Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1882 — TO THE REPUBLICANS OF JASPER COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

TO THE REPUBLICANS OF JASPER COUNTY.

SIMON SPEAKETH AGAIN AND HE SAITH: “WIG-WAG, YE DOUGH-FACET.” Our article in the Hentinel of three weeke ago, on Simons “Personal Liberty in Politics” has caused a consul tation of all the wise heads of the Republican Party King, and he result appears in a two column article on the subject in “Damphool’s” last issue, which charges us with misqwo ting the part of the Democratic plat form which favors submission. He then says: “We ask a careful reading of the entire plank stripped of all reference to other subjects,” and this is followed by a pretended quotation of the plank, but the writer of that article being an adroit old schoolmaster, takes special pains to knowingly misrepresent by falsely quoting “and” for “but,” and erroneous punctuation, omitting important words and supplying their place with stars. We now give the resolution entire, as published in the Chicago Times or I August 3d, the next day' after the { Democratic Convention, presuming

that this will be as good authority as if Simon had said “Wig-wag.” Note the'lunguage and punctuation. “The i I/«mocratic party is now, as it haa always been, opposed to all siimp’u* ary legislation,* and it is especially opposedto the proposed am cud meet to the constitution of Indiana, known ;ng |Re prohibitory amendment; but 1 we are in favor of the submission of said proposed amendment, as well as a! 1 iho other proposed amendments, 1 to the people, according to the pro- 1 ; vision., cf tin. i Onstlitution for its own ; i <iinendment, lor the j>s opi have too ; light to oppose or lav ,i tile adoption . I oi a y or : 1 i of the a.'iinnd.'Uents at all '• .- gas of tindr consideration and any : subniisoioo < , .-cMiisiliuti jual amend meat te a \i-;e oi ; :.<• people should . inn-and undei cir-.umsiaoCes Mm -t . averat.-i'- t" a full v no. and, I tuei fillt .mu . i i be at i general vleo--1 ri; a.” Tin- word:-) in this quotation i a:-: ou: and we use them to- show' ! i > ill! in leu i. isid. Oi the K-p’ubli- :■ n .-'atement. I;. ids pretoudvii quo,,i:ion of tiie re.ohitii/U. he q lotes it j i iv. and he know; id auu vve ch:;ige him wii.ii a coo: sum studied attempt iv, tdic v hmand we ii id 1 , ui>mf i a y i - i rave the truth of : im-: , ; ; t m a.:\ - ,-.ii;t. and yet lie .■vs “.-tudy -,i;i i.Ru.k all ye toinperj :-.i,ce men ” l;.e woufd hsive ye study j hi- garoic veroioii of u. We ivculd | ju-.vo you s ie :y it ;.s iho constitution ! no: qitei.; it, an , when it i ; so studied j.;- will reveal anotimr lais-:- siatement i made in the R-.-pubiican He sr.ys, \ "AI ie- Denmaratie i arty s.-ya, “Do not ! tiual. tin.- people.’ ” The L>- u oer.i'ie | pi. ;f rm say , I'm- p'.oph- have the j tie; rigid, to oppose oi fav ; tie. ado})** - 1 ’ ;<>m o. ~ijy (u all ih- .uucmlmenis,” j aud hu ll l e , that tiioy “sliuuid bo sub* a-;' c at a time and .under eireum•m i n I .-urni i•to a fuJ< v ) A v. Ri-pubiican ,“J >oughfa- es,” will ~, • ‘deb u*-. : to, ..lei m..i -h t.) tiie i -1 \v'ig-.-. »g v, ii tSiiiioi: says -. . ii i.-i wrong ■ Oi vvi i you m v- -ii at. i i youi - Ives. 1' yhi still .; i o cxcicise tin- right <>f your ..i..! 0.. d. s' wih ;>-y little itgard ii. parti -an j.jipcsu.s oi ring haw liters .vtien ill yur shown to be so i alp- I. y fan e. 5 die 'interests of any cr niiv tain idu e are getting . be ia s; ■ rate, when the. boss ting a.o.t r pi'sm is to si'ch-'dishoticst tiick- ■■ i• bt. i ft' c to hoist"!’ them up 'iiß-n aic aft w setipturc (-xpr.es- ; niiim. iii the itifig niastei.- two column article, limt 1 rmbiy i • in.nos as "f ~ of . dukespa-liras dia..- i - that, wouhi 's'-- ai foi .ii -otid ends oi holy writ to s< i >-c ids purpose, and seem most a saint when he played the devil,” and yes. he tells its in J he “prefers a campaign bused-up op reason!” What nonsense! im irnmvs there is not a reason given in all his writing;.* for this osnip ligii, that would induce an honest man :•» vote for some of his candidates, of whom he admits that “their personal history may not vliow a lifelong sobriety,” utiles-, such reason is based, upon fiitsohoo-I’. ; uid mi -represer,tati• -.a. The writer of that article claims that the Republican party ‘ is a u rnpmv.n:*e party.” We ask him to designate the I lank in their platform to prove it. We ask him to designate tho more prominent of the candidates on the Republican ticket “whoa.' personal history may not - how a life long so briety” to prove it. The IV ts are, he states w -at is fal-c, cud he i nows it, and his purpose'is to keep Republicans voting the ticket, i ight oi -> rong. and we now charge Hu- Republican Ring of this c-oumy wit.! faE- ly representing to the t nv v-o’.i;-.- m, nrh .t they arc m Temp-Tii ,»* pr.rv fa (liepurj»oko of siviuiiig their vo<es f-u the entire ticket, at tL - same ,: rue they are nmaipuhi'.nig sap o>> ke-'p-rs and other.- as ho' sit i i Ear p w - i to get (in ii' ii.iiu' nci in i iv.ir ■ f thi-ir < a- d-ia'ia- ” ,-. '-o.se pc sen d las tdry may n, t !> w hfa [mu sobriety.” They know that till uupli -by is u sure road to par.y defeat. Tln-y ivyi the hand writing on the wail as dcda eated in O in, and i iey know th.r if the voters oi this < o intv were I ft. free to chooae. the same fate wa Id oyer?ake them h -re 'i’h-y -oe that til a t Ili pea] te . r- i i ing id) ive pc tv, and Urn! some, you many ,v;:l vote I‘-t t «> t .-st me*!. iegardh s cf the may label t <y w a, . i.d sc ng lid , they tii-nible l.i Lin ir shoes,’ as tiiey pi*.in mneo iln-i;-e.'ics of “;Sim -.- y s nig-ivug.” am! dv.-a.-uate as “Doughfaces ail who v,id ii»t dance to tucir music. The “Union Volunteer,” a monthly uew..-pap'-r, d votu ro tic- ini.< j-i -ts . f I the soldiers auo sailors of t.'.e 1 ie j war, tii ir widows and heirs, has the j foiiowia- g with referance to HON. D. W. VOUR id EL,S. 1: does not need the columns of out paoer to show the soldier of ;ir ceututy tifat tiiey have a * j'rien l at Court, ’’ and vviil have one .is lo x astiom’D. \V. Voorhees retains ii.s seat in tia esenate. Win n that eide! vandal, John A .Bcntiy. w-ts Cotumiosioner of Hen Rons and trying to gel full in his hands, among those who fearlessly Rood up among the soldiers’ friends ; an -' against the money power was Seam or Yoorhees. In tl>e debate ou the sixty surgeons bill, Mr. Voori.ai-s 3 id, aft . quoting the law, “ You s -o that utKier the sections alrea-dy (j.i-j.* ted Commissioner of Pensioas nas ample authority to do anything he p.eases so far as the exu-m, *..i.;.ioj of pensions is concerned. Every suspicion lie may entertain can be at once verified by any number of surgeons and any number of s.,eciai agents At the present time he has at least

