The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-08

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General Logan might have taken
part in the Maine campaign y be had
been an enthusiastic Blaine man. hut tho
facs Is that John A. y Logan man
now. ~ Chicago Herald.
The Connections Republicans
made an open proclamation that they
had hard road 10 travel when they
nominated the president Of . New York
bank for Governor. 90 Dssrc1 brss
Press.
~ Mr. Blaine will insist on having
his own way, we presume. and so long
As the Republican party - IN moral
condition 70 accept him u will make
no particular difference who il It's cam
didate.-N y Times.
The new Democratic campaign
handbook will prove q most Disagree
able surprise TO those Republican Or
cans which have made merry ut times
over the words Of The late Vice-Prcsi-
dent Hendricks: q We need to have
the books In tho Government offices
opened for examination. Albany A.
gas.
saws that ~. 4 Democratic Administers
ton has done in two years has been TO
bankrupt .'poor John Roach" The
last of Johns fat campaign contrinu-
tons, stolen from the pockets OF tho
people. makes the average Republican
politician very sorrowfuL-Csncsn"d"
| Enquirer.
/ 1t Is common practice OF tho
| Republicans to charge upon their OPP
ponen,s the oIenscs to which they
were themselves addicted during their
long term OF power Having mlsusrd
the ranking privilege for partisan pur..
poses during many campaigns. and
stocked nayy-yards with their bench.
4 men for political Purposes, u il natural
that they should sasp .rt the Demo
Gratis Of similar pr irtices. Senator
Kenna gives an authoritative denial
Of the first charge. and the second one
will no doubt turn ont to be equally
basclcss. The Republican party ought
really to ssgo on with its dying in .
more rcconciled panner, and not
s'muss up the bcd-clothes' with its vain
contortions. Y World.
II 1t has leaked out that Mr.. Blaine
Is very angry with Senator Frye on ac-
count Of the sharp thrust the latter
oavc him while PLAYING with the edged
tools Of rhetoric. The Pinned knight
has been unable to conceal bis chagrin
over his reckless language Of his VIOLA
, tile lieutenant. who has damaged him
, far more than did the comparatively
harmless DR.. Burchard. There has
, been some very candid correspondence
, on the subject between the two men,
, and the Senator has resorted TO the de-
! | fence which his chief fell back upon In
/ his PortIand speech early in the SUM
i mcr--that he was unsupported. In SEN
! ator Frves case the excuse is palpably
! false. The point was not'only the mos
prominent in his speech here. but i
: was repeated in the same language II
J two subsequent speeches.-N \. sun
8 The enfranchisement Of slaves
was originally approved BY ccrtai'
n partisan leaders as political measure
g Those men were stupid enough Y
q overlook the fact that an early resul
' OF their protegcs' newborn citizenhoo'
= would be the development Of their IN
n tellec.ual freedom. With that improve
o ment came the capacity to think an
q act. which effects . realization of It.
4 truth that the best safeguard to huma'
!, liberty Is independence Of thought am
q ACT ON within the law. The chief ben
q III 70 be derived from the privilege Q
/ the ballot Is the pow err II imparts to th
1. elector to have q free voice in the q
Il lection OF leaders. II . voter were
Il be denied that he would become PC
q litical scrf, : tool in the hands Of d
a signing men. And the very fat ths
3 the colored man Is rapidly attaining
ie position OF independence Is wins
% troubles some Of his professed friend
" Chicago Nous.