The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-12
I: DECEMBER ". 1878.

oIHARnINrss. II The Democratic
Representative in Congress seem 10
have stlricd oui this Congress with per-
feet foolhariiuess. Experience has ccr-
tainly made them crazy. instead Of learn
ing them wisdom. or they would not
have chosen such a salary grahber rs
Fernando Wood 10 compliment with
their votes for speaker. Their action
however. is not that of the party, and j.
almost universally condemned by the
honest masses throughout the country.
The Democratic press in the West are a
unit IN characicrizing it n a wicked and
deyiish act. aud in no way representing
the sentiments of the constituents of the
NJ. c.. that participated in it. We repro
duce below extracts from two of the
leading Democratic papers, one in this
State aud one in Ohio, and could ill our
columns with similar articles from diff
feremt Democratic papers:
II does not appear that Fernando
Wood opposed the salary law in or out
ofthe House. II does appear that he
favored Il hv his vote. or refused. by his
silence 10 oppose il whenever opporfu-
nity offered But the action of Fernan-
do Wood on the salary question j. of
comparatively little consequence. His
name j, notorious throughout the coun-
try aS that OF a corrupiionist. Long be-
fore Tweed was notorious, Fernando
Wood was known and read of by all
mem lie j. responsible for the system
of addition. division ard silence which
sent Tweed 10 Jail and robbed the city
of New York of more millions than can
easily be counted. 1t is the system of
public stealing which pervades every
considerable ely in the country. as we
have before asserted. and as is evident
from the weekly developments from
many of them. To have voted for such
a man ut such n time on a'quesiion of
political eSpediency for partisan sue
cess would have been a fragrant oflense.
But the votes cast by the Democrats of
the House for Wood we're in the highest
sense complimentary votes. They indi-
Gated. or were supposed To indicate, the
sort of men Democrats wish 20 compli-
ment. The men who voted for Wood
i'm caucus or in the House did not repre-
sent their party, but they did publish the
fact that the Fernando Woods who have
disgraced the party are men whom they
personally wished 10 compliment. And
the World pleads that Wood j. the old
eat Member of the House in point of
service. aud that since his election to
Congress he is not known to have stolen
any thing. The first point of defense
may be conceded. A. to the second. we
confess that il j. a redeeming trait in a
man who is reputed TO have stolen him
self rich before going TO Congress that
he should quit stealing when lac had
enough. or that he is sharp enough To
cover his tracks In adding, dividing and
keeping silence. But the Democratic
Congressman who vote for such man
by way of compliment, and Democratic
papers who defend those voters, do nc,
represent the party. Cincinnati Eng.
An attempt is made BY some Of the
Democratic papers 10 defend the Dem
ocratic Congressional caucus fol- its
nomination of Fernando Wood for The
Speakership. 1t is indefensible aud in
decent. Ii il asserted that he was present
and did not vote against the bill when
il was under consideration, and an ex-
cuse attempted to he made for him. he
cause he was absent from the House at
the final vote. That he now says that
had he been present upon the final vote
he should have been placed upon the
record as against the measure. will not
do. since the Indignation OF the people
have made it unsafe for politicians To
favor that scheme. lie took the back
pay. and still carries it around in his
pocket. book instead Of returning il TO
the Treasury as he should.
New Albany Ledger.