The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-01

States. 10 such an extent - 10 render u
imprnh<hie that eithts AZ them cen carry
these Ssstes. which lstfsrlv have shown
. disafsction % Repubiicsnism. and
hsve made The nomination ~ either .
sure defeat for the Democracy.
with this tact before democrats Who
believe In principles rather than men. u
seems 10 Ne the sheerest political folly so
consider the nomination Of : New York
man Tor either President or Vice vresi-
dent. A western ticket would he much
stronger IN New York. aud before the
psopIe generally than with : memher o.
either OF the New York factions upon it
The nomination Of Cleveland, psrticu-
Ila,ly. would be verv injudicious. - our
ing his administration he incurred me
lenmity Of . large 10 ber Of Democrats
al over the copnsry. and upon various
accounts. Il eli verv spunky TO say,
nth Gen. Bragg. Of the hopeless kepuo-
llican State OF Wisconsin. w Q ' him
tor the enemies he has made No more
fool declaration was ever uttered In .
,deliberative assembly. Parties choose
candidate because II u hoped 10 impress
Il certain policy upon the government OF
the country. It IL not foolish play that
organizes parties. To succeed . party
must secure . majority Of votcrs. To DO
this thew must ~antagonize - few o pos
sible OF voters who believe In the gener-
. Il policy promulgated q the reason Tor
!. The life oil the organization. and when.
: for INV reason. . man makes enemies In
his party ranks. he thereby reducess by
that much, bic chances OF success - :
u. candidate OF that party for any position.
'e This is evident 10 any intelligent person
r. who will think calmly : moment, 2
% the fact that the impractical Gen Bragg,
Il gallant soldier. sterling Democrat, and
Of eloquent orator that he u, has 90 long
e led the Democracy Of Wisconsin. may
4, in . great measure account for the large
Republican majority there. Practical
ID politics conducts . campaign. and put
he forward candidates 50 that there IL q
r. least = fair chance Of eventually securing
e. majoritv. Otherwise il 10 like III
&c spunky goat. "bu.ting its head against
stone wall"
On Shanklin esys Cleveland. and nobod!
elsei IL be . good adviser? II 70
raj Democratic party had been led by hi
be advice. two. tour or elk years ago, whe'
Is he was ~maligning and misrepreseniIn
AL its ablest State leaders, when Mt
sse Donald, VOORHEES,. Hendricks. Turpi'
he aud others OF their associates were d
20. nominated by him % old fogies, and vi
&C. at 10 lead the party. and Z demand mad
larrogantly BY him that they step aside
by 90 to the rear-and let younger men ~
de him take their places, the Democrat
he party in Indiana would have been -
nd 600 in the minority in Indiana to-da'
in such leadership 10 dangerous 10 ucces
on He says that 80 per cent. OF the Dem
lcrsts OF Indiana are 10 favor Of u
= nomination OF Cleveland. and attemp
10 dictate TO Gov Gray. (Who has nevs
met defeat in the State. while Sbankll
~ has.) that be shall step aside, and %
.slndiana delegates to Chicago shall (
INSTRUCTED for Cleveland! This 10
specimen OF his wisdom in leadership !
" II IL Wa o which Il IL not. that
per cent. OF the party IN Indians VS.
-. favor Of any man. that would BE- q
strongest kind off reason Why u YOU
not 10 polite to nominate that man.
lie : feet we'll r~ecognizsd By al ssuden
lof politics. that large maj0ritiee :
Icverhearing In snv organization, and .
sure to develop within that orgsnizstio
whether Il be : political. scientific, lite
larv. religious or social community
lanv kind. On active and impractic
minority, Who refuse utterly TO be co
ltrolled By thst large majority, even Z
sorting 10 revolution to resist ench co
troll. For this resson II IL fortunate {
1.-The people that no political party h
been able long to hold On unwieldy m
ljority under our system OF governme
'n- IN the United Statee.
nv NJ. ~;th th;. sr,.sh ~ h;storv hefo,
'or Us, what would be the result in IndiaI
re, II the choice Of 50 Der cent. a elaine
should be forced upon the IN willing
per cent. OF the psrtv? The Democrat
= vote In Indiana In 1888 Was 261 Ola, o.
Hsrrison's plurality SIS. Nov 81
tract from the Democratic vote 10 p
cent. or 26.10l votes. and u will 81
the Republicans the State BY % .449. q
Mr.. Shanklin and his followers can =
assured that H~srrison's majority IN
md diana would not fall below these dgur'
nty should the impracticsls succeed 70 &
cling Cleveland upon the party. . th
j. are now making On EFFORT 70 do. q
with this the chances for the success
our State ticket would b very I'll
, though It might pull through sgais
W these heavv odds.
M But the CoURIER hes no feara Of %
'urt . result. II has On abiding confidence
the aggregated wisdom Of the Deu
n cratic party. when the masses are 10
ON warned. che delegates q Chicago '
'wD 6nd the men and place them upon : pI
'wn form which will be IN assurance Of q
lcees from The STRAIT. and will not ask
D. party 10 follow the lead Of . man y
was beaten in : fair field four years q
$50 mote II be-