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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, NOVEAIBEB 5, 1888.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1SSS.
YTASI1I3GTON OFFICE 513 Fourteenth St,
T.B, Heat. Correspondent.
HEYT TOTtIL" OFFICK 101 Ttmplt Cevrt,
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Telephone Calls.
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Indianapolis, Nov. 3, 18S9L
To the Public:
The Republican State cen
tral committee of Indiana will
pay a reward of one hundred
dollars for the apprehension
and conviction of everyone who,
at the coming election, votes
more than one ballot, or at
tempts to do so, or circulates
false and spurious Republican
tickets, or who alters, forges or
mutilates tally-sheets, or who
delays the election returns, or
who changes ballot boxes; and
this committee calls upon every
good citizen to see that the laws
are strictly enforced and a free
ballot and fair count secured.
James N. Huston,
Chairman,
Reward by ths County Committee.
The Marion County Republican
Committee will pay a reward of
Two Hundred Dollars for the detec
tion and arrest of any person voting,
or attempting to vote, more than
one ballot, at the election on Tues
day, Nov. 6, 1SSS.
W. N. Haedinq,
Chairman.
TFE THIRD-PARTI FRAUD.
Expressions of Representative leaders of the
Democratic Aid Society.
IUt. John A. Erooki, candidate for Vlea
presldent on the third-party ticket, said to
Samuel Wallingfcrd, of Greenabnrg, then a cit
, izen of Kentucky, and a member of Dr. Brooks'
. church, who asked advice about enlisting In the
Union arrays
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Tou Had Better Go to Eell at Once
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Bar. Jasper 3. Hashes, candidate of the third
party for Governor of Indiana, said to Rev.
Charles W. Rector, tn reply to a question whether
he would support the Republican party If it
would put prohibition in its platform, said:
lzI would seo tho Republic
ans rot in hell a thousand
years before I'd vote the Ke-
In a letter written by Helen 3L Gouiar, Jaly
6, 1ES3, she says:
"We can carry Indiana
and New York for the Dem
ocrats, and teach tho hypocrit
ical Republicans a lesson."
Mr. Isaac Farreman, a lesding Prohibitionist
of Carroll county, is reported to have said to
William J. Browm
l4The arrangements arc that
all Prohibitionists who. have
heretofore been Democrats are
to vote the straight Democratic
ticket, while the Republican
Prohibitionists are to vote the
Prohibition ticket. When tho
right time comes Hughes and
tho whole Democratic contin
gent irf tho Prohibition ranks
will swing back into the Demo
cratic line."
We think the Democratic Aid Society Is pret
ty thoroughly exposed.
. DEilOCKATIC LEADEP.S.
List cf the Prominent 2Ianag?rs of the In
diana Democratic Party
In the Michigan City penitentiary for election
crimes: .
SIMEON COY, chairman of the Mariun eonnty
Demoeratio committee, end member ot the City
Council I rem the Lignteeatb ward.
TTT1LLIA3I F. A. F.ERNII A3IER, president of
the DcmorUe-Coy uarusin; Lonrd la lbbu.
Indicted for complicity in the same crime for
which Coy &od Bernhamer were convicted:
JOHN E. SULLIVAN, Democratic s'.erk of ilarfou
eounty.
JIEN11I N". SFAAN.
C. N. METCALF, Secretary cf the State Board cf
Health.
JOHN l. COCNELMAN, inspector of the
Fourth wvrd, and several other prominent Demo
ratio "wo-ker.
Wx thins: Grorer Geveland is beaten.
Wa think the third-party fraud is buated.
Tux Democratic annex seems to be discon
nected. Tax Democratic stde-ebow is a good deal dis
trured. Cnaxaauix Jkwxtt'a refusal to join in the effort
to prevent the doable-ballot fraud is a practical
sonfesiioa that he is conniving at tho perpetra
tion of saeh frauds.
Ntw York, we believe, is certain for Harrl-
en. Republicans of Indiana, make your own
State leal tie eolomn.
Ths monster Republican demonstration in
Kew York en Saturday, indicates that the New
Yerk business men they're-all-right
As a areat politician and flne worker" Mr.
Thomas Taczart knowa a good deal more than
he did, thouch te tnay not be so pretty.
Arras candidate Hashes' assertion that he
would s0 the RfiDublicass rot in bell a thou
sand ysars belor he would vote tbe Reoublic
an ticket; after Mra floo gar's confession that
is working for the auecesa ef the Demoera-
Hundred Dollars Rwi
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ey; after the Innumerable proofs of collusion
between tbe Democratic and third party man
azeres, every man who rotes tbe third party
ticket acknowledge himself an enemy of tem
perance and a friend of the saloon.
