The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-10

~" tnc 1oSernmens II kuns
The patronage and the power Of the
Government are openly used 70 keep The
Republican party in Office. This i the
primary object Of the present Admins
traiion' and i has been the main object
u All is predecessors since the second
election Of Mr.. Lincoln. The worst
methods, however. came in with Grant
Ism N 1863. and laid the foundation Of
the detestable and destructive system
which has been in operation since that
| time.
The appointments to Office. the a.
sessments upon the employees. the dis
tributlOn of contracts the fav0rs Of the
Treasury. the honorable distinctions of
the civil service. the promotions ID the
army and navy. and everything else
within the control OF the executive de-.
partment are all appropriated for the
party. and in the interest OF the dis.
pensing power. In other words. the
Government il converted into great
machine for continuing the supremacy
Of the Republican party as against all
corners. When ordinary methods fail
70 secure majority, fraud i unhesitat-
ingly employed. as il was in 1876 10
steal the Presidency.
Inc Republican leaders knew well
that If Mr. Tilden entered the White
House the robberics and the rascalities
by which many Of them had cen en-
riched would be exposed. They deter
mined on revolution II necessary. and de-
vised the Great Fraud. with force be-
hind II, and threats Of civil war in case
OF resistance. lhe Navy Department
was sci on nre three times within few
weeks. ~ mas been proved before the
senate investigating committee that
Mh'ie pa2es 81 the great ledgers Of the
Treasury were cut out. that enormous
balances were iorced, and that there
Wee erasufes ana alterations on the
po "a, invnising millions q dollars
these acts and others Of like char
ac'er' are 80 many confessions q Grim
inaiity- they bear witness 70 the COR
ruption ana the crimes Of the party
when mas uenaufhed the whole public
service: piundered the Treasury Of I'M
told millions. and established an oil
garcny 81 oihcthoidcrs. who- with a
standing army Of more than hundred
thousand drilled subordinates. enter
= ties, bulldoze primaries. purchase
delegates 70 state and local conven-
TONS Jorge proxies. and dictate the
nomination OF candidates wearing the
administration collar
ne departments AZ Washington are
me headquarters q state associations Of
ponticians appointed 70 clerkshirs by
senators anu representative. hese are
nlne or ten Thousand strong. and their
enter business - % keep up constant
correspondence with the lone man.
a1ers' 70 AZ As secretaries for MEM
peIs ~ congress. ana 70 become pro-
Isient n inc art Of running the ma
ca ne. they instruct the Custom House
oiiicers. the postmasters and their dep
uties' the internal revenue collectors.
inspectors. anu detectives, the land
omeers. the United States marshals and
their deputies' and tho host Of agents
~ over the lmon rs 70 the :" views and
poiicy OF the administrations 50 that
upon gwen signal the whole force
moves Win precision upon any chos en-
point q ATTACK.
lnese nePupican mercenaries are al
lo"eu thirty uaSs leave of absence every |
var: Win iuii pay ana without any au-
.nor,!y p law. iney draw years sal.
4. ~ ~ e,sssn months attenuance. and
Ms socaiieu working time y about SIX
nours nary. wnile me actual working
s'Ine Z less nan three hours ~ general
aserage. Ateiec'ion time ten days leave,