Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1889 — Page 1
The Democratic Sentinel.
VOLUME XIII
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W WATSON, a ttoknby-at-law RENSSELAER W W. HARTSELL, M D HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. RENSBILAER, - * INDIANA. Diseases * Sp«cialty..JEs OFFICE, in Makeerer’a New Bloak. Raaldance at Makeerer Houae. July 11.18C4. j H LOIJGHRIBGE. VICTOR B. LOUGHRIDOBj, H. LOUGHRIDGE ft SON, Physicians and Surgeons. Office to the new Leopold -Block, aeeo* d loor, gecond door right-kand side of hall: Ton per cent, interest will be added to all jpeonnts running unsettled longer than Etee months. ▼mi DR. I. B. WASHBURN Physician ft Surgeon Rensselaer, Ind . Q*na promptly attended. Willglve special attea Hon to the treatment of Chronic Diseases. E. JACKSON, M.D., PHYSICIAN ft SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of women and children. Office on Front street, corner of Argeliea. 12.. 24. ' ' 1 Komi Dwiceirs, F. J. Seark, Val, Seib, President. Cashier CimENS’ST ATEBANK BENBBELABJ “O Does a general banking business: Certificates bearing i-ite-rest issued; Exchange bought and sold; Moneyloaned on farm■ at lowest rates and on mos favorable terms. iff ML #•««.“
RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY. MARCH 15 1889
The Hospital Investigation
Indianapolis Sentinel: The immense superiority, morally speaking, of the democratic over the republican par'y is strikingly illustrated by the action of the legislature in refereuoe to the insane hospital. The legislature is democratic by a decided majority in both branches. The management of the insane hospital has been for several years in democratic hands. C.argesof corruption and inefficiency in the conduct of the affairs ot the hospital having become current, the legislatur created a joint committee to investigate them. This committee was composed of some of the ablest men of both parties in each honse. It made a thorough and exhaustive investigation, ell personal and partisan eonsideraions being ignored, and thedemoocratic committeemen vising with their republican colleagues m the effort to get at the bottom facts and bring to light whatever irregularities had occurred in the management of the hospital. If any criticism cm be justly made upon the committee, it is that it did not extend to the accused officers the opportunities to which they were entitled to meet the evidenoe presented against them. Certainly no democrat on the commi tee can be accused of • exhibiting the slightest disposition to favor the hospital officials, to excuse their 'shortcomings, or te screen them in any w-y from the justj*consequences of their acts.
We confidently assert that there is not an iustance oz record in any state or in the national government of an inquiry under' republican auspices into the delinquencies of republican officials, conducted in the same non-partisan|spirit, and with the same scrupulous concern for th« public interests and absolute disregard of all other considerations that was shown in the recent investigation. The republican party never fails to stand by its rascals. In fact, the bigger rascal a republican shows himself to be, the more popular he is sure to become wish his party. H hether, like Dudley, ho organizes a wholesale system of bribery in a political campaign, or like Carfjenter, he buys his way into pubic office, or, like Woods, he perverts a court of justice into ;,n agency for the promotion of political villainy, or, like RepresentaLinck, he plays the brute and bully in a legisl&tive chamber, the result is the same. He straightwa becomes a hero with his party; and the more flagrant his offense, the greater hero he. A different and vastly higher moral standard obtains in the democratic party. The democrat who betrays a pAblic trust, who is guilty of political corruption, who prostitutes the machinery of jus tice to personal or partisan ends, or who commits any infraction of decency, retains no standing in his party. He can no longer hope for official preferment or scarcely foi personal toleration at its hands. — It visits him with stern and swift condemnation. The democratic party, in short, has a conscience; the republican party, so far as can be discovered, has none at all. Its mor 1 sense has been iestroyed by the fanaticism and bigotry which have become its predominating characteristics. Republicans who are the most uprig l t and scrupulous in their personal characters seem to lose all sense of right and wrong where party is involved. — That this is true the honors that have been r 'cently paid by republicans to such| men as Dudley and Woods, Carpenter and Linck, abundantly testify. It was not always thus. In its earlier and better days the republican party had a conscience. But this was when Lincoln and Seward, Sumner and Chase its leaders. If it had any conscience left, Blaine and Quay and Dudley would not be its leaders to-day. The report of the hospital committee reveals a very bad state of
affaiis at that institution. Its business has been carried on m utter disregard of correct business principles. It has been run by a gang of rascals in the interest of themselves and other rascals with whom they were in league to rob the state. Great corruption has prevailed in the purchase of supplies, and the fm.ds have been handled in a reckless manner and without any apparent sense of public responsibility. The committee shows no mercy fc the men who have done these things, and we concur with it in the demand that all who have made themselves criminally liable shall be vigors ously prosecuted. We are sure no d' mocratie judge will be found to step m between these men and justice.
The legislature has done everything in iis power to secure a thorough reform at the hospital. It has abol'shed the presidency, and created a board of trustees in whom the people have confidence. It h:s dealt w«th the rascals who have micmanagtdl the institution in a manner that must warn all who come after them ' gainst following in their footsteps. It ha« established a board of chanties with large powers of super vis.on over this and ail the other state institutions. It has, in a word, dons everything in its power to insure an honest and efficient administration of the hospital. It is for public opinion and the press to do the rest. The Sentinel prsposes to do its full share, by thoroughly investigating every charge that may be brought against the management, and publishing, without fear or favor, the results thereof. This is a duty whieh, as an honest public journal, The Sentinel owes to the £>pd£>le, and it is a duty which it will scrupulously discharge.
HARRISON ON DUDLEY.
Courier-Journal: If Mr. Dudley has any faith m Mr. Harrison’s sincerity ke must read certain sentences in his inaugural sddresswith feelings of bitterness and disappointment [n one place Mr. Harrison says: “The man who has come to regard the ballot-box as a juggler’s hat has'renounced his allegiance;” that means he has becomejan alien, and an enemy or a rebel. Now, noihing could better describe Dudley’s methods than “juggling.” He “juggled” so successfully in Indiana that, not vithetanding a popular majority of 100,000 for Cleveland, Mr. Harrison is to-day president of the United States.
Furthermore, Mr. Harrison says a little sadly perhaps: “A patty success that is achieved by unfair methods or by \ ractices that partake of revolution is hurtful and evanescent even from a party standpoint.” Had Mr. Harrison sent this message to Mr. Dudley on the first Sunday of November, Mr. Cleveland would to-day be president and the will of the people would not be thwarted. But Mr. Dudley reads over again Judge Woods’ second charge and consoles himself with, the reflection that actions speak lou er than words He has no more confidence in the demands of the pre - ident for a pure ballot than have the rest of us. Mr. Harrison’s address reads like an oration by Mr, Pecksniff, revised, amended and improved by Uriah Heep.
In 1853 a dispute arose as to the power of the legi lature to create the office of Vitorney General and fill it by appointment. The Su preme court held that the Legis lature had such power. This de cision isagaiDst Hovey, Michener & company in their effort to de prive the citizens of Indiana of the benefits of several wholesome laws passed this winter, among which is tha one creating aSu preme Court Commission. Gov. Hovey assumes to be the constitutional expoßider for Indi ana. Jings!
SURPRISES.
On the 7th insi the widow Porter, mether of all Porters, but Wils and Cal, had a birthday surf rise, being the 77th anniversary, t was of large dimensions. Seventy persons partook of the dinner which consisted of all the bounties of Providence —meats, cakes, <fec., almost without number —ls kinds of cake, as pound, marble, jelly, &«., Ac., whiih no man, or hardly a woman on earth could describe. on the Bth there was a similar surprise given to Peter Wasson, 40 years old. The same number (70) partook of the dinner. Alter feeding t e 70 both days no one could tell the baskets full that we v e carried home to feed the ohiidren left there to hunger for a time; but still well oared for.
Enough on the eatables. Now for a few outside facts, which, I suppose, those who appointed me at both meetings expected me to give in this report. , ,A good elder in onr Presbyterian church, in Fountain county, in one of his ‘fur ny streaks', thinking no doubt of the oommon question at big eating tables* ‘are yon ready for pie?’ which used to mean, ‘have yen filled every nook and corner of the stomach jam fall', aaid be had thought they had beter eat the dessert or ‘nickpacks’ Irst, because ‘life is uncertain’, ihat they might fail to get the good things. Poor fellow, ne died suddenly, and at the funeral my wife and the preacher both said to hemselves, ‘he is not dead ’ Had I known this I could have had iiim preserved as was Rev. Wm. Tenant and others. No doubt many are buried alive. I read in “Greek and Roman Antiquities’’ that for a short time in Roman history they were allowed to ‘cremate’ the dead. They w-*re laid on a large pile of logs, aid when the fire burnt up around the corpse some showed signs of life, but too badly burned to live. A number of instances is given where the heat brought them too, and they got up and walked down from the pile and lived for years, These are e tablished facts of history not known by the masses. The thought of dying is horrid enough for most people, but the idea of being buried al ve is aw-
S. W. RITCHBY.
full!
