Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1876 — DR. HAYMOND'S DEFEAT. [ARTICLE]
DR. HAYMOND'S DEFEAT.
There is no question but that a bitter fueling exists against Dr. Haymond in this taction. The dire distress under which ■cores of rnon are laboring, caused bv their advancing aid to build a railroad through this portion of Lake county, baa resulted in much bitterness toward the prominent •Ators of the scheme There are a considerable number who voted for Httymond two years ago that will put forth no uncertain effort-to defeat him this coming fail. The pocket and political conscience are exceedingly closely allied in many oases, and the cause of the depression of the pooket serve to alienate the political atfoctions of the victim. Dr. Haymond will not poll the vote he did two years ago In this part of the Congressional District; Indeed, he will run far short of it. —Lowell Star.
Do not think this cause will have much influence in Jasper oonnty. Men who voted for Dr. Haymond two years ago who are opposing hitn now are not prompted by personal considerations. They feel that the political issnes which separate the republican and democratic parties to-day are identical with tnose of 1860-4, and finding Dr. Haymond in sympathy with the men whom he then opposed they can not lend him their support. Dr. Haymond is a gentleman of unblemished character, and made a good average record in congress, but he takes the wrong side of the question on ihe vital, overshadowing issue of this campaign, .which is whether this is a government of the people or a confederation of stales. On this*ubject a majority of the people have decided, and sealed their verdict with their blood. It is too soon to ask them to reverse that'decisiou by giving the control of the government into the hands of those whose traditions, and record, and avowals mark them as its dangerous enemies Dr. Haymond will be defeated, as he ought to be, not because he failed, to build a railroad from Indianapolis to Chicago, but because he is the representative of a dangerous political theory.
Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk, attorney general of Indiana, addressed a very lair audience at tbe court house in this place, last Friday night, upon political matters. He is a very smooth talker, and succeeded, to the perfect satisfaction of himself and democratic friends, in stirring up and boiling down an excellent pot of democratic “mush,” but if that “mush” is not badly scorched at the polls next month, then appearances deceive, thoj/s all. Such “mush” as that will havC to be stirred with a better paddle than that used by Mr. Buskirk, or theie will not be salt enough in the country to save it. His speech was tilled with charges of corruption upon the republican party, and the present administration, and he frequently asserted that the people desired a change. He was not particular about the kind of a .change, hut said the country must have a change—anything to beat the republican party. He as good as said that it Peter Cooper’s ohances for the presidency were better thau Tilden’s, he would withdraw his support from the latter gentleman and labor for the election of Cooper. He had nothing to say against Mr. Hayes from the simple fact that he knew nothing against him; but was afraid, if elected be would call around him the same influences that surround Mr. Grant, and therefore his election would be detrimental co the interests of the country. In the main his speech was very tame, failing as he did, to produce any argument whatever in support of the democratic ticket in the present campaign further than that already referred to. Such twaddle shows that democracy is at very low ebb, and that the party will resort to anything that will assist them to once more get hold of the reins of the government. Let the loyal mass of voters throughout tbe country give these men a stinging rebake at the poll? in October and November, and show by their votes that the country is not yet ready for the change demanded by Mr. Buskirk and his constituents.
Should the reader desire to hear one of the old fashioned, bona JiJe, nimon pure rebel yells, just as they sounded eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen years ago, let him turn and read an article in this paper which is reproduced from the Baltimore Gazette. The trouble with them is that the late democratic congress passed a resolution authorizing the president of the Unitbd States to distribute detachments of the army throughout the sections of the country where violence was apprehended from whatever cause, to assist the constituted authorities in preserving peace, order and a proper observance of the laws. As chief executive of the nation, and in conformity with his oath of office, President Grant at once proceeded to obey the instructions of congress. The democracy of the Southern states had drafted a programme by which they intended to inaugurate a reign of terror to intimidate republicans, both white and black; this action of the president interferes with the operation bf their programme, hence the democratic howl and the advice to resist a law of congress by an appeal to arms. One would think that the south had had enough of war, but some of their hot headed people still live and edit newspapapers. Every day adds to the evidence that the great issue of the campaign is identical with that which was fought during the war.
