Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1886 — Page 4

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Republican County Ticket.

- y\}H CLKRK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT* JAMES F. tit WIN, of Carpenter Towuship. FOK AL'OITOK. 4 george m. Robinson, of Marion Township. KO It TREASIKEK, - ISRAEL B. WASHBURN, of Marion Township. F)OK SHERIFF* SAMUEL E. VEOMAN, of Newton Township, for uEcoumyt. THOMAS ANTRIM, of Keener Township. KOIt SOKVEROR, JAMES C. THRAWLS, of Marion Towuship. "~~FOR qoboXbb, RlllLir BLUE, oi Marion Township. FOR COMMISSIONER 2nU. fHSTKICT. JAMES F. WATSON, of Marion Township

The llepublicans ot Newton comity will hold their county convention at Mount Airy, on Thursday, June 17th. It will he a straight out delegate convention. The ex-consul is opposed to SP. Thompson’s candidacy for the State Senate, The consul will never forgive Mr. T. for interfering with h:s lofty aspirations to the Secretaryship of State.- Demo, eratic Sentinel, S. P. Thompson is not seeking the nomination for State Senator, hut we are informed that he is willing to make the race if the Republican convention considers hinj.the right man. If Mr. Thompson receives the nomination he will make a strong race; and will represent this district with ability that will reflect credit upon himself and constituents.-* K( ntland Gazette* ;.H.h—■ ■’ wmmmmmmmmmmm Mßaaauaaa 7';w-;-q- , It is many years since the people of Rensselaer have forgotten to pay due respect to the departed soldiers, and the noble cause for which they fought, on the day set for that holy purpose This year -the 30th of May comeson Sunday, and the day following, Monday, May 31st, will he observed in its .stead. The announcement of the committee of the Grand Army Pust. having the matter in charge, will be found in this issue. Reckless and lying self; persistent and slanderous misrepresentation of competitors; fulsome end insincere flattery of everyone from whom favors are hoped for; open venality in political „ pr i - handed attempts to gain advantages oyer competitors.—These methods may, at first, obtain a delusive" success, but so sure as there is justice in earth and heaven they will fail in the end—and fail miserably.

There is all over the country- an obvious sad mosih-enceuraging growth of public sentiment in favor of restricting and repressing the liquor traffic. In Indiana the growing strength of this sentiment is especially noticeable, as shown by the tone of the public press ..of the state, ij. The liquor dealers recognize these facts very clearly, • Hud are organizing to oppose probable temperance legislation. They are especially fearful the people of the state will unite in favor pf a strong movement for local option and high tax; and in temperance reform .as well as in war and politics, to do what your enemies most fear you will .do, is “generally the wisest course. Local option and high license are , the sorest available remedies for the evils of intemperance in the hands of the temperance people of Indiana, at the present time; and •we believe that the present year |s an excellent time for a general movement for securing those rem-

"It [fAe Message] belietes in the nobility of humanity; * • believes in living and lotting live.”-r-Thc Message. And the very day after these canting, hypocritical words were, published the author of them sneakingly endeavored to entice away' into his wretched den the only assistant then left with this paper./ Ilis principal object .being, of course, great trouble and ! embarrassment - in issuing our paper this week. The act was especially reprehensible for the reason that he knew the loss of our only assistant; without warning, would certainly cause us great trouble and perhaps cripple and delay the paper for some time, \V hat doOs any honorabledmsiuess man in Rensselaer, or any farmer in this county, and, above all, what does any honorable newspapei editor among our exchanges, think of a man who can get down to such base and underhanded methods as the above, to gain an advantage over a business competitor?

