Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1886 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. THtJRSDAY, July 1,1886.

H>X!ES!ECTO!ES"2r JUDICIAL AroUt ..r£TJiR If. Waro. .-*n«Mcuttug Attorney., .A. M. ft, AVai.RRR. Term* ofCourt—Jrint Monday in January; Third Monday in March; firtt Monday in dune; Hurd Monday in October, ' COYtIT OFFICERS "Inrlc JtllW P.lmrn*. I hnwif’.fiv - 6axv«. K. vr«ma\. j \iiilitor UKOKOK M. KoRINSON Trwwnrcri. WIM.IAM M.|)lmn»r. | Recorder TtfOM as ASTRIM . Surveyor ...jxMKR C. Thravi.s .Coroner ' I\hi,uß Bi.ns. i Superintendent llhUUsSchools. M. Nwjw., {lrtT*i*>lrTtl ABA C. 1 6KA n . j Commissioners m District .£. U ‘SieHoi s. tjd District .0. P. Tahok. QommiMnrnerC Court- Wr*t Monday* t« March | June, September and Hecemietr . CORPORATION OFFICERS: Marshal Wit WakRVN CJcrk. Cu as. Wakakk .’luasurer '■ <?;€.Staßt; (IstWard ..B. I*. Beraam n lid War! . .. ,« iia*. F. Whan Couaclltneu <Sd Want....: Ezra I. Clark llthWard JVm. Dri:kn►ikmi ! U*KW«ro r. .I. M.cv SOO3SBTIES. \ F and A. M. Vr.iirie Ixvlgc N«v l:’.". ! marts First and Third Mondnys of e*cb month i C.v W. Williams, WvtMc I ' Secretary. i OKS. Kvksino Star dIIAT-rpK. luce is j . i ir.lt nr.d Third Wednosdltyteol each oontb, m 1.. SititJer. Mrs. Lvdi.i A.” Moss. -t— ----- retary. -* — Wovtfcy ! 1.0,0. F. ißoqrols Lodge. So.-iiS* rateT j - every Tuesday evening. ! lohuVanatta. h/.raC. Nowew. secretary. K.ofP. IUkStBLAKIi LODGE. No. S 2, meets i ‘•very Thursday evening. ) W. B. Austin. 4 I>. No-'YcK | K.oflt.AS. '• j. A. R ftrvssKi.Wß I’osf, Xt», st, meets 1 sveiy Friday evening. ' {. t*. u<»iii,tt.i.i e. 1.. C , Adjutant. 1 • a • K. &E.of If .lasuer Lodge No. 850, meets evwy Saturday evening. “Xrcrirwin, “ John T Green. Secy. protector ■

The Mouon Dixprrtrh is author- j ity for stating tliat a paper is soon to be established in Fruntvsville. It is a fine point for a newspaper —to starve to death. Horace is now posing as one of the great martyrs of history; compares himself to Sumner, Broderick, Lincoln and Garfield. Horace wasn’t thumped very hard, but it evidently don't take much to “knock him silly.” ——4—■ One of Cleveland’s postmasters was the copperhead editor at De Kalb, 111., who remarked in his paper at the time of the Old Comat Mt. McGregor, that he was “glad Grant was dead, and hoped lie was hi hell.” The Senate very properly rejected the scoundrel. Since the “late unpleasantness ' Horace actually declares that lie is running a Republican paper, (but of this liis statement is the only evidence) and what is more, the only no inline one in the county. At the same time The. Republican is supporting the whole ticket, freely and unreservedly; has done so from the first arvd nil! continue to do so to the end. Is Horace ready to say as lunch? " Gen. Black, Commissioner of Pensions, from March 17,1885. to March 16, 1886, removed 137 employes of the pension office, and of thesev49 were ex-soldiers. The

National Veterans’ Rights Union, declares that the removals of soldiers was without causo, and in direct violation of the,law which says that preference shall be given to veterans. The Veterans’ Rights Union will appeal to the President, and if he does his duty he will revoke the action of Black, and restore the removed soldiers. The last blow of the Message at S. P. Thompson was a lie, like all the others. During his absenco from town Tuesday, a modest and dignified circular letter, in his behalf, was prepared and printed, and sent out to the Republicans of the county. The statement that Mr. Thompson sent it out is in- , tentionally falße. As to the nature of the circular, thus sneered at and lied about, it will be enough to give the names attached to it. r They are of such leading and unswerving Republicans as Edwin P. Hammond, sl. a Win. w. Watson, L. L. Daugherty, R. P. Phil;T. Daugherty, Henry C. F. W. Babcock, D. M. N%>n, W. A. Rinehart, John F.

