The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-15


anu Intimidation Of thousands more: 10 the
, nsposnsy Of the Hayes ADMINISTRATOR
pr.tsnsion Of civil service reform" SWIVEL
? eminent Republican Senator term it-nnd ~
.,l" great danger 20 Republican Institutions Of
~ w RHIty ~ power using the immense army
~ omccholdcrs ~ active instruments III MA.
ing 70 peipetnate that power. Mr. Iiayard
mus spoke Of the events that followed the
last Presidential election.
In the fall Of 1916 the American peoplc. by
large majority OF both the popular vote and
the electorai vote. elected Mr. Tilden Presi-
Dent o. the United states But the Admins
ration AZ Washington. swayed by the intem.
perate will and unscrupulous leadership Of
secretary Chandler. who was the Chairman ~
tnr ampnign Committee. aided and sustain.
81 fraudulent peryerrion Of the elections in
Florida and LoniSiann by the boards 81 can.
vh-- and Returns. and succeeded in defe ating
.h~ popular will. This q refusal TO sur.
renderpower. and II must never lie Forgotten
tnAt James A. Garfield was an active and
guilty participants In this great wrong.
IN great Jeopardy, and the time for his signal
febnkr has now arrived. For ninety wears tho
people OF the several States Of this Union held
their elections under their own agencies and
without Federal interference. III there "a a.
fraud or violence overthrowinga fair election
t w. House Of REPRESENTATIVES was the sole
Judge OF the elections and returns Of it, own
members, and the question could be contest
ed and decided there
SOW, under one pretext or another. al
though all inspectors and judges OF elections
are appointed solely by State authority. and
find the measure II their powers under state
laws only. Yet existing act. OF Congress 49,
sumo 70 control them by deputy rnar-hmls
whose power J. unmea-ured.
~ a. also "A fact which discloses the animus
81 this whole assumption Of control over cleo
tons, that every appointments Of partisan
character, and every arrest aud prosecution
IA peen 81 members OF the party in opposition
y the Administration IL has not been iuS.
sought
Fellow cit liens. one Of the inevitable re.
nf
hands 81 one man or set Of men. Is that they
come ~ believe and 70 ACT on the belief that
tney constitute the body polite and that the
powers delegated 20 them for public use and
safety are virtually given them for their own
perpetuation in power.
THE CANDIDATES.
And now Of the representative men who I
have been chosen 10 lead the party organiza.
tons OF Gen. Garfield. the Republican can.
IN spirit Of false courtesy ascribe 10 him \
virtues do not believe him 70 possess
lie was Chairman Of the Committee on Ap- \
preparations when corruption and exfrava.
Eanre ran riot In Washington City, when Boss \
shepherd and his crew draw ing tens of /
millions 20 lay rotten payements III those
streets, With false measurements and double
prices. And IN all the carnival Of roguery from
ls3 until 1875, when Democratic maiorffy
put an end 70 the lobby and Congressional
Llunder, where was the voice and the vote Of
Mr. Garfield II he sought reform he did il 20
quietly a. never TO De heard leave the re-
pnrts q committees controlled BY men Of his
own party association. to describe his per
sonal connection with discredifable tranSac.
tion-.
thur, y l. not needful for me 70 speak in New
York. for the merchants in this city have rca
-on 70 know him- In ls5s came over here a
member OF committee of the senate "a in
veStigate the affairs Of the New York Custom
House. which was alleged To be "A mere pnliti.
cal niachine. Mr. Arthur then being the Col
lecfcr. Despite every effort TO conceal them
the grosse>t abuses and coI1nptiOnS were laid
bare. When recall the cases OF in ~riltinu ~
iAnnlehl treatment ~ wealthy and honorable
citizens here by the brood of special Treasury
AGENT and official harpies and rufiians won
der that public revolt did not occur.
-, AZ tins Mas proven; was published in the
Iratune for Horace Greeley then controlled ,
y and in the sun. and partly in the Herald
The committee went back 20 Washington
ihc malorty % send in a whitewa-l.ingfepoEr
AMI the minority 20 tell facts. as they found
them. tsen- Grant, then President who vii ,
never anu can never see any thing wrong in
one ~ his party subOrdinaff.S. took no ~ llr.r
action than through Williams hi Attorney
General, To order the merchants to be prose
ruted Tor paying bribe- to his officials. lsuf |
no Changes were made. Public sentiment
however was aroused. and. finally. when a
lrIn 80 eminent and so respected a. phesr,-
'ol1r 90 mere robbed under the forms ~
AW 81 >1i1.puO in one amount. and when II wu~
'hown, and can %. day be proven, that In hon
sly and equity they had over-paid more dn-
ies than they ever under paid still no rcpn- =
a1"n was made. reform in the laws that =
such outfAgcs Was accompli-hed o
'ut IL was done against the strongest efforts
4 the Administration and their leading menl-
In ls-9. the President II the United States !.
nj Mr. sherman. the secretary of the Tren-- !.
rst communicated ~ the senate. and Il wa- ~
made public. that the New York Custom, "
louise. Tor a long period Of time. had been \
sed ~ manage and control political Affairs 4
~. the duties ui tne oiiiclais were regarded y
: subordinate 20 their partisan work and A
hey had made the Custom House "a center ~ :
olitlcnl management That, under ne con- .
rnl Of McHsr~- Arthur and Cornell tie lsfOnt {,
Iuu~r would nE the NAL q
gencie- Of New York, and 7. in order IL hn9s. y
le important Office Of Collector efficiently II
nj honestly administered the President m
appended Mr. Arthur AMI nominated t.eu N
efrit. in his place. Mr.. sherman formally ~
aimed that he had established by proof the Il
xistence Of gross abuses ia Mr.. Arfhur's adj y.
Illustration. and declared. in his letter ~ II
an. ij l,1g. that the restoration 81 Nc.srS NJ
rthur and Cornell 20 oiilcc would be a scrion- gl
Jury " the public service, involving "A lO~4 q
revenue and an increased exptndifurcr ~
That = 10 say. President HAYES and Seerr W
~ sherman. IN lsss. fully indorsrd in the a
rungtSt language the report ~ MrS~rS BAY :
81 and Casserly. made % the senate in lsss u
~ T. plain that Garfield and Arthur will b "A "a
eak repetition q Grant and colfaS. To hope NJ
r reform from men Of such antercdrnts IL "a
irtatSonable- have said nothing al either IN
them except 20 cite the statements ~ their m
" party associates. and they should stand ~
iali On such showing VI
And now Of the Democratic standard bear tn
I. Events 81 an important political nature ~
~ a public attention 20 b. drawn 10 Win- -
I'd Scott Hancock in l~s-. when he was III la
mmand Of military district in the south 20
st Tn ~ that time hisspiendd bearings N.
soldier had won admiration for his gallant VI
and skill. but brighter glory settled on DO
: Greet when 10 use the words Df senator =
ifih Davis the cherished friend and chosen |. /.
un-clor Of Abraham LincoIn). the soldier Ill
,thed with extraordinary power volnnfarf- Di
uncovered before civil authority. shcafhef ~
sword. testified hi- fdeiify 10 the Consfi- ~
ton. and -et an example ~ obedience ~ TEL
y which Hil pass into history as his sound. m,
claim 10 al distinction an'
me bright lirhf ~ public scrutiny the hos cN
len- n party anirno-iiy. has been turned II
on the ~potlcS- armor " his private AMI -,
Bile character and no flaw or stain has been go
CLOSED. Indeed. the hostile suspicious ami Wi
,,,9nr = M fD-. caused n. private CORE po
at x glorious attitude do..- his ss, n VI to,