Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1890 — GRAVEL ROAD. [ARTICLE]

GRAVEL ROAD.

The prohibitionist have placed a state ticket in the field. A destructive fire occurred at Kentland, Thursday morning. Estimated loss about $30,000. The political dead- lock in the lowa Legislati re was broken Wednesday. '’’he Democrats got the Speaker. The Indianapolis Sun says that Mr. Fanz, of Fort Wayne, as a Southern outragist is # an unmitigated failure. -■■■■■' «■«♦»-•» The people of Washington Ter*> ritory have rej cted Majo. ins as federal judge on the ground that he ;s a “carpet bagger.” Senatoi Ingalls is now posing as the champion of prohibition, and iias introduced a bil in the Senate punishing individuals and railroad companies for bringing liquors into the State of Kansas. The people of Kansas would be better satisfied if he would show them the benefits *>f Harrison’s “home market.”

Regarding the important office of township trustee, the Lawrenceburg Press Iks this, which is excellent advice: ‘Look carefully into the character of men put up for trustee. No officer has more lower to spend money foolishly, mismanage and run thines immediately concerning you into the ground. The politicians would make you think that the things away off—the tariff, the negio’s rights, etc. —are the most important, but the man who attends to your township affairs touches you closer and deeper than anything.” Something like the following is floating abcut in a number of our Democratic exchanges: “The Democrats of the various townships should be careful to nominate good men for townsh.p offices. All the offices are now for four y»ars and they are worth fighting for. It is no' use to make a campaign for fun. Let the Democrats go into the fight with a determina* tion to win. We want the ballot boxes and the trustees elected next April will preside over the ballot boxes at the next presidential election.” Y

Billie Chandler and his negro worshipers are rampant on what they regard as southern outrages. Evidently some men here and there have been driven to bay by partisan prosecutions and have endeavored to protect themselves. These are personal matters whith them, and the south, as a community are not responsible. ’lt would re well if U. s. courts and officials all over the country would confine themselves to the law in tlieir proceedings, and we ubt not outrages” would cease. We conclude this week the arraignment of Woods by D W. V v ornees.

Some of the Republican con gressmen claim tnat congress has the power to say that a State Legislature shall notredistrict the State for congres purposes. A bill of this iter has already been ihed in the House'to pre▼fe leNhio Legislature from ■ ricting that state. Let ► mocratic Legislature of C „go ahead and give the ! State a fair apportionment. The people will pass judge-1 ment upon their work at the l poll*.

Petitions are out ior a a gravel road from the Benton county line south of Remington to the town* ship line road near the Burke bridge. This is a much needed improvement. The pet tion will not be presented unless a majority the resident land owners along the line sign the petition; and also the owners Jof a majority of the acres liable to be assessed. The number of acres liable to be assessed are 50,000 —the number of owners about one thousand. The petition should therefore represent 25,000 acres and contain 500 names. This project should receive prompt and energetic support from our public spirited citizens all along the line. Sign and circulate these petitions without delay.