The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-04-03

troof thnt Patriotism II More than Sec
tienaiiSm 20 the People OF the United
states.
The restoration Of the Democratic
party to power i proof that patriotism
is more than sectionalism with the peo-
Pile of the United States. The fact that.
with the appreciation Of the citizens Of
our commonwealth. President Cleveland
has appointed three Southern states
men in his Cabinet, demonstrates
condition OF National amty which il
under the circumstances remarkable.
Twenty years ago closed the greatest
civil war In history. To-day the chief
tains and statesmen of each Of the then
hostile sections DIVIDE the powers Of n
common government with the consent.
by the votes and with the warm approval
Of united people.
The ease with which Americans get
over their quarrels is unprecedented in
the annals Of other races. The English
civil wars left scars which showed for
centuries. To this day there are traces
Of the divisions they caused. The more
mercurial French make internal strug-
Hkt> AL OttNSt0n iOl tlttI< III lIIktIiNi
blood. and for riot of retribution and
revenge. There Is not a people of Eau
rope or Of Asia which has not been d.
vidcd and torn for decades on decades.
by the animosites surviving domestic
broils. Their civil wars. for extent.
for destruction. for the number of men
arraycd, for the blood and treasure
spent and for the valor and genius
shown. were rs nothing TO ours. And
their ability to forgive and be recon
ciled was as nothing to ours. Here
not hostile was executed. Here no
confiscaton occurred. Here no lasting
Acknowledgement prevailed. Here those
who did or who now do preach that
victory should have been stated in ven
geance are looked on as mental mani
kins or as moral monsters.
No artificial or surface cause of con-
ilict explains this. The cause was as
tremendous as the conflict. Men were
as sincere and brave on one side as on
the other. The question Of the mean
ing of the Constitution relative to the
dissolubility or the indissolubility Of the
Union was an issue. 1t was vital
| question. Ii was one the fathers had
never contemplated or had refused TO
contemplate. Around II great schools
of variant political belief had grown
up. 1t reached point at which a
people submitted to the wager of battle
the difference neither reason nor inter-
est nor compromise could adjust.
There was tacit agreement TO abide
the decision OF arms. That decision
was conclusive. II was acc opted as
complete and final by the conquered.
Ii was held to be sufficient by the con
querors. The two have fraternized
ever since. Their disposition to do
has been unquenchable. Their ability
to do so was impaired only by such
politicians as perverted party action
and government powers to purposes Of
plumber.
That complete reconciliation and
brotherly understanding should depend
on and be signified by Democratic sue
cess Is proof of he pre-eminently Ma
tional character of that indestructible
and admirable party. For long years
sciolists and liars charged. and many
sincere and deluded men believed, that
the Democrats Of the South did not ac-
cept the results of the war and that the
Democrats Of the North had sympa-
thized with dsunion and did sympa-
thize with the alleged Southern inten-
ton further to injure the war settle
them. The falsehood of all this was
total. No conquered people ever more
truly gave up their resistance. or Their
spirit OF it. than those of the South No
body of men acted more earnestly for
the Union. or did more to make the
arms Of the North victorious, than the
Northern Democrats. The gospel OF
distrust Of the South. since the war. and
of defamation Of the Northern Democ
racy. at any time, has been the gospe
of lies and Of the pit. False and foul n.
that preachment was, il was naturally
effective, for long time II gave the
party whose advent to Government con
troll conceded with the war an excuse
for employing all the powers Of Gov
eminent and for appealing TO all the
hates and fears of men. TO keep pOwel
after the peace. II furnished with sue
cess conspirators who twice wrestet
election FROM the people
And what Is the situation to-day
The National party rules the Nation b,
the Nations will. With no weapon bu
reason. it has won against patronage
defamation, dstrust fanaticism and tn
powers Of its own government turne'
upon II. That the Democracy survives
! was wonderful. That II Is victorious !
! extraordinary Through q political act
! its success perfccts and vitalizes the re
cancellation which was in the hearts 0
/ those who fought, the moment the con
flict was over. That success admits 4
the conduct Of the Government agaiI
all those whom American humanity in
(. sisted should not be barred from tn
: clemencv az Government. when arm