The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

started In with their campaign or blow.
They say that they will carry the next
House; but they said 30 great deal more
confidently tive years ago; reiterated the
statement after the election, declaring that
some Democrats were so weakin their party
allegiance that the Republicans would elect
were " cleaned out " bodily, and this will be
what will happen this year, only In worse
degree.-Defrou Free Press.
JACK CHANDLER COMPLIMENTED.--Mr.
Chandler Is q putrid "reminiscences OF an era
distinguished for It's roitenness and de-
bauchery a. well as for its patriotism; for
IL vile partisansbip a. well ~ for its lack
OF st9tesmanship: for the premium II placed
upon public crime ~ well a. the discount
II placed upon public morality. And his ei-
ovation 10 the Craftsmanship OF the kepuD-
lean State Central Committee, which y pre-.
limnary 10 an attempt on his part 10 reseat
himself In the United States Senate, Is still
another evidence that the Republican party
has outliyed It's usefulness and that u Is
time IL stepped down and 0ut.-POnfidc
(Mich.) Commercial.
A POLITICAL CONTAMINATION came
Hayes In the early part Of his Administra-
ton. before he knew third OF the members
Of the Republican party In Congress 70 IN
d0rse Dennis, Anderson, snd others,
who were local politicians, and ohscure ex-
cept for notoricty which circumstances at
tached TO their names, 70 recommend them
( TO Office as especial cases." unless nc was
familiar with their connection with the con-
spiracy. And II he was deceived In those
cases, rs il falsely pretended. why has he
since then prostituted the honors and public
Offices, intended TO recognize public service
and public worth, to pay the political debts
OF the c0nspirators, unless he knew of the
bargain, acknowledged its obligation, or felt
himself In the power OF the crew who stole
the Presidency?-New York Sun.
ORTH's Observation-Disclosures the body
Of q son of former President Of the United
States was carted of TO a Cincinnati medical
college, no such atrocious case Of grave-rob-
bling has come to light as that which was per-
petrated al Lafayette yesterday. The mem-
bers Of the Republican Convention for the
Ninth Indiana District were the gull
" parties, and the "stif" they
drew from the political graveyard was Mr..
Godlove ;. Orth, who retired from the can
vass for Governor, two years ago, becauseo OF
his connection with the Venezuela Claims
Commission and its work. Mr.. Ortiz Is now
nominated for Congress, the party managers
evidently believing that the people have for
gotten the events OF 1876. There was hot
fight in the convention. but the resurrection-
lists finally carried their point. II will be IN
order now for some Indiana convention 10
try the galyanic process on the political
corpse which once bore the name OF Colfax.
Chicago Times.
"MrzzIIxG THE SOUTHERN voTE."-
The Boston Journal Is distressed over what
II calls muzzling the Southern yotev In
Mississippi, Delaware and South Carolina
Why didn't tic Journal feel distressed over
the muzzli1g Of the "Southern vote" in
Louisiana in 1876, when thousands of South.
ern Democrats were DISTINGUISHED by set
OF Republican scoundrels: The Southern
vote l. not muzzled" now az any point, UNI
less the unwillingness Of Southern Republi-
cans 70 nominate tickets TO be beaten by an
overwhelming black and white Democratic
majority may be called muzzling. Nobody
interferes with any Republican nominations
In the South. Democratic majorities As fair
as Republican majorities in Maine prevent
those nominations from coming TO success
full issue in the South. II II as reasonable TO
say that the Democratic voters OF Maine or
: Rhode Island are muzzled, A. 10 talk about
"muzzlng the Southern vote, !" 10y which the
Boston Journal means the Southern Re-
publican vote.--Courier-,J Journal.
MARBLES DEFENSE or TILDEN.-The
most serious charge against Mr.. Tilhen for
about year and half has been that when
the people OF the United States had given
him the Presidency he had not the courage
TO take II. II has been urged among Demo-
Gratis that timidity prevented Mr.. Tilden
I from asserting his rights. II II should be
found that IL was the timidity and the folly
: Of men supposed % be his friends and rep
= resentativcs that wrought the mischief, II
would lift Mr.. TiIden largely in the National
Democratic esteem. The letter OF Mr.. Man
ton Marble, to which we alluded yesterday,
was an attempts and an attempt more success
ful than many believed possible, TO free Mr.
Tiidcn from this charge under which he had
labored. That he did not countenance the
Electoral Commission bill, which made his
defeat possible after his election, seems evil
dent from his correspondence, now newly
4 published. II will be asserted that this pub
; LEGATION Is made 10 promote the chances OF
|, Mr.. Tilden for the Presidential nomination.
!, Grant that, and IL does not alter the facts
! that should become recorded history. Mr..
8 Tiiden will be largely advanced In his hopes
r for 1850 IL the Democracy OF the Union can
q be fully persuaded that he consistently and
forcibly opposed the scheme that made pos
\ sible the power OF the Republican party in
the Executive Department for this Execu-
! tive term. Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
} THE ERA OF REGULATION AND PLUMBER.
q During the eight years OF Grants Ad-
= ministration every department Of the public
I service became more corrupt than had ever
I been deemed possible at any previous period
3 OF our national history. We were told that,
= as a General, he had wonderful capacity for
selecting the best men for any and every
duty, and that, In this respect, he made no
mistakes. We learned that, A. President,
! he had faculty, scarcely less wonderful, OF
\ selecting the worst men, and that, having
y selected them, he was too obstinate 10 admit
Q his bunder by turning them out OF office,
Il but stuck TO them and kept them where they
! could do the most harm. lie surrounded
! himself with men whose intellectual infcri-
Z GRITTY was only cxcelled by their moral corr
7 rupiion, and his Administration became a
!. reproach 70 the nation. stencil in the nos
= trils Of civilization. We are glad 10 believe
4 that Grant himself did no stealing; but he
!, gave his friends, who were apt 10 be inclined
= 10 public robbery, abundant opportunity TO
y follow their inclinations, 50 that peculation
II became the rule and honesty the exception.
Under such an Administration the leaders
OF the Radical party became SO corrupt that
the diabolism by which they prolonged
n the hold OF their party on the Offices
I after Grants term. the fraud and per-