Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1880 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

As we write the battle is raging, and by the time this lain print the conflict will be ended. It will lea desperately fought battle. The Republican party will have much to contend with but we think it will be victorious, as right, must ever be. The Democratic pariy f‘kicks’’ when we accuse them of lawlessness, but read the advice which the mayor of the great city of Chicago (a democrat, Carter Harrison by name) gave to the ronghs and hoodlums that compose the rank and file of the Democratic army in that city, - The speech from which this extract is taken, was reported in the Chicago Times of Suturday last. “He called upon bis hearers to go early to the polls on Tuesday and if the Republican Supervisors, marshals, deputy sheriffs, judges, challengers or any one else began the bulldozing business on them or their Iriends, then to break down the doors, tear down the building, take the ballot box, put in their ballot,and ran the poll themselves.’’ This needs no comment. TLe good

Hum ih tbe party (atol -im»e are many of tbeinj will certainly not endorse such sentiments as these. VS e are glad and proud of one thing and that ia, that you never bear speh utterences from Republican leaders, or 'such views advocated in Republican newspapers. . , —We are . having delightfnl weather and farmers ire taking advantages! it to gather and haul in their grain. Business is very brisk over tbis way. We understand that one of our leading merchants although a young man has,rented, a handsonta house, and is going to fit it up in haudsome style. It looks suspicious Mose. —There does uot seem to be much sickness iu town, yet the M. D’s are kept very busy we understand. —We are eorry to learn that Mre. Nelson is still very sick. Dr. Fitch ofLogansport has been ealled in with Drs. Laiulou and Maxwell and we hope that Mrs. N. may speedily get better. . t

—No other news of importance that we kuow of as the election swallows up everything else. Aa we expect to be away from Reniitiglou the greater part of the winter, •we will with this letter make our parting bow to the .many readers of tbe Kkpublican. If we have in any way giveu oSenoe to any person we humbly beg pardon, assuring them that it was not done with malice, ptepense and atore thought, but simply with a view toward making things lively. Hoping that boih the Republican and the Reporter may long flourish and prosper like two stately bay trees —figuratively speaking—and that the same readers may be reading them iu the years and years to come. I am very cordially yours. No Name