Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1876 — Retire Him. [ARTICLE]

Retire Him.

With the exception of Godlove S. Orth, the candidate for governor, the republican state ticket is a good, one, and a strong one. With any other man than Orth at the head ot the ticket, victory next fall would be assured. With the advantage of tho democratic supreme court in our favor, it is more than likely the party could have even carried Orth through had the situation remained as it was. But the action of the St. Louis convention has put an entirely different face upon the ouestion. The nomination of Mr. Hendricks as the democratio candidate for Vice President will add many votes to their state ticket next fall. With Orth’s manifold sins to carry, the success of the republican state ticket is endangered by the nomination of Hendricks. There is no disputing the fact that Hendricks is a popular man. The fact was abundantly demonstrated in his election as governor, at a time when the other democratic candidates on the ticket were defeated. And in addition to Mr. Hendricks’ undeserved popularity, we now have state pride to contend with. State pride will win for him many a vote. In view of these facts, why endanger the success of the enure ticket for want of the firmness and sagacity necessary to rectify a blunder, for which there was little excuse? Force Mr. Orth to retire from the ticket, and put Gen Ben Harrison, Albert G. Porter, Richard W. Thompson, or some other good man, on in his place. The matter was seriously talked of some time since. Why not do it? Of course Mr. Orth would be troublesomely adhesive. But he can be forced off the ticket, and ought to be.-lndianapolis Herald,

The prospect for abundant crops in Kansas this year is as good as of any previous year at this time. Extended inquiries enable us to say that no material damage has been done by rust to the unprecedented wheat crop, and that it is entirely uninjured by tbe bugs—even the reliable chinch bug has not put in bis appearance this year, and grasshoppers being unheard of. The wheat harvest begins this week [week before last] in the southern tier of counties, and will be very lively there for the next two week-. It will begin in central and northern Kansas next [last] week, and unless the weather turns very wet, which is now very improbable, the entire wheat crop of Kansas will be safely harvested in prime condition early in July.— Emporia Newts. Grandfather Robert Dale Owen recently married a lady young enough for his grand-daughter. Guess he has not fully recovered from Lis insanity.