Rzv. Mo. Hughes trill find it a hard business
to overthrow tbe sworn statement of a reputa
ble, honorable, Impartial minister, like Cbarlee
W. Rector. Mr. Hughes should take himself
where he belongs into the boson of the free
whisky Democracy.
Pusn Indiana to the head; it must not be the
tail to the solid South.
THE ELECTION BETU3B8.
The Journal will display all the election
returns it receives on- Tuesday night, by
means of a stereopticon, upon a sheet dis
played againt the west side of Circle street.
The business and editorial rooms of the
Journal will be closed to the public after 7
o'clock P. XL, of Tuesday. Our friends will
see the absolu necessity of this. Both in
business and editorial departments the work
will be phenomenally heavy, and cannot suf
fer interruption. Loral news and advertise
ments will be received through the door to
the publisher's private office on Circle street.
All the news we receive will be given to the
public; and we believe it will be good news.
Where now are the Democratic pretenses
of desiring a fair and honest eleetiont "I have
nothing more to say." Chairman Jewett
The fast that certain special interests are
malignantly fighting Bruce Carr would indicate
that he has done his duty as Auditor of State.
ATTEMPTED BCUDUZINQ.
From Columbus, Bartholomew county, comes
information of a scoundrelly attempt to cause
the arrest of Hon. Joseph L Irwin on a
trumped-up charge of bribery.
Dr. Ilezekiah Carns, of Greenwood, John
son county, was yesterday arrested and
brought to thia city on an affidavit made by
some obscure individual, the charge be
ing attempted bribery. Dr. Carns was haled
before a Democratio United States commis
sioner, yesterday afternoon, and compelled to
give bail.
The character!', and reputations of Joseph L
Irwin and Ilezekiah Cares are too well known
and established to be tarnished by the acts of
petty scoundrels and bulldozing officers.
We have information of warrants in the
hands of Mr. Marshal Hawkins's deputies
for the arrest of prominent Republicans
in a large number of localities throughout
the State, which are to be served to-day.
The arrest of Dr. Carns and the attempt
on Mr. Irwin are parts of the plot to in
timidate and terrorize the Republicans of
Indiana. The Democratio tricksters do not
know who they are trifling with. This is
not Mississippi nor South Carolina, and the
Republicans of Indiana are not timid, broken
down, terrorized colored people.
This is a game that two can play at,
and the Republicans, when they conclude
to take a hand, will play a "march" that
will strike terror to the hearts of the Dem
ocratic bulldozers.
More than that: As tbe Journal has stated
repeatedly, Marshal Hawkins is responsible
on his bond for damages for false arrests by I
his deputies, general or special. Mr. Haw-
kins came to Indianapolis with the repu
tation of a bulldozing wward-worker," so of
fensive that he had raised bitter enemies to
himself and his methods among the better
men of his own party in LaPorte county.
His actions during this campaign indicate
that he has transferred a large share of his
"style" to this city. We desire to inform
him that he will scarcely spread all
over the State of Indiana. An ample
fund has been raised and is at the disposal of
the State central committee; and persons ar-
rested by the deputy marshals are requested
to send a full statement of their cases to the
chairman, who will investigate them, and in
every instance where the facts warrant suits
will be instituted against Mr. Hawkins and
pushed to the extreme. Whatever the result
of tbe election, there are men in Indiana who
propose to stay with all election criminals and
bulldozer to the bitter end.
The Journal serves notice on the bulldozers
tbat they are playing a dangerous game.
Elections come and elections go, bat the
United States Court eoes on forever. The
coundrel, whether of high or low degree, who
attempts to commit a erime against the ballot,
will find Jordan a hard road to travel. No mat
ter how tbe election goes, there is au organiza
tion ot citizens in this eity and State which pro
poses to prosecute election crimes to the bitter
end, no matter who the criminals may be.
What good will the election of Cleveland do
for Indiana? 'The election of Benjamin Harri
son would be a boom for the State that every
citizen would feel, irrespective of politics.
SOBBING AMERICAN WOEKINGMES.
