The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05


ration OF any living issue that is repug-
pant TO Democrat Of the strictcst faith.
Ii Objectionable ut all, it must be Oh ac-
count OF what is omitted and not be-
cause of anything contained in them.-
All omitted matters are proper subjects
for future consideration when the party
shall bc able 10 grapplc with thcm.-
The common sentiment Of the three
million Democratic voters TO whom Mr..
Greeley would DC indebted for his posi-
ton, would, rs matter Of necessity,
form the basis or platform Of his admin
isiration. The political assimilation, it
is true, might result in a modification of
some of the points of difference, result
ing in a harmonious and compact orgau-
ization,upon a platform. soncw hat cleo.
tic, but i'm its Essential features DEM
Ocratic, and mt the same time sufficient
ly progressive TO adapt itself 10 the con-
dition OF the country and tho demands
of the age i'm which we live.
j therefore conclude, without being
able TO sec anything to the contrary,
that tho support and election of Horace
Greeley by Democrats, will not disor-
ganiZc, disintcgratc, or dissolve the De-
"
involve the surrender Of any vital Dem
Ocratic principles. Our National. Stale,
District and County organizations will
all be preserved in their full vigor; and
new life and activity Will be insiillcd
into them by thc army OF new recruits
that will be added 10 the old guard. =
Hence, though was not for Greeley rs
an original, independent proposition !;
and though ] entertain the same views
expressed on that subject :
yet when the question shall bc officially
narrowed down by the action of the
Baltimore Convention. ;is il now is prac-
tically. between Greeley and Grant, /
sllal! give to the former my cordial sup
port. shall do this in the confident
hope that all those who have stood up
as have, in defence OF the organization
and principles of the Democratic party,
will calmly consider the matter and mr.
rive mt the same conclusion; and That
they who have been the strongest will
not now bc the weakest because they
cannot have their first choice in the all
option Of programme intended by the
honest, conservative element of the
country 10 arrest Tie progress Of cent raj
izati"n and corruption, and restore the
country TO its normal constitutional ba-
sis, us understood aud administered by
the purcr and better statesmen in the
rurcr and better days Of The Republic.
While we may not bc rblc Ia acruiip-
pli>h all under the programme. likely To
be cOnsuihnlaie,l at Baltimore. tl,at The
party wonid desire, and
would accomplish, ir il certainly had tic
power; yet, il is undoubtedly Inc part Of
wisdom and patriotism to accept all the
good within our reach. This duty is the
more clearly realized when we reflect up
OH the terrible consequences Of the sue
cess. of the Grant dynasty and its continu-
ancc i'm power for another period of four
years. Al the rate at which ccniraliza-
ton and corruption have been progress
ing since Gen. Grants accession tO pow
CT, it must DC apparent iO every candid
and Intelligent person that if the same
dynasty shall bc continued in power for
another period Of four years, with the
impetus and prestige which It's endorse
mcnt would give il, our liberties and all
the cherished beauties Of our scpubIi-
can system OF government will have be-
come hopclcssly lost.
To avert such a calamity, were Gree.
lcy's anteccdcnts hundred times murcl
than they arc, as viewed
from IL Democratic standpoint, l would
feel il to be my highest duty 10 give tol
the cause which hc represents all thcI
support of which l am capable. Norl
should the ridiculc Of our opponents
their inconsistent love Of consistency.
their coarse jokes, or any like consider
alton, have the WEIGHT of feather in
detcrringa a brave and courageous man
from the discharge Of such duty
There arc times when mere partisanl
feeling must bc sunk beneath the over
waves of an exalted prtriot-
ism and now, in my Judgement, is onc|
Of those times.
When bad men combine, honest mcnI
must unite. Unity is the child Of COM
promise and the parent Of victory. Tol
insure the blessings Of a good govcrn-I
mcnt concessions must bc made. l,;lssionsI
must bc curbcd, prcjudiccs must lc ig-I
norcd, and old cnIniiics must be forgOt-|
ten. Democracy, while standing Oh tlicl
firm rock Of the living faith, can nOwl
itself anew, rs il did untlcr|
tho leadership Of Jefferson, by tho prac-
ticc of these virtues.
Tho MAN-Grcclcy--is certainly per
sonally Objectionable to Democrats Oh
accoum: OF his past anti ti-Dcmocratic rec
ord; but not much more SO than was
Gen. Grant TO the Republicans four
years ago; for up 10 that time Inc was a.
Democrat OF the straight buchanan
school, never having voted for any Pres
idcnt except iiiat ''old Public Function
ary :" vet, TO-DAY. Gen. Grant is the en-