Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1878 — RAILROAD OPENING. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD OPENING.

The Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago Railroad Opened to Reneseler. Not withstanding the hard, times, it is gratifying to know that railroading Is not entirely abandoned in Indian;*. A private letter from John Lea, Esq , president of the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago Railroad says: One division of our road, running from Bradford to Rensselaer, is completed. The first train of cars was run to Rensselaer on the sth inst. Thus one by one a few remaining county seats that have had no con nection by rail with Indianapolis are brought in. and doubtless before long every single county seat in the state will have direct communication with the capital, and when that occurs we will have the best railroad system of any state in the union. We are also informed that there will be an opening of the first division of the road to Rensselaer on to-morrow, the 14th in- t. when a joyous time may by expected.—lndianapolis Sentinel.

The radical opponents of remonetization are endeavoring to make" it appear that the demonetizatv n act was carried through in the perfect light of day, and by and with the knowledge and censent of all parties Dawes, of Massachusetts, attempted to establish the fact the other day, but Mr. Voorhees brought him to time and spiked his gun. Below we give the little passage at arms: Mr. Hereford arg ted that the act of 1873, demonetizing silver, was not known to the country when it was passed. He also read an extract from the speech of James A. Garfield, recently delivered in Ohio, to the effect that he did not know the act of February 12, 1873, demonetized silver when it was before the house of representatives. Mr. Dawes argued that the bill demonetizing silver was thoroughly examined and discussed. He denied that the demonetization of silver was smuggled through congress. No measure during the last 20 years had been so spread before the public and so deliberately examined. The bill before it became a law was sent to the distinguished financiers and bankers throughout the country, and they replied, some favoring and some opposing the bill. He read at some h ngth from the replies of bankers and others in regard to that bill and the effect of it becoming a law. Mr. Voorhees said he knew the ingenuity of the senator from Massachusetts (Dawes) from long years service with him in the house ot representatives, but he (Voorhees) reiterate 1 every word of his remarks of a few days ago to tbe effect that when the silver dollar was withdraws, from circulation no sound of warning was given to the American people. If the bill was so thoroughly examined and discussed how did the senator (Dawes) account for the fact that so able a legislator as James A- Garfield, who was then chairman of the committee on appropriations, recently acknowledged in a speech that he did not know whtP the bill passed.

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