Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1882 — A CURIOUS GREENBACKER? [ARTICLE]

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.”