Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1880 — Page 2

official paper of jaspercounitF KID AY. OCTOBER 15. 1880 J

Democratic National Ticket.

For President, WINFIELDS. HANCOCK, OF PENNSYLNANIA. Z For Vice President, I WILLIAM H. ENGLISH. OF INDIANA. Electors for the State at Lc-rge-DAVID S. GOODING, of Hancock County JOHN R. COFFROTH, of Ti[p‘canoe County. District ElectorsFirst DiatiictHENRYC. PITCHER, of Poacy County. Second District— JOHN C. BRIGGS, of Sullivan County. Third District— BARTHOLOMXW H. BUURHLL, of Jackaun County. Fsurth District— GIIKENK DURBIN, of Ripley County. Fifth District FB ANCIB T. HORD, of Bartbolomsw Cousty. Sixth District— DAVID W. CHAMBERS. of Henry County Seventh District OLIVER J. GLKSSNBR. of Bholby County. Eighth District — JOHN B. LAMB. of Vigo County. Ninth District— FRANCIS JOHNSON, of Tippeoanou County. Tenth District— DAVID D. DYKEMAN. of Casa County. Bleventh District— JAMES F. M'DOWELL, of Grant County. Twelfth District— ANDREW ELLISON, of Lagrange County. Thirteenth District— WOODSON 8. MARSHALL, of Kosciusko County

All Hancock and English Campaign Clubs and other organizations which support the Democratic candidates are requested to send to W. H. Barnum, Chairman Nat. Dem. Committee, 138 Fifth Ave., New York. Ist. The name and location of their organization. 2d. A statement of the number of members enrolled. 3d. The names of officers. 4th. Accounts of meetings held. Sth. Reports, every two weeks during the campaign, of the number and increase of membership, with the condition and prospects of the canvass.

Th® National Democratic Committee are now prepared to supply a popular life of General Hancock, beautifully illustrated, written under the direction of the Committee, by Frank H. Norton, and published by Messrs. D Appleton & Co , of New York, in a handsome octavo of 32 pages, double column. It is historically accurate, at.d perfectly reliable. To enable clubs to circulate it, orders of not less than fifty copies will be supplied by tnis Committee, atthe rate of five cents per copy. Sample copies, six cents. Remittances may be sent in money, post-office orders, •f postage stamps.

W. H. BARNUM,

Address,

Chairman, 138 Fifth Avenue, New York.

MEMORABLE WPRDS Lincoln’s Opinion cf Hancock“Some oj the older general have *aid to me that he is rash, and 1 have *aid to them that I have watched General Hancock's conduct very carefully, and I have found that when he goes into action he achieves his purpose and comes out with a smaller list of casualties than any of them. If his life and health is spared I Relieve General Hancock is destined to be one of the most distinguished men of the age." We have no reason to doubt that THOSE WHO WORE THE GRAY WILL FTLJIU ALL THEY HAVE PROMISED IN LOYALTY to the flag and nation.—General Grant. DEMOCBATBI Onee more to the breach. Hancock is far stronger In Indiana than Porter. Democrats, stand to you posts. Quite a number oj illegal votes were polled for the radical ticket in this county last Tuesday that will not be cast in November. Thousands of Illegal votes were cast for the radical nominees, thro’out the State last Tuesday, which they will miss in November. “Never you mind, just come along, I’ll make it all right with you,“—Democrat trying to induce a republican to <o to the democratic rally nt Monticello Monday. He didn’t go all the same.—Be p u bli can. And there’s where you lie. and you know it. The individual referred to has always claimed to be a Democrat and was advised to attend the rally With a view to free him from the annoyance of the “wealth and intelligence,’* said by certain Jasper county leaders to constitute the make up of that party, who had a pressing job of on hand, and wo lid pay an og. travigant price to have it done.

We are unavoidably late in the issue cf thio Sentinel, owing to an unusual rush of work on hand.

TAKE COURAGE!

