The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28

A~tC ~ Ills UOuue III washington
where John ii. O'Neall is best known
the people, irrespective Of party. spplsu,
the work Of Thursday . convention. II
has spent much time and money In as
sisting every public enterprise that ha
had for its object the prosperity Of thi
city and county. He is . plain man o
the people. There Is not vestige o
mock aristocracy running through hi
veins. He IL as accessible 10 the day In
borer as 10 the richest nabob OF the land
His Democracy IL Of that kind that never
trails its banner in the dust In the houl
OF defeat, nor becomes arrogant or re
pulsive At the dawn Of victory. During
bis official career his name has never
been associated with anything dishon.
orablc or unclean. and his characte: fol
honesty and integrity is unspotted.
ANAS ov CONVICTIONS.
Mr.. O'Ncall IL . gentleman who haI
convictions, and who is not afraid TO ex.
press them. When asked, recently, what
be thought about civil service reform, he
answered:
I'm all free governments, deriving
their just powers from The consent Of the
governed, political parties are necessary
TO healthy condition OF the body polite
Oficere should be worthy and well quail
flied. The chief qualifications are hon.
esty and capabilil, 1t IL not therefore
every man who wants Office that should
have Office. When Democrats are in
control, Democrats should be placed on
guard. That the machinery OF govern
Inent may fit well together, and work
smoothly and harmoniously, this il sbso-
luteIy necessary"
10 his Huntingburg speech Mr.. O'NealI
said:
When the nature that warms the
heart Of the average American citizen
changes to that extent that makes 1t or
him insensible to the claims OF friends,
then. and not till then, will II do to pre-
serve intact all OF the provisions Of the
civil service law"
In the same speech. in speaking OF the
tariff question, be said:
II believe in . tariff for revenue only.
do not object 10, and tariff for revenue
does not preclude. the idea Of lcvying al
tariff sufficiently high to enable our peo-
pie 10 successfully compete in the manu-
Iacture and sale Of those goods and pro-
iucts which enter very considerably into
he industries Of our country: but does
exclude making the tariff SO high rs tol
hut OF competition Of foreign made
Foods. Whenever our people are edu-
:ated TO understand that, by excluding
he importation OF :oreign-made goods
BY high tariffs. they give . monopoly tol
Dur wealthy classes TO make and sell all
We consume Of that character Of goods.
,ut at the same time deny to our poorer
ma lsboring classes the right to SELL
ONE kind Of products equal 10 value to
hose we exclude BY making il impossi-
lie for the foreign man to buy, because
ne only thing with which he can buy j.
'ith his products. but with them he
annot buy unless he can find sale with II
ur people. Making II impossible forlt
70 buy. makes II impossible for Us to
I'll. A. few impediments in the way offs
'ade as possible is the surest road to &C.
witty ID business ~
The Petersburg Democrat says: 1Tolv
stem to Mr.. U'Neall on the tariff. is an nlt
incation. He has the closest attention Z
Iroughout.r
We might fill many columns with the
nsible things uttered by John III. o. I
call on the great questions that torn
e barrier between the Democratic and
epublican parties. But we know that
will be heard throughout the length
ID breadth Of the Second District be- Z
re the November election, and We also Y
low that those who hear him will be z
eased with his logic. and will better y
preciate his ntterances if we refrain u
I'm attempting TO anticipate him.
,wever this article would seem 10 Us ~
be incomplete did we fail TO quote m
&c more from his Hunting burg "
eech. lie said: pl
If elected TO represent you, don'tlr "a
ow that l can promise you all an of- y
:, forty acres Of land or mule, much =
. post leadership; butt do want to n
to you, and In the sincerity Of NV ~
lrt do say IL elected. shall Try and nc
member, that ! am your servaut- 70
lrs TO command sh
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CONVENTION NOTES. "a
Ion. Clem. Doane seemed to be the ne
'piest man In the party. ~ ~
lon. Matthew T.. Brett, ex-StsteI m
asurer, was an interested spectator. ~
lon. VIM. A. Traylor OF Jasperlth
died the convention with ''neatness BY
despatch w,
!. w. Pickhardf. the voun0 man al