Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1874 — JAMES S. BRISBIN, U. S. A. [ARTICLE]

J AMES S. BRISBIN, U. S. A.

That one of the principal causes of the defeat of the Republican party at the last election was the enormous increase in taxation, as a result jpf tfie action ot the last legislature, seems to admit of no doubt whatever. The people demanded retrenchment and reform; instead of giving them that, the Republican party gave them extravagance and increased taxation. The verdict was against the Republican party, and in favor of the party that had given them an economical administration, and promised to do the same thing The Democratic party is therefore charged by the people with the duty of cutting down expenses and reducing taxation. The state institutions can be run at a greatly reduced rate of expenses; and offi cers’ salaries, from governor to township trustee, may be cut down to a figure- more in consonance with the distressed condition of the people, without imparing the efficiency of the service, or withholding from the public functionaries a proper compensation tor services. The people expect the Demociatic legislature to effect Jthese reforms; every Democrat should aid this good work;* and no Democrat can be a true representative- ot the constituency that elected him if he fails to recognize this obligation. Right and justice, and every principle of fair dealing with the people, whose votes were obtained on pledges of retrench-

ment and reform, demand that economy and, low taxes shall be secured through the action of a Democratic legislature.— Plymouth Democrat. Whenever the Democratic party won an election anywhere, ot late years, or got hold of a greater or lesser measure of power in one locality or another, we have taken occasiou'tO give the successful leaders to understand that the party must be on its good behavior, and to warn them against those follies to which the party is chronically inclined, but which must inevitably bring it agam to ruin. The Democratic party has a better chance to make an impression in these times than it has previously had in a great while. It has also an nnasual chance to confirm the widespread apprehension that it is yet ready to act in a foolish way, or a rascally way, or a reckless way, or a repudiationary way, or a rebellious way. Many of the people who are willing it should be put. on probation—and there are, possibly, more of them now than atany time since Lincoln’s election —don’t think particularly well otits promises, but they think so particularly ill of Republican performances as to feel like making trial of a change. Now, then, under such circumstances, let the party show how it can behave itself in so far as it can control itself, and how it ean manage business in so far as it has power to do so. Wo are anxious it should make a good, show. We would like to have twoor three great parties emulating, eaeh other in excellence, rather than rivaling one another in folly and corruption. Let us have peace.Cincinnati Commercial.

A young couple were recentlymarried in this city who had, taking their word for it, been previously married only two weeks before, The girl eloped from her home with the young man to this city, and finally her father got* on their track and fbAlowediom. They asserted to him that they, had been married in Chicago,, but fearful of being left by the train had not waited to bring* away with them a* certificate* audihadl now. forgotten; the name of. the minister! who per- • formed the ceremony. The stern “paiient’’ thought like enough thUi** was so, but he should feel safer if be saw the knot tied before Ids own eyes,, and this he insisted in. The young wife is very prepossess? ing in appearance, and her husband looks like just the sort of chap the girls-sre most apt to fall m love with. —lSottfh Bend Tribune. AJI the road from Chicago to Delphi is under contract. N. K. Doniuan. is bo build the road from Englewoodito- Dyer; M. A. Halstead IroimDyer to the Kankakee river; P.. Clifford & Sons from the Kankakee river to Monticello, and Gutehe & Coj, from Monticello to Delphi. Erom Dyer to Lowell, seventeen miles are srraded and bridged, and,: aJtnost ready for the ties and iron. From Dyer towards Englewood two or three miles are graded, and. between Monticello and Delphi the work is progressing rapidly. In the South, beyond the Blue Ridge, the work is progressing with equal satisfaction. — Montieellc Herald.

Dr. Haymond, President of the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago road, who is exhibiting so mnch enterprise in pushing ahead this new line, is one of the best mathamaticians in the State, and speaks, seven different languages fluently. The Rev. B. W. Smith, of this pity, his brother-in-law, visited him, a day or two since, and states that the Doctor is confident that one year from the first of the present month he will have trains running over the entire line from Indianapolis to Chicago*.— lndianapolis .- Journal.

Tbe Laporte Herald says some of the best corn in that co«nty grew on the Kankakee marsh. Excellent crops have been raised tor a year or two in Lak» county on tbe Kankakee marsh, where ten years ago it was a great quagmire. The rapidity with whieh this marsh is: developing is very gratifying.— With a mere nominal expense applied in the shape of ditching, it will become the most fertile soil in. the country, and will teem with, luxuriant crops. —Lowell Star. A citizen of Indianapolis vouches for the fact that recently hia horse, a valuable animal, broke into the oorn bin of bis stable, and the next morning was found to have “foundered" himself, and at the time of discovery, was beyond power of moViftg. The owner immediately harnessed w him to the sulky and drove him that entire day—keeping him moving all the time—and at night returned him to the stable, a very tired but thoroughly cured animal. A Cass county farmer vfill enjoy Thanksgiving pies this- season made of a pumpkin which weighs \wo_hnndrod and eighty pounds.