The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-19


The various expedionts for i>olatlrg
and guarding tho President which have
bccn suggested since the "a ~ July. and
the arguments IN support Of them. arc
all Of them absurd. and some Of them
ridiculous
There was none 81 this after the H.
ale attempt upon General Jackson. nor
after the successful one upon Mr.. Lin
coin WHY the difference? Because
all our people were then sincerely re-
publican. and nobody desired = change
either in the form or the substance Of
our institutions. There were none 50
rich. and none 80 accustomed 70 the
possession Of authority and spoils. Is
% feel that the Government which was
good for the common people was not
also good for them. But, with the
growth Of enormous corporations and
che accumulation Of fabulous masses
Of money capable Of association and
combination IN : thousand different
ways. . new force has appeared ia our
political affairs.
This force consists OF . body OF men
who desire 70 form class apart from
the people and 90 rule them. They
furnish the campaign treasures OF the
Republican party with al the cash il
requires, and they ask only in return
the special privileges which will enable
them 70 draw sure and swelling profits
from the labor Of the land. Il was this
class which seated Hayes after Mr..
Tilden had been chosen. which elected
Garfield. which enriched Grant by its
gifts. and which proposes now to sub
feet General Garfield and his family "a
: similar temptation. They supported
Grant for third term, and their pur-
poses were clearly defined BY senator
sharon when he said that the wealthy |
must be recognized as 3 distinct order,
and that separate share in the Gov 7
eminent must be given 70 them.
II Is natural that such men As these \
should seize every occasion to strength
en- the Federal Government. and es-
pecially to heighten the personal pres
tige and power OF the President. They
havc already shown their disposition 10 n
clutch permanent advantages from
Guiteau's brutal assault Ii i precise
" at times like these. when the people
are shocked and dazed By some unex-
pected disturbance. or some great
crime, that such schemes are sure to be
pressed.
Il Is literally true that "eternal vici-
lance j. the price OF liberty" and that
vigilance must not be relaxed in conse-
lnencc Of sympathy with the victim Of
- assassin or Of unreasonable panic.
The propositions to give the President
BODY guard. 10 make assault upon his
person treason. 70 hold his ministers re-
'ponsible for his acts. and to restrict the
liberty Of the press. would have been
reated with contempt in the last DAYS
4 June. while they have been heard
with patience. if not with respect. 10 the
irst DAYS Of July.
The truth is that the real remedy for
M such disorders is TO return 10 the
purity and simplicity Of the Republic as
'njoined By the Constitution, Our Gov
'rnment l. the most stable in the world
because Il rests upon popular consent
'ur President i Of all rulers the least
liable 70 personal attack, because he Is
he servant and representative OF the
whole people. and . shot al him is q
hot into every household. No reyolu-
ion can be accomplished by his death.
ie;s instantly replaced by an ORDERLY
uceession. and the peace Of society Is
ndisturbcd.
These are the reasons why ii the
hole course Of our history there have
cen but three assaults upon the lives I
{ our Presidents. and none at all in the /.
arlier DAYS. while the occupants 81 ,
1rOncs the earth over. despite their /.
oefIv measures ~ runro .aiox, i,ovo lox.. 4