The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-22

,rrans 81 the MssIst msnd Conspiracy
insait ~orth~ra Democrats.

1 organs 81 the Aa1eS "e""
fnsuis North~ra Democrats
.Stand hack. Doughfaces'' - "a"
.a,a-line President Harrison's home
,rran. the indianapolis Journal. puts
.xer an editorial on tho mailed hand
nolicy % the Republican party. u y
Addressing in this comprehensive ana
smphatic way the t.ooo. o,o Democrats
a, ,s,le on the reconstructed States"
! n. voted for Mr.. Cleveland In iSss.
In 1870. when tho Presidency was
stolen and y usurper seated IN the
White House. these Democrats stood
hack. In 1855. when New York and
Indiana we're coionized; when the cleo
non was decided BY the money used TO
xot. noatcrs in blocks OF i've. these
Democrats stood back They stood back
when Mr.. NJ. = Quay announced
that the Republican party would hold
Congress with tho nailed hand: they
stood hack when the presidents of .
century We're nullified 10y the Reed
Dudley cons piracy in the House Of Rep
re,en,ativ,s: they stood back when tho
Democratic minority in the House was
gagged: when Democrats were unseated
10 enable the Plutocr ltic league 10
carry out is policy OF expressing the
masses. They stood back when the
Montana senators were stolen and the
, senate Was fraudulentiy packed for the
perpetuat.on OF Plutocracy. And they
are standing back still
After all this Mr.. Harrison's organs
once more assail then with the cry:
'.Slani back. doughfaces'"
1t is impossible, gentlemen The
Democrats Of the unreconstructed States
Fan stand back no further. III you steal
another Presidential election: IL you de-
prive them OF their rights with the
mailed hand. they will be obliged to
stand forward. They love peace. They
are the conservative element Of this
country. Their principles and their
fidelity 70 them have time and again
saved the country from chaos They
have made great sacrifices for peace.
They have hoped for reforms; they have
waited patiently for the era OF radical
ism TO pass; for oppression 70 exhaust
itself. for the love Of liberty 70 reassert
itself once more. And after all this
comes once more the old cry: Stand
back. doughfaces"
They will not They will stand for
ward las far forward AZ duty and their
love OF liberty leads them. II they are
to be smi,ten in the face with the
mailed hand OF fraud and violence, IL
will be found that the face is not dough:
that il can be set TO iron hardness
The first and highest duty Of the mill
ion Democratic voters in the recon-
structcd States j. 70 endure and wait.
The highest duty Of the 4. 900. 600 Demo-
Gratis Of the unreconstructed States j.
to keep the peace and defend American
liberties They are Democrats. not
DULLES They have no threats 70 make.
but we warn the mailed hand conspira-
tors that a successful coup def1f Is i'm
possible in America The history OF
1876 can never again repeat itself. II
such an attempt is to be made. no bully
ing cry Of stand back, doughfaces.'
will intimidate the 4. o0o. O0v Democrats
Of the unreconstructed States from
standing forward This is the situation
IS the Republic understands IL Ii will
be we'll for Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Dudley and
others interested in the mailed-hand
policy TO examine the situation careful
~ with view Of ascertaining how far
they are right in presuming that there
is something in the air OF the North
and West which makes Democrat a
.'dongh:ace. snpine coward. on whom
the utmost insult. the greatest injuries
and the worst expressions may be safcl y
inflicted st Lnnis Rennhlic