Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1880 — Simon P. Thompson For Congress [ARTICLE]

Simon P. Thompson For Congress

Bro. McEwen in last.week’s Sentinel has this to say of oar candidate for Congress: Mr. Thompson can gtr before the I Radical Congressional Convention the equal in standing and claim*of any competitor named. i The following is from the Fowler Erar Th* name of Simon P. Thompson ,is pubKely announced as a candidate for Congress, through the colI umns of the Rknssklaeb Rkpubu can.- Simon i* known by every matt, woman and child in Benton coanty, and needs no words by way of introduction from the Era. If nominated he will receive the largest majority ever given to any candidate in thia county. The Kentland Press, an independ--1 ent journal, copies from the Delphi Times, a Denrccralic paper The Delphi Times says that Simon P. Thompson, of Rensselaer has been in that city, and among other notable thingslhat Simon said, was, that “if elected be would be found on one side or the other of the Weaver bill, but declined to say on which aide.*' Simon, we have no doubt, regards the Weaver bill as eminently just, and if he objects to it all it is ‘ solely on the ground of expediency.” The Times and Simon are not very far apart after all, if we are correct in the above conjecture. Indeed, we are inclindd to think that the difference between Simon’s party and the Times’ party is so shadowy and indistinct that General Grant was justified in say" ing to a.Democratic orator who welcomed him at a boom: “AH the difference between us is, you. vote one ticket and I vote another, there is n> difference in the policy **f our parties.” The Democrats are out, and they act act solely on the ground of expediency in trying »e get in." The Republicans are in, and they act solely on the ground of expediency in trying to stay in; this is the only difference that we see between the two old parties.