The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-23


the Idea ef IN Independent Newspaper
81 nissne's rcst-Eieetioa iiarsagus ~
Augusta.
Had Il been Mr., Blainc's purpose to
destroy the lingering traces Of the illu-
sion. Al one time quite general In the
Republican party. that he was states
man, he could not have gone
about Il in surcr way than in his Au-
gusta speech. Had he also wished.
with his reputation a a statesman. to
bury his much better earned fame n
politician. he could not have done so
more effectively. Whether we consider
his amazing address as the review BY q
public man with quarter Of century's
experience Of the most momentous polit-
ical contest with which he had Ia do. or
a. the programme Of a political leader
for an ultimate reversal Of the result Of
that contest, IL is wonder Of auda-
cious folly and shallow falsehood.
Those who have opposed Mr.. Blainc's
election hardly expected that from his
own lips. almost before the verdict Of
the people had reached the remoter re-
a complete and startling justification Of
their course. Nor could they have inn
agincd that candidate. whom change
Of few hundred votes would have
elected, would have made haste to ut
tcrly break down the confidence Of the
intelligent men among his followers in
his honesty. his common sense and his
political sagacity. so that the most zeal
Gus Of them would never again dare to
bring his name before party conyen-
ton.
1t was to have been expected. and
might have been pardoned. that Mr..
Blaine would seek 10 explain away the
cause of his defeat, and would shrink
from acknowledging that II was his own
proved vices Of mind and morals. Nor
Is it surprising that he should have vent
I'd his vulgar spite ON the cities Of New
York and Brooklyn. in which honest
Republicans baked the plans he had
laid to win by the votes Of the more ig-
norant Democrats. But il Is incompre-
hensible that he should have presented
statement Of the influence of the
Southern States in the late election. and
Of the consequences Of their share in the
result, which Is not only unfounded in
fact. but which il so stale that il has
long since become stencil in the nos
trils Of thinking people II was just
four months before his Augusta Grafton
that he gave TO the country his letter Of
acceptance. laden with phrases OF hon
eyed sweetness for his beloved brethren
and possible supporters OF the South
Then he declared that .'prejudices had
yielded and were yielding. while gem
erous cordialty warmed the Southern
and the Northern heart alike Then
he asked; ..Can any one doubt that be-
tween the sections confidence and e.
TEEN are to-day more marked than at
any period in the sixty years preceding
the election of President Lincoln?'
Then he assured his countrymen that
s.Southcrn Commonwealth were learn
ing to yindicate civil rights and adapt
ing themselves to the conditions Of po-
litical tranquility and industrial prog
|. ress." and he blandly expressed his be-
lief that ..if there were occasional and
violent outbreaks in the South against
this peaceful progress the public opin-
ion OF the country regarded them as
exceptional. and hopefully trusted that
each would prove che last.
All this honey or Che tongue Of the
aspiring candidate Is turned to gall and
NORWOOD BY defeat Now he speaks
Of the union Of the Southern States with
New York, New Jersey. Connecticut
and Indana-of the voters in = South
ern population Of 100000 with the
voters IN Northern population Of
nearly 5000, 0O0--as "a great National
misfortune" IS Introducing into the
Republic the rule Of a minority" He
accuses the South Of having crushed
out the political power Of more than six
million American citizens and Of hav-
ing transferred il Dy violence 70
| Others And he declares of this result
that patriotism. self-respcct. pride.
protection for person and safety for.
country all cry ont against u. The
very thought Of il" he exclaifns. with
simulated Indignation. "stirs the blood
| Of men who inherit equality from the
| Pilgrims who first stood on Plymouth
Rock and from libcrty-loying patriots
| who came to the Delaware with William
| Penn Nor does he content himself
| with this inccndiary but rather frothy
| dcnunciat ON. He seeks 10 ''illusfrate"
his meaning BY statistics. He declares
that in .thc eleven States that COM
priscd the reb "A CoEfcderacy" 1.-THE col
orcd population, almost 70 q man, de-
sire to support the Republican party,
but by system Of cruel intimidation.
and BY violence and murder whenever
violence and murder are thought neces-
sary. they are absolutely deprived Of all
political power. He then cites the five
States Of Louisiana. Mississippi. Ala
bama. Georgia and South Carolina in
comparison with Wisconsin. Iowa, Min
nesota, Kansas and California. each
group with 40 Electoral votes. and the
f,r.,,er with nno-h alf the white nontla-