Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1886 — PUBLIC SPEAKING. [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon W. D. Owen.

At Remington, Ind., Friday, Oct., Ist, at 2:00 p. m. Saturday. Oct., 2nd, at 7:30 p. m The Message asserts that the new post-master at DeMotte was appointed on the recommendation of Mr. E2ra C. bowels. l . Well, this being a “reform” administration why shouldn’t the control the patrmi- —■ !■— —I» in~ ■ including the advertisements KAe had eight columns of ■ Ais of home yin.:. or ■ or • H• Horace ho no B.

The Republican Gerrymander of 1872 was an unjust act, and the people did a righteous thing when they rebuked it at the next election by an overwhelming Republican defeat The Democratic Gerrymander of 1885 is an incomparably more infamous and unjust measure than that of 1872 and deserves a correspondingly greater rebuke. The Republican measure was rebuked by the votes of conscientious Republicans, and we believe tlie Democratic measure of 1885 will be rebuked by the votes of conscientious Democrats.

Horace E. Janies betrayed and helped defeat John W. Powell, in 1884 when he had been entrusted by unwise or unfaithful republicans with the interests of the republicau party iu Carpenter township, and he now openly rejoices over Mr. Powell’s defeat. In the same way, in 1878, when other unwise or unfaithful republicans had made him chairman of the county committee he used his position to treacherously defeat the republican candidate for county auditor, and a true and brave soldier in the Union army, and to elect over him a peace democrat and member of Dodd’s raiders. _

It is of course to be expected that the story of Dr. Hattery’s “corkscrew and mallett” performances at Crown Point will be 'denounced as a campaign lie, but we nevertheless firmlwFbelieve that the story is substantially true in all its details. The evidence of its truth rests not alone on the account given by the Logansport Journal, but the reliable, cautious and moderate Crown Point Register made practically the same statements, though much abridged. Moreover, similar disgraceful performances upon the Doctor’s part were reported from Hammond by a correspondent of the Crown Point Register, and by other parties.

Horace’s capacity fcr invention has heretofore been supposed to be without limit, but as he repeats several former lies in his paper of last week, it would seem that his gifts in that line are not wholly without limitations. He repeats by cowardly imputation, the lie that this paper under its present editor, has made “coarse ami brutal assaults upon the wives of Democrats'’ &c. James knot’s that this statement is a malicious and utterly groundless lie, and we now call upon him to reprint the words, from the files of this paper (to which lie lias~ ample" acces§7~ which will justify his imputations,' or to stand publicly branded as a malicious and willful liar.

The counties of Marion, Allen, Clinton, Brown, Boone, Clark, Shelby and Hancock, by the gerrymander, have a voice in the selection of two senators each, with die exception of Marion, which has a voice in the selectidn~of three. This majies a total of seventeen more than onethird of the total representation of tne state. These eight counties each gave a Democratic plurality in 1884. Their total vote was 75,423, and the total vote of the state was 494,793. Thus we see that less than one-sixth of the voters of the state choose more than one-third of the state senators. This shows the wrong the Democratic legislature perpetrated upon the peoa wrong which not only effects ||Ahlicaus, but Green backers - ■fthibitionists alike. th ... . - • ■

terms, and we suppose his “dldi highly respected citizen” brother did not exhibit his “curiosity” to his youngest brother, or the latter’s accounts as Superintdndent would have been made more in accordance with the requirements of law, and the services rendered. If “Old Highly Respected” &c. has any more “curiosities” of the same sort we hope he will make them public at once.

In politics Horace E. James has never been anything but a selfish, scheming, mercenary traitor and ingrate, doing always the most harm to those who used him best. He has sold out and betrayed the republican party repeatedly. Has pretended to be a Greenbacker, been a candidate on their ticket but sold them out in the end. He has claimed to be a democrat, and labored for the candidates of that party, but betrayed them as he betrays all who put trust in him. He is as utterly devoid of all semblance of principle to-day as he Was about ten years or a little longer ago when he met a number of prominent democrats of this county and endeavored to negotiate a sale to them-of his political influence, for money. One of them asked him how it was that a man of bis past political professions could conscientiously support the democratic party, and in answer he slapped his pocket and said: “Gentlemen, my principles are in my pocket-book.”

The Sentinel puts itself to a great deal of trouble in publishing an old bill allowed to S. P-. Thompson, in 1871. as School Examiner, the office now designated Superintendent of Schools. What object could have been had in publishing tin'■ bill we can not say, but its effects can surely be of no possible injury to Mr. Thompson. The bill covers a period of three months and is for a’total sum of $131.00. Of this sum only SB7 was for Mr. Thompson’s own services, the remainder having been paid by him to other parties, for various purposes, for printing, horse hire, stationery, postage As for Mr. Thompson’s charges the bill itself shows very clearly how just, moderate and conscientious they were, and how favorably in that respect they compare with some similar bills that are about ten years later in date. He charges but for 29 days for the whole three months and it is especially noticeable that he is careful to charge only for the time actually put in. Two thirds of a day is. charged as twothirdsoFatfiiyaiid“lift'ff-a : May for half, and not counting every service, however brief,, a full day, as is an altogether too common custom on the part of those working for the public at a per diem salary.