People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1896 — The Republican Fizzle. [ARTICLE]

The Republican Fizzle.

The big guns of the gold stanpard battery were brought into action in Rensselaer last Friday, and a more disappointed lot of promoters of manufactured enthusiasm it would be‘ hard to find the standard bearers of the state ticket, Farmer Mount, and Mr. Remy were both to be played the same day and not a stone lad beed left unturnbd to get farmers in and the town folk out, to whoop ’em up for the, g. o. p. There were not to exceed 500 people, men women and children in Rensselaer who lived beyond the city limits. The alleged procession that paraded the streets of Rensselaer was a laughable affair, whether it was intended as a serious campaign demonstration or a burlesque—a sort of living cartoon imitation of the “Ku Kluck klan,” is hard to deter- * mine. By being liberal the voting element of the posse may„be pßt down as fifty. fci%ht or ten men, young and old marched under a banner inscribed first voters club; evidently four or five of them have been neglecting a citizen’s duty for several years. They wore “yalter” hats and carried silver canes, presumably as emblamatic of their favoring gold and silver bimetalism by consent of “Yourup”. % The marshals that were sent out on the several roads to escort the big delegations in were ob] iged »to return alone with their wide expanse of cardinal sashes floating in the breeze. It is the time the republicans have failed to make a success ofc a rally This failure has uncovered thenaked truth regarding the sitution in Jasper county. The farmers are not rallying at the call of the party bosses, they are not enthiasiastic for McKinley or Mr. Mount, and not curious to hear op see the state nominees. It means much to the republican managers, for they have discovered that their old line voters propose to yote for their own interests this fall, even if the consumers of farm products do have to pay more for them, and they know that William J. Bryan and free silver has many friends who do not parade the fact, to the party whips. Jasper county is for Bryan aod the republicans know it. Let the friends of silver in tenth congressional district bear in mind that Jasper county is 'for William Jennings Bryan now and will prove the fact November 3.