The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

a DISASTROUS OMEN.
rho ssisctioa Of Chlesro - tho Place 60
Hold the Republican Convention.
At the mention Of Chicago as the
place where the Republican party will
meet in June next. to name candidates
Tor President and Vice President, what
q train Of sad memories must be sug-
gested to Republicans who wero old
enough to be active participants in
political affairs in 1880 General
Grant, the great Captain credited with
saving the Union, was . candidate for
the nomination for President He
had been eight years President He
had just returned from foreign lands.
from his voyage around the world.
He had been fetcd and toasted by
Kings and Emperors. Lords and
Ladies, the proud and the powerful.
Ovation followed ovation in rapid sue
cession. Cannon had doomed and
flags had been unfurled in his honor.
and brass bands had played ''See, the
Conquering Hero Comes" Come he
ad. He was again on his native
heath. and candidate again for the
highest Office in the gift Of his coun-
trymen. In that august moment
Blaine struck him down. How? BY
asserting that U. s. Grant had turned
traitor to his country, and il again
made President he would destroy the
Republic and upon its ruins erect an
empire and establish Grant dynasty.
Poor General Grant. He had aban-
doned the Democratic party when his
cup Of fame was full. Debauchcd by
the corrupt Republican leaders. who
wanted to use his renown--they turned
him from what Ben. Harrison would
call ''sunlit hills OF duty" to kill him
in Chicago-the slaughter-pen Of the
world. Grants fame eliminated at
Apponattox-after that there was
nothing for Grant At Chicago he
met Brutus in Blaine. and died 81
his wounds on Mt McGregor. No man
who reyeres the memory u Grant can
vote for Blaine without confessine
himself patron. nor for any man
who stood with Blaine on the occasion
when Blaine and his conspirators stab
bed Grant to death.
At Chicago Blaine and Sherman
and Garfield murdered Grant, polit-
ically. and the wounds they inflicted
hurried him to his grave-and they
accomplished their work BY attacking
Grants patriotism and BY limitations
that he was really for treason. 90
black. that in comparison Arnold's il
white Is m angels robe-and that Il
what Grant received rs reward fol
his abandonment Of the Democratic
party.
But It must BE- remembered. and II
will be remembered. that James A
Garfield became the beneficiary o.
Grants political assassination at Chi
cago-and that with his nomination
began Republican fractional fight un'
parallcled for its murderous fierccness.
In the campaign Of 1880 the Repub'
lican party sunk to the lowest depths
Of corruption and depravity. Il tri'
umphed. but its success was the death
Of Garfield. Poor Garfield. the bene-
ficiary Of Grants political death, and
the beneficiary Of the crimes Of Dorsey,
was seated in the Presidential chair "a
be murdered BY . Republican crank
who hal been warmed into life in the
fires Of Republican lactional hate
and as he fired the fatal shot ex'
claimed: ARTHUR is Presidentr' And
Arthur became ut last the beneficiary
Of the Chicago fight Grant, Garfield,
Arthur and Guitcau are all dead. In
1884 Blaine was nominated at Chicago.
II Is needless to say that his assassina-
ton Of Grant contributed to his defeat.
Republicans re .nembered his implaca-
bic hostility to Grant at Chicago in
1850. Brilliant, but corrupt and de-
PRAYED. thousands Of honest Republic
ans would not vote for him, nor will
they vote for any man who encom-
passed the downfall Of Grant At Chica-
90 By charging him with treason to ths
Republic The selection Of Chicago By
the Republican bosses = the place q
hold tho nominating convention Of ths
Republican party i an omen Of disas'
ter to the party-an instance IN which
s.coming events cast their shadows BE-
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