Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1888 — PILOT GROVE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

PILOT GROVE ITEMS.

The Indianapolis News (republican) gives its bloody-shirt brethren the following hard slap in the face:

It would become republican comment on public affairs to talk a ' ittle less about the “confederacy” and the “allies of the confederacy,” and that sort of thing. It won’t be “worth a cent” in votes, ?nd at this juncture if it does anything, calls attention to the fact that the “confederacy” stood for the honor and honesty of the government against as rascally a raid as was ever made on either.

The News has reference to the recent ‘deadlock’ in the House which prevented the passage of the bill to payback to the states the proceeds of the direct tax. — Our Billy Owen was in exceed ng haste to inform his constituency that he was wiling to put his endurance to the severest test in order to promote the success 'of “as rascally a raid as was ever nr de on the honor and honesty of the government.”

Pickled Pork, at Duvall’s.

With but few exceptions the farmers are through sowing oais. The wife our neighbor, Thomas Goouale'is dangerously ill. Mrs. Freeland, of Mt. Ayr, is visiting with her son-in-law Park Baldwin, of this place. Miss Lida Schanlaub will teach a three month term of school at No. 7. School opened last Monday. Miss Mary Wurthne' 1 , of Rensselaer, will teach music in this neighborhood during the coming summer. Mrs. Windier, from near Earl Park, visited last week relatives in thiskpla«e. Mrs D. Protzman is in lowa visiting her two sons, Frank and Albert. John D. Spohr, who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia, is not recovering as rapidly as could be wished. Quite a large force of men with their teams commenced grading last week on the new railroad which is to run from Momence t) Goodland. Morocco sa s ‘its a cornin’ sure,’ and laughs a low, sweet laugh in consequence thereof. Captain Jaok. Pilot Grove, April 23, 1888.

The Indianapolis News (republican) says “The Chicago Tribune sends this clear note of warning which Republicans, especially in Congress will do well to heed: The Tribune warns the Republicans of the House that they are getting themselves into a position that is giving their constituents i a the West a great deal of anxiety. None of the prairie agricultural States have any representative on the ways and means committee.— * * * Still the Democratic majority reported a bill which, while faulty in several details, embraces a general policy that would be highly advantageous and beneficial to western farmers and western people generally. If judiciously amended the bill could be made a great blessing to the country and no hardship would be inflicted on any honest class or any section. The Republican minority, instead of suggesting such amendments or preparing a substitute bill contented themselves with growling and snarling and performing the dog-in-the-manger act. Major McKinley, after having the wool pulled over his own eyes, tried to pull it over the eyes of others and make the country believe that the payment of tariff bounties to the big ranch wool syndicates of the Southwest was more important th n cheapening the price of woolen goods and clothing to sixty millions of consumers! Making this indefensible report and absolutely

refus’r- to l’ or assist in any reduction of tariff taxation, blunder was added to blunder when PigIron Kelley was allowed to open the debate in the House on Dehalf of the Republicans by roaring and ranting for free whisky and 80 per cent, suga” duties and denouncing all tariff reform as “free trade,” which he should have been rebuked on the spot. What do the Republican Congressmen from th Northwest suppose th* farmers sent them to Congress for? They have an unenvi >- hie and unusually fine opportunity to reduce taxation on the essentials of life and secure substantial benefits to their constituents and yet they seem helpless and blinded with McKinleyism and Kelleyism! Will none among them act a»d speak on behalf of the millions of Western farmers and make an honest, earnest effort to protect them by reducing taxation to reasonable limits?

California Hams, at Duvall’s.