The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-25

From the New York sun
The Republicans have started theil
campaign WORK at Washington under
the most charming and creditable aus.
pieces. Simeon Cameron, a veteran IN
the service If reform and a s~elf-sacrific-
Ing patriot, is Chairman Of the commit.
tee. j. NJ. Edmunds, Postmaster at the
capital, is again Secretary. Between
these two sterling and %virtuous leaders
the country may be assured Of perfect
purity IN the management Of the Presi-
dental election. Ananias HAYS, Sena-
tor Spencer, and other distinguished
gcntlcmcno OF national fame. are 10 serve
on the stan Of the committee.
Already the programme for assessing
the oficcholder,, with a view 10 aid the
elections in New Hampshire and Con-
necticut, has been marked out. The re-
trenchment proposed by the Democrats
for AL branches Of the public service,
will in no event 20 into practical effect
before the lst of July, the commence
mentO of the next fiscal year. Until that
time at least the salaries can not be
touched, and the incumbents may ex-
pect To pay an arbitrary tax or give up
their places.
Repugnant as this practice is, and vi
olative Of the declarations and orders Of
the President. it will be enforced now
with o severity than ever before.
The sinews Of war must be provided in
some way. One Of the great and most
certain sources of supply has been en-
tirely cut of in the overthrow Of the
Whisky Ring, which was among the
chief props Of the Republican organiza-
ton.
This is not a good year for Rings gem
orally, and hence the campaign funds
are not likely TO flow in as they have
done in times past. The Indian Ring
is suffering from temporary prostration
and the absence of those Christian
statesmen, Columbus Delano and T.. II.
Smith. The Straw-bid Ring does not
flourish e~xuberantly, with a committee
of investigation on its track. Secor
Robson is sad and respondent about
the future Of his appropriations. The
Washington Ring is laid up with a
black eve, and the Boss will only pay
out on a large scale if the third term j.
put through. The railroad Rings do
not find the prospect cheerful, and the
lobby is gloomy.
Altogether the outlook for money on
the accustomed scale and from the
usual contributors is not so bright as il
might be. But with eighty thousand
oiliceholders TO draw upon. and the
power to assess them without appeal,
any deficiency from the Rings can be
measurably made up. Besides this Ger
tain resource, there are the great on
tractors all over the country, whose
patriotism in an emergency can hardly
be doubted, when Simon Cameron and
Postmaster Edmunds shall appeal TO il,
with a gentle reminder that the cause
requires money and the President eX-
poets every man TO do his duty.
Financially considered, the Republic
cans will start out with an advantage
the Democrats, because, in spite
of the hard times, the former have pos
session Of power and know how 10 use
ii. Public opinion has no terrors for
the Chambers and that tribe of parti-
sans, who regard success a the first
political duty, and hold hat the end
justifies the means. The ~ofiiceholders
may therefore prepare for the first as
sessment Immediately, which Is to be
used to conquer %prejudices in New
Hampshire.