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

The Esd 81 sh< R<puhll~.. Party C,>~rss
Di>r~rnlhl~-

ton in 1851. went out q power. % tn
Republican party. split into particles.
goes out Of power 10 lSSA The one
began life anew; the other goes into a.
grave The one. grasping is eternal
principles the more firmly. calmly
awaited the time when those principles
would. - was inevitable. assume their
SWAY: the other. torn. distracted and de-
mOralizcd. concentrates AL the emerge
remaining 90 II on is internal an,acor-
isms. the sure presage II approaching
death.
History repeats itself II VII again
In the politics Of this country Tne
party in opposition 10 the Democrasic
party has never survived defeat When
the federalisf went down Il WAS ,nr,
ceeded by tie Wing party When The
Wing went down the Republican spranp
up in is place The Republican parrv
has gone down TO he followed b. 1hats
The preponderafing political thought IN
this country i Of the school II Jef..r-
son. The Democratic parry i IN.
keeper ~ that school The Opposition
never has and never viii 20 into power
F"Atit - tAt @-*"~~A1 ~ the tl1miA-
tonian theory.
Some present issue esI,oused A. NAT
ter Of expediency has gwen Il victory.
The issue Of slavery lifted the Republic
an party into power: the war fas:enei
is hold and the memories thereof con-
tinued thar hold long after il ceased a.
have reason for existence The sue
cessor II the Republican party viii b.
one builded up. upon some new i>sne-
which the dominant pariy has no, e.
poused and which will attract voters
from H. II viii net however. h tie
old Republican organization That
party j. practically gone II i already
in the throes Of dissolution The end &C
the Republican party began when the
revolt against the leadership u Roscoe
Conkling took forIs- a strong man
he was a welding force in hiS party
binding anfag0ni stic elements together
snpprcssing factious rrbellions and
cnrhing disturbing ambitions When
his leadership was stricken down =
great general WAS removed. Incompe-
iency rushed 10 TO take his place and
the result was jealousy and pickering
among the wonld-be leaders. upcn which
the army divided into a. many parts A.
there were aspirants for leadership
l. this not believede Then caSt /.
candid eve over the field Of New York
Republican politics When the party "a
New York die. paralysis will fall upon
the party Of the Nation wiihou; New
York. Republican hope i dead Is :
a particularly good time TO look oscr
the New York field. for the nurlbris--~
clicueS into which the once compact
sud powerful party J. divided are gath
crinr for a contest
There stands Arthur. with James ID
Warren. Silas ID. Du'cher- Steve French
Draper Ct al grouped shout b m
wiSffullv looking for hi chances Nos
far of j. Cornell. supported by Tom
Platt. Lew" PAYNE. Ike Baker.
s.Jake- Patterson DR. Smith sud
| Dwight Lawrence n his BODY guard
as bitterly hating Arthur a be- j. hated
by him. Not 50 far away that Is my
not keep a wstchful eve upon Cornell
whom he distrusts. though m armed a.
lance exists between them. with IN
angry eve upon Arthur. whom he ihor-
onghly diSl kes. aud Who rcg.fri- him
| with utter contempt stand Warmer Mil
Ter. guarried by Whfelaw Red Chaun-
cev m. Depewx Collector Robertson
George b sloan and thr Mrcoos>-
wafchful q their chief Whose rrDy-en-
sity for Numbering they know - well
that little time i teft them 20 shoot
their malignant giances - the Arthur
and Cornell groups. despite the sensa-
tons 81 delight they might rni0v- Tnen
to the wet ! Fen'on with ihe Sessions
1 feared by many. disfrustei by al. wait-
ing for m opportunity 20 slip in and
seize an advantage Up north on thu
hills are seated the gSicrillaS u the
camp Russell. Merritt Lynde- Irwin
etc. Of 81 Lawrence. rcady for any ALI
ance with friend or foe which secures
to them pfery Of loot In the center :
Ellis ii. Roberts with r. l. Pitts and
Sherman :. Rogers beside him. MI rly
dazed al the results attending the ighr
Ne opened on Conklinr- when his con-
summing desire for revenge ur-et T. ID
beyond the domain Of prudence Ih-n
10 the south sce the .mugwumpS- tnesr
sorrowful fare. wearing expressions 81
II ~rTisf. far withdrawn from their lafe
associates. with George Willi.m Curt.
George Jones. Hor1ce White. Carl
Schurz. John Foord and Matthew Hale
At their head
On an cminence overlooking ali
sharply defined against the cold gray
sky. i the imposing form ~ Rc cce
Cooking. attended BY Richard Crow
lev. John r. Smyth ard Charlie Everett
faithful remnant II his once splendid
following. Over these warning cllques
ne looks with high dissiain The e cliqurs
which once. under hi imr.rsons AMI
dannilc~S command. marched with sold
front 10 certain victory
Sfalwarts and Half-Brecis no longer.
their divisions can not be dignited -
factions merely number % squad
bling clique. among whom alone the