The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-10-13

Tor recognition, ana Mhen ne went 10 hl-
carriage throng OF people followed.
Extract from Hon. George W. JaIian's
speech.
The Hon. George w. Julian having be-
come convinced that Samuel j. Tilden j.
the only man who can carry out the meas
ures promised by the platforms Of both
parties, cut loose the slender tie that bound
him 10 the RepublicaDs, and j. now doing
his best 10 assist i'm the noble work Of re-
form. In speech delivered al Indianap0-
is on the 2Cth OF August, and published in
the COUrieT-JOurn0 he gave the follow
Ing reasons for supporting the Democratic
rather than the Republican nominee: A..
But now, gentlemen, having shown by
irresistible proofs that the Liberal move
ment Of 1872 was justified by facts, and
called for by the times, and that the Repub-
lican party, instead OF retracing it, steps
and recovering its lost estate. bas steadily
gravitated farther and farther from it,
primal integrity, il may still be argued that
Gov. Hayes will cut the ugly thread of his
tory from behind IL, and launch u grandly
on a new and blessed departure. Believing,
as | do, that the age Of miracles has passed,
find myself compelled to reject this view.
! am acquainted with Gov Hayes. snd be-
leye him TO be honest and patriotic. and
most gladly and cordially would
support him IL any Republican
could explain 10 me how his accidental se-
lection at Cincinnati can make saints out Of
the distinguished sinners OF the party now.
as they were four years ago. II YOU place
the hat oi an honest man on the head of a
rogue. will the roguery instantly depzrts
Every one has heard Of the story Of Fortu-
naLus. lie had wishing hat, which re-
leved him Of the expense and labor oi tray-
cling. BY placing this hat on his head and
wishing him -elf alta given place, he straight
way found himself there. Who would not
join in building monument 10 the s0Tely
needed genius who could manufacture a
Presidential hat that would enable Governor
Hayes, by simple wish, 20 change the na-
ture % Morton and Cameron, snd Butler.
and Clayton. and Boss Shepherd, and Bsb-
coo X. and Brother law Casey and the rest
OF the unbaptized crew who are taxing their
wits and pouring ont their money 20 secure
his election. and Will darken the air about
the Executive mansion on the 4th Of March.
Il he should succeedf such hat, J am free
TO confess, would make GOV. HAYES apretty
respectable President, and he would be able
TO take up the question of reform and 0is-
pose oi il with tolerable success. Unfortu-
nately, no such head-gear can be found while
the great leader Of the party in Indiana
and the right-hand man OF the Adminisira-
tion tells u the party has no need Of IL, and
that the men who ask for reform are worse
criminals than the thieves they wish 10 eX-
pose and punish. Here j. the ugly knot
which Liberal Republicans, and a good
many other Republicans, desire TO see un-
tied. Can you obtain the command 81 pi
ratical craft by simply changing the figure
head Of the yesself You must eXpel the
pirates and put an honest crew in posses
sion. This i the truth in nutshell. and
George William Curtis himself admits h..
His cry. il reform within the party. -
which he j. shouting along the lines A. he
did four years ago. a. II utterly unmindful
of the fact that under this battle-cry our
civil service has become a. foul aud feculent
a system Of official hucksterng and political
prostitution A. our thoroughly debauched
party politics could make n. But he J. not
blind. like Senator Morton. TO the need 81
reform, and he tells u in HqrpsT's Weekly
that the only hope Oi the party lies IN the
power 10 persuade the people that il j. not
hopelessly corrupt. He frankly confesses
that reform Is only possible by throwing
overheard the Grant leaders and trained
corruptionists who have brought the party
into disgrace. In all sOberneSs ! ask. h.
this possible: Haze he Republican masses.
after their i0nQ and patient Serrice
NHder The pdrfn yoke. the cDHrGge
and virtue 10 take their Old ie0dsrs
by the throat Will the party chief, have
named, meekly aud peniteniiallv take the
back seats, while honest and stainless men
come 20 the frOufs ihe man who believes
all This must haze allowed hiscommon sense
60 pa,A it, baggage. The Grant leader.
would reign IN any conceivable political
hell, rather than serve in the heaven 81 hon.
ct government. In the manipulation of
cAucu~es and conventions they have long
been masters. They are iourneymen aud
experts In the work of politics a. trade.
They have reduced plunder and pef 60 a
science and the greed 81 clutch 90 = fine art.
Nothing can DE more certain than that such
a reform a. would completely dislodge these
leaders and put such men ~ Bristow and
Adams IN their ID aces, would be. IN fact.
the creation Of new party. 10 would have
10 be preceded by a general disintegration.
and IL would be quite a. absurd 10
consider u the same party which
has ruled the country since Grant came into
power. a. 10 would have been 20 treat the
Republican party OF 1876 a. identical with
the old Whig party. which has gone down
10 its dishouored grave. The idea. there
fore. OF making the Republican party the
instrument of self-puridraiion j. not only
morally. but logically. shsurd. 4 party.
once thoroughly corrupt. has lost the power
10 reform itself Devils are not inclined 10
east out devils. and could scarcely be trust
their services; and il j. because ] entertain
these views, and can not escape their force.
that | sincerely desire 10 see the machinery
OF the Republican party battered into frag-
ments. and the way thus opened for re-
formation of parties on the living questions
of the hour unembarrassed by the memories
OF the past.
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