The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-07

"A kepubhcan paper rcloIces over
the Ohio election IN this characteristic
fashion:
-Ifany man says word against the bloody
shirt. shoot him ON the spot"
~ Put liffie more blood on that shirt and
shake n again. II works like n charm
The battle WAS won ON the issues that
will prevail next Year. Tho hlooly shirt
PLAYED an important part m u. Long may Il
These and similar ntterances frnrn
other quarters were not needed to con-
vince Intelligent students If the polit-
ical situation that the campaign Of next
year will be fought on strictly Sec
iional issue all else being completely
ignored. This fact came clearly into
view a. soon as Mr. HAYES proclaimed
and enforced conser, alive Southern
policy Before that policy was six
weeks old nearly every prominent Re-
publican leader. in Congress or out.
and nearly every prominent Republican
ergan. either threw cold water upon it
or openly denounced il in biiterest
terms. Not single leader or organ.
that we remember gave II hearty ap-
proyal; and we need not remind our
readers tina, Mr.. HAYES was 50 utterly
deserted BY his own political friends
that nothing but Democratic support
saved his Administration from hopeless
breakdown AT the very start. The Re-
publican party being practically unit
on this question in 1877, il could
necessarily have no other in 1880.
The total collapse of Southern
kepublicanism n soon a. Federal hay
onrts were withdrawn. and the c0nse-
queni loss Of power which negro suf-
frage was expected 10 bring as perma-
ncnf reinforcement, stimulated North
ern Republicans % desperate fight for
the restoration Of the old order Of
thing. Therefore the bloody shirt was
hoisted two years ago; therefore il
waves now and will wave next year.
and a. much longer as may seem
necessary II does not represent
rally on behalf If .an OBJ
pressed race but rally for partisan
success through the maintenance II
that sectional agitation and strife in
which the party itself was born and Nv
which alone il can hope - live. Demo-
crat- may as well look the matter
squarely ia the face and prepare to
meet the inevitable. Reform. finance.
tariff and the like will have no more 10
do with the approaching Presidential
contest than will the politics OF the peo-
pie Of the dog-star.
Commenting upon the possibility Of
Republican victory in 1850. the Boston
HeraH Qnd. Dem SAYS: AT any rate
the baycnet rule Is abandoned and viii
not be resumed A very serious mis-
take II bayonet rule Is abandoned.
what i the meaning Of the bloody-shirt
movement DO not the accredited
apostles a the new crusade proclaim
the conservative policy \ miserable and
disgraceful failure. the Solid South
an insult 10 the Nation. and declare
that the Radical policy must be
re-establiShed and the South restored
70 Republicanisms How can this be
done without bayonet rule2 Howe the
Southern States be made 10 return their
old Republican majorities without put
ting in motion again the old machinery
BY which these majoritics were manu-
featured? Let not the opponents II
that machinery deluie themselves. III
i = approved and applauded now,
when Republican success Is more than
doubtful. j. il likely to be abandoned
when that success j. assurrdp The tn
umph Of bsoody-shirtism insures an at-
tempt 70 resume bayonet rule. Moth
ing i more certain than this. and those
who do not see il are the blindesf ~ tho
blind. We do not say the attempt ~ill
succeed. and do not believe II can. but
! viii be made rs surely a. the sun Of
March ). 1881. rises upon Republican
President. There Il no other logical
result for the issue which has Just ear
red Ohio. The party Is thoroughly
stalwartized. and the few conservatives
N u are crushed out IF sight. Party
pressure. as well A. its own inclina-
IONS will compel the new Administra-
ion ~ undertake the replacing q the
Radical yoke upon the Southern neck,
md such appliances viii be used for
hat purpose ~ the requirements Of the
,ase dcmand-rcgardless Of conse-.
Iuenccs. The man who thinks that in
went a Republican victory the victors
*iil hesitate 70 reconquer the South
u tise interests Of negro and carpet
oag Government. must have studied
ne Republican record and character
Eith his eyes shut ST. Louis Republi-