Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1884 — Card of Thanks. [ARTICLE]

Card of Thanks.

On twtaalf of the Democracy of Ja*per coun y Ind« we io this public manner thank Messrs. Willey and Sigler for the free use of their Opera House. f°r the holding of the Con- ; ression-l Convention for toe 10th ietrici, oo the 22nd of July, 1814; to he Ben-selaer Band v and to the Glee Club for delightful misic. EZRA O'. NO WEDS- Chairman. James W. DorTHii, Secretary, asper County Gentral Committee.

In accordance with previous no tice, the Democratic Central Com■rittee met at the Committee rooms, n Reosselaer. July 22nd, 1884, at one o’clock p. M. Tl e meeting was called to order by the Chairman, and t he object of the meeting stated by t he Chair, to be the consideration of the changing of the time for the holding of the county delegate coavention, and after a thorough discussion of tb - question, It was agreed by a majority vote not to change t e time for holding the convention. The chairman of each township committee,(which is the first named) meet on Saturday, August 2nd, 1884, and select delegates to a:te d the county on August 9th 1884. EZRA C. NONvELS, ChuiunanJames w. Dodthit, Secretary. ■ ■ ■ ■■ Read carefully the supplement in to- day’s Sentinel. - On Saturday, of next week, the Democratic county convention will be held in Rensselaer to plaje in noinination a County Ticket. Delegates will be chosen in several townships to-morrow. ———*•►* According to the Delphi Time? we are exceeding aged, and can lay claim to bonny Scotland as the land of our nativity, T rough our 'long life, however, we ham never beeu mistaken for a negio, classed as a dude or denounced as a “damphool.” Simon says we lie when we express the wish that he may secure the radical nomination .for tatlve. No we don’t We sinceroiy hope and believe that ho will got it; and suggest that we be not impor tuned for our reasons, as we will not give them at present. Frank S. Beadle, of Crown p int, Pest Office inspector, while return • tng from the Republican Congreslional Convention at Montic dlo. Tune 26th, lost a sl2 silk umbrella. The man who tooK it, he thinks, got iff the train at Rensselaer. The Re publican says it is “the common fate/’ t o lose articles in that way at Repub--1 lean Conventions.

The follow! ..u attempt at wit was designedly written for republics* ion in the Republican »r this Diace. Its author is never ?o happy as when engaged iu letting off specimens of his wit, sarcasm and ridicule. To give the item vim, it was necessary that L should owe paternity to a Democratic paper published in a j neighboring town. As it is altogeth er harmless, in order that the “head I light* of its o.i .-inator muy continue to beam and smile, we transfer it to ! the columns of the Sentinel: • [De phi Timet ]

The oldest editor in the State is i undoubtedly J. W. McExen. of the Rensselaer Sentinel. Mr. McEwen \va ihe oi-iy Scotchman in ffie'CTety ! that shipped wi;h Columbus for the ! discovery of America in 149*2. and as t-.-r rhionicling tha r aspicious event I for ‘ l e leading European newspapers ; of that day. he returned to he Old World where be remained until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. Early iu this struggle he espoused the case of freedom acd an.isted with the American nctiiots and was the Ctst man to discover a pass at tlie Dele rare Water Gap At the >-iose of this war he established a newspaper in Bucks countv, Penn., “up behind Allentown," wad remained there un.il the ecu try settled up and civilization began to crowd him. In the early part of the present century he located at Monticello. this State, where he imagined he would be free from the oppression of luither progress In this supposition he was nearly correct, but the construction of tbe Pan Handle railway and the prospects of an early completion of the Air Line brought in a host of now cornel's aud Mr. AlcEwen dispos ed of his establishment aud removed to the everglades of Jasper county t. region that reminds him of bis first explora'ion of the country in 1492. Mr* McEwen has been a life-long and consistent Democrat and he was so charginod at the defeat of Douglas in 1860 that he registered a vow never to cut his hair, shave, or publish an original article until the disgrace was wiped out by a complete Democratic triumph. He has steadily adhered to this determination and, we must confess, now pr -sents ratiirr an unusual appearaaco. but he is brigbtniug up now that the prospects of Democratic success are brilliant, ard we are assured that iu the events of Ihe election of Cleveland and Hendricks the Rensselaer Democratic Sentinel will become one of the principal newspapers of the age. Mr. McEwen’s long experience and intimate personal knowledge of the political history of t e world are sufficient to give this asset tion entire creden e.

Editor Sentinel: I wish to say through your paper to the persous who are reviving some of the campaign lies of 1882, questioning my integrity relating to the statement that i was not a temperance man but was in the habit of drinking at the bar of John G Reynolds, in Ren9 selaer, the statement being made that Mr. Reynolds should have said that I bad drank at his bar. 1 have no language at command that can express my contempt for the person or persons that utter such loathsome falsehoods, ana for the purpose or nailing the lie 3 quote from raisedlaueous Recotd. No-6. Page 93, Recorder’s office, Recorded April 13th, 1883, a*. 3 o’clock p. m. State of Indiana, j Jasper County, f 8 I, John G. Reynolds, a resident of the towD of Rensselaer, in the State of Indiana, on ray oath depose and say, that during the campaign of 18*2, Ezra C. Nowela, a resident, of said county, and State. a n d candidate for re-election to the office of Auditor, of said county, did not at any time luring the campaign nor at any time before or since, drink or treat to the wh “key or beer at my Bar, nor to any thing else, nor did he give me money to pay for the drinks for the purpose as controlling vote? on election day, as I yerily bdievo. John G Reynolds, Subscribed and sworn to before me this sth dav of March 1883. James W. D out hit, r „ , Notary Puolio. ( u -* Now whatever can e 'he object of those s'anderers, I c.imio 1 comprehend, as I am not a candidate (or office, nor do I expec to be, but expect to exercise my freedom and do all I can to advauce the e mse of Re - form, as I understand it.

EZRA C. NOWELS.

Dr. Proust, in Paris recommends people during the prevalence of oholera to avoid chills at night, long cold baths, nil excesses of labor or pleasure, and iced drinks—in short everything that can cause physical depression. He advises care in the selection of drinking water, which should be boiled. Ho recommends abstention from raw vegetables, and remarks that both drunkenness and indigestion are predisposing causes. “The laboring classes constitute the main part of our population They should be protected in their efforts pea, ceably to assert thdr rights when endangered <by aggregated capital, i.nd all statutes ba this subject should recognize the care df the State for honest toil and be framed with a view of improving the condition of the workingman.”— Grover Cleveland, October, 1882,

We commend the nomination of JmmsT. Saunderpon tor Judge cf the rOth Judicial C ircuit. Mr. 8-iu uderson is a gentleman of fine legal ability and of unquestioned integrity. He is a Democrat but not an active politiean. He is liberal and fair-minded toward all. Republicans and Democrats alike would honor the circuit by electing Mr. Saunderson.—Benton Review. In his “Secrets of the Great Whiskey Ring” General McDonald savs: “It has always been a matter of curiosity among the people of this country to learn who were among the prominent men who approached the President for the purpose of having him revoke the order transferring Supervisors. I will her state that, among others, were Senators C layton and Dorsey, of Arkansas, Morion, of Indiana, and Logan, of Illinois.