Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1880 — The Way It Stands. [ARTICLE]

The Way It Stands.

In the course of his remaks, at a Democratic meeting, Indianapolis, Thursday evening of last week, Hon. G. 11. Winfield, of New Jersey, read jrom the following table, showing the total Republican vote in 18C0, and also the number of soldiers in the Union army from States in which Republican votes were cast, as taken from the records of the War Department;

] Republi- No. of Namo of State. can voto. Soldiers California, 89.173 15,725 Connecticut, 43,092 57,379 Delaware, 3,815 13,070 Illinois, 172,101 259,147 Indiana, 139,033 * 197,147 lowa, 70,409 70,309 Kentucky, 1,364 79,025 Maine, 02,811 72,114 Maryland, 2.294 50,310 Massachusetts, 100,533 152,048 Michigan, 88,480 89,372 Minnesota, 22,009 25,052 Missouri, 17,028 199,111 Now Hampshire, 37,519 36.029 New Jersey, 58,324 81,010 New York, 302,840 467,047 Ohio, 231,010 319,059 Oregon, 5,270 1,810 Pennsylvania. 268,030 366,107 I Mi od* Island. 12,244 23,099 Vermont, 30,808 32,262 Virginia, 1,929 32,068 Wisconsin, 86,110 86,424

1 Totals, 1,866,3e2 2,078,967 More solders than Republicans, 812,615 * The records of the Adjutant General’s office of the State shows the number to be 208,367. If we take the strong Democratic States of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland. Missouri and Virginia we re capitulate the Republican vote and number of Union soldiers: Union Vote Soldiers. Delaware, 3,815 13,670 Kentucky, 1,304 79,025 Maryland, 2,294 50,316 Missouri, 17,028 199,111 Virginia, 1,929 31,068 Total, 26,430 374,190 This shows that a fraction over fourteen soldiers to every Republican vote were in tfre army of the Union from these States. These five States did not cast as many votes for the “truly loyal” as little Vermont by more than 7,000 votes; yet they sent Jo the war for the Uniou nearly as many soldiers as all tne New England States, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New

Hampshire and Rhode Island, altho these States cast 296,607 Republican votes. The Rensselaer Schools have dismissed over to Wednesday morning of next week, Mrs. Mary Faltng, of Moutieelio. is visiting her sister Mrs. J. I. Purcupil*, at this place. Misses Ana and Frantrie McEwen are visiting old friends aud associates at Monticello this week. « John Kohler left, iu our office this morning a ladies’ light cloak. The owner cun get it by culling at this office. County Treasurer Adams informs us that he expects orders iu a few days to comuenee the collection of the railroad taxes. The New York Evening Post says the “bloody-shirt programme, and the assessment of Government workingmen won’t win, and demauds a change by the radical managers. On the 21st a National Greenback State Convention was held in Maine and the action of the Democratic Sta’e (.'■ n volition in the selection of a Union Electoral Ticket was indorsed by that body. The Republicans made great exertions to prevent it .ut inglorious!} failed.