Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1889 — HARRISON ON DUDLEY. [ARTICLE]

HARRISON ON DUDLEY.

Courier-Journal: If Mr. Dudley has any faith m Mr. Harrison’s sincerity ke must read certain sentences in his inaugural sddresswith feelings of bitterness and disappointment [n one place Mr. Harrison says: “The man who has come to regard the ballot-box as a juggler’s hat has'renounced his allegiance;” that means he has becomejan alien, and an enemy or a rebel. Now, noihing could better describe Dudley’s methods than “juggling.” He “juggled” so successfully in Indiana that, not vithetanding a popular majority of 100,000 for Cleveland, Mr. Harrison is to-day president of the United States.

Furthermore, Mr. Harrison says a little sadly perhaps: “A patty success that is achieved by unfair methods or by \ ractices that partake of revolution is hurtful and evanescent even from a party standpoint.” Had Mr. Harrison sent this message to Mr. Dudley on the first Sunday of November, Mr. Cleveland would to-day be president and the will of the people would not be thwarted. But Mr. Dudley reads over again Judge Woods’ second charge and consoles himself with, the reflection that actions speak lou er than words He has no more confidence in the demands of the pre - ident for a pure ballot than have the rest of us. Mr. Harrison’s address reads like an oration by Mr, Pecksniff, revised, amended and improved by Uriah Heep.

In 1853 a dispute arose as to the power of the legi lature to create the office of Vitorney General and fill it by appointment. The Su preme court held that the Legis lature had such power. This de cision isagaiDst Hovey, Michener & company in their effort to de prive the citizens of Indiana of the benefits of several wholesome laws passed this winter, among which is tha one creating aSu preme Court Commission. Gov. Hovey assumes to be the constitutional expoßider for Indi ana. Jings!