Democrats, take courage, and be on hand for the fray in November. - The presence of a large number of those who supported Porter last T .03day will be required at their homts in Illinois. Kentucky, Michigan and other fctaoes in November. Besides, it is hardly probable that money can be supplied to thirty-eight States so readily or in such quantify as in two. Up and at them! Our neighbor says: ’’For the sake of respectable democrats we hope the report’’—that a rebel flag was displayed at the recent democratic demonstration at Indianapolis—“is a mistake.” He is about us sincere in his» anxiety for “respectable democrats” as he is in “locking to the safety and the purity of the ballot!” But then he knows that if such a flag was diplayed, it was as a trophy captured by Hancock from the gallant radical Longstreet, at (Gettysburg* These radicals will never forgive Hancock for the manner in which he handle 1 their present minister at Constantinople in that engagement.

Address of the National Democratic Committee.

To the Democratic and Cons< rvative Voters of the Country: The election of President and Vice President is now before you. State and local dissensions are eliminated from tho issues of the day. The magnitude of a v ctory or defeat can only be estimated by the forces and means employed in securing it. By fraud and corruption tbs people ts the country were defeated in their purposes in 1876, and the rightfully elected President was kept from office. With the combined capital of the Republican party, aided by repeated assessments upon an army of office-holders, with the power of the Federal Government bi’ United States Marshals at the polls, with intimidation, fraud and a resort to overy corrupt appliance known to Republican methods concentrated in two States our adversaries have succeeded in securing the probable return df their local candidates. Can h be possible that in every State throughout this broad land the same methods can be brought to bear that were used by the Republican managers in Indiana end Ohio. Can the great States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Colora do, Nevada and New Hampshire be bought, intimidated and defrauded, even without the vote of Indiana, which we believe will be redeemed in November, with New York and New Jersey, and the States that are con’ ceded to us, including Maine, the election of our candidates is assured.— The Republican party has put in nomination for President and Vice President two men who, by the admission of their own party and press, arc unworthy of your confidence and your suffrages. It is impossible that fifty millions of intelligent and patriotic people will consent to place themselves upon the humiliating level thus prepared for them by the Republican managers. Fellow citizens, the first day’s repulse at Gettysburg ended on the 3d, with Hancock in the front, in a glorious victory, and that victory secured us our Union. The question is not now the preservation of tho Union, but of Constitutional government. Hancock is now, as then, in the front. The repulse is now, as then, the omen of victory, which will secure to coming generations the inestimable blessings or civil liberty, By order of the Democratic National Committee.

WILLIAM H. BARNUM,

We will endeavor next week to lay before our readers -the full official vote of Jasper county. Below we furnish the aggregate, and the majorities of the successful candidates: Porter, 1314 Landers, 859 ■ Porter’s majority, 455 Hanna, 1303 Gray, 864 Hanpa’s majority, 439 Majority on Sup. Judges 441 Hawn, 1303 Shanklin, 862 Hawn’s majority, 441 Wolfe, 1302 Manson, 862 Wolfe’s majority, 440 Hill, 1303 Fleming, 863 Hill’s majority, 440 Baldwin. 1303 Wooelen, 863 Baldwin’s majority, 440 Bloss, 1304 Goodwin, 862 Bloss’s majority 442 Dice. 1301 Mabtin, 864 Dice’s majority, 437 Royse, 1305 Schmuck, 861 Rovse’s majority, 444 DeMotte, 1313 Skinneb, 957 DeMoJlte’s majority, 356 BishopD, 1286 Douthit, 964 Bishopp’s majority, 822 Powell, 1258 Nukell, 975 Powell’s majority, 283 Alter, 1277 Welsh, 969 Alter’s majority, 308 Warner, 1292 Healy, 950 Warner’s majority, 342 Alter, 1288 Pjeboe, 953 Alter’s majority, 335 Gilman, J 309 Bubnham, 911 Gilman’s majority. 898 Burk, 1240 Randle, 1003 Burk’s majority, 287 Mrs. Thos, Thompson is visiting friends in Ohio,

It nothing was wrong, there was nothing to get offended at.—Republican. That is— a newspaper may set afloat a grievous lie, but because it is a lie the parties against whom it is pub lisbed have no cause to be offended ? Sharp logic, that! Any party could have i indicated bis position and his honor in a better manner t lan by cussing the man who is looking to the safety and the purity of the ballot. Republican. T e.e, now, we have it, even if he does say it himself. But the idea of a member of the party that has maintained its hold on power by the grossest frauds, even to the theft of the presidency, ‘looking to the safety and the purity of the ballot,* rather gets us.

