The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-18

that they should be stopped IN the carae,
Which made the property, character. And
homes Of our citizens insecure. In standing
before you to-day do not como here for HE
purpose OF breaking down the Republican
parry or the Democratic party. / stand here
IN the hope that may do some little thing to
elevate both parties to higher plane Of
morality, that they may be by their organiza-
ton OF service to the people Of this country.
They are necessary and useful in the political
organization OF the country. Their discus
slops, though often harsh and hard, tend after
all to keep public men within the limits OF
right, and do much to educate the people az
to the true principles OF government We
cannot go on without parties. I stand before
you to-day to advocate policy not merely
thar honestly believe win advance the in
terests Of the party TO which belong. but
which Ibelieve will also place that great party
which has ever been opposed to me on the
higher level Of morals which il ought 10
occupy and wants to occupy ia the future. II
IL true that the Republican party has been
doing for some time past what it did not mean
to do; but all experience proves this this to
be true. that no political party can purify it,
self. How was it here . year ago! l allude
to the corruption in the city OF New York.
| lou Will all remember that they were first of
all assailed by members Of the Democratic
party. You will remember that one year the
Republican journals said that the position OF
1
one when he stoop up IN the face of the
Democratic Convention, when apparently the
fortunes Of that party were at stake, to rsbuke
the vrong-does, and to cay that unless
we can gain en- honorable victory we
will have none at all. He, with Mr.. Tilden.
Dir. O'Conor, and other members Of the Demo-
cratic party. were foremost in unearthing these
frauds. We nominated q ticket made I'D Of
honest men. We went before the public and
asked their support. What were we told by
the Republicans! "Why you men have acted
very fairly and honorably on the whole. This
is an unusual spectacle, nevertheless we say
that although you try to purify your party you
cannot do II the only way is TO go under for
time and have q change throughout" Gen.
tlemen, II that was good for US then il is good
for them now. [Applause and laughter.I II
you will think for moment you will see the
difficulties In the way Of party in its attempt
to purify itself. II is very easy thing to
denounce bad mer, but is that in the nature
CT the publ evils which sprang up from the
vast expenditures Of the war, that involve not
only bad men but good men. You have many
offices In the Government held by good and
honest men who are interested in the COZ
tinuation OF expenditures that are now neces-
sary. 1t is very easy thing to be specula-
tive reformer, but when the question comes
among old and well-known political friends
whether some Office held by an honest and
honorable man. and who naturally think it
ought to be continued, SHOULD be abolished
the difficulty is apparent and retards the
elimination Of the evils which in ten thousand
different ways permeate the whole body polite
as cancer. You will find it is not an easy
thing. You will find it is not in human
nature, particularly pending in . great can
vass. to make these cutting reforms. In the
very nature OF things this is an Office that
must be done by men opposed TO them.
tried it in this State. We claim, some Of us,
to have all our life long battled with conup-
ton in our own party, yet when we tried to
strike the wrong-doer rome way or other it
hit the honest man. Any party in power. when
aprofuse expenditure Of money is necessary
to make these great reforms, must step aside
and give place to the opposite party. We do
not call upon the father Of q family to ad.
minister justice upon his erring sons. II il
just as much the duty Of q man now to set
himself to work to subdue his passions in
order to bring back our country to its past
condition OF morals and good government as
It was for the young men to go forth eight or
ten years ago upon the battle field to fight for
the Union. We have tried to do these things
by putting forward men Of our own party az
acknowledgements. though VIC were not very
fortunate in selecting q man four years ago.
(Laughter.1 The Republicans said, s.Why,
We think there are great evils, and there ought
to be changes" Yet they were not prepared
to accept those against whom they were very
much excited. During the passions created
by the civil war somebody had got to make
sacrifices /; both parties stood in that con-
dition, and could not do what must be done
in order to bring q good and stable govern
ment to our country.
DEMOCRATIC pArnIo11sx.
ward and lay aside our party pride and preju-
dices. 1t is deep feeling with us for a time
to change our old party, but we said to our
Republican friends, "We will meet you more
than halfway. We will take a man you have
ever been associated with, and we Will take
him although it is lard. lApplause.l Will
you meet US HALFWAY or quarter-way? will
you make q little sacrifice where we have made
great one!" [Cries Of YES" and applause.l
Your great trouble has been you have had too
much power. In view of the great sacrifice
We make you should meet US in the spirit
which know animates Democrats. You ask
US how We can stand Horace Greeley for four
years. daughter and applause.l 1t Is an
easy thing for you to say that the man who
has been one OF your oracles. whom you have
never condemned till now, may be put into
the Presidential chair for the purpose Of do
ing what {? Wehave diff erent political opinions
in many respects. He don't agree with us on
many questions now more than before, and
we don't ask that he should. We feel in the
condition Of the man who fought at Saratoga.
When the bullets flew about him be did not
stop to consider whether Q centralized policy
or local State policy, or whether tariffs or
free trade should prevail; he was battling
for q Government, without which all these
questions had no significance. So we say
to-day; we don't agree en- these questions,
but upon something underlying them
more important. You can have no efficient
tariff or free trade. and no local rights,
and no wise administration of civil affairs,
until you have all over this country q full,
free, fair, unbiased vote given by men who
mean to come back to the former SIM
plicity and integrity which characterized
them. We propose to mako q good Govern
ment. aver'that there is nothing more
patriotic or self-sacrificing in the history Of
our Government than the action OF the Demo-
cratic party in this respect, and relo.ce to
see that it is met by honorable men and in an