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


>fw nss I'm PARTY Asrlcfs AS
INFORMAL TALK.
y, tho mefssi ae ieui the Sentinel
reporter .eli iu with the Hon Daniel W
VOORHEES,, while that gentleman was 10
ai,xndtnce lasf week upon rhc niicd
States our, aue gathered up some eN-
lrcssions whih. however trivial thes
MAY have seemed 10 the speaker in,
lublic will Toe interested % hear IL Is
itoi possible fora pnblie mau who ha.
stood 20 prominently before ihc public.
ANA presented rlnY brilliant aspects.
20 pa,, from VIEW = .i'.oa' being follow
r4 tai ON 'l, ftif.uI pl.'. hf tho public
eve. The rat',r ~ Nj Oprhee- has
been cnu-f t.ruus. Hul iu some respect
rrmaskat4r. lhrte Mas never timr
ror place where Tie uiiiofeSt opponents
ol Dan norhees failed 90 "a ind Hp any
lnycctiT in whtn They chose io indulge
with pronounced tribute 90 his com
insndiug fulent IA phs md intel
lpctuai rihu,tncs. he r tie make. up Ot
man snri as Ia the day guue by the
people delighici ID kerp Ia m, service
ct the STAT, 90 make and execute the
laws. roa .trong aud leading mind he|
adds pOM ers 81 orlinrv and ciuQucnrr
which are rarely equalleG. 4 Democrat
Of neulp. rats before the war. aud count
"a im EXTREMIST ia opposition 20 the
war. 10 T. little remark able that ia,
most siinafe friendships were with the
great lraier- ot The Republican party.
When Judge David Davis was on The.
bench nf the Cim,ii Court lu fhe Fast
- o.
and thcr'lhOuA Abraham lincoln, Dan.
" Voorhees,. Leonard SW Get. now OIL
hicago. and Ward II Iamou werel
a qnartetfe 90 attorney, present AZ ever,
session OF court 10 Danvilc Illinois. aud
we're ~. nu might say. always together
Aud Notwithstanding AN the fierce ami
mo>lties hegotteu by the war. aud ihel
apparent antagouism OF Mr. VOORHEES,
10 the great Presidents policy. il is UNI
qucsiionshly true that The warm pcrson-i
al friendship OF Nr Lincoln and Mr.
VOORHEES, was never seriously disturbed. I
II it was shaken At all.
These facts however were not ohtain-l
ed from Mr. Voorhees, nor even alluded
10 ~ the interview which il wa, the de- /
sign AZ the opening OF this article 60 re- \
port. Recurring 10 political matters
Mr.. voorhees, stated distinctly and very
positively that he had quit The political
arena forever and from genuine pref
erenre That he va, now devoted c1-
cluslvely TO his profession as LAWYER
Reporter with slow ~ iucrcdulityl
There are two REASONS. SIR Noorhre.
why this descisiou can not be accepted
a. a iinality. First. the people VII re-
turn 10 YOU and insist on further public
service, and secondly. when the cam
paigns come YOU Will will feol the kind
lings Of the old .ririt aud the tendency
Will be irresistible 20 enter the li>ts
again, especially upon the .tump.
Mr.. y. No, have made nay last po-
iiiicsl speech before the people and AN \
glad 81 ~ The pleasure Of pursuing
my private concerns rs citizen il TX
eedingly grateful 10 Inv feelings. mo4e
so than YOU can clnceive.
Such sentiments as those Mr.
' oorhees ere very charming bat r.,
! our time Of life. AZ lust the suitable aec =
tor political career, IL Is hard 10 accept
hem az final.
V. You do not understand mr.. Il
went early In;o politics | might have
been elected 20 Congress At twcntv-four :.
had my age allowed should have been.
have been nine years nj Washington
and know all about H. have fought
nav battles a. I conceived 10 be right
But al the old issues have passed away.l
md hcncetorth new ones will arise.
And upon the new questions new set
Of men viii be demanded nv the people.
.'oue old politicians Try TO force them
selves into notice after their day has
gone by, but il is very unwisc.
u. What do YOU think Of the parties ?
V. They will be changed in Eject. but
not IN name. perhaps The Democratic
party will libcralize it, organization /:
and II u j. dcue wisely. 40 a. 10 unite
the elements OF disahec'ion against the
present order they MAJ 10 sble 10 elect
President. The name nee not. neces-
sarily be changed, but the party must be
essentially new one.
Mr.. VOORHEES, Is now only fortv-five
years old IN the prime Of physical and
mental power. and if he persists in his
purpose 10 devote all that power 10 his
profession. he will make as brilliant
career In professional life as be has in
the counsels of the nation.
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