Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1870 — The "Reform" Mevement. [ARTICLE]

The "Reform" Mevement.

Im Another ooluwwi we publish ' the proceedings* had at tk« mcotiog | of the Jaipur county democratic central eommltW, held In the Court House last Saturday. ' | It will be «eca that in one rcsolti- j tion they conclude that it is “inex- j pedient to noiuiuate a democratic county ticket,” and immediately follow this announcement by another resolution to call a hiass con- 1 vent ion to place in the field “a ticket lor the election in October next.” For a piece, of cool Impudence and unblushing effrontery this takes precedence of anything that has happened in the county during the dogdays. llesolve that it is inexpedient to nominate a democratic ticket and immediately take measures to do so! It is true they don’t call it a democratic ticket, but what else Mill it be? The meeting which resolves to call •the convention is a democratic meeting; the committee which makes the call is a democratic central committee; the men composing that committee nil claim to be ami are recognized as democrats; there are but two parties in the county — the democratic and the republican; the republican party held its convention and nomiintod its ticket on the 4th of June; the democracy have no ticket in the field; this mass nominating convention. Q to be composed of those opposed to the republican nominations; the movement was conceived by democrats, it is made in democratic interests, it will be engineered by democrats and the democratic party expects to support the ticket nominated there. “Reform ticket” in«feed ! What do these men aim to reform, the financial condition of the county? When the republican party came into control the county was in debt, and county orders were only worth 65 to 70 cents on the dollar, now they bring 05 cents r.ud M ould be at par were it not tor the stringency of the times which prevents the collection pf taxes, and this, too, has been attained uith the resources of the whole territory of Kea ton county taken away. The most extravagant officers ever elected in Jasper county Mere democrats and the highest taxes levied in Indiana for county purposes are levied in democratic •counties by democratic officials to maintain democratic officers.— Gentlemen the record 5T your party, past and present, is bad. Your “reform” movement is a hoax, it is too transparent and won’t win. Like charity, reformation should begin at homo, and until democracy brings forth better results it will hardly become popular in this county.

Thu Winaniao Democrat says the convention at Remington on the 20th ol" July “was well attended from all the counties.” “Well attended” is good. This was a “mass convention” of the counties of Pulaski, White, Renton, Newton and Jasj>er, which two years ago cast 3,240 democratic votes. - There were not 50 democratic voters present and the whole crowd of men, women, children, republicans, democrats and one darkey, would not exceed 200 in number. If in a district of five counties polling over 3.000 democratic votes, a convention, advertised through the press of both parties and by posters extensively circulated, is called to nominate a State senator and member of the lower Louse, with music by a brass band and a speech from “the most popular man in the northern part of the State” thrown in for extras, is said to be “well attended” with not to exceed 50 democratic voters present what numbers under the cireumstanfies \vould constitute a poor attendance]*' This conundrum is propounded to the Democrat man only. The Kankakee Draining Company i will commence its swindling opera- 1 tioas in September next, and vsf ill as-1 scss the lands of our citizens to drain , those of a rascally corj>oratioii.— 1 KtnUand Democrat The law under which this com- j pany was organized is very unpop- j ular with the people whose lands 1 are effected by the operations of these draining companies. In the, northern part of this county, the laud owners are becoming greatly j excited and violence is threatened should the company proceed to active operations. Jt will be necessary for the Indiana legislature at its next session to either repeal tht draining act or modify its obnoxious provisions, which in many instances work great hardships to poor people. The Valparaiso Vidette fr anxious that the democracy nominate Hon. S. I. Anthony, of Valparaiso/ for Congress.

At the last session of the Indiana legislature, two unwise and obnoxious nets were passed which the j*eople demand shall be either repealed altogether or modified by amending the offensive clauses. — These acts arc the draining law which clothes private corporations with, authority to tax the property of individuals; and the election law, M'hich establishes a system of espionage upon the voters, resolves the clectiou board iuto a detective corps, and tends to prevent a free expression ot sentiment by the people.