The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-21

INV OI cOilflutllce anu l're-luclit Gfiiil ell
titled 10 a reelection and a second term
!. Though the opposition was vigorous and
perhaps bitter. though il was apparently
more formidable than for years before on
account OF the withdrawal OF the Liberals
from the support of the Administration.
and the coalition Of the Democrats with
them upon single ticket, the result was
am overwhelming victory for the Admins
tration party. tits no time now 10 analyze
the causes. we were surfciicd long ago
with that. Opinions differed then and
doubtless do now as 10 the potential cle-
ments in the combination. There i one
point. however, upon which all agree. To
wit, that the people gave their confidence
TO the Administration because il made
certain professions and held out certain
promises. AT the end Of year il j. legit-
innate and proper 10 gather up it, work
and comp ire its performance with its prom
ise. Though the struggle was fierce and
full OF bitterness. il j. pleasant fact 10 IT.
member that AT it, close all parties, with
hardly an individual exception. accepted
the result with cquanimity and good ma
ture and said. we shall be very glad to
see the Administration carry out Success
fully the programme il has issued and give
Us wise, economical. wholesome rule"
Whether or not II has done so j. now a fair
question.
In the matter of Civil-Service Reform
we were promised much. Indeed. We
were told that having been initiated by the
present Administration. il was essential To
it, success that the Administration should
be- continued. IL can hardly be claimed
that we have had much or any OF it in
these twelve months. Leaving out a
large number Of unfortunate appoint
ments and rcappointment~. the amount of
performance in this regard may b. suffi-
ciently indicated by the resignation Of
Mr.. George w. Curtis. upon whose bond
for the good faith Of the President the pee
pie depended more than ANYTHING else
Should further comment be- necessary. the
assessments Of Government clerks in ~.
Louis. Baltimore. Philadelphia. and within
day or two in New \ ork. furnish il. But
we take Mr.. Curti-'s word for il. verified
as IL has been by events. that the Reform
has been virtually abandoned.
Concerning the national finances. il will
be remembered that the Administration
was not only protuSe in promises but
somewhat threatening With its warn
ingS. II j. so little time ago that
very few probably have forgotten
how eminent financial authorities urged
the importance Of continuing the present
finances and the business OF the country.
nor how they predicted financial disturb
ance in case Of Mr.. Gneelcy's election.
How well the promise Of financial pros
perity has been answered. the as>ignees of
these gentlemen may partly tell. while the
PROSTATE business interests Of the whole
country furnish the story.
The promise of rctr nchment was fol-
lowed by message from the President
recommending an enormous expenditure
for a wild scheme of internal improve
ments. and by the passage of law doub-
ling the Presidents salary. increasing the
pay of Congressman 20 per cent. paying
them over a million dollars of unearncd
money. and Increasing al the appropria-
tons. The promise Of honest administrl-
ton in all departments was followed inn
mediaiely by the pardon of some of The
most notorious defaulterS. and has since
been followed by almost daily revelations
of frauds. thefts and dcfalcaiions in all
branches of the Government service.
Louisiana. under the government Of
usurping authority. maintained by Fed
eril power. and other States similarly con-
trolled from Washington. are comment
enough upon the promise OF Wand order,
and peace of the South. The boast ola sue
cessful peace policy with the Indians had its
sufficient commentary in the ModOc war.
The protestations Of regard for the purity
Of elections were followed by frauds in
Pennsylvania 80 sweeping that good men
in the Administration party could not re-
frain from indignant pronunciation Of
them; and as If this were not enough. the
pardon 81 the President released from pris-
on the only man who was convicted Of
fraudulent voting. and 80 discour-
aged the prosecution Of hundreds more
equally guilty. Iammany exposures in
New York We're made the preteNt and the
means for fastening worse rings Of the Adj
minisiratiOn stripe upon other cities. The
party which claimed TO be respectable. hon
est. clean. decent. and to represent moral
ideas. was found 10 have in the Senate men
who bought their seats la open market
men who received retaincrs from great cor
porations 10 represent their interests in the
National Legislature; men who in one
form or another received brides: men
whose public lii;. was disgrace. and men
whose private life was scandal. Ii has not
been pleasant discovery for the American
people
But one Of the most conspicuous features
Of Tie campaign which ended a year ago
le indignation felt and expressed by
of the hest men in the country at the
Gus charges brought against our
ian statesmen. II was resented al
A. 4 personal afiront. Well. IL Is
IA 10 s.Iv OF that matter that the last
RS. investigated tcndcrly but eilcc-
the Crcdit-Mobilicr transactions. A
many honest and wcll-meaning
a. we're shocked. too. M intima-
that the President was not utterly
fish. and the embodiment 81 wisdom
n A. valOr. Some Of them have re-
read Congressman Wizards ac-
81 the passage Of he Salary bill;
them saw the alacriry with which
President signed the bin doubling his
salary. and nearly All Of them have
how H. refused "a violate the law"
issuance of the S4l.0OO.OO0 IRE