The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-19


TO conccde the advantage. The alleged
lack Of head to Democratic movements
has been dwelt upon with oracular elo-
quencc. while the Grants, Shermans.
Blaines. Conklings, Mortons. Chand-
iers, ETC., have been pointed TO as the
vast resources Of the Republican party,
TO be drawn upon Is political exigencies
might require. We have hcen told how
Ewing was oug OF favor with the hard
money element Of his party; how Thur
man had to unbend from iime-honored
convictions to get into line with the
new-fangled notions Of platform-car-
penters; how Tilden's letter Of accept
ance soured on the stomachs OF the
Western Democrats, who had modern
ideas concerning money; how Hen
bricks has been annoyed by the con-
fiicting doctrines in this party; how
Bayard has been at swords'-points with
nearly all Western leaders of the De-
mocracy; and how, generally speaking,
the Democratic party has not had, for
several years, any distinguished leader
who could draw TO his support all the
elel cents and convert disc0rd into har-
mony. Then we have been invited to
contemplate the other picture; 70 look
upon the sweet unison OF the Republic
can chiefs on all leading questions; to
note the unanimity on the subject Of re-
sumption. and upon the ghastly recol-
lectons of the war as means Of culti-
waiting popular passion. and uniting the
North against the Solid South.
The time has come when too many
Republican leaders are aiming at the
same emoluments. There are now
three especially conspicuous Republic
cans credited with Presidential aspira-
lions, and they are rapidly drifting into
the crash Of 1880. In fact. we have the
collision now. There is General Grant,
who, 10 say the least, Is in the hands Of
his friends, and who will not perempto-
rily decline, and whose position arouses
to the highest pitch the Jealousy Of
Blaine and Sherman, each of whom has
deadly jealousy Of the other. There
Is q triangular fight which has assumed
the vicious character of throat-cut-
ting arrangement Each man has q
razor in each hand. Blaine is stretch
ing forth an arm for the bowels Of
Grant, while the other is towing with
Shcman's jugular. Sherman is also
two-edged. and at times four blades
seem 10 he pointed at one throat 1t is
rough fight all round" and the ter
rife conflict suggests the most logical
theories concerning the current polit-
zeal events and politicians.
Blaine. since his appearance in the
Senate has made no exception Of Sher-
man in his efforts to embarrass the Ad-
ministraton, and in the recent cam
paigns has used his brilliant impudence
to fire that particular portion of the
Northern heart which is supposed to be
peculiarly the political property Of
Sherman. Sherman threw the weight
of the Administration into the Maine
contest. but Blaine 'hogged" all the
honors; he assumed to have personally
soldiiied his base Of Presidential oper-
ations.
Now comes d cry Of trickery IN
Maine. by which the fruits Of the
alleged Republican victory in that
State are 10 be dubbed down before
they are ripe; and by which tho Green
hackers and Democrats are TO substan-
italy assume the position Of having
carried the election. If there has been
any trickery in Maine, II requires no
abstrise reasoning to associate Sher-
man with it. Sherman Is an acute
politician. He is known as one OF the
best managers Of personal interests in
the whole country. He Is ambitious,
and knows that his personal advance
ment depends no less on crushing oppo-
sition in his own party than upon fight
inc the Democrats. Who Of all men
s.s Irhrt &harrta n
in depriving Blaine Of the prestige Of
a Republican victory in Maine? Who
knows better than Sherman that man
might as well drop himself into the
middle Of the Atlantic without life
preserver as to 90 into National Com
vention without his own State behind
him? The aggressive Secretary Of the
Treasury has more interest in beating
Blaine in Maine than has any Democrat
in the United States; and if there is TO
be an investigation of this Maine BUSH
ness. Sherman should be called to tho
stand 10 add interest 10 the matter
Grant has not escaped. The other
candidates for the Republican nomina-
ton for President have not been con
spicuous for cordiality in connection
with the welcome home Of the distin-
guished General Theylook upon hon
ors 10 Grant with stolid envy, and can
scarcely conceal delight when slurs arc
aimed nj the adversary who advances
on horseback. They are opposed to
each other. but united against Grant.
The silence Of Grant, which Is deeper
even than the absence OF words, makes
il hard to tell how he feels toward
Sherman and Blaine. but he Is prob
ably not an angel
How long. BY the way. win Grant
be silcntP How long can his temper
remain unruified under insinuations
such as that offered by an obscure San