The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
THE PR0FANE PARSON.
Republican Explanations that Confirm
the Charges Against Governor Chase

Republican Explanations that Confirm
the Charges Against Governor Chase
II will be remembered that the state com
mittee and all the Republican managers
Of the state opposed Governor Chase's nom
ination NJ Fort Wayne. They advised
against his nomination because they be-
lieved he would be load on the ticket TO
carry; that his labor record would lose the
tickets vote; that he had no soldier record.
having never smelt powder, that he was in
the habit Of using incorporate language
and was too much Of a dernagogue for the
digniiiei Office OF governor
At the congressional convention last
April in Union City, Governor Cha~es
speech was 50 profane that the Union City
Eagle. the Republican organ OF Randolph
county, denounced il.
The indianapolis Sentinel, having lately
resurrccted the prOfane section OF the
speech with The Eagle comments thereon,
the indianapolis journal and News, both
Republican organs. undertook 70 disprove
the charge, but they only succeeded In
making the matter more serious here IS
what The Sentinel carries at the head of
its editorial columns:
democrats are iTnps Of he'll. II had a
mind to swear I'd say God damn them 70
hell They ought 10 be dead and rnoulder-
ing in the dust OF the earth. and the dust
he scattered 10 the four winds OF heaven
that they might be completely obiiterated
from the memory Of man---toyernor Chase
at Union City. April 81 les9.
I'VE submit the question whether Gov
ernor Chases speech was as courteous, dis
Greet. patriotic and manly rs the resolution
claims il TO be. Was il discreet or courte-
Gus for a minister of the church Of God, a
follower Of the lowly Nazarine and
teacher of His word, with its lessons Of
mercy toward even the least II these. TO
speak Of human beings. even the vlest, as
imps az hell and express the wish that
God would damn them TO hell, thereby
violating his command. Thou shalt not
take the name 81 the Lord thy God in
vainy Was IL discreet courteous. patri-
otto or manly We leave the question with
our readers n--Jnio City Eagle, Repud-
lican Organ Of Randolph county, April %,
1Sy2
First, The Journal published letter
from 4. Is Hunt. editor of the Winchester
Herald, another Republican organ.
Mr.. Hunts statement. which was pub
lishcd on the Editorial page Of The journal
on Saturday, sept q, II ar follows:
What Governor Chase did say In sub
stance was:
THAT copperheads. rebels and rebel sym.
pathizers who opposed the pensionlng OF
crippled. MANNED and dependent Union
soldiers should receive the excavations OF
every LOYAL American citizen. that no price
that could be paid the brave and heroic
soldiers Of lSGi-5 could compensate them
Tor their sacrinCes IN the long anu ul>iflhl
marches on the fields Of blood and carnage,
and in the prison hells Of Confederate hate;
that. were he permitted to swear he would
say that Con MIGHT DAMN THEN for such
baseness as lie lad promised He would do
ia cases Of like character"
Mr.. Hunt does not deny that Governor
Chase used profane language, but that II
had reference to ''copperheads and not
Democrats. As the indianapolis journal
daily refers to Mr. Stevenson a. copper
head, as it always referred 10 Mr. lien
bricks perhaps they were the ones Gov
ernor Chase wanted 10 damn.
The most cruel stab 20 Brother Chase,
however, was reserved for The News OF
Sept "a. which gave two letters received
in answer to inquiries from il. as follows
"JNIoN CITY, Ind. sept. "A. lsy3.
II heard Governor Chase at the tiue TO
which you refer. do not desire TO mis-
represent any man. Ibid not try TO re-
member his utterance. Have never spoken
OF IL TO any one until since receiving your
letter Of inquiry. | think he was speaking
~ rebels and their sympathlzers' when
he used the strong language which. l am
Informed. was criticised by one Of the Re-
publican palAys Of this city. do not