The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-31
the OUTLOOK
osmeesats n indiana Nay We'll FEEL
That Z State Victory
70 Won.


Democrats may well feel that the
victory in the state IL won and that
substantial results will follow the
work of the past tnree months and
that which yet remains to be done on
the day Of the election. The outlook
IN the closing days Of the campaign
was never better for party success.
asd all the indications point to the
control Of the legislature ON Joint bal
lot and the consequent election Of .
United States senator. the election Of
seven. certainly. and possibly eight or
nine members Of congress. and the
election Of the entire state ticket.
From all sections Of the state come re-
ports of large gains over the election
of two years ago. and the Republicans
recognize that defeat awaits them at
the polls, but are impotent to turn
tho tide which has set in 20 strongly
against them. It only remains for
each Individual Democrat to do his
whole duty on election day to make
the victory one Of the most sweeping
In the history of the state.
While the indications point to .
landslide against the Republicans. no
Democrat should construe these into
license for the cessation Of efforts on
his part. but should lay hold Of the op-
portunities that are offered for giving
the Republicans . rebuke whose good
effects will lap over into 1904 and
make the victory then easier than II
has besn this year. Indiana II now
and has been = Democratic state for
years when the party was not divided.
and with the return Of that perfect
unity witch now exists. there can be
no doubt but that victory will again
reward the efforts that have been put
forth for success.
The most potent factor that has
worked 10 this end II the feeling,
which u not conaned to Democrats
aloae, that the Republican party has
entsred into IN unholy alliance with
trusts. and that II no longer has any
5ust claims upon the suffrage Of the
psople. The daily wAgs Garner. who
0nds everything that enters into his
living increased In price: the business
man who looks upon the present ag.
grsssions Of combined capital - Who'll.
IL incompatible with business integ.
rity, and the student Of economics. who
sees IN alarming tendency In such
combinations and would check them
for the common good. are alike allied
With the Democrats in the present
campaign, for every other national
issue has besn swallowed mp In that
larger one which ID involved In trust
domination. And this issue has been
brought to the door Of every voter in
Indiana BY the shameless record Of
two Republican legislatures. which
passed alleged antitrust laws At the
dictat,on OF the Republican managers.
knowing that they would be declared
imperative by Republican attorney.
generals. So carefully was this in
iQuitous programme conceived and
carried out that no relief has come TO
the people and none will ever come II
Republicans are entrusted with the
power Of making laws.
The people are to be congratulated
on having the mask .orn from the Re
publican managers and showing them
IN their true attitude toward the trusts
both In state and nation. In Indiana
they have not hesitated to enact make
shifts 70 meet the demands of the peo-
pie for trust control and In congress
they have offered nothing save . con-
stitutional amendment which would
require from three to fvs years before
e could b. made TO serve the purpose
proposed. svsn II then congress should
enact legislation under its provisions.
The whole campaign has been one
Of promises and sxpedients to explain
II record IN state and nation that dem
onstrates that the trusts own the Re-
publican party. A vote against it,
nominees on Tuesday II . vote against
the trusts.