The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-23

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\ EDl1oR yAoPsn CoUnlKn Would you
- % kiud = % give ne little space u
\ your valuable paper, o oay few words
\ . ~ follow Democrais.
/ Co0redoA " ere just entering Into
Iooo Of the most important campaign ~
The history 81 THE country. We ere 70
decide In the coming election whether
W aro IN favor Of high protective. Vi
cious system o. Regulation. which "
have boen living under Tor quarter OF >
century; which syslem. IN ils very ma
turo, q calculated % make the rich rich
or. and The poor poorer; or whether "
are In favor Of return to that good old
doctrine ndvocated hy our respected
chief magistrate. Grover Cleveland, :
-Governme0t Of the people, BY the pso-
pie. and for the people,
1 Ihero % no question about the Demo-
lcrats having majority In this country.
II they ere only united. II has only been
our luke Warmness and division that has
ever given the Republicans anv hope OF
succese. The division OF 1880 lei the
Republicans In power.
The Democrats made this government
what Il h they added 10 the thirteen
original states BY purchase or Florida,
the Louisiana purchase, and I'll west Of
the Rocky nountains- just % soon e
the Republicans came into power thew
like 60 have lost one-third Of what hsd
been gaiued under Democratic rule.
When the war broke out there were
Ithoueonds Of Democrats that cav that Il
va family quarrel: they thought thew
would have nothing 20 do with g.; thew
lst0od still and waited results. Finsllv
10 council Wa held. Il Was quickly de-
'cided that the South would ID about six
months whip the Republicans OF the
North, and also decided that the South
would divide this glorious Union, this
vast estate len uo by our fs.ices. This
the Democrats couldn't endure, an5. not
through any lore Tor the principles oi.se
Republican party. OF any hatred 10 The
people OF the South. the Democrats went
In and helped put down the rebellion.
Strictly speaking, the Democrats o.
the North were the only real Union par
~ 10 the land. They buckeled on their
armour and shed their blood 10 order
that the government left Nc by our r.
thers % ght Be preserved, and handed
down to posterity just % our fathers left
II for us. Any other party except the
Republican party, in view OF the great
aasistance rendered BY the Democrats.
would call their children together Il
least once year. and tell them how thev
'quarreled with the South, and after thew
had provoked them 90 much that thew
wonldn't stand Il any longer. that the
South came q them with such vengeance
that destruction was slsring them in the
face, look which way they would, and
that then the Democrats, who were nat
|urally inclined to live peaceably with al
men, came to the rescue, and saved the
government, and the Republican psrtv
from destruction! Do they do any thing
|of the kindf mol the most Of them
take particular pains to teach their chill
dreu that Democrats are sRebeIs.s
"Traitors," and cannot Be trusted With
the administration Of the Affairs or THE
government! Shame On : party That
will thus slander the buIlders sad pre-
servers Of this government. The zane
spirit that prompts men 10 talk such
sinG about the grand old Democratic
party, prompted Pharaoh TO follow the
children Of Isreal to bring them back in
to bondage; the came spirit animated
Joseph's brothers 70 cell him TO : hand |
OF Ishmaelito tradero Il animated the |
naughty Jews, and caused them to kill
their king; the same spirit banished Val /,
landingham. and would plant the iron
heel Of oppression on our necks, and tai |
every thing that they can that We con-
sumo, u order that they may live u
ease and rule over DC.
IN the face Of al this cussedness they
have the brazen faced-impudonco % |
come around and ask Democrats 60 vote |
for their men In April. They eay, Oh, |
come; do not draw the party lines % |
tight In the Spring election just votej
for our man; be lives here. They ~
now. By way q nattery, that orr candi- |
date b very good man, but just vote |
for the home man. Well, Democrats, ifI
" have good man lst's stick to him. |
I will venture the assertion that IL the |
Spring election at least two Democrsts
vote The Republican ticket to where
there - one Republican that votes the
Democrat. Democrats, II you help them,
this Spring. you are helping them this
Fall. An English general said, when be
had bic men drawn up ID battle array.
ready q 60 into the fight, ENGLAND *.
poets every man TO do bic dutyl" So it|
10 with every true Democrat. L . ex-l
pectsd that W will do our duty, and II
order 20 Dc II, vote the straight ticket,
and Ill viii b we'll. MI
II i eaid that some high In authority
ID the Democratic party q going % cross
over this SPRING. Whist would b done
with soldier that, just because it Was|
just skIrmish, would 60 over and BE-
gin TO shoot back2 Neither side would
have him, only IN case Of pinch. You
vo1oPa that are lamocrafa that v0faa And