N. B. —I was requested to state that Miss Bell Hervey had the same birthday as Mr. Wasson and was seated beside him at dinner with a significant boquet of flowers, though it was not her surprise. All Lad a nicetim \ R.
FROM WHEATFIELD.
Bad roads. Business dull. Mrs. John Cohnis is on tne sick list. Martha Bennett is visiting friends at Momen e, 111. The Wheatfield school closed last Wednesday. We understand pfter a short vacation there will he a spring term of two months. Eugene Bennett, we nnderstand, has gone into the dog business antt any one wishing to purchase a good bird dog will do well • o visit Eugene’s dog kennel before purehasing|elsewhere. Frank Austin is the boss land seller. Frank is built for something of the kind—a long tengue, a good mouth, plenty of wind to run the mochine, and fair and square with all. Mr. Smiley is striving hard to be our republican post master. Moonlight.
The Disciples of the Seventh Missionary District Go-speration, including the counties of Pulaski, White, Jasper and Newton, will convene with the Christian ehureh atfwinamac, March 26 and 27. A good program will be prepared. — Every church in the district is requested tD send a good delegation with instructions. The church at Winamac extends a cordial invitation to all delegates and visiting
brethren,
L. D. RIDGRWAY,
Pastor.
All persons having cattle to let in pasture for the season of 1889, will find it to their interest to address ns at this place. David w. Shields & Bro. Rensselaer, Ind., March, 89. Religious Notice.— L. E. Conner, State Evangelist for the Church of God, for the State of Indiana, will preach at the Cnristian churob Friday night the 15th, and over Sunday, the 7th. Wo cordially invito everybody t / atterd. J. H. Willey, Elder.
NOTICE-DRAWING SCHOOL
All who wish to take lessons iu drawing, old or young, are requested to meet me Saturday, at 2 o’clock p. m., March Id, in tne south wing of the old school bouse.— Parents and teachers are invited, as I intend to give a chalk talk and explain my method es teaching.
Deestrict School Techer Wanted! The Board of Directors of School No. 29 are authorized to hire a teacher for tho winter session, which eommences March 28th 1889, at the Opera House. Ha must be a man sound in body an intellect, not afraid to use the rod. Wages $lO per month and board nrovnd. Uehemiah Kickvr, Eliakin Wayback, Ezekel Slowcoach.
PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale, at the resideuee of W. 0. McCord, seven mile.* southeast of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, beginning at 10 o’clock a..m., Thursday, April 4th, 1889, the follewi. g described pro* erty, ta-wit: One Horse; 24 head oi cattle, consisting of Cows, Heifers, Steers, Calves, and 1 Bull; 1 Mow- * ing Machine; IRake; 1 Wagon; 1 Buggy. Terms of Sale —Nine months credit on all sums of $5 and over, bankable note payable at A. McCoy <fe Co’s Bank, without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due to draw 8 per cent, interest from date. Sums under $5 cash in hand. J ohn Ji . McCorp, C. C. McCord, E. J. McCord.
Notice ot Examinations. The examination of pupils completing “The Course or Study” in the “Common Branches” will b j held as follows: Gillam township, at Center school houso, Saturday, March 16. Barkley township, at Center school house, Saturday, March 16. Walker, Wheatfield, Kankakee and Keener townships, at Wheatfield school house, Saturday, March 28. Carpenter township, at the Remington school building, Saturday, March 16. Examinations will begin prompt ly at 9 o’cli ck. Manuscript blanks will be furnished by the examiners. Pupils will be required to furnish pens and ink. No manuscript will be received unless written with pen and ink, properly signed and completed. J. F. Warrbn, Co. Sup’t. ■- 4 Personal. MrN. H. Frohlichstein, of Mobile Ala., writes: I take great pleasure in recommending Dr. Kina’s New Discovery for Consumption,'having used it for a severe attack of Bronchitis and Catarrh: It gave me instant re* lief and entirely cured me and I have not been affiioted since. I also beg to state that I had tried other reme dies w Ith no good result. Have als usjd Electic Bitters and Da King Mew Life Pills, both of which I ca recommend. Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs an 4 Colds, is sold on a positive guarantee. Trial Bottles free at F. B.Mevs.r* Drug Store. 11- 21 1. Would you acquire the accomplished art of Drawing, then be enrolled as a scholar in the school being organized by Mr. Miller,, whose ability to instruct is acknowledged by all who know him*
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W. J. MILLER