Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1896 — What Democratic Dissension Means. [ARTICLE]

What Democratic Dissension Means.

The fact that McKinleyism has been thoroughly beatou ow.-e will not check a republic, n ret irn to it if den-ocratic dissensions over 16to 1 enable the republican party to win with McKinlevasa standard bearer. The victory will be hailed as a popular indication of, protective policy, tariff plundering will be renewed and the battle for the interests of the plain people will have to bi fought over again.—St. Louis Republic. A Texas paper says that in one of the ea liest trials before a col ored jury in Texas, the twelve men were told by the judge to “retire and fina the verdict.” They went into the jury room, whence the opening and shutting of doors and other signs of unusual commotion were presently heard. At last the jury came back into court when the foreman announced: “We hub looked eberwhar, jedge, fo’ dat berdick —in de drawas, an’ behin’ de doars, but it hain’t nowhar in aat blessed room.”