Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1888 — Page 1

The Democratic Sentinel.

VOLUME XII

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W WATSON, A TTt kMEY-AT-L A W Office Stain, in Leopald’a Bazar, RENSSELAER, IND. yy W. HARTSELL, M-D HGMCEOPATHIC (PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. Diseases a Specialty. OFFICE, in Makeever’s New Block. Residence at Makeever House. Joly 11.1884. J* H, LOUGHRIDGE Physician and Surgeon. Offiee in the new Leopold Bloek, second floor, aecond door right-hand side of hall: Ten per cent. Interest will be added to all eounts running uusettled longer than «e months. vlnl DR. I. B. WASHBURN Physician & Surgeon, Rensselaer, Ind. OffiU promptly attended. Willgive special atten tion to the treatment of Chronic Diseuseg. »«Rt Dwissins, F. J. Sbaks, Vai,. B>nj, President. Vic-President. Cashigr CITIZENS’STATEBANK REMSSELAEB, IND., AeBH A GENERAL BANKINR _ b¥ iJTOT; Jkf Certificates bearing l-.ter«it lagged; R x . tiUiige honskt aadaoid; Money leaned* on ferns at towsst rates and eMates J avorable terms. Jan. 8, M,

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY MAY 23. 188«

CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON.

An Era In His War History Brought Out by a Recent Episode. The recent actions of T. J. Johnson, the congressman from the Tune Haute (Ind.) district, who, it was charged, prompted the slanders upon Senator Voorhees, uttered by Ingalls, of Kansas, and the prompt response of the Indiana senator, to the humiliation of Ingalls’ informant, has revived the recollections of Indianians here as to a little bit of history that had been forgotten. “J. T. Johnson,” said a prominent Hoosier ex-soldier to your correspondent, “by seme means secured the position of deputy piovost marshal during the war. The business of these officers, along with the home guards, seems to have been to terrorize and intimidate democrats and democratic fathers who had nieaabeis of their families at the front bearing arms in defense of the union. They were often arrested bv these officials in the name of the military. Upon one occasion Mr. Johnson was sent with five or six home guards to a little town not far from Terre Haute, called Cloverdale, to arrest an alleged rebel. Wh?n Johnson arrived with his party at the house of the suspect he was informed by the good housewife that her husband was plowing in the field, but she would blow the dinner-horn for him to come to

ihe house, as it was near the hour oi noon And soon after the horn blew, ocher good house-wives in ;he neighborhood also began to ilow their horns to summon their lusbands to dinner. The blowing of so many horns greatly alarmed Johnson and his party of ‘rebel mnters,’ and they rode back to ;heir homes as fast as their horses could carry them, without even waiting for the appearance of the man they were sent to arrest. Johnson’s excuse for returning without his prisoner was that there was a terriblo organization of the “knights f the golden circle” in that community, and as soon as he appeared they commenced blowing their horns, and had he remained they would all Inve been murdered. When asked if they had seen any one’ he replied no, but he heard the horns blow, and that was conclusive evidence that the enemy was assembling. This, the story goes, was the most exciting and dangerous service Johnson gave his country during the war.” — Washiugton Special.

Turpie Will be Heard From. Now that the controversy over J udge Turpie’s seat in the U. S. senate has been practically settled, his friends intimate that it .s probable that the judge will be heard hereafter more frequently than he has been heretofore in the senate. They say that he has kept out of all political discussions upon the advice of political friends until the commitree on privileges and elections had acted on his case. It is hard to get an Indiana democrat to say anything against Turpie. They cay he will wake up some of these days and surprise everybody. He has taken little or no pait in the discussions in the body, but he has always been in his seat and has raid the closest attention to all the debates. He impr« sses strangers, or those unacquainted with him, as a sort of a dreamer, but it is claimed for him that he is thoroughly posted on every subject that comes before the senate and that he is fully able to hold his own with any other member of the body.—Washington Special. - ... ■ ■ M«> . Bert. Jones, a life-time convict in the Jeffersoville prison, is one of ihe most ingenious inmates of the institution. About a j ear ago he secured a patent on a folding table and has sold large numbers of them. Recently he obtained another patent on sh improvement on the article. The Evansville jail contains orty-five prisoners.

