Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1887 — A “Bigger Man Than Old” Black. [ARTICLE]

A “Bigger Man Than Old” Black.

j- The Michigan City Enterprise issued its last number uuder that name last week, this week, it will appear as the “News” and beginning with next Monday, a daily edition will be issued. Hon. J. Keiser, formerly of the Winamac liepublican, will be editor and manager.

The trial of the tally sheet scoundrels in Indianapolis is now in progress. All the evidence was in by Tuesday night and argui Vents will probably be concluded t uay. S. E. Perkins turned '•?tv*s evidence and related the sxoj y of ehaiigiug of some ot tli-V tally sheets, in detail.. In addition to the direct evidence of Perkins was a vast amount us corrob -.native evidence, direct and cir- . ,=>'anti;d which leaves no doubt whatever as.to the guilt of several, ~f the'defendants, at Eight of the twelve jurors are democrats This fact has caused a fear that the .partisan bias of some of them will operate to prevent them .from giving the scoundrels the I unishment they deserve.

How surprisingly evenly divided the vote for congressman ui the counties of Cass, White and Eulion were, at the last election. Cass gave a republican majority of 28, which was less than one half of one per cent of the entire vote of the county. White county gave 15 democratic majority, which was also less than one half of one per . cent, of the vote cash In Fulton the Democratic candidate had seven majority which was less than one fifth of one per cent, of the whole vote. To illustrate these differences more clearly by figures we may say that for every 99 votes cast for the democratic candidate in Cass the republican. got pearly 100, and in White the republican ,got 99 while the democrat had the 100. In Fulton the vote was at the rate of 199 for the republican to nearly. 200 for the democrat.

editors’ association;' dfjfidiana. had a meeting at Lake Sffixinkuckee, last week, at which the president of the association, Hon. Scott Ray, of the Shelbyville Democrat, Cook occasion, in an elaborate and carefully prepared speech, to express the opinion of Cleveland and his aoministration that generally prevails among those Hoosier democrats who have not yet received, that for which their seuls have pined, since 10l these many years. —agood office. Ihe following passage from Mr. Bay’s speech shows the spirit of the whole, and is about as clear ‘-.i-.d strohg-ah arraignment <f the : ..i-.’mini=traiioD. as we. haw seen Maly. _As an authorative demo-

cratic declaration, it is deserving of preservation, in the scrap books pf republicans: “Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State, whose mugwumpery at home and bad diplomacy abroad have made parties a derision, trsati ies a burlesque and the Ameijfean government the laughing stock of 'theworld, is worthy of mention. ■ His antics on the fishery question . ruxiHiis discovery of so man; 1 - Antediluvian fossils to represent us abroad, have actuallydmi so’.no to .believe the United States, after all. is only a museum where the weird relic and curiosity-hunter can revel forever in delight. Postmaster® general Vilas, with his trained army of Republicans insolentsand spies, discarded his Democracy when leafing the beautiful lakes of Wisconsin to take up his residence on the banks of the murky Potomac. Father Endicott, I believe that is his name, may be a good old soul as Secretary of War, but he lacks ability, judgement, training 'and strong, vigorous, wholesome Democratic thought and action. Attoroney. general GPtn-land’s ability and brilliancy no man ever doubted, but they are so tattooed by the Pan-electric scandal that the merits of the man have long since paled and ceased to, be objects of admiration. ”

Monticello Herald." Commissioner Black has learned that there is a bigger man than he in the administration. Secretary Lamar has suspended his (Black’s) order dismissing pension examiner Behle and insists that he shall be granted a hearing in his own behalf, which Com’r. Black had peremptorily refused.