Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1886 — A Familiar Slander. [ARTICLE]

A Familiar Slander.

Chicago News: Speaking at the ree nt Detroit banquet Senator Palmer, of Michigan, declared that the Democratic party is “composed of political Huns, Croats Slavs and Magyars, kept together by common animosities, common fears and a common appetite, and dominated by an intelligent, implacable and unscruDulous aristocracy.” Th s is a new illustration of the idea that often asserts itself in Republican circles that the mass of

the Democrats of America are not members of the “better class.” It would be difficult to imagine a more vicious doctrine in a republic than that which assumes to hold up one party without reference to its principles as socially and intellectually inferior to some other, or which undertakes to prove that all the good clothes are in one organization and all the shabby clothes in another. The Democratic party is (more than) one-half of the American people, and it cannot be assailed in the manner that Mr. Palmer has assailed it without attacking the American people. If the time ever comes when all the poor men, all the homeless men, all the idle men, all the des-

perate men and all the men whose hands are hard and clothing is tattered and soiled belong to some one party it will be a sorry day fcr Senator Palmer and the fine land barons generally.

President Cleveland s message to the Senate, wherein he gives the majority of that body to understand that he knows his rights and dare maintain them, will be found on another page in this Sentinel. Read it.

Chicago New r s: People who marvel at the smallness cf General Hancock’s estate must remember that he was fighting most of the time and had few or no opportunities to deal in cotton or stand in with the contractors.

It is now in order for the New York Tribune to furnish copy for the Rensselaer Republican, “Soldier,” etc., in defense of Dudley against the charges contained in General Black’s report. Only one District was considered, and resulted very disastrously to the exCommissioner of Pensions.

Chicago Herald: They are still talking about the big blow that they had on Mount Washington the other day as if it beat anything in that line ever experienced, when, as a matter of fact, it was nothing in comparison with the blow that the President gave Mr. Edmunds in that special message. The Vermonter has been silly ever since.

The President threw a bomb in. to the Senate the other day in the shape of a message defining his rights and duties in the exereise of his prerogative in making suspensions and appointments. Poor old Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, fancies he see in it a repetition of the attempt of Charles I to coerce Parliament But as the thrust of Charles was made against the Commons because of its effort to usurp power unwarranted by law —the exact counterpart of the R - publican element of the Senate to-day—the Senator cuts a sorry figure in his deductions. The Republican strengthen the {Senate is not the power it was in the days when it conspired to depose President Johnson. The conspirators had better stand from under. On Tuesday, in the House, the Republicans undertook to defend the late Commissioner of Pensions Dudley against the charges of Gen. Black that he kad prostituted the office to partisan purpose. The gallant Col. Matson, of this State, was loaded for the occasion. He produced documentary proofs which caused a howl of rage and mortification among the bloo yslnrters. A correspondent Jsays ; “While the correspondence be-

tween Grubbs and Dudley was being read by Colonel Matson, the wildest enthusiasm prevailed, aad it was with much difficulty that the Speaker could maintain order. The correspondence disclosed the fact that that the charges made

against Dudley were true In every particular. Matson referred to this matter because it was in liis District, and he the person whom Mr. Dudley had prostituted his office that he could elect his Republican opponent. Mr.Jji Matson also submitted proof showing that Dudley had issued an order on the Pension Department granting to Mr. Grubbs the same privileges as accorded Representatives in Congress. It was field day for ihe Democrats, and as far as the allegations against Dudley were concerned the Republicans were compelled to back down, and after the bomb fired by Matson there was not one of them with nerve enough to come to the rescue. Instead of Dudley wishing he had died when a child, he would now be thankful had he never been born.”

And Colonel Matson only submitted proof with reference to his own District. Other districts will duplicate it.

The Goodland (?) Republican alias “Your Brother” says that “all the specific frauds spoken of (by “Young Democrat”) are confessed except the bogus ticket in 1884. — That fraud was attempted for such a purpose and to work such a result, that in the absence of an explanatory denial the verdict must be that it was aDemociatic trick,” etc. But “Your Brother” knows it was no Democratic trick —knows it so well that he never had the hardihood to even whisper the charge against the Democracy, and therefore requires no explanatory denial.

“Your Brother” is evidently sorelyjpressed for “wheelers” when he has the gall to invite such opponents as “Young Democrat” to join his ranks. “Y. D.” sees no difference between sectional parties. The sectional Republican party north, and the sectional fireeaters south precipitated the country into civil war. Both are equally guilty of the great crime against the country.

Every day the public is informed through the medium of M. Halstead’s paper that Grand Old Man Payne is breaking down in consequence of anxiety over the threatened exposure of his bribery, whereas to the outside world the only thing in Ohio that appears to be breaking down is the Republican attempt to J fix the guilt on Payne’s followers.

The most complete stock of Dry Goods—new and cheap—at Ralph Fendig’a ... ■■ ■ -»• i i » Charley Roberts, arrested here at the time of the Soldiers Reunion for pocketpicking, is in durance vile in Park county, for burglary and has an indictment ior murder’ hanging over himj in Fountain county, this State. The ladi s of the Presbyterian Industrial Society will have a social and Mite Society at the residence of M, F. Chilcote, Esq., on Thursday evening of next week, March 11th, 1886. A cordial invitation extended to all to attend. We are pleased to note that Nathan Fendiglias concluded to continue a resident of Rensseiaer, and is opening out an extensive and entirely new stock of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Furnishing Goods, Clothing, etc., in the room recently occupied by Leopold & Fendig. Card of Thanks. —Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rockwell, of Gillam township, have moved to their new house, on the old farm, and wish to return their sincere thanks to their manv friends and neighbors for the liberal donations they made to them since their house was burned.