Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1874 — JASPER COUNTY REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY REPUBLICANS.

Jag pet county is entitled to a rcp‘ rcsent&tioti of ten delegates in the Republican convention to nominate a candidate for . Congress, which will be held at Valparaiso, on the 6th day oi August. One prominent sign by which Wiae men are distinguished from ■fools is, the former may be convinced of an error by reasoning ami will change their opinions; while the latter are as obstinate as asses, particularity on political and religions questions. It is w?U to be firm in the right, bnt it is not well to be obstinate whether right or wrong. Fanners were cutting wheat in Newi&n county last Saturday, and some fields look as though they would yield 20 bushels per acre.— Oats look finely in that county, and corn is very good. Mr. A. J. Kent has upwards of 4,000 acres of corn adjoining the town of Keutland that would be hard to beat, taken as a body, by an equal number of acres in the State. * The Monticelio Herald says that the contract for building the entire line of the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago railroad has been let to a responsible company in Chicago. The contractor will receive no money until the completion of the first ten miles of road. Successive payments will be made on the com- ' pletion of each ten miles of road. “This intelligence should cheer the heart of every intelligent person along the line of the road.” Mr. G. S. tVright, secretary of the Indianapolis Manufacturers and Real Estate Exchange, has issued an advertising card in which occurs this significant statement: “Indiana has the largest school fund of any State in the Union, and Indianapolis has fully availed herself of this advantage." It is charged that a large proportion of the taxes collected for school purposes do not reach their lawful destination; would it not be well to elect men to the Legislature this season who will have time to find out about how much of this fund the Indianapolis Ring “avails” itself of annually ? For the new finance bill past by Congress, and approved by the President, it is claimed that it will liberate and put in circulation abont $31,000,000 of greenbacks. It releases the reserve on circulation, limits greenback circulation to" $382,000,000, abolishes the $44,000,000 reserve, and redistributes $55,000,000 Eastern national bank note circulation, and sends it to the West, where it belongs. It is thought that through its provisions the currency will be expanded fully $50,000,000. Indiana will be entitled to about $2,000,000 of the new national bank circulation, $50,000 of which ought to be brought to Jasper county. The 10th Congressional District, composed of the counties of St. Joseph, Laporte, Lake, Porter, Starke, Pulaski, White, Carroll, Jasper and Newton, polled 29,651 votes at the last State election and gave the Republicans 1,54 7 raaj orityr The Laporte Argus says Laporte county will blot out one-fourth of this majority next fall, and the Valparaiso Messenger says Porter county will blot out another fourth. These papers are both Democratic, and perhaps indulge in a little unseemly boasting; but it looks as though Jasper and Newton comities might together cut off one-fifth of that majority, if the right kiud of a man could be nominated by the opposition. Aooording to the new law, the rates of postage on newspapers is fixed at two cents a pound, to be prepaid. This law goes into effect on the first day of next January.At this rate the proprietors of this excellent paper (subscription price only $2 a year, $1 for six months, 50 cents for three months) will he made to donate SSO per year, in addition to what they now pay, for the support of the best and most liberal government on earth.— Larger papers will have to pay in proportion. 'Won’t this law make the oftv monopolies howl? Qh! won’t they beg for a revival of the franking privilege? Still it is right tor all to prepay postage. It is not right to use the government service without helping maintain it And it is not right to have any privileged classes in the eountry. If one,man must prepay postage, ail should be made to do so. Equal justice to all; special privileges to . _ .... . -C. . .

