Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — GOOD SOUND SENSE. [ARTICLE]

GOOD SOUND SENSE.

To demoerats who would oater to a *fanatioal and dishonest element in the Populist party the Rouhreter Sentinel gives some good, sound advice. After resorting to all kinds of methods to defeat democratio legislators, national and state, these fellows are now the ones who “de mend” laws to suit Democrats owe them nothing. Before eleotion, when we informed them that a vote for Weaver washalf a vote for Harrison; hat a vote for Yeoman was half a vote for the republican candidate for congress, they preferred the defeat of the deuooratio nominee, Hon. Thos. Hammond, whose popularity and high standing m his own county of Lake alone saved aim. The Sentinel says:, , ; “The people’s party leaders have petitions out in every oounty of th i state aakiug the democratic senators and representatives to sdopt some of their fanatioai ideas of legislation. Forinstanoe, it asks that ths offioe of oounty assessor bs abolished t oree; that all legal printing skull be let to the lowest bidder; that members of eleotion boarcs shall receive three dollars 101 their services legsrdless of the time put in; that attorney's tees for collecting notes hs five par oeul; that Polith sl Economy be taught in the public schools: nnd a half doetn other equally as absurd and cheeky demands. But the speoisl aim oi the petition i» against the nswapapsra. This is only % repetition of what occurs ever, two yearn. These peanut reforme-s wo ild Laveti thatthe state press shad be crippled and the publisi ers who bavc millions in Indiana m building ui> ac e itable public piess shall compete in building on public patronage with any hareiu soarem .street whioh may be published tor the sole purpose of getting the profits of ibis branoli of the printrug bu.unos-. Legal notices are published for the information of tbe public, but these would-oe reformer ignore this pur;o«e of the law in order to compel the legitimate newspaper business to oompete with a>ery olieapJohn upstart which mi ht eke our a s. unty existence from a patronage, tbe profits of whioii rightfully belong to the public spirited p ss und its army of m-ir.ionous ern ployes.

'I ho schome is as gauzy as pure air. These people's party Baders want the d- uocratic legislature 10 open np a channel whereby people’s .par y newspapers may build themselves up on the legitimate fruits of t eir political opponents victories and thu take tbe otub placed ,11 their hands by democrutio legislature and beat the democratic party’s brains ont in two and four years. The most unsoi u puloue enemy the democratic party had to contend with in the tale campaign was the people'! party. It professed to edvocatt practically the erne dretrine as democracy nnd thus invaded the democratic r»nks with wolf-in-sheep’s-olotbing tr aehery,tnug sireutuhtniog ibe< omiuon enemy of good govetument. Therefore the legislatuie should Steer as dear of suggestions made by the treaciitions lead ers or the people’s partv as it will of republican couneel. Both parties are enemie« of the wholesome policies of the democratio party, and their efforts to influence democratic k ddatiou is prompted by the same treacherous purpose of leading the majotity in the ledelatuie into error. Democratic, republican and populist principles were alt ueiore the po< pie of Indiana last fall and the dec sion was emphatically rendered In favor of tbe former. Let repnblioaus and people’s party men keep hand* off. This is a democratic legislature.”