The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-24
w. C. T. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED By MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Some Specimen Statesmen.

cOnCeTllllS liicii ioS'~ =
for the presidency in 1896, States j !
man Mckinley. | wish to call the n
attention of the Democrats to fact c
concerning their logical candidate J
for the presidency, Statesman DAVID $
b. Hill. :, e
The point to which | wish to call
special attention is the mastery 81 I,
ilence maintained by these states.
men upon every question OF national
importance except the tariff ques-
ton Is it not surprising that these
men. unquestionably the two lead
ling figures in this campaign, can
, find no other topic upon which 10
-Iexpress themselves than the one
question, upon which they diner
only to the extent of thirty per cent.
{ in the schedule?
. Il is popularity supposed, at least
! in The states west of Pennsylvania,
= that there is another and greater
6 question which is called the silver
/ question; and the fact that strong
i and growing party, which may car
"a nv more than one State, has been
> Organized on this question alone,
:. would seem to make it worth the
IN notice Of any presidential asplrant'
"a Yet what has Statesman Mckinney
said about it? Nothing. What has
/. Statesman Hill said about it? Moth
10 ing. Why? Because they arr
a. afraid. Each Of these statesmen
a. these leaders Of public thought
these patriots, these would-be con
80 servators of the morals and welfar
of Of a great and free country know
- that If he antagonizes the silve
ar men in his party he cannot be pres
H. ident: if he antagonizes the gol
standard men he cannot be pres
as dent, and so neither dare open NJ
the mouth upon the matter, though
nse Importance for the veal or woe
80 the American people complete
= overshadows that Of the relati'
~ merits of the Wilson and Mckinl'
inc bills. "And these be thy gods,
her Israeli" a..
nil You Republicans, imagine Apr
- ham Lincoln face to face with
To question Of such grave importan
he as this silver question; imagine III
the if YOU can, dodging, shufiling, qul
and bling. fearing to speak lest he
t;on lure his own prospects! You De'
,ntv ocrats, imagine Andrew JACKS
Tho shrinking from giving a straight i
the ward expression Of his opinion
ina anv question: Compare these m
dis with those who lead you now'
onld men! fellow citizensl brethren a
anne blush at your own depreciation,
o. o. In Iincoln's time the Republic
he party was great National pa
,ear and stood for justice, liberty .
equality; to-day it is an elect
machine and stands for the spoil'
Office. and dollars and cents.
lent. Jackson's time the Democratic
~. ~ was a great National party
stood for Justice, liberty and eq'
ity: to-day it is an election
. chine. and stands for no princl
,bove under high heaven but the spoil
that office. and dolla.s and cents.
shall Lincoln and Jackson were sta
where men. Statesmen think; statesI
eliyi- lead; statesmen direct pu
lie to thought and sentiment into
a.. sx
good right channels, and originate z
nd of policies for the welfare OF natl
Q un- Mckinley and Hill are demagog
years Demagogues do not lead the
made pie, but are led by them; the!
e the not mould public opinion,
ill as shape their course to take ad
enter. tage Of public opinion; they dt
1t six originate great policies but enc
t it by any popular movement, righ
/, Indi. wrong. If it will lift them into
urpose places. !.
blind II. within the next year, !
$ will comes apparent that the sentl
,selves Of the country is overwhelming
nstitu- favor Of the reconciliation o.
,ay be yer. who doubts that VIM. Nj
interest lev and David b. Hill will o
, meet most eloquent and enthusiast
a NAV yocates Of the white metalY
! made appears that the people dem'
,ople of gold standard, who dou1ts 'na. az,
men Mckinley and Hill VIII
as the great apostles and deft
of the single gold standard?
Q heart becomes apparent that the
'lns, no president must be a man WI
IS save iieves il. the use Of coon ski
sheep pelts a. legal tender
twenty doubts that THESE men WI
one voice, declare that It v
gyll and evident intention OF Goo anu anu
he Mar that no other substance shou
he Duke take the place, ns money, 9
skins and sheep peltsY--Vol'