The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-08-12
From the Evansville Courier.l
MOXa Morton once More.

From the Evansville Courier.l
MOxa Morton once More.
The other day the Evansville Journal
was good deal exercised because We had
seen fit to pay our respects to the malig-
nant senator from Indiana, whose frail-
ties are at once curse To himself and
disgrace to the party that continues to
hold him up as an example Of greatness
and craftsmanship. Probably no other
public man in this or any other State, is !
known to be SO corrupt and dcpraved
as Morton and yet there are protesting
Christians--men who make loud prayers
lin public places, where they may be seen
|and heard - who acknowledge the sins
|of the dcpraved senator in their private
and still publicly hold
him up as an example of greatness, fit to-
serve sovereign state in the senate of
1.-THE nation. Consistency is indeed a.
level, but inconsistency sometimes;
Imakes the moral and religious profess
ls'--.s of men to be noticed as q miser-
liable mockcry and cheat!
We rejoice to sec, however, that the
Intelligent leading radicals of the coun-
TRY are beginning to weigh Senator
Morton by an honest standard. And
whenever he is placed in the balances he
lis found wanting. His moral character,
his malicious disposition, his inconsis-
Itency as a public man, his reckless dis
regard for pledges made to his friends,
lhis reputed contempt for female virtue,
his loathsomc diseases that sticks to him
like the shirt of Ncssls, and his mean
intrigues to supplant the best men of his
own party for the elevation to Office of
those who wiIl,spaniel.like lick the hand
of the tyrant master, are beginning to be
understood. and the Judgments of those
of his own political household. who are
las far above him in moral standing and
|respectability as the heavens are above
1.-The earth, have marked their hand-writ-
ling on the wall. Their verdict is "MENE
meme TEKEL Ut HARslN y!
The Chicago Tribune, the leading rad
|ical organ Of the northwest, in long
review Of Morton's last 'grcat Speech
lsays:
"Scnator Morton will meet with very
few Of the subsidized class on his Stun
hing tour in Indiana. They may bt
noisy, but arc not nunlerOus-mcnacing
|but not dangerous. If he undertakes t.
|shape his campaign to placate this class
Iof bounty eaters, he will most surely
turn his state over to the democrats
The remnants of high-tariff whiggery
lin the republican party, can not come
within tens of thousands of carrying In
diana on their selfish, plundcring plat
form. If the republican leaders advocate
Ia revenue or reform tariff, they can saw
their close and doubtful state but, i
|thcy give aid and countcnancc to the cx
listing system of oppressive and grind
ling tariff bOunties to special interests
Ithcy will be 'sco0ped out next October
from Michigan City to the "Pocket,
land richly deserve to be. Senator Nor
lton must abandon his ROLE of Mr.. ia
lCrNG BoTHwAYs, and stick by the doc
Urine of revenue tariff, ito be high ol
''luxurics and low on necessities" such a
local, salt, lumber, iron, steel, leather
lclothing, machinery, implements an
ships"
WE have learned that Morton will ad
ldrcss the citizens of Evansville durin
this summer or the approaching autumn
land that he will canvass the First Con
|gressional district pretty thoroughly
AS men of all parties in this section
1.-The country stand in relation of abou
9 ITEM to ONE in favor Of a tariff for rcve
Inuc and against a tariff for protection
1--we hope some of the republicans VIII
flavor q revenue tariff only will see to
THAT Mr.. Morton commits himsc
Isquarely in favor of the interests Of tn
lpcople, or else tells him plainly "TIA
lTHE REMNANT OF HIGH TARIFF wHGGER
IIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CANNOT COM
WITHIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CARRY
Inc INDIANA ON THEIR SELFISH PLUM
|pERTNG pLATPoRMp
And we shall be delighted to see tn
honest radical, who really believes
v. .purity of character, that processes to al
dominate every species Of liccntiousncs
who will be brave enough to refuse Il
payment of honors to this suffering d
Are there such? We shall SC
." ~The Chicago Tribune charges an
lgc!s $22, ,562 a column per year for at
lyertising. The business men of that elf