The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-29

q philanthropy. 10 Is under the black
nag Of empire that the Republicans are
gong into this election. The defeat u
Blame has discredited the bloody shit.
and Senator Conkling has raised the
new standard OF his party. In the dark
days Of the civil war Lord John Russell
provoked much angry m on this
side OF the water by declaring that. In
his opinion. the North was lighting not
for Union but for empire. Honest men
81 the North resented this saving. for
they knew that. without distinction Of
party, they were giving themselves and
their treasure 10 war. not to found a
new government here on force and
wealth. bat TO maintain the Govern
ment Of our fathers upon its ancient
basis Of Justice and OF equal rights, an
inuissolubie Union Of in~destrEcfible
States What the North resented as a
SANDER from the lips OF a British states
man, senator Conkling now proclaims
as the true policy Of the great party
which has been coercci into accepting
him a. IT, lca0cr. He speaks II the
South as Englishmen OF the school Of
Mr.. FrOude speak Of Ireland. He al
most rc~produccs. indeed. the very
language ia which Mr.. tr0ude laments
1.-THE fatal contiguity'' OF Ireland 10
England, and intimatcs. ii he does not
pla nj say. that the United States
would be more prosperous and happier
II the Gulf Of Mexico washed the shores
Of PENNSYLVANIA aud Ohio and Indiana
n illinois, He does not trouble him
self about the negroes. The Republican
atteclation Of q particular anxiety as to
the wards OF The Nation belongs 10
the policy OK the bloody shirt. and. As we
have said, Senator C0nkling plainly sees
that the bloody shirt has served out its
lime and gone TO rags. He probably
would not object TO seeing the negroes
OF the South drowned out with All the
rest Of the South. He i a practical.
not 4 sentimental statesman" His
aim i 70 make the masses of the North
ern Republicans drunk with lie lust OF
unbrldled political domination: 20 beget
IN them toward the South a feeling as
nearly as possible analogous with the
OF the English ruling classes
toward Ireland. We're it possible for
the Republican party. animated BY such
a spirit rs this. TO secure the Presidency
1850. what would be the outcome Of
is access? Would il be the perpe,-
and development Of the pacific
Democratic policy 20 which President
gave in his adhesion nearly four
years ago. and thanks 10 which the
country is now enjoying all the bless
OF public harmony aud OF a gen
eral prosperity Has not Senator Conk-
linz necessarily denounced President
da5 e. and his Administration as sunk
infamyg' Did he not turn aside in
MS speech last week TO sheer at Presi-
dent Hayes. and to warn General Gar
held that ans attempt on his part 10
that mean pretender to superior
sanetitg and 70 evade the will
ofthe friends VI Grant would be promptly
and mercilessly chastised?
We're the Republican party, dominat-
ID as it now i by Senator Conklinr
md the friends Of Grant, to elect Gen.
raj Garfield. the power Of the Execu-
i've would be welded not by him at all
,ut by them lie has already humbled
himself before them and bound himself I
q submit the Executive patronage to
heir control Their policy would be !
he policy Of the Administration, and II I,
would be steadily directed to the single |
Of the reelection in 1884 Of Grant.
"A whom the idea of a centralized En-
ire. as opposed to the idea OF a Federal .
lnion. Is incarnated. While it was /,
I'LL thought possible that the Demo- :,
rats could be lured into making 4 weak (.
unpopular nomination. and that the :
republicans could be made to nominate !
irant- the friends Of Grant took quite !
tone towards the South from !
in which Senator Conkling now !.
'rocla ms bis new Civil War. General !
srant then went about the land telling :
he truth and declaring that the South !
I'm people regard the stars and stripes ]
a. guaranteeing TO them all the rights !,
nd privileges Of a free people, without !
egard 70 race. color or previous c0ndi- !.
ion Of seryiiude.n General Grant then I
Tarned the people Of the North against \
ectionalism, and told them that !.
hey -have no reason TO doubt :
those who wore the gray !
III fulfil all they have promised J,
J loyalty 10 the flag and the Nation =
hen the hope Of Grant and OF his
-iends was to secure the votes Of the
outh in the Electoral College as against
weak and unpopular Democratic n
andidate. Now the circumstances v
ave changed, and the programme a
with them The Democrats H
ave q strong and popular candidate. 8,
he Republicans have q weak and I'm |,
opular candidate. This Republican b
andidate has surrendered absolutely .,
} Grant and his friends. Should he bv \,
ny chance be elected they will have 81
10 field open before them. In the vir- te
Tally certain alternative Of his defeat A
icy alone at least will survive 10 be 81
lc true Republican party. Around
lem will gather all the sectional oppo- III
ton 70 the National Admin strafion IA
President Hancock. and ali the cen s,
Influences IN the land-all Ii