ORGANIZED public
spirit and civic virtue | believe that the
hone of the country is i'm the people; / be-
lieve that the hope of the people is in the
honor integrity civic virtue and business
capacity of its public officials