The statement of Mr. B. O. Haugh, pub
lished in ths Journal of yesterday, relative to
the large contract awarded to British iron-
founders, should open the eyes of American
manufacturers and workingmen. Mr. Haugh
is connected with the Haugh, Ketcham & Co.
iron-works, of this city. His statement shows
that English founders are now making 5,000
tons of cast-iron yokes for the Denver Cable-
ear Coronanv. Tho contract amounts to
$105,000, and the British founders got it by
underbidding the iron-workers of St. Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City and several
other places. The lowest American bid was
$33.90 per ton, delivered at Denver, and the
foreign bid was $33 per ton, delivered, and
this in srite of a duty of 40 per cent, on
the foreign castings. A sharp Kansas City
broker took tbe contract in his own name, at
$38 per ton, and then sub-let it to the British
manufacturer at $33, making $5 per ton for
himself. The British manufacturer was able
to make this extremely low bid because he pays
his workmen less than one-half the wages paid
in this country. The awarding or this
contract to England means the non-employment
of over one hundred niolders for six
months, of over two hundred other employes
in mining, manufacturing, iron and fuel for
the same period of time. It means the loss
of over 12,000 tons of ore to American con
sumption, and of over 15,000 tons of fuel.
The labor item in this matter amounts, or
would do if the contract had been let here,
to over $100,000 in wages to American work-
ingmen, not including the labor of transport
ation. Thi3 is work, wages, and bread and
butter taken from American workmen and
given to British. This occurred under the
present tariff, yet tbe Democratic party pro
poses to reduce it The tariff should be f n-
creased.
The Sullivan pane are making a desperate
effort to carry Marion covnty. They are like
the eorruptionistin New York city: they think
more of the local offices than tbey do of any
thing else. They work for spoils and plunder.
The election of tbe Democratic county ticket
will be distinctively a triumph for tbe Sullivan
Coy gang. John E. Sullivan is really managing
the local Democratio campaign, and the triumph
of the Democracy in this eounty will simply
mean a continuance of corruption. Republicans
should smash tbe ring by electing their county
ticket It is a thoroughly good one, without
any taint of Coyism about it.
"You bad better eo to hell at once.1 Rev.
John A. Brooks. "I would see the the Republic
ans rot in bell a thoniand years before I'd vote
the Republican ticket." Jasper S. Hughes. How
familiar with hell these saintly third-party
leaders are! They will be better acquainted
with it after to-morrow.
THE DUTY YET TO BE DOSE.
The noisy work o the campaign is com
pleted, but that which remains to be done is
equal in importance to all that has gone be
fore. The battle is yet to be won or lost.
It is useless to have roused the people as they
have never roused before, to have con-
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vinced them by argument and fired them by
appeals, to have captured old and young
voters by the hundreds and thousands, unless
these results are made effective in the voting
and the counting to-morrow. The results of
all the work that has been done are yet to be
realized.
The work to which Republicans must now
address themselves is to see that every Re
publican ballot is deposited and counted, and
to guard against fraud. If we can get in
every vote that belongs to us, and keep out
illegal and spurious ballots, the victory
is won.
We assume that the Republicans are suffi
ciently organized in every voting precinct to
know wl'O the legal voters are, and to be pre
pared to invoke the whole power of the law to
prevent illegal voting or repeating. This will
require untiring vigilance and unflinching
bravery.
The extraordinary number and variety of
frauds which the Democrats are preparing to
attempt will require the greatest watchful
ness on the part of Republicans at every
stage of the election proceedings. This
vigilance must begin the moment the polls
open and must not be relaxed even when
they close.
Recent experience in this county has shown
that, with Democratic methods and Demo
cratio fine workers, an honest Republican
victory may be stolen even after the ballots
are deposited and counted. No point must be
left unguarded or uncovered.
Remember that any legal voter in a pre-
cinct may challenge a person whom he sus
pects of fraudulent illegal voting, and may
insist on a strict enforcement of the law re
garding the swearing in of votes.
The refusal of the Democratic State central
committee to unite in measures to prevent
double-ballot voting is 3trong proof of a pur
pose to work that particular fraud extensively.
Republican watchers and challengers must be
cn the lookout for it
Every Republican voter should obtain his
ticket from a known Republican, or compare
ifc carefully with the official ticket to be sure
it is genuine. The Democrats are preparing
to circulate several kinds of fraudulent tickets
in the hope of running in one or more of their
presidential electors, and thus stealing a part
of the electoral vote of thc State if they can
not the whole.
Every Republican in the entire State votes
for each one of the fifteen electors, and should
make sure by a comparison of each namo that
he is voting for none but Republican electors,
and that he is voting for all of them.
Remember that the supervisors appointed
under the United States law have large dis
cretionary powers in the interest of honest
elections, and may eafely be appealed to for
the prevention of fraud.
And let everybody remember that the
United States laws and the United States Court
are behind this United States election, and
also, that Simeon Coy and William F. A.
