Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

the Republican party’s revival of its favorite parrot cry of “treason.” They are not disposed to retort in kind to this campaign claptrap, because they have no taste for that strained and chieky style of argument which, if put into plain terms, declares that a clear half of all the voters of the nation, somewhere between 7,000,(MX) and 8,000.000 of American men. are at heart traitors Co their own Government, bent upon dishonoring its I flag and destroying its power. Republicans have had exclusive I use of this order of 'campaign thunder in the past, and we trust 1 the day will never come in which Democrats will care to steal it i from them. Lot’s see, on June 12th last tho Jasper circuit court was convened 1 in special session to try the Iro-j quoin ditch case. The case was) heu. I and Judge Palmer took' it under advisement, saying, we | are informed, that ho would render] a decision within6o days, the time] allowed him by statute for so doing. Now then, July, August, Septem-1 her and October have gone by