The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-18

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ana We are ~ favor VI such legislation
ii lhe premises a. may ~ necessary ana
tfuprr We congratulate thc people ~
lhe riAif tllat hy Tie action M tise Demo-
tfsir ui the last Legislature, tlSing rep
F''eii'alion ou population and rOuiigniiy
olieFritory only, me shame lnd faint M
itAad LnYe hcen removed tion aDpor-
ionLifni III representation. anH that now
ihp people Will De equally aud fairly
represented.
+. tne people Of Indiana are in-flv
proud ~ their sy-ten Of s.ce schools.
and Will ma;ntAin N.em ia their fun
Force ana usefulness. ami ~ that enid we
Wust sre u that tie management there
81 dnes nor become wastrtul ar eNirnva-
CANT anu That no part OF the mnhilicent
iHna "hicil they nave provided shall BE-
used for Artarian or any other purpose
Whatever than tie support OF common
schools.
8. We are graliiied that the Democrats
IA Congress have acted III respect IL
counties and pensions Tor soldiers and
Iheir families IN the spirit ot justice aud
aibefaiiiy.
= We hold UP 70 public dcicstation
the conduct OF the Republican party IN
placing Hayes aud Wheeler. by criminal
prartices. shocking 10 every honest senti-
ment- and damag ny to our Institutions,
"a Offices TO which they We're not elected
IL was an outrage upon free government.
aud crime agains; The elective franchise
hat can not De forgiven. and must not
he repeated. and tor which the guilty
party must 5e driven from power and
consigned 10 iniamy. and we hold up 10
ihe public detestatiOn the conduct OF the
President ia rewarding the guilty par
ties by cOnierring npon them high and
lucrative Offices. To reward crime is it,
>elf criminal
10 During the past few years our
country has been blessed IN high de-
grce with favor Bile seasons, and the pro-
duciion Of our valuable staples has been
enormously III excess Of our own con
sumption. We have sold TO foreign
coDntries many hundred millions more
than we have purchased from them gold
and silver have come 10 us. business con
lidcnce has been restored. and we have
The hope and promise Of good times
again In all this we recognize The
blessing Of God upon our country, and
we denounce il ~ false and blasphemous
when partisan leaders claim that this is
The work Of their hani-, and that the
'rcoplr shall Ne thankful to them. and
not grateful to Heaven ior our returning
prosperity.
ii. We approve Of the sentiment ex-
pressed by Governor Hendricks in hi~
letter ~ acceptance III is76-thst the in
iquiirus system Which. through the
agcncy Vt wealthy Companies, imports
Chinese boudsmcn. establishes system
.ps slavery and interiercS with the just
reward ~ labor ga our Pacific Coast.
-houlsi oe utterly abolished.
~. oUF stale Administration j. enti-
iled to the respect and support of thr
sfeopic. The t,usermmcnt NJ Indiana IA
efficiently administered. aud more cheap
iy than that VI any other state.
Ai. That We recognize the rights az
r0lorrd citizens, AZ Well A. whites. who
inlgrago into Indiana; but we con-
,icmn and uenouncr the action 0f the Re-
publican party ia importing into thiS
-iate p'snper negroes for the sole rur-
po-e of Using fhfm voters
4 IA. We hereby instruct our delegates
ia the National Convention At Cincinnati
io present ID that body the name III
Thomas A Hendricks A. 4 candidate for
President OF the United states. one who
ilas "A all times faithfully maintained The
ranse of Hcnocrn N fFufl aud Justice ac-
rerlabiF To the Democracy of ilse whole
rinn. thus assuring the election of u
Democratic Legislature and Il United
states senator III lSSl. and inst, pure
mid constitutional administration of the
General Governments
l5. We favor the continuance Of the
two-thiris rule inthc National Conven-
ficn, and the delegates this day chosen
are hereby instructed 10 vote for the
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks A. our can
dilate for the Presidency, and 10 vote a.
unit on all questions in such Conven-
lion.
y Aiscr The reading and adoption OF the
platform. the two last sections OF which
WIS put BY Colonel shaw. the Conven-
veniion bethought itself there had been
np praying-a defect supplied by Rev.
MIR. lr0ssOr. of this city. Following the
prayer the Chairman called for nomina-
-tion~- promising il with the hope that
there would be no cheering during the
call Of the roll, no changing Of vote by
counties until the call was completed,
and that all counties must vote when
called
\ At III is precisely, the Convention
squared itself for the real business In
hand-the nomination Of candidates
Hon. Franklin Landers, Of Marion
Isaac i. Gray. Of Randolph and Hon. a.
Q. Downcy. Of Ohio. were placed III
nomination for Governor. Hon. VIM