Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — Avaunt Gilman. [ARTICLE]

Avaunt Gilman.

Fowler Republican Era. Ex-Township trustee, ex-county clerk for 8 years, ex-state senator for 4 years and ex-expo stations of further political favor from the only party that has, or can honor him, has cast his lot with the popocrats. We do cot accuse Mr. Gilman for leaving his party for his party’s good, nor allying his waning fortune with the popocrats because he could do himself or them apy good. There comes a time in the life of disquieted and ambitious souls, who are nbt properly ballasted with mother wit, when they must make a brefik, The later in life these breaks come the more disastrous they are to the brakee. With delicious charity we follow the foibles and follies of second childhood. Our quondam friend, after a life of houoral»)e service at the hands of the Republican party, now accepts the nomination of a party less thau ninety days old. The rattle box with a 53 cent dollar iu it was the alluring toy that pleased the infancy of out late Senator. Eagerly grabbing this box he straightway puts it in his mouth, and from now till the going down of the suu November 3rd the whistle in the end of the handle and the tinkle of the 53 cents in the box will fill the ears of Jasper and Newton voters. However there will no harm come o£*4his. We of Benton have a wonderful experience iu this line. Two of our most luminous luminaries apostatized, and whether we had a cataclysm or something worse your deponent forgetteth. The earth' did open iu great

chasms; lurid streaks painted the heavens; the air . was chett; blue blazes here and there; men’s knees knocked together; we trembled ami were in great anguish of soul. But we lived and still survive and prosper. We are proud,' ah, happy in the fact that, the sloughing off of the disgruntled has been a positive benefit to the Republican party in this county, because we have steadily increased our Republican majority since the defection of Templeton and Sw T an. There are others we cquld profitably spare and the party be better by their riddance. We would not scrape the barnacles off grand old craft but if they leave of their own accord let them go with thanks So we believe our friends in Jasper aud Newton will not be cast down because one of her lights has suddenly gone out.