Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1887 — PUBLIC OPINION. [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC OPINION.

The new American party pronoses to establish an o-gan in New York, and claims to have the money to do it. It has already established an office and headquarters is giving »ighß of considerable vitality. The managers say the party will thoroughly organize the State and hold a Stive convention in April, with a national convention later on—perhaps in June,when they will nominate a presidential ticke . There does not seem to be any urgent necessity of more political, parties, but possiblv ‘ht may be a long hit want wh.iu we do not perceive, Ther» is always ro-nn at the. top.— Indianapolis Journal. Mr. Jacob Sharpe, the New York -boodler, is to havr his case, if possible, taken to the Supreme Court of the • United States. It seems that Mr. Sharpe, when before a legislative committee, made statements which were used in convicting him, but the Constitution of the United States in Article V. of an amendment says: “No person * * shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.’’ Old Jake took in roput $1,500,000 of boodle, and W’th that amount of cash in hand law will be found to keep him o out of the penitentiary. When there is plenty of cash there is usually to be found plenty of law of the right^ort.—lndianapolis Sentinel. ■.- . 4 V The Presbyterian Synod of Colorado indorsed Indian Commiaatoner Atkin s order prohibiting the teaching of any other than the English language in Indian schools. The Synod of Indiana denounced it, and petitioned the President and the Interior Department for it■ revocation. Fhe Colorado eldersand ministers may be presumed to know 1 something about tr c matter, while those in Indiana may not know so much. As a nuie, tin** who know the <-t upon th- -ttbj- ■ p-wiicall'-,. are tboee whohavejUie m-o-t profound views • on tin' <iiffe r enl pL.t-ms dt Tndian q uestion.—lmliattap: »i is Jon rnal. -- —■— s A married man can always ® ‘nmk imue easily than a He gets hie wife to do it for him.