Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — “ROBBIE MARTIN PROMOTED" [ARTICLE]

“ROBBIE MARTIN PROMOTED"

Unjder the above heading, in the railroad <solumn ot the Cincinnati Enquirer, of December 7th, we find the following item concerning our j ou jg ex-townsboy: i “Robert L. Martin has been appointed Contracting Agent of the Missouri, Kansas A Texas Road. Mr. Martin has been very attentive to business an i has earned his prom l ion by good work for tue company ” The position ii one of gieat import- nee and 'e-ponsib !ity,andthe oppointmenE of . “Lawdic” is vidtnee that th- officials, who are on the alert tos-ecu'e f r po itions of'trast men of known fitness, are satisfied of nits ability to fid th' bill The many friends ot R L Mai» tin in this city where lie was rear ed note with md gratifi* cation his advancement, and extend congratulations and wishes for continued, success, prosoerity and honors.

Tuesday afternoon Senator Tar. pie made tlie principal spe- c> in the senate in opposition to the Nicaraguan canal bi I. He opposed ft on the ground it is in the interest j f ihe Ai d ieiß company, which he e’ ; 'a> nc ' las a fraud and bank: . > rt states that he spoke wiih . custoa.ed eloquence and veheu ei c. 3 ard attracted not only senators from all parts of the senate chamber, but the galh ries were soon fi led wit spectators who came over from the house side, where (he proceedings were tame. Beading republicans crossed the aisle and, taking scats aro; nd the senator,’istenediwith the closest attention. Mr. Turpjp spoke for an hour, and when he had conclud'd the view was freely expressed by brother senators had dealt the Nicaraguan canal scheme a body blow. He moved ap< st* ponemeDt of the matter u til after thr holiday recess.

‘‘There are some (hings which sound better when told by others than the interested pc.rty.”—Political Hermaphrodite yclept i emocrat. If the Journal told the truth on one occasion the putative author of the above should go slow in sug getting affidavits. A life-long undeviating service in the advocacy Democ;aiic m >n and measures a bsolves us from the necessity of procuring affidavits. The chameleon of the Democrat? might find it a necessi'y on his part, but effidavits of populists to establish nis good standing as a Democrat wo’d amount to nothing

“The writer” in the Demoerat? hns caught on to the ideas ol the mixed faction of “Red spirits tnd gray, Blue spirits aud blacu,” which he re resent?. His corps of wi iters is made up of populists, gold-bugs, and dissatisfied republicans. “The Demoerat labored zealously for the success ot he whole democratic ticket —both county, district and state. —Democrat? We have the ab: ve simple states ment..that is all. It is beli j ,yed that he voted the county ticket which was not composed in enti e ty of Democr ts— in the hope that it would inure o his benefit. As to his support of th i state and district tickets there are those who did not believe that he would, and who do not believe that he did... They h ve had the same kind of co. verts tr> eal with before.. James in 1874, and Bickels & James in 1888.