The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-10-12

Has been doing ycoman service for Dc.
Imocracy in Ohio. his native State, and
hie Listeners All agree that "eomehow ~.
Ispcecbes grow on an audience" The
correspondent of the Cincinnati News
Journa' thus writes of him.
Senator Mcdonald .old Uucle joe
lis IN appearance the heau ideal OF an
Iold Ken'nckv farmer who has hogs n
IseIl, and has come 10 town as q eampis
lof the fine stock that he raises-a ruddy
,ljolly, smiling. ehrewd looking old cody.
Ie-, who wouldn't be cheated and
x nldn't be bulied and was ready for 4
''good time with the boys when his hog,
! were sold and the money safely IN Iii,
old leathern wallet. Our truly good
brother Cowles. OF the Leader. speaks oi
him as 'that old copperhcad. Joe Nc.
Donald, and says he "told the biggest lii
ion record'the other night in his Cleve.
land speech, but that was said after tho
senator left town. aud ! opine Il would
not be pleasant for the man who told him
that 10 his face. lie Is over six feet IL
height. and mus, weigh between $50 and
800 pounds; straight as an arrow. erect
and light IN his movements, with q merry
twinkle IN his eve and ready smile on
lhis lips. bald A. an onion and rosy a. an
lapple-he makes people love him NJ
Isigh:, and u The picture Of hale, vigof-
lous. and well preserved manhood.
Asto his being a "copperhead. know
lno'hing. That u matter OF history. I.
suppose, which could ne proven or dis
lpfoven very easily. have heard tho
Icharge made against john Logan and
Ioihefs who are now sanciificd III the faith
|of the republican church. One thing is
very evident. however: He IL not by|
ANY means d wooden head. He has N
large head. and Il II full OF meat. and be-
fore he has spoken dozen words IN his
plain old fashioned way. II is evident that
mo ordinary man stalking and the crowd
Listens 20 his cverv word with relish
Quick and ready n repartee. the man
whn interrupts him gets an incisive an
swcr Is soon as he can put his question.
Tie has grasp enough 70 take IN the larg-
e-t affairs Of state as well as the smallest
details Of local politics. and handles every
subject he takes up with an case Of men
tal action that shows him the processof
of thoroughly trained, we'll disciplined
mind.
/ never saw him nntiI ne spoke Al
Cleveland Monday night. and he was not
the man had imagined him 20 be, either
in personal appearance or mental charac-
terieiics. ] had rather gotten the idea
somehow that he was tall and long ot
limbs, with mind whose intellect looked
10 the accomplishment Of ends By crook
ed rather than direct methods. lie has
been 50 much talked Of g presidential 1
candidate that it is, perhaps. no wonder
| should form an erroneous estimate OF
the man out Of the doubled and twisted
lies told on him In The newspapers
That II was an erroneous estimate one
glance will determine. for bic indy iduaI-
ity "a Is marked as can be on any human
being, 50 that the poorest student ID hu-
man nature may read better and high
er version or Joe Mcdonald III his coun-|
ienance than the able editors have given
In their columns.
Taking with Senator Ben Harrison. OF
Indiana, the other day IN Cleveland, the
or democratic presidential
timber in the line Of candidates before
the next convention camo up. Senator
Harrison spoke freely and in very gem
tlemanly way Of his colleagues, having
IN fact, 4 good word for all or tlAom. But,
he eaid that Joe Mcdonald would per-
haps be the choice OF more democratic
senators than any one else IN their body. \
'Of course said he, "ihat Il no test or 81
mans strength among the people, but ID
shows tho influence which strong, yet
gentle and kindly nature may have over'
men whom contact with the political
world has made not quickly or deeply
susceptible 70 impressions from other
men,"
II struck me that there was much force,
In bic remark, but carried its reasoning
further than be did. The same kindly
md strong nature which would give.
NJ Donald hold on his brother senator's.
would give him access 70 the POPULAR
heart and would give the masses or the
people access 10 him. This latter is q
yreat thing in our politics. The Ameri-I'
;an voter. no matter how humble be may
BE-, IL not content 70 view his great men
rom . distance. He wants, now and
hen, not on state occasions, 10 see and
ouch and listen 70 president or sena-l,
or, and the public man who can CRAFTY
his desire most freely, not forgetting 4
however, the dignity Of his station, is apt|'
% be the most beloved aud the most sue.
,essful. This was the great strength of
Garfield, man whom believe 20 havel
been weak and vacillafing ID many|'
Ihings; not always ready 90 accept thek
OF his theories vet be kncw|'
better than any other American the deep
instincts Of the American people. There-
A. - IA