Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1882 — Page 4

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Republican Ticket.

For Congress. 10th district, MARK L. DeMOTTE, of Porter county. For State Senator for Jasper, Benton and Newton counties. HENRY S. TRAYIS, of Benton county. For Representative, Jasper and Newton counties. WILLIAM W. GILMAN, of Newton county. For Prosecuting Attorney, 30th Judicial Circuit. MATTHEW H. WALKER, of Benton County. Jasper County Rejnbllcaa Met. For Clerk of Circuit Court, JAMES F. IRWIN. For Auditor, GEORGE M. ROBINSONFor Treasurer, MOSES B. ALTER. For Sheriff, JOHN W. POWELL. * For Recorder, THOMAS ANTRIM. For Coroner, FRANK J. SEARS. For Surveyor, LEWIS S. ALTER/ For Commissioner Ist District, A. C. PREVO. For Commissioner 2d District, SAMUEL R. NICHOLS. For Commissioner 3d District, JOHN WAYMIRE.

“The Democratic State Convention agrees to (submission) incase the legislature * * passes them. —“Sentinel” of Oct. 13th. Now that is very graceful nothing. Did' you expect to start a war, as in 1861? Noble party, to submit under compulsion. If the legislature of 1883 passes them it will pass them. Such logic! ba!!

Journalism ought to be respectable, and its influence elevating. Blackguardism is abominable to all veil thinking people. The Republican concedes to its contemporaries the right to differ with it on all questions on which men differ. It i 8 ready and willing at all times to discuss these differences in a spirit and manner becoming to journals of an enlightened community. The Republican will not debauch itself, nor outrage the sense of its readers, by decending to the spirit of blackguardism and billingsgate of its neighbor, the Democratic Sentinel.’ These may answer for argument with the exeditorial staff of that organ, but The Republican will have no part in such dirt throwing, which is offensive to all decent . people, and, therefore, declines to notice the many flings and inuendoes of the ‘Sentinel’ of late.

Dr. Alter, although a candidate for re-election, is tending strictly and personally to the duties as his office. Tax paying for 1881 will close Nov. 6th, ISS2, and although the Dr. rnay not be aide to give his personal attten •lion to the canvass, still we believe the republicans of the county, will not forget him, but, by their ballots in November next, they will say to him, for his faithfulness to duty, “Well i done.”

W hose mistake was it, that the jail cost about one thousand dollars more than it ought? Certainly not the commissioners.

Httnrv S. Travis, Republican candidate for State Senator, closed a week’s canvass in Jasper county last Saturday night, by a speech to the people of. Newton township at Blue Grass school house. Mr. Travis has made a good impression wherever he has spoken, or mingled with the voters of this county Like the party he represents, and the platform on which he st ands Mr. Travis has nothing to apologize for, or to conceal from the people. How different with his' opponent, Mr. Hoover; that gentleman, in his letter published in the Republican last week, says he was nominated “with the expressed undei standing that I would not make public speeches, or hold joint discussions during the pending canvass.” Why was Mr. Hoover’s mouth thus sealed, in advance, by his party caucus? Because he stands upon a platform that commits him to the policy of stifling the voice of the people—a policy which he dare not discuss before the men on whose votes he depends for election.

t The people have a right to know and they expect to know by public declarations of the candidates for legislative offices what their “well defined opinions” are beforehand, and they are not likely to confide so high a trust to one who hides his “well defined opinions” under a bushel of caucus imposed secrecy. Mr. Travis stands on a straightforward declaration of principles. Mr. Hoover stands upon an ambiguous platform, the principal plank of which was framed at the dictation of the liquor league. Mr. Travis goes before the people and tells them plainly and candidly what they may depend upon from him if he be chosen as their senator. Mr. Hoover declines to make his views known, or to tell us what are his “well defined opinions,” of which he boasts. The voters of Jasper county prefer the candid platform and the candid man , to the whiskey league platform and the sealed mouth candidate.

