The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-28

lJlD1E N DONA REPLIES TO TIE CIIICA-
30 TIMES.
To THE EDlToR or TiiE SENTINEL:
SIR: An article appeared in your pa
per OF the 18Th inst. taken from the edi-
torial comments Of the Chicago Times,
upon what that paper calls the report OF
IAN ambassador of the Times. Of certain
conicrcuces held with six citizcus of this
state whom Tie Times editor Character
\ lies rs "a choice assortment Of grave
yard politicians .As my name la, a
place in this galaxy, and a. | tlink the
larIicie does gross injustice 10 the report,
4 | deem IL proper 10 make a brief reply
To il. The "EmbassadOr of the Times"
/ IL wonld seem. was dcsirous of asccr-
itaining the present status and future
purposes Of the Democratic party in
this STATE. and cithor by the direction Of
THE Times editor or ON his own mo-
lfiOn, interviewed such persons rs were
supposed 10 be able 10 give him some
information On the subject of his inuui-
ry. The report discioscs one fact which
the Times admits. and that is that In the
opinion OF the parties interviewed the
Democratic party of Indiana !, not tired
.Vi it, name ant is not likely to abandon
90; bui tie Times takes strong exception
20 tho iIct that some concessions will
probably be made in the platform. 10
meet The views Of snch Liberal i,rpubli-
cams q, might be Inclined to act with ii
ia the future One ether fact also ap-
pears OF some significance. and that i
that although the "siA citizens" were I'M
teryieWcd at different times. ani an
H.fs Il I...sH a.
spouses 20 Tie main subject Of inquiry
are in substance The same. beginning
with Governor licndrihs and closing
with Mr.. ANOrd. Chairman o. The Dem
ocr,ic Nmte Central Committee IL
VIII not bc necessary for me. therefore,
10 reproduce more than one OF them
and a. ! propose 10 make some com
neiits on The positions taken in them.
viii quote the One ascribed 10 Mr.. Al
word, and which believe to be IN the
mui correctly reported by the Times
Ii j. as follows:
We Will cnter The ranNas~ next year
under our cid organization. bi, liberal-'
i]rd 20 some rAtcni ID meet the VIEWS OF
-ucb Liberal Republicans as would un-
der otier circumstances ~ back t0 lhe.
hcrHDiicln pliiy organization.
la commenting om thi, aud eimilarl
statements made by other "cit.zcnsr al
luded to. the Times saws
The Times wouil invite every reader
ip re-peru>r and rh0u@ituly consider
these ulicrances OF six citizens of lnli-
ana. They are certainly among the
niust remarkable AMI significant politi-
cal expression, OF the period. They are
la s.Tf fff
aiin vino have hitherto attained some
political conspicuily a> "Dcmocrat>.
who still cal themselves "Dcmocrats.
and who declare that They will nos have
ANY olher party name: but who. ia the
same breath. ayow an entire Willingness
10 change the principles heretofore held
by them a. democrats" by ~ubsiifui-
ing principles which the Democratic
patty never held. The conclusion is un-
ivOidaOe that " hat six citizcu~ OF Indi-
ana mean by the democratic party" l.,
nothing whatever but name. and an
organization in which they suppose
themselves to BE leaders, To them.
ideas. doctrines. principles and purposes
are matters Of secondary Importance a
name ami an organization which will
not question their authority as leaders
these are matters o. first importance
these are conditions they Will never
consent TO surrender. Aud yet the fifth
citizen ia 20 inconsistent as 10 say 81
am not n worshipper Of mere name
il il can be made apparent TO Inc that
the principles which hold to be right
will be more likely TO succeed through
the agency OF new organization. my
support will be given 80 il heartily.
Two seconds before this same lifih citi-
zen had declared that the "old name"
must bc kept, but that new principles
and more liberal ideas must be adopted
THE TIMES ouT OF JOINT.
1t would seem after the pains taken
BY the Times editor to obtain the opin-
ions of certain citizens" of this State
that they would N least be entitled TO
res pectfu treatment, and that the views
rCssed by them would not be dis
turicd. To say Of them that they re-
gard the Democratic party Of their State
as at present organized as "hut q name
and an organization in which the, sup.
pose themselves to be leaders" and that
ideas, doctrines. principles aud pur-
poses are matters OF secondary impor-
'iancc" is, under the circumstances. not
only unjust. but Ia bad taste. so far a.
am concerned decline any leadership
In tho Democratic party. | Claim no
rank ia the party. occupy no position
/ in il but that OF a private. aud | fail 20
see that 90 assert That we will cmer the
next canvass under our present orgami-
1atiOn with our platform To some extent