The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-29


The Evansville Tribune. Of last Satur
day. publishes an editorial under III
above head. which for sensational liein,
and bold INSCRIPTIONS SANDER. full
equals any thing thar the cheat Ryan ha
ever published-which we are aware i
saving a good deal where the notoriou
character Gifts author for low sensational
creations Of his vile mind, without an,
authority or foundation. i known. Tn
only incentive for such a malignant an,
Injurious assault upon an entire commu,
nifty. with which he Is not acquainted
and has never even been among. i I,
gain . little cheap popularity among tn,
lowest class Of Republicans around
him. which i about the only class he Ia.
any influence with where his menda,
cious character Is known.
There J. absolutely no foundation fol
such = collection Of hurtful f~alschoods
There was nothing like a mob at any
time. on the 18th. The Democrats who
were assaulted by a Republican. who be-
gan The disturbance, numbered only four,
and were quietly seated at . table drink
ing beer BY themselves when insulted by
having ~opprobrious cpitbcts hurled At
them, and that Republican learned q les
son, and was the only one who was in
jurcd that day. No crowd OF over four
persons was collected that day any where
in town, and those who made the mos:
noise were four young boys, who enter
Ell a saloon carousingIy, anu were very
soon quicied By the bar-keeper. They
did some loud talking. As excited youths
usually do. but no one thought Of paving
any attention to them only to laugh Al
them, or tell their parents they had bet
ter take them home.
The Cincinnati Commercial. OF We'd
nesday morning, has a telegraph dispatch
p~urporting 10 come from jasper. or
about the same purporf a. the Tribunc's
article. showing that some one in this
county i determined 10 lie on his neigh
hors systematically, and BY a wide spread
circulation give his lies credeDce where
our people are not known-inst A. mos,
~ The Southern outrages which are err
cuiated through Republican papers are
given credence. Aud they aftempf ~
eve p lies color By particularizing in
Our readers can Judge how
mur.l truth there Is in the Southern ont
RACES by comparing them with these arti-
cles ~ regard to Jasper Democrats.
The articles claim that Egg ATTEMPTED
70 coerce Foster into voting the Demo-
cratic ticket Ii handing him a ticke,
va coercion, he did, for that vas the
extent u his action, and he went awav
and Leaf Foster in his confectionery and
did not know when Foster voted or how
aud the talk about Republicans protect.
Ing him in voting i sheer makc-nn. ana
ridiculous.
Mr. kessner, the X. r. agent, and the
tditor 81 the Courier were together ali
ne evening Of the day alluded 10. All
around The streets in company. and didn't
see anything a. any fuss. he was moi IN
suited IN any way. did b retreat to his
him.
No one assailcd or abused postmaster ,
sramelspzchcr in the least manner. nor /,
'gas he driven 10 his house.
Dr. Hobbs was NOT assailed or driven \
~ The street, Is alleged. nor wa Nj. Of |
ne surrounded or interfcred with by
anybody. and no lady IN the town 4
moro respected than his estimable wife
IND no epithets were applied 10 her are
kind, NOR thought OF bv anv one .
me did NOS belong % the Garfield club.
ior giec clubs. As nllercd, has taken No /
GIVE part any way, and any insult to-
yards her would have been nnicklv
'csented w any citizen or JASPER. am.ng r
sno she j. universally esteemed. I
30 contractor Of any kind was beaten y
injured, and the whole report Il found. y
"A y 2 Republican who had too
corn juice. getting In a fight Win 3
Democrat similarly afflicted ami co,a
ng out second best. 49,