The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-17
RADICAL ROT AND RUN,
As f:ssm piiasa ny BsIkn.p'. Career
..w..hingten sosissy." !
lFrom tn T. LOU. Tines }


A number u Radical new -papers. includ-
Ing the 81 Loui> t,t'.bs, hastily strive 10
shift the burden n Rslknap's disgrace from
the party 10 u hich IL belongs 10 the social sys-
tenn Of the City of Washington General
sherman comes Ia the rescue, and speaks u
the ridiculous extraNAgance thai prevails
among those Who move In the nrst circles Al
the Capital We arr told that Il i lmp0ssi-
bic for C4biaet Officer 10 live on his salary
and maintain the ...tyler which he j. ex-
pected 10 keep up. The wives Of the secre-
t4sy must shine la society. must BE- leaders
~ the fOH. must be loaded with diamonds,
and must haunt In foreign sslk- and satins.
Their houses must be splrndidly furnished
and their entertainments must be frequent
and expensive.
Plain and 0ld-fAshioned people will shake
their heads and refuse 10 recognize the ne
cessity Of this sort Of thing. They will lay
that We are living in a republic, and have no
business 10 adopt the manners % monarchy.
They will reject that official extrayagance J.
a new thing. that il Wa never heard OF be-
fore the War. and will ask WHY II 4 that the
moral and social habits Ia which we had be-
Genie accustomed under 20 many Democratic
Administration should be - speedily and
completely abandoned A. soon a the Radicals
came into power. The answer l. easy
enough. The Radical press puts the cart
before the horse. II j not social eXtraNa-
zance that j. responsible for the corruption
for which these newspapers attempt 10 apol-
ezize, but corruption that j. responsible for
eNirayagznce. The two react upon each
other. no doubt. when both are established.
and eNfrayaganCe demands more corruption
10 support u. n naturally A. corruption
launches into eXtr1N agance % serve IL ends,
but the introduction ~ corrupt principles
into the public service by our present TuieTs
Vas responsible for the eXtr4N aEance that
ha- rei-ned Among u and ruined - many.
The corruption from which this eNtraya-
-Ance sprung Wa an inevitable oui-rOwth
u Granrism. which j. truthfuiiy and ter>e-
D. described By the New York San. a. dds
honest. Arcenous. destructive alike ~ pub
Tic and private morality The decay be-
gan Al the top. Because the head Wa cor
rupt. TIE whole body has become foul
Washington society J. what Grant and his
adherent- have mad. a. Under the iufiu-
ence " such an infamous Administration. Il
could not be other tnan u = A. long a.
our ruler srr common ~windlrr> and pub
Die pluDdcrer~. the society ~ the cits m
which they hold SWAY must b. eXtr1s VACANT.
debased. rotten and r.otou-. lf there WAS
~uch society during tire day- ~ Democratic
Government. u hid IL head aud .kuikcd ga
cDrners. ~hOd 81 swindicrS. Ouuserfeir
contract princes and toll-ial = between the
people and the President did not then Haunt
IN their finery and hold thrm>elye. above
sente. them from aping the airs ~ the
miniou- Of the Administrator
Washington so<iefy can BE- purified only
~ hurricane ~ popular indignation. that
>naii sweep from power. utterly and for
ever. the men who are responsible for IT,
corruption The BslSnap hia-t J. but fore
runner ~ the whiTlsiud that J. needed and
must surely come. \ society Ted b. bride
takers ana c0rruptioni-ts. who have NJ
merit 60 attract attention. and can only shine
~ the reflection ~ money and diamonds
and outside show. na- existed too long In
the Republic. and should be speedily aud
cffccfuAlly exfirIa;ed. Grantism j. re-pen-i-
hit for thi~ condition ~ society. and tine
Radical party has not ouly lnldc Ors.uti>n
possible. but hl- encouraged b.. sustained d..
and end~aNored % p-TT'ViiIafe ~. IL - NOT
enough 10 draw the fans Of the serpent:
the reptile hose body breeds the siTu-
must ~ killed. The deep and damning d.
grace that has befallen our country can only
IT, wiped uuf ~ complete riudanee II the
c0u~cienceie-s politicians who are response
Die for IL. Then We will hear no more ~
the =. extrzyagance u Washington socieiy.'