Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1878 — PUBLIC SPEAKING! [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC SPEAKING!

Judge DavidS. Gooding Will address the people ol Marion and adjoining townships ut the Court House, in Rensselaer, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT, 11,1878, at 7* o’clock. Everybody invited to sttond und hear this distinguished or;:torand sound rensoner on tpe issues that lire now agitating the minds of all thinking people. HON. JOHN LEE, Of Crawfordsville, will addross the citizens of White and Jasper couu ties, at Bradford, next Monday evening, September 26th, at 7 30 o’clock. All are invited to be present and bear him. JOINT DEBATE, Messrs Weir & Calkins, Democratic and Radical candidates for Congress, in this the 10th District, will jointly discuss the issues of ihe day in Jasper county, at the following points and on the days and terms, viz: Remington, Jasper couuty,Tuesday, Septembers, 7ip. m. Rensselaer, Jasper county, Friduy, September 6, 2 p. m. In the joint discussion, the following rules shall bo observed: First. —No offensive personalities shall be indulged in. Second. —Neither party shall interrupt the other while he is speaking. Third. —No direct question put shall be answered by way of interruption! and each party reserves the right to answer such interrogatory at the next place of meeting, but no more than two shall be put at any one meeting. Foiirth. —No new point shall be in troduced during the lifteen minutes close, but it shall be exclusively used by way of reply. Fifth. The party opening the de bate shall have one hour, and shall then be followed by his epponont, who shall have ono hour and lifteen minutes. The party opening shall then have fifteen minutes, which snail close the debate, and no other speaking shall take place at such meeting. Sixth.—The opening of each debate shall alternate, except as uiay other wise be agreed upon. Seventh.— After the first of September, the canvass shall be confined to the joint debates provided for, as far as either of the parties to this agreement are concerned. Eighth. —ln case of sickness ol either, his place may be filled by any person not personally objectionable to the other.