Our neighbor is very persistent in his efforts to impress upon the public the idea thatjhe exceeds in honesty the purest democrat, that he is anxious only for fair elections and bitterly opposed to bulldozing, etc. We can not see the object of our friend across the hall in thus parading his notions of the immaculatibility of himself and his party, unless, indeed, he is cognizant of fraud, bulldozing and violations of law bv members of his party. The Lafayette Journal manufactured an article for use in Jasper county, and was sufficiently sharp to mention no names, thus placing it beyond the assumption of denial. Our neighbor was not so astute. He named, without authority,old citizens of high standing, and the Republi can’s statements immediately pronounced false by men of all partiesOur friend Corkins should bear in mind that such men as Dr. Loughridge and H. A. Barkley are not necessarily required to submit to bulldozing at his hands.

Monon is the banner township of White county. Sh« reports a republican gain of fifty—redeemed from a democratic majority of thirteen.— Close organization and unremitting exertion did the work, - Republican. Monon did it with her little hatchet.—Monticello Herald. If that’s what you call ’em, Billy— Members of the “close organisation* with “unremitting exertion,” from that distribution point, distributed thousands of those “little hatchets” over Jasper and White counties. We are informed of a responsible gentleman in Hanging Grove township who was furnished with forty of those “little hatchets” for his vote and influence. The “little hatchets” were retained, and likewise the vote and influence. From every township ciime reports of the free circulation of these “little hatchets” in the shape of new greenbacks.fresh fiom the xadical finance committee at Washington. Even our neighbor informs the public that “leading democrats, men who have borne some character for honesty and respectability were ped filing around town last Sunday a republican ticket and a two dollar bill which they said was given by DeMotte to a voter in the north part of the county.” Men of honesty and respectability are generally believed

Our returns from Indiana, says the St. Louis Republican, leave no doubt of the Democratic in that State. They indicate that Porter and probably the whole Republican State ticket is elected. The Republicans claim the Legislature and their claim wjll probably have to be conceded. — It insures the election of a Republi-? can Senator in place of Mepunald) Democrat. It appears, too, that the Republicans gain one Congressman changing the delegation from six Democrats, six Repu licans, and one Greenbacker, to seven Republicans apd six Democrats. This sums up the whole story of the defeat, and certainly It is bad enough. The entire truth may as well be recognized and the duty which it imposes prepared for. It would be ungenerous to upbraid the Indiana Democrats for this reverse, yyjjich through them, falls on the whole party. We believe they did their whole duty; we believe, tooi Indiana is a Democratic State to-day as it was four years ago. and that the fact would have been exhibited last Tuesday but for the extravagant use of money in the State by the oppo site party, apd ft ip cheering to be told that the fact will be exhibited at the election in November, when the weight of Hancock’s good and great name thall play its full part in the contest.

Chairman.

At the residence of the bride’s mother, in this city, Thursday evening, Sept. 30th, 1880, by Rev. H. Buddenbaum, Mr. John Eger, of Rensselaer, Ind., and Miss Mary Hoesbach er, of this city.—Kendallville Standard. We tedder John and his bride congratulations and kind wishes. RETURNED ! Dr. Kelley has returned from New Mexico, looking well, but is, he says, satisfied to settle |n old jasper. The Doctor will in a few days open an office over W. J. Imes’ Drug Store, where he will be pleased to see all his old friends and patrons. We heartily welcome the Doctor back and wish him a hearty support. October term, Jasper Circqif Court, will commence nezt Monday. Our old friend, Dr. Ira C. Kelley, returned from New Mexico Saturday. A certain Dr’s family does not take our paper now byt considers |t so valuable that they send to the neigh bors to borrow it.—Republican. As the paper containing the above is the first issued since the Dr., from personal reasons, ceased being a subscriber, the ques|iog paturally arises how he knows; and the inference he lies. Campaign handkerchiefs at Fendig & Jost’s,

INDIANA.

