The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-09
LEWIS LOvELEss



" ho was the Republican candidate fol
Congress in this District six years ago
has written the following strong letter 4.
the Pike County Democrat, giving III.
reasons for supporting Hancock nrf
English The music is i'm the air, ~.
Radical forces arc dissolving. III.
doors Of the Democratic church are open
and thousands upon thousands Of honc-i
Republicans arc coming in. The day cl
peace, harmony and prosperity for ON
beloved Union i dawning. The rule OF
" Peace on earth and good will toward
men," proclaimed so auspiciously ncarI )
two thousand years ago j. about 70 begin
We cxhort our Republican friends who
love honesty and revere truth 10 bel,
inaugurate IT, See the glorious start in
our neighborhood: Lcvcles-, Ely, Town
send, Mason, and ia Illinois Trumbull
in New York. Leonard w. Jerome: al
tie head Of thousands in Pennsylvania
John w. Forney, ani 20 in every State
they are coming. more than "threc hun
drcd thousand strong.r But 10 the
LETTER:
Ems. DEuocKAT: Permit me through.
the columns of the Democrat 10 explain
nv reason for the stand have taken ia
politics can not conscientionSly sup
port The Republican party longer Tor the
following reasons:
!. Because the Republican party ha-
been ia power 80 long that il has become
hopelcS~ly corrupt. The good men Thar
are in the party are powcricss to bring
about reform The Conklings, Came
rons. I.ogan~. I.abcocks and BcIknaps
would surround The administration Of
ing power behind H.
No party was ever known TO reform
Itself IN this nation while in power
,. Because il has le.i-latcd contsnualI,
IN the interest of the bOnd-hniler- and
Glasses 10 The great injury of the
classes Of the country They
seem 10 think that the laboring men Of
this country have no rights which they.
arc bound 10 guard.
.. Because They haze fastened on the
nation the prc~cnt banking -y-' ~ ' hicl'
il one of The nlnst corrupt ins -uiions
every established III This country This
law J. wholly ia The interest of the bond
holder. and monicd classes ANY one
having ono hundred thousand dollars
cas- purchase bonds 10 Thai amount start
\ lrAnk, and throw out upon fhe country
ninciv thon>and dollars ~ iaak -no'r--
tic gciS his Interest on hi bonds quar-
icrly. thus cnniI'0nnding the Interest Fur
times year. i.c loans the bank-notc~ ~
Norbiiamt 'nicrs~t and i-iIally com
pounds the Interest "n them ilircc iitnr~
d YEAR. Thus hc -cie hi> interest on
both the bonds and nvieS, thus making
double interest
u tins ri.htf ISL iair 4 not ihiS
discriminating against The laboring class
F. who have NO money 70 buy bomb.
Aud then take into consideration The tact
hat these bonds are non-taxable- and !
hat when rich man buys bono There
J. that much taken away from the iaNa-
'ls~ of The country and that much more
hrown on the laboring classes. and ihen
nv honestly, i II right. repeal, y y .
light.
T. Bccsuse the Republican party = 10
avor Of ccniralizatIon, doctripe that = I
70 Democratic institutions and :
cass- directly 70 snonarchiai govern
ncnt- And to-day large numher OF
he Republicans of the last arr ~ iavor
q a monarchy. Hear one 81 the leading
Republicans ~ New York: we shall
.hortly find ourselves under momarchy-s
would give = million dollars 70 see