Bernhamer are in the Michigan City peniten
tiary for election crimes.
The Democratic campaign has been worked
by frauds and forgeries, lies and forgeries, libels
and slanders, it seems to have been managed
by thieves, liars, perjurers and formers. The
man or the committee that would forge a letter
or circular in tbe name of a committee is not a
whit more respectable than one who would
forge an Individual name to a promissory note
or cheek. Indeed, they would do it if they did
not fear being caught
Mr Lord Sackvilie's sentiment, "Hurrah for
Cleveland and God save the Queen," fits a Dem
ocrat like the paper on the wall.
STAY AT HOSE.
It is scarcely necessary to urge that no
voter in Indiana leave his home on to-morrow,
the day of election, without having cast his
ballot, unle?s it be some Democrat disgusted
with his party and its methods, but not suffi
ciently so to lead him to vote the Republican
ticket That is the only kind of a man who
should leave his homo to-morrow without
having voted.
Traveling men need no appeal to stay at
home; they will all vote.
With this suggestion to stay at home, we
coaplo another, not to stay at home. Be at
the polls all day, from the earliest hour to the
last. Give your personal support to the work
of the day. Deter bad men from crime by
your presence, assist in looking up the doubt
ful act as challenger, rallyer, runner, mis
sionary, ticket-holder, ticket-paster do any
thing any everything that will aid the Repub
lican cause.
Stay at home that is, stay in the precinct
or township of your legal residence. Do sot
stay at home that is, put in every hour' of
the day in hard, earnest, telling work. Then,
when the returns come in, you will see the
result cf your individual effort, added to the
effort of all other good men and true, in the
grandest political triumph that has ever
brought honor and profit to the State of Indi-
ana.
Those third-party people who not only claim
to be tbe only simon-pure friends of temperance,
but who assume to monopolize most of the
other Christian virtues, will hare some did
eulty in adjusting these claims to harmonize
with candidate Huches's consignment of Repub
licans to a thonand years in hell
A libel suit, Mr. Hushes, is too thin. It Is
too late in the day to stop the hegira of honest
and sincere men from a party whose sole pur
pose is to assist the corrupt, free-whisky Democ
racy. EAEEIB05 AND H0&T03.
In the great campaign about closing the
Republican party has been peculiarly for
tunate in the candidates for President and
Vice-president. We confidently. expect the
end to crown the work to-morrow in the elec
tion of Harrison and Morton, but even if it
should be otherwise, Republicans would feel
that the candidates had fully vindicated the
wisdom of their nomination. On the day after
General Harrison's nomination the Journal
said:
"The Republican party of the United
States never had a better leader in a presi
dential campaign than Geueral Benjamin'
Harrison. lie represents and typifies all that
is best in the party; all that has made it
great and powerful in the past or that justi
fies it in expecting a future. American civil
ization and American citizenship furnish no
higher type of man, and the Republican
party cannot furnish a better or truer Repub
lican. "It is no disparagement to other candidates
to say that the selection of General Harrison
for the head of the ticket is, beyond all doubt,
the best that could have been made."
When this was printed, June 27 last, General
n&rrison was not as well or widely known as
he is now, and hardly another newspaper in
the United States could have spoken so con
fidently, of personal knowledge, concerning
him aa tho Journal. Now his name is as
familiar as household words from ocean to
ocean, and there is not a Republican news
paper in the country but bears proud testi
mony to his splendid intellectual equip
ment, his high moral character, and
the matchless brilliancy of the personal cam
paign he has made. The Journal's words have
been fully verified. The Republican party
never did have a better presidential candidate
than General Harrison, and we may add, it
never responded more nobly or rallied more
enthusiastically to the leadership of any
other.
From the day of his nomination to the pres
ent hour General Harrison has grown in the
estimation of the public, until now he is the
most prominent figure in tbe Republican par
ty, and the most admired man in America.
This is not said in a spirit of flattery, but in
just recognition of the high place General
Harrison has takep in the estimation of his
countrymen. His election to the presidency
will bo an honor to the Republican party, and
a very special honor to Indiana.
Hon. Levi P. Morton has made a fit mate
for the Lead of tbe ticket. Representing in a
special sense the businesi clement of the
country, and the highest type of commercial
integrity, his spotless character, like that of
General Harrison, ha3 been proof against all
tbe shafts of calumny. Together they repre
sent the best elements of Republicanism and
of American citizenship, and the party has
never battled under a cleaner or a worthier
standard than that of Harrison and Morton..
