Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1874 — The Situation. [ARTICLE]

The Situation.

Let do one be humbugged into the belief that there is an “Independent” or “People’s" party, opposed, as is claimed, to both the old parties. The movement taking these names, is only a side-show gotten up in the interest of the Democratic party. It is true, the “Independents” have a State ticket in the field, but that is simply for policy. The independent Republicans are expected to vote that ticket and thereby give a half vote to the Democracy. But the independent Democrats are not expected to vote any thing else than the Simon pure, unadulterated Democratic ticket. In this way it is intended to elect the Democratic State ticket. This is an old ruse of the Democracy, and if any one can be deceived thereby, it will be as remarkable as the success that often attends the confidence game after it has been so repeatedly exposed. After the election, the poor unsophisticated Republicans who were induced to throw their votes away on the “Independent” State ticket, will be laughed at by their present “Independent’' Democratic friendß for their unaccountable gullibility and child-like confidence. The truth is, there are two parties.— Either the Republican or the Democratic State ticket will be elected. The “Independent” State ticket.has not the ghost of a chance of success, and was not nominated with any expectation that it would be elected. It is being run for no other

purpose than to assist the Democracy, by taking votes from the Republican State ticket Since the Republican party has had control of the State government the affairs of the State have been managed with honesty and economy. A State debt of eighty million* of dollar*, left as a legacy by the Democratic party on its going out of power, has been paid off under Republican legislation. No Republican State officer has been accused of corruption. No one of them has ever been accused of in one dollar of the people’s money. The present State officers who are candidates for re-election on the Republican thket, are admitted, even by the opposition, to be “honest and capable.” They have discharged their duties with extraordinary faithfulness and ability and in such a manner as that not even a suspicion has bean breathed against their integrity. Then why not re-elect them? Why restore a party to power that has always been distinguished for its extravagance and corruption and its ability for nothing except to run the State in debt? Why vote for unknown and untried men, or throw away your votes, when you can vote for those of known capability and honesty ? We repeat, the contest is between the Republican and Democratic parties. The voters of Indiana must choose between them at the election next month. If you prefer the Democratio State ticket, you should vote it. But if you think, as you must if you at all consider the matter, that the Republican State ticket is preferable, then you should vote that ticket. Don’t throw your vote away on the so-called “Independent” ticket unless you desire to assist the Democracy. The few Republicans who have been favoring the so-called “people’s movement” are getting their eyes open and returning to the Republican party. We think they will all be back by the election and that there will be a square fight and a glorious victory for the Republican party —the party of progress and reform and the only genuine “people’s party” that ever had an existence.