S2OX Mr. Editor: In passing through portions of Illinois and Indiana, I observed everywhere, in large figures, conspicuously placed upon the sides of the barns, gate-posts and wagons, the number 329. Being of an inquisitive turn of mind, I was sorely perplexed to understand the meaning of it. and was. at first, inclined to think that, like some letters, it stood for the uaine of som< | lecrct organization; but on inquiry I found I was mistaken as to my conjecture. The person to whom I applied for information assured me that thenumber was significant, and that like the six hundred thr?e score and six which, in Revelations, indicates the name of the great destroyer—A pollyon—the three hundred two score and nine indicated the name of the most distin guished liar in the United States. Beyond this my informant would make no further explanation, and, regarding the press as the embodiment of all wisdom, I resort to the Sentinel for more definite information. Veritas. Well, Mr. “Veritas,”' we think you will find tho following solution correct: 3, 2, 9. 14. result: 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14. JAMES A. GA R F I ELD. The Poland sommittee vouches for it.

The New York Star of October 10 says: “The fact that certain Republican statesmen and other members of the party of high moral ideas have been buying up large amounts of rebel war claims, has been well known on Wall street and in financial circles of late, This, taken in connection with the demand made on the claim agents and others interested in Southern securities of dubious market value. shows that the Republicans who have taken the pains to gather these securities and claims, have assurances that, if Garfield is elected, they will be able to have many if not all of their claims audited and paid.That the claim agents are putting up heavily to aid in Garfield’s election is beyond all doubt. A Star renorter yesterday ascertained that a prominent Republican Senator (Dorsey, of Arkansas,] for months pest has been canvassing every Southern State ni search of rebel war claims, and that he now holds over $50,000,000 worth of them, for which he did not pay one cent.— He caused the claims to be assigned over to him by the holders, and made a verbal contract with them, gnaran teed privately, that in case the claims were paid he would pay them 10 per cent, of the amount and retain the 90 per cent, for himself. Senator Dorsey has visited Wall street recently and offered his thirty mlli|ons of claims to several banking houses known to beafflliated with the Republican party. It is said that he offered the claims for from 25 to 40 per cent, of their face value, provided the bouses taking them would put in the claims when Garfield takes his seat, He also offered his influ ence to have the claim passed. It is rumcred that certain banking houses have the offer in abeyance, and will close on it if they think Garfield has a ghost of a show of being elected. This is one of the many schemes set on foot by the Republican managers to draw off, if possible, the allegiance of tne Southern States to Hancock ami English, for itisnowtold them that if Hancock is elected they may go and whistle for their war claims.”

Mr. John Casey, of East Chicago, Ind., has been in town for a few days. Happst John is <| gentleman of fine natural abilities. He was a soldier in three different regmients in the army Company K, 48th Ind.; Company A, 87th Ind., and Company A, 42d Ind. Enlisted at the a e of seventeen yrs,. December 12th, 1861.—Discharged July 25, 1865. Fought for the liberty and the Integrity of the Union, and is now running a Srocery Store. He deserves the patronage of all Union men. Call and see an Old Soldier. New is a good timo to transplant trees, and Mr. John Coen keeps on hand reliable stock. Give him a call. Fendfg & Jost have juet received the last, most select, handsome and cheapest, quality considered, lot of goods, ever brought to Rensselaer.— They extend a cordial invitation to every to give'them a call, examine goods and ascertsin prices. All kinds of sewing done at Mrs. Colonel Healey’s Millinery Store, in |he second story of Leopold’s stone building. Give her a call,

O. B. Mclntire, Banker and Real Estate Agent, Remington, has several choice aqd desirable town and country properties to dispose of on reasonable terms. He offers great bargains. The Nowels House, Thos.Jßoroughs proprietors, Is now open co the public. It is a large and well arranged establishment. newly furnished, the table supplied with the best in the market, and the management will exert every effort to accommodate guests in a manner that will be appreciated.— Terms reasonable. Give the Nowels House a trial. Those of our readers in want of nursery stock will do well to call on Mr. Jyo. Coen, He has a complete assortment on hand. The cheapest place to buy your watches, clocks and jewelry is at Hamab’b. All watches and clocks repaired at Hamar’s warranted for one year. AU goods warranted as repaired at Hamah’s.