Republican prohibitionists should not for
get that the scheme of the joint managers of
the Democratio and third parties is that Demo
cratio prohibitionists are to vote the straight
Democratic ticket, and only those of original
Republican sympathies are to be encouraged to
vcte with the third party. It is a neat scheme.
but was betrayed too soon to be of practical
benefit to Mr. Cleveland's freo-whisky party.
"I would see the Republicans rot in bell a
thousand years before I'd vote the Republican
ticket" Rev. J. S. Huehes to Rev. Charles W.
Rector.
THE CLOSING PARADES.
The Republican demonstration Saturday
niht was eminently satisfactory in every
respect an honor to the party and a fitting
finale to the most enthusiastic political cam
paign on record. In point of numbers it
plainly exceeded the Democratic parade,
and surpassed the expectations of Repub
licans themselves. The Democracy had been
working up their parade for months. By
their own statement they bad, at tho begin
ning of the campaign, selected Saturday
night for their closing and greatest effort,
and for many weeks they had been using the
utmost energy to make it an overwhelming
succees. For the Republican parade no
gpecial effort was made beyond announcing
it a sufficient time in advance, and notifying
Republicans through tbe press to turn out
And they did turn out. la point of numbers
it was unquestionably the largest local parade
that ever occurred here. There was not a
club nor a single representation from outside
the county, while the Democracy drew freely
from neighboring towns to swell their ranks.
Yet all who timed the two processions, or who
attempted to count the people in line, agree
that the Republican was decidedly the
larger. Nor was it imprr6ive in numbers
only. It was equally remarkable in its com
position, its personnel, its enthusiasm, spirit
and tone. Hundreds of Republicans marched
who never did before, and the moving thou
sands were all actuated by a common enthusi
asm and determination. It was a great dem
onstration, and foreshadowed beyond a doubt
a decided Republican majority in this city
and county to-morrow.
Oar dispatches show that the closing dena-
onstration in New York on Saturday after
noon was equally remarkable in all respects
mentioned, and confessedly the largest politi
cal parade ever seen in that city. This is the
mora remarkable as it occurred in the day
time, when it is much harder so get a large
turnout than it is at night These two great
and enthusiastio demonstrations are, we feel
confident, the sure token of Republican victo
ry in Indiana and New York.
The word of the Rev. Charles W. Rector is at
least as good as that of Mr. Hughes, third-party
candidate for Governor. Mr. Rector swears
that Mr. Huehes said he would see Republicans
rot In hell a thousand years before he would
vote their ticket. Mr. Hughes sues the Journal
for libel for publishing his remark; but a libel
suit for buneombe is not a denial. Mr. Hughes
dares not swear he did not make the speech.
Look out for the double-bellot fraud. Chair
man Jewett practically confesses that this is
one of the Democratio "good schemes" for carry
ing the election.
DEM0CSATI0 AID SOCIETIES.
The Union Labor party managers and the
third party managers are merely assistants
to the Democratio party.
There have been sent all over the State to
leading Knights of Labor, and others, a cir
cular signed by the secretary of the 'Union
Labor party, designed to influence them to
vote directly for Cleveland, so as to more cer
tainly aid in the defeat of General Harrison.
Simultaneously with these circulars, and to
the same address, have been mailed Cleveland
and Thurman pasters, printed so as to corre
spond with the so-called Union Labor ticket
In addition to this, Union Labor tickets are
in circulation upon which three or more of
their electors' names do not appear, Demo
cratic electors' names being substituted. If
the State should be very close, it is hoped by
this "deal" to elect three or more Democratio
electors.
The third-party annex has done all it could
to aid the Democracy. The ccheme of the
dishonest and corrupt leaders was exposed in
Carroll county on Saturday, where one of the
leaders, Mr. Isaac Farneman, is reported to
have said to Mr. William J." Brown:
"The arrangements are that all Prohibition
ists who have heretofore been Democrats are
to vote the straight Democratio ticket, while
the Republican Prohibitionists are to vote
the Prohibition ticket When the richt time
comes, nagbes and the whole Democratic
contingent in the Prohibition ranks will
swing back into the Democratic line."
In Marion county it so happens that the
names of one of the Democratic and third-
party candidates for county commissioner are
the same--"Benjamin F. O3born," the third-
party man spelling his with a final "e." There
is a third-party ticket in the field with the
"Osbofn" spelled as it is on the Democratio
ticket These are to be co anted for the Dem
ocrat and by this means it is hoped to secure
the election of this commissioner. This is a
contemptible piece of dishonesty and fraud, of
which some of the third-party leaders are
cognizant for some others, seeing the possi
bility, gave their word that the third-party
tickets should all be printed "Osborne." The
fraud shows the close alliance there is between
the free-whisky Democracy and somo of the
corrupt leaders of the alleged temperance
party.
