Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1884 — CHILOOTE A CANDIDATE [ARTICLE]

CHILOOTE A CANDIDATE

Gentle George sadly weepeth over the fate of Peelle. It is an affecting sight to see a strong man weep. Butler, of Massachusetts, for Presdent, and West, of Mississippi, for Vice President, is the ticket placed i j nomination by the National party, at Indianapolis, yesterday. ISix Democrats were unseated by the last Republican Ctngress. whose major.ties ranged up in the thousands. I’eello voted to unseal every one of *hem. He now knows how it is bimseif. Peelle’s majority was only eightyseven, procured through fraudulent agencies and the use of illegal spring** back tickets. Peelle was made to spring-back to Indianapolis the other day. A lew healthyjexamples may result in impressing these political knaves the fact that “hone ty is the best policy.” The Wall street gamblers, backed wit h the prayers of Rev. Henry Ward Tilton Beecher, have resolved that the interests of the country demand the selection of Arthur ior President A howl from that den ol iniquity, In favor of a Presidential candidate, should excite the suspicion and incur the opposition of every honest man. The system of pensioning the households of the crowded heads,and the so-called nobility, of Europe, when spoken of never fails to call forth denunciations fierce and bitter. Why should not the payment of tri bute to the monopolisms ai_d money lords of this country, from tariff taxation and through uutaxed bonds, call forth from the lolling millions condemnation, loud and deep? We fail to see any difference in the result of the systems. The brawny** handed toilers of both continents supply the tribute money.

The men m i<i<* millionaires by vbe legislation of the 1 ad.cal party resin dents of New York city, recently issued a manifesto in the interest of C. A. Arthur, announcing that tl e business interests of the country required his nomination and election. As the toiling millions are men of good judgment, and handle the votes, they will undoubtedly determine the mutter in the interest and well-being of the many as against the few, and give the recommendation of these nation, al paupers ihe grand bounce. Last week the Rensselaer Republis can published an article abounding in malicious lies against our congressman, Hon. T. J. Wood, calculate ed to create the impression that Tom is a consummate fool. This week, however gentle Geo.go changes his taotics, at diotation from headquarteis, and says that Wood is ’’really a man of much higher education and greater natural abilities than he usu ally gets credit for,” but that “he is a subtle, scheming, funning demat gogue of the rankest type.” No doubt our Tom will feel bau over this tirade. The Republican now s. ys the nomination of “Blaine, the brilliant, the eloquent and the magnetic,” is not likely to be made. The Republican should have added in his praise the fact the he was always “sun-strucn” when wanted by his investigation committee, and that he was furthermore the atdent, admiring and devoted friend of Mr. Mulligan,

The WoolgTOwers’ Convention, recently met in Chicago, resolved that they would not support any party or political candidate until it or he had cleat ly defined its or his position in favor of the restoration of the tariff on wool. Now let every consumer, opposed to the payment of the tribute money demanded, resort to the same tactics, resolve and refuse to support any party or candidate that is in favor of any such proposition. John Ovprmeycr, Chairman of the Republican S ate Central Committee, recently issued a private circalar from which we make the following extract: “Li*ts should be made out in every precinct of these who now take no paper, and who ought to read one. Our Postmasters will aid cur Precinct Committeemen to make up these lists. Republican office-holders and influen ial and active Republicans generally will contribute freely to pay for these papers. ” Let Democrats do likewise.

It may now be announced as s settled fact that the name of Capt M. F Chilcote will be presented to the approaching Republican convention, of the Tbiitieth judicial circuit, as a candidate for Circuit judge. In this case the expression, “he has yielded to the solicitation of friends, and consented to become a candidate” is strietly true, as a multitude of friends, in different parts of the dis:ricf, have long p ‘rsistenily urged him to allow his name to be presented to the con vention. In the knowledge of the law and rule 3 and methods of the courts, as also in the possession of the particular qualities of mind und charaoter required in a good judge Mr. Chilcote is, undoubtedly the peer of any man in the circuit. His frank and genial disposition have also made him very popular personally, while his record as a brave and willing soldier is an exceedingly strong point in hi j favor. —Rensselaer Republican. We do not know whether the De** mocracv will nave a candidate in the field. I! not, Mr. 0. would no doubt be as acceptable to the people as any gentleman named in connection with the office.

The Logansport Chronicle speaks disparagingly of Mr. Wolcotts oan« didacy.jDoes McSheeny suppose that congressional lightning is going to strike in a community of chronic kickers such as Logansport,—Monticeilo Herald No kick in Cass county this lime, neighbor. W. D. Owen will go into the convention with every vote of the county. Mr. Wolcott, socially, is an exceedingly clever gentleman, but politically ne won’t do and you kuow it—Logansport Chronicle. And neither will Mr, Owen, Brother McfcJheehy.—Winumac Republican. Who will? Rochester Tribune. The Rensselaer Republican gives the abov i "family jar” to its readers without once thinking of a response to the query ot tne Rochester Tii*. hune. Why did it not present the name of "Our Simou” as a peace off ering. The Republican is certainly guilty of an inexcusable blundering oversight- But then, Tom Wood will step in and put an end to your family fight, gentlemen. —— “Cass county in 1882 gave Hawn 2,843 votes andDeMottc 2,547, leaving DeAiotte Deliinu only 296 And yet she kicks. In 1880 White Co gave 1.6u8 voles. In 1882 she only gave him 1 505 votes, making his loss in the county 103. At lhe swrae time she gave Hawn, Secretary of State, 1,81-9 votes, leavir g D Motto behind the Stats ticket 390. And yet she don’t kick Winamac Republic n. “We catiDOu imagine why tno R • publican saould be so anxious to upologise for the conduct of Cass c urty r< publicans as to print false figures. White county gave Haw , in 1882,1,545 votes- nut 1,839. De» Motte Was just 40 behind the Sta'e ticket and not 396. Tne Cass county kickers are of the kind who .ake oreat eemfort in the thought that there tire o:hers as mean as they.— They must louk elsew e e than u bite county, The republicans- lest in Wiilie they dm everywhere; < ut uct because they were betray d ly t iOte wnotn they trusted, as iu t ass.—Montieelio Herald

It We rejoice at the presen' ation of the facts and figures by the Herald. They show that the Democratic gain two years ago was of a substantial character, ami may ba relied upon next November far the Democratic tieket. While republican editors are pietending to split their sides iu laughter over what they term his o’erweeDing presumption, an! denounce him as an insincere dema^ogm 1 , tie's is the way a soldier speaks, in | the Washington World—a soldier’s paper —of the member from this district: “I feel that we old soldiers have a true friend in the peisoh of Hon. Thomas J. Wood, of Indiana. He talks it right to the point. Ho is the kind of a man that the o d boys want to support. I think he would do better by us than our G- A. R. Peneion Committee would" * * * C. W. Ransom, Ellsworth Post Hardwick, Vt.