Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1876 — WHO SAID IT? [ARTICLE]

WHO SAID IT?

The Kentland Gatetie wants to know “who made 'positive assertions 1 " that Major Calkins could not develop the full republican strength of the southern part of this congressional district? Well, perhaps nobody in exactly those words, but a week or two before the convention met a newspaper at Kentland, edited by J. M. Arnout ft Co., published the following par* agraph in an editorial article: * * He and his friends defeated a south end man at the last convention. We told them then that they could nominate but not elect. Now, if they want another democrat elected, let them repeat the farce. If Bubby Grant is nominated we shall not support him, and if he is used as a tool to defeat Foxworthy, as he was to defeat Bushnell, we ehall not support the nominee his wetripue brings forth. Mr. Foxworthy was defeated by the same gentleman who defeated Mr. Bushnell— Calkins; and by the same causes—the candidature of ’ Mr. Grant, inharmony among "south cud” delegates, and —paucity of votes. Still this don’t signify with the tfouvlto. Its propensity for crow is as inspired as that of any Indiana democrat who swore he’d never vote for Tilden. But the spirit of prophesy was upon Brother Connor when he "told them “that they could Dominate, but not "elect,” and wrote "if they want "another democrat elected,let them "repeat the farce” of nominating a north end mat), to-wit: Major Galkina. That was evidently the idea which was intended to be conveyed by him, and it borders very closely upon the despicable now to attempt to make another, and an innocent, person suffer the party odium for the threat. And, besides, it is 100 soon to reverse the predicdion; if the Gaietie will only be patient it may yet have the satisfaction of again saying "we told you eo,” which occasionally afford* as much gratification as a triumph, or even more joy than those victories bring which follow the rejection of our counsel.