The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-10
Prom ,ss Isdssnspol's sentinel.
THE CAVE OF ADCLLAA.
Gen. Knefier and His Party Scor.
ed by Judge Baldwin.

To THE EprroR-Sir: A whilom Har-
rison Office holder, Gen. Knefler, writes
! three column article in the Journal
about Z certain cave Of Adullsm In the
chamber OF the district Judge in the U.
s. building during Judge Gresnsms
residence At Indianapolis
This cave has such . curious place ana
has been visited by such . vast throng
of people thst II 10 worth recalling. Its
doors aiwavs swung inward ana wers
without lock and key. All SORTS ana
conditions OF men ~ent there. Ios
poor. the timid and the friepdless we're
aIwsys welcome and alwsys found
friend there. No one who bad Juss
grievance ever went away empty. NO
one vas ever made to feel the awful
m .jesty OF . u. 3 JUICE. No ring or
CLIQUE, no combination or corruption
ever got inside the cave. Here the
question was never asked: Your scam
dal or scoundrel or ours?' No matter
whst IL politics. both joo and rascal
were equally denounced.
Did anyone ever dream that Dudley
would have got through Greshsm's cours
With ouch flying col0rs! DOES anyone
suppose that the paupers Of Indiana
children Of misfortune--would have
heeu disfrsnchised like 90 many crimi.
nsls. without even bearing by Judge
Gresham? In his time the proprietor
Of this judicial cave Of AdulIsm heard
scores Of bitter political lawsuits and
neither political party ever complained
that IL did not get uustinted ana ex'
act justice.
Morton found one man in Iodisas
Z whom he could neither rule nor rs1n
With his political terrorism. His pamo
was Gresham. The Indisnap0;is ring
that for four years hes led Harrison
round by the nose and wrecked its par
ty, finding its occupation gone, now
EMPLOYS iis spare time caIumuistin&
Judge Gresham. Harrison and this ring
tried the experiment of ignoring him.
and the result 10 that Harrison will b as
home next week tn raise chickens. while
Gresham takes Blsiue's portfolio q
:, Wsshington.
i With On unerring and instructive
know ledge Of men Gresham read like %
] open book the email greatness thst sur
Z rounds the capitol sf Indian apo'is'
That his judgments were uniformly
: correct IL proven by the fact thst lndl'
r ana swsrms With men eager for his non
Z ination for the presidency In 1871
: Could man whose life was made uS
Q OF sseer and slander have held sinc'
A 1884 the four great Offices NJ the post
V msster general, u. !. circuit Judge
r. secretary Of the trsssury and now 80
q retsry OF state? Could q mere do
. In the msnger have secured lob votes y
r the Chicago convention, and would u
q greatest orator in America have becom
J. his advocate
~ The trouble with Gen. Knefer an
~ the indianapolis Journsl is very o't
re Il is sweet 10 get all four feet In tho POT
o lie feed but inexpressible bitter to 2
III turned out And turned out when VII
40 half way common sense msnsgemes
v. the party OF X nefisr and Harrison migl
he easily have held power twenty yeai
O. longer. Harrison returns home ~.
be the well-ssrned title Of the party wrec'
ne er Of the nineteenth century. and Gre
to ham 10 the coming man for 1850.
ID. p. BALDWIN,
- rnUsnsnort Feb IL.