forty special agents constantly trav eling for the purpose of finding evidence of some fraud in some pension case. The whole business of the office is transacted upon the idea that every application is a fraud; that all affidavits are untrue and that as a matter of fact very few people were disabled in the late war. Sir, the object of this biil seems to be to cast suspicion on all pension claims. Like the pamphlets and letters of he commissioner, it appears to saturated with the idea that a pensioner is always ready and willing to commit a fraud on the Government, and that a pension when he gets it is a gratuity, I deny these assumptions from beginning to end. The pensioners and applicants for pensions are as honest as other men and have given quite as much evidence of friendship for the Government as those who asperse them, Nor do I regard the payment of a pension as a charity, it is the payment of a debt. A pensioner is a creditor, not a' pauper. When the Government pays him his pension it does not bestow alms; it discharges an honest obligation. It is the f liiii meat of a contract between the Government and’ the soldier. The soldier has complied with his part of .he contract on the fields of war in hardship, weariness and pain. His wounds are his vouchers, and suen evidence is sufficient for me. Others may take j care of the Illustrious and the fortus nate. They may even create new offi- i ces for them, and grant them high : sounding titles, bnt while 1 have the ! honor to represent a state upon this , floor I shall keep the contract with j

tlm wounded, torn and shattered of , the r ank and file.” It i 3 the man who utters such sen- | tbnents as the above that the soldiers j lake deliget in honoring, and always I wiil. They will break through party ! lines. And the time is not far distant ! when they will make the 1 nes, and j ’he Leftt of jdyalty to him wlio shed j in biooo on the net;le field, or lay., parched and fevered in rebel privo ', shall be ihat he or his wi low shall sit :a? h feasts, and that honor not giv-’ ; mi alone to those of the gold and glittor, Th<- «-'-dicrs are waking ur to the fa: . Hi •* tim* polititcan’d unhitching i '*!!!.)!“You know our party !ms al- *.* a *>: >d bv tie soldier,” will not ' c ■ a litrli. T’hey vdl ask foi t!ie < ’ : fence <»f 'vorlrs and deeds, and !h -;e or ! v who can show such records - ~ n ecive our support. \