I “One thousand “copies of the Message were printed last Wednesday, and all of them were taken before night.”— The Message. This statement, if it means anything at all, means that h thousand copies of the paper were in the hahds of readers before the night of the day they were printed; and this is certainly the meaning which its author expects people will attach to it. It is worthy of notice only as it presents a fair sample of the ways and moans whereby this unprincipled, man expects to build up a business in .this community. In the. first place hundreds of those alleged thousand copies were sent away on the mails on the day when printed, or the day following, and the editor of the- paper knew perfectly well that the. greater portion of them would be several davs in '.caching the hands of their readers. What is pmre we know, from the word of a reputable citizen, that, so late as Saturday of the same.week, a large pile, fifty or a hundred, probably of the first number of the paper which “were • all taken before night” were still lying in the room •where they were printed, and many of them are probably there yet, unless they have been sold for. old papers. —

.. S/ P. Thompson gives formal notice, in this issue of the R EPUBlican of his willingness to accept the Republican nomination for candidate for State Senator, from this senatorial district. There is jjo man to whom the Republicans of Jasper county are more indebted for the present triumn hant and harmonious condition of the party\thau to Mr. Thompson; no manwho has done more to defend the party from the assaults of its open foes and the treachery of its • pretended friends. Tltere is no man 4a-the county, nor - indeed in the district, better fitted by education and by natural abilities to take a leading and.au honored position in a legislative body, nor One who would reflect more honor and credit upon the people whose representative he was. Neither is there any man in the district who better Understands the present condition

'f the ..statute laws of the state, nor what changes and additions those laws require to adapt them to the present needs .of the people. Neither is there a single mau in the district who could make so able, vigorous and effective a canvass, as could Mr. Thompson. He is a brilliant am! persuasive political orator and is-possessed of a tireless'.energy and capacity Tor work that is truly marvellous. There seems to be a general disposition among the Republicans of the other counties of the district to concede the nomination this year to a Jasper county man, and their eyes seem naturally to turn towards Mr. Thompson as the man they desire. Ever}’ Republican paper in the district lias voluntarily made favorable mention of his probable candidacy, and of his great availability as a Candidate.

The hypocritical and ridiculously extravagent cant in the first number of the new paper of this place, in regard to’Fred Hoover, was, of course, intended to curry favor with Democrats and those of Remington especially, Mr. Mcintire, owner aud director of the Remington Xeirs, jumps at the bait, and reprints a portipn of the Hoover cant, and editorially gives it sir im 1 ireet- indorse menß.-Mr. Mcintire is one of that quartette" of astute democratic politicians,, of Remington and vicinity, of which Mr. Hoover wAs chief, and it is to be expected that he would be ready to endorse and side with anv abuse of the Republican for having criticized Mr. Hoover and exposed something of the real reason of his resignation of his Indian Agency. ,We submit, however, that if Mr. Mcintire, who lays a more intimate knowledge of the history of Mr. Hoover, both political and private, than almost any other man that could be named, knows of any particulars in which the Republican has been unjust to Mr. Hoover, his more manly as tfell as vastly more effective course would have been to have made Oh open defease of his old coadjutor instead of adopting and endorsing the slanderous and insincere cant of a self-seeking and unprincipled political Ishrmelite. .Now Mr. Mcintire, although he has trained with sum e rat her doubtful company; politically speaking, is an honorable, upriglit citizen, and a man of truth and veracity, and we intend to treat..him wilii candor aud frankness in this matter. In this spirit we propose to

ask him a few straight-forward questions, and in such terms as will enable him, in few words, -.to controvert, if he .can, every unfavorable statement regarding Mr. Ik .over that ever appeared in this paper: —VpkN— 7 - --- Ist. Did or did n<st Mr, Hoover, while a member of the .'State Senate, first condemn the iniquitous gerrymander bills, and express his intention to vote ifgainst them, and then suddenly, (probably at the request of Senator Voorhees) change front and vote for the bills? 2nd. Was it not owing to remarks made by Mr. Hoover, himself, or by members of his family, that it came to - be generally believed that a large number of iris relatives were to be appointed to lucrative positions, under him, at the Indian agency ? _

3rd. Is it not true that just before Mr.“ Hoover resigned his -Agency, “to engage in cattle raising” that Mr. Treat Durand, who had gone to “Washington in Hoovers company, game back alone, and caused a strong effort to be made, by petitions and otherwise, to strengthen Mu Hoover’s prospects for confirmation? Itk. Did not some of the charges filed against Mr, Hoover, in opposition to his confirmation, reflect strongly upon his character for tegrity as a business/ man and a qirmtte citizen? . sth• 'Was not one-of the charges (backed by the sworu affidavit of a reputable man ) to the effect of charging Mr, Hoover with saying that he was going out to the agency to make money and that lie did not care a d—n how lie made it? Now if Mr. Mcintire through the Neivs will* frankly answer these questions and show in what particulars The Republican has unjustly’accused Mr. Hoover, or in what respect it has too severly critized any of his acts, we will gladly make any amends thatrmay be in our power.

