Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1896 — Page 4

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Republican County Ticket.

, ■, ror county Recorder, ROBERT R. PORTER, of jaarion Township. ror county Treasurer. . JESSE O. UWJN. ot Hangiug orove Township. For county sheriff, NATHAN J. REED. of carpenter Township. '* #*** ror county coroner, TRUITT P. WRIGHT, of Marion Township. roroonnty Surveyor, T JOHN E. ALTER, of union Township. I For county Assessor. -—•' ■ ' ■■■'■ ' JOHN R. PHILUyB., „/ • f----of Hanging Grove Township. , For commissioner Ist District, ABRAHAM HAI.LECK. of Keener Townsnip For commissioner Brd District, FREDERICK WAYMIRE, of Jordan Township.

Announcements of Candidates. FOB JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. Mr. J. A. Lovett will ba a candidate for .Joint Representative of Jasper and Newton counties, To be determined by the action of the Republican district nominatuK convention. Dr 8. N.Caldwell, of Mt. Ayr. will be a candidate for Joint-Representative for Jasper and Newton counties, subject to the decision of the Republican nominating convention. * We are authorized to announce the name of Pierce Archibald, of Newton County, as a candidate for Representative for Jasper and Newton Counties. Subject to the approval of the Republican nominating convention. , FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. We are authorized to announce the name of Alfred Bates, of Rensselaer, a* a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for the Both Judicial Circuit subject to the decision of the Republican convention. We are authorized to announce the name of Charles E. Mills, of Jasper Co., as a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the 30th Judicial Circuit. Subject to the decision of the Republican Judicial convention. We are authorized to announce the name of John F Johnson, of Newton Connty, as a candidate for the office of Joint Representative for Jasper and Newton Counties. Subject to the action of the Republican nominating convention.

Which is Better?

The American Economist in commenting on the issues of the coming campaign says the question for republican newspapers to decide is; Whether it is better for American labor to be busily employed earning good or is it better that American labor should be idle and earning no wages. In the one case our industrial work will be preformec at home; in the other case it wil be done abroad. There is not a Democratic newspaper in the United States that does not know it states what is untrue when it says the Republican party “controls- both branches of congress,” and yet they all say it There is not a Democrat paper in the United States but is perfectly aware of the fact that the reason we can have no revenue or financial legislation is the obstruction of a combination of Democrats and Populists in the senate; will yet Dot one has the moral courage and manhood to tell the truth about it —New Albany 1 Tribune.

We want to call the attention of of newsdealers in Rensselaer, and throughout the county, generally, that the Legislature of 1595 passed an act prescribing a penalty for selling, exhibiting or offering for sale, papers which make a specialty of depicting crime, or as the law might have said, that make a specialty of educating ip, and encouraging crime. This act is specially intended to stop the sale of such papers as the Police Gazette. The penalty for the violation of the law is a fine of not less than $lO nor more than 9200. This is a most wise and righteous law, and one that ought to be strictly enforced. In Rensselaer especially, it ought to be seen to that our community is no longer disgraced nor the minds of our boys and young men depraved by the sale of these pernicious

, a *} P V Gazette, or other publications of similar chaiacter.

Notice of New Wards

And Their Boundaries. , ~ 4 ,j t Notice is hereby given to the inhabitants of the City of Rensselaer, that the following is a full and complete description of the boundary lines of the several wards of the said city,- as made by the Hoard of Trnatees, at their last Tegular session, held April 13, 1896: ' THE FIRST WARP. Beginning on the Easterly side of said city, at a point at the junction of Melville and Cedar streets, tbence west along Cedar street to Division street. Thence southerly along division streetr~tcr~W asbiugton street: Thence Westerly along Washington street and McCoy Avenue to the Iroquois River: Thence along the center of channel of the Iroquois river to the corporation line on the west side of said city; comprising all the territory south and easterly from said line, above described;—which shall be known as the First Ward. The voting place of said ward shall be the town hall.

THE SECOND AVARD. Beginning at the junction of Callen and Washington streets: Thence northerly along Cullen Street, to Forest street: Thence north on Forest street to the Corporation line, on the north boundary of said city; Comprising &U that territory lying west of the line above described, and north of the First Ward, within the corporate limits of the Said city; which shall be known as the Second Ward. The voting place for the said Second Ward is Michael Eger’s carpenter shop. THE THIRD WARD All of that territory lying north of Cedar and Washington streets and east of Cullen and Forest streets, within the corporate limits of said city, shall be known as the Third Ward. It 9 voting is the Makeever House. Chas. M. Blue. Town Clerk.

