Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1875 — TO THE SOLDIERS OF INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

TO THE SOLDIERS OF INDIANA.

The Democracy of Nev Tort arc badly split and the different wings have declared war against one another. One by one the renegades return. It is announced by good authority that within the last week three independent papers in Ohio have hoisted the Republican ticket. The United States -Commissioner of Agiicnlture says that Pennsylvania comes nearer being self-supporting than any of the older States of large population. She raises nearly everything, and her manufacturing and mining districts are her market. The Nevada ninny-hammer who has just buried his wife in a silver coffin has done a good de 1 of harm. Other women will now feel that nobody cares a farthing for them if they are not laid away in the same style, and they won’t put up with any of your German-silver coffins, either. The Democratic mis-rule of New York City, together with stealings, has managed to run the debt of that city up to one hundred and sixty millions of dollars. If such is the result of their rule in one city, to what proportions would the national debt grow were they iu con. trol of the Government? If a man asks you why you don’t live in a three-story house, put this at him : “In an ordinary three-story brick house, 30,000 gallons of water are absorbed by the brick and mortar used in the construction ; and this immense quantity must all or nearly all be got rid of before they are safe as dwellings.”

The Executive committee having charge of the Soldiers’ Reunion, to be held at Indianapolis next Fall, will meet some time during the ensuing .month, and it is desired that each company and line officer in the State report his name, and rank, regiment and present post-office a ddrcss to the undersigned, at G reeucastle, without delay, in order that arrangements may be perfected for assembling the different commands by companies and regiments at the reunion. This is the first requisite toward making it a Success. George J. Langsdale, Chairman Executive Committee. The Democratic leaders of Georgia claim that “as long as the negro is classed as belonging to the Republican party of the country, and is to be used to vote against the whites, there will be but one party in Georgia. - ’ In other words, the blacks are to be kept down if they will not support an exclusively white man’s kept down all the same. They seem to be very much in the condition of a traveler in India, who saw a tiger ready to spring upon him from one side, while a huge serpent was waiting to seize him on the other. We believe the story ends with the tiger leaping so high as to miss the trcvelcr and fall into the toils of the serpent. The Democratic device is likely to meet with a similar fate. Even rascality must put on some show of decency to triumph.

When the “carpet baggers ’ had control of the Southern States they made liberal provision for public schools When the Democratic party regained possession of those States they made war upon these schools. In Arkansas they immediately cut down the appropriation for public schools, and in Alabama they propose to expunge that provision in the constitution, (placed there by the Republicans,) which provides that one-fifth of the State tax levy shall be used for the support of the public schools. Under Republican nurture of common schools, Texas had 2,067 schools and 2,625 teachers in August, 1872, and they continued to increase in numbers and usefulness till 1873, when the Democrats getting control of the Legislature they repealed the Republican school law and passed another which deprived the schools of support. The Republican Governor interposed his veto to this law but the Democratic Legislature passed it over his veto and the result is that last November instead of 2,067 schools and 2,625 teachers there were only 262 free schools and 304 teachers. Further, the Democrats now propose to strike another blow at these schools by obliterating that portion of the constitution which sets apart a large quantity of land to provide for a school fund. One of the Democratic leaders in Texas who is also one of the judges of the Supreme Court, says that the Democrats are opposed to free schools, because they are opposed to the education of the common people, and we concede that if they wish to raise up members of their-party they are pursuing the right policy for that end, since the more ignorant the people the more generally will they vote the Democratic ticket.

iTlIr, Frank W. Babcock has a letter of very recent date, from a relative in St. Joseph, Mo., in whU# the writer says : ‘‘Times are very hard here. The grasshoppers have cleaned everything. i'ieM* are as bare as they were In February, and no work to be had.” While we extend our sympathy to the unfortunate residents of the oft plagued Kansas and Missouri, we can say to them and the balance of the world, Jasper county has no suph plagues, but has plenty of rich lands ready to yield a good and fihnndant crop whenever cultivated. We have good improved forms at from fifteen to forty dollars per.acre; wild lands at from three to fifteen dollars per acre. Better grain lands can not be found west of the Mississippi. Our wild prairie is ready to be plowed and bring forth an abundant yield. Our grazing facilities are not surpassed in this latitude. We are near two railroads. We have good school and chureb privileges, and good society. We have very little litigation and very low taxs. In short,, there is a general -condition of affairs to make Jasper county a most desirable place for those who may be seeking new homes in an agricultural or stock growing country. If any enterprising farmer or manufacturer thinks of going “West” let him chauge his plan and settle in Jasper, and we will guarantee that be will here be happy, prosperous, and acquire a competence, surrounded by the things that make life desirable, while, if he went “West,” he would be suffering the deprivations incident to pioneer life, waiting for the country to “grow up” around him. We are not troubled with “hoppers” or famine. We are healthy, peaceful, prosperous and happy, and we have the elements here to make others so if they will only settle with us and join in our industrious habits.