Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1876 — PRESIDENT GRANT'S SINGULAR CONDUCT. [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT GRANT'S SINGULAR CONDUCT.

President Grant lias taken the hir teeth, and is running at a gait of recklessness which is calculated to appal even the most stubborn of flis apologists. His contempt of public sentiment is latterly manifesting itself in the most pronounced and apparently unaccountable banner. A number of the most efficient officers have been compelled to tender their resignations aud others removed, without any ascribed reason, and seemingly for no other purpose than to make room for men of objectionable or even bad antecedents. Mr. Jewell was caused to tender his resignation as postmaster general, and Hft James N. Tyner, a congressional salary-grabber whom the republicans of the Ilth district declined to nominate for congress, is tendered the vacant portfolio. Mr. Pratt has felt it necessary to tender bis resignation as commissioner of internal revenue, for what appeared to him unwarrantable interference. Mr. Yaryan, one of the most efficient agents in the revenue service, has been removed; so also has Mr. Dyer, the United States district attorney at St. Louie. Jt is well knowif' throughout the country that Mr. Bristow could not remain in the cabinet. The trouble with Messrs. Bristow, Pratt, Dyer and Yaryan appears to have grown out of the too literal interpretation of President Grant's famous expression, “Let no guilty man en«spe,” uttered in connection with the whiskey-ring trials. Taking in oonncotiou the course pursued towards these gentlemen and the pardons which have already been issued to a number of those who were convicted >in these trials, and surpieion is aroused that an oppo- ***•. #® rse would have better pleased the exeetitirw heart.

The Valparaiso Fidetle Stoops to | misrepresent The Union upon its statement of Mr. Calkins’ congressional prospkeis. IS lie h action is despicable, and it passes ordinary ! oomprehehsidh to understand how a gentleinau with the reputation tor fairness editor has estabgentleman of nicediecrimination, who has occupied with credit the judicial bench—could betray himself for the bare possibility of partisan advantage in a campaign of so little excitement. Certainly our article received no more than a casual glance, else the Fidetle would not have said that we “flgured Major Calkins’ probable “majority at from 1,000 to 1,200 ” On the oontrsry, he must work hard and industriously for bis election, if Dr. Haymond is nominated by the democracy, as he probably will be. Our republican friends in Indiana will find no time for idling this year. If they wish j to succeed, they mast commence early and never slack their endeavors. With Mr. Orth heading their tioket, and his reputation compromised as it is, they have a donbtful struggle awaiting them.

Our neighbor at Remington, Mr. Kitt, announces in the last issue of his paper that unless at the end of the present volume of the Record bis circulation shall be largely increased he will discontinue its publication and turn his attention to job printing. He remarks that the Record has received an unexceptionably good support for a place of that size, but that the town does not appear to be large enough to make the publication of a newspaper in it a paying business. The Union is sorry to hear this statement made. Bro. Kitt has labored, industriously, publishes an excellent loc&l paper, and deserves a liberal patronage. It is to be hoped Remington people will make extra exertion to sustain this enterprise, which is a credit to their town, and the value of which they will sorely appreciate should it be necessary to discontinue its . publication. Times are very hard, and money is difficult to pbtain, but a good, lively newspaper, as the Record is, ought to be assisted through the squslly weather.

It is reported by the Indianapolis Journal that Peter Cooper is likely to receive a majority of the votes in Wayne township, Marion county, for president. From present indications Benton county will poll a heavy vote, and perhaps give a majority for him. All over the State, especially in strong democratic precincts, the Cooper movement is daily gaining strength and importance. In Jasper county are quite a number of both democrats and republicans who lean far over iu that direction, and we are not sure if they had an active leader bat they might poll a majority next falL

Mr. Rollin Fowler, of Crown Point, called at the Valparaiso Vidette office on the 4th, directly from the Black Hills, having been gone a little more than three months, and reports not enough gold there to pay for digging. The Indians are numerous, well armed, and hostile, so that it is unsafe either to go there, remain, or oome away. He and a companion traveled nights and lay Concealed by day for more than two weeks. They were fired on, and hie companion received shots through his hat and glove. .And now the Evansville Journal demands that Mr. Orth step down and off from the republican ticket. But he won't do it, and the only effectual way to lift him is at the ballot box in October. As sure as honesty is a desirable virtue in politics, ought republicans to scratch his name when they come to vote. It is a disgrace upon the party that be was nominated, and his election will be a reproach upon the state. Div John Lamborn, who represented this district in the State senate several years ago, is now living in Sparta, Wisconsin. He is an ardent advocato of the new greenback party, and is publishing a newspaper called the Wisconsin ! Grcenba?k: