Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1869 — Mark Twain in Polities. [ARTICLE]

Mark Twain in Polities.

From the Buffiilo Kxpresß. Under the proper head will be found the telegram from the State Convention an nounciug the nominations. As the political editor of this paper, Mr. Larned, is absent, attending that convention, and as I do not know much about politics, and am not sitting up nights to learn; jtnd as I am new to the Atlantic seaboard and its political leaders, and' consequently am not able to make oath that I am perfectly posted concern’ll" the history, services, morals, politics and virtues of any of these nominations except George William Cur tis, I shall discreetly hold my peace. I am satisfied that these- nominations are all right and sound, and_tliat they are the only ones that can bring peace to our distracted country (the only political phrase I am perfectly familiar with and competent to hurl at the public with fearful confidence—the other editor is full of them,) but being merely satisfied isn’t safe enough. I always like to know before 1 shout. But Igo for Mr. Curtis with all my strength. Being certain of him, I hereby shout all I know how. But the others may be a split ticket, or a scratched ticket, or whatever you call it.

I will kt it alone for the present. It will keep. The other young man will bo back to-morrow, and he vtill shont for it, split or no split—rest assured of that. He will prance into this politieal ring with his tomahawk and warwhoop, and then you will hear a crash and see the scalps fly. He has none of my diflidence. He knows all about these—and if he don’t he will let on to, in such a natural way as to deceive the most critical. He knows everything—he knows more than Webster’s unabridged and the American encyclopedia—but whether he knows anything about the subject or not he is perfectly willing to discuss it. When he gets back he will tell you all about these candidates as serenely as if he had been acquainted with them a hundred years though, speaking confidently, I doubt if he ever heard of any of them till to-day. I am right well satisfied it is a good, sound, sensible ticket, and a ticket to win—but wait till he comes. In the meantime, I go for George William Curtis, and take the chances. Mark Twain. —An application -will be made to the Parliament of Canada, at its next session, to incorporate a company for the purpose of building a tunnel under the Detroit River to connect the Great Western Railway with the Michigan Central Road, and to secure to the railroads a termination either in Windsor or Detroit, with the use of the same on fair terns. Power will also be asked to work tlio same by steam and horse power for local passenger and freight traffic between Detroit and Windsor. —New York has commenced the construction of a State Capitol at an estimated cost of $4,000,000.