The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-20

He proposes to run the campaign with
his law. Atlantis Constellation
a Vermont ofliceholdcr recently
said: II know we shall have very
vigorous campaign in Vermont; the
Size IL my assessment tells me that y
This i the kind of political barometer
that oiiiceholders have cause 10 under
stand -BosfoH Sfli0mGH
The Republican speakers are all
settling down 10 the conviction that
..the var Is not over that the re-
beliion was never suppressed. and that
Lee i marching on Philadelphia The
poor fellows seem 10 be terribly dis
dressed shout H. -Ercs1nge.
General Garfield i in one respect
the most unfortunate Of candidates OF
all the most serious charges brought
against him In relation to his public life.
not one originated W tn the Democrats
They were preferred by his own Con-
cressoaai associates. his own consrltu-
ent-. and his own party friends boston
Post.
-General Beanregsri. in reply TO
an inqu siiiye man in Washington. has
written another letter 10 den, the abb
surd Republican campaign whopper
that he once made General Hancock
haul down the Tag at mis- headquarters
before he would consent 10 dine with
him Beauregari Sfigmarizes the
charge a. a ''caiumny- whlch isplain-
is too strong WORD for such idiocy-
- General Sherman says he has no
recollection Of ever hearing anyih ny
from General Hancock about taking or
ders from T.lcen. or 2nsthing like the
stores which have been published
about his CORES pondence with General
Hancock. TIE story was Republican
mud-throwing enterprise. and not en-
titled 20 mu.h attention: but II i
good time 10 observe that General
sherman menioryis regarded Is good
NV tiMinlsoh Enquirer
49, Mcpherson. Of the Republican
Campaign Committee. says that 1.-The
on look j. very hopeful" Mac has got
his 100 tons Of campaign documents
started or to the Po-tmasters. and he
fondiy believes they will do the bu~i-
Ness The voter. however. are look
ing AZ the Republican candidates and
the rotten record Of the party they rep
resent, and these are the arguments
which viii slaughter the Republican
parry lin the melancholy daSs Of No
yember."
The Republicans hired man
the other day ID put in a claim for a
pension n the Pension Office m Wash
inrlon. representing thai be was Con
icderaie soldier who had been wounded
and was entitled 10 pension from the
United - lfes e. Jvernme mt. This game
j. too thin but il shows the desperate
feeling peryading the ranks Of the
sacrosaDct- and that they wall not hest
tate TO commit any act OF rerjury or
forgery or 70 utter any falsehood 70
'.Lelp the party
- In the opinion Of one Garfield
paper. il j. not by inquiry into the de-
tsils Of his Congressional career, but
: il i by taking the large UicsC of Gar
field that people win gain confidence
in his character. and will b. inspired
with enthusiasm in the Republican
campaign The voter must weigh the
candidate BY his life II the Repub-
hcan voters do that Garfield viii be
crushed under the load Of DeGolyers
pavement blocks and Cakes Ames'
mcmorandums. -- Hartford Huses.
speaking Of L. W. BARRIERS con-
version To Democracy the New York
borla SAYS. very perrinently. lit Is
now in order for the stalwart papers 10
show conclusively that General Barber
was = coppcrhead. and that writ Of
excommnnicaiion from the grand old
Republican party had been drawn up
and signed and would have been served
on him next morning NJ sun-up il he
hadn't displayed the wise discretion Of
the dog that went down sairs when he
saw his master put on his boots"
We DO wish that our esteemed
Republican contemporaries and friends
would drop the practice Of saying The
United States Is > Nation Thes may
say. il they please. The United States
is Hotel. or \. The United States i
a Steamboat" and not offend against
tn rules Of grammar and the teaching
o. the fathers. bat II they 20 on using =
plural nominative with . singular verb
they will som get TO saving : Garfield
are = weak candidate and the like
The line should be drawn al the Consti-
tuition. Let the Laws Of the language.
II least. be respected " r. World
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