For Sound Money.

No part of the record of the Republican party is more creditable than its unswerving devotion to 3onnd finance and honest money a weighty and well-consid-ered editorial in the Indianapolis Journal. Daring the war and for many years afterwards it was the chief reliance for maintaining the public credit In 1564, when enemies were attacking the government in front and rear, it declared in its platform “that the national, faith, pledged for the redemption 6TThepnbticd^t,miffif ? inviolate.” In 1868, when repudiation was finding supporters, it said: “We denounce all forms of repudiation as a national crime, and the national honor requires the payment of the public indebtedness in the uttermost good faith to all creditors at home and abroad? not only according to the letter but the spirit of the laws under which it was contracted.” That

same year the Democratic platform declared that “When the obligations of the government do not expressly state, upon their face, or the law under which they were issued does not provide that they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right and justice,' to be paid in the lawful money of the United States,” meaning greenbacks. The Republican platform of 1872 said: “We denounce repudiation of the public debt, in any form or disguise, as a national crime,” and nrged the early resumption of specie payments. In 1876 it declared that “Commercial prosperity, public morals and national credit demand a continuous and steady progress to specie payment” The democratic platform of that year said: “We denounce the resumption clause of 1875, and we here demand its repeal/’ Ami BO through aD the years of its existence the Repufc-

lican party has stood for sound finance, hottest money and the maintenance of the national credit The party will be false to its traditions and to one of the best features of its past record if, in the next national convention, it does not make a bold and ringing declaration on the silver question. If there is to be any juggling on this question, any paltering’ in a doable sense, any attempt at stradel ing or facing both ways, let it be done by the Demobr&tie party. The declaration of the Republican con v eii lion in favor of the maintenance of the gold standard and in opposition to the free coinage of silver under existing conditions should be as plain and strong as the English language can makeit Anything less than this would mar its record as the party of sound finance and honest money and materially weaken its position before the country.

Two Days for State Convention.

Indianapolis Journal: The two or three Republicans who have sent communications to the Journal urging that the Republican state convention should hold sessions during two days are simply the spokesmen of the large number of Republicans who believe that the best interests of the State and the party demand such a change. When not more than a third of the delegates remained to complete the important business of the late state convention after midnight, it was the very general opinion that two days were needed. Conventions in this state have more nominations to make, as a rule than in most states. The conventions are larger, and consequently it takes more time for roll calls footings. New York and Ohio continue their important state conventions over two days, for the reason that it has been found to be imposible to transact the bnei ness properly in one day. But for the contested seats, a nations convention could more properly attempt to nominate a ticket in a single day than could the Republican state convention crowd into twenty-four hours nearly a dozen important nominations. The only thing which could be urged against adjourning at 10 or 11 o’clock in the evening to the next day with a half or two thirds of the nominations made, is that it would afford opportunity for combinations. This objection can have no force when considered. As a rule, the more time a body of delegatea has to consider nominations the better will be the candidates. A body of men who have been continously in session ten or eleven hours are certainly in no condition to make important nominations. The adjournment of a convention when twelve hundred men are present would: have-' a better effect than if made when only two or three hundred worn out men are left. If the convention which meets May 7 shall be able to finish its work by 11 o’cfeck in the evening there can be no call for a session *he next day, but if at that hour several nomination have not been reached, the convention should adjourn until the next day. And it is all the more important this year that the whole ticket should be nominated with business-like deliberation, under the inspiration of full delegations, because the nominees will be elected. It is not necessary that the state committee should take any official action in the matter. Its call is issued in the same form as that of the convention. Its duty is done when the temporary organization shall be completed. Indeed, it would have no warrant to name a two days’ session. The delegates, when they are chosen and when they leave home, should be prepared to remain until the nominations are made by at least a quorum of the delegatea, which is required by legislative bodies. Ferguson A Wilson will give yon the privilege U> pay 1-5 of your oan each year and put the contracts in the mortgage.

JUDGE WILEY NOT TO BLAME.

