Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — “In my Mind’s Eye, Horatio.” [ARTICLE]

“In my Mind’s Eye, Horatio.”

•Borne of the Democratic windbags about the town are blowing largely of their great success in reducing the Republican majorities in Uensseiaer, at last Monday’s election. In the characteristic language of one tlie most prominent of them; “We have cut down tire majorities of every G —-d one as them” [the Republican candidates,! .“from 23 to 30.” They osLvnuily claim that the r.noroi;•riONA'TE majority of the Republicans is greatly reduced from what it lias been heretofore. There is no shadow of truth in the claim, and we propose to give a few. figures, to justify our statement.! I Fast year the Democrats made no nominations for town otiicers. !In 1882 they nominated a full ; ticket; In 1882 the total vote for . | trust* Adh' the Ist ward was 281. [v •pn ilman majority was This year; the total vote for trustee t„n t'ho sit me ward Was‘26;, card the :ri pulilmah maj n'lty was 01. Tins, gives an actual increase of the re,:ul dean majority of 12, -and a proportionate increase-of 6. Trustee for the 2nd ward: Total j vote, 1882,' 228, republican major*(ity 58. Total vote, ifeSi, 263, Rehpubiivan majority, “67; actual ; Republican gain, 8. In proportion to the whole-number of votes cast, ] the- majority is exactly the same as two years ago. The average republican majority ;in 1882,Ava& 31, In 1884, it is 52, !an actual gain of one,-,and a pro- ! povtionAfe loss of six. ’ The only actual reduction made iii the Republican majorities, were 16 on Clerk, and 1 on Treasurer. We, of course, have not taken | the vote on town marshal into I cousjdeiatios at all, aa no one will

be more prompt than Mr. Platt himself ip deny that the vote he received shduld be taken as any indication of the strength of the Democratic vote of the town. He is a Republican, and has never claimed to be any thing else.