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iifc'i lota cf Ditch kitiag ■WHEREAS, The undersigned Auditor has reUI celved satisfactory notice that a certain porW tlon of the work in the Ditch petitioned for by Allen J. Yeoman, et. al., and numbered 2376 in the Doctet of the Board of Commissioner* of Jasper county Indiana, has not been excavated in rhe manner and time specified hr the Viewers in said cause, which work is described as follows, to-wit: E. & E. Summers, sw*i nw\ section 23, town 23, range 7; 105 cub. yds from lower part of section 93, and 120 cub. yds from upper part of sec 94, containing 215 cub. yds. Thos. Haywood, swt 4 swJ4 section 28, town 28, range 7; 186 cub. yd-. from lower part of sec. 96, all of sec, 97, and scnb. yds. from upper part of sec. 93, containing 450 cnb. yds. J. A. Loshbaugh, sw>i nw l .; section 21. lown2B, range 7; 209 cub. yds. from lower part of sec. 124, all of sec. 125 and32cub. yds.from upperpart of sec. 126, containing 450 cub. yds. “ “ nwJA swJi section 21, town 28, range 7; 171 cub. yds? from lower part sec. 126, and 54 cub. yds. from upper part of sec. 127, containing 225 cnb yds. “ »» n»'X nwi-4 section 21, town 28, range 7; 203 cub. yds. from low. er part of sec. 123, ana 22 cub. yds. from upper part of sec. 124, containing 225 cub. yds, McCoy & Thompson, nw'i seti section 17. town 28, range 7; 66 cub. yds. from lower part of sec. 103, all of sections 164, 165, and 60 cub. yds. from upper part of sec. 166, con- + tailing 450 cub. yds. NOTICE is now hereby given that said work will be Jes tp the lowest responsible bidder on SATURDAY, October 29, a. d. 1880, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m, and 4 o’clock p. m., at the door of the Court House, in the Town of Rensselaer. Jasper county, Indiana. Said lands are situated in Jordan Township, Jasper county, Indiana. The parties to whom said work shall be let are required to give bond with good and sufficient security for the faithful performance of the work let within the time specified herein, to-wit: Said work to be completed on or before the first day of January, 1881* Witness my hand and official seal at IMR9 Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, this 27th day of September, 1880. EZRA C. NOWELS, Auditor Jasper county, Indiana.

HANCOCK ON REBEL CLAIMS Governor’s Island, N. Y., ( Sept. 23,1880. $ To Theodore Cook, Esq., Cincinnati, Ohio: Dear Sir: Your letter of the 20th inst. has been received. I regret that you are disturbed about that bugbear, “Southern “War Claims.” The people can not be misled by it. To suppose that “rebel claims.” or claims in the interest of persons who were in the rebellion, can in any way or in any degree be countenanced, Is an imputation of disloyalty such as used to be made against Democrats, even when they were in arms defending their country. So far as it touches me, I denounce it.' The Government can never pay a debt, or grant a pension or reward of any sort, for waging war upon Its own existence, nor could I be induced to approve or encourage the payment of such a debt, pension or reward. Nobody expects or wants such unnatural aetion. To propose it would be an insult to the intelligence and honor of our people. When the rebellion was crushed, the heresy vs secession in every form and in every incident went down forever. It is a thing of the dead past. We move forward, not backward. If I were President I would veto all legislation which might come before me providing for the consideration or payment of claims of any kind for losses or damages by persons who were in rebellion, whether pardoned or nut. In relation to “Union warclaims.” the Government’s obliga tions to Its defenders come first. — They are lasting and sacred. The public laws of civilized nations do notin general recognise claims for injury to property resulting from the operations of war. Nevertheless, our Government has treated with great indulgence the clgims for losses and damages suffered by Union men from the military operations of the war of the Union. But as hostilities were closed more than fifteen years ago, claims of that nature, now the hands of brokers, or persons other than the original sufferers, are becoming stale. ami, in my judgment, might fairly tv con&i<b'r«»d barred by the lapse of time, ami. if hereafter entertained al all, should be subjectd to the closest seimiiiy. Yours very truly, W. S. Hancock.

