The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-08
ST. JOHNS PREDICTIONS.
lie Expects Nothing from De-
mocracy and ~ Hostile 10
Blaine and Logan.

lrnbsbvi d ne iaiisi rsti w J1ne.
Ex-Gov. John g. 50. John. ihc rcrnb-
lican prohibition leader ~ kansas. paf<-
ed through The ciiy tonight on hiS WAY
40 New York and Connecticut. where lie
will deliver series of temperance
speeches. says a Kansas City special a.
The 81. Lpni I;epnhlican A day Or
two ago. quite iln'ter was occasioncd
iu The Republican ramp by the ,intemeni
that 81. John had boltrd The nomination
of Blaine and would take The stump
against him. and, meeting him "a ,he
Union depot. the Republican cnlieS-
rondent interviewed him upon the sul'-
llcct IN reply 10 \ question as 20 tile
itrniii Of The statement that be would mol
support Blaine. he said:
n amnot opposed TO Blaine aud Lognn
personally, bnt ! am opposcd 70 theii
platform and cannot support them Oh
that account ! am q poliiicjon from
principle and can not swallow platform
that cyades The principle most vital ID
the majority ofthe people. The Chicago
convention totally ignored the 3z50ot
prohibition voters In Ohio. and. il
mistake not. The party will have grave
cause 10 regret II BY the time the idds 81
/ November roll around
Then you mean that yon will not sup
polt the republican ticket in tlris cam
lpaign n
"Ihat is precisely what mean. can
mot vote for one who accepts the nomi'
nation on such political clap-trap as tho
liepuhicpn convention AZ Chicago adopt.
led ~ 4 platform. The convention was
asked u des-ide between the home and
HE saloons, and II ignored the home ou
lof fear Of tic saloons"
"What 90 you mean by that?"
IL mean that the convention was ssisc'
Ito commit Itself unon The Temperance.
|qucs'ion. and II eyaded the issue. Til
people all oyer the conntr,
awaited The action Of the convention
with batet; breath. fully determined tha
iiT they were recognized they wonls
make no nomination for the presidency
lbut receiving no recognition they ar'
now determined 70 organize, put atickc
In tho field. aud make an aggressive cam
lpaiyn. The effect Of this action will b
Sen BY the republican party in ever.
state, especially h kanfas. Maine, Iowa
New loik aud Ohio, and even IN Mis-
souri Their vote will be largely re
alduced'
"I,p you expect anything from til
democratic partv!'
"Nothiag whatever
"lou dU not mean that you have NJ
idea uf supporting The democratic tickF
this year IA opposition 70 Blaine aa
.Lognns~
mo. do not mean anything of II,
Kind. Accuse me of anything you ill,
lhnf for heaven sake do not say that
dlwill support democrat for anything.
might support the nominee of the prob
lbtion convention IL Pittsburgh
N WHO ,io you think will be nominate
us that convention I"
''lhat il very hard TO tell. There Al
IA number oil good men who would max
Z most excellent campaigns
III Is said that you are candidate
At this the ex-governor hlushcd, an
without attempting 70 either deny 4
l. confirm the insinuaiion, said: .'Oh,
guess the most Of the talk about me &
lprceileut is fun and tafly.v
"Nould YOU refuse the nomination
In was icndercdy"
.That II another question, and o.
which feel lelicacy about answering
~Iiow do you regard the rcpublicu
lchances OF success III this campaign!'
Not very flattering. ] assure 70
Upon the present platform. Blaine az
'nlI.ogan are not Invnlnerable, by Al
|means. and Il IL possible for the dcm'
|crats d make nominations which wi
r'ldctcat them. The Blaine boom will ~
|be like that which attended the lamentt
Garfield. Instead Of increasing as q
campaign progresses, j will, IN =
s|opiniou. weaken very materially, and
IImistake not there Il much more enth
sias nj for the ticket now than there "
lbc four months from now. This y AL
care to say upon this subject. and ho'
lyou will excuse me from any fursh
Z sconvcrsation.