The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-12-28

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away NJ The southern outrage" bu-i-
moss They have apparently seized upon
this a. the basis N their campaign
work. and are determined 10 put Il for
ward as the chief argument ~ their
canvass. Nothing more strongly illus
tratcs the weakness of their cause than
the resurrection Of this thoroughly dead
issue. II was worked for all II was
worth in 1876 and vet the doubtful
States of New York. New Jersey. Con-
ncciicut and Indiana went Democratic.
and with sufficiently large majorities 10
settle once fo- MI the failure Of such an
issue 20 make Republican voters. The
people Of this country will not be led b.
the nose by schem'ng Republican poli-
ticians. and this il plain 70 everybody.
The Republican editors, however. pro-
fess not % know il. and are now busy
1T work trying 70 create public senti-
ment calculated to provoke hostility be-
tween the sections upon the ground Of
the ant;pathy Of the white people 81 the
South toward the negro. This will GER
tainly fail, for the simple reason that
the voters Of the North have now other
and more important questions to con-
slider than the political status Of the
negro. After the war. when the South
was in . chaotic condition. there might
have been some reason why benevolent
people would take q lively interest in
the negro from q natural desire 70 pro-
tect him from the passions which the
war had produced; but after twenty
years Of peace, and with all these pas
sions allaycd. and the intcrmingling
which common interests has made nee
essary. no such sentimental feeling ex-
lists, and no hiring Of the Northern heart
is needed. The negro has made
trouble enough in this country already,
and the peace Of the Nation requires
that this disturbing element he taken
out Of politics. There Is no doubt that
the people Of the North agree with this
sentiment. and will 50 declare il this
subject j. again forced into prominence.
The man who would deliberately re-
open such an exciting topic and parade
before the public eye the exaggerated
evidences Of Southern hostility to the
negro, simply to stimulate the failing
fortunes Of q political party, Il no friend
Of peace and good government, and has
not al heart the welfare Of bis country.
He Is simply fomcnter Of strifes and
discords. and deserves no place in the
considerations Of patriotic people. The
issues Of the time are thoroughly and
intensely practical. They have 10 do
with the material development Of in
dustrial activities and the advancement
of the people who contribute to the
wcalt:. and progress IL the Nation.
Whether labor shall have better protec-
ton against the organized expressions
OF capital and whether the burdens Of
taxation shall be lightened 50 that pa
tient toilers shall be able 10 live toler-
ably and dccentiy and not dig and delvc
for their masters like 50 many slaves -
these are the questions Of the hour
transcending far the sentimental love
for the negro. and above and beyond
such clap-trap as our Republican
friends would put forward for public
consideration The laboring millions
of the country. whose wants and needs
have for years been overlooked bv
senscless clamors for negro rights. are
not likely to grow enthusiastic over
supposed negro wrongs when they with
better and stronger claims to National
interest cannot get an audience, denied
them by the very men who now clamor
for negro sympathy. The cry az the
skilled workman In the factory and IN
the shop has never had an answering
response from these Republican enthu-
siasts except TO give the capitalist more
% double his dividends.
and Il Is not ~ all likely that the for
gotten laborer will rcnd his shirt over
negro difficulties in the South while his |
own claim % public attention has never
been needed.
The negro has had more care and |
more public sympathy and attention |
than the white man The whole force |
and power u the Government has vcen
exerted in his behalf. Congress has de- |
clnred itself 70 be his friend. and Re- !
publican craftsmanship has exhausted |
itself devising ways and means for his !
benefit and advantage. He has no rea-
son 70 complain and no amount Of po- /
|itical clamor will secure him further |
II in following the fortunes
Df men who were willing 20 disorganizc
III social laws and customs and ruin /
anything and everything just % that
heir selfish ambition might prosper.
negroes found themselves in antagon-
sm TO the wcll-being Of the State and
'he interests IF her citizens. and in
volved themselves IN trouble. the indus
r'ous mechanic who minds his business
md seeks By patient labor 70 advance
himself, need not be called on to cspousc
'uch = quarrel. and certainly not to
nike issue against the race 81 which
10 II part. The thousands Of I
de. shiftless ne.roes In the South. who
neglect their work 70 turn politicians.
Ind stand about the polling places pratt
ng of rights Of watch they know moth
ng, and spending their time encour-
'glng idleness among others. these are