Reduced Rates to Hunting Parties —Dogs and Gun to be Carried Free.— The eyes of sportsmen are now turned to the Kankakee River, as the region where may be found an abundance of game and fish in the greatest variety. English Lake, an the Chica go Division of thePan-Handle Route, is the point where sportsmen leave trains for the haunts of the game.— This year hunting parties of five or more persons can procure excursion lick -ts to English Lake and return, by calling on nearest agent of P. C. & St. L. R’y, Pan Handle Routo, or addressing W. L- Q'Brien, General Passenger Agent, Columbus, Ohio. Dogs and guns will be carried free, at owner’s risk. The Way It Stands. In the course of Lis remaks, at a Democratic meeting, Indianapolis, Hon. C. 11. Winfield, of N. J., read from the following table, showing the total Republican vote in 1860, 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 Depart me nt; Republi- No. of Name of State. can vote. Soldiers California, 39.173 15,725 Connecticut, 43,692 57,379 Delaware, 3,815 13,670 Illinois, 172,161 259,147 Indiana, 139,033 * 197,147 lowa, 70,409 76,309 Kentucky, 1,364 79,025 Maine, 62,811 72,114 Maryland, 2.294 50,316 Massachusetts, 106,533 152,048 Michigan, 88,480 89,372 Minnesota, 22,069 25,052 Missouri, 17,028 199,111 New Hampshire, 37.519 36,629 New Jersey, 58.324 81,010 New York, 362,846 467,047 Ohio, 231,610 319,659 Oregon, 5,270 1,810 Pennsylvania, 268,030 366,107 Rhod: Island, 12,244 23,699 Vermont, 33,808 32,262 Virginia, 1,929 32,068 Wisconsin, 86,110 86,424 Totals, 1,866,3c2 2,678,967 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 rumber of Union soldiers: Union Vote Soldiers. Delaware, 3,815 13,670 Kentucky, 1,364 79,025 Maryland, 2,294 50,316 Missouri, 17,028 199,111 Virginia, 1,929 31,068 Total, 26330 374,190 This shows that a fraction over fourteen soldiers to every Republican vote were in the army of the Union from States- These five States did not cast as many votes for the “truly loyal” as little Vermont by more than 7,ooovotes; yet they sent to 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,

Na ional Democratic PlatformThe Democrats of the United States in Con—vention assembled declare: 1. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party as illustrated by the teaching and example of a long line of the Democratic statesman and Satriots, and embodied in the platform of the last, 'ational Convention of the party. 2. Opposition to centralization, and to that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to consolidate in one, aud thus to create whatever the form of government a real despotism; no sumptuary laws; separation of church aud state for the good of each; common schools fostered and protected. 3. Home rule, honest money, consisting of gold and silver and paper convertible into coin on demand; the strict maintenance of the public faith, State and Narional, and a tariff for revenue only. 4. The subordination of the military to the civil power, and a genuine and thorough reform of the eivll service." The right to a tree '.allot is a right preservative of all rights, and must and shall be maintained in every part of the United States. 5. Theexistingadministration is the represen. tative of conspiracy onl v, and its claim of right to surround the ballot-boxes with troops and Deputy Marshals to intimidate and obstruct the alectors, and the unprecedented use of the veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic power, insults the people and imperils their institutions. 6. We execrate the course ot this administration in making places in the civil services reward for political crime, and demand a reform by statute, which shall make it forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe his way to the seat of a usurper by billeting villains upon the people. 7. The great fraud of 1876 7. by which, upon a false count of the electoral votes of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to be President, and forthe first time in American history the will of the people was set aside under t» threat of military violence, struck a dead y blow at our system of representative government. The Democratic party, to preserve the country from the horrors of a civil w.ir, submitted for the time in the firm and patriotic belief that the people would punish this crime in 1880. This issue precedes and dwarfs every other. It imposes a more sacred duty upon the people of the. Union than ever addressed the consciences of a Nation of freemen. 8. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be a candidate for the exalte ! place to which he was elected by a majority of his eottu trymen, aud from which he was excluded by '.he leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep , sensibility, and they declare their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism aud integrity unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy: aud they further assure him that he is followed into the retirement be has chosen for himself by the sympathy and respect of his fellow citizens, who regard him as one who, by elevating the standard of the public morality aud adorning and purifying the public service, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and his party. 9. Free ships aud a living chance for American commerce upon the seas, on the land: nodiscrimi nation in favor of transportation lines, corpara- . tions or monopolies. I 10. Amendment of the Burliugaine treaty; no more Chinese immigration except for travel, education and foreign commerce, aud therein carefully guarded. 11. Public money and public credit for üblic purposes solely, and public, land for actual set tiers. 12. The Democratic party is the friend of labor aud the laboring man, aud pledges it sell to protect him, alike against the cormorants and the Com., niune. 13. We congratulate the country upon the honesty and thrift of a Democratic Congress, which lias reduced the.public expenditure sl6 000,_ (XX) a year; upon Itie. continuant e of prosperity at home and the National honor abroad, and, above all, upon the promise of aueli a change in the administration of the. government as shall inutre a genuine aud lasting reform in every department of t’.. e public sei vice.

