Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1882 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Dear Republican.— The signs of the times are better, the political' skies are surely brightening over Indiana. We have been led to this conclusion by reading the proceedings of tne submission democrats at the grand Hotel in Indianapolis October sih. Speaking of the democratic convention of Aug. 2d. and of the resolution which they passed declaring the prohibitory amendment a partisan one and announcing thnt the democratic party opposed it specially, these true democrats declared among other things that “such resolutions was thrust upon the democracy of Indiana at the bidding of the Liquor League who refuse individually and collectively to obey law or encourage order and good society. We believe that our party through the fatal blunders and mistakes of party leaders is being led to destruction. We fully believe that only by overwhelming defeat and disaster this year can our party be brought back and mftde to cast off this liquor incubus which is leading it to ruin and permanent disaster for another long period of years. If the present unholy alliance of the liquor traffic

is broken it must be by overwhelming defeat on the platform they have this year chosen” We are glad that the democratic party which numbers so many good men in its ranks is trying to shake off this “Old man of the sea” which has been fastened about their necks so long; and we are specially glad that good men, regardless of party creed are working together shoulder to shoulder for the right. And the right will surely win. There is an absolute dearth of news over this way at least an absolute dearth of the knowlenge of any on the part of your correspondent. Business seems lively among merchants and real estate dealers. The town is tilling up rapidly every tenement that is habitable being taken. Several denizens of your town have visited Remington since our last letter was written. Among them we noticed A. Thompson, C. H. Price, R. Parris, F. C. Price, W. Duvall and others whose names have escaped us.

The lecture of Dr. Hutchins of lowa was good and well received. We did thing the perortion a little too utterly high-flown for a prairie audience, but if it suited the rest 1 Ave will not complain. The time for sentimental displays of oratory has passed and the people demand 1 a practical “dollar and cent” view of the question. Hon. Mark L. Deraotte addr.v - ed his fellow citizens at Exchang** Hall on Monday evening Throng' some inadvertence his coming not properly heralded aud coiae quently the hall was not as w ■> filled as it should have been, o there was quite a good audie: * who listened to Col. DeMoct ’ masterly argument witli markod attention. We will confess that we know more than we did before we heard him; especially concerning the “knit goods” and the “in- j ternal improvements” bills. We noticed Sheriff Poivell, Dr. Antrim, S. P. Thompson, and others from Rensselaer in the audience Monday evening. Dr. Antrim and 8. P. Thompson made brief but good speeches.

REMINGTONIAN.