FULL PROCEEDINGS OF THE — CONVENTION AT HAMMOND

A Creditable Democratic Nomination for Congress. The Democratic Congressional convention held on Wednesday, May 16th, at Hammond, was made up of a fire body of representative men of the p rty. Hod. John C. Odel, of Delphi, was selected as temporary president, and John W. Barnes, of the Logansport Pharos, as temporary secretary. The following committees were selected: ON resolutions. Carroll —John C. Odel. Cass—M. B. Pansier. Fulton —Hon. V. Zimmerman. Jasper—James W. McEwen, Lake —T. J. Wood. Newton—George Hardy. Porter —John Taylor Pulaski—G. W. Thcmpscn. White —J. L. Carr. on permanent organization. Carroll —W. C. Smith. Cass—Joseph Gray. Fulton —Frederick Daniels. Jasper —David W. Shields. Lake —Charles H. Frederick. Newton—C. M. Hanger. Po ter —G. W. Wingle. Pulaski —H. N. White —John A. Rothrock. The convention then adjourned for dinner. Upon re-assembling the committee on organization recommended that the t-mporary organization be continued as permanent officers, with the addition of ex-Congressman Wood as vicepresident and M. A. Baker, of Rochester, J olin Day, of Logansport, and the other Democratic editors as assistant secretaries. This action being coneuired in, the committee on resolutions offered the following, which were adopted: Resolved, That the Democracy of the Tedth Congressional fully endorse the platform of the State convention, adopted on the 26th ult. Resolved, That we endorse and approve the able defense of those union generals, McClellan and Hancock, by the Hon. D. W. Voorhees in the United States Senate, and his timely rebuke of Ingalls, the Kansas home guard. L esolved, That we heartily commend the impartial, just and statesmanlike decision of the election committee of the Unit-d States Senate in eonfirming the title of Hon. David Turpie as United States Senator. Resolved, That this convention fully endorses President Cleveland’s recent message to Congress, recommending a reduction of the tariff, and believe that such reduction is the only by which the laboring and farming classes can 1 e relieved from the oppressive burdens of war taxation. the nominations. Cass county, by M. D. Fansler, offered the name of Maj. S. L. McFadin for Congress. The speaker referred to the Major as one of the old school Democrats; a man who had served creditably in many positions of honor; a man with an excellent record in the Mexican and late wars; and finally as a speaker with the ability and pow-, er io meet Mr. Owen in joint debate on the tariff question, able to defeat the wily statesman in all of his eharasteristic sophistry. The other candidates proposed were Senator Zimmerman, of Rochester; and Prot.H. B. Brown, of Valparaiso. Both names, were, however, withdrawn, and a motion made to give the unanimous nominal ion, to McFadin. Pending the announcement of votes on this question, the following additional nominations were made: John T. Taylor, of Porter; Senator Zimmerman, of Fulton; T. J. Wood, of Crown Point, (declined); J. k . Moore, Lake. MD. Fanslrr, of Cass, was named, but declined. The ballots resulted as follows: First ballot—McFadin, 20; Zim-

merman, 19; Brown, 9; Taylor, 16; Wood, 10; Fansler 12. Second ballot —McFadin, 20; Zimmerman, 26|; Brown 9; Fansler, 12; Tavlor, 121; Wood, 6. [M(Fadin here withdrew ir favor of Wood. Mr. Taylor also withdrew. ] Third ballot —Zimmerman, 34; Brown, 18; Fansler, 6; Wood, 28. Fourth baPot —Zimmerman, 29; Brown, 22; Wood, 35 Fifth ballot —Zimmerman, 44; Wood, 42. Sonator Zimmerman’s nomination on the fifth ballot was made unanimous, after which the nominee delivered a short but clean cut speech, promising to do all in his power for the success of the ticket this faL by discussing before the voters the great injustice of the present tariff abuses. Speeches ware also made by T. J. Wood, Maj. McFadin and M. D. Fansler. The convention then adjourned, after giving three cheers, under Major McFadin’s direction, for Cleveland and the whole ticket down to supervisor. The nominee made a fine impression on the convention, and reports from his own borne show that he is an upright and successful business man, well infoimed and able to speak three languages —English, German and Swedish. He is 43 years old, has lived in Rochester 23 years and began life as a shoemaker. He is at present State Senator from Fulton andMarshall counties.

