Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1876 — Remington Record Items 15th inst. [ARTICLE]

Remington Record Items 15th inst.

The republicans are making it red hot ail over the country, for Tiiden and his reform advocates. The election in Maine was a great ir viotory for the republicans it an was at first reported. Every county in the state gave the republican ticket a majority. The Remington Record of last week was an extraordinary good paper. A number of quotations from and comments upon Thk Union made it very readable. The Turks and Servians have agreed upon a suspension of hostilities for ten days, during which time it is thought that peaceful relations will again be established between these two powers. The republicans had nearly every thing tbeir own way at the recent election in Vermont. They elected an unbroken senatorial delegation, and 205 out of the 239 representatives in the state legislature.

The little Kitt-cn who presides over the columns of the Remington Record grows ferocious and fairly makes the fur fly because The Union does a good deal of “braying” for Mr. Leopold. We will state for the benefit of this little Kitt-en that so long as Mr. Leopold continues to pay for bis advertising The Union will continue to “bray” for him, the frisky-tailed editor of the Record to the contrary, notwithstanding. Mr. Leopold appreciates the valne of printer’s ink, and is fully aware that The Union is the best advertising medium in the oounty or in this part of the state. Horace E James, of The Union, who is now in Indianapolis, attending the soldiers reunion,was charged in the last issue of tho Remington Record with having offered “to make The Union a democratic paper for SI,OOO, and failing to get it, secured SBOO from the ‘grand old party’ and made The Union aGrantorgan.” So far as the junior editor of The Union is concerned, he has no knowledge whatever of any such bargain and sale, and thinks it is one of the Record's campaign lies. We do not think Mr. James would do such a thing without consulting his partner, or letting him know something about it. Mr. James is not here to make his own defense, and consequently the Record will have to wait nntil an other issue of the “powerful organ” before he can “tell the honest voters of Jasper county whether the above is true, or whether it is not.” In the meantime, while it is iu order to discuss the question of selling oat, it might, perhaps, be well for the editor of the Record to “rise and explain” to his honest and intelligent readers about bis own crookedness. When he was assisted by the honest jfeople of Remington to start his paper, it was their understanding that it should be entirely free from politics and devoted exclusively to the interests and welfare of the town and the beautiful country around it; that it iqight be the means of inducing capital and labor to come <*n pod.develop the resources of the south part of Tapper county; thus devoting the paper wholly to the interests of the of Remington and vicinity. But contrary to the wishes of those who aided him in bis boar of ueed, and because he getß better paid for it, he makes the Record an independent-demo oratio sheet, devoted entirely to the interests of the independentdemocratic party. Now let the little Kitt-en frisk his toil once more, run his vicious daws down into his bottle of ink and scratch off the amount of money that was paid him by his independent-green-back-democratic friends to make the Record an independent democratic organ? Rise up, Kitt-y, and ■peak right out in rneetin’! Open confession is good for the soul.

The republican rally at the Battle Ground, next Tuesday, will be one of the grandest affairs ,of the campaign, and undoubtedly the largest demonstration ever held in this part of the state. Some of the ablest statesmen and most noted speakers in the United States are to be present and will address the meeting. Among those who have signified their intention to be present upon this occasion are Blaine, Morton, Logan, Harrison, and others. Half-ta*-e trains will be run on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago railroad, and all roads connecting therewith, thus giving every body an opportunity of attending at very little expense.

Charley Hartley has taken up his residence at Goodlaud... .The Clumsy base ball club have challenged a Logansport nine, for a match game... .Hon. Geo. Major will decline the nomination for Congress on the Independent ticket ....Business has been unusually dull here this week, but hopes are entertained that it will liven up again with the return of good weather.... Mr. W«, Maxwell died at West Point, on the 13th, of typhoid fever. His remains were brought to this place on Thursday, and interredin the cemetery.... Mr. Benj. Butler, formerly a citizen of this place, at present engaged in the drug business in the city of Chicago, waR in town several days this week. Mr. Butler has hosts of friends in Remington who are always glad to welcome him back . ...J. Q. A. Newsome, candidate on the independent ticket for Treasurer of State, addressed a large crowd at Exchange Hall last Monday afternoon. Mr. Newsome has rather a peculiar style ot oratory, strictly original, but his speech was well received.... Wo are creditably informed that Wiley Pierce sp«Bt $75 and lost four days time, daring which time he wasslsshing through the mud between here and Illinois, catching a runaway farmer who owed him SIOO. He got him, as he generally does get them when he takes a long pu11.... Rev. G. A. Blackstock has been returned to Remington, and will remain at this place another year. Mr. Blackstock is an able, energetic minister, and an excellent man in every respect, and the announcement that he is to remain with ns will be received with pleasure by his many friends .... Hon. Daniel D. Pratt addressed a very respectable audienoe at Exchange Hall, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Pratt is a very good speaker, and consequently did not weary his audience. He is one of the few who served as a government official under grant and came out with a fair record.