The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-29
A Little Inconsistent.

The Republican managers who CON
cocted the machine resolutions which
were first passed by Ohio and then re-
peated parrot-like by Maine, Iowa and
Minnesota, do not seem To think consist
ency much Of jewel. In their haste TO
protest too much they overlooked the alb
surd predcament In which they placed
themselves by first commencing and then
condemning the same Congress. This
contradiction Is made more ludicrous and
refreshing by its juxtaposition, for the
resolutions, which In their substance are
as far apart as the poles, are in the order
OF adoption joined together like Slamese
twins.
Here are the illustrations which have so
edited the minds of Christian statesmen
and back-pay grabbers:
" Resolped, That we heartily applaud the active
measures OF the tate Congress for erreting out and
exposing corruption"
Considering the facts that resolution
may be called strong, but still quite
worthy Of the convention which adopted
1t. They gave To the late Congress all the
honor of exposing the Credit Mobilier,
when that exposure disgraced and ruined
every leader of that Congress. These
patriots did not appear to remember that
they were handling boomerang, which
came back with a little more force than 1t
was projected
The next declaration is good in its way:
the voting for or receiving of increased pay for
services already rendered, and demand that the
provisions Of the late act IF Congress by which
the salaries were increased should be promptly
and Internationally repealed
In one resolution they "heartily APP
plaud p" the late Congress for an act which
1t did not do, and in the very next they
pretend TO - condemn without reserve "
another act which it did do, and then
combine to shield the authors of these
iniquities from punishment. They APP
prove in the concrete what they censure
In the abstract. That is to say, the Credit
Mobilier, the increase of salaries and the
back-pay grab, are each and all strongly
repudiated, so far as political cant will
pass muster. But Vice President Wilson,
ex-Vice President Colfax, Mr.. Dawes,
Chairman of the Ways and Means; Mr..
Garfield. Chairman q the Appropria-
tions; Mr.. Bingham, Chairman of the
Judiciary; Mr.. Scotield, Chairman OF
Naval Affairs Mr.. Ames, Of the Commit
tee on Manufactures Mr.. Kelley, leader
of the protective policy; Senator Patter-
son, Chairman of the District of Column
Ola SENATOR AlllSo1. iutilUtT ol tHc Ap-
preparation Committee Senator Harlan,
Chairman of'Indian Affairs and Mr.. j.
+. Wilson. ex.member of Congress and
Director of the Pacific Railroad, and 9th
ers disgraced with Credit Nobilier job
berry, must be sustained.
Not one of these jobbers has been even
rebuked by name; and OF the whole tribe
of plunderers who raise ] the salaries and
voted then selves the increase for whole
term, for which they had previously re-
ceived full pay to the last hour, not a
single man Is called TO account so that he
can be recognized. The President did his
part too in the same direction, but with
more reckless contempt of consequences.
He promptly rewarded John A. Bingham,
who openly defended the Credit Mobilier
and advocated the grab, with the mission
TO Japan and now he is supporting Ben.
Butler as the Administration candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts,. in re-
cognition of his services in proposing and
carrying an iniqutous measure by which
he will be enriched by one hundred thou
sand dollars.-N. Y. Sun.