The Auditor’s annual financial exhibit showing the receipts and disbursement for the fiscal year ending May 31st, 1886, and the various balances in the county treasury at that data, appears in this isstie of Tiie Keitei n an. A now time-tabid Will probably go into effect cm the Morion Route next Sunday. We understand that the running time of the through passenger trains will be considerably shortened. There are also rumors, that the new day train between Indianapolis and t Chicago will be put on at thatdate. If so it will probably pass Rensselaer, going north, at about it) a. ni. anil going Bblith at ftbptft 7 p. m. Indianapolis Jew mu l? That pusillanimous upstart and demagogue, John • Charles Black, received another black eye yesterday, to the disgust of even the democratic Senate's on the committee. General Black was a gallant soldier, was badly wounded, and by special act of congress was granted the largest pension given to ftuy man iu the United State.;. Since his appointment to office Black has spent tlio greater part of his time in trying to keep t wounded soldiers out of.their just dues, mid to show that honorable pensioners now on the rolls with himself were placed • tin ro by fraud. His administration of the Pension Office has been that of a smallsoulod, contemptible demagogue. Horace says that, “No man is fit to be the secretary of a political organization who pockets the camj paign funds.’’ We do not just now recall to mind any well authenticated instance where the secretary' of a political organization got away with*any considerable quantity of “boodle,” but there arc certainly a -great many good .men now living, in Jasper and adjoining counties who firmly believe that a certain individual who was chairman of n • political organization in 1878 not only “pocketed” the campaign funds t<> a wholesale extent, but who, through liis gross imbecility and actual tfeachery .brought defeat to many of the candidates of that political organization. What does Horace think of the fitness of that kind of a chairman? There are only two men seeking the Republican nomination for UroNCcutting Attormy. -Om ■ resident of Benton county • and the other of Jasper county. To the best of our knowledge, and belief both of them are well deserving of and well qualified for the position. Both pf them have lied sufficient experience in the legal profession to show that ttur responsibilities of the office will be safe iu their hands, and boJK hare the added advantage of having

been brave and faithful soldiers during the late w ir. In behalf of Capt. Marshall, the candidate from Jasper county, it may be especially urged that Benton county has furnished the prosecutor for two terms and Newton county for one, since a Jasper county man had the office. As an instauce of his great fitness for the duties of the office the whole history of the well known Wartena murder cftse may be cited. To Mr. Marshall’s intelligent but unrewarded labors, more than to anyone else, is due the credit for the able and successful prosecution of that case. He worked up the evidence which caused, first the confession of the murderer, and later Ms conviction at the final trial. The important and creditable share he took in the final trial, is too well known to need repetition. As a deputy prosecutor, sheriff and deputy , sheriff, in this and other counties, Capt. Marshall has had much successful experience in bringing criminals to j ustice. > 5 Elegant and tasteful work on children’s hats and bonnets, a specialty, at our new millinery store. Qur work speaks for itself; ladies call and inspect it. . «. Mrs. J. M. Hopkins.

CANDIDATE VERSUS CALUMNIATOR.