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. 1. We, the Democracy of Indiana, m Delegate Convention assembled, congratulate the Democracy of tlio country upon th.- harmony prevailing within its organization, and upon its unanimity in the purposes to east behind it every occasion and sentiment of discord, and to stand tts one man for success in 1880; and we give assure !>•:«.• to the Democracy of the country that, accepting the declaration of principles, and purposes, that may be made at Cincinnati, and the candidates who may be there chosen, we will give to them our earnest and undivided support. 2. We believe that laws should be.enacted,executed and administered only forthe public good, and all class legislalion, and all favoritism in the affaire of Government, should be defeated and made odious; that taxes should be levied justly, slid the most rigid economy should control public expenditures; that the elections inirst be freed from the control of the army, and of partisan officials, in that they shall be Durand honest as they I once were; that tin' rightful jut isdiction of the State Courts must be rc.-tored. in -.11 cases where it hasjieon usurped by the Federal authority, so„ that justice may be administered cheaply and speedily. 3. The com and paper money of the country should be of uniform value, and readily convertible, and should have ns great purchasing pi. wer -as the money <jf other first, class commercial countries of t’he world, and the paper money, like the coin, should be furnished by the United States, and should not he in excess of such quantity as will be, amt remain always, at par with coin. 4. Inasmuch as the outstanding Treasury notes are no longer necessary to the Government, in the use of its credit, and are useful only as money, they should be made subject to taxation, the same as other money. As taxpayers, we declare our gratification at. the action of the Democratic members of Congress in reducingpublic expenditure, and in cutting off the allowance and payment of questionable and fraudulent claim:-, resulting in a saving to the Treasury of more than $100,000,000. 5. We will stand with all our might against the aggression of the Republican le ■ders upon the rights of the St tit cs. made for the purpose of building up a strong central powe; - , dangerous to the . liberty of the people. We will in all fidelity maintain the Constitutional rights and power’s of the United States, and as faithfully we will maintain mu! vindicate the rights of the States as reserved to them in the Gon stitution. 6. The Legislature of 187!) is entitled to honorablcanentiou for having redeemed the pledges of the Democratic Convention of 1876 to provide by law for the comfort and safety of laborers in the mines, and for securing t heir wages to the persons employed by corporations, and we arc in favor of such further legislation in the premises as may j be necessary and proper. We congratulate the people of the State that by the action of the Democrats of the last Legisla ture in basing representation on population and contiguity of territory only, the shame and taint ol fraud have been removed from the apportionment of representation, and that now the people will be equally and fairly represented. 7. The people of Indiana are justly proud of their system of free schools, and will maintain them in their full force and usefulness, and io that end we must see to it that the management there>of does not become tyastefui or extravagant, and that no part of the munificent fund which they have provided shall be used for sectarian or for any other purposes whatever than the support of common schools 8. We arc gratified that the Democrats in Congress have acted in respect to bounties and pen sions for soldies and their families in the spirit of justice and liberality.

