The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-25
PENDLETON'S APPEAL FOR
GREELEY.

GREELEY.
! They tell us that tho rebels were con
Iqucrcd by force of arms in the battle
The Democrats sympathized with the
rebels and were conquered by ballots al
The polls; it has had absolute power j,
the Federal and in the State Govern.
'nents; in Congress it has had two.
y thirds majority in the Presidency il
/, has had the men of its choice: i'm tho
Judiciary il has found or it has made q
majority Of the Judges. Seven years
have elapsed since the war. Seven
. years OF peace. Seven years Of Repub-
0 licanisin. Seven years OF absolute party
asccildancy. -Four years Of Gen. Grant )
Presidency. This has been its opportu-
iniiy. Behold its work! FellOw-citi-
zens, what has been accomplished ?
What claim 10 public gratitude! What
title 10 longer power! Read these
speeches further: We promised you
peace, but there has been no peace. We
promised you concord, but there has
been no concord. We promised YOU Il
more perfect Union, but there is no
hearty Union. We promised you free
dom throughout the land, but there can
DC no freedom: there must he proscrip-
lion; there must be disiianchisement
The South is still rebcllous; the habcas
corpus must be suspended the elections
must be supervised; the reconstruction
governments must be sustained; the
whites are disloyal and must be sub
Jecied; the negroes arc loyal and must
DC put over them This is their own
testimony. les, gentlemen, after twelve
years oi power, after seven years of
peace, this is their testimony Of their
own SUCCESS = this is their claim. as they
themselves state il, 10 renewal OIL
power, and they are right This is their
claim their.only claim. They state it
properly and full.
TIE LIBERAL PLATFORM.
am 10 alarmist- | do not magnify
The evil to myself would not cxag-
5cratc II IN speaking 10 you. but out Of
ms seelling mass OF corruption, de- |
trading in office, neglect
)f duty, personal government, military |
ings. rises figure, shadowy and vague
iOw, puitcntiOus OF dire calamity. Ill
vas this conviction of all pcryadiHg |
'orruption, and OF lis dangers. which /
,roplc, and gave rise 10 The Cincinnati
convention. Ii is this conviction which
las dwarIcd antagonists. and sultencd
>pcrilics. and flushed the voice even OF
redjudiccs, in the presence Of The coun-
~ 5 peril. II il this conviction which un-
crlcs tnis wonderful combination vi
lcn OF many minds and differing crccds
y this supreme struggle for rcconcilia-
ion and puriiicaiiom. The Convention
net al tincihhali. IL declared. as cs-
entail To The preservation OF the Re-
ublc, that there should be impartial
Ufiagc and universal amnse,y. equal
lights and equal protection TO all classes
nd races OF our people, local govern
lcni. limitations on executive power.
nc supremacy of the Constitution over
Martial law and military power. 1t de- ,
larts that the reconciliation Of all our !
copic. purity of purpose in public SER
ice must preccdc lli other reforms. and
re our supreme Necessity, and waiving
II other questions il invited all who
greed OH these 10 Il hearty and jealous
That appeal stirred the
cart Of the Dcmucrallc party. Poll
cians debated, thoughtful men doubt
d, men hesitatcd, iinid men were !.
frightened; but the heart of The Demo-
rotic masses, instinct with PATRIOTISM.
the appeal, and ut Baltimore
cclarcd that the highest Interests OF the
ounlr!, The best hopes of our govern
icnl, The assurance OF liberty, required !
his cooperation that the Republic,
lust be maintained and preserved be-
)rc it could bc administered, and that !
$ for itself and its adhercnts il would U
DmpOsc all former differences, lay aside !
II party predjudiccs, forget all past !
ittcrncss, and unite with all who would {.
,storc peace to our people and purity
} our government. Gentlemen, hu- .
lanity has been cnnoblcd by deeds Of !
,li-dcnial and sclt-dcvotion. Men have y
arcd and died for their country and !,
icir God. Their names : Respondent ;
! the age mark the advance OF our '
ice to better and nobler being. But
ever, in all history, has there been an .
Il OF more unselfish devotion, of purer :.
than this OF our party.
HAT WILL FOLLOW GREELEy's ELECTION. =
Gentlemen, the Significance OF this !
lighty movement is we have been told =
reconciliation and puriiication. 1t is :,
Ills, and it is more. Ii is-wc have
cen told-a pure Administration of :,
institutional legislation. Ii is this. and :,
is more. Its highest significance, its
hicfcst value is, that beneath the strug- |;
les Of party, and anilnating them, too, ;,
lerc is in the American heart love OF !,
Duntry, u spirit Of patriotism, which !,
iscs in the presence of the country's :
cril, and speaks 10 stiffness every as-I,