Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1882 — AX OPEN LETTER [ARTICLE]

AX OPEN LETTER

Fowler, Ind., Sept. 10th 1882 Fred Hoover Esq. Remington. Ind. Dear Sir —The democratic party of which you are an honored member met in convention Aug. 2nd, 1882 at Indianapolis Ind., and adopted a platform. This platform is supposed to express the sentiments of the democratic patry in the State of Indiana that will control the policy of the party, if its candidates shall be elected in November 1882. The Republican party met in convention at the same place August 6th 1882 and adopted a platform. This platform is supposed to express the sentments of the Republican party in the State of Indiana that will control the policy of the party if its candidates are elected. The citizen is to consider which of the policies in his Judgment is best calculated to produce the best goverment for the people. The Democratic party of this Senatorial district met in con mention at Goodland Ind., on the 12th day of August, 1882 and nominated you as their candidate thereby making you one of the exponents of their party policy and principles. The Republican party of this district met in convention at the same place July 29th, 1882 and nominated me as their candidate for State Senator, thereby making me one of the exponents of their policy and principles.

Bach of us, accepting the nomination at the hands of our respect ive parties, declared our intentions to maintain the principles enunciated by our respective parties in their platforms. # Believing, as I do, that principles and not men, govern in Indiana, that where the people rule the greatest good comes from an honest, fair, free and open discussion of the principles of government: I respectfully ask you to meet me in open joint discussion of the principles as laid down in the Democratic and Republican platforms in 1882 in Indiana. Said. joint discussion to be held in every county «eat in this district and at such other places in the district as you may name. The time of said discussion to be fixed by a conference between the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic committees of this Dist. A reply through the columns of the press is respectfully asked. Respectfully Yours,

HENRY S TRAVIS.

The walls of the new church have been laid to the lower window sill. We had voted the walls of the jail to be the best job of brickwork ever done in the town, but it begins tojoolf as if the work on the church wdhld be still better.