The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-25
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Partisan Utterssces which Arc Anach-
roni~tir.

Partisan lttcraoce< which ARE Anhch'
ronistie.
The Republican platform in Iowa Is q
most remarkable document The state
has a population Of 100000. an as
sessed valuation Of SOS. ZOO. farms
valued at S567. O0o. 600. with an annual
farm production OF Sl3G.ooo.oOo; over
700 manufacturing establishments.
with capital Of $5s.0D.oo and mp
wards. product Of S7l.O0O.Oo0 and an
annual outlay for wages Of o.VoO.uui
an immense product Of bituminous coal
and some lead. Yet with all this va
ricty aud magnitude Of State interests
there i scarcely anything. according TO
the Republican Convention that j. of
any State Importance but the Apo mt
mrnt 81 "a state Board Of Arbitration
for thu adjustment and settlement OF
disputes between labor and capital, m
GLIDING the question Of screening coal
and other peculiar mining interests u
the state.
Judging BY its platform the issues
which the party regards as u burning
and overshadowing importance in Iowa
are those growing out 0f the war Tor
the Union" They invite PEOPLE q vote
for the Republican candidates because
~ ..the adhesion of the Democratic
parfy 10 the doctrine Of States rights.
AZ evidenced nv the character Of the
diplomatic appointments made by
Cleveland because Il j. important
that there should be ''~uch modiiica-
tions Of the Pension laws as shall Sc
cu,e equal treatment to all soldiers en-.
titled 10 PENSIONS because 1.-THE old
world theory OF classes is abhorrens 70
the American mind" because we need
..closcr commercial intercourse with all
nations: and .'the increase OF Amen-
can shipping BY All practical means
What bearing the election or defeat
Of a Republican candidate for Governor
: IN Iowa can have On these questions or
results the platform does not Indicate
II would puzzle its trainers very much
: 10 show that Republican Governor. u
elected. Il likely to Affect the charac-
! ter u the Diplomatic appointments
: made by Cleveland or that kcpub-
lican Legislature will modify the PEN
4 sion laws or abrogate the old-world
! theory Of classes.
They are not likely. however. "a
puxzlc themselves with the attempt 70
2 make any such showing The platform
was MT framed with any such idea !
I was framed simply and solely rs \
shows IN every sentence and every lins
: 10 arouse and iniIame the partisan feel
\ ing and rckindle, il possible, the see
tional animosity and bitterness 81 III
war time. Like the platform OF IN
:. Ohio Republicans II j. an appeal Y
!. passion and not 70 reason.
In every intelligent aspect such
platform Il n mistake. II Is 80 from IN
!" purely partisan point Of view. IN
y ashes OF the rebellion have been dca'
m and cold too long for any hope q re
j. yival even in Iowa. The attempt TO re
"a yivc them il lamcntablc confession Q
a. inability 10 come before the people wit
any real claim 10 their confidence M
- support. With the dying message Z
r. Grant still ringing in their ears the PEG
n. plc of Iowa can not be excited into
" wordv renewal OF the conflict 20 lon
~ ago fought out and finished. Ten year
at 400 such platform might have bee
at acceptable TO tolcrably rabid PARTISAN
np To-day II Is an anachronism ---D efrc
m Free Press.
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