The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-27

Hon. r. X. Cobb has been filling hls
appointments in Ibis county during ils
present week. AMI Inns been listened ~
by large number of Republicans A.
wei. A. Democrats iIr carries with him
The official documents 10 prove 70 the
people just what has produced The hard
LINES. lowered the price &c every thing
fhe lahoring man produces. and sent
broadcast over this country hundreds Of
thousands " fra-nps. nearly all Of whom
would be honest workers II they could
yet the work to 10.
Mr.. Cobb exhibits these documents,
showing canclusivcly inst when the CON
traction OF the currency commenced. The
amount OF the contraction. and is effects
on prices By the withdrawal Of. say.
one-tllird Of the circulating medium.
prices of real estate. produce. etc. are
reduced Just IL that proportion. II i
clear, therefore, that by expansion Of
The currency. and bringing il ~ 10 the
point where il Stood when The Rcpubli-
ran majority IN Congress began 10
tamper with the greenback- and destroy
them for the benefit of tho National
banker and bondholdcr, prosperity will
again visit our houses and tiresides.
But it Is clear there will Lc no pros
pcrity under Republican rule, for the
leaders Of thatparty are constantly hold
ing up 70 the people that their policy
will not sc departed from. They are
committed 10 their destructive policy.
aud cannot back down.
As we have time and again shown in
these columns. the Democrats have done
much since they obtained one branch o.
Congress toward relieving the distfes.
Of the country; and this i evidence that
they viii. when the government passe.
into their hands. bring back prosperity
70 the great masses Of tire people.
The cxiravngancc Of the Republican
leaders IN al matters connected with Nj,
government can be seen by sinpl,
looking at our army. Evidence ha
been taken proving that for more thai
two years past there have been IN Wash
ington City and New York alone on,
hundred and forty leading officers Of III,
army who have not 10 that time per
formed any duty. bur are receiving ful
pay. General sherman gets eighteen
THOUSAND AMI eighty dollars salary PEI
year. aud rations for four horses. max
ing two thousand eight hundred dollar
more. and performs less lnla. than All,
ordinary man OF business, and Set h
has something to DO, while tile on
hundred AMI forty officers IA Tie aboy,
mentioned cities have nothing to 10 an,
yet receive large salaries and rations be
sides. One officer will occupy fiv,
rooms. Tor which the government pay
seventeen dollars FOR each Of sal,
rooms all this la addition to salarie
and rsions- When The Democrats il
Congress endeavored t. reform thcs,
abuses, and save the people at least 81,
millions or dollars annually in arm,
items alone, the Republicans defeated
the movement
As with army expenditures, so will
everything else under Republican rule
Il IL astonishing that this extravaganza,
should % long exist while the bushes
interests Of the country are crushed
But the day Of reform. economy ant
sound government draws nigh. On IN
ath Of March next the Senate will b
Democratic and will no longer stand d
adcfcndcr OF extravaganza and misrulc
and Mr.. Hayes. during the balance D
his term, must not impose his vetocs Of
the measures for the relief Of the peopI
that will be passed BY Congress. OF h
will receive the condemnation not onl
Of the entire Democratic party, but ALL
Of the masses Of his own party, tor The
are East getting their eyes open 10 III
enormous amount Of misrule that ha
lccn prsciised upon the country.