Year: 1874




From the Lafayette Journal. (Rep)
Time works great changes, and each sue
ceeding state and national convention finds
it necessary to put forth a new declaration
of principles, to meet the change Of circum
stances since the last preceding meeting.
Especially is this true now. The enactment
of the Baxter law, and the institution of the
grange organization, have brought to the
surface new questions, concerning which
differences are likely to arise between those
hearty accord. The state convention
will take some action in regard to all
these questions, and define the policy of the
republican party of Indiana. If the nomi-
nation should proceed as now provided for,
it is quite possible that the republican party
might find itself in the field with a county
ticket which would not at all fifty represent
the principles set forth in It's platform. Re-
publicans, who are temperance men as well,
do not ask any special privileges. They do
not court alliance with the enemies Of the
party. They only ask an opportunity for a fair
representation in its councils, and that they
be not compelled to either 60 into nomina-
ton blindly, or else stand idly by and see
the organization and name of the party en-
deared to them by long association, wrested
from them without being able to do anything
effectual in their own behalf.


| FARMERS HAVE NO RIGHTS.


CFrom the Lafayette Journal


The Patrons of Husbandry is avowedly
benevolent and social, and not political
order. In the meetings of the great repre-
sentative councils of the order, national and
state, nothing has been more pointedly set
forth than than that il is not. nothing
more Indignantly denied than the
common charge that it is, political
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their word. and concede them the vir-
tues of truth and sincerity; and doing
so, 1t is out of place to pfoffer to
democratic patrons special privileges, as it
would be to publicly invite democratic Odd
Fellows, or Mas0ns, or members of the He
brew Benevolent Society. to take a hand in
the nomination of a ticket which they are
not pledged or asked to support, and proba-
bly, do not expect to. We do not think that
democratic Patrons of Husbandry are gudg-
cons, TO be caught in such fiimsy net, nor
do we think the republican party should be
discredited by the unauthorized act of its
committee in throwing out such a cheap
bait, if bait it was intended to be.


GOOD DOCTRINE BUT BAD INFERENCEs-


From the Porter vIdette.


Had the farmers, in their organized capac-
ity, called that convention, we should have
felt that whatever they did would have been
done with prudence and moderation; and SO
far as the republican party is concerned, we
do not fear the action of any state conven-
ton of real reform. But we live near
enough the rural districts to know that the
brainless politicians about Indianapolis can
not take possession of the farmers OF
Indiana. They will do better to con-
iRe their labors to manipulating the saloon
influence of the state. The men who control
that element are of calibe- suited to the
control Of the brainless fops who have made
politics trade. If the editor of the Sentinel
does not learn before the campaign closes
that his little fraud was thoroughly under.
stood and despised by the farmers, we shall
be much mistaken. The Sentinel has un,
covered the trap which the party hacks
about that concern have been batting fol
the oranges, and the oranges have spurned
the whole proceeding with contempt.
;, SEEING THROUGH THE TRICK.
J (From the New York Tribune)


In their attempts to break the force o.
the farmers call for state convention, the
Indiana republican organs haye overreschet
themselves. Their vehement denials of the
authenticity ofthe call have prompted Mr.
; James Comstock, overseer of the Stat
Grange, to give an extended account of thl
causes which induced the farmers to cal
the convention. He writes to the Indianap
oils Sentinel that the call was the result o
free discussion among the farmers TO
months past, and was put forth as the unan
imous conclusion ofthe entire body, as rep
resented in the recent gathering at Indian
apolis. He says he Is in the receipt of let
, ters daily from all parts of the state, show
ing him that the convention will be yer,
largely attended.


A PRAIRIE FIRE.


From the Morgan County Gazette.
} The call issued to the industrial classes o
! Indiana for a state convention, to be held In