Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1886 — J. W. Duvall is on the sick list [ARTICLE]

J. W. Duvall is on the sick list

NOTICE TO TEACHERS.—As Christmas falls upon the last Saturday of the month the State Superintendent of Public Instruction has ordered that the Regular Monthly Teacher’s Examination be held on the following Monday, December, 27th, 1886. D. M. Nelson, Co. Sup’t. The meetings of the Womens’ Christian Temperance Union, durring the winter months, will be held monthly instead of weekly as heretofore.

Give the President’s Message a careful perusal. Cruel. —ln Washington, the other day, a fool fellow congratulated Ben Harrison. As a rule we think western Democrats will agree to disagree with Mr. Cleveland in his civil service and silver coinage recommendations. i The howler Era has arrived at the conclusion that partizan papers do a great deal of work for which they never receive anything more substantil than thanks. •sloo,ooo in the item of contracts for postage stamps, postal cards, envelopes, has been saved by the Democratic administration in one year, and this is but a sample of its work in every department of the government. Tbe Indianapolis News, in speaking of the robber tariff, asks: “How long will the toilers of this land be content to be taxed for the benefit of the salt kings and coal barons and iron princes, and the rest of the plutocracy?” The News is a Republican paper, and the inquiry is a very pertinent one. —.*■ In a recent decision on a case before him, Judge Gresham gave Jay Gould and his co-railway-wreckers very black eyes. In a spurt of anger Gould suggests that “Judge Gresham must be suffering from a severe attack of the Presidential fever.” Blaine is in the field as the standing Gould candidate for the 1 residency.

Senator Hoar, Republican, of Massachusetts makes the proposition that the nation shall erect a monument to commemorate the negroes who fell in the war of the rebellion in defense oi the Union. It seems that some of th#se fellows can see no good in any of the human race but the negro. If Hoar is exceedingly anxious to have a monument dedicated to that race, he and his negro-loving associates should erect it at their individual expense. Republican Boodlers Indicted. —" he present sheriff, and au-ditor-elect, and five other parties, all of them prominent republicans, Orange county, have been arrested by Deputy U. S. Marshall Ward, on a warrant issued by the Federal Grand Jury, for alleged election frauds. It is said that money was used as freely as water by the republicans of that county, and the only reason why the democrats failed in a splendid victory, was because of the free use of boodle on election day. The man who will sell his vote not worthy the privilege of the ballot, and the man who will use money to corrupt voters, should 1 suffer the extreme penalty of the

law. It is a notorious fact that the will of the honest class of voters is often defeated by frauds prac. iced on election day, through the free use of money. It is said that, in several counties in this district, money was used in a new and novel way—that in Warrick and Spencer counties men were seen to deposit tlmir ballots under guard of Republican workers, and then go to Republican headquarters and hand a ticket through a small opening in a window or door, and receive money in return. The men who received this boodle ought to be required to give an explanation, or suffer the penalties for violation of the election law. No stronger circumstantial evidence could be produced than the fact of a man depositing such ticket and receiving money in return. If the preseut law does not reach such cases, the coming legislature should enact laws that will reach all cases where a reasonable supposition of bribery exists.—Evansv. lie Courier. ■ " Mrs. Alfred McCoy has gone to Florida msea.chof health. Rev. Mr. Dickey, of Monticello, and Rev. Mr. Duncan, in charge of Presbyterian congregation at this place, will exchange pulpits next Sabbath.

The ' ommissioners appointed Ben. McColly constable in and for Union township. E. C. Nowelswill ccunya room up-stairs in Leopold’s Block. Th “Message’ office is to-day moving to new quarters in Leopold’s Block. Dinner ond Supper, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Industrial Societ. of the Presbyterian church was given in Leopold’s new store building yesterday. - —-> The teachers of Porter county held their annual Institute last week (Nov. 29-Dec. 5). There were, about 175 teachers present. The instruction was almost entirely under irection of the county teachers. Sup’t Porter has few equals as an Institute worker. After the close of the Institute the teachers held a private meeting and donated about $25, to procure a token of regard for the worthy Superintendent. At 8 o’clock p. m. the teacliers took Mr. Torter’s house by “ torm,” and Prof. Baffin, of the city schools, in a nice little speech, made the presentation in behalf of the teachers. The Institute was a grand suc-

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The South Bend Tribune, Bepublieau, since the election, goes for the robber tariffites in the following vigorous language: “Every manufacturer and every railroad in the country is going to feel the effects of a gigantic monopoly. Two immense soft coal pools have been formed, one to control the trade at the mines iu Ohio, the other iu Pennsylvania. An immediate advance of 80 cents a ton is ordered, and another of 80 cents will follow on the Ist of Januaiy. 'he pools were formed at the demrnds of the coal railroads, which advanced the price of freight all around, required the output to be regulated so as not to create an over-supply, announced their determination to carry no more coalaway from the mines than will supply the pressing demands of the public. This enormous advance, made without any reason except to line the pockets of a ring of coal operatives and a few coal , oads, will, unless the monopoly is < rushed, cause an advance in the price of all manufactured products, as well as an advance in freights.— - here never was a scheme concocted that will so advance prices and depress wages as this one. It is to be hoped that the in Hence of public opinion may induce these coal rings to reconsider their action. Laws cannot come too soon to control this and all kindred monopolies.”

These grasping and nnconscionable monopolies are fostered and protected by the Republican party. It was the money of these coal rings and kindred monopolies that defeated William R. Morrison, of Illinois, for Congress, and came nigh defeating John G. Carlisle, of

Kentucky, Speaker of the Honse. As long as the people do the bidding of these scoundrels they must not whine when they are called upon to pay the piper for their folly. Coal is gjing up, and why? Because the people—the common people—haven’t got sense enough to sit down upon the rascals who shout “protection” in ante-election times. A little grinding this winter may briug them to their senses. There is a day of reckoning coming, gentlemen; the veng ance of the people will be swift and terrible. —Valparaiso Mess nger.