The Cleveland Pyramid.

Wersaiiies iiffMiDllcSit. The following pyramid, which Cleveland has built for himself and party, shows how the Union soldiei stands with this administration. His appointments are. - 78 Union Soldiers 2,670 Confederate Soldiers. 1 T • - ■«!»—■' —-- ——- The executive committee of the Soldiers Reunion Association, at a recent meeting in Mcnficello, decided to hold the Reunion of this year at Delphi, beginning on the 10th of September. It is stated that the committee will meet again during the present month, and that the above decision is subject to any change that may be effected at the next meeting.

Harper’s Magazine is doing a' noble and patriotic service by showing the comparative military and naval weakness, through want of preparation, of this country as compared with most of the nations of Europe and of some even in the western hemisphere. The important article on the British Navy, by Sir Edward Reed, which attracted much attention in Ike February Harper’s, and the description of the Krupp establishment in March, will be followed in the June “number by a timely paper on the U. S. Navy, by Rear-admiral Edward Simpson, of: the N avy Department at Washington, with a large number of excellent illustrations. Tfie history of our navy is briefly sketched, aDd the record is one that Uncle Sam need not be ashamed of. But as one reads of its present deplorable condition, every patriot must regret that blind fatuity' of public opinion, that foolish’ confidence born of the fact that because, in our civil war, we were able to make ships and cannon powerful enough to cope with and overcome our antagonists, that the same result would happen in case of a foreign war, and thus allowed us to fall so, far behind the age. Previous to last year our navy consisted only of thirty-two wooden vessels, "two iron sloops of war, and a few old primitive monitors. In 1883 the construction of three steam-cruisers and a dispatch boat with steel plates, was authorized. These vessels are the Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta, which are nearly finished, i ndTlieeTJolphin, now doing service. With, the construction or'these vessels the manufacture of steel plates for ships began in this country. This feeble array' constitutes the present naval force of the Uuited States.- We have not one armor-clad man-of-war (the mo. single-turveted monitors not being considered as having any efficiency), and the ordnance and equipments are ridiculously behind the age. It would be impossible. for us to cope even with some of the smaller powers in our own hemisphere, arid the naval* armaments of Europe make our opinion has, at last, began to change for the better in this matter and is stirring Congress to action,And the article mentions some important improvements which are in operation. It is to be hoped that this able paper will hasten the adjustment of our navy 7 to the Age of Steel. '•

For the benefit of “Mossback” in last week’s issue of ihe Sciiiniel, I wish tb say that as far as I am concerned, the Doctor and his friends have nothing to fear as I regard him as a gentleman, and esteem him as a friend, and anything) thatl can do to increase his majority in November next, Will be done cheerfully.

J. W. POWELL.

l 1 7 * / .. For the Spnpg and Summpr trade, we wish to place , OUR HOUSE before our many patrons again for their consideration. FOR TWENTY YEARS we have been studying the wants of the people of Rensselaer and the surrounding country, until we have now not only the Hia-rg'est House, but alio the .best selected stock of General Merchandise, consisting of foreign and domestic Dry Goods BOOTS & SHOES 777- •• . a (Which is a specialty) Mens’, Boys’, and Childrens’ Clothing. Trunk’s Valices and CARPETING! in endless variety of styles and patterns, from a common hemp to the finest velvet Brussels, all of which will be sold at bottom prices. New seasonable goods are constantly arriving, and we always keep a stock equal to Ahe demand of our fast increasing trade. It will afford us pleasure for you to call and see us; and we will promise to s lobk closely to your best interests and endeavor to qfake our business relations not only pleasant, but of mutual benefit. We fully appreciate your liberal patronage, and hope our thanks, may be received in the spirit they are given. Very Respectfully, , WILLET & SIGLER.

The Senatorial, Judicial, and Representative Conventions.

