Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1882 — PERSONAL LIBERTY IN POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL LIBERTY IN POLITICS.

The safety of a State and Nation demand that personal liberty “to do evil as the sparks fly upward,” shall be grounded by a consideration for the rights of those who “do good and not evil,” and for their sakes be hedged by law. Man, endowed with reason and judgment in bis choice of action, readily yields to the restraints of law, and does not desire the freedom of a fish or bird. As a rule in social, religious and political progress the individual man can do more as a member of a party, sect or fraternity than when “going it alone”. The methods, ways and means of a party may not tally with a man’s sense of right, but a wise man looks beyond, and enquires whether the leading doctrines of the party tend to ultimate good, The following political postulates are pertinent to the campaign of 1882. ’ 1. Either the Democratic or Republican party will prevail anci give tone to legislative and administrative affairs. 2. —The only way to judge of future partizan action, is in the light of the party’s past history. 3. —The voter who opposes th.

Democratic and yet Votes that ticket, is either non-compob or void of political integrity. 4. —The voter who favors the Republican platform, and refuses to vote that ticket, is an anomaly. 5. will and pleasure of the party controls and ■ conforms that of the individual voter after uleotion. Any other pretense before election by a candidate is practiced to deceive. 6. —ls a majority of the next legislature are Democrats the pending amendments will be strangled in caucus. 7. If a majority of the legislators are Republicans, the pending amendments will be submitted to a popular vote. 8. The Democratic candidate for legislator who personally favors submission, will change his views in pariy caucus. This change is sure to follow after election. The party lines in this State are drawn on the questiop of submission; and any candidate who appears across the line, and not in the uniform of his party, may be regarded as a spy. •

The Democratic party, as a party, opposes all amendments to the State or National Charter, and have for fifty years bitterly fought against change. A Democrat who runs for office, as a democrat, and yet pretends to favor the submission of the amendments, is merely a vote hunter. A score of years ago the renouned “X roads, P. M.,“ spoke of the Democratic Party as “Slavery at the bottom. Stink in the middle, and whiskey on top.” The party was pro-slavery even beyond the “last-ditch,” and now worships st the shrine of that “lost cause.” As an advocate of secession and the line, the party ran very low, and now seeks to crawl along depravities pitas a pro whiskey party. A pretended republican and loud temperance advocate electioneering for the success of a democrat candidate, is a dough-face, and is either weak or lacks probity.

The personal history of each man on the republican ticket may not show life-long sobriety, but the ticket representstemperenoe sentiment, aud favQj submit-, sion should vote it streight. The democrats demand a party cdntest over the question, and true to their instincts take the pro-whisky side; while the Republicans ask that tin matter be decided in a non-partizar way. A man who has a desire b see the question tested by a fair vote, can be a consistent republics! eventhough against the adoptioi of the amendments; bur how can. fair minded man, who favors letting the people rule, vote with the de mocracy? Look out for “wolves in - sheeps’ clothing.” Principles and not tin “honeyed phrases” of office seel* ers should control our actions. The seed is being now sown—the people have an opinion—and what shall the Aovemi er harvest be?

The Jasper county Republican Central Committee, met pursuant to call last S durday < fternoon at the usual place. In the absence of the chairman, M. F. Chilcote, D. L. Redmand president, F. W. Bal - cock was chosen secretars of the .Central Committe, one of the vei best appointments that could be made. The attendance at the meeting was fair and the proceedings harmoniour. ILCLL.".' . J._ From the St. Lawrence (.Dakota) Tribune we barn that our old friend and fellcw pilgrim, Will P. Price, has beer appointed sherifl of Hand Co. Dakota by the con - missionfers of the court* r . We are glad to hear of his got d luck foi he is a good. square i.tin and wt don't care it. ,

Owing to sicknes of the editor, Our readers will please excuse all discrepencies? Scratch Books cheapest at Kann Al’s. I mean Business in Dress goods J,V. W. Kirk. I divide my profits J. V. W. Kirk. Black Cashmere J. V. W. Kirk, Learning sells schoolbooks and stationery as cheap as the cheapest. Mrs. M. H, Ingram, of Winamac Pulaski Co., is using Brown’s Iron Bitters with marked good effect. Do you want a nice shirt, Neck tie, gloves, Hose? go to Priest & Bro. they will give you the nicest at the smallest cost. The stock of Boots and Shoes carried by R. F. Priest & Bio. are just a little the nicest, and prices the lowest of any house in the West. Look Here!—Aren’t you going to put a new coat of paint upon yqjir building this fall? Imes & Meyers have a large stock of the very best Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Paint brushes, etc, etc. and at low figures, Frank can hardly smile when he tells you the price, the margins are so small. Soon the long winter evenings will be here, and then you will want a good light that you can pass the evening in reading. There are none so good as those hanging ones, Imes & Meyers have just received an immense stock of the prettiest ones, just the thing to make your wife or mother a present. Call in and see them.