Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1878 — Stall the Agricultural Society be Sustained? [ARTICLE]

Stall the Agricultural Society be Sustained?

More than 12.000 victims of the yellow fever have died In the eouih thin year. \ It is to be caNieeliy hoped that thf republicans of Indiana will never again adopt the “still hunt” policy in a political campaign. When they are right, as they were this year pn the financial question, they can not l?i<le their light under d bushel and do much goodIf, as their pupersclaini, the nationals have elected thirteen members of the general assembly, those gentlemen will have a magnificent opportunity presented, when they come to vote tfprtn a candidate for United States senator, to prove to the world their often repeated hatred of “both corrupt old parties ” * i BMFirnr —■ It is reported that the democracy of Benton county have sworn vengeance upon any democrat of Jasper who shall ever aspire to an official position where they have a voice In choosing the officer. They are justly indignant at the treachery of the Jasper democracy in the prosecuting attorney matter. Although Jasper cast ten or a dozen votes in the nominating con--vention she only gave the democratic candidate one vote nt the ballot box England and Scotland arc having a season of . hard times. Numerous heavy failures are reported.— £*chungf. There, now! More of the evil consequences of republican mismanagement! Tiie enforcement of the resumption act and the demonet*zation of silver is arraying capital against labor and cru-hing out industry beyond the high seas, as well as at home. What they fieed over there now, and what we might spare for a few months, since election is over, is a few of our educated tramps ami able bodied pa upers to teach tliose ignorant foreigners lessons in political economy. ’ Talk almut democracy being more economical than republicanism'? Oliver I*. Morton received a salary Of §3,000 per annum while governor of Indiana; James D. Williams is paid $(»,000 per annum. As one dollar today has double the value, in purchasing power, that a dollar had when Morton was governor, Mr. Williams receives a salary that time would have been equivalent to $12,000 per annum. In brief: For the luxury of a democtalic governor the people of Indiana pay four times as.much as thev did for a republican governor whose ability gave him the front rank among statesmen. Somebody in or about Indianapolis lias been forming a guess at what will be a ‘‘constitutional apportionment” of the state for congressional purposes, according to the fairest conception of democracy. In —the new deal they pul together the counties of Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Ful;ton, Cass, Ciarroll, White anti Benton,’ containing a voting population of 34,704, ordinarily giving a republican majority of 2,000, for a district. In the event of such a district being formed Col. Tt»tfa‘Bringhurst, of Lo- 1 gansport, would loom up prominently for tlie republiean nomination, and T.J. Field, of Crown Point, or De Forrest Skinner, of Valparaiso, for the democratic. _'' , ■ J A correspondent of the Lafayette Journal suggests as a factor tending to produce the hard times so universally complained of in the United States the following exhibit: Annual cost of tobacco and cigars $310,000,000 •* imported liquors 50.000,000 “ “ grog shops. 1,500,000,000 ~ “ •* supporting criminals made bv grog shops • 12,000,000 Annual cost of fees for prosecuting such criminals. 85.000,000 Annual cost of keeping dogs 70,000.000 ToUl $2,277,000.000 And in addition to tins annual wastage of two billion, two hundred and seventy - seven mi 11 ion dol la re, what is yearly wasted by congress “seeking the confession of silly minded persons, or perjurers, or finding 'Pottering committees’ in order to hiive an opportunity to ycil 'fraud* on the stump at the expense of the people for the advancement of a party.” Among its -railroad notes” of last week tiie Delphi Journal guys that the contract is closed for the iron work for the two bridges of the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago road between tliat city and Monticello. Also: “Chief engineer Garis was at Miehigan City last week and contracted for the material for the Tippecanoe and Wabash bridges.” “It is expected that the track will be laid this [last] week from Monticello to the Tippeeanoe river lo enable the company to haul down the bridge materials.” -The proprietor of the New Albany rolling mills was In the city last week. I llosnys- the iren fur use between MottI ticello and this place is all ready, awaiting the commands of the company. It will be hauled to Bradford and then brought down the narrow gauge.”—‘MJol. Yeoman, the Indefatigable general manager, says there is now nothing to delay the road a moment. .Every foot of the right of way is secured and the grading will be the.. 10lh«»X.Noeembct-”

