The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-30

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VERY TRuE.-The overflow on afIectlona,a
language for Gen. Grant, when traced "a n.
source, seems 10 spout exclusively from gen
tlemen who have found il profitable 10 ~
Grant men In the Sweet Long Ago.-Ne,r
York Tribune (Rep.).
AGNES PROVIDED FoR.-John sherman
has bcsmirched himself siill more Nv al
pointing the notorious Mrs.. Agnes d. Jenk.
= detective Of the Treasury Department al
New Orleans. sherman has gone 80 far m
infany that he has lost all sense Of shame
Louisville Courier journal.
A ILLUSTRATING Dosr.-Godloye :. orb
was hard dose for even Indiana Republic
cans, though the nominating convention 81
the Ninth Congressional District and the
party press managed 10 swallow him with
well-feigned smirk Of satisfaction. Now.
however, he Is souring on the better portion
Of the party stomach, and Gen. Lew Wallace
heads q growing number who Will not vote
for him In any event, and who hope 10 be-
come strong enough To procure his with
drawal from the Congressional race
Springfield (Mass.) Republican lIad.l.
VINO Pulls THE WITHSTAND Il now
appears that these ingenious talks with
Grant, which have been made public re-
Gently, were written up by his notorious
equerry -in-waiting, Consul-General Ba-
concealed, but the whole business being
part Of a systematic plan TO bolster Grant
OF which many people were rognizanf, the
secret has got out nj last, aud the thing i
about a ridiculous a. a Punch and Judy
show, when the curtain i lifted and the
men who dance the puppets are exposed 10
yiew.-St. Louis Republican.
THOSE SOUTHERN CLAIMs.-Conrress
man Willis, II is reported, Il going To make
his campaign on the Southern claims. pre-
senfing on the stump, In million dollar lots
or 30, the large and varied assortment Of the
relief demands upon the United States
Treasury which the unferrifed Democracy
i aching 20 pay II il can only get hold Of the
purse-strings. IL stands for nothing, in the
Willis estimation, that all the claims thus
far allowed have been allowed by Republic
can Houses OF Representatives, or that the
Democratic Houses, so far a they could
control the purse-strings, have 30 far con-
trolled them as TO save to the people millions
OF dollars annually. A campaign i 10 be
made, and the claims-cry is a +" good enough
Morgan" perhaps, until the campaign i
oyer.-Dcfroit Free Press.
Too GAuzY.-The South Carolina Repub-
licans, AZ their State Convention, rehearsed
the old story q bulldozing and declared that,
owing 70 their apprehension Of interference
from the rifie-clubs, II was inexpedienf TO
nominate a ticket. This pretense T. too
gauzy 10 deceive any body. The only fear
entertained by the authors OF the resolu-
tions + one which Is very clear and well
defined, and relates exclusively 10 the GER
,ainty that the Republican party will be un-
able 10 make a respectable appearance at
the next election. Abstention from voting,
under pretended apprehension 81 violence,
viii enable them 10 he assurdly, but without
fear Of detection, A. 70 their numbers, while
to count out their ballots from the boxes on
election day would afford an infallbIe test OF
the actual strength Of parties.-C Chicago
Times.
LET LOGAN DE- ENcOURAGED.-.Gra
for President In 1851 was displayed on the
banners al the Republican rally in the Nine
tcenth Illinois District the other day. on
and General Logan delivered an address.
He doubtless displayed that eloquence which
WAS once declared by one Of his enraptured
constituents 70 be "better'n fried eggs
Grant was always Logan'> fayorite. and
this was before General Logan Joined the
church by telegraph and sent on his photo
graph 70 be baptized-he was once wont 70
say that the ex-Presidenf would "run like
the devil with tin kettle tied to his tail.v
We take an interest In Mr.. Logans work.
In Isl. he succeeded In elecfing Democrat
TO the United States Senate In place OF him
self, and we have great hopes that he win
provide Democratic successor TO Mr. ges-
by.-Netr York World.
LOGAS'S "KEY-NoTE." -Gen. John Lo-
gan sounded his section or the key note
Of the Republican campaign at Mount Car
mel. ILL.,, last week, and he repeated, Of
course, the same old Republican swarm
ing" to the people OF the North, that II
"they allowed the South 10 control the Gov
the country would 20 10 the bow
vows. Logan perceived great danger to the
Government In the fact that some illicit dis
filling had been going on in the Southern
States, but he did not say any thing about
Grants whisky ring, or the thousands 81
staiwart Republicans who Were IN il. steal
Ing money from the Treasury. Logan OF
course failed 70 explain how many "rebel
claims" were paid BY Republican Con-
crosses for the benefit OF Republican peck
ets. although he dwell at length upon that
topic. lie is for "Grant restoration
with all that the expression implies. The
record of eight years 81 Grant, however, Il
before the country, and John Logan can not