The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-21

! The North American Lightning Rod
Company, whose agents are now prowl-
ling around over this county. seems TO be-
simply gigantic swindling concern.
\ DIR. Net. Wilson. OF ireland, has
loonght out J.. L. Taylor, Of Otwell. and
will establish there first-cass dry goods
store. The doctor Is the proprietor Of al
prosperous store In Ireland and Il also
the owner and publisher Of the Ireland
Argus. lie is brim full Of business
energy
The Press is supporter Of Blaine for|
President. Blaine is reported to be Al
skeptic. Robert G.. IngersolI, the rank
est infidel Of them all, was his champion
at Cincinnati in 1876, and placed him in
nomination for the highest Office within
the gift Of the people. in one Of the most
brilliant and eloquent speeches of his
\ re. Yet the hypocrtical Press pretends
70 be Mortified when the Democrats Of
THIS county put out lawyer for Prose-
cutting Attorney who does not accept
the Bible as of Divine origin. But. our
neighbor makes no pretentions to con-
sistency, anyhow.
| The County Board OF Education, at
their last meeting. passed q very wise
resolution (see elsewhere) in reference
TO selecting teachers. Readers Of the
Democrat are well aware that we have
fAlways been opposed TO school meetings
land have urged. upon trustees TO employ
their teachers as the law directs. But in
many localities there are persons who
would have regarded trustee as in
'lfringing on their rights II he had insisted
u on selecting the teachers himself, and
consequently not many trustees liked to
take the responsibility OF 10 doing. But
: now that II has been unanimously agreed
'lupon and an order passed TO that effect
fIby the trustees Of all the townships.
'lthere will be no opposition to the new
iImethod. We predict perceptible i'm
slprovement in the schools next year due
ito this cause alone.
\ Religion and politics should be kept
separate and when minister of the gos-
lllpel gets up in convention, as brother
'|W. Richardson did at the convention
last week. and nominates an infidel fol
Prosecuting Attorney. it can not be
charged that politics and religion are be.
ling mixed. but il certainly is prostitutina
ltiiC tiiuirttilhi IOUc IOE DItdCucT IL
'lpnt Ia nomination for the office Of Prose
cutting Attorney man who boasts tha,
ehe is an infidel, aud Of whom il is said
otakes delight in stating that "Jesu.
eChrist was bastard and his mother q
Certainly no christian man
ecan vote for Taylor.-Press.
I All history teaches that whenever and
! wherever there has been a union ol
! church and State, the consequences have
J. been disastrous TO the liberty Of the peo
'ple. and as the complete separation o.
church and State was cardinal princi
pie of the fathers Of the Republic. SO j.
il to-day leading principle of Ia,
. nIDemocratic party. Hence no true Dem
'tlocrat can consistently take into consider
nation candidates religion or his pIac,
-lof birth In making up his judgment as L
'-|his fitness for the Office to which he as
rlpires. Is he honest? Is he competent
s,are the only legitimate personal ques
nItions Democrats can or 10 consistently
Mask OF their candidates. Ofcourse othel
,.lqucstions, such as availability, etc, com,
cup, but they are not Of a personal nature
lin view Of these facts, 1t was just al
dproper and right for Mr.. Taylor to b.
ylplaced in nomination by minister o
nthc gospel as BY any one else. II will
gbe sad day for this country when +,
rpcrson's religious views shall determine
e|his fitness for Office or for any other du
kites as citizen Of the government.
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