The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-06
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Is DYING.



Mems Gray Club.
4 Indianapolis sensinsil
The club rooms Of the young men'i
Gray club were crowded bv enthusiastic
democrats. % hear On address from the
eloquent ex-Governor Isaac r. Gray.
President Samuel Perrct introduced
the governor with few appropriate re.
marks. Governor Gray then arose
amid sumultuous applause and spoke
,ss follows:
"Gentlemsn, ! thank you for this
greeting, aud congratulate The club on
tho growth Of its mem bership. Organ
lred hardly one year ago II now num-
bors fully three hundred active, agrees
|sive, enthusiastic young democrats. and
iis innueDce was felt In the last election.
We cannot have too much Organization.
II is essential in religion. business.
municipal. state and na ationsl affairs. and
u 70 Pre-eminently necessary in politics
70 WIN victory over disciplined, or
gsnized foe. We ought TO have an or
gsnizatIon IN every village aud hamlet
OF the state. The idea IL sll wrong that
buslness men ought TO take no part in
politics. Nay, II is the bounden duty or
every citizen 10 be politician enough to
understand tho constitution OF the coun-
try and lie laws.
Through tho efforts Of the club and
democratic organizations . realization Of
tho tariff question was brought home to
every thinker in tho state 1t the last elec-
ton and II presents some peculiar fca-
tures. While the popular mind was di-!
vcrted by the great civil war the repub-
lican leaders took advantage OF tho oc-
cssion % pass class legislation, which
produces its millionaires BY the thousand
aud lts poor men BY the millions. High
tsrin measures. passed under the plsus-
i6le plea Of . war necessity, have ever
since been retained BY these same lead
ers, aud they have tried to divert the at-
tension Of the people from this euor.
nous wickedness BY talking CT theI
bloody shirt and the bugAboo OF free
trade. But the victory Of the ballot box x
ct the polls on last November was the
voice Of the people demanding the re-
moval OF these 0ner0us burdens. There 'sl
something the matter with the grand odd
psrty. Too much RsedismI Too much
Mckinley and force biilsl until Il will
soon De our pleasing duty 70 lsy the old
republican party away"
The governor proceeded to comparel
the different positions Of the two partis q
and drew an apt illustrasion By propo-
sition 70 bic republican friends 10 cstab-
Iish Two tariff laws. one for each party. !.
How long, be askcd. "would il b he
fore the republicans would sneak up the
back alleys 70 bny cheaper goods st the
democratic stores -
Thank heaven" he continued. "thsl
democratic party take an nnmietskablel
stand On tbeee questions. II has alwaysI
declared that the government has mo-
constitutional right 70 levy one cent Of
tex beyond its actual necessities. II Isl
not ashamed 10 advocate lower taxcel
and cheaper clothing, because Il IL the
party OF the people. and "a overwhelm- !
Ing majority Of the laborinR classes:
march under its banner. II believes that
: man, though sun-browned, ragged,
csllous handed, and misersbly poor, isl
entitled TO tho same privileges - tho in
dividusl who rides In gilt equipsge,
with fine liveries. and lives Ia : brown
stone front. This il the policy Of tho
democratic party. prolonged applause. II
"Now the republican party realizes itl
IL gone and that Il can no more carry
this country, standing BY class lcgisla-
ticn, than IL can dip the Mississippi dryl
with . tin cup; aud since whom the
gods would destroy thcy fret make
mad, this party IL trying 70 pass the
force bill 70 retain the power that IL
passjng from Il. ! know its organs. the
Journal aud other republican papora,
claim the force bill Is not essentially dif-
ferent from the present law, but II IL as
fer removed from that ss the darkest
hour Of night 10 from the brightest hour
Of day. l believe that this iniqnit0us
measure is dead. Let one funeral suffice
for Il and the republican party. The
people Of this country owe . debt OIL
gratitude 10 the democratic senator's
who heroically fought this bill and pre-
served the constitutional government ?"
The governor then made . critical apaly-
Gle or the bill and declared II was only 4
10 carry every congregational
district and State OF the South, wherel
The census showed . majority OF black
voters. The republican party had yet TO
learn that negro could vote the demo-
cratic ticket. "All this 10 done,r he do
rlsrcd, "undor the cry for honest elsc-l
Iions.' Why, that Is the only thing in
The world the repub blicsn party IL afraid
Df. Everybody In the state knows that
he republicans have not carried the
.tsts OF Indiana honestly since ls72. :
Think Of the party that stole Florida.
Louisisns aud South Carolins for Ilsyes.
snd has carried every presidential cam I.
paign aincc by soap setting up : plea
or honest elec,ioDsl l want 10 pay aee
glowing tribute 70 William 4. Brush. of
rraw fordsvills. Ho Is the only republi-
,sn IN tho state honest euongh to tell tho
ruth. mol tho republican party did not
want the Australian system IN this state
before The election aud they want II now
sss than ever. [Checrs.l
AN honest election means : victory I
|or the democrats, and II tho forcc bill
iies aud fair election can DO secured ID |
1892, the democratic ballots will bury d
he republican party 20 deep that the 1
ong. loud blast OF GabrieI's trumpet
viii never disturb the serenity Of IL last |