The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-20
tFor the Jasper Weekly Courier
SoUTH MARTIN, MARTIS Co. INp.
March 9th, 1874.
EDITOR JASPER COURIER:


EDITOR JAsPER COURIER:
Perhaps the good people of your no :
bic Democratic county would like TO
know what we conservatives are doing
ia the backwoods Of Martin. where the
" hislle OF the locomotive and the cry
Ing Of candidates ever fills our ears with
loalhsome sounds, and makes Us feel as
though we were III a strange land sur
rounded by devouring beasts.
The campaign of 1874 is fully opened
in Martin county, aud twenty candidates
are on the war path 10 victory or the
grocery. more TO the latter than HE for
nler. Most OF the men out for Office are
farmers and in full sympathy with the
Grange movement. Several belong TO
the organization aud Others are sending
in their names.
Our township conventions come OF
the irst day of August. which is Sttur-
day, and reports will be made 10 the
county convention by delegates The 3d
OF August.
We have had some dissens ions i'm our
county elections Tor the last four years
past. but The general feeling tor this
ear. 20 far. j. good, and il is 10 he hop
cd ihat tic pass Will be forgotten and
that the Democracy OF this county will
once more work together in union as
We find that ia union there il strength.
y have no doubt but we will roll up
a majority OF five hundred for the De-
riOrucy this fail believe it is under
stood that our county j. 10 have the Sen
ator aud Dubois the Representative.
4 here is no reasonable doubt but what
Hon. Henry A. Peed will be nominated
Tor ihe Senate. We have been ac-qulin-
.tcdwnh Air. Pecd for several wears. and
think hiiu'a gentleman worthy The pat
ronage oi The citizens Of our counties.
There is no danger OF him selling ont TO
tie uOny arkS, nor being found loaiing
around doggeries, and places OF amuse-
ment, out lac will always be found az his
seat ready 10 oppose or support all ques-
ltions that may arise in the Senate.
We have not heard any person spoken
lof for Representative, except Mr.. Cos
man. Our acquaintance with him is linn.
tied, having never seen him but once
and HAT was az sale which he was crying
and tie opportunity for an acquaintanc,
was slim.
will give y X. Cobb hoist for Congress
We need several such men as Mr.. Cobt
ia the Halls of Congress. as he is a logi.
cal reasOncr, and fully able TO represent
u ia way that we reed not be ashan,
ell OF. Mr.. Cobb has spent the larges
portion OF his life in The noble busines.
OF farming we think him very suita
bic man Tor that honorable position
and then lac j. a siaunch old Democrat
No one has labored harder than Mr
Cobb for the success of the party. anC
has earned Tor himselfa high reputation
and he is strictly moral. more SO than
is usual among politicians.
The Grange movement is exciting
much attention in this county. Tn,
people are ripe TO organize in severa
places every thing is in readiness n
waiting some one to organize. MAY tn,
movement grow and prosper over ever,
opposing power. and reign until ever,
monopoly j. put down. and our nation
brought back once more to see the goo,
odd times OF our forefathers. Then W il
Tho Shylocks and Nabobs be made TO fee
the power that rcstcth in the hands o
tie farmers.
We'll. suppose, You will soon have
railroad at Jasper. Gracious how tn,
peoples eyes will bug out" when th,
buigine comes putting up through th'
commons. wonder ii Mr.. Eggs worl
hands won all leave the mill. and xii
demslvcs running. thinking old Mel
has come will his pale horses to take
them home PHlLASDER.