Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1894 — Republican County Ticket. [ARTICLE]

Republican County Ticket.

The congressional situation is still, a matter of nxueh doubt. There have been 116 delegates elected, and of these Mr. Johston has about 70, and Mr. Landis about 46; although the friends of both gentlemen claim more than the above figures. Cass with 35 delegates, Fulton 'with 21 and Newton with 12 are still to hear from. The Landis men count on the big end of Cass county and a good showing from Fulton and Newton. If tlieir hopes in these respects are realized the chances are that both gentlemen will go into the convention with pretty nearly equal strength. It will take 93 votes to nominate.

Senator Hill gave some of his brother Democrats a terrible but well deserved roasting in the Senate, Monday, and Yoarhees, the anarchist and demagogue from this state, gothis share of the castigation. Voothees having declared that the statement that the president had outlined a tariff bill before the meeting of Congress, was a “noisy and resounding charge.” Senator Hill, referring really to Yoorhees’ late anarchistic harangue in the Senate, thus replies: “Let me tell him (Senator Yoorheet>) that it is not half so noisy as the constant vituperations which Jwe hear on every hand from blatant demagogues who are abroad in the land loudly inveighing against the wealth of the country and impudently demanding its confiscation through every means which their develish ingenuity can invent.’’. ’

Ihe impression- prevails quite extensively that the Gifforfl drainage la ( w, decided uftehnstitutional last week by Judge Wiley, is the same as that under which the collossal injustice known ns the Iroquois ditch, is projected, This is a mistake. The laws are altogether different and were passed by different sessions of the Legislature. The Iroquois and Wakarusa schemes were instituted under the Timmons or 6v« mile ditch law. There are probably few laws on the statute books of the state dontaiui"e* so many inequitable and ui just provisions as the Tim-

mons law, as well as none more awkwardly and ambiguously word" ed, but its constitutionality has never been contested in the courts, excepting that-Judge Reynolds, of Monlieello, decided invalid that part which provides for joint ditches in- two or more counties. Iris the general opinion of good lawyers who have examined this Timmons law that it would be promptly knocked out if ever examined by the Supreme Court. Delphi Journal: The Democratic newspapers are running a lot of free trade stuff editorially that they call "Over meyer’s Views.” We presume this is John Overmeyer, the black and tan beliy-acher troin North Vernon. Years ago he came into the .Republican party because he did not get the office lie wanted iu the Democratic party. Then he did not get wdmt he wanted in the Republican party a; d lie went back into the Democratic party. And he is now giving his "views.” He had better retire to a secluded spot and die. .

The. advocate of the wrong side of the Iroquois rock cut and ditch assessment matter, being grieved no doubt, that the alliases of “Progressive Farmer” and “J. W. G.” failed to conceal his identity, now lias his man Friday sign his name in full to the last production. "The man uscript of that ar-i tide, like its predecessor, was in the familiar "hand-writing” =of Thompson & Bros.’ type-writing machine. The signature "James W. Cowden” no more conceals, nor reveals, the real author than did the aliases above referred to. The next time the stool-pigeon shins around to the offices of the "subsidized press” with one of his master’s articles, we suggest that he make the signature even more positive than the last time. Let him sign it like this for instance: "James W. Cowden,by the grace of my lord and master, Simon P. Thompson, (putative) author of the above article.” ======

There is nothing in this last James W. S. P. T. Cowden article except a little bombast aud weak personal invective. It does not even make a pretense of defending the outrageous abuses embodied in this Iroquois ditch scheme. And this failure to defend is a practical admission that they are indefensible. The character of the channel through Kensselaer is indefensible; the straightening process through others and avoided through his own property, is indefensible; the assessing of tens of thousands of dollars upon property not at all benefitted, and of other tens of thousands of dollars upon property benefitted but little, is indefensible; and the destruction of public aud private property without recompense, is indefensible. And these indefensible features should be fully corrected or the whole project should be defeated, until it can be inaugurated and carried out under principles of justice and equity. V

For County Cleik, WILLIAM H. COOVER, of Carpenter Township. For County Auditor, HENRY B. MURRAY, **' ogßarklcy Township. ForCcunty Treasurer, JESSE C. GWIN, of Hanging Grove Township, For Couuty Sheriff, CHARLES W HANLEY, of Walker Township. For County Surveyor, JOHN E. ALTER, if Of Union Township. For County Coroner, TRUITT P WRIGHT, of Marion Township. Commissioner—First District. - WILLIAM DABNtKE, of VYheatfleld Township. Commissioner—Second District, JOHN O. MARTINDALE, of Newton Township. Commissioner—Third District, DEXTER R. JONES, Of Carpenter Township.