People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1896 — The Commissioners Not Alone [ARTICLE]

The Commissioners Not Alone

Editor of the People's Pilot. I think there is very much uncalled for and unmerited abuse being heaped upon Messrs. Martindale and Farris for the course they are taking in the new court house business. Many seem to think these two gentlemen are proceeding in this matter entirely upon their own responsibility, regardless of the advice and protest of any one, I hear people say, and read it in the county papers, that there is scarcely any one. even in Rensselaer, that is outspoken for a new house. „ Martindale and Faris, we may rest assured. have not taken up this big job without urgent solicitation and plenty of substantial backing. While it really is true that there is, apparently, but little said, in Rensselaer, in favor of a new court house; yet it is also just as true that there is but very little said, in Rensselaer, against a new court house. Ask any prominent man in Rensselaer (especially if he be a republican) what he thinks of a new court house, and nine times out of ten the answer will' be “oh I don’t know, I think we could wait a little longer.” Now, Reusselaer is making no big tight against the action of the commissioners, and Martindale and Faris are not going it alone either, by any means. Jasper county’s republican central committee could stop this whole court house business in twenty four hours; yes and it would do it too, if the question was submitted to it, but Rensselaer is Jasper county, and a few men, in that town, are the rebublican party, so never fear, the new court house will surely be

built.

M. D.