The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-31
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Proof OF Republican Corruption soy,.
10 Help Democrats.

The past year. as far as poufi-. d,
concerned. has been a record h-e.....
There was the exposure OF Renuhu-,-
corruption by President Hoo.
when he found himself placed ~ N.
defensive after the publication a. 49,
Hartman letter ON April ane IN
Ing OF the deal between the preside,
and Mr.. Hartman in 1894 Thai y,
ter gave details OF the request ~ ~.
Roosevelt 10 the railroad maguafs \,
raise 100000. 10 be used "a CO..
New York and complaining TIA. N
though Mr.. Hartman had raised ~.
money and thus bought victory 10,
the president had not carried ont lie
end OF the bargain by making CERTAIN
appointments. The president exssar..
ly felt the sting OF these charges "a
he had the official exposure OF thrss
made by Judge Parker about the La
insurance and corporation contrib.
tons. so he promptly published lie
sherman letter as an Offset. That y,
ter told OF the Hartman brag TIA, "a
could buy laws and judges and i-rs
latures. and thus lifted the vel -t-
had covered the corruption az Rem.
hcan officials. President ROoseve,
evidently knew much Of this ce--1-.
ton OF his party. and his siafe~e-,
In his letter 10 Hartman TIA, son
and / are practical men would l-si-
cate that he was not above taking
advantage OF f. President Roos4re'-
attempted TO overcome these exr.as
ures OF the corruption that had hssn
charged against his party BY dencurc
ing Hartman as an undesirable
citizen" and that certain ~malefacto-s
of great wealth" were CONSUMING
against his administration Althourh
nearly everyone believes that Presi
dent Roosevelt. is personally honest
yet these exposures OF his knowledge
OF the corruption OF his party and tie
fact that he has never caused rest.
tuition 10 be made OF the funds rirr.
dered from the widows and ORPHANS
OF policy holders in the last national
campaign. has led TO the extraordinary
lack Of confidence IN Republican poll
cies that Is now apparent The panic
and business breakdown has followed
the exposure OF the political corrur-
ton. for when the people discovered
they had been duped By Republican
professions and promises and how
ultimately politics and business uas
associated under Republican manage
ment they naturally came 70 the con
clusion that financial and business
affairs on the grand scale was equally
corrupt The run in the New York
banks followed and we are assured
by no less an authority than the New
York Journal OF Commerce that uQui-
dalton is still incomplete. that con
modities and wages arr still too high
that abnormal industrial activity must
stop until a new supply OF capita has
been saved. and in short that We must
pass through a further period Of read
justment and liquidation. involving
more or less failures"
When II is remembered that -
above is the opinion Of the LEADING
business journal In the United States
Il will be apparent where the ReQub
lican policies OF tariff protection fc-
the trusts and financial legislation
that favors the national banks a. TIE
expense OF the people has brought 1s
The political corruption Of the Grs1t
administration was followed by panic
and the defeat OF the Republican party
when Mr.. Tilden was elected tut
counted out Will history repeat
itself? The result depends upon Dem
ocratic leadership and the uniting q
the party in a solid phalanx such IS
the wisdom OF Tilden brought about