Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE MET TOGETHER [ARTICLE]

WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE MET TOGETHER

For a legitimate purpose, with honest intent, and with authority conferred by those for whom they assume to act, they may possibly expect their efforts to be rewarded and to merit the approbation of those they represent. But when word is tasaed around among an exclusive olass, a secret meeting held, and assume the rolof leaders of a party in the locality, receive the withdrawal from the list of certain applicants for place, pool issues and concentrate upon their preference, appoint a committee to represent that he is the choice of the masses, then they assume a prerogative which does not belong to them, and the proceedings res ceive the indignant condemnation of the hone it masses of the party By the way, what we want to know is: Was such a meeting held? If so, where? Who composed its membership? What proceedings were had? Why not iurnisb the Sentinel the minutes tor publicas tion, if rumor prove to be f ct?

We have been unable to find a Democrat who was present at a meeting said to have been held to determine the choice between aspirants for the posioffice at this place. One welLknown Democrat informs us that he was given to under&tai d that he would have been invited to attend but for the reason that he was supposed to be friendly to McEwen. It was evidently an extremely one-sided as fair, and extreme care taken that it should be so. If such a meets ing was held, and under such circumstances declared it was veiemg the sen iments of the Democracy of this Reality, and sent a com - mittee bearing its proceedings to Congressman Hammond what is to be thought of it? How sho’d Mr. Hammond tri at such an attempt at imposition upon himself?

Counterfeit bills of the Second .National bank of Richmond, Ind., are in circulation. Thej are of the denomination of $lO, the check number e 486, and registered uumber 165,167. . The issue of 1886, of $2 certificates are also counterfeited and being placed in circulation. They are threeseighths of an inch shorter than good money and hear a facsimile of Rosncrans’ name. The Land & Improvement Co., donates two lots ai.d nearly SSOO is subscribed for *he foundry to be located in Rensselaer. “Party honesty is party duty; party oonrage is party expediency.”—Grover Cleveland. What a noble utterance ! and what a grand man and patriot he who uttered it ! Petty self-con-stituted leaders and party trick, sters should hesitate before approaching his presence.