It is no flattery ot the citizens of Jasper county, neither is it any disparagement of Hon. James D. Williams to say that there are one thousand men in Jasper county f/ho are as honest, as intelligent every whit as competent to perform the, duties of governor of Indiana as the democratic candi-
c date* for that office. It was the writer’s fortune to see' I ,Mr. Williams and hear him speak at Monticello on the first instant, and this is the impression be made. The people of Indiana pay a liberal salary to their governor and there is no good reason why they Rhould not be served by gentlemen of ability. All that a close observer can detect about Mr. Williams to distinguish him from mediocrity is an expression of craftiness on his face; thin lips and hard lines about his mouth which indicate a grasping, miserly disposition. He looks, acts and talks like one of that class who haggle for the half cent in a trade, and take advantage of a poor man’s necessities in a bargain. As a political economist he would watch around the spigot to detect a republican taking a twenty-five cent cake of toilet soap, and smile admiringly upon a brother democrat who crawled through the bunghole with 110,000 government income tax in his possession. -
Republicans of Carpenter township are losing votes; three took French leave between two days this week. —Remington Record. Notwithstanding which our inde-pendent-democratic friends have gained nothing in the county; for during the same week one of the most aotive convention manipulators they had, closed his saloon in Rensselaer, and departed in a manner similar to those Carpenter township worthies, leaving several bondsmen in a peck of trouble; while two other practical interconvertible greenback gpntlemen were escorted to jail at La Fayette, with steel jewelry on their wrists, by Mr. Sheriff Daugherty. Thus it will be seeu that equilibrium is maintained by opposing forces in politics as well as, iu natural philosophy.
The democracy of Newton comity have nominated Mr. Samuel Long for sheriff. With an acquaintanceship dating back more than twenty years we feel impelled to say that this is an excellent nomination. Mr. Long is an excellent man aud no doubi, would make an efficient officer.
Hon. Geo. Major, of Carpenter township, Jasper oounty, was nominated on tlie sth instant, by the independent-greenback parly for congress from this district. . It is not certain whether he will accept the nomination and make the race or not. A strong pressure is being brought to bear by the democracy and those pretended independents who are playing into the hands of the democracy, to induce him to decline. An opportunity ts now presented him to Bhow whether bis professions are t in earnest — Whether he is really advocating a theory for its sake alone, of, as strongly suspected, is opposing, the republican party simply tor a change in the administration, not caring if the government does fall into the hands of those who took sides against it during war times. Mr. Major of course will exercise his own judgment and do as he thinks proper in the premises, but if our independent friends, so-called, desire to establish a third party in Indiana they must pot coalesce with either of the existing political organizations. Mr Major is a gentleman of ability, and should he decide to do so, is capable of making as vigorous a canvass as any man whom his party could place in the field.
Between two hundred and two hundred people wei*e in the ooart house last Friday night when Mr. Clarence A. Buskirk told about ex-secretary of war Belknap receiving a bribe to permit sutlers to swindle the soldiers on the frontier out of #IO,OOO on tbe pries of their f’tobacoo; pipes, whiskey and other necessaries of life and luxuries.” And such is .democratic teaching! Whiskey and*' tobacco among the necessaries of life! Therefore j vote tor Tilden, Buskirk and reform* "■j*-*"*"^*■ ■ Mr. Austin 11. Brown, clerk ot Marion county, has instituted suit against the Indianapolis Journal for libel, claiming damages of #IO,OOO. The trouble grows out of the reprod action in the Journal of an article from the Chicago Inter- Ocean, which strongly intimates that Mr.. Brown recently visited Kentucky to. arrange for the importation of democratic voters into Indiana. The Journal justifies and challenges Mr. Brown to bring the case to an early trial upon its merits.
The Union, true to the principles of the party to which it sold itself— * * * —Remington Record. In 1864 how easy it was for a Copperhead to hiss “Lincoln Hireling” In 1876 how easy for them to hiss “sold himself.” How mnch alike the two phrases, and how familiar the sound of the hisses!
It is announced that Wm. M. Tweed (the Boss) has been arrested at Port Vigo, Spain, and imprisoned by the Spanish authorities. As no extradition treaty exists between the Spanish government and the United Stales this report is generally doubted.
It wasn’t much of a* political shower they had in Vermont the other day. The republicans only gained about twenty per cent, on their majority of two years ago-. -
Politically, we are tbe enemy of The Union, and expect to fight it to the bitter end. —Remington Record. Scat, little KitUy; go and play with your tail.
An unusually valuable number teas the Remington Record of last week. It w*s extensively filled with quotations from and comments upon The Union.
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