The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18


That was a curious and significant &C
cldent which befel the Administration
IN the capital 81 Tennessee
benjamin Harrison has been Prcsi'
dent Of the United States for a little
more than sixteen months Though
elected as an ,&owcd advocate OF civil
service reform, on a platform sensations
ally aggressive in favor OF the exten'
sion Of he principles Of that reform 70
all grades 81 the public service. he has
made a record nevc before equalci in
IN tho displacement Of Office holders
opposed 70 him in politics. and the ap'
pointment OF party workers Of his own
political faith to succeed them. This
ought 70 have cndcarcd him 70 that cle-
mcnt Of his party, which Is numerically
much the larger part OF IL, which looks
upon politics as a means Of getting
something Cor ones self. Somehow.
this result has NOT been achieved.
Hnmiliatingas tho confession may be.
AZ i certain that DIR. Harrison il not a
popular man, even in the ranks 81 his
own party. lilo has not voluntarily for
feiied the respect OF the rank and file
Of thcg. o. p. lie has. in truth. striycn
hard to give satisfaction. Though a
man that has been largely advertised as
possessing piety OF the most unrelent-
ing variety. he has not prescribed the
unregcncratc who aided in his election.
In his Official family sits a man whose
prc~cnc there is due to his success in
raising corruption funds. Ills most
trusted and influential adviser. outside
the Cabinet. is d man who refuses to
deny the charge OF having distracted
$500, 900 from a State Treasury. some
OF his appointccs have been convicted
Of felonies, and a great many Others
ought to have been. These facts indi-
cate that the President has been anx-
ious TO show that he Is not too proud or
too good TO recognize the services Of any
element Of his party. And yet they do
not love him.
IL Is significant. too. that the colorcd
element Of the Nashville convention
was conspicuous in tho opposition to
the resolution to indorse the ~administra.
ton. The colored voters in the south
did not contribute much to Mr.. Har-
rison's election. but those Of the North
held the balance Of power in several
States, and il was their votes that made
his success possible. On the basis OF
the white vote. Mr.. Harrison was
beaten badly. His presence in the
White House Is due to the prejudice
which compels colored men to vote the
Republican ticket. contrary to their
own interests and the good OF the coun-
try. And yet one Of these Republicans
that there il all over tho
under the reign OF DR.. Har-
rison, an effort to slap the negro in the
The Democratic party Is not particu-
larly interested in the unpopnlarity OF
he President. His denomination would
lot be an overwhelming misfortune for
he Democratic candidate in 1892. II
may Judge OF his whole term by that
'art Of II already past, We could 70 10
he country upon the record thus prc-
ented with the most sanguino hopes OF
uccess. But unless he does something
0 strengthen his hold upon the dis
atisfed element OF his party his re-
'omination seems hardly among the
The Nashville incident
: certainly ominous. Heretofore the
'ederal o~fice-holders have generally
cen omnipotent in Republican councils
2 the South, but all their influence at
be Nashville meeting was exerted in
ain. There are many indications that
he sentiments expressed there are
nared BY Republicans in every sec
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