The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-08

lev - Burgess President OF the But.
ier niTersity and q prominent candi-
nAte fnr Governor before the late Rrpub-
lican Convention. delivered poli,ie.i
address n this city on Saturday nirht.
Augnsf p Wegive some extracts from
thai ad'-rSs. a. taken down at the time
oy Mr. ~ -. spencer ssh0rr- r-hand report
er- IN them will be found some mighty
interesting reading. especially for riti-
xens 0f foreign BIRTH Mr. Burgess said /.
~ does seem 70 me-and speak from
the Frofoundest depth Of tile candor of
my so-l-I don't see how a man IN tIe
North good. bad or indffferent-eouI
vote Tor party that openly declares that
they are voting Tor that TOR which thev
fought in Rebellion. Why. what all
they sav NJ the Cincinnati Convention >
and believe IL was Wade IIamn,on
who said II: that the South would give
lianrock rs electoral votes-a soI;d
South What dOe- ,hat mean ; Il, uea,,.
intimidation, IL means DEATH, Ii means
mnFs'er n y = a fact that more than 80
ler cent q The colored voters Of the
>ouin are Republicans No man with a
moairum Of sense but knows that the
negro i . Republican. And whvs
Why = y that majority Of 6O.OO0i.
=Iven every year In the CITY Of New
York 70 the Democratic partvs These
men, who are theyg If you are going
~ say that the negro i the natural allv
of ne Republican party on account OF
~ 'gnosance, what shall say OF those
warming. degraied. and ignorant Cath
olie- who come into that city and swell
~ Democratic majoFities up to these
u 7u-ands. l. there 10 ignorance there
Lren II educated, say a. the German.
whose national acumen admire. whose
llIer1fure ! read. and whose language
speak he- t0o- Is the natural ally Of the
Democratic party. dare put further
question, il i tAis. Why j. this trues
There sIt> on a little tripod, over there
IN tie city Of Rome. a man called the
Pope Of Rome and If any man wants 10
know why those ignorant emgrants are
ne natural allies Of the Democratic
rartT. let him put this sum TO another
lille sum that the Pope or Rome wants
ipFenie political power in this country.
= hc hAS supreme spiritual power over
here They vote the Democratic ticker
'transe The Pope puts his finger on them
'nh tells them that i the party H. which
le cAn ue~t secure supreme political pow
VI here ~enSatiUn and applause. and
rie- of -1es. I have nothing 10 saw
-aInSt The Roman Catholic Church. lei
We he understood here. NV argument
- Ion Democrats say that the negro
: the natural ally Of the Republican
'Ariy because Of his ignorance. and III
lsrt that hy SAYING these Irish are ig-
iorAnt and the allies. the natural allies.
Z re Democratic party. Whv. what
y these foreigners know about the
.rnin- Of our country or its laws more
fan The negroes But thar /. not the
let- The negro does not vote the Re-
Ftsliran ticket bccause 0f his ignorance
= votes that ticket because the Republi-
~ party freed him. The speaker. after
ther thing attempted "a instruct his
utiience a. 20 who was fit person 10
2 elected % the Office Or Governor. lie
lid they did not want Governor
hose musical education had been Sd
egiccied that the only music 10 him
- 10 hear some farmer. with lustv
ln1-. calling hogs Pig-oO-ee, Pig
p-ee' Pig-oo-ee. They ourhtfo vote
y the scholarly. polished. and genteeI
orier. who III not know how 10 call
ogs. hut was Just the man 10 be the
overnorot <aat State like Indiana.