The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-27
The Brazilian Republic.


President 81 the u. :. 10 immediately
recognize the new government. aud
piedging material aid from the United
states. Ia ifs mainiainance as a Republic
against ANY schemes from monarchies OF
Other continents which might hc devised
! against II. Instead ~ cordially adopting
The resolution the Republican majority
7 virtually killed II bv referring il 10 Il
fossilizrd committee on foreign relations.
In speaking on il the Indianapolis sem
sinci aptiy terms Il 'Crime Against
Liberty" and says the administration.
supported b. the republican maioiii, III
y the senate. orcupies an extraordinary ~
titudc toward The new republic OF Brazil.
i. " Il now about six weeks since The re.
I public was proclaimed. There has been,
general acqairscence in The creation a.
Tho new government IN All parts 81 the
country. There has been no sign of Dr.
gsnizcd resistance 10 il IN any quarter
Jrconfsineh reports have cunr 81 riot
ing ~ one or two provinces. attended
by some loss Of life, but IL such riniiny
has actually occurred u only brings out
ia stronger relief the general acceptance
Of the new situation. Ii there we've any
widespread disailection, one or two petty
riots would not be deemed worthy Of
notice.
h lfever there was change OF govern
nent IN any country, whic! was logical
evolution. i j. that which has just been
Witnessed ia Brazil The deposition of
Dom Pedro. the overthrow Of the mon
srchy. and the proclamation Of the repub-
Tic events occurring within The space al
few hours, and wholly unattended b.
popular distn bance or excuses Of an,
Ikinh-were the results OF natural forces.
operating for years past noiselessly, hu'
none the les poteutly, beneath the sur
iace Of brazilian life, and which. could
have had but one issue. The hour was
ripe for the revolution. The public
mind was thoroughly prepared for il. II
was al most question Of few DAYS.
when y came, FASTENED, perhaps, tori
night by the prccipiiancv oi The odious
ministry, Il found the Brazilian people
ready and anyons FOR il. II was skin.
fully planmsM. Indeed, and the leaders
made no mistakes in the execution ofI
their program, bur they must have failed
-m iscrabiy tailed If the great masses
OF the people Of Brazil had not been al
their hacks
There has been no interruption of
trade ~ Brazil. Her commerce with The
OUT side world has not suffered DAYS IN Y
'ermisson. The life of the people has /
gone on - before. None OF the f,,nc- ]
Hons "t the government have been sus-
pended for moment There has been Z
nothing 10 create even the slightest ap- /
p'ehcn-ion that the new order OF things
i not permanent.
The fall Of the last remaining mon /.
lrchy IN The western hemisphere is Al :
went OF transcendent importance. The :
departure Of Dom Pedro and his retinue
rom Rio Janeiro rs the first gray streak :
q dawn fiecked the horizon Oh that fate !
ui November morning marked an epoch
y the worlds history. The peaceful es-
hbiishment Of popular institutions over
~ area greater than the United States. U
completing chain Of republics from the c
treat lakes Of North America 10 Cane o
lorn. fixes landmark III the centuries. .
{ has caused disgust aud alarm in every
oval palace IN Europe. II has made the q
hronc Of Portugal to tOfter. and the q
'psnish dynasty tremble from the shock Y
= IT, The cables OF Yesterday report o.
hat the emperor OF Germany Is afYrigh- v
ed and thst he Is begging England MOI
resent Portuguese insults, lest by 20 2
DING the collapse Of the crumblino Y
structure in that country Ia q
astened. and republican move be star
fd which will sweep over Europe. b
rom Lisbon comes the news that Dom d
'edro's presence in Portugal is depreca.
81 because of its tendency 10 rivet popu- n
" attention upon the course of events
Brazil, and to intensity the republican n
'e'ing. From -. Petersburg. from ~
'ome and from Vienna comes intelli- n
cnce Of princely intrgues against the =
ew Brazilian republic. There isn't 4 :"
signiny family In Al Christendom that
not fIlled with nervous apprchensions e
the late Of Dom Pedro, and that Il y
o. ready 70 cooperate ia any practicable
cheme 70 secure bis restoration, or the d.
establishment, with any head. Of 4
iVnarchy IN Brazil. nj
Where stands the United States oflt IN
AmerIca-the greatest power in the new N
ORD, the foremost republic or the globe he
IN this supreme exigency? Is the ad-
lnistration al Washington in sympathy -
lih the cars and kings and emperors ~
Europe In their efforts TO destroy the ~
ew republic! Why has il failed 10 ex- =,
nd the cordial recognition to this new -
emOer OF the overwhelming circle OF e.
&c governments 10 which II Is clearly -
TITLED! Why does 1t stand aloof and y
sny It's moral support to the most i'm
)rtant effort Of the last half century 10 oo
,ply the principles OF the Declaration "
Independence TO the government Of
eat nation? Why is IL false to the VI
ost honorable traditions OF our politi- a.
! history those traditions which have al
used this government to be recognized "
roughout the world as the natural
lardian Of the rights Of all Americans
ainst the designs OF the crowned heads
Europe aud TO be respected and feared
such? Why has II refused to give
rec and effect to the Monroe doctrine,
a. unwritten law Of the republic as
cred as the letter Of the constitution
is this Mr.. Blaine's abrilliant foreign
lljcy ~ Ia thia Mr. lsarr;oo.,. q -..