The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16

EDITOR Jasper Courier
In commenting on the speech OF
Frank Posey at Jasper, on Friday night
last. think that the honest democracy
was well pleased with Frank. In spiritl
and temper, the speech was democratic,
unlike the eet central committee ma
chine speech. delivered By Willouqhby
|on Monday night. We know thst Frank
spoke from his heart. and il a first class
general purpose man. His speech was
well delivered. and fair. the only ex-
|ception democrat could take would he
10 his views on the tariff question. and
his comparison Of prices OF steel rails.
lie credited the reduction 10 price Of
steel solely to the tariff. when in fact II
was due to the Beesemer process Of max
Ing steel. The Bessemer process doing
away win great amount of labor.
The price before this process was repre-
sented bv labor. and not much by ma
ierial. Very few of the railroads men
toned BY him we're laid entire with the
cestly steel rails, but with iron rails.
Not until the Bessemer period did steel
rails come into general use.
We admire Frank for not mentioning
soldiers pensions. While We believe
that pensions should not be smirched IL
politics, the pension roll should be one
OF honor, and the soldiers should have
warm friends in all OF the parties
Frank Posey had the moral courage to
sound the key note TO the ordinary re-
publican stumper, in not dencnncing the
democratic party on the pension issue.
Tie is willing TO give the democrats
credit for what they have done 50 far,
and has the good sense TO know that the
welfare OF soldiers lays In both parties.
or all the parties, aud il Is not good
policy to make pension matters Sec
tional.
The amusing part of the meeting to-
hear Franks speech was the dissppoint-
'nent OF At least two debauched soldier
steerers. who after filling up several un-
fortunate pensioners. promised them q
treat 10 listen how Frank Posey would
DO up the democratic party on pensions
One Of them was 20 disappointed ihs,
he remarked that Franks speech was
too fine haired, common people could
not understand him. The truth Of the
matter IL. had Fr~nk Pn-ey ripped and
r0ared ~ did Willooghby. the speech
would have been satisfactory 70 him.
Frank Posey's speech was plain and
humane. and could he plainly under
stood BY every body that would listen.
! Franks remarks on anarchy were ex
cellent and democratic. aud reminded
one of whst happened In the city OF
Chicago several years ago. That city
being then democratic. but threatened
by the hands Of snsrchv. the Chicago
democrats, IL order to defeat snarch,
Joined issues with the republicans. and
voted with them. Can the republican
party show such self-sscrifice?
When Mr.. Posey spoke OF the great
mess Of our country-that AN honest
man. II industrious. frugal and temper
ate. would not come 10 want--0nr eyee
incidentally dropped on the "soldier
steerers" In time 10 see their counten-
ances drop, and scowl pass over them.
Their lips drew tight aud remained
not single warwhoop
came from those sealed lips. as waa the
case when Willonghby spoke untruth-
fnl remarka about Grover Cleveland.
Frank Pose,'s speech will be cherished
hv every true democratic listener, while
Willoughby's will be despised. Frank
appealed 20 the better qualities In man
kind. while WiIloughby appealed to The
wicked. A SOLDIER