But all these frauds. and petty tricks will
not succeed. Respectable, honorable, in-
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telligent, loyal people are awake and in dead
earnest. Free-whiskey Democracy, with all
its annexes and aid societies, will be buried
under an overwhelming majority of honesty
and indignation.
We would like the photograph cf a candid.
sincere, intelligent, honorable, loyal Republican
temperance man, who can vote for a candidate
who advised a member of his church that he
bad better co to hell at once than to volunteer
in the Union army.
We would like the photograph cf a candid,
sincere, honorable, intelligent Christian mn.
who can vote for a candidate who said to a
brother minister, "I would see the Republicans
rot in bell a thousand years before I'd vote the
Republican ticket"
The picture of such a man would be a carlo.
Thore is no snch a man. The man who votes
for such a person is either dishonest, malicious,
corrupt, Ignorant, misled, eaten up with vanity,
or a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat Every vote
cast for such a candidate can be classified under
these heads.
Tiie eyes of tbe United States Coart are more
than a hundred, and its arms both long and
strong. This is a United States election, Messrs.
Jewett and Taegart, and all scoundrels who
propose to debauch the ballot, whether of high
or low degree.
' I0RQER3 AND F0RGERIE3.
There have not been less than a score of de
liberate, willful forgeries perpetiated by and
ia the interest of the Democratic party in
this campaign. The forgeries have been of
letters and circulars with the headings of the
Republican State or executive committee and
purporting to be signed by the committee.
The men who would perpetrate such forgeries
as these are more despicable and cowardly
than the man who forges a name to a check
or promissory note. The latter has the courage
to face the chance of the penitentiary. In
the former the criminals are cowards as well
as scoundrels and forgers. It is pretty well
known at what printing establishment some
of these forgeries have been printed. Any
printer who would consent to print these,
when he must know that tley are forgeries, is
no better than a "fence" for thieves, now
honorable men can affiliate with such scoun
drels as those who commit these forg
eries, thinking that they are evi
dence of great ability and shrewdness as "fine
workers,'' is past comprehension.
The Journal challenges the production of a
single forgery against the Democratic candi
date or Democratic committee by and in the
interest of the Republican canvass. Not one
can be found, while each day, almost has
discovered some new and mere despicable
villainy on the part of the Democracy, Re
publicans do not resort to such tactics; they
are entirely and characteristically Demo
cratic There are many honorable members
of the Democratio party in Indiana. Do they
admire this kind of management by their
party leaders? Will tbey feel comfortable
over a victory gained by such means, if it
could be gained' Would they regard it as a
triumph to bo proud of, to defeat a man like
Benjamin Harrison in his own county and
State by the use of methods that would dis
grace any ordinary thief, counterfeiter or
forgert What can be expected of the future
unless such desperate aud scoundrelly tactics
are rebuked here and nowf
The Journal does not believe forgery, per
jury, villainy will succeed. W think tbe
election is practically over. General Harri
son cannot be defeated. The people are not
only too intelligent, but the scoundrelism of
the Democratic managers has aroused a deep
public indignation that will show itself at the
polls to-morrow. The Journal believes that
the majority of the people are intelligent and
honest. The Democratio managers have
pitched their canvass too low.
Mb. Hiram W. Miller, inspector of the poor-
farm preelnct Wayne township, has said, as is
reported, in tbe presence of two citizens of hirh
standing in this city, tbat there are 121 men at
the poor farm, and tbat he will see that they are
all voted without regard to challenges.
Mr. Hiram W. Miller should remember that
this is a United States election. Section 5511,
Revised Statutes of the United States, provides
that any of5cer knowingly receiving illegal
votes, or refusing legal votes, shall be fined and
imprisoned by the United States courts.
Mr. Hiram W. Miller's reported threats will
figure handsomely in a trial before the United
States court
Mr. Hiram W. Miller would look as well
behind the penitentiary bars as Simeon Coy or
William F. A. Bernhamer.
Mr. Hiram W. Miller will find that there
are some men who propose to prosecute crimes
against the election laws.
Mr. Hiram W. Miller had better behave
himself.
A "good scheme" of the fraudulent Democ
racy Is to have indelible ink used in erasing
names on the Republican ticket which
will not develop for several hours. This
trick has been played in Indianapolis
before, and is to be attempted again.