9. We hold up to public detestation the conduct of the leaders in the liepublican part , in placing Hayes and Wheeler, by criminal practices shocking to every honest sentiment and damaging to our institutions, in offices to which they were not accted. It was an outrage upon free'government, end a crime against the elective franchise that an not be forgiven, and must not be repeated, and for which the guilty parties must be driven from power and consigned to infamy. And we hold up to public detestation tte conduct of the President in rewarding the guilty parties by conferring upon them high and lucrative offices." To reward crimeis itself criminal. 10. During the past few years our country has been blessed in a high degree with favorable seasons, and the production of our valuable staples has been enormously in excess of our own consumption. We have sold to foreign countries many hundred millions more than we have purchased from them; gold and silver has come to us; business conlidence has been restored, and we havethe hope and promise of good times again. In all this we recognize the blessing of God upon our country, and we denounce it as false and blasphemous when partisan leaders claim that this is the work of their hands, and that the people should be thankful to them and not grateful to Heaven for our returning piospcrity. 11. We approve the sentiment expressed by Goyernor Hendricks in bis letterof acceptance in 1876, rhat “the iniquitous eoolie system whieh, through thea-ioppy of wealthy companies imports Chinese bondsmoh. establishes a species of slavery, ami interferes with the just reward of labor on dur Pacific Coast, should be utterly abolished.” 12. Our State administration is entitled to the respect and support of the people. The governmen* of Indiana is efficiently administered, and more cheaply than thatof any other State. 13. That wo recognize the right of colored citizens as well as white to immigrate into Indium , but we condemn and denounce the action of the Republican party in importing into thi-< State paupernegroes for the sole purpose of using them as voters. 14. We hereby insaruct our delegates to the National Convention at Cincinnati to present to that body the name of Thomae A. Hendricks as a candidate for President of the United States, one who has at all times faithfully maintained the causeof Democratic truth and justice acceptably to the Democracy of the whole Union, thus assuring the election of a Democratic Legislature and I til fell States Senator in 1881, and a fresh, pure and con stitutional administration of the General Government. 15. We favor‘the continuance of the two-thix<fs rule in the National Convention, and the dele, gates this day chosen are hereby instructed to vote for Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks as onj cjtfldidate for the Presidency, and to vote as a unit on all Questions in said Convention.

We have much pleasure in xvcOmmending Thenaalino to our readers, as an aosolute crura for Malaria. The m/inniaeinrers ns.rae alone is a guarantee efila merit. Itseilsat2s per bo~. lor particulars see Advt. For sale by Emmet Kanual. HMM business now before the public. You HKa can make money faster at workfor ■McM i us than at anything else Capital not required. We will start you. $52 a •ay and upward* made at home by the industrious- Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. You can devote your whole time to devote to the work or only your spare moments, No other business will pay yon nearly so wpll. No one willing to work can fail to make enormous pay by engaging a. once. Costly outfit and terms free.' A grea l opportunity to make money easily and hon 1 orably. Address Tbub & Co,, Augusta, Main' 0

Democratic Central CommittneHanging Grove—David Gray, John Lefler, Leroy E.Noland. Gillam—John 11. Pruitt, Joseph G. Hunt, John Tillett. Walker—Michael Zick, Joel F. Spriggs, Frank Hershman. Barkley—F. M. Parker, John G. Culp. William M. Barkley. Rensselaer—Wm. Meyer, Thos. J. McCoy, J. H. Longhridge. Marion—C. D. Newels, A. K. Yeoman, George Hoover. Henry bisher. Jordan—Jay Lamson, Wm. Washburn, Robert Michaels. Newton—Lucius Strong. James Yeoman, L. K. 1 eoman. Keener—James Bennett, Albert Brooks, Art. Whitson. Kankakee—T. M. Jones, Alfred Glazebrook. G. A . Cantwell. Wheatfield-Lewis Rich, John Heil, James B. McNeil. Carpenter Jas.M. Plunkett, Ed. W.Culp. Wm. Rich, A. M. Greene. Remington—O. B. Melntire. Marlon G.Traugh. Reuben R. Pettit. Milroy—Washington Scott. J. B. Owens, Cha*. Loshbaugh, Union—Geo. W. Casey, M. P. Comer, Michaal Brusnahan. Jas. W. McEwen, Rensselaer, honorary member. 11. A. BARKLEY, Chairman. Daniel It. Miu.ek, Secretary. Go tf> Mrs. Healey’s for the cheapest ttiitl best millinery cootls in town

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