The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

present weakness Of the HtPAoi't-A
position than jus: the attempt now be-
Ing seriously made 81 beginning anew
che investigation II social n southern
outragcs. That such movement y
again seriously recommended BY Re
publican party leaders seems % indi-
cate that AL questions Of practical
statesmanship are Of no account when
4 National campaign l. pending. and
that the marty must now. as IN the past.
Mn its faith and hope 10 the capital
that NAV bc made by rowing commit
tees OF investigation II j. putting but
4 small estimate upon the Judgment
and intelligence 81 the American peo-
plc 10 imagine that they can % COLI
iinnallv moved and in!luenccd BY man
ufactured tales Of Congressional CON-
mitfccs. sent South 10 gather up CAM
pairn rubbish for Northern stump
speakers to retail and distribute. II
there were no living questions nj issue.
questions Of vital concern 20 al sec
tions alike. involving matters "a pub
liz anu individual interest: topics upon
which the farmer Of the West and the
mechanic Of the East are both inter-
ested. and which have 10 do with their
material welfare. il might even then DC
foolish 10 hunt up simply partisan and
political issues for people TO quarrel
over. but when there arc such ques-
lions and the people are any
ious 70 hear them discussed and
debated. to make political pilgrim
aoes South for no other purpose except
70 tulane the public m nd with manu-
featured stories Of election riots and po-
litical quarrcls. seems TOO intoleraDly
foolish and absurd for men Of sense 70
venture upon. Yet such yilgrmages
arc soberls counSeled and made Wise
statesmen who are thought worthy o.
great Official trusts have worked them-
selves up into white heat Of patriotic
fervor. ana have soiemnly warned the
country ara nst the w.ckednes' 81 the
Southern Democrats. and urged the
NECESSITY OF inve stigating the charges
and rumOrS sent from the South by Ne
publican politicians and Republican
newspapers. The great danger which
mcnacci tie peace Of the Union from
fhc acts Of these wicked Democrats was
fcelinuly dwelt upon. and Senator
Sherman. whose heart always bleed'
for the dcienseicss Southern Republic
ans, made one Of his most impa STONED
appeals for Congressional investigation
Senator Malone. whose heart i ais
heavy with grief from the result 81 m
recent election in Virginia. and tn
action Of the Legislature in asking hin
10 resign his Senatorial seat. also con
fr.butcd startling chapter Of Demo
cratic oufrages, and between these tw'
the Southern outrage-mill was set u
violent motion
But lust at the threshold Of thi
supposedly flattering crusade tn
champions are met with very crut
rebuff in the shape Of letter from
Mississippi Republican. youchcd for =
politically straight and personally rel
able. 10 the New York Herald, protest
ing in strong terms against the Cor
gressional tour. The correspondent
complains that when Mississippi kepui
licans wanted help in 1879, and vine
Governor Ames asked for troops. Il
Administration did not dare 70 act 2.
cause Of = prejudice which existed
Ohio against military interference
the Southern States, yet the very ne
winter the Boutwell, Committee. with
full complement Of Senators, clerks AZ
sfcnographcrs came down upon the
and took back two thousand pages
printed testimony. and all the bene'
the committee were 10 the Republican
could have been put i'm the eye Of Il
energetic chairman This correspon
ent even goes 80 far As 70 say that .
only was this whole committee demo
strafion an empty delusion. but two
tile men implicated BY the commit
II the lvncning Of colored man. we
afterwards rewarded BY their appoil
ment 10 lucrative clcrkships Under Z
Administration Of which Mr.. Shcrm;
was 50 important part. This sort
talk must be very unpleasant 10 I
Senator at the present iuncture. and
must make his heart bleed afresh TO |
the objects Of his patriotic regard
etifr-necked and obdurate Just when
Is upon the point Of doing them
much good.
The whole truth Is these Congr
sional tours upon the eve Of President
campaigns are the work Of PERFORM
demarorues, who seize upon the q
and the occasion 10 make capital
themselves and their party. They y
know how empty and fruitless all =
missions are, but. trusting 70 the CT
uIIIN OI rWtiAE AittA tt1tf - tt'tt 1890
others. hope 10 do little toward
consnmmaton 81 the object in ha
The Democratic Senator'S, with :
Judgment and wisdom. allowed Senai
Sherman and Malone % unbnr
themselves Of their load without in
ference. and the Republican Scnai
Is body we're not - enthusiastic
excited a. might have bccn cxpcc
Tie demonstration was MT gr;tf
success ul. and II now Che poor do
trodden are themselves Indifferent,
would rather have the procession
II home. the benevolent Senators !
perhaps. after all, find il more adj
fageous 10 fold up their bloody y
and mind their OWE business. A
jcGn Register.
Cold Facts.