The more we learn about the murdurous and unprovoked attack of Sam Lee, the Chinaman, on Herman Churchill, (the more are we convinced that his punishment' was altogether too lenient. At -the same time, justice compels us to say that the responsibility for the light punishment does not rest on Judge Wiley, but on the Prosecuting Attorney. The latter is to blame for charging Lee with simple assult and battery, when he should have been charged with assult with a deadly weapon, or some other more adequate charge. He was also to blame for not presenting other testimony than simply that of young Churchill. Ho ought to have made sure that the physician who dressed Churchill’s hand was present; also Mr. Hoyes, who was with Churchill when he first visited the wash house; he also should have presented the testimony of IsaacGlazebrook, to whom the Chinaman boasted of how he had cut Churchill, and above all he should have had there the direct witnesses to the attack on Churchill, the men in Smith's blacksmith shop. Any maD, whether he be Chinaman or white man, who makes so murderous and unprovoked an attack with a deadly weapon, as this was, ought to go to the penitentiary, and this is where Sam Lee should have gone. But the fault is not Judge Wiley’s. He gave an unusually severe sentence, considering that the charge was only assault and battery, and that so little evidence was presented. •

Notice of Election. To the voters of the city of Rensselaer. You are hereby notified, that an election will be held, in each of the several wards of said city, at the places hereinafter designated, on the Fifth Day of May 1896, between the hours of 6 o’clock A. M., and 6 o’clock P. M. for the pupose of electing^ A Mayor, City Clerk, Treasurer, 1 Marshal, And Two Councilmen for each ward, towit: In the First Ward, at the Town Hall. In the Second Ward, at Michael Eger’s Carpenter Shop. In the Third Ward, ut the Makeever House. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Rensselaer, Chas. M. Blue, Town Clerk.

Obituary.

Miss. Emma L. Rayburn, daughter of R. C. and M. Rayburn was bom in Jasper Co. Ind. July 31, 1878, and died at the home of her parents, April 6, 1896 aged 17 years 8 months and 6 days. During the winter of 1893 under the ministry of Rev. J. H. Wiley she was converted .and unitW r with the M. E. Church at Independence. Her Christian life was exemplary showing forth those traits of character in keepiDg with her pro? session. In the home she was the loving daughter And sister. To her kindred and friends she was Marmly attached. During her sickness she often told her friends she was not going to get well but no word of murmur escaped her lips. While in love with life her own went down while it was yet noon, but we trust only to shine in a fairer clime. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Greenway, took place at the Indpendence church. A large number of friends were in attendance and Mr. Rayburn and his family have the sympathy of the community. —Medary ville Advertiser,

Commends Bishop Taylor’s Book. “The Story of My Life,” by Bishop Taylor, cannot but recall the saying, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Wm. Taylor is a marvelous man. Many regard him as chiefeat among evangelists and missionaries since the lays of St. Paul. The Story of his heroic life makes a book of thrilling interest. R. D. Utter. Pastor Trinity M. E. Church, April IS, 1896. Rensselaer Ind. Miss Holbrook the new trimmer from the city, has now arrived at Mrs. M. E. Lecklider’s milliner establishment, and is prepared to do all work in that line, promptly and in the most artistic and fashionable manner.

One of the first ordinances pissed by our Cl ty t'Ohn’cU, when we get 7 din*, thou Id be one r»quiripg bicycle riders to have lighted lamps on their wheels whenever they ride on the streets after dark. The safety of the bicyciers themselves as well as of other people,demands such an ordinance. It was only a few nighta ago when there was a collision of bicycle riders, ia wbteb, as it happened, none of the ride rs was very much hurt, but one of the bieycles was practically a total wreck. But it is only a matter of time, perhaps a very little tune at - that, before some person will be very badly injured if the practice of wheeling after dark without lights is not strictly suppressed.

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Rensselaer Republicans Organize.

A meeting of Republican voters--was held at the court house. Saturday evening , to perfect an or--ganization, pot only for the ensuing city election, bat for the campaign of 1896. The- following: committees were selected:: - Chairman, Geo. E. Mbrrayy Secretary, Chas. G. Spitler,. Treasurer, Jesse C. Gwin.. : First \yard, F. B. Meyer, Frank Foltz, Geo. Hopkins. Second Ward, «T FT Antrim* Wm. Greenfield,R. B. Harris.. Third Ward, Elmerald Aldrioh,. C. W. Coen,C.E. Mills.