Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

and to-day, we predict, it is being transferred to the control cf the A. P. A ; its creed, sectionalism no longei tenable ground, is to be vengeance on the Pope and his church. Its method—appeals to the fears and prejudices of the people. Democrats will i refer the old creeds of their party—“ Equal and exact justice to all—special privileges to none;” “The right to worship God according to the dictates of conscience” to be unimpaired, etc., and will delight to honor the memories of the organizers and builders of their great party— Jefferson, Jackson, Douglas and a host of others.

We note, with pleasure, that Mr Banta, the well and favorably known agent of the Dayton, Ohio, Nurseries is making his annual rounds of this and adjoi iin counies. Mr. B. has been making this route tox the past 89ven or eight years and has made an extensive acquaintance. He is highly ess teemed and his mode of fair dealing has made friends of all with whom he has come in contact.

The old leaders of the opposition to the Democratic party are to be crowded out to make way for the leidersbip of the Rudolphs and Halsteads. From the indorsements given the Rudolph lectures by the Republican and Pilot we are not prepared to say which of them will be selected to champion the cei\ movement.

Aboutthe most contemptible and un America organization yet formed is the A. P. A. It cannot be too severely condemned by every true American citizen. Any organization that proscribes a class of citizens on account of thdr religious belief is inimical and dangerous to the liberties of the people of our country. It should be throttled at its inception. The consti' ution gives each citizen the right to worsnip God according to the dictates of his own conscince, and any attempt to abridge this right ought to and will receive the just condemnation of all 1 berty-. loving and fair-minded. I understand that an organization of this kind has been effected in this city. 1 don’t know who compose the membership, but I am quite sure cf one thing, that whoever they are, vou can write them down as a set of narrow-minded bigots, whose mtolerant ideas of religion are enough to make the devil weep. I am told that one of the leaders of ♦his oigauization is a man who a few years ago left this cit under a cloud. Such a man is a tit leader for such an organization.-Corres-pondence in Washington Democrat

■ w -♦« »♦ In supporting the Wilson bill with the income feature attached, Congressman Hammond voted to tax himself, which proves him to be a representative true to the people regardless of seU. And now comes the American Tin Plate company at Elwood and decides to double its capacity and run night and day This, too, in face of the fact that the Wilson bill has passed the House and will pass the Senate. What will the republican press of the State say now, poor things? The Elwood plate glass works has started up again after a shut down of seven months. The company was unable longer to adhere to the Republican program. Besides, its attempted bluff didn’t retard the passage of the Wilson biq a particle.

Cleveland paid off $178,970,870 more bonded debt in four years than Harrison did. And that is not all. While Cleveland left a handsome surplus to nis successor. Harrison not only exhausted the treasury, but created a floating debt of $22,272,061. Nothing could be more extravagant than the Hairison administration. And whenever the attempt is made to excuse Harrison’s worse than looted treasury, give them the figures. Cqngress has passed a resoluI lution approving President Cleveland’s action in Hawaiian affaif s;