Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1885 — Communicated. [ARTICLE]

Communicated.

Editor Sentinel: Please announce that there art 1 1 or 10 young Democrats living in Renhselaer and vicinity, who are anxious to meet any of the Protection Republicans of Rensselaer and vicinity * nd discuss the tariff question, from the standpoint of Tariff for Revenue only, the discussion to be governed by Clark’s Parliamentary Rules, and the 10th census to be taken for all estimates of exports* imports, and prices of all manufactured articles. The arrangements to be agreed to by the Chairmen and Secretaries of the Democratic and Republican Cen tral Com m ittees By order, Ezra C. Nowels, Chairman Dem. Cen. Com. •I as. W. Douthit, Ssc’y Dem. Cen. Coin. The Chicago Grocery, R. F. Priest, proprietor, is now in full blast, in the Williams-Stockton block. Extensive’stock, new, fresh and at prices that defy competition. Everybody respectfully invited to call and see for themselves.

Representation is based on population, and the population of Mi sissippi, Georgia and South Carolina combined is consider bly more than double that of lowa. The bray of the Des Moines ass over the representalion of those States, and re-echoed by his brother of the Rensselaer Republican proves them to be either exceed inglv dishonest, or excessively ignorant.

The Jordan Township Institute, first session, met at the Egypt school house last Saturday and wag called to order by Sup’t Nelson at 9:40 o’clock. On motion of McFarland, J. E. Roberts was elected President for the year. On motion of M. G. Lewis, J. A. McFarland was elected Vice President. On motion of Laura Hodshire, Bertie Yeoman was elected Secretary. After which committees werp appointed by the chair, and tiie regula • work of the Institute taken up. Thesublects were delivered as follows:

Teachers’Prenaration— Poberts: Writing,McFarland;Reading, Yeoman; Reading, Hammond; Schoo] Hygene, Welsh; Arithmetic, Hod shire; Lar guage, Lewis. After each subject was delivered, a lively discussion was had in which intense interest was manifested. Reports o: teachers for time taught were as fo : lows: I—Enrolled,1 —Enrolled, 23; tardies, 23. Roberts, Teacher. N T o. 2—Enrolled, 9; tardies, 3. Hammond, Teacher. No. 3—Enrolled, 14; tardies, 0. Yeoman, Teacher. No. 4—Enrolled,sl2; tardies, 0. Welsh, Teacher. No, s—Enrolled, 28; tardies -. McFarland, Teacher. No. o—Enrolled,0 —Enrolled, 11; tardies, 0. Hodshire, Te .icxicr. No. 7—Enrolled, 15; tardies, 0. Lewis, Teachex. No. B—Enrolled,8 —Enrolled, 7; tardies, -. Shields, Teacher. Total Enrolled, H 9. “ Enumeration 232. No. of pupils out 113. All teachers in attendance except David W. Shields. Programme for s cond session as follows: Roberts, Mensuration; Hammond, Ortholpy; Yeoman, Chronology; Welsh, History; McFarland, Mind; Hodshire, Recitation; Lewis, Reading; Shields, Physiology* Time for next meeting second Saturday of December. Pi ice— Egypt School iioase. Trustee, Frank Welsh.

Editor Sentinel: In the Republican of the 19th appears an article credited to t e Des Moines Register, set un<ier the very bold headline: “Southern Rule Illustrated.” The germ and essence of the article eems to lie to mislead and convey to the mind of the reader that a great inequality now existed in the apportionment for Eeprese datives in Congress among the several States. The article is as follows: “lowa last fall cast 375,000 votes and elected eleven Congressmen. But South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia altogether did not cast as many votes, yet elected twentyfour ongressmen. Here are the figures: Total vote lowa —Eleven Congressmen, 375,830. South Carolina- Seven Congressmen, 91,023. Mississippi—Seven Congressmen, 120,993. Georgia—Ten Congressmen, 142,479. Twenty-four Congressmen, 355,095. Thus the Northern State of lowa, casting more votes than the combined States of South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia, hasn’t one half their number of Congressmen, nor one ha f their representation in the Electoral Colleg I ask, is this array of figures any evidence of “Southern Rule? If so, I ask the Republican in its next issue to explain in what way. The Constitution of the United States, Article 1, latter clause of section 2, provides that “The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, bnt each State shall have at least one Representative.” &c. The ratio of representation has been changed every ten years, except for the first and second census, for Representative apportionment, wh ch dates from -March 4, 17 3 to March 4,1803, being the period covered by the first census. From March 4, 1803, to March 4,1813, being t .e period covered by the second census. During this period of twenty years 33,000 was th ratio of representation. The third census, 35,ooo; the fourth, 40,9oo; the fifth, 47,700; the sixth, 70,680; the seventh, 93,423; the eighth, 127,381; the ninth, 131,425; the tenth, 154,325. These rat os are made up from the whole number of free persons, and not from the whole number of votes cast at the last general election.

I cannot see this question in the light of -the Des Moines Register, or the Republ c m ( who assumes these statements when he copies them in his paper ), that it illustrates “Southern Rule.’’ But it illustrates the spirit of the Constitution of the United States, witho it reference to any State, section or party. The article refer ed to would imply that the South ruled, in the way of representation, in a manner not guaranteed by the Consti utiou and injurious to the freedom of the people of lowa. If the Republican will explain the article referred to and what is meant by “Southern Rule Illustrated” it will greatly oblige A Young Democrat.

Sine l Leopold reduced prices on all his Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes below all compe- - tition. his goods go off like hot cakes. Two car loads of cattle w r ere -hipped to Chicago Monday night, by John Makeever. It i.* a notorious fact that Leopold gives greater bargains than any other house in town. Call urn! examine for yourself. Miss Clara ilton, one of Montice'lo’s charming young ladies, came to Rensselaer Saturday, on a visit to her schoolmate and companion in other days, Miss Ana McEwen. She returned to her home Monday. A. McCoy purch sed a number oi Fowler and Vannatta’s fine Hereford cattle, at the sale at Dexter Park, Chicago, last Friday. B. F. Ferguson has puchased the caal business of C. D. Nowels. . F. Priest, at the Chicago Gro- j eery, wants a chance at your Butter, Eggs, and country produce general !y. Farmers, give him a call.

E. E. Quivey, who has practiced dentistry in this city for the past six years, moved, this week, to Pensselaer where he opens a dental office. Ed is a young man and a good dentist withal, and although he has done a good bnsiness in this city he tel’s us he has prospects for something better in hia new location. We can cheerfully recommend him to the people of Rensselaer and vicinity, w r ho have aching molars and to the general pub lie. —North Manchester Journal. Dr. Q. is located in rooms over the Hardware store of N. Warner A Sons.