Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1877 — BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

BUSINESS.

Brother Friedley, chairman of the Indiana Republican committee, ought to bo mobilizing hi» forces for the campaign of 1878. Morton is dead and can not give the word of command which is to direct the battle. Brother Friedley must not listen for it. By virtue of his position he is at least the file leader, and he must direct the march. The Democracy through their recognized organ have thrown down the gauge of battle. It frankly says that the great issue is whether Mr. Voorhees shall be his own successor. The Democratic party will put forth every possible exertion next summer to obtain a working majority in the legislature. Mr. Voorhees’ name is to be the rally cry; but Mr. Voorhees’ election to the United States senate is not all nor the half of the victory tlfey hope to achieve. With the legislature that is to be elected next fall will rest the redistricting of the state for representative, senatorial aud congressional purposes. If politicians were scrupulously fair there might not be danger of an inequitable apportionment; but partizanship is selfishness of human nature intensified. No matter which party has the power it will look well lifter its own iutereste and not care to provide for the interests of its antagonist. Whichever party triumphs in the state of Indiana next year that party will control the legislation of Indiana for the next ten years, send a majority of the delegates to the lower house of congress during the same period, and elect the successors of both Mr. Voorhees and Mr. McDonald. This is’the great issue at stake aud it in vol ves numberless details of minor though frequently considerable importance. Republicans must be vigilant and determined. They must resolve upon an aggressive policy—for none other can compass success. They must, fur the time at least, smother down all internal jealousies, all personal strife, all antagonizing intereßts,if they would be victorious, -and move-wiih-wtfrepTdity and Sbtermmatton to secure the —great prize. After getting possession of the inheritance there will be plenty of time to divide it among the heirs. Senator Patterson is not the kind “of a Christian statesman that turns _his sinister clie.ek. .Lo„Ji2_sinitten. after the dexter has Deen vigbrously ciiffe<jL.-..TLiere is plenty of. spirit in the man. after ire has been abused sufficiently to bring it to the surface, He lei fly the other day in the senate against President Hayes, Secretaries Evarts and Sc bur tz, all d Sena to r s Conkling and Edmonds, and brought the claret every time. Whatever may be thought of the man’s integrity if he is offered an opportunity to grab public money, this is certain; In the discussion of party policy he is a match for the gentlemen named above, singly or collectively. There are some ideas evolved in the speech refused, to that class of thinking meh future use in case occasion shall require them. Score half a dozen for Brother Pattersori. We neglected last week to notice the receipt of the initial number of the Register, published at Goodland, by Messrs. Ingrim and Keys. It is a bright, sparkling, six column folio, filled to the brim with spicy locals and choice hiity cellany, and speaks well for the enterprise and ability of its publishers.' We take pleasure in placing the Register upon our exchange list and wish it prosperity and long life. Receipt is acknowledge of the first two numbers of the Rochester Independent, published by Mattingly »fc Kitt- The Independent ii a large seven column quarto, neatly prkitad, ably edited, ana~pps>esse« all the qualities of a first-class country newspaper. WeAy el come” it to a place upon our exchange list, aud wish.its publishers abundant success . pecuniarily. .Long may it live. young ladies illuminated the sanctum of The Union officii with their radiant oountbownwg Sayler, Alice Hopkins, Addie Hopkins, Loh Moss anfl’Ella Osborne.