Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1879 — To Pensioners. [ARTICLE]

To Pensioners.

Calkins’ postmaster perorates on “tiie tender female heart.” Golly!

Fred Knefler, Pension Agent, at Indianapolis, desires us to state that “Pensioners are requested to execute their vouchers for quarterly pension payment on Wednesday, June!, 1879. “Mail them the same day, and tWy will be promptly paid.” Calkins’postmaster publishes what purports to be a letter from* J. 8. Rob iueon, Rep. State Ex. Com. wt Ohio,” in denial of having received the letter from the editor of the Okolona Southern States, pr nte<J in the Sentinel last week. Of course he would deny it. The consul would deny it; and so would Tipsy Zach. Calkins’ postmaster seeks to turn the decoration exercises of to-day to partisan account, and that is the extent to which he and his party are interested in these ceremonials. They seem to forget that many, very many of the “breathless sleepers” white living fought rebels with the bulle-t and the "Union sliding” “blood-letting” radicals with balllots

Calkins’ postmaster says: “Senator Hill said in the United States senate only a few days ago that the republican party wasrespoa slide for the lute civil war.” .Well, well, Mr. consul, Senator Hill told the truth as far as he went, He was directing his remarks to youi great leader, Tipsy Chandler, and had he said, "Your sectional party, Mr. “blood-letter," and my sectional par ty, which made common cause with yours to overthrow Douglas and the National Democracy, are equally tesponsiblefor the war,” he would have told the whole truth. So let your loyal ! heart beat regular. Speaking of the late veto of the law to prohibit the control of elections bv soldiers, the Indianapolis News, an Independent paper with-He publican leanings, says: “This last bill was simply and solely a declaration that the government should use troops in no way except as, provided by ths constitution and Mr. Hay.cs vetoed it. That is the length, breadth and thickness of it and it can’t be explained away. Mr. Hayes has placed his party on record as favoring the right of the military to control elections. The News is squarely opposed to such doctrine and thinks before 1880 that it will have plenty of company.” “How silly, then, to charge that it (the Okolona Southern States) is being supported by the men whom* it traduces and vilifies."—Calkins’ p m What an innocent loyal cuss you might be, Mr. Consul, if you were only sincere. You know, and we know, that it “traduces and vilifies” ihe men who support it the radical committee and leaders—in pursuance to agreement and understanding with them, wi h a view to misrepresent the south, fire and prejudice the norrttenn heart, and furnish radical campaign capital; on the same principle that “the notorious Dodd” was “employed and paid” by the radical committees aqd leaders in Indiana “to make treasonable speeches over the State,” and manufacture odium against the Democratic party. Oh, “foi tricks that are mean” the radicals of to-day can outdo the heathen Chinee.

Farmers have mest of their planting done. Potato bugs are making their ap pearauee in profusion. Wo enjoyed several refreshing showers, Sunday. Mrs. “Rote” Swain and son are spending the spring and summer with relatives in Portsmouth, N. H.» and Boston, Mass. Miss Fannie Faust, of Lafayette, is visiting Miss Rachel Bass ’&ud Miss Bertha Teuter, Aside from tho negro exodus, accounts of the several vetoes and hurrahing foqHayes fills the average Republican paper. Will some of these cheerers be kind enough to inform us why the name ot Mr. Hayes is never mentioned by any of them fora second term? If his conduct is so commendable, and his “backbone” so stiff, why so anxious to install another in his place? Schoolma,am —to wide awake class in primary geography—“ And now how many can tell me who is president of the United States?” (Up go several hands.) “Well, Johnny! you may tell.” Johnny, (with a very knowing air)—“Please, ma’am, Mr Snoddy.” (Class is dismissed.) That Other Dodger.