Show DErI DEMOCRATIC CRATIC VICTORIES The victory of the tIle regular Democratic Demo Derno- cr cratic nominee in the Fourth Indiana Con Congressional r ssi ai Dist District i is the most tnt 1 political event of th the year rho Though gh most ost of the district was as represented for or many many years by one pf gf the most most- stalwart Democrats of f to the time tine Judge Holman yet it more than once r repudiated him when his party at cro purposes wH with its its history and traditions and sent Republican The rhe Republican legislature of of Indiana gerrymandered the district at thelast the thelast thelast last with the the view velv of swinging it into line with the party trusts trusts' corruption but the Great Objector laCk backed d b by a strong party organization tion land cheered on in his fight light by won the last gr great at triumph of his life and then di died dt before he tasted of its ts Fruits i i In the special special- election just held heldi i the e issues were wee clear and afro sq square cut The Th The Democracy went nt t it alone and made no b beggarly plea p for Populist t st support pi ort The short shoot sighted and insincere re el i lents the Hie Populist ranks nominated a candidate of their own wn and th the Democrats were confronted by two foes The Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans put up their strongest man The returns show an increased ed majority for the Democratic candidate candidate can can- of several hundred ov over r that given to Mr Holman in November anda heavy falling off in the Republican Republican Republican vote This election furnishes a a better test test of the di direction arid and strength of the currents of political thought than did the results of the municipal contests last spring Those elections elections elec elec- showed unmistakable that the drift was setti setting g swift and g Against Republicanism Lut followed so close upon the heels of the inauguration of McKinley as to leave d doubts in many minds of the tte reliability of the r results as an expression ex expression expression ex- ex of popular revolt against the methods and conduct t of pf the residents resident's party Since Since then dlen the administrations administration's policy and intentions intel lions have been clearly outlined an anth and th the people have had time m ti j to V t AI lt i a i f in l. l th 1 P. P i in l n and a i n S c ln h vote ln tr th at was formed to to- the liking w. w cnn can Democrats need not look b beyond yon the the Fourth Indiana District A jop ot renewed courage and ancl fresh fresh- hope hop hORe e The Tile unmistakable evidence is is tiler here herl herlof of Democratic buoyancy and h har hard r rI I mony which augur party unity and an victory Neither the 1 spirit I of faction factionalism li m nor or the I cry ery of conscripted recruits need need longer deter Democrats from follow ing log the party banner it waves along a battle line The Democrats Democrats' of the the Fourth Fourth Indiana District District have d demonstrated I that the party's old time tiPle figh fighting fighting ti k kI I spirit has returned ned Now let D Del everywhere r. r itch catch glories f. f r 9 marc march march l resolutely lyo on to to to the the h lo i I of victory that await them next year year and in St. 1900 St St. Idu s sR R pt r I J |