Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1886 — Page 1

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MORDECAI F. CHLLCOTE. Jktrtonioy—AtaLnw tatlllUH, .... INDIANA fin th* Courts of Jasper and ad* sfalnc sounties. Makes colleetlons a speo*Hy. Office on north side of Washington •Weet, opposite Court House- vinf MIMM P. THOM»«*K, DAVID J. THOM TSOX Attorney-at-Lavr. lotary Publie. THOMPSON & BROTHER, fniinxxi, . Indiana Practise in all the Courts. MARION L. SPITLER, Collector and AbstractorWe pay j- xrticular attention to paying tax- , selling and leasing lands.. v 2 nAB FRANK W. B iICOCK, Attorney at Law And Real Estate Broker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newtor and Benton counties. Lands examined Abstracts of Title prepared: Taxes paid. Collections a, Specialty. JAMES W. DOUTHIT, '* j " , 'DRNEYsaT-LAW and n©tary public, upstairs, in Maieever’s new yailding, Lent seiner. Ind.

EDWIN P. HAMMOND, ATIORNEY-ATsLAW, Rrnsselae , Ind. Over Makeever’s Bank. May 21. 1885. H. W. SN tDER, Attorney at Law Remington, Indiana. JOLLEOTIONS A SPECIALTY. W-HARTSELL, M D HOMCEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN * SURGEON. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. Diseases a Specialty, jgj OFFICE, In Makeever’s New Block. Residence at Makeever House. July 11, 18!4. Dd. dale, . ATTORN EY-AT LAW MONfICELI.O, - INDIANA. Bank building, tip stairs. Z.H.LOUGHRIDGE. F. P, BITTERS LOUGH RID GE & BITTERS, Physicians and Surgeons. Washington street, below Austin’s hotel. Ten per eent. interest will be added to all accounts running uusettled longer than three months. vlnl DR. I. B. WASHBURN, Physician & Surgeon, Henssdaer Ind. Calls promptly attended. Will give special atter tion to the treatment of Chronic Diaeasea. CITIZENS’ BANK, BENSSBLABB, IND., R. S. DwieaiMS, F. J, Sears, Val. Skib, President. Vio-President. Cashier. DOIS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS: Certificates bearing interest issued; Exchange bousht and sold; Moneyloaned on farms at low sst ra:es and on most favorable terms April 1885. AL7»E» M COY. THOMAS THOMPSON. Banking House ftF A. McCOY & T. THOMPSON, successors W *• A, MeOoy A A. Thompson. Bankers ■sMsslaar, Ind. Does general Ranking bn. Anees Buy and sell exehaoge. Colleefions made sn all available points. Money lo a -. Rarest paid en specified time deposits, „ same place as eld Irm of A. MeOo r A "•Ween. .. aprU/sl

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1886.

Spooner’s Eulogy on Hendricks.

Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, delivered the following eulogy on the death of Thomas A. Hendricks in the U ited States Senate on the 26th of January last: “I do not effect to believe that I can worthily add to the eloquent and impressive eulogies which have been pronounced in the hearing of the Senat , but I desire nevertheless to speak a word of tribute to the memory of Mr. Hendricks. On the day he became Vice-President I came a strang r into the Senate, an- as I stood before him to take from his lips the oath of office he gave to me, as a native of Indiana and the son of one who in years long gone he had known in professional life, a warm and friendly greeting, and later, during the executive session, he supplemented that greeting by courtesy so considerate and kindly that I have felt in his death something of the sense of personal loss.

The occasion on which I remember last to have seen him in the discharge of his official duty in this chamber I shall never forget.— Standing in his place there with ill-conc aled emotion, and in tones which were low and trembling, he invited our attention to a dispatch just received, and there came to u ; from the secretary’s desk the words (happily then not quite true),‘Gen. Grant is dying,’ which hushed every sound here, bowed every head, and made the Senate in its sorrow that afternoon a representative body of all the people. How little we thought that befoie the autumn should have come and gene the familiar face then before us would fade forever from the sight of men. The appropriate details of Mr. Hendricks’ life, public, professional, and private have been eloquently traced by the Senator from this State, his personal and political friend.

