The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-09-24

Anesc D0dic3 CONSTITUTE the Legislative do
pnrtment Of the GOvenmcnt. anu not dollnl
can 10 appropriated 10 carry on this Govcrn
ment without tho vote OF the House Of Repre-
sentativc.; not IN appointed public otflccl
without tho continuation OF the senate. m
other words. II the House should refuse q
vote the money, the wheels OF the Government
would stop, " the senate should refuse q
confirm, lis executive Offices would become
vacant, and We should have revolution and
chaos. And yet. marx, with this trefnendous
I power la the hands Of Democratic Con
Ercrs, you confess that II has been 80 wen aud
carefully used that there Is not "A jar Ia the
Government, and that the machinery does moi
even need oillng! Now, another thinx. on
90 not like Hayes, and you confess that Han
10 put Hancock in Hayes place ani Keen
ugnt on with this rebel Democratic Congress.
tut. fcllpw-citizcns, must dismiss All III cse
things and come 10 another itcpubi IAN pre-
tense which II urged against our donland for
change IN the Government. AZ h GAINED
that we need q Statesman" for Pro -idcnt and
that we ought not 10 elect u 'mcic soldier u
that Office This Il an argument which Il
somewhat new 10 Republicans, but they seem
y take 70 Il kindly since the Chicago conven-
ton, aud especially since they found out that
their candidate was not soldier enough TO
hurt him.
Now, why do we necessarily need a states
man Instead Of a soldier Tor iiesiucnti deny
that we do. Look al the reason and common
sense Of the matter. There are three great
departments 10 this Govcrnment-thc Iegls-
alive. the ia icial AMI the executive. And
tLis ~ the way they work: The two houses Of
Congress, which make the legislative depart
mcnt, originate and enact tine laws: the SUI
prcInc Court, which Is the Judicial depart
ment, passes upon their cOnst.tu tion atty and
validity when any question IL raised. and the
President, who Is the executive department,
sees that they ARE executed. So his Is nn cx-
ecutye Office. as its very name implies Vow.
what Qualities do we demand in such an ofiiccrf
Manifcsfly executive qunlit.es-qualiti,s or
wili-power Of decision aud energy.
General Hancock IL no rough. unlcttcrcd
man. beside. having all the executive ability
and qualities Of the great soldier, he Is u man
81 penetration and Judgment, a man Of most
remarkable common sense and sagacity in
civil Affairs. Take his orders at the south
take his letter TO sherman, and tell me where
y the statesman" or lawyer 0f our times who
has exceeded his understanding of our Gov
eminent and It's workings. These papers Of
his are indeed most remarkable, and stamp
him ns no mere fighting soldier. like sheridan.
tuf ~ belonging In intellect to that class OF
great statcsmen-soidiers, 50 10 speak OF which
me great Frederick and Napoleon are illustri-
Gus examples.
But; fcllow-citxens, n We must have statcs-
man for President, insist that he should be 4
cienn statesman; one who has fair aud honest
pubic record The man who Il elected BY fifty
millions Of people 20 Nil washington's seat
should nave character above suspicion: At
least above proof OF dishonesty. approach
now painful feature ~ this discussion For
the honor Of my country, for the cause OF
pubic morality and deccncy, could wish that
there was no Necessity for any animadve.s sion
upon the personal character Of a candidate for
such an exalted Office. And shall say but
Few words upon u subject so unwelcome and
20 unpleasant. IL was q great misfortune to
ne Republican party and 10 the whole conn
liy thar the Chicago Convention. In a moment
out knowing what 1t did. passing over WASH
burne and kdmunds. aud other honest men,
made the fatal and supreme mistake OF tax
ng - Presidential candidate from that group
D. dozen unsavory and damaged politicians
who. Ia the most corrupt and venal period or
,ur history, We're exposed and disgraced by
congressional Committee or their own party.
lsut the party which has made this great and
Unfortunate blunder, and which, by making
=, has compelled me to discuss the record 81 |
Is candidate. now lifts up It's hands In holy
'mud-ihrowing.' The Republican party, |
. those ISLANDERS broke the great, good heart II !
Greeley, which has followed samuel j. |
n the malice OF hell and which mas never Yet
allied 20 sssail and bIacken the character Of !
very public man who opposes IL. now cries I
~, ,, against s, mud throwing; Gods! what
NOW. repeat thar nothing Is being said \
bout Mr.. Garfield except what Ii suggested |
y the record OF his puolic sayings and acts.
y, put these in issue, aud when the people
hall he gagged and prevented by any means
4 discussing them, this country Is on the high
Dad to despOtism and destruction.
But II must argue a proposition 90 plain.
oppose We turn this matter round and take
y Illustration. suppose now that the dr. +
u n
innati Il had been discovered that during the
far he had been cOurt-martialed BY a commits
ION, say. Of five officers, three Of them his own
=. friends, for dishonesty conniving
ffth some sutler 70 cheat the soldiers or the
.overnmcnt suppose ho had denied the
harge, and had APPEARED before the commits
ION and sworn that be had had no relations
nth the suiler. and had never received any
money from him, but the commission found
nat he had. on their oaths his friends with the
est. Now, what do you suppose the Repub-
on think they would have been 20 meek and
lodest that they would have kept still about
z What ought they TO do in such caseS
my, who would not conccde that, under such
"Reminiscences, they would be justified IN
preading before the people the sworn record
hich proved that General Hancock was .
ribe taker and . perjurcr, and UNIT 70 be
Now. this 10 all the Democrats are doing WAN
eneral GARFIELD. He has been court-mar-
aled ~ his own party In Congress, found
Iilty Of conniving with an old political "sut-
anding he swore that he had had no such
,alinge with the said Ames. Do I ovorstate
10 matterS This IL only one charge where
q Tor SD"a many a SI :, ra nos fsr sub
,ur what the leading Republican papers
tho country said about this transaction,
"a how they denounced Mr.. GARFIELD, some OF ,
e now supporting him for President. eating ]
cir own words. and arc joining In the new ,
'sition which the party 10 fast taking, that.
ter All. there was nothing very bad in the !
edit Mobiiicr. and that Cakes Amcs Il : | 4
cp'y-wrOngcd and prosecuted mani II this ,
se can only be established, 10 will carry re-
4 and joy 20 Collar and Patterson and ali I
other Christian statesmen" M
said there arc other serious charges against !
!. Garneld-one Of them, ut least, as dam
ing as this onc-his relation 20 the dis Q
ssed that no received Ave thousand dollars.
der the guisc Of legal services. for which !
made no argument and prepared no brief. II
did secure, No the Chairman Of the Com =
ttec on Appropriations, an appropriation =
millions Of the peoples money 70 put into 1
: pockets OF Z ring of swindIers for q rot II
! and worthless pavement. This - most ].
.ious CnarFe. and Il Is apart Of the public
srRcs, but these are enough. Tho unqucs- 9
ned FACTS. Without straning, show that this =
n y destitute Of high public integrity, and p
hclouG4 To that ndlOua clAsa Of our mndern IA