The Congressional Convintion. —The Democraiic district convention held at Hammond yesterday was largely attended. It was likewise a harmonious and enthusiastic one. The more the work < f the co vention is studied the better satisfied will Democrats be with what was done. Hon. Valentine Zimmerman, the nominee for Congress, is a man of character *nd ability. His career as a legislator during two sessions as Senator from Fulton and Marshall, was marked by a steady devotion to the interests of the people. By accepting the nomination for Congress he sacrifices an opportunity cf re-eleetion to the State senate from a reliably Democratic district. He has implicit confidence in his triumphant election to Congress. He is endowed with strong common sense, and if not extraordinarily eloquent as a publie speaker, he makes a convincing argument, and is well informed upon the issues of the present canvass. He will take the Hump and make a vigorous and persistent effort to succeed. He speaks the German and Swedish languages quite fluently and is popular with the voters of both nationalities of whom there are a great many in this district. Besides he is a good mixer and possesses the physical endurance to make a thorough canvass. Taking everything into consideration the nomination is a strong one—one that will meet the hearty approval <>f the Democratic voters of the district and gives promise of gratifying results. On the living question of tariff reform and tax reduction, Senator Zimmerman will, if elected to Congress, represent the true interests of the peop’e of this district instead of the interests o£ protected corporations. He is in hearty accord with the well nigh universal sentiment in favor of tax reduction. —Logansport Pharos.

ANOTHER REBUKE TO INGALLS.

Gettysburg, Pa., May 20... A monument has been erected by Maj. Bigelow an 1 several other gentlemen on the spot where Gen. Hancock fell. wounded during Pickett’s charge. It is of granite, with a tetak height of eight feet and eight inches, and bears on the front the inscription; “Maj.-Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock; wounded July 3, 1863, and on the rear face, “Erected by comrades and friends.” Richmond has a man dressmaker.

The New York Democracy spoko in no uncertain tones. It rang out as clear as the trumpet note of victorious army. It si oko thus to the country in its platform adopted without a dissenting voice, at its recent convention: The Democracy of the State is jnstly proud of the fact that on’ of its members was selected to carry to a successful issue in the last national eamj aign the contest for the supremacy of the principles of popular go. eminent and for the defeat and destruction of the false theories and corrupt practices which threatened the happiness and welfare of the people. His wise guidance and administration of public affairs as Chief Executive of the nation has exhibited to the Democracy of the land and all our citizens the value and tho benificent results of a faithful discharge of public duty. During its incumbency our system of government has been restor’d to tho honest simplicity impressed upon it by its founders; integrity and ability have been substituted for artifice And incapacity in public pbces; the civil service has be n purified, elevated and improved; economies have been inaugurated; useless offices have been abolished in the management of government affa'rs; millions of acres of the public domain have been wrested from the graso of foreign and domestic speculators. and restored to settlers seeking homes; the waste and corrupt misuse of funds appropriated for the rebuilding of our navy have been exposed and corrected, and the scandals arising therefrom no longer offend the moral sense of the people; thousands of the names of deserving union veterans have been added t<» the pension ro’ls; the right of every citizen has been maintained at home and abroad; sectional hate has been discouraged, and friendly relations among all our people have been promoted. In the light of such achievements in recognition of faithful public service and to the end that reforms already inaugurated may be fully completed, and in sirict obedience to the mandate of the Demo, ratio and independent voters of thu State, the delegates selected bv this conven tion are instructed to present to the national Democratic conven tion the name of Grover Cleveland as their candidate for President of the United States. And said delegates are further instructed to act as a unit in all matters intrusted to their charge, said action to bo determined by tho vote of a majority of said delegates.

The Truth of History.— Bose Sayre and his gang have been knocked silly and they should hang their heads in shame. The republican press will please take notice that it is Senator Turpie.— There a>-e no “ifs” nor “ands’* about it. DNoWglet the republican party in Indiana get down on its marrowbones before the people and penitently confess that its unworthymembers in the last legislature were the solo cause of defeated legislation. They tried to steal a U. 8. senator and failing in this they sat down on the stool of “do nothing,’! did nothiag except to draw a salary of $6 per day out of the state treasury. Such is history, truthfully told—Lafayette Journal.

Miss Rosa Amick, of New Market, known as the Clark countymidget, is now traveling with a circus. The little lady is now twenty-five years of age and but foity inches tall. She is unlike most of dwarfs, being perfectly formed and very pretty. Besides this, she is intelligent, and has received a most excellent education, beL g a skillful amateur paivter, musician and writer. A license to teach school was granted her sons o time before she on the roaC. Faith cure stock has declined at Logahsport.

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