The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-18
An Admirable Speech by the New
York Statesman at Utica.
The Political Issues Discussed In q
Mastery Manner.
Why Democrats support Greeley
The Binghamton Roorback-Sig.
niRcance Of the Liberal
Movement.

FELLow-cITIzEys We arc constantly aske,
by our political opponents how Democrat
can support Horace Greeley, who was so man
years opposed to them. and who has fire.
gently violently assailed their leaders an,
their organization. Now we might parry thi
question by pointing TO the relationehip which
existed among the members of the Republican
party. We might remind them Of the fac
that heretofore when we have gone into tn,
field under our own chosen leaders. they hav,
denounced US as men who sought to keey
alive an organization which they declared t
be opposed to the best interests Of our coun
try; but now when We in a spirit Of patriotism
are willing to make sacrifice Of feeling. they
reproach us. saying that we are acting neon
slstently with the traditions Of q great party
Now, l do not suppose that any reason that
can give will satisfy those who are thus arrayec
against us, but propose to meet this ques
ton fully and fairly for the purpose of yindi.
eating our conduct in the eyes Of the people
purpose Of Of satisfying ourselves in our owl
minds that we are acting at this timc for the
purpose Of promoting the best interests OF
our country.
WHY DEMOCRATS SUPPORT GREELEY.
admit if our only object In supporting Mr..
Greeley was to gain political victory with
the ordinary advantages which follow it, we
should be acting inconsistency. admit il il
was mere matter Of political strategy i:
would be unworthy Of us but IL, on the other
hand, the condition OF the country ls such
that it demands from us sacrifice Of pride.
prejudice, and feeling, then it Is an honorable
thing to lay all these things upon the altar of
our country. [Applausc.l Now. in consider
ing this question certainly can be governed
by no personal motives, by no personal pre-
objection. My relationships to Mr.. Greeley
hov hoa ri ap hsv ofa Fxsa cI.>
He has been a sharp political opponent all nv
life long. and can only stand up before you
now and urge yon to vote for him as Presi-
dent of the United States because feel my
self called upon as one that would subserve
your interests, as one that would advance the
interests of his county, to lay aside my
natural pride, and to lay aside my passions. to
stand here to-day to urge you to that course
because deem it my duty. tApplause.]
have had no personal intercourse with Mr..
Greeley. never expect to hare any.
PARTIES CORRUPTED pY LONG POWER.
Now, looking over the history Of govern.
ments we find that whenever q great war has
been waged and whenever any people have
been forced to make vast expenditures that
there follows from them q great many moral
and financial evils. The expenditures Of wars
are always profuse from the nature Of things,
and they are always loosely made from the
EtCccciticc VI tlo Case. NO WAL Ia ulStOIN has
cost more than that from which W. have re-
Gently emerged. do not propose to inquire as
to the necessity Of the full measure OF these
expenditures, because many might honestly
differ on that point. will take them as they
stand. and for the time being assume all these
expenditures to have been necessary, but none
the less has the outlay of these vast sums told
upon the business interests, habits. and moral
condition OF the American people. neednot
foil w, tho infAl1iCent NJ thia Of
the State. what vast change it wrought iE all
values, what vast difference ii made in the
price Of everything you had TO sell, and not
only that, but change also in all your own
domestic habits. I need not at any length
tell you how those who happened to be at
that time in official position found Themselves
to be controllers and directors OF sums Of
course Of financial transactions. When the
war ceased then the party in power always
finds it an exceedingly difficult thing to 60
back to the condition Of Affairs before it began.
and these vast expenditures are protrasted
from the interests Of individuals and almost
from the necessities Of the PAL ties themselves.
For long period we find in the history Of all
people after . great war that 1t is always
for some political changes to occur,
90 that the financial condition Of the people
may be carried back to that which ii had been in
a state Of peace, that the expenditures may
be reduced to that scale, that the burden may
fall a. little as possible upon the labor Of the
people. shall not speak to You to-day in AIRY
partisan spirit. On the contrary,
I will 60 90 far as to Illustrate my ideas by
what took place in the Democratic party. /
want you to consider that / stand here with
an earnest desire to serve your interests and
the interests Of the people Of The whole coun-
try. have come to be an old man. owe
very much to the people Of this State for their
kindness. owe very much to the party to
which belong for its Partially to me, and
owe very much to my political opponents, Al
though at times they may have said rough
things Of my conduct and character, or per.
haps entertained hard feelings towards me.
Perhaps that is to be expected in the heat OF .
political campaign. For all that. have expert.
enced 20 much Of courtesy and kindness from
them that / should be less than man when
contemplate all classes Of my fcllow-ctizens
II did not at this period Of nv life feel q
renewed desire to do that which should be for
their good and the good Of the whole country.
Now, what did you find to be the state Of
things last falli
THE REFORM MOVEMENT LAST FAIL.
After the vast expenditures Of the war in
the city Of New York. which WAS under Demo-
cratic government, you have heard Of the mis-
doings there and the vast frauds which we're
perpetrated; you have found that body OF
men up TO that time without influence, who
we're without ability to work out fortunes fol-
themselves in the ordinary pursuits Of life, YET
who. when these great OUTLAWS and the conse-
Guent imitation Of money took place. found
themselves suddenly tho dispensers Of enor.
nous wealth, and they fell before that tempts.
ton, and at length became public plunderers
and it became necessary they should be driver
out from the positions they held. In the
prosecution OF that purpose we wished 70 visit
punishment, not merely in order that it might
deprive them Of their official plsoes, but &c
that they should cease to do evil thereafter.
There was another great object, that the pub.
lie, growing mad in it's pursuit Of wealth, and
forgetting all things in its admiration Of men
who gained it, should DO brought back to q
sober sense OF truth. that honesty and honor
and fair dealing with poverty 10 more to be
sought and commended than boundlees wealth
gained by unjust and improper mcane. When
we impeachcd the Judges OF our courts, who
were our political friends we did not seek