The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-09

wAsHlHofoxs y o. Feb. 80. iesa
The time for the meeting or the De,.-
cratic nominating convention beirs
fixed on June 9Th, makes II twc
weeks before the Republican conveuiior
meets. This date was not agreed upor
without . struggle. for there IL an "a.
Ment In the party. which though smsl,
and rapidly diminishing, still b~elieves n
waiting for the Republicans 10 make ~
Issue The majority Of the party, hov.
ever. think that the Issue has alreadv
been fully set forth by the PRESIDENT
message 10 Congress. and that no Other
platform IL needed to make The fight on.
This IL ~ aggressive element, thosa
who carry the elections; and the present
aggressive condition Of the parry viii
rouse their enthusiasm 10 an unusuai
pitch, will make them think OF the NAM
national victories won by the party IL
ANTE bellum days. The eelection OF ia
great metropolis Of the Southwest. 81.
Louis, a. the place OF meeting was ths
very best that could have been made.
The further the government printing
office investigation goes the better 4
shows for the Democratic management
lof Mr.. Benedict. He has saved The GOV.
lernment over 100000, and It The sams
time done more work than has ever
been done IN the same length OF time Il
the history OF the ONCE.
Quite q number Of Republican paper
have been foolish enough to charge Pen.
sion Commissioners Black with having
shown favoritism In allowing the largest
Ismounts OF pensions to soldiers living Ia
democratic tiatea. A table has been Il.
sued BY the Pension Office, showing the
average pension paid each soldier IN each
State and Territory. II shows that The
Largest average amounts are paid 20 sol.
oilers who are residents Of the States and
Territories which have always given
Republican majorities. Bring In anoth.
|er Republican canard.
~ The worst rquelched man in The
House IL Mr.. Boutelle, OF Maine, the
lQentlcman who recently got rampant
lover the proposition 10 return the CAD.
ltured confederate battle flags 10 their
~loriqinal owners, and wLo wanted the
1lSecretary Of War to furnish the Houss
swith . detailed statement OF every thing
he knew about these hsgs. The state.
Iment has reached the House. That ID
what sQuelched Boutelle. II contained
more information than he wanted. Il
Ishowed that the Democratic administrs-
Ition had taken much better care of the
days than the Republicans ever did. and
lfurthe: that not Q confederate flag. with
lone exception, and that was loaned 10 b
returned, had ever left the possession 0
1.-The war department under this admin
listration.
III Mr.. Mills, Chairman ofthe House Com
\ !lmittee on WAYS and Means, says thu
revenue reform ID making rapid head
way In New England. He wasinforme
hs.siu Providence, r. T., BY . lifelong RI
publican. that although never havin
cast ! Democratic vote. this year be prs
m.posed 70 support Cleveland and revenu
reform. and that be believed there weF
IenouRh men just like him 70 carry thi
latate. The tariff bill will b reported
the full committee By Mr.. Mile o
-lThursday, and will, probably, reach ID
next week.
Mr.. Springer's bill for the organIr
Ition Of the Territory Of Oklahoma VI
iconsidered by the House on Saturds
but no vote WAS reached.
There 10 rumcr In Society that Secrl
ltary Bayard and Mrs. Folsom. the Pres
I'D dents moiher-iu-Iaw are shortly 10 }
IAsmarricd and that Mrs. Folsom. who
nov IN Paris, mas gone tnero TOT Inc q
press purpose Of getting her trousesu.
I'm The Secretary has been interview ed 0
jIU. the Fisheries treaty. He expresses bin
self a. entirely satisfied and says that y
~. got everything that was coniended iol
Ou- Washington Il in mourning Tor Y
lsur. foremost private citizen, W. W. Coreos
} o. an, the millionaire philapthTopists p
con- was buried on Monday.
Ii.su II 50 said that Postmaster ener
PIe.e Dickinson 10 already seriously ~ iio
.elo' overwork. The Office seekers and me
'tsee friends are to blame for II. All INC
III who had failed TO get what they want
nsnu from Mr.. villas, bounced upon the o
A. ofRcial, to say nothing Of the large nu
A y Der from his own State who expec'
%. eomething.
,,.a The Presidential party returned ho
'ssss from Florida Sunday morning. mo
..,ss pleased with what they Jaw and y
s.rss The cordial reception with which u
~ met on their hurried southern trip. (.
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