The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-02
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" lkeycr is saiI OF nstiun,l M ,irs by
fhe ilen. T'iomts 4. Hendricks is sur,
10 bc wSith the csrctli attention Which
II rrreiwrS AN h~ne>i .nriSl.. an ntlr
and inrorrupiiblc ,laie>ial,,. aud wise
poiitlrinn. l.is. Hieu$ oM pnbliv uucst Kan.
are entitled To ggeai wtt.'i. A1ite-lon.
Democrat. aW'l frequently ueenpyiny
placcsor powcr. and, lrust ia ysrious dr.
parimrnts oflLc t,ovcrasru,. no snn.l.
with anti,Aity Tor his-p.iilir,l nssuriatr.
And n6w THAT ci,e has. been placed IL
n"Imisnsisn TOR Tim osv,ce or t;cvrr,,,,r
81 the State of lnliina. by the cnthusi-
ast,c ~ aSgcs ri Liberal sRepublicaus
ahn Democr"ts, his utterances have spc-
ei', si!Ntfcancc. Ills speech, delivered
~ indlanapolis last Saturday. and prin-
'ru IN thc-Iribune to-day. IL III admir-
ably covi aud ,iiyniticd review * the
i"iitlral situation: it is statesman like
ana dislsas>iunatc.snd ia refreshing con-
,rast with the vapid common places and
bursts ~ iii temper which we have al
ready heard from the other side OF the
political debate in all parts OF the coun-
try.
The Keynote of Mr.. Hendricks
speech Will be found in the phrase which
he gives. as watch-worl Cor the cam
paign-s. Just laws Hmd .plblic ylrt,,e. y
We have before now heard some such
sentiments as this from tho.lips of men
who have come fresh fiour making re-
rrcssive statutes and from divisions of
corrupt Official spQils: but in the mouth
OF mah Hke ex-SoAats,r Hendricks the
sentence Ipeans Al that 10 a.honcst and
true. Ills rccorda rs Senator. Rcprcscn-
tative. Commissioners. and State leQi sla-
tor Is pure and untarMisl,ed; and what
ever he IS able to do for Justice and pub-
lie morals. when chosen Governor of
lndiana.we may be sure he will do. Re-
viewing the steps which have lead to the
present situation in national politics. he
is wisely willing to leave all past dit.
ferences as immatcriai to the Intelligent
consideration OF the work before us. To
secure the enactment of just laws We
must agree to drop all nom-cssential.
merely partizan differences. When pub.
lie morality is to be revived. good men
OF all parties must combine. Pursuing
this noble principle, then, Mr. Hen
bricks refuses to be distracted BY the
petty cries ofmen eager to ALLEVIATE nat
ural friends by recalling old time diff
fcrences. lie frankly says that il. Mr..
Greeley las said sharp. things of the
Democrats, so have they been equally
keen Ia their rejoinders. But what have
these Did dispntes TO do with the new
questions to be met o-day. There are
men who would be glad to sow dissen-
sions still between those who we're once
divided on other, issues y but, honest and
patriotic citizens refuse to be Kept apart
by the artful revival OF these by-gones.
The account is balanced. -.
And SO ofall the questions which
have beer settled by the war and con Sc
quent legislation. Whatever may have
been our opinions as to the expediency
Of the steps by width we have arrived
at the present situation of affairs. we are
here. and have no choice but accept that
which is finally accomplished. The alb
clifton of slavery. the amendments to
the fundamental law, and the long train
of acts and events which we call
the consequences Of the war, 'arc num-
bcrcd with the finalitics: We can have
no possible quarrel about these. What
we have to do is to put an end to unjust
legislation, and reform the abuses which
burden the whole Government. We viii
not be deferred from this labor by those
who strive to arouse evil passions that
supremacy may be maintained. We
have been promised peace; we have not
had it. because it better suits the pur-
poses Of those in power that tho dying
cmbers Of civil strife should be re-kind.
led and fading animosities revived
Liberal Republicans and Liberal Demo-
Gratis, they say, can not meet upon any
common platform. because in other days.
they were arrayed against each other in
political cOptests. The war is not over
yet, they declare, and SO they insist on
burning gunpowder, shouting ancient
battle-cries and recalling old feuds. y
Meantime the Government is plundcred,
corrupt men climb into power, tho pub
lie service is demoralized and public vir.
tue overthrow /; and this domestic an
archy is sought to be perpetuated indef-
initely. We shall never reform the Civil
Service, never restore healthy tone to
public morals, never drive out thieves
from public places, never bring back
confidence and unity among the States.
until we refused to be distracted by past
issues and combine for good govern
mcnt and just laws.