Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1878 — Demaoratio Central Committee. [ARTICLE]

Demaoratio Central Committee.

A meeting of the Jasper county, Democratic Central Committee will bo held at Rensselaer, SATURDAY, AUGUSTS, 1878. Each member of the Committee is earnestly urged to be present and participate in its deliberations. J. H. LOUGHRIDGE, Chairman. I ha. W. Yeoman, Sec’y. “The m tnbers of the board of county commissioners are republi cans who prefer to place the patrouage in their control * * * with the paper * * which represents their political doctrines.”—Union. Correctly stated. The journalistic snob of the Union says that “ i'lie Union is a newspaper, while the Democratic Sentinel Is h patent medicine organ,” this, too, when the Union gives considerable more space to ‘patent medicine’ ads., and four columus leas to news. The Valparaiso Messenger has disturbed the dignity and hurt the feel ings of tlie Csusul; at least he so says. We look for the response of ilie Messenger with some interest. You did help nominate Hiymon l didn t you, Horace? and then support-* cd Calkins? The Union received the printing of the Agricultural Association this year on the lowest bid. This was all right and proper. It received the School Catalogue at the hands of Simon P. Thompson, no proposals solicited.— And there is a point about the bar •locket of which the Consul knows ■nothing, and wo shall not enlighten 'aim at present. Self-glorifi ation in Is is limited circulation will do him little or no good. ’’The Union has a much larger and more general circulation than the Democratic Sentinel. * ♦ * un ,[ is read by nearly every person in the county, whether subscriber or not " etc., etc. The above is the very natural and blatant declaration of the journalistic iV>p who presides over the columns of the Union. A comparison of our respective packages reoeived at the Express office, or an affidavit; as to „tho true and correct circulation will settle the matter. Dare the seir-ele rated quill-driver of the Union accept this mode of arriving at the truths