Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1890 — INDIANAPOLIS LETTER. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS LETTER.

I Indianapolis, Oct.—“ What do you think of the outlook?” was asked of Chairman Miehener. A a day or two ago. "It is good,” was the prompt reply, “for at this thne the Republicans have the whole matter in their own hands. They have but three things to do to secure a substantial victory. The first I is to study carefully how the ballots I are to be prepared, so as io prevent the making of mistakes or the throwing out of the ballot on the count, and i to instruct their neighbors how to do i the same thing. Second, carefully instruct such Democrats as they know I desire to vote all or part of our ticket i how the ballot should be prepared. The third is to see that a full vote is cast. I might add a fourth, that is see that a fair count Is Had after the ballots have been cast. We do not intend the Democrats shall perpetrate any frauds either In voting or counting if we can prevent it and if any are committed some Democrat will get into the penitentiary. The drift is all towards us. We may. and doubtless will lose a vote here and there, but such loss will he more than made up by the gains we will get from all parties. 1 believe we will gain from the Prohibitionists, the Greenbackers, the labbrpafty and from the Democrats. These gains will largely come from among the farmers, who have grown tired of Democratic extravagance and misrule. I believe that a large number of those who voted the Prohibition ticket two years ago will this year vote with us, in order that some relief may be experienced in the management of State affairs. They are beginning to feel that if they are ever to be relieved from the heavy burdens now being imposed on them it must be done through the Republican party, and they will vote with us rather than run any risk of Democratic success. Then I also believe we will gain very largely among the workingmen, for they are being convinced that the Republicans can and will do more for them than the Democrats. The old soldiers are more generally with us than ever before. All these things give us a great faith in our success this year Our reports from every section are of the most encouraging character.

‘‘l would also say, to correct an impression which has gone abroad, that voting under the new system is not such a difficult matter as a great many have been led to believe. The instructions issued by the two committees are very plain and easily understood, and jf the people will read them and fix them in their minds they will £ave no trouble in preparing their ballots. The Democrats realize that the drift is against them, and they do not conceal -their anxiety, '1 hetr desperate efforts to make the people believe that all articles of merchandise have advanced in price since the passage of the McKinley bill show how badly they are hurt by that measure. You can say that I feel confident if the Republicans get oiit to the polls as they ought to we will win the v ctory.” Chairman Michener is not alone in his confidence of success, but all those who gather here from the various! parts of the State slpeak in the same 1 confidential tone. The Democratic, leaders struck on what they thought was| a very shrewd scheme a few days ago. and with their usual precipitancy proceeded to set it to work. They thought if they could cause a general increase in the price of merchandise it would scare the farmers back to their fold, so they sent out circulars to all Merchants of Democratic proclivities asking them to mark an advance on all their goods, and when asked for the cause of the increase lay it to the ' McKinley bill. Unfortunate'y for the ■ .success of the scheme a very large • majority of the merchants in the State are Republican, and as they did , not mark up their “nfngTp rapidly eat into the t ade of their Democratic brethren who did. The Democratic dealers soon found out how they had taken a bite of the zrong cherry, and a sudden fall in prices was noticed at many of their stores. The facts are that the value of labor has been materially enhanced by bill ’n some parts of the country, and the advance in this particular will -oon be general, but there has been no J material advance in any of t|ie commodities of life, except grain and a few other farm products. Col. Dudley was in the city a day or two ago. and his presence gave the Democratic party the worst kind of a case of convulsions. He came to at- I tend the banquet of the Loyal Legion, and only remained about twenty-four | hours, but that was long enough to ' make the Democratic leaders wild. It might be said, however, that while here the Colonel asked about matters and things, and after hearing as to the organization of the party and the enthusiasm that existed he expressed it as his belief that the Republicans would win, and the Colonel! is a' mighty good guesser on all matters political. The Democrats have been terribly 1 agitated over the raise in the price of pearl buttons. As the average family in this State uses about sixty cents werth o| Buch buttons in a year, the increase in price will not distress them very much. One waggish farmer. 1 in talking on this branch of the sub«ject. suggested that the Democrats who coulffi not afford buttons could go back* to the good old way of using pegs to fasten their garments. This looks as if it was a Republican year all around. It is a good time to vote the Republican ticket and thus secure in State and county management economy and honesty, and in cational affairs increased pensions for the old -oldisrs, protection to American workingman, an extension of our foreign table that the people may find a market for their aurplps.and thereby

Increase the prosperity of the whole country. Vote the ticket, vote it straight, see that your neighbor also votes it. Vote the ticket with the eagle at the top of it.

NICODEMUS.