The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

WIN the Republican party dior lt
was thought BY many that ~ mission
wa ended with the embellishments q
slavery and the close q the war. a
has lived some time for the most parton
false prctcnsc, and has achieved success
b. purchase and through schemes bad
enough 10 threaten the destruction 81 cy-
crxtEIng for which party ought 70 live.
;The Sfnr-Route v.llain>. both ~ 10
tho robbery and ne tr'al which followed
Il. had perhaps q much Y % with ke-
publican defeat Is any thing else. Tho
corruption in the Navy Department., the
whisky and other rings Of Grants 1907
ond Administration. the Republican
craze for vast wealth and wild specula-
ton and the widespread ruin wrought
~ il. the unjust tariff, the heavy taxa
ton. the depression IN business ~ . 70
suit IL Republican ruI6 and tho suffer-
Ing Of labor interests IN consequence.
afforded evidence enough that the party
deserved 10 60 out Of power, and arc
perhaps evidence enough that Il ought
10 20 % pieces.
II II survives is present defeat what
will n do? II has declared itself against
temperance and il hard at work % this
moment IN dcnunciation Of 81. John
and his disciples. Il win still BE- the
party Of the monopolists, for Democracy
Is opposed 10 monopoly and IL success
| u built largely upon that opposition;
| but four years Is long time. and with
| IN that period monopoly will be robbed
| bv judicious legislation and Govern
ment OF much Of It's power Il y at it,
portnnitv 10 establish itself in the South
Il failed TO do 80, and Il can look for no
hope there Neither can It recover -
lost power in the North BY creating a.
unjust prejudice against the other locaI-
| ity. The time for this has gone BY
The effort in that direction made BY
John Sherman just previous 70 the late
campaign was 4 wrctched failure. The
miserable falsehood that Democracy
means restoration 70 slavery which
has brought such terror 10 Southern
whites and blacks alike will have an cf-
fcct upon the voters Of both the North
and South which will hurt the Repub-
lican party badly Il will strengthen the
Democratic ranks in both sections, for
the liz will be shown TO be . lie. and the
truth will bring discrcdit upon most q
the stories 81 Southern outrage on which
the Republican party throve 50 long.
II the Republican party lives, hoW
will it manage 70 get back the indie
pendent Republicans who had 80 large
an influence upon the late clcctioni
WHY should they 20 back on il II the
Administration 81 the man for whom
shcy voted proves 70 be good and the
party at his back proves 20 be worthy
Of the confidence placed IN u: How
can they serve both monopoly and
labor. or will they repudiate the on<
IN order to serve the otherP VIII the1
come out openly for projections Iha
would be more dangerous than Il h4
vet been, for the people have learned
and will become more and more famIlia
|. with the fact, that protection IN Re
publican hands means protection 70
capital alone and insists that lab0
, shall be without protection n ever
I market. This tariff question b not tn
. bugbear II has been. Il win be NOR
1 discussed during tho next four year
than il has been during the past thirt1
, years. Democrats may now have m
courage Of their convictions IN favor .
1 tariff reform. for they have nothing Y
fear: and tke people have discovers
that under Republican protection the!
have grown . poorer until hundreds q
thousands Of them are suffering hu
initiation a. workers that they hav
never suffered before. ~ II 0r0phjc.