Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1888 — " Down the Preacher Congressman" [ARTICLE]

" Down the Preacher Congressman"

Moiitioetbiffisrabl Politics and,religion won't mfx*. and Billy Owen sobtild not undetVM'e'fri: profane using it vv* a cloak with which to catch vptes. Hfchy no good in congress. Let him return to the pulpit.—Monlicello DemTerat. We wish the readers of {be whether republican democrat, to make caieful note of the above and to remember that this is the character' of the, campaign now being waged against our present congressman. It is surprising that a paper in this community should adopt such *tactics, but such seems to be der, and “Down with the preaclier congressman!” has been made one one of the war cries of the democratic campaign. It has been a satisfaction to order loving peo-| pie to know that for the past fSurj years the tenth district has been j represented by a man whose moral 1 conduct wouid always bear the j light of day and who was not! ashamed of his profession—that; the disgraceful stories sometimes ! heard of dissipation and rioting in the House of Representatives never involved the tenth Indiana district, and that its representative honored his constituents not only by his ability but by his Christian character. This does not seem to suit the Democratic bosses. They like politics in a congressman but no religion, if you please. “Politics and religion don’t mix.” It is time this piece! _ orsentTment,t6rimitatedtocatcha] a certain class of votes which Mr.! Zimmerman is supposed to be specially fitted to capture, was ex-j ploded, and we trust that the peo- 1 pie of this county will be awake to this issue.