Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1878 — Democracy and Temperance. [ARTICLE]

Democracy and Temperance.

under the above caption appears an article in the Rensselaer, Union of last week, intended as a criticism of the speech of Hon. John Lee at the Temperance Union at their last meeting. But the anirnous of the communication shows that the writer was a narrow minded bigot, who is unable to raise himself above the low and grovling instincts of the average radical hypocrite who assays to attribute to himself and his party all the honesty, virtue, intelligence and temperance in the land. Out upon such would be defenders of the temperance cause. One such speech as that delivered by Mr. Lee will do more foi the causa of temperance and moral reformation than a thousand such scribblers as “Interested Listener.” Mr. Lee is an intelligent earnest advocate of the temperance cause, because it is right; not for political or partizan effect, but for the good of all parties and all people. Hon. S. P. Thompson, of Rensselaer, is mentioned as a candidate for State Senator for this district. “OurSlmon" would make an able representative.— Orford Tribune. Then trot him out! And we predict * “ajor-ity against him in October nen that wdl make him doubt his identity. —Rensselaer Democratic Sentinel, You are badly mistaken Bro. McEwen. No (Geo.) Major-ity would b ® able t 0 Wllx Our Simon. The republicans elected Mr. Majors State Senator once, but they are too wise to do so again. We don’t want any Trihurie * * Inen lh ‘ B time ’~ Ox f°rd n Tribune suggests Simon P. Ihompson of Rensselaer for nominal.on by the republicans for State Senator from this (the 24th) district. IT nominated no democrat outside of lophet can beat him; and if elected any man who gambles may safely bet bls a <Jo . l,ar that Hou. Daniel W. oorhees will not be returned to the United States Senate by the help of vote ‘, a Senator Mr. Thompson would be a credit to the district. —Rensselaer Union. So far so good, then. Let the “Tophetites” bring forth their favorite, Thompson, and pit him against the Democrat or Independent that may be selected to oppose him. Trot him out, and we predict his defeat by a majority that will increase the uproar in Topet. And amongst the most uproarious will be the managers o tie Oxford Tribune and Rensselaer union. It has lately been discovered by the Valparaiso Messenger, Monticello Demociat and the Rensselaer Democratic Sentinel tnat the Union is not an advocate of the doctrines of the communistic democracy. It was thought that an idea of thia kind would penetrate their pachydermatous intellects before the campaign ended, but not that it would get through so soon, though truth .is “powerful aarchin*" at times. The Union is an independent paper for a fact—only $1 a year.— Rensselaer Union. Oh, no, Brother James, we have nothing in your journalistic course beyond the fact that ycu pretend to independence, when in reality you are most servile in yonr devotion to

radicalism; you profess sympathy for the toiling people, while you are most obsequious and fawning to the money power, fraud, Hayes and all. The idea that what you may be before, the campaign is ended will not penetrate a “pachydermatous” or any other kind of intellect. You may proclaim that “the Union is an independent paper for a fact—only $1 a year,” or, “only a quarter for three months,” but it only proves the general conclusion of those who know best—that you are not, in fact, independent—that “only $1 a year” is too cheap for a good reliable paper.