The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-01
PUBLISHERS PENCIL POINTS.

A SoRROwFuL ScExE.-The semhlance
OF human being IL lying on q couch !;
somc OF the neighbors he has quatrciied
with and wronged maliciousiy are
gathered around IL; the cold sweat
stands in large drops on his forehead
the ewes are glazing. but have wild,
physical pain. but the horrible contor-'
tions OF his face. the demoniac screams
and the frenzied look OF his eyes. all tell
that = gnilty conscience is racking hial
last moments, aud that his mind Is tor
tured. At last The cord l. broken and
the troubled spirit released fr"m the
clay, seeks its place for eternity. ~
hasicns 70 the door guarded by 81. Peter.
and begs sadmittance. but the angel Gabriel
blows horn aud touches spring. and
the vile spirit Is hurled across chasml
where red hot doors open. aud Sulphnric
fumes issue. and Satan catches II on his
tripod fork, and calls on Gabriel 10 know
who il u. that he may assign Il proper,
place. Gabriel answers "Yankee Boy.
Of PikeviIle. Indiana" Then Satan hurlsl
il over the outer walls. bevond his juris-
dictiOn, saying "it would not do to keep
him with other devils. ~s his propensity
10 lie. telling untrnths because he could
not tell the truth at any time. and his
reputation as having been driven from
Dubois county by indignant ncighborsl
for suspicious Of crime on his best
friends, wonld make hell so much worse
that Satan could no longer govern it,
And 80 Yankee Boy's epirii, too foul
for hell, must roam in nethermost space
and darkness.
You don't hear the Courier or News
reduction Of fees and saIa.
rics in county offices, the aboiishiug Of
unnecessary Offices, or the consolidation
of offices when their employees are idle
most OF their time. -Independent.
Will Dufenjsch enlighten the public
Iby specifying what Offices 10 Dubois
county are unnecessary? ? or will he tell
lof any public Office in this county IN
which "employes are idle most Of their
! time ~ or will he specify what officers
IL Dubois county get too large salary !
! Until he can point ont specifically these
things his blowing about salaries is the
shcerest kind Of humbug. There Is not
an Office in Dubois county that pays a
larger salary for the work done than the
same kind OF work would command In
any individual business. Not an officer
has ever grown rich upon the salary, and
al know that Col. Edmonston, who held
county Offices for forty years, Was poorer
y when be went out OF Office than vber
be went In, and that SpurIock was also
and scarcely any Of the officers would
have been better or had they depended
while in Office only on their fees and
salaries. In counties like Dubois the cry
lof extravagant salaries 10 county officers
lie delusion and snare-a piece OF petty
.ldemagogy on the part Of those VIII
know the facts,-a hnmbug, but Il u
charitable to suppose in such cases a
THAT Of Dufendach 1t is the result o
liense ignorance-too lazy 10 investigat'
and find ont the truth, vet wilIin,
Ito do an injustice and mislead his read
,lers. In the few very populous ans
|, wealthy counties OF Indiana there !
probably some just foundation for III
ecry of q reduction of salaries, and IN
|, Ignorant in smaller counties take thei
,cue from those thus differently situated
: II may be, however, that ~ Dnfendacl
: gets his work done on the Inhependcn
: Tor the board and clothes OF the work
, man. he thinks ell laborers ought to worl
> Tor their board and clothes only. Som
. men would thus delight iu degrading
. .human nature, while protesting 10 be
: Especial organ Of labor! IL is on pa
/, with the other huinbug!
e Class LFGIsLATIox.-W We are glad I
: see that the C0rRfER's article in regard 1
class legislation has converted the In
: -Idependent, aud that II last week take
hack its declaration that class Legislation
was righteous. and denounces IL IN roun
slterms. and agrcss with the COURIER thu
y class legislation always helps the ric
e land Injuries the poor. IL would be 90
\ class legislation was in favor, rs II pre-
= rliends il wants II, Of the farmers and me
..lchanics Il would only help The ric
farmer or mechanic. and injurc the poo
one--as that il All inscparablc concoml
tant OF legislation for . class. All clas
Legislation Is unjust, and equal right
Ito all; special privileges to none is u
;. only true basis Of legislation. That
e Why the present tariff law, the Mckinle
y bill, the silver law. the subsidy bill 10
4 slshipping, and the infamous force bill Q
1.-THE Republican party are 50 opprcssiv
q aud unjust towards the masses.
The CouRlER did not garble the In
dependents article, but took . full cen
4 lItence. with the only intelligent meanin
.Iihat could be placed upon u and com
(. lmentcd shereupon. The fndependeu
should be ashamed to make such On &C
= cusation.
Fl Tho farmers ticket has nothing 10 d
y with any party. II u An association 81
!. '.ganized for its mutual protection. -lndc
pendent.
There yon have tho truth for once
The "farmer's ticket" with the apossrc
AZ placed In that paper 10 show
ebelongs to ono farmer, 1--WE presume be
''causo there IL hut one farmer on it,) -
Gan association for its mutual protection.
o what u IL 10 be protected from? Is
4 in personal danger? or is u 10 be pro
otectcd from . greed for Office? The pso
'ple generally believe II was a mutua
: greed that brought Il together assiste