The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-05

EiIItIIIf comes II|III every @lttt ANN
the Republican Joseph surface u a. last
being found ont. and that sensible rep-
pie are approaching Al their proper
worthlessncss the beautiful sentiments
which have been the sole stock-in-tradc
az the grand old party Of God and mo-
rality for some years back. It< trickery
in dealing with the chinese question has
lost Il the Pacific slope without insuring
any compensation in the East After
clamoring Ia il own ears for . quarter
Of century that the Mormon problem
must be dealt with. il has finally, In TAX
ing action. produced a measure. indig-
nation At the unconstisiiionality Of (which
does not exclude disgust with is imbc-
cility. II has raised the tariff issue and
DISPLAYS q Frankenstein terror II the
monster II has evoked After dcnounc-
ing Tammany for years IL has been
forced into public alliance with that
organization. Parading - the sole
champion Of the public credit. i has
surrendered to Malone. and pretending
TO inaugurate an era Of economy At
Washington il has revived the rings
and the lobbyists and entered upon
career Of extravaganza which has
provoked the protests Of its own
most reckless organs. IL is upon
the temperance question. however, that
the Republican party has done some Of
its most characteristic striddling. For
many years II has denounced the De-
mocracy as the party Of the rum-shops,
and proclaimed itself the sole guardian
Of the sabbath and society against the
open or insidious attacks Of goddess for
eigners. at the same time qualifying is
| ferocious virtue in practice so as not to
offend the anti-Prohibitionist beyond
remedy. The Republicans have always
been in favor Of 4 Temperance law but
.agin its enforcement. and for long
| time the Prohibitionists have. with eyes
shut ia ecstacy. fed upon their flap
doodle and regarded II as honey dew
and the milk Of Paradise. This was all
very well 50 long a. the temperance men
/ brought an unQuestioning faith 70 the
4 digestion Of their diet. and. in the grace
\ full language Of the Times the temper
ance movement in practical politics did
! not amount TO 1.-THE squeak Of boot
4 OF late. however the Prohibitionists
have demanded that their Republican
well-wishers shall formulate their alb
stract hatred Of the rvm-shops in con-
crete acts and amendments. and the
anti Prohibtionisfs have taken III
ground with like zeal On the other side,
SO that the Republicans have found
themselves compelled to cspouse ons
side or The other. Last year in Ohio
they declined 70 restrict the liqnol
trade. and provoked such dempnsira
tion Of hostility on the part Of The
Temperance men that Il the Democrats
had stood faithfully by their ticket Coy
ernor Foster would have been luriet
out Of sight. This scared the Republic
ans. and last week they passed . Liquo
bill as q conceS ion ~ the temperance
men, Like all trimming measures. III
Pond act only cxasperated the clasSe
al which II was directed without pleas
ing the people NJ whose demands II wa
introduced. The Equor-dealers an'
opponents Of prohibition and the Who'll
German population have united thei
forces against the Republicans. and III
temperance men have looked grimly d
without raising finger IN aid u thei
: pseudo-friends. Cincinnati. which elect
: two Republican Congre -smen, give
5.0v asa'n7t .hein- ~ S'e.e. . 49,
Republican majority N '''p' + t,'f 1's1
INTO democratic majority y 80,
and rom every o'her PART 81 tne r.aI
comes intelligence ~ w same e'lec'
IA Indiana me democrats am 'er l''' /
united 70 Oppose 1ne fronip'''on a'IIen .s'
! anti-ProhibiiiOn sis OF the Republica
party and many 81 the negroes. whippe
; me hepupicahS ~ 'ne S'a:e CAPT. Y
; i'vV woe ~ = ''n,es' WHICH, ~ 80 ~.
, informed on high republican au'nor''
three weeks ago. would a'nU~t ee'
fanny !ore'e;i tne result ~ rs No, ,''n
per election An 5ne neP'p,'ea
: stronghold q wayne nicn,nonu s.ec'