“Will * * any ** of the republican party point out where in their State platform it declares for or against the amendments. We dare them to do it?”—‘Sentinel’. The democratic platform is emphatic against, aud the expression of that party upon a question of a change in the Charter Law was a direct invasion of the sacred rights of individual opinion of its own members, and is a direct insult to every democrat not in sympathy with the whiskey league. The republican party respects the private opinions of its members on non-partizan questions, and to refer the decision of all such questions to the people, unbiased by party issues. The amendments should be voted for at a special election. The Republican party, as a party has“n<s well defined opinion to express/' it can’t vote. The Democratic party assumes to vote all its members and to control the private consciences of all its adherents. The republicans would revolt at such party tyranny but if democrats like it, it is alia matter of taste.

A CURIOUS GREENBACKER?

Tiif Republican has a high regard for Dr. Ritchey, the Given back candidate for the legislature, and we have usually been very ready to grant him and his party any favors thev chose to ask. On Satur* V , , day last, however, he handed us a communication which we took the liberty of declining., in i'ogiU'd. to the article itself,l

and our reasons for declining to publish the same, we do not now propose to speak, and only mention the matter because it furnishes a very pertinent text for a few words of exhortation to our greenback brethren, in regard to the reason why they have not an organ for their political faith in this county. It is openly alleged, l»y some green backers, and even some democrats, that the present county auditor is a greenbacker; and the fact of his name appearing as a candidate for reelection upon the greenback ticket would appear to lend some confirmation to the supposition that, at least, a part of the green backers of the county regard him as a brother* in the faith. But did the brethren ever take into consideration the fact that the auditor, by light of his office, exercises absolute control over the greater part of the legal advertising of the county? In this county, his patronage of this character amounts to, not less, probably, than SSOO, per annum. This sum, with the other patronage the paper wouid be sure to receive, would support a reasonably go.od county paper. Talk is cheap, and talk about a greenback paper has been not only cheap but abundant, and when nothing but talk was in demand the auditor has been able and willing to do his share, but talk is'all that has come of it, and the greenback paper is still a thing of the very indefinite future.

In conclusion, we again take the liberty of quoting the following brief extract from the •‘lndianapolis Sun,” the recognized organ of the greenback party of Indiana. Its author was the Hon. J. KSpeer, the editor of the paper, who visite,d the county iu June last: , A few years ago the nationals of that county (Jasper) nominated, and by the votes of deserting democrats and republicans elected two nationals, or men whom they thought to be nationals, one to the clerkship, the other to the position of auditor, hut the flesh-pots got the better of patriotism and it now looks like Nowels was hankering after the old Egyptian ways. If after men had been elected they had boldly defended the principles of the national party like De LaMatyr, Weaver and Gillette did, to-day Jasper would be the first greenback county and both men,could be re-elected. Gentlemen truckling never did win.”

TRANSLATION OF TWO LETTERS.

“I made a solemn vow U party bosses to keep mum. You knew I was to be a mummy until after election, and it was cruel and unfair to speak to me at all. The people shall not be left in doubt as to my views. The people do not want to hear your views. I have well defined opinions of my own. , /What is right is right and phat is prong is wrong.”—Soover’s letter to Travis, translated bv Common Sense. “You forgot me. I am a candidate. 1 agree with you exactly. I hope you and Mr, Hoover will meet me and approve what I say. lam Yours Truly tfec.—lngersol’s letter to Travis. Translated by

COMMON SENSE.

