Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1878 — The Pow-Wow at Brushwood. [ARTICLE]

The Pow-Wow at Brushwood.

Four Lawyers Try to "Set It Up'’ on Vie Horny-Handed Farmers of Union Township. Saturday evening, August 10th, ’7B, a small numbor of working men assembled at the Brushwood School House, in Union Township, to be taught on the subject of finance from the republican stand point. A conspiracy was entered into by the four lawyers who were sent out by the “ring” to do the speaking.to convince their hearers of the soundnessof their views by assuming the role of the mountebank at a circus side-show. — Lawyer number one,assuming that the laboring class is ignorant, told them that 4,000,000 (?) soldiers were discharged from our armies and were converted from consumers to producers. *nd that’s why people go hungry and ragged—overproduction. He handled the subject as well as such a lame position as his party takes wo’d admit of- Number two explained the finances that Calkins said was so deep a s ibject that nobody could see thro’ it, oy telling how Democrats were made. Ho said they were made from rain, and proved his position by stating that rain made corn, corn made whisKey and whiskey made Democrats. Tim sense oT the meeting was that notwithstanding the sham adoption of the blue ribbon for campaign effect, the “Head Light” speaker had already- got to be a pretty good destoerat. Lawyers number three and four profess?d to be-experts in tue calico business, and informed the producers of agricultural stock that republican legislation had brought the productions of manufacture down so low that $1 would now .purchase as much as $2 would formerly buy, supposing their hearers would not reflect that their own productions were reduced as much or more, while their real estate, which is their capital and the security for their debts,is also depreciated more than one-half. Lawyer No. 3 was selected as chief clapper, and it was agreed that when a platitude was made by any of the speakers the ciiicf clapper should commence clapping and stamping, the rest of the speakers to join and thus to make the audience to think an important point had been made. — Taken altogether, the people here are of the opinion that if the republican party would brace un the faithful, or capture greenbaokers it will be necessary to send among the toil-worn masses other and better speakers than scheming, pittifogging lawyers whose instincts lead them to “set it up” on the honest farmer by such transparent, schemes as the one above set forth. The people here want sound argument on the vital, living, all-absorbing issue of the day—the life and death issue of the country. Please don’t insult the intelligence of our people again by such a pettifog ging fiasco. I learn that while the above proceedings were being had here, Mr. Harrington, National candidate for Commissioner for the Ist District, grappled tire living issue of finances and handled it in a masteily manner, before a large, intelligent and appreciative audience at Rose-Bud School House, one mile distaut. Hope he will continue the good work, and that the “county seat riug“ will send out speakers who will emulate his example. Yours for a victory for the people

in October.

BRUSHWOOD.

Our young friend Alpheus Hartman came over on the “Rowland Hughes,” Tuesday evening, to assist in its decoration. The “ring" chief says the poor man who, through failure of crops is necessitated to borrow money, is enjoying a luxury for which he shuuld expect to pay.