The only safe plan is for all Republican voters to
-obtain their tickets from men whom they know
to be true-blue. Don't take a ticket: from a
Democrat nor from a men whom you do cot
know to be an uncompromising Republican
from head to foot.
THE STATE TICKET.
The overshadowing interest of the presi
dential election must not lead Republicans to
forget the importance of the issues involved
i.u the State contest, nor the excellence of
their State ticket. Apart from the national
election, the State issues would have justified
a supreme effort on the pari of Republicans
to carry Indiana. They embrace reforms of
the greatest importance, and involve in a
very special sense the honor and welfare
of the State. The candidates on the State
ticket represont these principles and reforms
as distinctively as those on the national ticket
do the principles the Republicans are battling
for in that field, and their election is no less
important from General Hovey, the gallant
6oldier, who leads tha ticket, to the last man
on it, they are worthy the hearty and enthusi
astic support of every Republican. The pres
ent State officers, candidates for re-election,
have fully earned that indorsement at the
hands of the people whoso interests they have
served and guarded so well. The present Su
perintendent of Public Instruction is one of
the very best the State has ever had. Our
candidates for Supreme Judges are' all emi
nently qualified for the position, and have
had valuable experience on the circuit
bench. Mr. John L. Griffiths, candidate for
Reporter of the Supreme Court is a gentle
man of brilliant talents, and, though young
in politics, contributes largely to the strength
and popularity cf the ticket Republicans
should make it part of their duty to see that
this excellent ticket i3 elected by a majority
commensurate with its merits.
Republicans are houest, law-abidiag citizens,
but it may not do to trust them to await slow
legal processes when they catch a voter deposit
ing a double ballot at tbe polls on Tuesday. It
will be apt to go hard with such rcgues, then
and there.
The "tetter class of Democrats are to be re
quested to cast tbe double ballots, in order to
ward oil suspicion. Tbe better class of Demo
crats will fit into tbe penitentiary quite as well
as lb common variety.
THE LEGISLATIVE T1CXET.
We think tho News has elected Connettand
Tousey. If a reasonable and fair criticism
had been waged against them the judgments
of some Republicans might have been influ
enced; but when a blind, personal, malignant,
baseless war is made against a candidate, the
result is likely to be a revolt in the publio
mind in his favor.
Mossra. Connett and Toucey, as all other
Republican candidates for the Legislature,
represent, refoim3 that challenge the con
science and humanity of every citizen. They
stand pledged for a reform ia the benevolent
institutions, and there is not a Democratio
candidate who does.
The Republican candidates stand for an ad
vance in the election laws and mpthods, that
shall throw additional safeguards and restric
tions around the ballot. There is not a Dem
ocratic candidate who does.
The Republican candidates for the Senate
stand pledged to a repeal of the 'existing in
famous, disfranchising gerrymander, and the
passage cf constitutional and honost appor
tionments. There is not a Democratic candi
date in Marion county or tbe State who does.
The Republican candidates for the Senate,
in Marion county and throughout the State
as well, stand pledged to the election of a Re
publican United States Senator in 1S91, to
succeed Vocrheea.
The man who favors reform in
the Stato benevolences, better elec
tion laws, an honest and fair ccigrepsional
and legislative apportionment, and a Repub
lican United Statea Senator in 1691, will vote
for the Republican candidates for the Le'--lature.
The man who claims to be in favor cf wy
or all of these things, and advises 4 'scratch
ing'' in favor of Democratio candidates, wlo
are known to be opposed to them, in either u
fool cr a hypocrite.
The man who wants reform, and "scratches"
his legislative ticket simply ahowii that ho
has the itch of scll-couceit, or petty sialics
more largely de7elopedthan either henesty
or good seme. J
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What sice srely honest temperance mau cam
vote to place the Democratio party in power, la
this Slate or in ths Nitionl The con ten Is be
tween the Republican and Democratio parties;
every taan wl h common sense knowa this.
The record cf the Democratic party Is one nn
broken snbeervience t the Kqoor power, par
ticularly in Indiana and Nsw York. In both
those States the Republicans have taken ad
vanced ground oa the question of liquor lea
lation. The nggrcisive l&uor interest is opposed
to the Republican pary and and in favor cf the
Democratio party. The temperance mac whe
votes with the third paf ty becomes an ally ef
th Tiree-whisky Democracy.
Republican elecJon jadjs should take noth
ing for granted from the time the polls are opsa
in the morning uctll the ballots are counted
out. Tbey should see every time with their
own eyea
THE PE03ECUT0ESHIP.
