The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-25

Mr.. Hoar, late chairman OIL h Shica-
90 Convention. Is evidently adyed-il-the
wool Republican Bourbon. Ills opening
speech was nm oratorical fossil-a relic
Of 1865 and 1872 rs much out OF place
and out of fashion as knee brccches and
powdered wigs in a modern ballroom.
The tine frenzy Il wrath into which the
oily little man Of Massachusetts, worked
himself over the ku-klux and White
Leagues reminds one Of the bcll'gerent
Christian who meeting a Hebrew upon
the street. incontinently pitched into
hin. The latter, warding off the blows
as best he could. inquired what the as
sault was for. s.Why." said the as
sailant, ..your countrymen killed
Chri,t" .'But that ighteen hun
dred years ago said the Hebrew
Cant help that" said the Christian.
~ only heard Of il to-day"
Mr.. Hoar should have sense enough
10 know that campaign material OF this
sort does not improve with age; that
il Is liable 10 get ian ancient and fish-like
SMELL" unpleasant even to noses which
once snuffed it with kccnest pleasure.
Good bait, when fresh. TO catch Re-
publican gudgeons. its pung ent mustiness
now repels rather than attracts: so that
when Mr.. Hoar frantically waved the
ensanguined u idergarment ana appeal
cd to the ghosts of murdered Africans
with tears and p~erspiration believing
his rosy cheeks. the vast Republican
audience declined I 0 furnish the usual
cloud and prolonged applause"
Delegates and spectators were
much more interested in studying
Conkling's chronic curl, Logan 5
Indian head-dress and Cameron IRON
gray dignity. The first lesson a pro-
fessional politician should learn = to
distinguish between a dead and a living
issue, and Mr.. Hoar evidently needs TO
60 pack to his alphabetical studies.
The issue known as the ''bloody shirt"
If not actually buried. is waiting the ar
rival Of the undertaken. Funereal flow
ers are in its fist. funeral candles are
burning at head and feet and the
mourners are in the back room sooth-
ing their grief from the ide-board.
The horn Of Hoar cannot draw a single
ku -klux or White Lacquer from the
happy oblivion into which these knights
of the woful c~ountenance have vanished
IOItNtI. NV UiAtttl WnASttA ~
ever sweet and plaintive, can WOO Eliza
Pinkston from the retirement TO which
the rude hand Of violated law has con-
sined the Republican centennial belle
and the Louisiana negro who had his
legs and arms cut off because he wanted
to get married and go TO Kansas de-
clined % appear on dress parade Al
Chicago. Whitaker might have an
swered to roll-call and shaken his ear:
for the benefit Of the assembled thou
sands, but that young man Is payin-
the penalty pertaining to zeal without
knowledge. The eloquent Chairman
has probably discovered by this tims
that il is one thing to summon ''spirit'
from the Vastly Deep and quite anothel
to get them.
Meanwhile we may remark to all Re
publicans in need Of the Information
that the battle Of 1880 will not be Tough
on Southern soil. General Grant, afte
a careful scientific survey Of that well
worn field, has reported unfavorably
He was unable TO find any satisfactor'
strategic positions for his party. Their
was no excuse for saying Let us hav'
peace for-according to his accoun
there was plenty OF peace already o
hand and more coming. The histori
.blue and gray" were delightful.
mixed: the more historic black an
white blending into the true Uniol
color. and il there we're any '.unrccon
structed rebels" any defiant "confed
crate brigadiers' to mar the blissfu
harmony Of the cotton-growing. sugar
producing Eden. they kept tbemselve
out Of sight during the hero's visit. A
no respectable Republican will dare !
doubt the voluntary testimony Of thi
illustrious witness, 1t is plain to tn
dullest Republican eye that the seat {
war is not where Mr.. Hoar thought
was when he sat down upon it. 1t ha
been permanently transferred TO
broader and better territory, which wi
permit the Democracy to attack I'll
enemy in front, rear, and Oh both flank
So. Louis Republican