Messrs. M. F. Chilcote, chairman of the Jasper county Republican Central Committee, H. S. Travis, who occupies a corresponding position in Benton county, and Andrew Hall, chairman of the Newton county committee, met at Kentland, on Wednesday of last week, and arranged times, places and methods for holding the convention for nominating 'candidates for State Senator from Benton, Jasper and Newton counties; and for Prosecuting Attorney for the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit. Messrs. Chilcote and Hall also arranged for holding the convention ffor nominating a candidate for Represenative for the counties, of Jasper and Newton. The Represenative convention to nominate a Represenative for Jasper and Newton counties, will be held at Fair Oaks, in Jasper county, on Tuesday, J uly 6. The Judicial convention, to nominate a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, for this district, at Fowler, in Benton "county, on Wednesday, July 7th. t~

The Senatorial convention to nominate a candidate for State senator to represent Benton, Jasper and Newton counties, at Goodland, in Newton county, on Thursday, July Btli. The delegates to these conventions are to be selected by caucus in each township in' the-district, one delegate being allowed for each fifty votes or fraction of twen - ty-five or over. Where any township has less than twenty-five votes, such township is to be combined with some other township. These township caucuses are to be held on Thursday,. Jnly 1 st. This basis of representation will give 81 delegates in each convention, and of which Benton county has 32 delegates, Jasper county 26, and Newton county 23. The committee wisely decided to specify in thfeir calls for these conventions, that after the conventions met and properly organized that an a lphabeticai list of all the delegates composing the convention should be prepared, and that in voting for candidates the names of the delegates should be called. This arrangement will obviate all danger of any attempt to enforce the objectionable 1 unit rule, and also practically does away with county lines in the conventions and thus does much to secure wise and harmonious results from their deliberations. - ■ MM Hats and caps, of all varieties and styles, way down below everybodv else, in that line of business, at A. Leopold’s. Desirable town lots in Rensselaer, for dwelling purposes. Hard pan for cash, or time, to suit purchasers. „ Frank W. Babcock.

The Winamac Jo urncil says that, “Some of the baser and meaner of the Republican journals would like to seize upon the late riots in Chicago to denounce the mayor of the city for not quelling the disturbance by.the anarchists before the shooting of the police officers. The more liberal and the more respectable portion of the same party are loud in their approval of Mayor Harrison’s course” &c. &c. For the benefit of the Journal and other papers of similar views regarding the dcmaoagic mayor of Chicago, we reprint the following from the Northwestern Christian Advocate, one of the leading religous papers of the “country, and not to be accused of political bias or partiality: “Remember the twin I‘actsr - First, that the murder of policemen was direct fruit of tolerated ineen '.iary speech; second, that outrage is a direct fruit of political demagogy. The first needs no proof; the second is obvious. The Mavor appointed the Ardeiter Zeitung as temporary city orgau, and allowed policemen to escort red-flag processions through our streets, just as loyal processions are escorted. Our city rulers did not disperse the Anarchists simply because they are voters. Anarchy is directly responsible for that police murder, and demagogues are accessory.”

The situation- in fJhio is well though briefly * expressed by the Philadelphia Times, an independent Democratic paper, in the following* paragraphs: “The Republicans are the upper dogs in-the Ohio senate. The Senators deserted the Senate in a body because the Republicans meant to resort to revolutionary- proceedings to seat the four Republicans from Cincinnati, who were undoubtedly elected, and that desertion gave the Republicans a chance to seat their men by a viva voce vote, whereby the record of the body does not reveal the fuct that there was not a quorum present. “It was a trick, but tin excusable one under the circa instances, and as there is no going behind a legislative record, and as the Republicans have the President of the Senate, a quorum of qualified members, and the Supreme Court, they are safe at all points. They have obtained only what they are justly entitled to, and the Democrats have lost, as they deserve to lose, by attempting to sustain a palpable fraud, and to hold the, political control of the Senate when it justly belonged to the Republicans. It was revolutionary ac-' tion against revolutionary - action, and justice won on the home-stretch, although it had to come in bv servera cutting across lots.” '

Political Announcements.

I am willing to accept the position of Republican candidate for State Senator in this campaign. If nominated I will work for paitizan success. If elected I will perform the duties of the office as well as I can-

SIMON P. THOMPSON.

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