Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1884 — THE TWO CANDIDATES. [ARTICLE]

THE TWO CANDIDATES.

Editob Sentinel: One of the dogstars, in this week’s Republican presents the following pen portraits of Mr. Joseph Clark, candidate for Ma.\ shal by virtue of the decision of the Corporation Republican Convention, under tlie dictation of the clique; and Mr. Charles Piatt, who has announce.l himself subject to thejdecieion of th<» People at the polls. I condense; “Mr. Clark is in every way qualified: He is the regular nominee of the party; He has never asked for, or received, assy political favor* His record as a soldier entitles him to the favor of his rellow citizens,” etc,: Of Mr. Plait, he says; “Although he, too, has deserved well of his countrymen, for brave service iu the army, has already been munificently rewarded. Has served two terms a? Sheriff, one term as County Treasurer and two terms as Town Mur hal. He has IODg been the recipient of a generous pension from the government--s24{>er manthetc, So far, therefore, I suppose their connection with the army places both gentlemen on an equal foocing in that regard. Mr. Clark, we believe, received no wounds, otherwise it would have been so s ated. He is fitted for auy kind of manual labor. On the other hand, Mr. Platt suffers from severe wounds, yet unhealed and which may yet cause his death. He is incapacitated for la or, but has and can satisfactorily perform the duties required of Marshal. Tiue. he receives-*-not a generous pension—the mere pittance of $24 per.month for what ho endures, and even this the hyenas and jackals of that party, we are informed.’ sought to deprive him of. The action of Mr. Platt in appeaUng from machine methods to the people,. last year, was far more honorable than were the tricks of the men who plead with and induced him to submit his name before their convention, undsrthe solemn promise that they desired to, and would, make him the nominee, who ignored him entirely in the proceedings and then Insisted that he was in honor bound by its action. He did not feel so, a. dthe people sustained him Against Mi. Clark I mg« nothing except that his submission to those who desire to use turn as an instru® ment with which to punish unother oomrade, should not commend him to the support of that class. I venture to say that I entertain higher sentiments of regard and good will toward Mi'. C. than do those who will simply support him as the 10m inee of their purry. They present no other claim than that in his bshalf in in the conclusion of the article in the Republican.

A COMRADE.

The shocking death of Julian Mar» tlnetti, a circus clown, who fell dead In the ring at Dayton, 0., on Saturday night, while in the very act of launch* ! ing forth a boisterous jest, recalls | in one respect if not in others—the equally sudden death of Palmer, a once famous tragic actor. He was playing the hero in Kotzebue,s “Btr«nger” and, having spoken the line of the text, “There is another and better world," paused, fell aod instantly expired Mrs. Geo. Hoover, Mrs. C F. Wren, Mrs, W. W. Wright, Mrs. Chas Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Kepner and Mr. S. T, WarreD, were immersed in the river, at this place last Sunday, by M. C. Miner.