Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1880 — To Republican Voters. [ARTICLE]

To Republican Voters.

• The RartraucA* will here a© toeuion to eel third‘term crow or crawl under the Repablteaa band wagon. •> ' The face of the N ation it just now turned toward Chicago, watting the reeelt of the Bipallt—a National eonvention. Upon the action of - that body thia Nation may stand or falL The future is nocertain. The latest report* before going to press are that the ebanco* for tbs nomination between Grant, Blaine, and Shemran are abont eqnal, and that oar own little Benny ia talked of aaa very probable dark horse. David Daria Is eoqaelting with the Greenbacker% aati-Tlldenite* and antt-Grantltea for th* nomination for President. Each faction is receiving a liberal supply of taffy at hi* hand*, bat ao far the Republican scratch era are not enthoaed for d. d. . Gen. Milo S. Hascall baa publiabed a card, tbe-import of wich is, that if Grant ia oofdnsted at Chicago he (Haacall) will ceaae to be a candidate tor Auditor of State. The nomination of General Grant ia not positively certain, bat it ia highly probable that in either event Haacall will be permitted to step down and oat. If we lose Indiana this fall it will be on aooonot of the , actions of a few damphools like Haacall. An essay read before the State * Homoeopathic Medieal Association, which held its annual session at Indianapolis, last week, advanced the theory that "the universal provalence of malaria in (he atmosphere of Indiana ia th* reason why the State baa nroduced so few great men.” We conclude that the theory ia a correct one.' If malaria debilitates the system it sorely has a .corresponding effect opon the mind, and this accoadts for the Democratic majorities rolled np from the out-townships. V m l m We go to press before the Republican candidate for President is named, bat it is pretty safe to conclude that it will be Grant. The Blaine, Sherman and Washborne forces have weakened pertfeptably since Grant’s strength in ' the convention has become known. If Grant shoald be nominated, as be doubtless will be, the anti-Grant - men will attempt to organise an \ anti-Grant party, but should they succeed it will be short-lived. Whenever'an individualjefares to supportthe of the Chicago convention he is no longer a Republican. The following is Hat of the delegates to the State convention: Hanging Grove, : : J. C. Gwin. Gill am, : : : : : Wm. Hanley. Walker, :» : : : S. F. Brown. Barlcley, : : ; : Benj. Harris. Marion, : : : Dr. James Ritchey. Jordan, : : : : John Lewis. Newton, : : :D. S. Makeever. Keener, : D. E. Fairchild. Whcatfield, : : Charles Myers. Kankakee, : : : : 8. J. Bentley. Milroy, : : : : Jas. Chapman. ‘XJnjon, : : : : A. M. M unden. parpenter, : : Dr. S. C. Maxwell. Rensselaer, : : R. S. Dwiggins. Remingtoh,: : : 11. W. Snyder. We take pleasure in annonneing Capt. M. F. Chilcote as a candidate for Joint Representative for Jasper and Newtou counties. His worthiness as a citizen, his ability as an attorney and perfection of his Republican principles cannot be questioned. It oconrs toiqs that this eotning session of the State Legislature will be one in which the services of learned attorneys will be greatly needed, and it ia important that the representative of thia district' be able to perform his full .share of the work.' It is very evident that lawyers are better prepared to make and revise laws than - farmers or meehanics/ and possibly 9 they were permitted to draft the measures governing the citizens of Indiana they would-be leas complicated and not so irfoomprehensible. The friends of Mr. Chilcote are get- % ting np quite a boom for him, and all probability he will be the nominee. > Chairman Don Cameron, of the national Republican executive committee, has'been requested by all but six of the Republican senators : and by seventy-six members of the lbwer house to provide seats in the Chicago convention for seventy-six women delegates who will be appointed by the Woman Suffrage . national association to represent all * the Woman Suffrage organisations of th# United State#. They probably hope to team a trick or two in the management of politics from the straggles and tactics brought into play in our convention, and having once got into a national convention and mastered its methods, they anticipate **tbe good- time coming” when they will take pah in the proceedings and belD to ran the meehine. The Woman Suffragists are mcrahiag on in feet, sad preparetioas moat soon be made to receive them by some party. %

Among those anxious foe Congress tomfiegra is Samvel J. Ram dall, apeXT of the bteae, who i. lobbying ia tfoß senate for a favorable vote Oft a corrected bill to be sent from the bonce. Thia urgency on Mr. RaadaH*a part to get awey from Washington ia probably da* to hi* detir* to vprk np some political business tending in the direction of thdCtoeidilfefj convention. Mo on* can tail really why nongrnsa should not clear eet and cease troubling the country with it* dillydallying. It doesn’t pay the salaries of government officials, it is compelling pensioners to go without what is due them, it doesn’t pay the government coal and gas bill*, It accomplished no useful and important legislation and ia -very much of an annoyance and nniaanee —as it has been ever since the Republicans loot control of both houses. Therefore it ought to adjourn. Every pensioner who is pinched because of the withholding of money due can thank the Democratic party tor it, and with all bis voting friends whom he can influence should rote accordingly. The Republican administration has the money all collected and in the vaults of the treasury waiting to be paid out, but the Democratic congress, because it eannot succeed in certain political objects it wants to secure by law because of the president’s veto, would rather see the pensioners starve than perform the simple joatioe of paying them their due.

When we hear a Northern Democrat boast of bow the Democratic party helped to pnt down the late Democratic rebellion, wa are reminded of what the old man aaid to his mor* plucky spouse—“ Didn’t we kill the bear?" It is true there were a large number of Democrats joined the Union army, especially at the beginning of the war, but a good ah are of them through the influence of Vallandigbsm and Voorhees and letters sent them by friends at home became very mooh dissatisfied and hundreds deserted or got out of the service by adroit means. Every person familiar with the history of the rebellion is aware that the Northern Democrats did all they* could to discourage the prosecution of the war, and thousands of them proclaimed their willingness to assist the South at the first opportunity, that should be offered them. During the dark hoars of the rebellion the Demooratio party instead of assisting in saving the country clammored for a dissolution of the Union, and many in thia State wished to have Indiana united with theSonthern Confederacy. Everywhere they demanded a cessation of hostilities sod denounced the draft as the “most damnable of all outrages.” In almost every Democratic convention resolutions were adopted declaring “We will never give any aid or assistance to the continuing of this unholy and unconstitutional war.” Abont every Democratic coonty in Indiana “helped cash the rebellion and uphold the government” by demanding an artniitio and resolving that "our interests and inclinations will demand of us a withdrawal from the political associations in a common government with the New England States.” They also “helped to put down the rebellion” by demanding a compromise and general amnesty for rebels with arms in their bands. Every Democratic editor and stump orator asserted and re-asserted that they were “opposed to furnishing men or money to prosecute a war to free the negroes.” With but very few exceptions the Democrats who went iqto the array and served their country willingly, faithfully and well ceased to' be Democrats and never after affiliated with that party. We re-assert that it was a Democratic rebellion, and every fullfledged Democrat, North and South, opposed the Nationsl government and sympathized with the Southern confederacy. Indi» viduals, who were Democrats only iu name, helped to put down the rebellion, but the party gave it aid and encouragement.

The Republican voter* of the several township# are earnestly urged to attend the. township primary meetings, Saturday, June 12, to select delegates to the contention, to be held Jane 16th, to nominate candidates for the several county officers to be elected in November. Every one should take an interest and see that the very best men are ehoeen to make such #elections as may suit and serve the people in a satisfactory manner. It is suggested that all selections be made by ballot, so that a fair expression may be had, that harmony may prevail in the Republican rank during the coming cam-

paign.

HENRY I. ADAMS.

Chm. Jasper Co. Cen. Com. I. B. Washbubn, Sec’y.