The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The following is the call issued by m
Democratic State Central Committee i
The Democrats Of Indiana:
4 To the Democratic Voters Of Indiana
AZ meeting of the Democratic Stat
Central Committee, held Oh the 2Otl
day Of December. 1877. IL was unani
mously ordered that ,hc Democrat,
State Convention shnll he held at In
dianapols on the 20ih day OF February
1878. The vote OF the State has !,
largely increased that representation
upon the former basis makes the Con
vention too large for the convenienr
dispatch of business so large. in deed
that no hall in the State is capaciou.
enough for its accommodation. The
Committee therefore established thc
basis Of representation at one delegate
for every 200 votes, and one for each
traction over 100 in each county. cast
for Iilden and Hendricks; and YOU are
requested 10 select the delegates IN
each county upon the above basis. IN
snch manner as you have usuall,
adopted.
II Is the wish and hope of the com
mlttee that all the voters OF the State
who desire a change in national al.
all who favor economy in
national, State. ccnnty aud city expen.
ditnrcs, and reform in the civil service
OF the country; all who demand thar
me policy OF the country In rclaiionl
TO finance and money shall be made
fair, equal and just toward the people
by the repeal Of the resumption law
and the restoration OF silver money.
shall participate in The selection of dele.
gates. so that The sentiment Of the cnt,rel
people who think alike upon these i'm
portani matters shall be represented IN
ne convention, and expressed in III
liferances.
This j. the first occasion mon which
lic committee has been called unon to
ftdrcSs yon since The election Of 1875
We can not now be wholly silent -uponf
What took place after that election. IL,
: known 10 you all that Tilden and
hendricks were elected. and. according,
9 the Constitution and laws, they should
ave been inaugnratrd. a Cabinet 81,
icer announced to The country tile fIa.l'
rant ialschood that Hayes and Wheeler,
we're elected. and then il waS resolved.
bat they should be forced into ihe Office. /,
The President gave his sanction 10 th.l.
igli-haidca proceeding. aud commando
Il Tie military force of The country tol
Z assembled a. Washingiou. thcrcb,
eckingio control tie action ot Congress-.
M dictate his successor. The work
w. done. The right OF the people to.,
'ect their rulers ~ The bail0t-hox wns. !.
ierliiced 10 The greedy demands OIL,
arly. and IN The presence of mili,ar, !,
over. Rather than involve the tnun-i'
y W. civil strife. or even expose il TO !,
ie hazard ~ that dreadful calamity, lie Z
'cmocrats in Congress chose tu trust to !.
g Judges OF ihc supreme Conrf. That,
ust was disappointed. and resulted in,''
fraud even members Of that hiul,,,
'uri 80 far forgot The dignity OF their,
,sition rs 10 allow themselves 10 bcl.,'
ed 20 serve the purpose or parIisan,''
,wcr and gain. We do not propose ,ol.a
S'urb the incumbercrs. ..ut The people,.
We u 70 themselves and the instiiu-,,'
ms % the country. that rest upon the a
ilot-box. 10 rebuke The crime. 50 thar 7,
ca'i never be repeated. The parf, q
: made no gain BY its crimes. II is,
led with distru~t and disscnsions n
either department trusts The ofhcr: in m ~
cd, how could Il bc otherwise. /. Have. !" -
ows that the Commission declarcda..
n elected when lie was moi elected 4"
q this country knows he has identified
nsclf aud made himself and his Adj
nistraiion party 10 the crime b, an '"'
iniing 10 lucrative Offices nearly all'o'
men who mad guilty connection with an
foul Returning Board transaction ~
le Of the wrctchcs from Florida, nomi. ou
ted for Chief Justice OF one Of the, ,''
rritorics, was so vile that the Senate w
> compelled, but few days since. TO W
ect him. May we not ask sincere and cr
nest Republicans whether they arc "
ltent 70 indorsc this crime by their
es! Will they not rather Join as in..,a
condemnation. and III an honest eflor,,,,,e !, y
return 70 better government, with the n'
% that better times will follow? ''h'
NJ. ID. MANSON, Chairman. ic'
iUFUs MAGEE, Secretary. he'
: BY recent decision OF Tho EnoI;sh :