Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1884 — MEMORIAL DAY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEMORIAL DAY.

Spring-Back Peelle, of this State, was sprung frctn his seat in Congress the other day. by a young Englishman. Proper. Ferdinand Ward still insists that Generai Grant and the other partners were fully cognizant, or had opportunity to be so, of the nature of his dealing. Grant is estimated to be worth sl,600,000, notwithstanding the smash' tip of the gambling shop of Grant & lYurd. Poor fellow, he should be put on the retired list without question. —— r Place the royai boys of Grant on annual pensions for life even if necessitate reduction of the pittance now given those who carried muskets in the lute strife. Such action wo’d be in keeping with the snobbery of the Republican leaders. ■ ■■ “The Kentucky house didn’t win," remarked Sam Randall, on the announcem nt of the vote on the tariff reform bill. Mr. Carlisle was his suecessiul competitor for the speakship, and the quoted expression betrays the real motive which prompted his actions. Gentle George sent to would-b - Governor Calkins a communcation received by him for publication, and unnecessarily alarmed the fears of that gentleman. He responds by saying tnat none Chicago newspaper lied about him, and lhat his rosy cneeks are not the result of tairying over the wine cup.

The Republican party organized aud presented its first candidate for President, ustride a wcoly horse, in 1856. But a thirty-year Republican makes a gubernatorial aspirant stand and tremble at the threatened indig. nation of the temperance element of his party in Jasper county. William need have no fears. That principle can go to the dogs rather than it shall interfere with tueir party fealty- - “Some Chicago p per” published an interview *7ith Congressman W. H. Calkins, which our gentle neig.i* bor hastens to have that gentleman stamp as a lie. According to tho Republican a Chicago]! iniorvi >w may be set down as a “snide” affair, and to prove his consistency hastens to give his readers one, more unreasonable in its makesup than that against Galkins, but then Congr ssman Wood is the subject of “snide Chicago interview. That is a horse another color.

Rockville Tribune: We believe that the United States now has to con. front aa evil which demands all our thought: the evil which has destroyed every Republic belore this—the concentration of wealth, with corresponding increase of poverty, corruption and crime. Co s!der these facts; that since 1860, Arneri ans have built up larger fortunes, organized greater •orporations, Increased wealtn on one hand and poverty ou the other faster than was ever done in the history of the world. It took the Roman Republic 180 years s o travel ever the same ground this nation has pass, ed in twenty-four years; and when the millionaires called on the senate to abolish the constitution and nam e a dictator to save them from the poorer classes, the largest fortune in Rome was only one-eighth that of Vanderbilt 1 It Is the custom now to laugh at such suggestions; but they will bear studying.

MEDARYVILLE& GILLAMTOWNSHIP At a meeting of committees from C. L. Guild Post, No. 121, G. A. R.> of Medaryville, and from the various Sabbath schools and Temperance or gunizatlons in the vicinity of Medaryville anu Independence Cemetery, in Gillam township, the following programme for Decoration Day was agreed upon: 1— Post meet at Hall aud Congre-gations-at Christian church. at 9 o’ciock. A. M. 2 Song by Choir. 3 Player by Rev. McCoy. 4 Oration. 5 —Form Procession. 6 March to Cemetery. 7 Ceremonies by Posi, and Decorating Graves8— Repair to ludepend nee and take Dinner. 9 Opening by Song by Choir. 10— -Oration. 11— Form Procession. - 12— March to Cemetery. 13— Ceremonies by Post and Decolaving. COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMEMTS. E C Hansel!, J B Walker, B F Farls, C Haas, R Cox, A Nagle, Miss OUie Frederick, Mrs A Nagle, Miss Etta Massey.