Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-01

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be that the latter Is elegible to ofiice while
the former can never again rise even to
the dignity of Alderman OF . village
An ex President u said 10 have been elect
ed Hosdmaster OF bis town The rumos
That M johnson would again swing
'round the circle. IN yipdlcafivn Of bis
course may express his preseat'ntent tions,
but few speeches TO empty hotses wouid
cure hin of that. dikfemper. 1.-The. King
Is dead ---''Lise the hingi'.wili be the
cry OF the people Inc puplic interes'
viii beirsnsferrcd 50 ins'ansaneously 70 the
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popular eiecuon' he was virtually emo
sea tor inc fresaeney oy 'he ocDa'e since
tue contingency OF 5on"soh femo'a'
was 10 TIE MUD OF .he senate "hsn 'ney
chose h'm Tor presiding omeer; lie was
o'ee'.u m.re iiom sense ., us n'oes'
isr the ites'aeney OF 'ne on''e, o'a'os
INA" iron MS superiority as presiu'ng OF
eees oi 'he senate. mr. "sde wou,u g'so
'"o country vigorous aa"'"'s''auo"' ~ ~
harmony WIN the Jaws aua oP'n'ons " "
'y"S'e's' i"o vast pensh''.oi SUI" ="
ao"'I's''s'io" ca" on'y 90 ss''~a'ea oy
i.nec''"g now aDsoiu'e'y s'i 'he ia"e''o"s
OF oovcr"nent oiockeu' anu 'ho cou"'
NY 'ei' 70 arm without he'm, oy 'na' > .
""' " ''s'''a"e' ~ '4e avs s'' 1''e"'f.,
su y'a"ny o'e' Sv"S'.s' "n'sn oo""so"
mas sy'oo my po"ey'
Reconstruction Is arrested; Labor, the
mother OF oil wealth, at the South, Is un'
esi,i Capital avoids that region asa reo.
pie flee from the plague. The South 10
poorer by millions Of dollars than when
tho war closed. IL cannot return TO order
aud progress until the broken. down sris-
ioerscy and cmancipated frecinen feel the
protecting aud co ercing hand OF humape
tut vigorous government. This they
would feel with Del Jamin L. Wade as
Plnsi lent. Rebels will abaalon their
hopes of ruling the South. "kuxlux'
rlaos will be broken up. The strife over
's.r suE a.e question would be superseded
10y lhe quiet power oil universal ballot,
Which Is universal peace. The whites
would takean sctiye part in reconstruc-
iion. State Ooyernmenis, representing
the majority Of alt The people, aud yet sd
min's'efed by loyal men, acting. under
s"und constitutions, would apply Tor ad-
mission TO the Uuion aud will be admit
ft.H "a ~ ~fn - IN r.
lnfi Ooas'ing ahd wrangling, aud 10 TO
wotk. Only in proportion ~ The South
thus works out i's own salvation can It's
eli,alric more be llf'ed from The grind
stone, All that is needed 10 accomplish
This is the in'med'a,e and certain, return
30 power OF those Republican principles
which were vindieated by the election,
nhd betr"yea oy me feereant sdministra
lion Of Andrew johnson. Mr. Wade !
accession to the Presidency, with the eer-
tainty thst nc Will oe io'io"eu py zen
G'an'' would give the South the certainty
u heeas.
Our system OF revenue aud taxation are
almost Ia ehoos. Mr. 'Johnsons whole
-stseuiion has been devoted, not 10 the ap
pointment OF officers who would enforce
the laws and honestly collect The .resep ues
but to securing sa'raps, however rascal J
or incompetent, who would sustain or pre-
tend to sustain his policy.
As nobody but himself ever sincerely
believed ~ his policy, hypocrisy was The
hrs' qualih liheation Tor an Office holder Mr.
Johnson has no time nor disposition to
Inquire whether our revenue collectors
were licensed Goyernment thieves; II hus
taxed al oi his energies TO hunt up pol.
i.icians who could be bought. He did
not stop 10 ihink That one whom be could
buy With Hn otiice any body could buy
with money. Hence, from one eud OF the
iahd 10 the other, departments OF revenue
which were honestly administered under
MIR, Lincoln, have become sinks OF cor.
fupuon under Mr.. Johnspn, This rotten
ness IN oiiice spreads Its malaria among
the people, for taxpayers who feel thai
their TAX collectors are thieves rush TO the
conclusion that they will stop paying tax
C.; aud whom, as in the collection OF IN e
whisky tax, the thieveapocket live dollars
where the governmeH1 COLLECTS one, there
Is strong provocatiossbr such resolution
Hence Johnson's othcial patronage o
rsseaIi,y has direct effect upon the credit
OF the Government aud upon the le.gisla-
tion. Henee every rebel agrees with him
Mr.. Wade would stop this and would purge
the Augean stables OF the oosernment ol