Mr. Hendricks belonged to a school in politics to which the associations and convictions ol my life lisj-ve brought me int bitter hostility, and of course I cannot speak in approval of his attitude upon the great questions of the past, upon which the people of the country divided on party and sectional lines. To one or two phases of his career and belief I may, however, properly advert. He was a man of strong convictions, and he had little respect for these who were otherwise. He was in no sense or way a trimmer in politi s, although the contrary has been asserted of him. No public man ever lived to whom the favor and the approval of the masses were sweeter than they were’to Mr. Hendricks. F w public men ever lived whose course evoked bitterer eriticism from his opponents than did his at times.— The fact that he preferred to stem the tide of popular sentiment rather than to walk the easy, open way to popuiar favor, is at least conclusive of the strength of his convictions. It had not long before his death become fashionable in some quarters to speak of him as a “spoilsman.” If by this was meant that he desired the bestowal of office as a mere reward for party service upon unfit men, or in violation of existing law, I believe from conversation with him on the subject, that the accusation was utterly groundless. Mr. Hendricks was heart and soul a Democrat. He thoroughly believed in his party and in its principles. Indeed, I think if he might give direction to our words to-day he would bid us say of him that he was a partisan Democrat. He rightly thought that politics should be a matter of conviction, and that every man of firm political faith ow.M it to himself and to the country to be a partisan, in this, at least, that he should labor earnestly, and in all fit ways best suited to his mental make-up and his surroundings, to promote the success of the principles in which

he believed. To him no political partisanship, honorable in its methods, was offensive. He fully realized the value of organization. He knew that no great charity even could be administered without it, and that the command laid upon the apostles: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” can not be efficiently obeyed without organized efforts and partisan service. He recognized the plain necessity for party organization, and in the party he saw only the instrumentality through which, and through which alone, might be wrought out the triumph of his principles. In active, faithful, honorable party service he saw, therefore, devotion to principle, not mere lust for office. He be'ieved that the party clothed by the popular will with the responsibility of administration should everywhere intrust the execution of its policies to those who were in political sympathy with it, and who had at heart its continued and completest success. He believed that those of the ruling party who had done the most and sacrificed the most in honorable, active party effort, should, if fit for public duty, be by that party, everywhere first called to public service. Steadfastness in faith he thought reasonably entitled to the honor of such recognition. He saw it thus in law, in medicine, in science, in business, in education, in every other department of mental and physical effort, and he thought he could not embrace a new philosophy which in politics alone denied it a place. He had a tender feeling in his heart for the men who for twentyfour years, in sunshine and in storm, had led his party again and ag-in to certain defeat, who had kept alive its organization in every state and county and town, and who had, by unwavering allegiance and effort, made possible its ultimate sucoess, and he should not brook with any degree of patience, the suggestion, in the hour of his partv’s triumph, that such men sho’d be reproachfully termed “politicians” and denied recognition lest some political aesthete should say, “it is a reward for party srrvice.” The imputation that he was a “spoilsman” rather angered than grieved him, for he knew that it came from those who had either been of a hostile camp, or, if of his own, had been wont to linger in the shade and slumber while he and the “boys,” as he loved sometimes to call tee party workers, had borne the heat, and dust, and burden of the battle. Spoilsman or not, he went down to his grave loved, trusted, and mourned by his party, and I dare to believe that the element of party fealty which brought to him this reproach will not cause his memory to suffer with the great mass of his opponents. The private life of Mr. Hendricks was stainless, and the record of his public service was without a ve. al blot. In the fierce heat of party warfare in which he was a leader, in the bitter condemnation which at times his course invited, no man has ever dared to couple with the name of Hendricks the suspicion of corruption. As a public officer he was faithful to every detail of duty. He took great pride in his administration of the general many years ago, and frequently referred to it. He brought to the discharge of that duty peculiar fitness, and ordained rules and methods of procedure there to the wisdom of which each year since intervening has brought r graHfying vindication. To the ability and industry and attentiveness with which he discharged the senatorial duty the records of the Senate bear permanent and abundant testimony. As a lawyer he won, deserved, and sustained a national reputation for learning and Professional skill. His brethren of the bar

and the judges before whom he practiced bear concurr mt testimony to his singular excellence as an advocate. As alert to discover and attack the weak points in his own, he gave hard blows and took them with unruffled temper. v vhen success crowned his efforts as a lawyer he was modest and considerate, and when the standard which he had borne went down'in defeat he was patient and serene. Whatever the fortunes of the professional contest, he never grumbled at the court or anathematized the jury. As an orator he was persuasive and attractive. There was a quality in his voice and a charm in his manner which gave him a command of his audience. He was a genial, gr ;cious kindly gentleman, who treated all who came within the circle of his influence, rich or poor, exalted or lowly, with the same rare and exquisite courtesy. To him life’s sun has set. For him life’s cares are ende '. He is, in the words borne upcm his dying breath, “free at last.” There is, Mr. President, a melancholy comfort in the manner of his death. He died as one might wish to die who was well prepared to die. In his own home, in the midst of friends and neighbors of many years, in the tender care of her who was nearest and deerest, without premonition or pain of parting, “God’s finger touched him and he slept.”

The Hancock Fund.

