The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-04

TIE People Ars Not Calling Cor R~pab-
lleAn hale 90 Any Alarming Extent
A Republican organ NJ the West
complaccntly observes. In view Of the
apparent failure Of the Democrats
House 10 accomplish what was hoped
from it. that lit has served at least to
show. BY practical contrast. how much
Republican rule was worth 10 tho
country. and to satisfy doubtful voters
that the great duty Of the times l. 10
restore the old situation as soon a pos
sible."
What was this ..old siiuatione" II Il
well 10 recall Il before accepting the
assumption that IL was something
which IL would Be desirable to restore.
The old situation muet have been bal.
or the people would not have decided
10 change it. II was bad Without in.
justice. il may be said that every unset
tied question which now troubles the
Democracy. and every evil in the Cow
ernmenf which they are striving Ia cure.
l. a legacy Of Republican neglect o.
misrule- To restore the ''old situation
is 10 restore = civil service thoroughly
and intensely partisan through
out. and 70 permit It's use as an adj
j net Of 4 party machine One year -
Democratic rule has brought great
improvement in this respect. The pub
lie service j. being departisanized- and
there j. no complaint OF the neglect u
their duties by officials TO engage in
partisan work. nor Of the interf renee
49, -. ~...s.<.I..fa -.
agemcnt Of elections The new siina-
tion Is vastly better than the old one in
this respect
OF the labor troubles the same thing
i true 1t was under Republican rule
aud Republican laws that cheap con.
tract labor was introduced 70 this
country. that oyer-production was
stimulated bv the bountics Of protec-
ton. and that the wages Of miners
were forced down to eighty cents day.
Ii was the ..old situation that saw the
panic Of 1873 and the depression of
1881. and that ended with a million un-
employed laborcrs in the United States
The rise Of the many millions and the
combination Of gigantic corporations
were both incidents Of this former
regime In 1860 the men in this coun-
try who were worth S5.oDu.OoO could
be counted on the fingers If two hands
In 1854 fortunes Of $3u.olO.Oo0 and
$50. COO. coo Were not surprising. and
men. .-rich beyond the dreams q
avarice.'.. were piling still higher their
superfuous wealth. The rich have
| crown richer and the poor poorer. in
| spite Of the better condition Of some
| classes Of working-men and the larger
earnings Of <alaried persons. Tramp~
| strikes and labor riots are develops
| menfs Of the Republican era The
Credit MobiIier. the grand larcenous
1 land grabs. the star route frauds. the
decay Of the navy. and the departm mt
| thicveries were al incidents Of the "old
| situation"
| Coming down to matters Of current
| interest. did not q recent Republican
Congress fail to pass national bank
| ruptcv law. As we'll a. bills for the ~
lief II the supreme Court. the re-uls-
ton Of the presidential count and pres
idential snccession7s Did not the last
| Congress Of that complexion enact .
river and harbor grab Of Sis.uo0. ODD
over the President vetos Did not IL
and its Successors run the pension up
to sum in excess Of the entire expenses
u the Government in the year before
the war? The Republican party ''as il
was" did many great and bcneticent
acts. But the Republican party - II is
offers no inducements to the people -
s.resfore the old situation Bosioss
Sunday Herald.