For the first time in many years the orders of Laporte county are at par. At last election the people succeeded in breaking in upon a plundering ring, though they w'ere compelled to make use of a Democrat to do it with, hence this happy result. It is a notorious fact that whenever a party has been in power for a great length of time, bad or incompetent men obtain control with disastrous results. There are honest Democrats as well as honest Republicans, and it is not bad policy for the people to arrange matters so that one should bo set to balance against the other.When counties elect Republican treasurers, it is well enough to have Democratic auditors, and it does no harm to have the board of commissioners a little mixed. Iu Laporte county a Democratic treasurer has done good work, and we have no doubt that in Pulaski county a Republican auditor has laid the foundation -for similar results. -In these days of rank corruntion and official malfeasance, when political parties will not join issue tipon great questions of National policy, it is much better for people to vote for men than for nominees. The Mishawaka Enterprise is disposed to underrate al! the candidates for Congress save the man from its own county. * * * They better speak well of the other gentlemen named, or, if they can’t do that, say nothing. The Republicans of the south part of the district know their business and intend to stand up for their rights,—Winamac Republican. It is all a mistake, Brother Reiser; neither yourself, nor Mr. Huff, nor Mr. Conner have sand enough in your craws to oppose a fraudulent or bad nomination by your party. You have all been weighed in the balances, and found sadly deficient in the quality of manly independence. The last Republican convention to renominate Mr. Packard for Congress was one of the most outrageous frauds ever perpetrated; it was called a delegateconvcntinn yet neither Pulaski, Starke, Fulton, Lake nor Porter counties had an authorized delegate in attendance; some of them Were represented by half drunken mobs, and one county was not represented at all but a man residing in Chicago was permitted to cast its vote ; notwithstanding these and other gross outrages, the Winamac Republican , Keutland Gazette and Monticelio Herald not only did not dare to utter a remonstrance against such things, but. they joined in slandering and impugning the motives of those who did conscienciously do so. These papers are today managed by the same men who managed them at that time, and each of them has his press held under control by the same consideration—the occupancy of a pest office —consequently, let party managers manipulate things as they will and nominate whom they please, each one of them will swallow the dose and swear it is good—just as they have swallowed the Republican State platform. * * * We do not w'ant to „see any one nominated by a Convention of self constituted delegates—such as have for several years been making the nominations iu this district. At the last Convention, several of the northern counties in this were represented by a rabble numbering many times over the delegates to ■which they were entitled, and if the same thing is to be enacted this year, the lower ranger of counties need make no pretentious whatever toward the selection of a candidate. Porter and Laporte counties have certainly enough delegates apportioned them, and they might just as well act decently in the matter and send the number they are entitled to, and no more. — The South part of the district makes very just complaint about the manner in which our Congressmen have been nominated, aud intends to have the abuse corrected or keep away from the Convention, and not consider itself bound to any action that it may take in the matter. * * But for decency’s sake, let’s have fairness iu these matters. —Monticelio Herald. Time makes all things even, it is said. Two years ago the Monticello Herald was edited by the same man who controls it today. Then he intimated that the editors, of this paper lied when they reported the disgraceful proceedings of the Plymouth convention, to which the above paragraph must allude.There was not a man present in that convention who lia<s sense enough to understand the meaning of things that occurred before his face, but.knew Mr. Packard’s nomination was procured by fraud.— Mr. Busknell, the HkrqUTs Congressional protege, was a member of the committee on credentials with the iwriter of this article, and his sense of justice was so outraged by the rulings of the chairman of that committee, by which delegates were arbitrarily excluded or admitted as they opposed or favored Mr. Packard, that/hc sefused to participate in the nomination of a candidate and would not cast the vote of White county in the conveutiuu. Sometimes it is a long

while to wait for truth to triumph, but hers is the victory in the end. Before this campaign-is finished, the Union’s report of that convention will be substantiated iu other particulars; for Ever the right comes uppermost, And ever is justice done. At a Meeting of the Delphi City Council on the 23d of Juno, Dr. J. T. Richardson presented a petition* signed by 147 resident frec-liolders of the city, praying the Common Council to subscribe SIOO,OOO capital stock to the Chicago & South Atlantic Railway Company; $75,000 to be paid when the cars shall be running to Delphi over said proposed railway line from Dyer; and $25,000 when the cars shall regch Indianapolis; bonds to be made payable in twenty years, and bear interest at the rate of six per cent Dr. Richardson said that the petition met the approval of all the freeholders he had seen except one. The petition was received„jan<jl an ordinance embracing the desires of the petitioners was passed unanimously. Carroll county only lacks $12,000 of having her quota sub" scribed for this enterprise. In another place will befound a short article from the Lowell Star, published in Lake county, stating what is now being done on that portion of the line. . . .

A violent commotion seems to have agitated the Republican camp in Jasper county for several days past. A spirit seems to be moving over the face of the waters, as it were, troubling them to tlveir profoundest depths. There is hurrying to and fra, and gathering of knots of men who,, look about them with furtive glances, and commune together in whispers.— Distended nostrils, knitted brows, set teeth, clenched hands and violent gesticulations are ominous signs which portend that a crisis is nigh at hand. The Boss assumes a cheerful air and gaily converses with friend and foe alike; while a placid .expression of innocence steals over his massive brow like a beautilul summer twilight over the face of nature. The Ring seems dejected and sad, and now seldom invite merry Grangers *to partake of the many good things with which their luxurious tables .are loaded, as they were wont to do before the days came in which they say I have no pleasure in them. Nevertheless the Boss has the levelest head, and his plan is best for the grand old party to pursue. Organization, and the nomination of a full ticket selected from men who have been steadfast and who never wavered in the hour of trial, is the true policy for Republicans to adopt if they would command respect and success. Those who oppose this policy are either short sighted, or else they are selfish persons who would endanger the State, Congressional and Legislative tickets iu order that their own precious selves may occupy cushioned seats in public places, and revel in the luxuries procured by fat salaries. The fighting men of that army should gird on their armor at once, and without delay take the field to dispute the stern, determined advance of a well organized and vigilant foe, before he has time to possess himself of the commanding positions in front of their citadel; and if it becomes necessary they should not hesitate to depose present leaders and select instead of them men who have not halted between opinions, nor attempted to carry on negotiations with the enemy looking to the betrayal of the party which elected them to office, for permission to share in the spoils of the victors. In all ages, peace at any price hae been the watchword of men who care more for the loaves and fishes than for the success of principles; but such counsel alw:ays proves disastrous. The only way to achieve permanent victory, is to conquer it. Of course it would be to the advantage of the People’s party if the Ring should prevail in Republican councils, for, unorganized, the party will be like sheep without a shepherd, easily scattered, when they may be captured in detail at leisure; but such a campaign would be too tame and uninteresting. There are deepseated principles entering iuto the argument of this struggle, which the State platform affects to ignore, that should be discussed before the people. They are questions of public policy That must enter into every campaign from this time forward until they are settled. This electiou is only

