Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1874 — Page 4

Tiff RENSSELAER UNION. Thursday, October 15. 1874.

The representation of Indiana in Congress is five Republicans and eight Democrats. Dr. Hayiuond, Democrat, is elected in J his district. The Independents polled between 30,000 and 50,000 votes Tuesday. What doe« Mr. Morton think about the third party in Indiana now? Gen. Tom. Brady, can we let up on the Southern outrage business tor a few days, now the elections are over, while the people gather their corn crop ? The majority for Mr. Brown, Independent candidate for Representative in the Legislature, was ‘266 in Jasper county, and 114 in White ; total majority, 380. ticn. Packard says, the Rensselaer Union, with its . venom, poisoned the air from Rensselaer to Washington. Gen. Packard’s salary grabbing turned a Congressional .district with 1,500 Republican majority into the hands of the Democratic party. Mr. Major, Independent candidate for State Senator, received 230 majority in Jasper county, 189 in White in Benton county; Dr. Hatch, Republican, carried Newton county by 5 majority. Mr. Major's total majority in the district is 752. The Cincinnati Enqvirer says that the Indiana Legislature has fallen into the hands of the Independents or Grangers, w ho hold the balance of power between the two great parties. That is just what they were after. Now they may dictate who shall be the next United States Senator if They will, and they ought to say that Mr. Pratt need not apply. His vote for the newspaper gag law showed that he was not a true fri end of freed onv and that he might become a pool to circumscribe the liberty of speech. If the Independents use their position judiciously they may accomplish much good for the people of Indiana by assisting to repeal or amend bad laws, and" helping to enact betterkones. One of the first movements *.ucy make should be to decrease tiie pay of the Legislature to five dollars a day, as it was formerly, and then they should cut down the salaries and fees of other officers, where they are found to be extravagant, in order to decrease taxes. In the political compaign which closed last Tuesday, the people of Jasper county achieved a permanent victory over the county seat Ring. That clique has been broken up, and its power will never control the county again. It *had become arrogant, illiberal, selfish, unscrupulous, extravagant and tyrannical. It was right that it should be destroyed, and the result to the people at large must be beneficial. Of course the winning side rejoice over their victory, but there is no call for unseemly or extravagantdemonstration,and it is a matter tor congratulation that little of it is seen or heard. Those who were defeated for the important.offices feel their disappointment keenly enough without being reminded of it, and so far as we can have any influence it shall be to treat them with kindness. It is to be regretted ihat .personalities entered into the latter part ot the campaign to so great an extent as they did on certain local officer.', and those who have won will bow prove themselves gentlemen by adopting such a line of conduct as shall tend to heal over the wounds and bruises that it seemed to become necessary to inflict. Make good use of the advantages gained this time, and there will be no danger of the people repudiating those who came through triumphantly. TheJatatc hhs 1 een wrested from the control of men, who, elected upon solemn pledges of reform and retrenchment, were false to their professions,.Strayed the trust reposed in them, .and- increased the burdens of the people by their extravagance and inefficiency. No man whose sympathies are with the toiling classes can regret the

downfall of these incompetent men, though thonsnnds would hiiV'O preferred,, if possible, to have worked out reform within the Republican party. But this could not be Among the most encouraging incidents of the election was the universal scratching of tickets.— It shows that the tyranny of party ' has become irksome, and that people think, and are capable of ; governing thcmsel res. - The summing up in Jasper county shows that about 1,700 votes were polled; of these 1,672 were cast for the State tiekety-anddK vided as follows: Republican 869. •• Democratic 387, Independent 416. ; The Republican candidate for Con- | gress earjied the county by 115 majority over his Democratic competitor, while the Republican candidate for Supreme Judge only received 69 majority over Mr. Biddle. upon whom the Democrats and Independents united. ’ On the ! county ticket the Republicans elected their Recorder by 300 majority, their Treasurer by 172 majority, their Surveyor by 25 i majority, and their Sheriff* by a : plurality of 2l9_over his closest * competitor, but it the opposition vote could have been united upon one man, Mr. Daugherty would I '■ ■ ■ ol have been beaten by 110 votes. The Independents elected flielFUlerk by 9 majority, their Auditor by 62 j majority, their Assessor by 109 majority, their Coroner by 8, their Commissioners, one by 39 and the other by 150. Jasper county gave Brown, Independent candidate for Representative in the Legislature, 266 majority over Watson the Republican nominee. Both were citizens of the county, who had lived here for many years, and whose private character was above reproach. Major, Independent, J carried tire county by Y3O over Hatch, Republican. Major is a citizen of the county and a first classman. " ';; ■ A A more quiet election was never held in the county, than that of last Tuesday. People electioneer-j-ed as much as ever, perhips more than usual, but they done it in a -gem eel, pleasant, inl el 1 ige ntway so as to avoid strife and illfcvlnm A large vote was polled over one hundred more ballots being cast than at any previous time—and the scratched condition of tickets is conclusive evidence that much independent thinking had been done, and that party trammels were broken. In this circumstance is discovered many hopeful signs 10 the thinking man. When people reason for themselves, and refuse to be governed by selfconstituted leaders, there is little danger to be apprehended from results ; but when they follow blindly the teachings of a few individuals, there may lurk danger. These scratched and independent ballots exhibit a more liberal spirit than has before existed among the people since tlfe war; and this is a matter for griptulation, also. There is no good reason for keeping warm the rancorous and bitter feelings that were engendered by the war. That struggle is ended forever, and the national issues which sprung Out Of it, are decided; questions that bear more directly upon the welfare of the people as individuals, than as a nation, are now being discussed, and all that venomous hatred and inflamed partisan spirit which-resulted from the war, ought to be smothered out as much as possible. Republicans and Democrats meet and shake Lands as friends every day; exsoldiers and the anti-war element form business partnerships; families that field opposite views during the war and whose representatives even fought in opposing armies have since become connected by marriage; Northern people have 2 n South to live and Southern people have come North to do business; we are a honfbgeneous .mass with common and interminf- 1 , . v; ® 1 ling interests, protected by the • same government, interested in the ; welfare 1 of the same country,. having like aims in life,' affected by the ; same causes —and there is now ho good reason why friendly feelings ; should not be cultivated by ill,; political as well as social or busi-J ncss. In discussing the political’

questions of to-day allusion should not bemade to the civil war in such a manner as io excite popular prejudice, and all the reproachful, terms of those days ought to be forever barred from debate. All reports indicate that. Indiana has given a majority for the'Democratic State ticket, and this majority is somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000. But the Independents also come in for a share in : the victory overthose who endorsed I salary-grabbing, high tariff, high taxes, High salaries, censorship of i the press, banking and railroad ■ monopolies, political jobbery,rings, • cliquesand maladministration, for they have elected their candidate for Supreme Judge by probably the largest majority given for a State officer, and they are said to hold the balance of power in both branches of the Legislature. For a youngling this is doing exceedingly well; and hereafter farmers and other laboring people will not want for friends to advocate their interests. Senator Morton and those lesser bodies which reflect his light will not be so foolish as to ignore them in subsequent campaigns. To-day these people are surprised to see an influential third party spring into life between two organizations so puffed out with egotism as to imagine that’they occupied the whole political field; to-moirow, after this jiew party shall have dictated who is to represent the interests of Indiana working people in the United States Senate, these pompous gentlemen will be mortified at their own lack ot penetration; two years hence every one of them will swear that he always was one of us, and therefore would like to have us vole lor his candidate for President. This Independent party is not a spectral hallucination, nor' an ephemeral organization, but it embodies ideas that will ultimately biconie a power in tlie Tahd. For years has corporate capital controlled legislation, both State and national, until' its encroachments, its arrogance, 'its injustice and tyranny have become irksome and alarmed the people. They now begin to realize their danger from this quarter, and will never be lulled to quiet again until perfect safeguards have been established to protect them against a merciless foe.

