Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1882 — HA! HA! HA! [ARTICLE]

HA! HA! HA!

That account of the Greenback convention by “A Looker on in Venice” was a “deadener,” a “blow between the eyes 4 ’ to the men who packed it in the interests of two or three democrats. This week we hit them again with a communication from Mr. Richard Ralph, secretary of the greenback county central committee. One of the bourbon nominees of the “Greenback” convention, and whose name we charitably refrain from mentioning, makes an unsuccessful attempt, in last week’s Sentinel, to break the force of “A Looker on's” account, in an article signed “A Greenbacker.” Besides the usual rehash of the same old rant abont “machine Losses,” the letter contains nothing except a hint about the same dirty lie which did service the day of the convention, about the “hundred dollars by G—to beat Bowles,” only it was S2OO, on the day of the convention. By another week or two the lie will have diminished to a little one for a cent and then something to take its place will be evolved from .the alleged brains of its author. J. K. Speey told you, gentleman, that truckling never wins. In addition tot bat we tell you that falsehood and calumny will not win this year in Jasper county either.

Hr. AtiriM, lulcjrst/ if I xfavrtte, will (>«■ at Di.’l 15. Washburn’s office; Rensselaer, Saturdftr, August 19th. Per.-uns ing diseased ej es or ears, will have an opportunity to be treated by a specialist who has attended the largest Medical School* sit d Host itals in the Unite', Stxu-s. Persons dtsfignred by diseases of the skiu, shell as blotches, pitnples, eruptions, of tho face.-jor in nwy other localities, can probahjv have them cured by calling on him for treatment. He i> well supplied with surgical instruments, and makes n.ty ol the operations on the eye such as die operation tor crossed eye, cataract, etc He cm relieve many persons who are deaf, and can stop diarres ing noises in the e «r, as well as d’>ch irges of matter fiom the ear. Those who call on him the tint day will be treated lor thermite *ee tor the entire time as for a part Remember the dav August 19th. Editors Republican—Permit me to announce my resignation as secretary of the National Greenback party of Jasper counly; also the nomination for Coroner of said party. I cannot consistently act as player in a political drama to please a party or parties so dia metrically opposed to the principles of the Greenback party. The Denio-Greenback farce enacted at the court house on the fifth of this month was a strong play to put on the boards before a greenback audience, with a sore-head Republican and and old moss-back Democrat in the capacity of scene shifters. I had always been of the opinion that there was material in our own ranks to fill a ticket on principle and be tru§ to ourselves, but the proceedings on the sth seem to have stamped it as an illusion. 1 am forced to this conclusion when a candidate previously nominated by another party is thrust upon the stage to act as a greenbacker, but who is not willing to state publicly his fealty to the party for fear of damaging his, prospects with the members of one or the other of the old political parties. At least such seems to be the style 7 in Jasper. If the desire for office is so paramount in a candidate that he has to stultify himself ro gain his desired end, then in all candor goodbye to principle and party. And for myself in future I expect to act independent of caucus or conventions, with all known greenbackers. Yours Truly,

Eiensselaer, Ind.

R. PALPH.

So many people are cursing congress for having passed the River and Haj bor bill over the president’s veto that it is really easier to join in with the howl than to keep silent, and the temptation to raise our voices against the Great Iniquitous from pure love of being in the fashion, is almost irresistible. But the truth is the bill has beep abused far in excess of its deserts. It undoubtedly contains a considerable number of small appropriations for improvements of purely local importance, and which to a great extent were placed there merely for the purpose of giving individual members some claims upon the gratitude of their constituents. Such things are wrong in principle and to that extent the bill is objectionable, but when people speak of the whole bill as being a “great steal” a “monumental robbery” or somthing of that kind, they speak from pure ignorance or pure - buncombe. By far the largest part of the appropriations voted by the bdl are for purposes of general importance, andon the whole the bill as it stands is vastly better for the people than no Internal Improvement bill at all would have been.