a skirmish preceediug the battle to be fought two years hence, but it is important for both parties —the People and Monopoly—to secure in this Bkirmish positions of advantage from which to operate when that general engagement is precipitated. Let the Republican party in Jasper county organize and collect its scattered forces to I fight those who champion the cause of laboring men. ■<«»»>• From time immemorial the world has been governed too much, and yet legislative bodies show a constant tendency to go further and further in that direction. The true secret of good government is to simplify its functions as much as possible, and to interfere as little as possible with local government and individual rights. That is the best government which touches the people at the fewest points and is least felt in the affairs and operations of every day life. Public opinion and the power of the press must be brought to bear against the growth ol legislative tinkering, and the disposition to govern too much. —Indianapolis Journal. “There is no pursuit” says Mr. YTck, “that is all pleasure, aud surely the culture of flowers is as free from pain as any pursuit can be. And yet, like our lives, it is a constant struggle for the triumph of the beautiful and good over the ugly and evil. Weeds will grow and choke our beautiful flowers unless we watch and work. Insects will devour our choicest treasures, unless we exercise unceasing vigilance. Friends will be thoughtless and pick heedlessly our specimens, for which we have watched and waited a whole season. They will troub% us for slips and seeds and roots, when we can ill afford the time, and which we know might as well be thrown in the street, for they will receive no care. This is, of course, annoying, but it brings no heart pain, no real sorrow, only a little temporary annoyance that, perhaps, is for our good.” At a recent Grange picnic at VeucilFs grove, in White county, which was addressed by Calvin Jones, Esq., the speaker said that farmers have been in the habit of letting politicians run parties.— While they were working hard day by day, oily demagogues were plotting and planning to get into the offices, leaving the farmer nothing to do but to vote in accordance with party managers. Farmers work too hard, and read too little. They vote too many lawyers, bankers and politicians into the Legislature. Congressional legislation is too much in the interest of capitalists, who are getting richer, while the people are getting Demagogue orators mount the stump during a political campaign and tell farmers they are the most independent class upon the earth, and flatter them until they think they are the most favored people beneath the skies; but it is time they were beginning to think for themselves, and be ho longer mere puppets in the hands of these designing men who .are seeking the spoils of office. Last Thursday we witnessed, for the first time, the operation of making tile, at the yard near town. The tile, after coming from the press, are placed upon small cars containing several tiers of shelves, which, when filled, are run back out of the way upon a little iron track. When about forty of these cars are filled, they are taken to the kiln, where the 4-inch tile are placed within the 6-inch, and the within the 3£-inoh. After being “doubled” in this manner they are set upon end, one tier above the other, until the kiln is filled to the top, when it is closely covered, and a fire kindled beneath it» The fire is kepbup four or five days, when the clay is, sufficiently hardened to make good tile. This is a branch of industry that inestimable advantage to the farmers of this section. By this means of draining low' lands, many acres have been reclaimed where before ereD cattle could scarcely go through. Tileing is a valuable auxiliary to faming, especially When there are many low places where water stands nearly if not quite the whole year round; and we are glad to know that farmers generally who have any use at aR for tile, are baying it in such quantities as they need. Money and labor expended iu this way will return ten-fold to enrich the pocket of the agriculturist who is wise enough to avail himself of such mcaus. —Brookston Reporter.

In announcing the Republican, convention for nominatgfcg a candidate so t Congress from this district the Crown Point Herald says: “We trust a true man will be nominated —a man true to the people’s wellfare; a man who will reflect the opinions and wants of his constituents rather than his own, And by constituents is meant, hot merely the party that will elect him, but the whole people; as he will be supposed to represent in Congress the people of the district and not a political party. Party men are notjdesired these times, and politicians should be made to know this fact. The people want legislation for the whole people, not for a select lew, and they will have it. The signs of the times mean revolution and reform.”