Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1880 — IN HOC. [ARTICLE]

IN HOC.

Why the Eminent Statesman Noah W Parker Failed to Address the Democratic Brethern at the Court House Last Tuesday. I The following from the Indianap oils Journal explains why our eitiseaa were not permitted to hear Noah W. Parker, formerly Green backer, now a brilliant apostle of Democracy: “At soon as a man joins the Democratic party he goes wrong. This statement may appear somewhat bold, but it is nevertheless true. The moat striking instance of thia lately, was the downfall of Noah W. Parker, late Greenbacker, who with a boon companion, in the person of Luther Benson, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officers Prior and Shafer for visiting a hooee of ill-fame, while an addition al charge of drunkeuesa was placed against Benson. The officers were ou East Washington street yesterday afternoon, when they aaw Par* ker apparently leading Benson, who was very drunk, down the street. They went directly to Maria M abb’s disreputable house on New Jersey street, where they were arrested by the officers. At the earnest solicitation of Parker he was taken to the rooms es the Democratic central committee, where he got money to to put up bail, but Benson was left in durance rile. The democrats ate not treating the latter right ; they got him into trouble, and they refuse to get him- out. But their naw convert, that eraminent states

man Parker, received money directly from the democratic headquarters with which to secure his r lease. Tbtw.tnoa are specimen demoeratie speech-makers.