The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-24

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turning the Country 20 Amy Appreciabie
Extent.
Thus far the country does not exhibit
any great amount Of alarm over the
threats which are being rather literally
thrown out by Republican papers with
reference TO the action Of the Senate
next winter. These conjcctural tcrrors.
although couched in the most grizzly
and blood curdling vein. seem to fly
wide Of their mark. or II they strike at
all. to SILVER upon an exterior which
victory and possession and clear con-
science have conspircd to render impen-
ctrable Altogether, II Is breezy spec
tacle in these piping summer days 10
gaze upon the average Stalwart, heated
with anger and shaking his fist frantic
ally AT the Administration as il polirs
forth furious prophecy Of what Is going
10 happen when the Senate meets. Ii
Il only natural To find exquisite amusc-
mcnt in the situation. Lounging pleas
antly on the shaded balcony and lazily
watching bcvy Of feyerish creatures
striving in tho redhoi sun outside must
be recognized by every judicious person
a very high order 81 luxury. One il
willing TO endure a little noise for such
consideration.
for supposing that the Senate will do
such foolish things as are prophcsied by
the Republican oraclcs? II certainly
could not have been expected that the
President would appoint other than
good Democrats to the positions at his
disposal aud in this he has fully met
public expectation. Why, then. should
a Republican Senate complain and the
noble army Of Stalwarts writhe upon
the outskirts? The President il simply
realizing the logic OF last years cam
paign. The country announced it, inn
patience OF Republican rule and called
for change. The country commits
stoned Mr.. Cleveland To conduct the
transformation and he is calmly and de-
libcrately discharging his trust. Why
do the heather rage?
To be sure. the strident Logan has
succeeded himself, and bis pcnt-up
rhetoric must be aired. Similarly the
Republicans are to have accession.
from Oregon and New Hampshire.
But all this argues nothing. The Re
publicans are not likely to invoke the
judgment of the country on such an is
sue as that Of antagonizing the APP
pointments Of Democratic Admins
tration simply because those appoint
ments have been distributed in the
Democratic party. The country has
announced itself as thoroughly tired OF
Republican men and methods. and it
would have been species Of breach
Of trust had Mr. Cleveland ignored a
declaration so emphatic and 80 fervent.
On consideration. we are inclined to
assume that the Republican majority in
the Senate will avoid doing any Of the
silly things promised for them by the
small chorus Of the Discontinued. That
party has every reason to feel doubtful
IS to is grip upon popular respect and
confidence. II will hardly imperi its
feeble hope OF recovery and rehabilita-
tion by display Of purely inscnsate
folly. Snch a display would do no sort
Of harm to the Administration. while.
on the other hand. II would make
very unfortunate exhibition Of the Re
publican party. There i nothing 30
ludicrous and contemplate as the in
ability 70 bear defeat with dignity.
Let us hope let ~ 20 50 far as 10 as
sume-that the Senate majority will
bear itself with fortitude and rcposc
next winter The Democratic party i
on trial. and the Republicans. since
they profess To desire nothing so much
as complete and searching test. can
not do better than stand back and let
the case proceed. OF course we know
that Logan can not be wholly bottled
np-that he must crate or explode; and
we are ready 70 give him carte blanche
right now. Logan has never been
known TO harm anything but the vocab-
ulary or 70 tcrrify anything bigger than
On echo. b. all means let him ancork.
And we are ready to extend this in
diligence to any other smouldcring vol
cano in whom the cbullition il danger
Gus or painful. But we shall have 10
see it in order to believe that the Re
pnblicans Of the Senate will as a body
coun:cnancc the silly and suicidal poll
cy Of anger and obstruction. II Is
policy from which they have nothing to
hope and everything TO fear. nv Washing