Given the' case of a man who starts a newspaper in n community where he is altogether too well known for his own good. 'Supposing him tobea man utterly de'Toidof the first glimmer of principle;n man who has sold out and b.>trayed every man and every cause tliat he was ever connected with. -Supposing him to be too cons cienloss and too artful to take a fair and open stand in favor of any party, yet keeping up a half pretense- of belonging to a certain party, in order the more easily to compel the candidates arid officers of that party to curry his suppprf. Srippnaing. that parly, by tli.' overwhelming voice of its niembers- nominates a candidatei for a county office. Supposing this editor, after personally nssur-' iflfr this candidate that lie is satisfied \\i lll hi ■ a imiimtion, add-' a pretty plain hint that a little cash or . liiicial encouragement would be quite appropriate to the occasion. Supposing the candidate has leaf net l by long experience the utter unreliability, the treachery and the insatiable rapacity of ,thc editor,-and ignores- the hints for “backseecli,” and the editor then proceeds to open a bitter , but covert, cowardly and underhanded war upon the candidate. Supposing he falsely represents him as a weak candidate, a load on the party, with the 111-wiT of liis nsso eiate candidates- Supposing, in a wicked and sacrelegious manner, the editor tries to hold the candidate up to the reprobation of the community and cover him and his family with disgrace, by ’covertly but none the less falsely trying to create the belief that he had conspired and aided in establishing a saloon as a means of 'debauching and corrupting the voters of the community, Supposing the editor cunningly and wickedly distorts certain facts of public record in order to make it appear that the candidate, fii the capacity of a public officer, had go l a givdt dfeal of ~ pay for f l . very iittle wank; and, lastly, supposing this editor is pecuniarily irre •pbusible and besides is cunning -enough to eopoh all - these false ami injurious charges aud imputations in such -ci>vert language that it would not be possible to reach

him with the law; and the candidate meets the editor, and, in his natural anger and indignation adopts the only means of redress possible under the circumstances and proceeds to administer amod■'e:rate:"pei:sors:rd' castigatioir-to-that editor: ISo one will deny that it was a rash, passionate and unwise thing to do; and which we do not and will not justify, but at. the same time, will any just person forget that the conscioucelessj blackmailing editor was much more blameworthy than the high tempered candidate who thus rashly resented the cowardly imputations put upon his character? More than all, wiH anyone be fool enough to be misled by the subsequent clamoring of this editor into looking upon thisact of the candidate as being, in any way, a menace to the right of free speech and a free press, as these terms should be rightly understood?—Or, rather, will they not look upon the act as being similar in spirit to that of a gentleman who slaps the face of the blackguard who insults him in the street —an act which the law forbids but which the common feeling of men does not severely condemn. The right of free speech and a free press does not contemplate the right of a skulking coward to assassinate the characters of better men than Jiimself, either by open and actionable libels, or by covert innuendos and base insinuations. W AY— Down-- low- Everything at Hannahs cheap store. - A fine line of Calf skin boots, at from sl*6o to $2.50 per pair, at A. Leopold’s. . Eight or ten Yorkshire pigs, for feeding purposes', for sale. $. B. Washburn,

Comments upon the Thumping.

iYot so Pretty, But lie Known More. Delphi Times.'» Horace E. James, editor of the lately started Rerisselaer Message, had an insight to the perils of journalistic life by being unmercifully thumped by a candidate to whom he took exceptions and expressed them quife freely* in his paper of last week. Horace is now said to be devoid of beauty on that account.' Janie's on llie Rule or Ruin I’iau. .. .£■* I .’ • llrookston Ropoi:tt,*r. 4 Goo. M. Robinson, Republican candidate for Auditor in Jasper county, attacked editor James, of tin Rensselaer Message,hint AVed-ni-sdav evening, ami proceeded to decorate Mr. James’ physiogomy r in ah appropriate manner. J arnes j is going it on the rule or ruin plan. Been Trying to Injure i>lr. Robinson Under Priotfenre of • Pally Fiiemlsblp. 'Monticello Hernlil. The editor of the Rensselaer Message last week received a sound thrashing from Auditor Robinson. The latter is a candidate for re-election and the Me&m':/-', under pretense of party friendship, has been trying to -injure his candidacy. Mr. Robinson did a Very unwise thing in attacking bis traducer with violence and the Message did a very mean thing in provoking the assault. The Message - is. a very young paper and does not give promise of longevity. Is Personally Acquainted with Horace and Thinks he Reserves all he got. no(■l^^)Btel , Republican. A telegram published elsewhere brings the unpleasant tidings that Horace E. James,. editor of the Message, a new Republican paper recently started at Rensselaer, Ind., received a terible beating at the hands of Geo. M. Robinson. We are personally acquainted with both parties and we are disposed to believe that James deserved all he got. Mr. James was formerly editor of the Union, and served several years as postmaster. Recostly he started a second Republican paper, apparently for an opportunity to whack at certain individuals: James is brainy but somewhat disposed to overestimate his ability as a party leader, and in endeavoring to force certain m ea.suras lie antagonizes ihpjje who will not be obedient to his will. Self-willed obstinacy is his pnhcipaT qua lification.

