The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-07

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Nearly two yean have passed away
since the country was filed with tho
noise and fury Of . Presidential cam
paign. In those two years, ~ d nat
nral, many things have happened, and
many regulations have been shattered;
but what greater and more distressful
contrast Is presented BY this lapse q time
than that between George i. Edmunds
OF to-day and George +. Edmunds OF
lS8lp Then be sat on the cold shores
Of Lake Champlaln. in the icy dignity
Of his presumed political integrity, and
the mugwumps admired him. He re-
fused 10 speak in behalf Of the candi-
date OF his party. There were intima-
tons Of letter which had been written
By Mr.. Edmunds strongly condemns
tory Of Mr.. Blainc's attitude on the
Thurman oct There was Z much
quoted phrase. in which Mr.. Blaine
was represented a. skulking behind
Union Pacific brcastworks. and car
rying . furtive metaphorical gun.
out Of the muxzle Of which he was &C.
customed to pour shot into the backs Of
Mr.. Edmunds and Mr.. Thurman. The
existence OF some such letter as this
was never denied. On the contrary,
since the opening Of the Senatorial!
campaign in Vermont Mr.. Edmunds
friends have induced . correspondent
OF the Boston advertiser TO say that
Mr.. Edmunds was willing to speak for
Mr.. Blaine on general principles. but
that, having frankly shown certain let
ters to the National committee, he WAS
advised not to take the stump. his pre-
viously expressed opinions Of the can
didafc not being consistent with ad-
vocacy of him for the Presidency. 1t
was cravcly put forth that. though Mr..
Edmunds thought Mr.. Blaine . bad
man. he was perfectly willing to speak
for the party which nominated the bad
man.
1t would seem. in the calm and peace
Of the present. that one whose words
carry authority and who is trusted
servant of the public should actively
contend against the candidate for
whom he can not conscientiously speak
Moreover it is understood that Mr..
Edmunds voted for Mr.. Blaine, not
withstanding his low opinion OF his
character. Ii really seems strange
that good man should have expressed
his desire that bad man should be
President. As we have said. however.
Mr.. Edmunds was forgiven by the
Mugwumps, and more than few Of
them have asserted since 1884 that they
would be glad to vote for George +.
Edmunds for President.
1t is not probable that Mr.. Edmunds
has nov nearly so many admirers as
he had at the beginning of the
present session of Congress- Ju-
dicious people who had studied his
speeches and deeds rather than the
adulations Of his admirers were not
surprised when he entered upon his
present course of tricksy partisanship.
Mr.. Edmunds would have made his
| issue with the President even If the end
| of his Senatorial term was not in the
near future. He loves the byways o.
partisanship. He delights in the small
| arts Of the attorney. He has never
been the author Of q great statute. but
| he has made innumerable verba
| changes in measures that have been
discussed by the Senate. 1t would b
. miracle almost If Senator Edmund'
should say generous word of polit
ical opponent, unless. like Mr.. Thur
man. Democrat should happen TO b
his intimate friend. The contest fol
the Vermont Senatorship. which !
now in its preliminary stages, Is fresi
| incentive, but his own nature and in
| tellectual constitution are At the bot
tom Of the fight helis making agains
the President. The facts in the DusikI
case clearly show that Mr.. Edmunds IN
sists on the right of the Senate TO de
mand papers touching suspensions be
cause the President is Democrat ID
is moved by no other consid Grafton
and the country knows it. ~ Z. Star