Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1887 — Acquittal of Mrs. Meadows. [ARTICLE]

Acquittal of Mrs. Meadows.

Our neighbor cannot refrain from making mention of some of President Cleveland’s charities We suggest that in the next iss .e of the Republican Bro. Marshall, if he can, make mention of Graft’s charities. Grant was a good receiver,—but does the Republican know of his ever giving anything? The Republican is opposed to treating any mortal man, whatjver his station may be, with the deference, the pomp and the ostentatious ceremonies with which the people of Europ? treat their crowned monarchs. —Republican. We don’t go much on the sincerity of the above. Our neighbor would denounce any one who tacked in obsequiousness to even old Fraud Hayes. The unbounded popular enthusiasm with which I resident Cleveland is greeted at all points is what hurts the Republican. lhe republican organs.are terribly exorcised over President Cleveland’s grand receptions throughout the West. They are mad because the people invited him.— They are mad because the (President accepted the invitations. — They are stunned at the popular enthusiasm manifested toward the Executive along the entire route. And they go off into convulsions over the fact that Mr. Cleveland pays the expenses of the trip, and they are estopped from charging it to the account of the Government, or to monopolistic railway companies. Republican Presiuen s never traveled in that way. Their expenses were borne by monopolies, or at the expense of the Government. On the expiration of his Presidential term Grant was conveyed around the world by U. S. war vessels, and a big effort made to create a third-term boom, all at the expense of the Government. The war record of would-be President Blaine is brief but brib liant. It ought to be read and appreciated by Republicans, espe cially. Here it is, truthful and complete: He took stock in a “Substitute Insurance Company,” to the am’t of fifteen dollars. Was drafted, and for his £ls the ‘ Substitute Insurance Company” procured a substitute, or representative for James G. Blaine, at a cost of several hundred dollars The representative of Mr. B could not get above his calling, and instead of being sent to the front was sent to prison. Mr. B. was sent to Congress as reward for the exploits of his substitute —wc suppose. Became Speaker of that body. Immediately he notified certain monopolistic syndicates that he was in po sition to be of sevice to them.— On account of admiration for him, manipulators of Little Rock, Credit Mobelier, etc., presented him stocks without stint, and he became a millionaire. The war ended, and it was discovered that money appropriated by the financial agents of his city for procurement of substitutes had not been disbursed. Mr. B. insisted that the fund should be paid to those who were represented by substitutes, in proportion to the cost of their “subs,’ and demanded and received several hundred dollars for what had cost him bu. eis. i

During his services he was an importunate correspondent, and aware of the accumulation of his paper* he fell into the habit of suggesting to his friends —“Burn this letter.” Poor fellow! he was ‘sun-struck’ once when in the presence of a Congressional Commi’tee appointed, we suppose, to congratulate him on his accumulated wealth. He is now enjoying a pastime in Europe, but will not bow before foreign princes and potentates. There has been but ore m n in whose presence he would bow, and that was the immortal Mulligan He ha<* no love for Indiana, and despises the Indianapolis Sentinel. No v let the Sepublican give us “The war record of President Ck veland.”

At the reunion of the Blue and the Gray. ex-Confederate General Wheeler closed a most eloquent oration with he following antithesis of ‘Palsy’ Fairchild’s infamous denunciation of the confec erate flag transaction and President Cleveland: “God bless the brain that conceived the thought of this reunion of the blue and the gray, and God bless Farragut Post for making it a success, and God our country and make us one people now and forever.” The point, though made without seeming intention, was immediately recognized by the audience, who, catching the spirit of the words took them up and echoed and re-echoed the blessing and made the welkin ring with applause.

A Dead Give-Away.—A St. Louis telegram of October 2d, sa s: The Republican prints this morning a verbatim report of all the debates that occurred at the secret sessions o. the G. A. R. encampment. As some of the speeches were bitter in tone and as the en tire discussion was decidedly juicy, it is likely the report will create something of a sensation, not only among the G. A. R. people who regarded the proceedings as absolutely safe from public knowledge, but to everybody in the country who is interested in the pension question. The report makes more than eleven columns. This reminds us of the Know Nothing times of 1854. The Grand Lodge of that Order met in Philadelphia with closed doors and oath-bound secrecy. To the utter consternation of the breth ren, however, John W. Forney’s paper each day contained a full account of the proceedings. Every effort was made to discover the “leak,” but without success.

Bloomington, September 28. The trial of Sarah Meadows for the murd r of Elsworth Anderson, resulted this morning in an acquittal. The jury were only out a few minutes, and took but two ballots. Mr. Meadows was overcome with joy and in the open court thankee the jurymen. It was developed that Anderson forced his way in the house, where the woman was alon , when she shot him. The public approve the verdict.

Indianapolis Sentinel: As good an idea as the people can have of Republicanism in Indianapolis, is to reflect that I. N. Pattison, a Representative Republican got away with 112,000 of their money, and that the same gang that put Pat-, tison in office is now yelling about honesty.

■ ’ Remington News: Esau Hart, the genial proprietor oi the Hal t House, has been in hotel business in Remington for 15 years and has kept hotel more consecutive ye• , rs than any other landlord in Jasper county. Mr. Hart understands the business and has a well established trade.

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J. W. HORTON.