Xatural fer 31« k lo Thump FdUui'B who Maliciously Assail Tlioiti. Crown Point Register Since Mr. James commenced'the publication of a newspaper in ilenssolaer, there has appeared ■uaavornl nrfifles ill the IiEP'JBLICAN which showed that there was likely to,be ill feeling, and perhaps losts of strength to the itepublicau party in Jasper. Mi’. James seems to have enemies to puu'ish,' as well, as many who are anxious to punish him." The Republicans of. Jasper county should set down upon the 'attempt to thrust private griovaxi" ces upon the public. Brute force is not well calculated to settle disputes, but it is very natural for men to seek revenge in that way, when maliciously attacked through the medium of a newspaper, iiensselaqj’ is too small to support two Republican newspapers, in peace and harmony 7:•

A Voice from Kankakee.

Editor Republican: Mr. Robinson was nominated by the popular vote of the Republic anpKrtyY by a very large majority, when he had two good men ter compete with, which shows that the people have confidence in him, as a faithful officer, and one who will not betray the people’s trust. He will be electee! next fall just as easily as he was nominated last spring. The Message man, in at tacking Mr. Robinson, censures the people’s judgment in selecting their candidate. We have read the Message, and we fail to learn to what party it belongs. It reminds us of the fable of the bat. There was war between the beests of the fields and the fowls of the air. The bat fought on both sides until both disowned him; then he concealed himself in a hollow tree, and ever since the war he has not dared to show his face only after dark. Message man, take warning from the bah Remember the . cheap Stores, and give me a trial; if you are nst satisfied, it will be. time to* go elsewhere. Emmet ix&unal. 1