A letter printed elsewhere givee some cold
facta regarding the fight for prosecuting at
torney. The Jocrnal has several times ex
pressed itself regarding the dishonorable and
disgraceful war that has been xrade against
Mr. Tincher, the Republican candidate. Thw
Journal's record in favor of the enforcement
of the law against the criminal classes m
known, and wa Fay to our Republican friends
that we believe Mr. Tincher to be worthy
their loyal support He is not the friend, nor
the creature, nor the tol of any class of law
breakers, lie is honorable, reputable, intel
ligent, and able to make an efficient officer.
Major Mitchell has not proved a phenomenal
prosecutor. The escape of the tally-sheet
forgers from the Criminal Court was a disgract
to the county. Did ever a man hear a word
of censure from Major Mitchell! His deputy
was given charge of the case, and it is cur
rently understood that he held tho back door
of the grand jury room opees through which
the criminals escaped even an investigation.
Major Mitchell has not bson severe against
the liquor-law violators, and he will receive)
the support of a vast majority of the liquo
men. Everybody knows that, and yet a hypo
critical, dishonest fight is being made on hint
at the expense of the reputation of Mr.
Tincher. The Republican who lends himeelC
to that sort of a thing si ? lends himself te
a piece of petty nsrsonalism.
"We can carry New York and Indiana for that
Democracy." Well, scarcely; not by the vote
of honest and sincere temperance men. Thsj
third-party fraai has been illuminated daring
the past few daya
THE CIRCUIT AUD C0YMISSI0SELS COURTS
Let it be again impressed upon the mind d
Republicans that next to the presidency there)
are no offices to be filled rext Tuesday of so
great importance to the welfare of Marica
county as the Circuit aud Commissioners
courts. Let it also bo remembered that these)
offices are now in the hands of the Democracy
by the assistance of Republicans who have
heretofore yielded to arguments of a personal
nature, without thinking, or, perhaps, know
ing, of tho dangerous powers possessed by
these courts.
The determination msnifested by the Dem
ocrats to elect their candidates, their door-by
door canvass among Republicans, their off r
to trade anything on their State, congres
sional and county tictet for the circuit judge
or commissioners, show how coveted these)
offices are by them, and should bestir Repub
licans to head it oft.
It is the juries, the grand juries, therecunt-
ers, inspectors, contests of election, all of which
must come out of or go into these courts iss
short it is the political machinery of thesa
courts that they want to steal away from Re
publicans, as they have done before, by per
sonal sppeals on behalf of their candidates.
We should not be caught napping. The ticket
should be voted straight, and it will then l
elected straight
ArrEK election Rubber-band Jewett can re
tarn to private life, and reflect upon tbe damage.
to a man of "Knowing so many things that ain't
so, and upon the futility of Democratic scheme?
when concocted by a roan whose brain doesn't
reach.
MELT. FOB ELECTION JUDGES.
A few things for Republican election jude
to remember:
Insist on a thorough examination of th
ballot-box before the first ticket is put ia it
See that the box is made from soli 1 piecet
of wood; that the tides, top and bottom giva
forth no hollow sound when tapped.
Insist on using a stopper fcr the slit after
every ballot is deposited.
If you see a ballot that looks like a double
one, demand that it be opened sufficiently to
determine for yourself. You have a perfect
right to do thU, and if the opposing judge or
inspector refuses, call upon the supervisor,
who has power to arrest the inspector.
Keep your eyes on the ballot-box.
Do not leave it unguarded for a second at
anv time.
Do not go out of the room for your meals.
Do not allow your opponent to shake the
ballot-box.
If two tickets are found folded together, do
not have them separated, but insist on throw
ing them out as fraudulent
De vigilant from tun-up on Tuesday morn
ing until tun-up on Wednesday, or as much "
longer as may be necessary.
The election cf General Harrison may de
pend upon your individual effort to prevent
fraud.
REPUBLICAN EATERS
Rev. Charles W. Rector i a man cf tla
highest reputation. Mr. Rector eaja Mr.
Hughes, third-party candidate for Governor
of Indiana, said in his presence, "I would sea
the Republicans rot in hell a thou?aud years
htcre I would vote the Republican ticket
Rev." Mr. Ilmoks, third-party candidate for
j Vico-t resident, and once in the rebel army,
1 thaskt 5od tbat he never voted the Reprb-
!:cu ti:ket Neither of these men expects to
b-i sleeted to tbe office for which he is a can
didate. Both of them know that the strength
cf the third rriy. "whatever it may be, is
drswn largely from the Republicans, and that
it is to the interest of tbe Democracy that
thia vote be as large aa possible. Does any
man with a grain of tcmaioa sense doulS;
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