The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-04-24

Mr.. Cl>veland's D<ilh>raslsn 0uarantss
Against H1istakcs-
President Clevcland's Administration
moves slowly, in accordance with the
wise rule laid down By is chief
I'VE can not hope 70 avoid mistakes. "
said the President before his inaugural
ton. ''but il wc move slowly we shall
make fewer mistakes than we should be
apt to make II we moved with less de-
liberation"
Yet. although the Administration has
been In existence only month. and has
made scarcely = score Of changes in the
vast army Of Federal Office holders over
one hundred thousand strong. il has al
ready accomplished a great public good.
The country : to-day stronger for the
change
For years il had been charged and
believed by many that the Democratic
party was party OF nnpatrlotic pr n
ciplcs and evil intentions; that il was
unfit 10 be intrusted with the Govern
ment. and that il restored 70 power il
would seek 10 disturb the provisions Of
the Constitution growing out Of the re-
belion. 70 strip the negro population Of
the South Of Their civil rights and. il
possible. Of their liberty; would seek 70
pay rebel debts, 10 pension Confederate
sold erS. 10 cut of the pensions OF
Unon sold ers. to disturb business. to
violate chartered rights and TO reduce
the wages of labor
These charges were not made BY un-
scrupulous partisans alone They were
sanctioned and repeated by the better
class OF Republicans
An appeal TO the passions Of the war.
an appeal to the most vicious sectional
fanaticlsm; an arraignment Of sixteen
States Of the Union out Of thirty-eight
and of more than one-half the people
Of all the States as deceased. unscrupu-
lous. ignorant and disloyal; a resort to
all the resources Of fraud. corruption
and the vilest demagogism. had reduced
Presidential elections in 1876 and 1880
to serious national evil.
The change in the National Admins
tration through the triumph Of Grover
Cleveland has swept away this impress
sion of the Democracy's character for
ever.
Does not this make our institutions
stronger than they were before Mr.
Cleveland's inauguration? Must not
the honor Of the Nation stand higher
when il is found that majority Of our
people are not disloyal. d shoDest and
destructive. as they were falsely repre-
sented to be,
The country is stronger for the
change because 1t has been proved that
the Southern people are as patriotic. as
loyal to the Constitution. rs tit to con-
duct the Government Of the Union Of
which they are part as the Northern
people: because il has disarmed and
lessened ect'onal prejudice; because il
has taught the negro that his rights are
as safe under Democratic a. under Re-
publican rule. and that his independ-
ence. self-respect and elevation are bet
ter assured; because il has satisfied the
business community that all the ma
terial- conservative, progressive inter-
ests of the country viii be advanced by
Democratic economy, simplicity and
honesty.
The country Is stronger for the change
because II has dispelled the fear that
the party which had been 80 long in
power and had resorted to fraud TO re-
tain power could not be driven out by
the will Of the people: because it has
proved that we can still elect and inau-
gurste the President Of our choice
despite the almost exhaustless money
Of monopolies and the strength Of IN
army Of oifice-holders-
The country Is stronger for the
change because the closeness Of the
election has been . test Of the peoples
devotion 10 true self-governmcnt be-
cause II has proved that to large num-
Der Of persons the welfare Of the Re-
public Is dearer than the ties Of party;
because il has given 70 the world .
splendid example Of the intelligence,
the self-control and the patriotism Of
mighty Nafion almost equally divided
IN political sentiment.
Let Us hope that the country will
continue 70 grow stronger a. the Adj
ministration grows older-N "
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