Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1886 — Communicated. [ARTICLE]

Communicated.

Editor Sentinel: —An article in the Eepublican of 28th January, written by “Your Brother,” contr.ins a number of gauzy points, from which I extract: “Im glad that you and I have helped, and can help, make our party “machine” this year” * “Each of us was and is invited as a wheeler, to take a whack at our organization.” The sentiments thus expressed ly “Your Brother” is butvoicings of the “ring” or “machine” as he is pleased to call it, and is made manifest by the action of the socalled Republican Convention. — The Republican voters of the county assembled in Mass Convention and then deny the rank and file of the party from taking a hand in the selection of a Chairman and Secretary for the Central Committee, is the first step to control Republican politics in the county in favor of those candidates who may be pets of the fifteen who are styled the Republican Central Committee of Jasper county, and led as an aspirant for State Senator desires. If the same influences are to succeed as those that triumphed in the contest for the nomination for Judgeship in 1884, then those who are not iu accord with the “machine” must stand aside, and “wait yet a little while longer.” “Ingenious election frauds are born of this party,’ &c. To what does “Your Brother” refer? If he refers to the Republican tickets put in circulation with a view to defeat Judge Ward, I think, if the trouble sho’d be taken to ascertain the facts, these would be traced to Republicans opposed to “machine” methods. If he refers to the opening and counting of the returns in one of the townships, in the absenoe of the inspector, then the “ingenious election frauds” are brought home to the “machine.”

“S!y tricks will be played, hold bad ones will follow.” How this rings in the e rs of honest Republicans. Are the shemes of 1884, that were worked in Benton and Newton counties that snatched the nomination for Judge from M. F. Chilcote, to be re- nacted in this county in the coming campaign?” “There is a hunger and a thirst after the local offices in this county.” Yes, already many arejeoming to the front and asking to be recognized on account of party service, but V. Ito of the nan will be called by the “machine” to be the stand-ard-bearers of this party is yet to be seon, and those who are not called will wish, as “Your Brother” says, that they had died a bornin. Put aside “machine” politics, be fair vith the voters, and the Republican party will give its old time majorities—otherwise, not.

A REPUBLICAN.

It i. l a notorious fact that Leopold gives greater bargains than any other house in town. Call and examine for yourself.