State Fair.

TheStateFair was a grand -success this year, in both fullness of display and receipts, exceeding in these, and other respects, any previous State Fair. All who have had anything to do with the management are now satisfied that the Jstate Board acted wisely in fixing the admission at twenty-five cents, for all admit that the attendance at the Fair last week exceeded their expectations. On Thursday and Friday the the attendance was simply immense. There were over forty thousand people on the grounds on Thursday, the largest iiumber that were ever before seen together at a State Fair in Indiana. The attendance on Friday was about twenty thousand. Every part of the Exposition buildings and Fair grounds was so crowded that it must have been difficult for (visitors to see the half of’the display with satisfaction. The display in the agricultural (.product hall wasrunusually good.— Several counties, Marion, Morgan, : Tippecanoe, etc., made displays separate, as counties, and they were all most excellent. In stock there was never a better show in the State, if indeed anywhere in the West; A large breeder was here with a good herd of Alderneys, the celebrated dajry stock. Of th<* short-horn breed, there was a magnificent display. There were also gpod displays of Devon and Hereford stock. Indeed dhe collection Of cattle was -oeyer better-at a State Fair. The Clydesdale and French draft horses were certainly the best specimens we have ever seen, and the grounds where {hey were kept -were always crowded by the hosts of people who adnffired them. —lndiana Farmer. Apples—picked for winter use’ —are qhoted at 45 and aO Cents in this market.— MontictUo Herald.

