The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-11

~tt would not surprise as much a. hear even
81 the appointment 81 a Democratic Electoral
College n Maine b, Governor Garcclo.i : to-
gus Legislature reSuScitatcd for the occasion.
III the fSepuhL.c cans should carry any south
ern state II j. certain hlf competing Colleges
would he organized and double sets ~ returns
transm ifted % Washington. h people can
not b. too careful IN wa,cning the Development
of the plot. The Democratic party " deter
minef To steal n Presidency IL II cannot win
u. and ~ has nearly made up it, mini that y
cannot win
This i the sublimity Of impudence;
but there is a deal II method and
meaning in il. The electionecring ele-
ment which the Republican party most
d-readS-and with good cause-in the
approaching Presidential campaign. is
the fraud Of 1876 ~. Every Republi-
a orator and organ takes the utmost
care not 10 aIIude TO the centennial
crime. II Is thrust as far out Of sight
- possible; treated as a thing Of the re-
mote past. something which ought to b..
forgotten on the principle II ..letting
bygones be bygones." But As these
orators and organs do not feel AZ
all certain about the success Of the pol
icy Of silence. they supplement il with
charges 81 prospective rascality ON the
part ~ the Democracy. The para
graph from the Trit,tne il a specimen
Of this branch Of Republican tactics. A
reader ignorant Of the circumstances Of
the case would never suppose that the
party which the Tribune represents
stole the Presidency less than four
years ago, and i snow enjoying the ben
chts Of the theft: that is leaders boast
81 the success Of the conspiracy which
placed the political desiinies 81 forty
millions Of people ia the hands Of two
white and two black knaves in Louis
lana, and would repeat il if they could.
Yet nothing j. more common than for
the thief himself TO cry stop thief
though this j. the rirst time. we believe.
that the stale trick has been tried on 50
large a scale
fortunately the people, taught BY
bitter and shameful experience. know
where 10 look for plots. and consequent
In are not wasting time and eye-ight
upon the doings of Democrats. They
know that il j. the fixed determination
Of the Republican chiefs n retain power
no matter al what cost, that chiefs and
followers will stick at nothing to
accomplish their end; that the strong
man. movement j. for the purpose Of
having a tool ready for the worst work
il necessary: and hat the clamor about
Democratic intentions is merely 10 d.
vert public attention from Republican
performances past and prospective.
One thing may be regaded as certain:
there will be no Presidential steal this
time. Democrats would not II they
could; Republicans could not IL they
would. The candidate who Is fairly
and sluarely elected will be in~augurated.
and no Returning boarder or Electoral
commissioned pretender need apply.
In 1876. Democrats trusted much 70 the
honesty and honor Of their opponents
and paid the penalty. In 1850. they
viii proceed on the legitimate assump-
tion that their opponents have neither
honesty nor honor and act accordingly.
..Forewarned.' they will be fore
armed-' and while yielding prompt
and cheerful obedience to the will II
the people expressed at the ballot box.
they will compel Republicans TO do like
wise. The strong man. game will
not win. any more than will the Louis
lana game; and il Republicans are wise
they will not try it-and IL would be
better for all concerned il they did not
stir up bad blood by such slanderous
suggestions as these Of the Trstunp.--
St Louis Republican,