Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1884 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

CALL —fobdemocratic MASS CONVENTION. Headquarters of Jasper) County Democratic > Central Committee. ) Rensselaer, Ind., ) March 6th, 1884. j A Mass Convention of the Democratic voters of Jasper county will be held at the Court House, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, mroh 29, w at 1 o’clock, p. m., for the purpose of transacting the following business, to wit: First—To re-organize the County Central Committee and elect a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer thereof. Second—To elect four delegates to the Democratic State Convention to be held at In dianapelis, June 25th, ’B4. Third—To elect delegates to the Congressional, Judicial, and joint Representative District Convention. Fourth—To fix the time and determine the manner of nominating a county ticket. Democratic and all other voters of the county who believe in the principles of the Democratic party and will support its candidates, are eordially invited and earnestly requested to be present and participate in the proceedings of the Convention. By order of the Democratic Central Committee. CHARLES H. PRICE, Chairman Weeping George wept while tbe war was in progress, we suppose through fear that he alight be ed to tbe fiont. He rejoiced ove r nee’e surrender, the danger was over Our weeping neighbor says he was the only on**, of his family left at home daring the war.l Our flx.exaetly, gen tie friend. Notwithataeditg our brothers voted against sectionalismthey were among the*first to resist rebellion. During the war the masses of the Republican party were on hand each recurring eiec-tien. Ihe masses of the Democratic party were at the front en aged in a contest with traitors. The ballots prove this statement to be true, and vet weeping George wept because a few Democrats remained at home. Geoige, you are a “contvmptiable ass.” Indianapolis Sentinel - The Democratic Ways andJMeans Committee of the House of Congress has among its members some very iaquisiriv* ones, who occasionly ask annoying questions. The knit goods men appeared beforejthe Committee last week and asked for more protection. A few questons brought out the information that the duties had been raised by the last tariff act. but the wages of the laber employed in the industry had si ace then beeu lowered.

The manufacturer., of g’ass boN ties have also been to Washington Tbe last tariff act increased the duty about 180 per cent, on glass bottles, aad almost at once the Pitts erg monopolists reduced the wages 20 par teat, aad so burdensome wasthin that a targe naasber left their •mpl*jmeat and vent to Earopt wh re they now receive more wages thaa they did before the Plttsharg redaction. American farmers raise wheat and this is shipped to European markets •ad there sold against competing grain raised la Odessa, by labor that * compensated at pauper prices. Oar farmers, however, get no proteetlve daties te help them sell at an advaoce|ar yof their products. On tha contrary, they pay at extra price because of higa duties levied to pro tnat other slasses upon everything they seed, save that which they pro dues themselves. The lumber that gees Into their houses, barns and feaoes, the laths, the hair, the lime that goes into the plastering of their heasee, the nails that are driven iß*» ta the lumbar, all sost more because as these protective duties. All arti ales of elothiag worn,* and the salt aad sugar eaten are purohased by tbom at a higher figure than neces* lary te benefit tbe pretec ted classes.