Official Vote of Jasper County upon State, 10th Congressional, 24th Senatorial, 45th Representative Districts, 30th Judicial Circuit, and County Ticket for October 13th, 1874 «** ’■■-■■jj■lijl-i■- I■ : JI;.Ai, ;.I ■ - ■ • J ‘ ?— ' I ■'"■’■ " Secretary of Auditor of Treasurer of | Super’t Public | Attorney j I Judge olf| Rep’t’ve | State | State j j Prosecuting Att’y j | Cbinrn’r j Comni’r , i State. State. | State. j Instruction. | General. IS Cour|. | C’ongr’ss | Senator.) Rcp’t’vp [ Circuit Uouit. Clerk. Slieriff. | Auditor. Treas’er. Recorder | Coroner. Surveyor | Assessor | 2d Dist. ) 3d Dist. -I—- ■SlviiTra Tipi & o o tt WtW 3 B 5 W’ -7 l®4 f f f > w CJ? H Ob' W—W~SRIr.?H«PS'so Jr ■< W cr M 7; § 27-- - '““**7?ss? « o » M i ■ Ha, of- -3 ■ ? 5 ’ £ ? 3 § S' S & g 8 ; Z £ 8- ♦ r 8 1 5- 8. 8 g ? •“ g 8- E 5 2 r S | S ? ? Ml To»n«M|>». : : : » 8 3 : 3 : I : : - i •“ I : : ? : i I '■ ■ s 5, : ’ : g ? : a . g S g : I » * . •.• •j _ ‘4- ' T .11— — * — l. —— ■ * -j-*-- —T— — — 1 *-—L -44; —.. ... ,_*a* j- L • IlangiiKT Grove. “271634271634271634 27 16 34 27 "16 3 4" 27 50 1 29 37 _ 2750?T543628 48 3 1 5 j -41 25 1 45 25 48 36 38 32 45 26 \48•205427 49 24 52 Gffilara 79 26 17 80 26 17 76 26 17 80 26 17 80 26 17 80 43 1 81 i 38 57 59 39 81 76 39 8 80 43 72 |26 1 26 71, 52 80 44 81 44 80 43 80 42 78 46 81 40 79 43 Walker -’2l 38 6 21 38* 6 21 38 6 21 38 6 21 38 6 21 4fc'! 20 I 44 20 45 10 55 1-5 46 . 4 25 40 2 3 16 25 17i 48 36 28 22 41 22 43 12 53 17 48 20 45 145 47 Barkley 76 51 43 76 52 43 76 52 43 76 52 43 76 52 43 76 94 1 76 1 90 65 105 28 135 70 89 91 75 ? 30 30 59 57 110 89 78 91 74 72 93 71 98 64 103 77 90 90 113 Marion ” 230 72 77 230 72 77 230 72 77 229 72 77 230 7’2 h 230 147 s 232.' 145 201 169 217 154 165 168 j’>3 217 152 j 67 144 67 215 152 247 127 307 71 235 143 231 140 194 1/7 230 147 147 173 Jordan 54 3 37 33 3 38 53 3 28 53 3 38 53 3 38 53 41 i 56 37 46 46 54 39 52 40 J 57 36 6 5 8 19 66, 28 67 23 63 30 55 38 57 37 59 35 53 41 41 44 Newton 39 13 47 39 13, 47 39 13 47 39 ]3 47 39 13 47 39 60 39 60 26 69 34 65 24 65 8 , 41 51 21 61 i 16 32! 65 44 51 47 51 38 60 42 55 34 65 33 62 62 66 Keener . . 50* 10 50 10 50 9 50 10 50 10 50 lo 50 9 44 15 42 16 35 21 4 1 50 9 60 9 50 9 49 10 53 6 50 9 55 5 49 10 46 13 13 9 Kankakee...?... 46 28 46 28 46 28 26 i 28 I 46 28 46 28 46 27 41 33 41 33; 41 J 33 I 42 33 42 | 33 38 33 40 33 45 30 42 33 42 31 42 33 42 33 33 33 Wheat'ield ... 25 16 12 25 16 12 24 16 12 1 25 16 12 25 16 12 25 28 22 25 17 35 20 31 17 34 23 29 19 327|•1932 25 27 ’ T 736203120312131 21 31 31 31 Carpenter . . -176 78 ,120 175 78 122 174 78 122 I[Z5 78 122 175 78 122 175 200 175 199 119 257 136 241 126 .203 31 lo 110 263 161 6 203 150 221 139 233 163 214 155 241 143 232 152 225 139 -231 231 232 Milroy ‘151861518 6 15 18 6 15! 61518,Q152415231521191710j245,172117416115<134 5 26 13 16 21 31 8 12 21 15 20 20 21 ITjion.. 32* 17, 14‘ 32 | 17 14 32 17 11 32) 17 14 3. 17 14 32 31 31 26 29 33 17 34 24 30 6 35 28 23 2 ! 14 31 32 35 28 30 33 29 34 29 34 30 33 20 41 41 41 Topi vote 870 386; 413 869’387 416 j 853)386 416 868 387 416! 869 . 387 41G 869 800' 875 760 707 937 689 955 691 829 i W 2 10) 819 828 771 «329 555 786 848 910 738 981 681 826 834 839 814 772 881 804 843 756 905 Mojority |l II . I s !;|I 169 ! 115 230 26(j!| . 138 !I_} ■I 9 2 19 ,62 172 300 825 109 39 ' 150 '’'!!’-I S ’Mi ! .A • •!! ':jj■i.i'lH‘lJ■ii' M■HM'J.■; ’t"■ U • ' i'.i- T' 7; '• ■r . ' - The total vote of Jasper county in October, 1868, wa? 1164. In 1870 the total vote ivqs 1221. In 1872 the total vote was 1545. Last Tuesday the total vote was 1672. ■Tl' : 'h : . 'L'i ).. '•i.i 'I . ■' T| : ‘j-i H:' '■ . 7 ''J•■ .T■ 1 .

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David Loyd, a young man living near Raub Station, in Benton county, was killed instantly, on Wednes/fay last, by a runaway team. — When last seen, he was astride of the the wagon trying to stop the frightened horses, when they ran against a throwing him against it, killing him instantly. Fort Wayne recently had a wedding in which the parties to the contract were IS and 12 respectively.

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