Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1876 — Don’t Like It. [ARTICLE]

Don’t Like It.

A call has been issued, and is being published by republican papapers, for a convention atMichigan City on the sth ot next month, to nominate an independent candidate for congress for this district, signed by gentlemen calling themselves a district oentral committee, L. T. Harding,chairman. The call invites all who are in favor of tin unconditional repeal of the resumption act, and of the act of 1873 denouncing silver. 1 Mildly speaking, we consider this call extremely injudicious,* and uncall°d for. As will be seen by Mr. liaymond’s letter in an other column, he is pledged to work for these measures. He has already helped to accomplish the repeal ot the first bill in the House, and we have taith to believe he will continue the' good work. Mr. Raymond will do just whAt will be requested ot the Michigan City candidate, and will doit better. And if we are required to speak our mind lreely and boldly about this call, we would say that its primary effect is to elect W. H. Calkins, by dividing the greenback vote of the district. It may be wc are hasty in jumping atconulusions, but we teel certain, no matter wliu» tbe object may be, this moye cannot possibly result any other way, if it results in anything. Nobody expected or desired this call—in fact it is the first time that a district central committee has been heard of. Nobody in Jasper or White have been consulted that tve are aware of. It comes at the eleventh hour, and lastly, but not least, it is published in Tub KrnsHKLAKit Union, which is said to be a strong republican paper beeuse it lias not yet found out that the war is over. There is too much at stake in this election to take any chances. The election of Calkins means the election of another willing tool for the money sharks, to he used in perpetuating those infamous bills, which have already driven ns as a people to the verge of ruin. This move cannot possibly accomplish any good* and may do incalculable harm. We warn our people against ull attempts to make a division in the greenback ranks; or to mar the harmony now existing between in dependent republicans and independent democrats* Gentlemen of the central committee, we return your call unpublished Remington Record. .t* ' w i

Ladies' felt skirts lor 75 cents at Willey A Sigler's. Mr. K. Hexter, of Chicago, Is visiting with old friends in -Rensselaer. Rev. Joseph W. Hogan’s meeting in the Methodist Episoopal church next Sunday will be at 7:80o’clock in the evening. Mrs. Mattie Gofi has thanks of The Union office for recently published catalogues of the Momencc, 111., union schools. Needles for the Wheeler A Wilson, Howe, Weed, Singer and American sewing machines, can be bodfeht at Willey & Sigler’s. Ladies who waut black alpacas and lustres should not fail to call at F. J. Sears & Co.’s storo. They have the finest stock of these goods in the county. Fall and winter clothing just received by A. Leopold. Complete in style, finish and nrice. Call soon and get the first choioe. Prices to lead all competition. While trying to separate a couple of dogs that were fighting, one morning last week, Mr. George Norris was bitten on one of his fingers. The hurt inflamed and is very sore yet. He tried the virtues of a in ad stone, possessed' by Mr. G. W. Terhune, which reduced the swelling somewhat and relieved the soreness to some extent, but did not thoroughly heal it.