Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1886 — The Best Offer Yet [ARTICLE]

The Best Offer Yet

Till Jan. Ist lor Sevcnly-five * t ■ Cents v j : ' " ; s ga With a view o£ placing the lic.vublicjs into as many families'ns ] Misaible, both as a campaign measare, and as a means of introducing the paper upon its merits as a ..unity paper, we have concluded -1 make the, following exceedingly liberal offer: To any resident of die county we will send The Revtblicax, from, the first of April, to the first of January, 1887, POE BETixi'Y*FIVE CENTS, . advance. This exceedingly loir rate scarcely more than pays tin cost c>f the white paper, and is •>dlv open to residents of the county, and must be paid in advance, a »id, of course, only applieff to new subscribers, and not to persons already taking the paper.

The Sectional Republican party north, iaffiTitie sectional fire-eaters -souprecipiTjgd the country into civil v/fcr. Both are tqualfyguilty of tbs great crime against' CO-Uilt l'*-"—D 'itlOCra!k , Boscoe Conkling says; “TL: smallest county newspaper is worth more to its subscribers in on? month than its price for one year, aid does more for its neighborhood for nothing than a high official does for Lis munificent -salary.” , , ~ that eighteen Union soldiers, some *f them cripples, have been removed from clerkships and other positions in the . Indianapolis post-office since it has had a Dem--•cratie post-master, to niake room for Democrats. Among those ap pointed in their places there is ndt a single soldier. How the Democratic party does love the soldiers! Harmony and good feeling Among themsel vea is- the h dug now needed, above Stt ethers, mong the Republicans of Nation? State and County. In this county -specially is it of ail things desirable, if there be any Bepu bi ieaps who are striving to compass ftie defeat of any candidates on mo •.it her grounds! than the gratification of personal malice, they should -it once and forever des&t "from such a course —-- --- - - * . ' , ..... i

It lias long boon pretty generally known that the democratic postmaster of Rose Lawn, had a very malodorous record, on account ot very infamous crimes witir which he has been charged; and also that he made a mighty poor and at last has been brought to bear .upon: the poetiiiester general to result in his remcAul. ‘ Taru4ke .rascals out.” 'ManMOMaMorirann The Mugwump papera find it a mighty bitter dose to swallow their yVide to the extent of acknowledging the fact, which to everybody «lse is self evident and indisputable, that the reform pretension of the democratic administration were*” nothing but an intentional and uumitigated fraud. They or at least* x t>ie more honest of them, are slowly hut surely being forced to admit the fact, however; and especially is • this the case with thoir chief organ, Hafjler*s !l r a /,///. Senator Harrisoit’s recent great speech in the Senate, in which he held up the practical workings iof democratic Reform, in such glaring but truthful colors, is having a powerful effect in removing the scales from the reluctant Mugwump visual organs. . n In the call tor Mass Convention of the south precinct of Marion township, in. this issue, may be found stated, in a clear and concise manner, what will probably be-generally regarded as the most convenient and advantageous method of transacting the business referred to in the call of the county central committee. .The order of business as set forth in the pro-. cint!f"cat!, above referred to, is, first, to organize by electing a chairman and a secretary, and two assistants, to the latter. Then to. proceed to elect, ...'by a majority vote, all the delegates the precinct rs entitled to; and after this is done, the single ’ ballot for choice of candidates for county offices is taken. We heartily recommend this method and order of business to all the township an ’ precinct committers in the county.

In oitr perhaps too condensed explanation of v. hat is our understanding of the He; mblica d method of nominating the County ticket this year, occurs one or two expressions, which have been construed to mean that the t iwnsHlp “and* precinct mass of April 29th, are to be conducted-as were the primary elections oi il fii and do not vrisl; to be nxfe “derstoodha|wmak.ing-sim-Ii iin- asscrtion, bni only that, in its "results, under certain circumsfe.nces, the mass' conventions will have the .iof a piiiuan election —that is in cases where any candidates have majorities over all comp.etitors. As to the minute details of the manner in which the township and precinct mass conventions shall ibe conducted, and tiie order, in wliich they shall trausaet their business, the call’ of ti*.' 1 Central | Committee, does .not s! >ecii'y; but from our understanding of the intention of the Central Committee, these matters were left largely in the hands of the various township and precinct committees. . The method of choosing delegates and alternates is also not specifically laid down in the call, and it is the ■generarandpTobalily correclrtnrderstanding that this matter also is i left'to the judgment of the various township and precinct committees.

A real philanthropist;; named Hr.r.fe is now going about the country teaching farmers and cattlemen the best manner of removing the horns from their cattle. From the accounts give u by Mi - . Haafe and many, others as to the groat advantages of the practice, we are fully convinced that it is an .-excellent thing find will soon be generally adopted. Cattle with their horns sawed close to their but they gain enough in propriety of deportment to more*-than compensate for any loss of beauty. The. most omerry old boss stag in the cow-yard, whose sole and .only object in life seems to bo to make

existence a burden to 'all the quadrupeds of his acquaintance, becomes as peaceful and orderly ns a nursing dove the. very instant that Iris gomrhttytttgane have fadee before the handsaw of the apostle of dehorning. In all seriousness w$ balicve the. practice is one of, great and obvious advantaged that it ought ut once to be generally adapted, by*iall owners of cows and - * rs. E. 11. Shirk, a bank president and a very wealthy man of Peru, this state, died suddenly last Thursday.., He was well knowp in tjiis county, where he has, at one time and another owned a great deal t>t land. He was worth two million dollars, and is understood to have worked- himself to death in caring for and adding to this great fortune. > * • • - 6 T»'«wwßqagr»^i There have been two thousand seven hundred and forty-eight .soldiers appointed to office under Cleveland’s administration. Of this number, seventy-eight are exUnion soldiers, and twenty-six hundred and seventy are ex-rebel soldiers. But don’t the Democrat love the • soldier!- - Lotja nsporl Journal., ‘ * '