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

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laration il cannot win the election.
The second plank defines the spirit
and scope OF the Constitution Of The
United states. The Republican party
cares SO little for the Constitution ofthc
United States that we are surprised that
1, took the pains to define II. The deil-
milton is mixed the history Of the orr
gin Of the Constitution. Of It's creation
and creators. i inaccurately stated, and
the declaration Of Federal and State
rights finally takes the shape Of a state
nlent Of the jurisdiction Of the supreme
Court. But the country cares not so
much what the Republican party says
about the rights Of the Federal Govern
ment aud the rights Of the State as what
it does about them.
The third plank. after saying that the
work Of popular education isone left TO
the care II the several States" declares
this work = must be guided, not by the
genius Of any one state, but by the av-
crage genius Of ALL" If this means
ANYTHING. it means that the popular ed
ucation in which the Republican party
is engaged is educating the people to
disobey the Constitution. The next
resolution pays more respect TO the
Constitution for. while it admits that
the Constitution wisely forbids Con-
gress to make any law respecting an es-
adjustment OF religion il recommends
an amendment of the Constitution to
remedy the defect.
The fifth demands a protective tariff;
the abolition Of pclygamy; the improve
ment Of water courses and harDors; and
"that the obligations Of the Republicto
the men who preserved its integrity in
the day Of battle are undiminished by
the lapse Of fifteen Years since their
final victory; their perpetual honor Is.
and shall forever be, the grateful privi-
lege and sacred duty Of the American
people," The last portion Of this rcso-
luton will attract notice. The Repub-
leans voted against the Arrears OF PEN
sions Bill a little more than a year ago.
John Sherman lobbied against il. The
President came near vetoing 1t, and
Republicans. headed by Sherman, tried
to hinder the execution Of the law.
This is what they did. no matter what
they say at Chicago. These obliga-
tons Of the Republic were not then
recognized by Republicans. The most
ilustrious of the ..men who preserved
the integrity Of the Republic in the day
of battle" had been placed in nomination
for the Presidency before the Chicago
Convention. From the m Re-
publican howl raised against him in
Chicago, from the malignant attack
made upon him. we infer that this res
olution declaring those obligations
undiminished by the lapse Of fifteen
years was injected somehow by mis-
take. As upon the other questions, the
Republican party does one thing and
says another upon the Chinese ques.
ton. Having voted against and vetoed
a mild bill limiting Chinese Importation
il asks Congress to do the thing il for
babe. And the next resolution praises
the Presidents vetoes, Of which this
Chinese veto was one!
The eighth resolution plainly indi.
Gates that the Chicago Convention
doesn't like the Democratic party. We
think this is a fair inference from the
text Of this plank.
The platform closes with a joke-tha'
Civil Service reform Joke. 1t demands
the cooperation Of the Legislative with
the Executive Department Of the Gov
eminent to enforce that Hayes Civil
Service order! God save the mark
The Democratic Congress wa fol
months demanding the cooperation
Of the President and of the Republi
cans in Congress to the end Of enforcing
that order. and in vain. The kepubli
cans steadily voted against tbs eco
operation. the attempt TO make tina
Civil Service order effective, and da,
after day filibustcred against il: and
It had been possible, in spite Of Repub
lican flibustering, to pass the PROPOSED
bill, though. in the very language Q
the Civil Service order, il Is likely tina
the President would have vetoed II
And this is another Of the hypocritica
professions Of the platform, utterc'
with the most brazen cffrontery. Gin
cinnah Enquirer.