Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1878 — "Formal Opening of the Republican Campaign!” [ARTICLE]

"Formal Opening of the Republican Campaign!”

Such was the announcement by advance posters, that called the people together at the Court House in Rensselaer on Monday evening of this week. Special attractions had been advertised by announcing, music by the Ladies’ Orchestra Band, and a fair audience assembled to greet the noted speakers—and the music. All was anxious expectation a? the hour approached. No cannon boomed to herald the arrival of the speakers at thia “formal opening.” but the “Ladies’ Orchestra Band,” true to the proverbial fidelity of woman, was on hand, and discoursed to the waiting audience some very fine music. At length the consul steps to the front an J announces the disappointment they were laboring under—not that “the brains had left the day before on the Narrow Gauge,” but tha t the brains had, for some reason unknown failed to appear, and hence the audience would have to submit to be bored for the evening by listening to “that other feller,” the tail end of the kite—Dan. L. Blown, of LaPorte! who very soon convinced the audience that he starred out with one proposition that could not successfully be contradicted! He said he was “no speaker,” the most important truth (if not the only one,) that he uttered during his hour and a half talk. His text, “by their record shall ye know them,” was sounded, and wrung, and twisted in all manner of disconnected ways, but no one could see a point until he came to the fable of • Fox and a Goose, when several schoolboys in the audience began to whisper that “he took that from the Second R ader.” But, had it not been for that fable, that he told as an anecdote, and the music by the Orehes tra Band of young ladies, th • evening’s entertainment would have been very tiresome. As a political speech, it was a perfect failure. No other evidence of the truth of this proposition is needed than to call attention to the dejected appearance of the consul and other leading Republicans who were present during its delivery. We would not harrow the sensitive feelings of our friend, the consul, oy reiterating any of the incredulous statements of the speaker on that suspicious occasion, but we cannot permit such garbled statements to go to the public and be received by them as true without giving a word of caution to the unwary voter, that they receive such political clap-trap with a great degree of allowance.

Our faith in the intelligence and the integrity of the people is such that we cheerfully counsel all to in vestigate the principles of the different parties—to become acquainted with the qualifications of the differ, ent candidates—to weigh well the result that will follow the election to various offices—and then to act conscientiously, as good and loyal American citizens. We come to you with no polished rhetorical periods. We bring no U, S. bonds, nor greenbacs. nor fiat money to buy your votes and influence, but in our plain way, using language that all can understand, we advocate the election of our candidates because we believe the best interests of our country demand it, [For the Sentinel.] Mr. James attacks some candidate upen the Democratic and National ticket for not paying his taxes. It so happens that this same Horace E. James has a loan of school funds, aud he is delinquent for two years interest, amounting to $37 60. This interest is applied to the payment of teachers in the Public Schools. What a shame for the Chairman of the Republican Central Committee of Jasper, and member of the State Central Committee, and Mr. Haves’ consul to a foreign Island to thus defraud the children of Jasper county out of an education. And Mr. James sets himself up as the champion of free schools! Horace, if you would “see yourself as others see you, it would from rainy a blunder free you.”

BARKLEY.