The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-15

dcrrrs are the recipients of millions O
money appropriated for public Ese, whe
official declarations are of such frequcn
occurrence a scarcely 90 excite aiten
ton. when Presidential partions re.iey
deiauliers from menial punishment AM
Presidential appointments reward Credi
I Mobilicr and -alary-grs0biug Congress
met. and when "A 1cng essiOnal iuyesti
CATION l. generally withdrawing
affair, Il j. not strange that meu be-in 4
lose confidence in free institutions. ans
that the fame of the great republic j
tarnishcd throughout the civilized world
7 To remedy those evils. wc insist tho
receipts and expenditures Of the GOV.
ernment shall be diminished /: that it,
patronage shall be curiailed and All use
less officer. abolished that il shall ceass
TO usurp functions 10 which il has no
iiile that official misconduct and fraud
and corruption ia elections shall be r.G-
orou-iy punished aud that public virtu,
shall 5e upheld aud he want Of ii con
demned By the united voice OF the peo-
pie.
Resolved. Tia, we condemn without
reserve Tie late act OF COngr IS granting
additional saiaries a. unjust and unjusti-
fable, and demand iis immediate and
unconditional repeal; and We deHounce
every nemJeg OF Congress, whether
Republican or Democrat. who supported
The law or received and retained the
money procured thereby. aud we cs-
peciaiiy denOunrc the conduct of Presi-
dent Grant in using the Influence of his
high position for lis passage, aud whose
Official signature made il iaw.
Resolved. That the acl of The Pres
dent in setting up by tie blyonet q COY
crnmeni 10 LOUISIANA upt chosen sy her
people and having 10 title Nll'eyer to
rl.e over them. was fa-ralr violation
al her rights aHd Uf the FEDERAL Cousti-
taii0n.
Resolved. That every department of
the governments being in tie hands ot
the Republican paris. thcy are justly re-
spon-ib Tor the evils aud wr1n-- ir
legislation and administration OF which,
are e"ayirs epnlg liu,-
Resolved. 4nni. u.-ieF tie time honor
ed Democ44t.e banner. wiih Isis dcclas-
.-,ioa %. principles iu-c 'iboi oR rs to.sis.
~e engage iu tle clnfirt. And wC
casncs iy app ipVarioncmeuofcvcry
GLASS. wi.Neui ftgiu. so paris neine gr
past d4ttst.trc., 80 Unite NitA 49, cl.
terms cfper'ert equality .n tAr -rn-.-a.
80 rgssuti thr GvfcfNm, .rJn tar.
iiani~ nr ii% hne-t nrn .al r-.ie,,ri 81
lr"in -ih" j Il or corruption y 1871.
'reaien-ii-~ rs.ir.
Tire M"iasuafiln OF tsovera1i bc.ng il'
a.i.r. Mn. AAen- ~ Ios,. was ~pE-
se-f.t aiia rcre.Fcn wilh long -ccntinasl
cheering. -A!.eA MAS then ao'ninAi.i'
~ acr.sua.ion. ai,.r wAirn ihrtc cheers
'sere g'tea i"r ;-9 Eo.aiirr
t.c Iu.i9t..n 3, tne iui ii-kci roIni-
.Irtei: sur Governor Wf. Ailsli. oiF
..,s- county; lieutenant Governor I
Barn oa, Bi.rns. ~ ..trhiau. -IpFeueI
Jad-e. long term III. &. Whitman q.
Hamilton; short ierfa. Ghsrles ~. ~crib-l
ler. ~ I-Hc4s; Attorney General. IL. A. /
Jin-acur, ui Franklin: Irelsurer.I
secrgo Neimcr. "a summit: Controller,
J. X. Newcomer of Marion. Member %. \
.ae Board of Public WorA.. Christian
-rhnnS. of " ccr
The iollowimr was atelcgram received
ron br. Allen in answer 10 ouc IOtify-f
ng him 81 the nomination:
accept tho nomination. and desired
he convention 10 accept my gratitude J
of il. accept il because the cOnvcH- Z
ion. by OesiOwiHg u. i.exprrsses the belief
la. | may bs OF >ouse service in pro \
nniin4 the surecss oi Tie great DemOc-
rlcy upon whose success. and upon thai ,
alone. rests tie prosperity. liberty AND !
happiness OF the American people,
"WN. ALLEN