tiMn IIM REPORT. Of Receipts and Expenditures of Jasper County For the Year Ending May 31st, 1886 • '■ \ • ! •7 t '* *" A'" ' ■ i''i h iii .:— -t~- . 'a./.. i‘- ~ • "• . • • t - -- Balance in Treasury June Ist, 1885, Consisting of the following Funds, to-wiT: i, ■'T r ' !> ’ i •y Tuition . , $ 2790 72 ; Docket Fees 12 00 Special School 45302 University Interest 122 14 * ” Common Scho°] I'riiicipal 30 SO gongressioJial School I’rincipal 54100 Congressional School Interest 138 so v Common School Interest 1 N ’24 00 * County Revenue 10547 01 I. D. &€. R. R. .2 70 . County Jail 1030 0| j* Ditch 05 10 Total lialnuco “' ~—r-• - J 13757 W . I.om oty,ii‘< l lra,B*n.teJiigtMcip:il 29-7 100 " T:ca\ r o i l True Baliiuctt-Jitiie let,-1885 . Slots ;: ; KEgEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880: Uaiauce in Treasury June Ist, 1885 JUiUm 03 Dog - — — 787 C 2 ' '" “ Ditch *“ 00 00 - Town.-hi)! ' 5059 to ilocket Fees .’124, 90 : — —- Special Scirool 8013 79 x r"- J •- -. - bounty He venue ** 35874 20 U n iv e r s-i t y lot e. rest 147 05 Township Aiiltitipnal 548 40 Congressional* School Principal 0194 si; Congressional School Interest 4308 £7 Common School Principal 537 37 —— - Common School Interest ~ . - -1016 72 ■Special Additional tB2 70 L&Tul Redemption 053 35 I,ii(uor License 000 00 i State Revenue 12304 22 Tuition 21062 41 Estra y 8 50 Road sum 22 Tolal Receipts 114051 08 Total Receipts for ISSG and Balance in Treasury June Ist 1885 120838 uj for tiuTyenr • .- - '■' V '**' ~~i -*•' 1808118 31 EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31st, ISSO. Dog 628 3s Ditc II 155 10 Township 3736 75 Docket Fees 136 00 County Jail Special School 6048 10 f County'. Revenue 29538 11 University Interest IS7 69 Township Addit ion a 1 558 40 , Congressional School Principal ‘ 6265 70 Congressional School Interest 4299 37 Common School Principal 08J 23 .. Common School Interest 1040 13 Npetial Additional —•- 885 67.. Land Redemption ... 05S 35 Liquor License 600 00 State Revenue 12301 22 ~:- : p Tp& CKlt - —----- 2 70 T I’.itio 19994 94 Road • 3800 02 Total credits arc •. .92235 72 02235 7.’ WhlCh deducted Iroui Total Receipts leaves balance in Treasury. June Ist, ISS6, ' 77; . = 7"' / 1 Less amount of Delicitiu the following funds to-wit: Town 30-6 Principal 60 00 Common School Principal 11 s 09 Township Additional 10 00 •. ’ 185 09 185 03 Leaves True Ralancein Treasury June isJUJSSS_ " 37iun 29 ITEMIZED LIS TDK EXPENDITURES MADE OUT OF COUNTY REVENUE FOB THE YEAR ENDING MAY 318 T, 1886. Ditch 138 62 Prisoners 843 S 3 El ecti ons . 2 00 Ed.u c a t i o nal 1761 50 Assessing Revenue 1273 00 County AtJLOJ.pey.. ~ ISO 09 Commissioners* Court " 584rT0* Roa d s i a nal—R ri d g.R.H _.. _ .2059 00 - Board of Equal ir. a t ion 20 00 pinn Jc ruiTTT o v C iri en t S' 91 13 Interest on Co u'n t y Orders 100 Oti lielicits in Congressional Interest 9 6ii —.1... Kooks and Station e,r y 1934 S 3 licnev ode h t Institutions— 60 69 Dellcits in Congressional Principal 1467 79 • -• rue t : » and ’ mpg li t a 756.00 Board of Health 136.80 - ; —, t lie pov 11 n g Fines 11 05 - „ . Co n ipt y . Officers 4256 46 ' (To Ull t y ——o-4 M 08» Circuit , C o w-r t 6301 98 Relief of Poor 2049 60 , County -Printing *2B 15 Special Judge 160 00 . Wolf Scalps )•'» 60 , - I n Ci U eUfalS 16199' " Insurance . 270 00 Poor Farm ~ 3896 39 Insane 208 91 29523 1! ' BALANCE; IN TREASURY-I' N'E Ist, 1886. D 0“ g ' 158 74 Tuition 4458 19 -i •' • Town ship i!*29 04 Special School ~ *ll9 31 University Interest . 71 rjl > Congressional School Interest 133 70 Congressional School Principal 829 10 Common School 1 uteres 1 . “ ‘ 2uCO • Special Additional 47 19 County Revenue« 19993 16 County Jail SSH S EstrayFund 3 50 K ;>ail 4201 26 37787 :P - 37787 38 Total Balance Lesr, deficits iu the following funds to Wit. _ Town St-6 Principal t 60 00 School Principal 09 Township Additional i° °6 93 . Loans net balance in hands of the Treasurer June Ist, las 6 8760* *. ITEMIZED I IST OF COUNTY ORDERS IN THE Al PITOU S Oil- ICE, l N'( A LLKD FOR AND PAYABLE OUT OF COUNTY REVENUE. 1 ' ~ T~ ■'—* = ■ ■ • — g, ■ Coroner’s Inquest ' ia li» Circuit Court * ---- i : Uojtdsand Bridges V, -- . 'J2S 65 Total . Respectfully Submitted, George M. Robinson, Audited Jasper County, Ind. Examined and approved in open Court, this 14th day of June, 1886. . . Asa C. Pbevo, | Board bf Commissioned i i Samuel. R. Nicjrols, \ .. °f. Oliver P. Tabor ) Jasper County, Indiana