The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-10-06
Rennhlican ssPrincinles. ;,

HubbelTs s documents which were to
exhibit the distinctive principles of the
Republican party do not seem to be in
great demand. They do not excite
tenth part OF the curiosity excited by
Hubbeil's method OF getting The money
he pretends to spend in circulating
them. And yet there ought TO be
real thirst for information about the
principles of the Republican party,
such as formerly spurred on the quest
for the Fountain of Youth or the Phi
losopher's stone. and in our daY follows
the wake of the sea-serpent. Their eX-
istence is so generally disbelieVed that
if Huhbell has any authentic proof that
they eNist-if he has even seen a man
who has seen a man who has seen them
Republicans ought TO be glad to pro-
cure copies of the evidence at the mod
crate rate OF "ifty-hve cents, a hun-
dred'
So far as anybody deprived OF Huh
bells pamphlets can discover, the outfit
of the Republican party consists in the
party machine and the party name. If
Mr.. Blaine's latest delivcrauce Is ac-
cepted as oflieial-Hnd Mr. Blaine, at
least, is clear that when he is utteIing
himself the oracle is on tap-the Repub-
lican party appeals for support to the
things it did-a long while ago and the
men, now dead, who used to belong to
it. We have heard OF potato 1ami-
lies of which the best part was under
ground. MIR. Blaine presents Us with a
potato party. We ask for a programme
and we receive tlrenodY. Oi what the
Republican party is doing and az what
it means to do we hear nothing from Re-
publican orators or Republican organs.
Meanwhile there is no mystery about
either of these things. The Republican
party is engaged in stealing and squan-
deriug the public money. and it means
TO steal and squander more. these
things do not look as well in a platform
as demands by the thieves and
squanderers for rigid economy in the
expenditure Of public funds. When
Robson was renOminated the conyen-
ton which renominated him made this
demand and trusts to the efficiency OF
the party machine and the attractive
force of the party name, besides what
there may be of direct bribery, TO Sc
cure his reelection. We have by no
means got so low that direct bribery
can do any thing considerable towards
affecting the popular verdict when an
issue is made upon which public senti-
ment is really aroused. And assurediy
the issue which IS presented 10y he acts
of the Republican party IS an issue
which ought to have that result. With
lis leader IN the House Of Representa-
tives notorious and branded plunder-
Ell. with a record in that body which has
never been approached in our history
for impudent prolligacys with ;he pres
ent Secretary of its Nationa Committee
and its former First Assistant Postmast-
er-General on trial upon a charge OF
conspiring to swindle the Government,
of which everybody belle es them TO be
guilty. and will believe them TO e guilty
whether or not they escape punishment
the practical outcome of ''the princi-
pies of the Republican patty" is not
doubtful to any voter who knows enough
10 read newspaper. What is the use
of talking about the need of an issue
when validity of the eighth command
ment is practically denied by the domi-
nant party in the United States?-N y
World.