Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1886 — Democratic Gounty Gonvention: [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Democratic G ounty Gonvention:

Pursuant to call the Democratic Central Committee of Jasper county met it the Court House, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, April 24, 1886, and after a full interchange of views recommend to the Democratic voters of the several townships to meet at the voting places thereof on * SATURDAY, MAY, 29, 1886, at 2 o’clock p. m., and select the number of delegates to which they are entitled, as follows, towit: Townships. No. Del. Hanging Grove. 4 Gillam 5 Walker 6 Barkley 11 Marion 20 Jordan 5 Newton 7 Keener 2 Kankakee 4 Wheatfield 3 Milroy 3 Union 6 Carpenter 15 And the delegates so appointed are requested to meet in County Convention in the CouH House, at Rensselaer, on SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1886, at 11 o’clock a. m„ and place in nomination candidates for the several county offices co be voted for at the November, 1886, election; and the transaction of such other business as may be presented. By order of Committee. H. A. BARKLEY, Chairmrn. Jas. W. McEwen, Sec’y. President Cleveland and Miss Prank Folsom, were married at the White House, last Wednesday. The nation sends good wishes.

We copy on our first page today, from the Remington News, the letter of 0. B. Mclntire, in response to the strictures of the Rensselaer Republican on Hon. Fred. Hooner. It is a clear vindication of Senator H. Just now the Republican and Message are one in prayer that discord and division in Democratic ranks may rebound to the advantage of radical Congressional nominees. It will do no good. The prayers of the wicked are accepted as mockery.

The exercises of the graduating Class- - Arthur H. Hopkins, Rena S. Peacock, Albert R. Hopkins and Benjamin F. Fendig, came off at the Opera House, last evening, before acrowde audience. The class did credit to themselves and their instructors. The addresses of Prof. Reubelt and M. L. Spitler were well-timed and appropriate. The Memorial exercises on Sabbath last, at the Opera House, and on Monday over the resting places of the dead braves, were appropriate and proper. The remarks of Rev.JMr. Handlev on Sabbath were listened to by a large and appreciative audience, and the address of Judge Hammond, on Monday prae well received.

The Message man, speaking of Mr. Dague, of Fowler, a republican aspirant for the Senatorial nomination in this district, has this to say:

* * * “He belongs to the Bourbon school of Republicans and is thoroughly versed in the obsolete catechism of Southern outrages, the intimidation of intelligent majorities by illiterate minorities, and the corruption of Republican voters by unscrupulous Democrats; together with the entire gamut of ironical absurdities of the claptrap factories. Were he a trille more progressive in spirit, and a trifle more original in thought, with a disposition to pu 1 out of the ruts and catch up with the head of the procession in politics, he would be better qualified for a seat m the Indiana sonate.” One nversed in “Ancient History would naturally infer from the above that its distinguished author had never taken any stock ■‘in the obsolete catechism of Southern outrages, the intimidation of intelligent majorities by illiterate minorities, and the c orruption of Republican voters by unscrupulous Democrats; together with the entire gamut of ironical absurdities of the clap-trap factories.” “A Little Bit of Ancient History,” however, reveals the fact that for a short period, commencing in 1874, he became “a trifle more progressive in spirit, and a trifle more original in tho’t, with a disposition to pull out of the ruts and catch up with the head of tne procession in politics.” A little later the History gives notice that at a certain period in the near future it would announce whether he would continue “progressive in spirit” or engage in the manufacture ot the “ironical absurdities of the clap-trap factories.” The History then informs us that in 1876, one Bennie Harrison passed over the land crying aloud “I am glad I not a Democrat!” and our brother of “progressive spirit” Backslid and was assigned to duty as his chief singer on the banks of the Iroquois. In the National canvass that year, with Lize Pinkston, Kenner and Uasenave in clisrge of the “clap-trap factories” of Louisiana, they succeeded in the theft of the electoral vote o\ that State. Kenner received a 82,500 appointment and Casenave a position at $1,400. From the time our neighbor was placed in charge of the Rensselaer post-office up to the morning following the Democratic jubilee, he did not engage in the issue of manifestos. On that day, however, demoralized by the turn events had taken, on the bullet n board in front of the post office he expressed h s opinion of the Democracy of Jasper county as follows:

“The vandalism committed last night are the legitimate, organized, deliberate insults of Democracy for Reform.” “In the interest of Reform the Democracy of Jasper County deliberately, wantonly insult every soldier who lost a leg or arm, or who was wounded in the line of duty in defense of the Union.” When we reflect that many of those who participated in the jubilee had served their country faithfully, and the masses participating were esteemed citizens, of all parties, the occasion unmarred by discord, drunkenness, or rowdyism of any kind, to say the least the strictures of the present “pro-

gressive in spirit” advocate, and self-assumed “head of tne procession in politics” were wanton and uncalled for, and should have resulted in the prompt termination of his commission. The sentiments expressed exhibit his animius toward the Democracy in unfading colors, and ins “disposition to pull out of the ruts” a sham. When satisfied they will to the benefit of himself and party he will accept and employ -the ‘‘ironical absurdities of the claptrap factory” as readily as any one.