The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-07-08

ty, we PUBLISH, WIN great pleasure, inc
following communication OF Honorable
James Hughes, Of Monroe county, an
nouncing himself as an independent
candidate for Congress in the Sixth dis
trict. Judge Hughes is now the radical
State Senator from the counties Of Mon
roe and Lawrence, having been elected
in 1868 over Mr.. Mitchell, the democratic
nominee.
We need only add that SINCE the ap-
pearance Of Mr.. Hughes card the radi-
cal convention has nominated Moses +.
Dunn in that district. The race will be
between Dunn, the radical nominee !;
Hughes the independent radical, and
Dan. VOORHEES,, Democrat. The CON-
mon sense Of everybody will determine
who will be elected. Voorhees, will win
1900 majority. Two years ago he had by
l78. Think Of it!-(Evansville Courier.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal;
Announce ME as candidate for Con-
gress, in the Sixth district, BEFORE THE
PEOPLE. do not wish to be elected. and
do not expect to be. Idont want any
office.
! desire no party nomination, because
lit would cntrammel and cmbarrass me
in the discharge Of public duty.
would fain be a representative of the
people, responsible to them, and to them
|alone.
/ announce myself a candidate, how
ever, in advance of party conventions,
Ito avoid the charge of "bolting," and
Ito authorize conventions, if they choose.
Ito instruct those who obey them to vote
for me.
Parties are the logical fruit Of our
form of government. They are neces-
Isary evils. But there comes time in
the history of nations, in the transition
from one state 81 affairs to another,
when existing parties fail to be safe
medium for the expression Of the peo-
lple's will, or the promotion of the COM
mon good. That time with us, IS NOW.
There must, and there will be, " rc-Or-
,ganization Of parties in this country. In
the meantime, we must look more to the
present and the future; the past is gone
desire to give those who believe in
1.-THE great administrative principles ot
1thc democratic party, aud who have MOI
wse, rom Q6sis ss countFy ssss
without approving Of its violations OF
the laws and constitutions, State and
National, without accepting negro equal
ity, or trampling under foot our State
cOnstitution, in its ratification, OF which
class Of men am one. desire to give
these an opportunity to be represented
1t may be but beginning but 1T Is right
and will be Il step toward building ur
the new and coming party, whatever
may be its name, that the times demand
and that will surely come TO save tho
people from the evils which now afllic,
Them, entailcd by civil war.
/ shall make no laborious or system
stic canvass. have neither the time
1.-THE strength, nor the money, to comply
with usage in that particular. Neither
am seeking success, but only the cx-
lprcssion and triumph, OF rather the in.
lauguration of different and better
mode Of representing the true interests
Of the people.
i ! will meet the voters Of the distric
when l can, if they, upon due notice
choose to meet me.
] will advocate an equal and just'tarifi
1.-THE repeal of the whole revenue system,
Except an income tax, to be collected
: Through the State governments; th'
payment OF the principal of the five
twenty bonds in the United States lega
tender notes (Which includes the aboli
| ,tion of national banks,) and pationa
lconvention to consider the propricty o
Ianlending the constitution Of the Uni
: ted States. would have the cOnstitu
ton and its amendments ratified or re
, formed by the direct will Of free peo
ple, in time Of peace, not on terms die
, tated to PROSTATE States by Congress
re-acting on the other States, and estab
Fishing central government with i'm
perial powers, different from the on
, framed by those who achieved our In
dependence.
!. 10 those who may not hear me dur
ing the canvas, this is, in brief, my ex
position Of principles; before those wh'
: may happen to hear me, will discus
public affairs more at length, on tn,
same basis. JAMES HUarEs.
WASHINGTON Cry, June l3, 1870.
! 0yA Mrs. KNUFE, in Leavenworth,
few nights ago, was surprised at dis