Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1874 — HON. GEORGE MAJOR. [ARTICLE]

HON. GEORGE MAJOR.

The Independents of St. Joseph connty will nominate a ticket at South Bend Jay alter tomorrow. The State Agricultural College, Purdue University, will open on the 17th of September. Tuition free for all Indiana students. The Independents of Laporte county have a convention on Saturday to nominate a ticket. The Michigan City Enterprise (Republican) says; ‘‘lt’s hard to say whose ox will be gored if they set their squadrons afield.” Ex-Governor A. A. Hammond died at Denver, Colorado, last Thursday. He was sixty years of age and lor ten or twelve years had been i.fllicted jv’ith rheumatism the disease • which finally caused his death. lie was a half brother of Judge E. P. Haihmond, of this place. The Hartford City Aries says the Independents of Ad mis.county are having things pretty much their own way, so much so that the Democratic organ, the Decatur. Herald, died for want of support - — Bro. Hill, of the Eagle, is striking •strait from the shoulder for reform in Adams county and the result is .he now lias a clear field, having wiped out the organ of the opposition.

A paper at Kentland called the Gazette is very busy at present throwing dirt at Mr. George Major, Independent candidate for State Senator, calling him a simon pure Bourbon Democrat, “and all which that may imply.” The fact is Mr. Major is a conservative man in his political views, having voted for Fremont and Lincoln for Presidents, and nearly always scratching local tickets. He was commissioner ot this strong Repubublican county for several ycais, and was supposed to have given general satisfaction. He is a representative man of the Independent Movement, being a farmer and in full sympathy with laboring men in their struggles against the encroachments of capital. If he is elected to the State Senate—and there is very small chance of his defeat, if there is any reliance to be placed.in the promises and statements of men—he will surely not vote for any man lor United States Senator who helped pass the “npwspapt-r gag law,” believing that to be one of the most insidious and dangerous thrusts at popular liberty and freedom of speech, ever made on American soil. But lie will be untrammeled by pledges to any mfin that may now be so forgetful of the dignity which should attach to that honorable position as to engage in a partizan scramble after the dollars, it will bring to his pockets; and without violation of the terms of any contract to any party or person, I direct or implied, Mr. Major will : be free to vote for that man for United States Senator whose views • upon the transportation, finance and : National revenue questions harmonize most fully with Western interests, irrespective of present or former political affibation. Incase of Mr. Major’s election he will favor of the pay of meifibeTs of the Legislature and; other public officers, where they are extravagant, in order O lessen tax-1 ation; he will favor consistent laws j for the regulation of railroad tariffs within the State and prohibit extortions by this great monopoly; upon the subject of temperance we presume be will advocate a law that shall be a modification of the two platforms which have taken issue upon the subject, as such a course seems to be preferable to the extreme policy -of either the Republicans or Democrats. No local option law - can give satisfaction without other restrictions with it, and no simple license law will be better. The Republican position is that liquor-selling is evil, therefore let evil be done in localities where a majority desires it; on the other hand Democrats advocate the permission of a demoralizing traffic when the public can share ip tin profits. Mr. Major is an intelligent farmer, a good neighbor, a man of strictly moral habits, and if elected will certainly look well after the interests of his constituents. He will make a thorough canvass of - the District—with his competitor should he desire—and his prospect of election is considered most flattering, although there was 734 Republican majority in the District al last election.