The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

Three Reasons for Advocating tli'
Re-nomimating >. y. Viiden.

Inc ffNiOulihtfloh vi >hWufl -. llHci
IN 1850 l'hev ARE
] iIr has rinsrkable ability. Thi4i
j. Conceded ~ Ii p.llerr-i pOiisicrl amer
prrsOn1l opponents. Ii Il shown hy hls
extraordinary financial success. he be-.
gan lite poor. but j. now reported 10 bel
worth several millions. Ills .biitv ha~
been repeatedly shown III hiS manage
snent Of embarrassed railway cospo-
rations AMI Ia his published papers
But il i. irsent ofA low and selfish order.
IT, chief Aeacnt j. cunning. and it,
second element i canton. Ii i Il taleni
for undermining and circumyenting; A.
talent i0r setting traps ana laying plots :,
II talent tor diplomacy aud cicanegy;
is.sAt iOr ifirA- an4 eyasiun~ talent
f1f comprising m-4li- hF HE crooked
ext possible metn0I,, when straight
forward. msuiv course would BE- far
better II l. Kind VI loNs. >nAAy tai
ent. which nobody ir4si-. W4ifh every
body j. afraid ~, and winch !, always
leaving IT, suspicious fnot-frack. or il-|
eOagieling slime wherever ID cgerp- og
cftwlS. Al N "A talent which 40 one fe
SpeciS. Anl which 10 uitn who nv-S lli.
country wants 70 see iu tue presidency.
2. Tildrn WAS rh'saAei Out M ill-'
presidency. 10 wilifh ne wis elected ~.
1876: and IL j, ony ;iir AMI light ll.a
he should AZ least have another chance.
10 gain tlle o.lire Oi ~ Aicl. lir VA rob-
bed. Thi- j. . strong point in favor OF
his denomination II j. an appeal 10 the
popular instinct for fair play. But ihi-
demand Is neuiralixed BY the notorious
fact thai. when fairly eleclel president
o s..1 = 10.
too undecided, too cowardly. and too
tricky 10 take the office TO which he was
chosen. He hrsitatcd whsn he should
have acted. lie waited for something
to turn up, instead OF turning something
up. He looked on and saw the astute
aud interruptions Republican managers
carry out their cunning schemes, 70
capture the presidency, and danced M
and down like An imsecilc. taxing no
steps whatever 10 circuinvent their plots
Instead Of calling around him the wise,l
and best men OF the party for counsel
instead Of seeking the advice OF tns
,a5lest Democratic statesmen ia Congress
and the nation. he kept away from them
sui kept them away IRON i'm. and con.
spired and connived with such creatures
lt~ Pclton and Weed and Marble and
cooper. Mr.. Hewitt labored q whole
lay with him to get him 10 either ap'
lprove or oppose the electoral commits
lion. but could not wiring a decision
\ rom lips. He letQfhe presidency v
vhich the Democracy had gained foi
lhim aud placed within his reach, and
iwniril II unly required decision and dis
.llVn anu mNnline>> - grasp. slip out
WIN nerveles<, ,pwardly haud. ~
FURNISHED himself for his INDIGESTION ans
aud punished the Democratic
r4rty for trusting him ats all. Aud th'
4 Democracy OF the Union will not a@aii
.-k the chances OF defeat in order 70 pn
illhe presidency III possession of mnl
who had not The courage 10 take " whci
: ~ was entitled 10 il. nor even 10 sirnG
I rle Tor il in q stite~nanike way.
3. TiIden l. very rich, with no family
n nd is willing % spend million Oi dol
lars 10 secure The presidency; and ~
\ Democratic farty. win 40 Federal pnt
ronaxe ~ draw upon. and nnue ~ ff
resources 'psn ta tilr hapapli anS Z
Gpriari fnrsf aavc n rirh cHndidAt
h ~ n willing i1 Irni Ai- inorev free n
-iThi~ argument II not afadci IN "a
luew ~papcrs INT II H. whispered every
!. ~ here II H. insinnsfrA when men inf
-lsni whisper H. ~ publish it ~ Nh
4 world j. ~ destroy IL. and blast all d
4 nse ii. Think iora moment of goin
y before the Democratic masses Of ~
: country. the common people NJ Americi
\ ih. workingnen. Whose sole capital
4 hrir .irong arms ana thcir hrmr~i hrart
n rlwsih such als argument y. thai. VIII
Y would tne mri uhn founded this rrpnl
a .e ~ay t1a ulea Ike thiS w hrbalf IN
Il anAidaies Tile presidency ~ hr hcn-h
"A man nofOrlpaSiy unit nnd nut wAflit
TOR the nlire tx ~ taken w ati Vote
trr bs the common people, because \
ssii snrl- IN levirn~ alli un1eads
II Way hn haS gni rira. ava IL willing
SupnA hi@ ill-vnt money IN rlrfNiN- eis
N rannai~n' Think oI great nttints
lvlptrts saving a. ihr people M AnAFir
~ Wr can not elect an anie and hnne
A. statesman to the presidency because
III poor; therefore we viii irs ~ e'rcl
N nnming. un~crupulon~ pulit clan ~ ~
i.tl ilicr because he i rich and Will spel
.stlmillinns IN lchanching public sentinc
he aud corrnpting public mOlai-
~ Ifa nomination 10 the pre-idcncs "
er he given 10 man because ~ L. willii
~ "a spend money 10 secure his eleciio
u. lct the nomination bn disposed of ~
III open. honorable way Al public auction
N. These are the three grounds on VIII
ci- Mr.. TildrnS denomination Is urged.
49, 1876 he was ~ presented ~ rcforu'
IA but that plea III h- behalf j. too boiin
50 g..>s ia ridiculous - be sgain nrs,ed
4nvh0sr saltr ~sgAl4vAia M~ n.