The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-16
The Indiana Canyass.

!. Mr.. Hendricks Is q modest man. ar
lit j. not lis wont 10 obrrui,c III opiniUr
f, upon the public. but wien euty or pari
iiil'rcsis require him 10 speak ne aluat
!. .lrcsponas. While Senator VOORHEES, II
brilliant orator and Senator McDonul
An able and logical one, Mr.. Iiendrick
'lcomb binc~ within himself the Qualities !
lDoth. His speeches arc replefc VIII
ltAc oraforical fights OF Voorhees, aud th
sound logic OF McDonrld. He II ~
foremost man IN the state Of either parry
ana since the death OF ihe late Senate
Morton he j. without peer in Indian,
r. political leader. lie commands III,
feally OF his political friends nni NJ,
respect OF his political ioes. Cool ans
COLLECTED. he makes no mistakes. al,
wherever hc goes his friends may satcl,
follow.
HENDRICKS TO TAKEAS ACTIVE rAisT.
Mr.. Hendricks Is deeply Interested n
me coming campaign. aud villiakr N,
active part In IL. lie viii stump Nh,
>iAie. commencing on his return from
Newport. where he goes IL few da,.
70 argue an important ralioni csse be
fore Justice Harlan. With Hendricks.
voorhees, and Mcdonald On lie sinlnn.
ne democratic camp lires will soon H.
'abiaze from the Ohio line 10 the Wa..ssb
and from Lake Michigan 10 lie rivc,.
Ohio. The republicans will alSo ~,
into the field their best speakers. iui
nave none N ability and pubic service
" match the three democratic champi-
oAs have named. General Harii~on
y an aolc lawyer and an honorable ,nan.
hut he las given no evidence Of abiI;f,l
20 lead = great political party. Hisl
spcecll at lie late republican state con.I
sen'ion did llis party no good, bn,. oil
lhc contrary, Will cost it many votes
yor Gordon. who aspircs 10 leader
sup. ! eirat.c aud unsafe. Venezuela
Killed III Orih, Oakcs Anes laid Schuy- \
ier Colsax on the cooling board. ana,
VIII Cunback committed bari kari wheul
'e wrote The note 10 cx-{fovernor Eakerl
N lSfS, proposing trade and dicker
Tor the United States senate. So xuun
-s'r iuc Republicans of Indiana are bad
~ Tor leaders. While Morton liycd
'hcy nia MOI suilef. FOR he was bio cnnuo II,
y command tho republican voters OF
ne nhiiou, let a'oac those Of sinrieI'
state but sircc his death the republican,
'rar ~ Indiana has been NJ sea withoa.ll
'aptain or boatswain. lf il reaches ~
'aic haven Il will be because. in I'm III.
T. great Trader 50 manipulated mai,er.l
ha' snail crait carrying his flag was !
\ greater 'n''ige tl.in one 50 per crn "
afger mhichcrrricd the democratic prn
ant. But of this see further along.
THE LGGIsLAruRE DOUBTFUL.
There j. no doubt about tie success of6
llr Democratic state ticket il lndiauale
lis ial'. It's election j. conceded h,,i y
'icrc = doubt about tllc ability of thcfS
c'nocracy 10 carry the legislature. Thel
'opabi'itie- ARE that with large dcmo-
failc majority OF the popular vote. ihel
irrr~~nr of senator Voorhees, will 8. ii
rpnblicam. To account for IN, ano.l
MY. consider the following facts
hcn ihe present apporiionmcnt laws
~ passed, ihc voting population OFF,
hEi1na was 3Tc.STi. The proper ra,iolr
n senator under the enumeration IN
w aud Tor representative $500. In,,,
y republican districts Z S5. voters elect.
senator. while III fhc democratic diS- !,
ics II takes 1890 voters to make d 4
.Asor. ~ republican districts 1920 n
''cs elect representative to tie lover. u
'nsf Of our s.ate legislature. willie III. ~
districts il takes I 566 votes w
40 = similar tl4ing. Ii the reprcscn- "a
lion 10 Tho two houses bc confined
9 voters Of the republican districts can
iurn yo members upon ratio of 2 S65 cv
~, while The voters IN the demncraiicto
-trlcts can return only So member, i~l
ION ratio Of 2,ShS each. With these o.
- before you, can ,on wonder WI, IN
~ mat with 1000 democratic maiofils NJ.
lndiana tile republicans general "a
ntrol The legislature. Hr
The aprcIflunmrnf Tor rrcnrrscrfativcs IA 10
congress IN Indiana Il worse ihnn thatl
members Of the legislature. Gov-l :
lor Williams majority over Gcneral wi,
Ffison IN 1876 was $500, and set butlo,
~ democrats were elected 10 c0ngrcss.,h.
',2i9 democrats elected hit inur ncm-l,ir
i Of congress and 2u7.e20 4cpGblicansh;r
rird ninc member uf congress az. folsf,i
'e y differently. while X takes 50 SOOpar
hocrais 10 elect conwrcssman. N m,
N requires 23060 republicans 10 per-
~ a similar act.
he democracy nf this state gocs iuto
campaign 81 ls7S determined. II DOS 'ne
n, W eject legislature that will "a. Pcr
! thc Infamous apporiionmcnt laws W.
Ich haze 50 long disiranchiscd our NV
rlr. Ia Its efforts 10 break down 400
n laws. aud III their stead enact those
'ch vii give The people Of the state ".
rights and privileges guaramtccdthc
y ~ The constitution. II should havcpor
Nncd will aud support OF all fairIcon
dcd mon of every party. by