On Saturday, Novembsr 9tb, another etluit wHI bo made io tuu>'g>ii)ixs Hie Fair Msocisllbn. L begins to look ns if ibo uairuw pulley of political luvijuitisin iniruduevd by the priiridciii und sec etury of liic ussociiiiion but year has enuipletely p irnl _ yzed the institution, lliat juiiicy «'■»« wrung, but it i« porsiule llini those who arc responsible for it have discovered their cr» rur and in tlie future will be governed by iser counsel. But let this be ns it. mny, the agricultural association has done an uiiivUnt ol good for tlie county’ that has never been uvoresiimated. It Ims stinmhted tlie himbandinan to adopt a better system ot farming than was known here seven years ago. Through its influence improved breeds of liorse., entile, alieep, hogs and poultry have been introduced ; indeed idraust a complete revolution has been wrouglil iff atviue-iiree,|jng since the society was organised, which may b- traced directly lo its influence. Tlien, again, people have been familiarized nt tlies- fairs with the finer varieties of cereals (corn, oats, wheat, etc.,) adopted to the eliin ue an JI H/hlk •''f InJimv ninill l" 1 [ipv hpen made acqunintcd with her capability of producing as guod apples, pens, grapes, peaches and smaller fruiis, ua well as garden vegetables, as any loc.lily under the same degree ol latitude visited by tlie same liieruial waves and subject te sifiillir meleorolugiciil influences. Neither liuve machinery, manufttetnres; nor the arts been overlooked; tint through and by the association .these ex-idences ol theJiiglier and more perteet civilization of our race have received an impulse that tlie orlinary operations of fifty years without the special, directed efforts of such an adjunct would scarcely tinve given. Possitdy of latteryears the exhibitions of the society have ruti two much lo scrub horse racing to suit the higher tostbelic tastes nod sensitive consciences of individuals; but will any ot these deny that the good done to the county/ mid to tiro people whi? dwell Ite+c mid do business here, is ten io a hundred fold more than tlie evil that has been done? His anybody gone to the penitentiary or to perdition through the aveuue opened by these little scrub coniests? On tlie other haud is tl not true that the exhibitions of improved breeds ot live Block other than Tacu hurses. itlt fro desiratda to exclude them for high mor.l considerations, the shows of improved machinery in its several depurtuieuts for vatious uses, thr displays of good fruits, of perfect vegetables, t <if ihu fidirics of myiiilactorn.B, of the war * oTTradcstnen, of the works of the kitchen, of the needle, ot’ lite anvil, of the forge’, of the shop, of the photographer, the goge >n.s yet delicate nud refining flowers of the gar-’ den and conservatory—is it not true, wc ask, that tlie pleasure, good, and profit, of our seven )early fairs have fur outweige i the evil, and liave far exceeded their cost? To ns it seems that enterprise, that local pride,- that public and private interest, and a comriler'dwbie desire to keep pace-wrth the world's progress, urges .very inhabitant of Jasper eotrnfy, whether man or wo-iTnrt.v'inid-'especitttty allwho —Hve-rn- -or contiguous tn Reneselaer, who chiliu t i be possessed with tlie spirit of improvement an<l enterprise, to contribute to the sustaining mid advancing and building up of our agricultural society. There is hot a tanner in Jasper comity who is not, to a greater or less degree interested in the welfa'e of this associud.un. There is not a incchanic, nor a tradesman, nor a physician, nor ti lawyer, nor any other professional num tliut is ■ pot interested in whatever is calciilnted to affect the farmer. There is not a business in Hensseluer nor an interest that we think of that dues nut urge a unity of effort in lheUirecton indicated by, this article. The court house ought t« be tilled Saturday, November 9th, with men and women of: "enterpriso, pluck and public spirit, earnest ■ in their determination to keep alive a good i healthy, progressive, and libera! agricuUti tural and mechanical association. A crisis' has come in the history of the association -when it is-n-eeeasary for all tu f I'givß ihe faults and mistakes of the past and unite to promote a better future.