Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1886 — “Our Simon” waves triumphant [ARTICLE]

“Our Simon” waves triumphant

Jasper county Republicans take everything in sight, but they don’t' want the earth. They know when they get enough. It is now evident that the democratic papers were wise in not waiting for the official returns to come in before they rejoiced so exceedingly over the Oiegon election, as it is now known that all tney have is the governor, who was elected through the efforts of the prohibitionists. The republicans have the congressman, three state officers and both houses of the state legislature. ■a." . . ' ' Horace loses no opportunity to thrust the subject of his late castigation into the faces of the public; but he whines like a sick puppy because The Republican follows his example to a certain extent, and devotes a little space to that subject ' jVhat hurts Horace the worst, we doubt not, is the fact that so many of our exchanges made comments unfavorable to him, in connection with the matter, while only a solitary one, and that a Democratic sheet, said a word in his behalf. Our neighboring editors are able to look upon the whole matter from an unbiased standpoint, and besides, many of them have known ffpyace for a long time and are able to siie up his true measure, l o a dot

On& of the puusiou bills recently ietoed by President Cleveland provided a pension for the heirs of a Union soldier who, although his name was on the roll as a deserter, actually died in prison at Ander Sonville. - The appeal was made to pongress" to cor f eel Tlm'“*wrong" done the dead, man by the record on the Bills; but his memory is now gi ven another stigma by - 4he brutal ignorance of the President. —lnd. Journal.

The Republican State Central Cmtini'.ti-e met at at Indianapolis Monday* night in conference with a number of leading Republicans from different quarters of the State. All 'the members were present except from the First dis-' trH —The reports w£fe’ exceedingly encouraging, showing the party to lie in excellent fighting trim, and in a good state of organization. After the conference the committee wasiiii session until midnight. The following were appointed an executive committee: John C. New, 11. C. Adams, Stanton J. Penile, of Indi inapolis; W. S. Silver, of Bluffton; J. D. Early, of Terre Haute; 11. S. Bennett, of Evansville; and \\j. 11. Hart, of Frankfort. The date of the State

Convention wa, ’.-it to Iho determination of the executive committee. It is reported that the Democratic committee has fixed upon the 10th of Augu st as the date of their Convention. The Republican convention will be held about the 251 h of August or the Ist of September. ■ The fortunes of politics have given to Jasper county Republicans all three of the candidates for district offices to be elected this year. This drcumstance, however, will not, we are confident, be the source of any bitterness or’jealousy upon the part of our brother republicans in the other counties of tlie district. So far as the candidatesfor State Senator and Prosecutor are concerned, both the other counties have furnished the Republican candidates, since Jasper county has: and in the matter of candidate for Representative, which concerns only Jasper and Newton counties, the Republicans of the latter county know full well that their Jasper county brethren are always ready to do what is just and fair, and will concede to them the candidate whenever it is their turn to furnish him. Our Benton county brethren will not feel sore, because they have often been favored in the same way themselves, as for instance, in 1882, when Jasper county had no district candidate, they had the candidate for Senator and Prosecutor, and also two candidates for Joint Ilepre.sentative. ■ ■. :; —