The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-31


DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
The platform also declares the party
pride over the investigation of the abn-
scs in the District of Columbia becanse
.lt shows that they do not want the spoils
-of Office! fntolerant and proscriptiye.
They allow none 10 share in the lonors
and profits Of public position unless
'thei bend the knee in devotion 10 the
party. The vast expenditures must pass
into the pockets of their partisans and
no man can tell what sums thus pass
wrongiully. 1t has no precedent in our
history.
In February, 1871, the District Of CO.
Iumbia was placed under new form of
government. The governor. board of
puplc works and many other officers.
ana one branch of the legislature were
appointed by tie president, and con-
hriiied by The senate, and the more niI-
lnerous branch of the legislature was
CHOSEN by the people in districts. LII
capable OF maintaining good govern
lnent, the opportunity was most favora-
oie; Inder the eye of the president
1lhd ms cabinet. with party in such
majority as TO exclude all others. none
could hinder; they had their way and
heVeioped their tendency. But partial
ny, iavorilism and corruption soon had
sway without restraint and I'm three
years the debt of the district exceeds
twenty millions of dollars. The burfh-
eh became too great for the party. Cor
iruption aud failure were admitted. Be-
Tore the world, they conceded that in
.lhe national capital. with officers ap-
pointed by the president and senate or
elected by their party. they could not
preserve pure and free governments
That form of government was lately
and in the spirit of Rorne's
government of her conquered provinces
the District of Columbia was placed nm
der the rule of three commissioners
taken from distant parts of the country
free and representative government i
inns day broken down by party corrupt
ION IN the capital of our country. and
arbitrary, almost despotic authority cs-
tabiished. Can we conceive more hu-
initiating admission by the advocates of
iree institutions 10 the world.
TIE IMsIoRTALITY or DEMOCRACY.
The gentleman who presided over tho
republican convention felt il his dufy to
say That two years ago. had proclaimed
me death OF the democratic party. Oh,
no. had said that we turn our backs
upon the past, stand in the present and
look forward TO the great future: that
The iutnre = ours. and that in il the peo-
PIE should achieve that full measure of
prosperity and happiness which il i. i'm
ihelr power 10 secure. The dead issues
OF The past do not furnish our animafinv
sentiments. The principle of free gov
eminent and the usages necessary To
preserve liberty, are of the present, as
Of the past. aud must be OF the future.
IL y interesting 10 hear their orators
assuring their followers that The demo-
cratic party is dead. 1t establishes ones
genius for originality, Ii has nv been
repeated more than one million times,
and each time the followers laugh and
cheer: they are so glad the democracy
ls deadl They wish it. but feel that il
Is not so. The laugh aud cheer are bol-
low and without JOY. If they ere sure
Of IL, they would say kind aud generous
things ofso great aud powerful an organ
iation. Ii is not brave or noble to strike
even a dead lion.
But faw years since they boasted
that the democrats had no governor i'm
~ NtAtH'ih " anu Uui lew I'LL lllH
South. but now there are democratic
governors in New Hamshire. Connecti-
rut. Deleware. Maryland. Ohio. Indiana.
Oregon. Kentucky. Missouri.
Tennessee Virginia. Georgia and Texas.
Arkansas may now be added 10 the li.t
Of democratic states, for the bands who
corrupted the ballot box are broken and
Organizations may he broken and Sas-
away, but democracy cannot die. Ii il
endowed with the Immortality OF truth
and right. Wherever. in nj lands. men
aspire to higher, frecr. better govern
mcnts and purer liberty wherever there
! the sentiment that government is
made for man and not man for govern
nent, there is the spirit OF democracy
hat viii endure and yet achieve mans
IN lranchiscmcnt and elevation.
! thank yOn for the honor Of my selcc-
ion TO preside over your deliberations.
IN the name Of democracy. of conserva-
ism aud of our state. call upon YOU TO
id me IN maintaining dcccrum and
harmony in our proceedings.
2 y The Pope was formally expelled
from the order Of Frccmasons by The
.,rand Lodge. which met IN Italy on
March %. lie was connected with
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