Our talented and faithful cor res pondent, Remingtonian, is a zealous temperance woiker and sends us this week, in lieu of the regular news items, a few remarks on the temperance question together with a clipping from the New York Tribune, both of whi- h we cheerfullj make room for. v

Rensselaer had the renmon and it was. a big thing. It was conceived and carried out in a manner which made it a complete success and an honor to Jasper county. Few people are aware, however, of the vast amount of self-sacrific-ing and thankless labor " that was required before that success was assui e.d The members of the executive committee, Judge Hammond, and Capts. Chilcote, Babcock, and Carson, neglecting their own business, gave their whole time, for days, and even weeks, to the affairs of the reunion. In addition to the losses suffered by several members of the committee, through neglect of business, it now seem probable that a final adjustment will show a considerable deficit in the finances of the affair. For that sum, whatever it may prove to be, the members of the committee ale personally responsible, but for our part, we believe it would be a disgrace to the community, if, after all they have done, they should be compelled to make it up out of their own pockets.

Col. Mark L. Demotte spoke, fast night, to an audience that comfortably filled the court house. The people responded promptly to the ringing of the bell, and when the speaker begun, at 7:30, there was an audience not only respectable in numbers, but appreciative and intelligent. To say that Col. DeMotte’s address was an able speech, is to put it very mildly. That it was eminently satisfactory to his audience was evidenced by the close interest manifested from the opening to the close. He spoke about an hour and a half, but there was no fagging point and no place where the interest of his listeners was lost. He addressed himself exclusively to National politics. Hia brief reference to the wonderful development of the various industries and inter-commerce of our country for the last twenty years, and the progress we have made iu that time as a people and nation, at once begot a thrill of pride in every mind of his hearers. His discussion of the tariff question was not simply logical but was put in such easy parables that it was at once forcible and convincing. The demogogical howl about increased tariff on knit goods and “the River and Harbor steal,” were disposed of with a candor and ability that puts to shame all the bosh and knavery wnich ignorant and dishonest editors and cheap screechers have thrust upon the people; wk\le Tom Wood’s trace chain hobby appeared so ludicrous under the speakers exposition of it, that it provoked the humor of the audience and set the house in a smile that shook the rafters.

Those who missed the speech may well regret their missing, for it is impossible to clo it justice by a brief editorial on the eve of going to press. Mr. DeMotte, already popular here, has left an impression with his Jasper constituency of which he may well be proud. To compare this address with that lately delivered at the same place by his competitor Tom Wood, •would be as unjust to Mr. DeMotte as it would be offensive to the intelligent men who heard both. There is no comparison between them but a contrast so marked that leaves Mr. Wood to sink out of sight as an upstart and a demagog. Mr. Wood satisfied no one, even of his own party, while he disgusted democrats no less than republicans, and this is so much that not one of his party has since been heard to speak of “the popular Tom Wood” unless forced to speak and one of the leaders of his party ill this place, declared last night, ill answer to a question about Wood* “I don't care ad—-

for I don’t intend to vote for him.” Against this feeling of disgust created against himself by Mr. Wood. Mr. DeMotte’s personal bearing and public discourse commands the respect and inspires the confidence of all fair minded men. He may safely count on an increased majority in Jasper.

Capt. E. T. Johnson, of Indianapolis, was in town yesterday, on his way to his Remington appointment, and remained over night with Col. DeMotte. The Central Committee have secured him to fill the following appointments. Wednesday, Oct. 25th, Pleasant Ridge, evening. Thursday, Oct. 26th, Crawford School house, Hanging Grove township., 7 p. m. Friday, ('enter school house, Barkley township, 7 p. m. For Rent or Sale:—A well located and convenient dwelling, for particulars call on F. J. Sears & sou J ust from Chicago, —with the largest and best selected stock of Millinery goods ever brought to Rensselaer. Don’t forget the old stand at Fehdig’s Dry Goods store. Call and examine goods before going else where.

Mrs. M. F. CHILCOTE.

“The summer tresses of the trees are gone/’ October with its chilling storms comes on. Where shall I shoe my boys and girls this fall, That money may hold out to shoe them all), Pa bought our boots and shoes at Campbell & Carden 7 *, at the buff front opposite the Nowels-House, and had money left to buy us caps and gloves at the same place, XV-4-ls