Chicago Herald: The men who have subscribed to the Hancock fund have done a generous de a d most graciously, and their tho’tfulness and liberality will not be forgotten. After the battle of Gettysburg, General Meade, who was in chief commandon thatfield, was made the recipient of several handsome gifts from the people of Philadelphia and New York, and the presents which those cities gave to General Grant are well remembered. Having been the most conspicuous figure at Gettysburg, so far as the selection of the field and the exhibition of pe sonal valor in command were concerned, Hancock occupied with reference to Philadelphia and New York, whose fate depended on the issue of that great battle, a position as a L eal defender as well as a soldier of the republic at large. Hancock’s services, as well as those of thousands of other men on those July days, can never be measured in money, but the capitalists who now provide for his family manifest a spirit which it is pleasant to see and which will not be without its influence on the people everywhere.

Robbery.

As illustrating the workings of the present thieving tariff the fact is brought to light that for the last fiscal year the total value of woolen blankets imported into this country was only $2,869, on which there was collected duties amounting to SI,OB7 —an average advalorem rate of 70 per cent. This duty is practically prohibitory, operating to cut off all foreign competition in this line of manufacture, and while producing substantially no revenue, it enables the American manufacturer to sell his blankets to the people at from 25 to 50 per cent, higher figures than wo’d be the case were this duty out of the way. Every family in the land is compelled to pay burdensome tribute to the manufacturers, and the Treasury receives no benefit. With a duty, say one-fourth as large, the people would be supplied at much less cost, and the Treasury would also secure a handsome revenue, unless the manufacturer’s come to te-ms and put a reasonable price on their goods.— Indianapolis Sentinel. Goods delivered at all points in Rensselaer, from the Chicago Grocery.

Modest Funerals.

When General|McClellan, a patriotic and distinguished officer in the army, died, notwithstanding the public disposition to the contrary, his relatives insisted that his remains should be consig ed to the tomb without the least parade. In fact, show was utterly forbidden. Now, General Hancock, one of the most gallant and accomplished officers in the Union army, is about to be buried with a like modesty because such is the desire of his relatives and friehds. —Milwaukee-Wisconsin. Ex-Sheriff John W. Powell has leased the Halloran Livery and Feed Stables, and respects ully solicits a liberal share of the public patronage. Hancock at Gettysburg.—The late General Hancock was not much given to humorous' declarations, but he said one exceedingly good thing in that line at Gettysburg. — At a certain stage of that great battle it happened that some subordinate officer, acting upon his own responsibility, disregarded ordinary military rules and caused a decided advantage to be gained where, according to West Pcint philosophy, a disaster should have ensued. Hancock was both provoked and delighted. “If I knew the d d fool who ordered that movement.” he exclaimed, “I wo’d have him brevetted,”

JBUCKLEN’S ARNICA bAL.TR-

The greatest medioel woader of the wwld. Warranted to apeeSMy can Barn*. Brntees, Cute, Uleww.Sdt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers, Pltea. Ghilblsins, (Joins, Tetter, Chapped Hands. and all »k n eruptions, guaranteed to cure mi every instance, or money refunded. 15 cas ta per box. For sale by F. B. Mkybr. Jay Gould controls securitie with a par value of $439,000,000. If you want good clothing at low figures, call and examine the large stock just opened out at Fendig’s. In the matter of supply, variety in styles, quality of goods, and low prices, Fendig can not be surpassed. All are invited to call, examstock and ascertain prices, before purchasing elsewhere.

FUTRNITURE! FURNITURE!!

By the Car load! Wagon loadl and Cart load!!! at W. J. Wright’s Go and get a bargain in Furniture before it is too late. Now is the time to buy, and don’t you forget it! His Undertaking Department, too, is complete, and having made great reductions in prices, you can get goods in that line at low figures, if compelled by misfortune to buy. Hearse Free.

Good Results in Every Case. D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of Ghatt nooga, Tenn. , write that he wa? Seriously afflicted with a severe cold thaj settled on bis lungs had tried many remedies without rens efit. Being induced to try Dr King’s Ne.w Discovery-for O msumption, did so and was entirely cured by use of a few bottles. Since which time he has used it in his family fo’’ all Coughs and Colds with bept results This is the experience of thousand. whosediveß have been saved by this Wonderful Diacovery. Trial Bottles free at 'F. ‘B. Meyer's Drug Store. 5-

A Card, to Ladies.

A lady who suffered for vears and who vas treated by the most noted physicians in America without relief, was given a simple remedy by a Rus* skin nurse which permanen'ly restored her to health. To aid her sex, she now offers to send free the teoipe with full instructions for making the medicine your-self, at home without expense. If yen are suffering with any form of female disease do not throw away tim* and money on doctors and patent medicines, but inclose me a stamped envelope (addressed to your-self), and receive a free eure Address, Mas. Class B. Wsight 78 E. Eagle Street, Buffalo. N. T.

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