The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-30


Preached ia the New West.
4 In this political on-year tho Re
publican managers. whom not ran
sacking the Government department
for spoils. ara devotiEc their atten
ton 10 tho four new States OF thu
Northwest. Tho campaign. which
will close on October 1. promises K
Be OF absorbing interest II by 4
sudden and une. ?octod turn Of thu
political wheel the new States should
choose Democratic Representatives and
Democratic Legislatures the Rcpub
licans would find themselves in the
minority in both houses OF Congress
President Harrison has betrayed ex'
trcms solicifudc Ia regard 10 tho con-
test. and Chairman Quay has called
into frequent consultation CIarkson,
Dudley and other manipul ators Of
elections 10 consider the best means
OF saving the new States.
At the outstart it is felt BY the Re-
publican managers that the methods
% successfully prac;!ced in somc 81
the old States in the last election can
not be applied with advantage in the
young and interrupted common
wealths OF the Northwest While fat
might Be fried in considerable Quanti-
ties from the protected trusts and
other moaopo,ies. il could not b put
% very effective use. The purchase
Oh ''iloatcrs' in blocks Of five" is no,
feasible. since very few IL any OF this
class az voters are to DO found
in the new Statcs; and. in any
event. the experiment would DO e.;-
treiaely hazardous among an impn.-
sive people. who frequently use young
trccs Tor executing speedy Justice upon
malcfactors. Nor would walking
dclc-atcs' OF labor organizations,
supplied with the money OF fairfield
monopoly, be able to mislcad or cor
rupt many voters ia the new States.
In view Of the ineffecrivencss OF the
usual Republican campaign methods
in this contest. Il has been proposed
to oycrrun tho four new States with
an army OF Republican orators be-
tween this time and tho election.
Among the speakers already booked
for this Western campaign are Joseph
+. Cannon. j. c. Burrows. Benjamin
Buttcrworth and other Republican
members OF Congress, who will make
the welkin ring with ;bcir shouts for
Protection 10 American Industry"
This is a 2 ound on which the
Democrats are more than . match for
their political opponents and they
should not delay to take possession Of
II. The ablest representatives OF the
Democratic doctrines Of tariff reform
should meet the champions OF tariff
spol.ation in tho New West and dis
cuss the issue in the open field John
q. Carlisle. W. g. +. breckenridge.
George +. Hoadly. $. $. Cox.. Senators
voorhees, and Turpie OF Indiana.
Beck 81 Kentucky. Vest OF Missouri.
AID Others who know the West and
the sentiments Of its people, would
no eoubt cheertully give thei- scrv-
ices 20 the cause. In tho great debate
in che last Congress the superior
strength o: the advocates Of tariff re-
form was manifest. and it would DO no
less =, in this Western campaign
The Republican leaders in the new
States would be only TOO glad TO
escape this issue and make a post
campaign upon the achieve
mcnts y party from which they
have inherited little but the ssams.
But ths fight for revenue reform
should 81 forced upon them, in spite
81 their rspugnance. In every district
of NORTH and South Dakota, Montana
and Washington. There should BE- no
repetition Of the blundcr that was
in the Northwest last year,
when the Republicans who fed in dis
gust from the tariff platform OF Chi
rago werc permitted TO make THAR
campaign upon the dead issues 81
slavery, sectionalism and civil war;
No portion Of the country has q
larger interest in this the burning
question: Of American politics than
the New West. the people Of which
must pay heavy tribute to the sarin
spoilers for nearly all the con modi.
ties they buy. and sell tn cir own prod
ucts in me open markets OF the SorlC
in accordance with the rrinciplc ol
free trade. For this reason tie Re.
publicaes Of that region shoN.a Be
held down TO the issue. no mates how
much they may attempt 70 vriggls
away fnn IL The New West Is a
field tint lies almost fallow; and the
Democrats and adhcrcrts Of tho. party
81 tarif- reform would be utterly want
in in the courage Of their opinions II
they should neglect tho opportunity
that i. offered them for its cllsiva.
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