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

economy that OCCASIONAL changes IN the
controlling power Of Government are
essential 10 sound and healthy admin
istration OF the Government and TO the
prosperity Of the people. Especially
IN a Government like ours. where party
rule obtains 10 the extent il does. il an
alienation Of public control between
the two parties. at intervals more or
less remote essential 70 the public well
tare. Long and uninterrupted ontinu-
Ancc OF the same party in power per-
petuates the authority Of the same set
Of mon. and leads naturally 10 the
formation Of rings aud all sorts Of cor
rupt combinations !; and abuses grow
tN up in the public service under such
conditions naturally and alum dantly
Is the scum and fungoid growths gath
er upon the surface of the stagnant
pond. Il has always been a question
upon which men have differed, wheth-
er or not the existence OF political par
ties is not productive OF more hurtful
Than bcneiccnt results TO country
but it's the general Judgment thai as
means'of securing rotation in once and
careful scrutiny ct the actions of those
having authority, whatever there may
be Of eviLn them is more than bal
nncod. Certainly, the very end and
aim Of political parties, the only thing
which makes them tolcrable. s
that they may act rs check
one upon the other. and preserve
IN Judgment upon each others official
acts; and in order that they may 50 act
49, 4, ~ as necessary that The sadninbtration
3RA Aof.the Governrnent J6sss from one to the
other at intervals. Human nature is |
much the same in all parties. as it has
-, been in all ages Of the world. and the
longer the same party faction retains !
the governing power, the more does il |
on attract % itself the vicious, the dishon-
81 and the dislePutabls elements Of
i NE ycountry, and the more does the
government and the administration OF \
public affairs fall into the hands of those /
incompetent and unworthy to exercise I
tAr "; and u becomes a necessity. il order
" purify what has become corrupt. to
correct what has gone wrong and to
make healthy what has become UNI (
s sound. To change the control Of public I
affairs from the party which has con-
troll TO the one that has not. We be-
lleyethAt with the Republican party
this time has come, and that the pubnci
interests demand and need changes.
The Republican party has been in pOw&l \
er tor twenty years. which is about as
long lease of power as one party /
ought to have. 1t succeeded the DEM l
ocratic party in control of the Govern
asA ment in 1860. and we do not undertake
% say but that : change was needed
then Just as it Is needed now. The
Democratic party had been in power
for long time, and abuses had
arisen within it, as they will o.
pL nn ways arise when the lease of DOW
or exceeds its proper limit. The
time will always come in the history of
any party when its retirement from
power for a season is best for the coun-
Try and best for itself. In its latter days
the Republican party has grown cor NJ
rupt 1t has fostered rings and encour- ii
aged abuses. 1t has attracted to itself
nnprmcipled adventures, and made
itself the rpftrpp of iau, II L. H.
engendered public scandals that have
brought shame upon Us as a Nation. and /
instead OF punishing its criminals it has
defended them. or sought to conceal 1
their crime. The men who are promi- |
nent IN is councils. and whom it seeks
u elevate to places Of trust and honor,
are not men ia whom the people have |
confidence, but are unworthy tricksters
Y r disrcPutabls politicians. and men,,vhose
integrity IS, tosay the least doubtful.
II, and Who's nnaes are far fromstainless. I
4 ~. lheieis gravoisuspicion that there are |
many things connected with the nd Y
F ministraton Of public affairs kept con- /
ceaied from the people that they ought I
70 know. The collection and expcndi- Z
hrr iire Of Tire public money amounting to |
hundreds OF millions of dollars yearly ii d
something which deeply concerns the i
people. ndupon which there rests much 4
obscurity IL has been asserted and +
upon very high authority that !
millions Of the peoples money have
disappeared and left no trace, that Il
the Treasury books and records have | I
remained 50 long in the hands Of the o
sanIo nscn that the truth cannot be | Il
reached While these men retain control.
~ AZ u said the books are full Of ensures. :
AA Ntorn'page and similar indications of :
crookedless. All these things call for =
changc. The publication Of the public !,
nF Services and the interest OF the country !,
alike demand H. Finally, the Rcpubli- !.
M can party through its long lease II \,
power has developed dangerous ten !,
denotes. II is always dangerous 10 en- 4
rist the same men or set OF men with !,
poser for too long time. Parties are !.
Dus wgregations of men and men do !,
NJ ~ rule surrenderp power until they
nave 70 The tendency Ii always "a
tne perpenation Of authority, by law
,u'M y first. byunlawful means NJ ri
Iasl- As fnsgoycrnment becomes the Ia
more pronon,ced, as corruption be- Ii
COMES fsyrensise spread. and abuses p
more rank, 80 does the very necessity X