The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-22

llb43, with fhlneas Nj. Kent as editor and
publisher, and the motto "The Sentinel
lon the watch tower OF Liberty" 1t Is q
lsix column paper strongly Democratic,
and filled up with politics, carrying at
its masthead its preference for Col.
Richard M. johnson, OF KY, as the DEM
ocratic candidate for President; and the
Democratic State ticket headed by James
Whitcomb for Gov. and Jesse ID. Bright
for Lieut.. Gov, followed by the county
ticket Of Floyd county, headed by Thos.
L. Smith for Senator. and an announce
ment that Thomas j. Henley had receiv-
ed the Democratic nomination for Con-
gressman. and that he was the only ma
tive born Indianian In the State who
was candidate for Congress, and urg-
ling his election as specimen Of do
nestle growth and manufacture, over
10. L-White, who it charges with boast
ling that he would "spcnd all his salary,
and more too, in eating and drinking
and buying champagne and sherry
winew White must have had . capaci-
Gus stomache. 1t charges White, also,
with leaving bis seat in Congress for
1.-TWO weeks, and yet drawing $l12 pay
|for which he rendered no service what
lever
II also publishes a'resoIution offered
Ito the I'd Congressional District Conven-
|tion by w. IL. English instructing their
Delegates to the National Convention to
favor X. N johnson as the Presidential
candidate Of the Democrats, and fires
hot shot into O. NJ. Smith for wrong
fully using his frank TO send out political
documents after his term Of Office had
expired.
Its latest news from Europe is up to
April 9Th, or "a days old, and Is princi-
|pally about duties in England and anar-
lchy in Afghanistan.
We also have before US an Indianapo-
Ills Journal. Of Nov. 8, 1912. published
Iby John Douglass, and edited by 4. J..
Barnett. II has Henry Clay's name up
lac lis choice for President, and the en-
tire paper, excepting the advertisements
land about one column, is devoted to
ipolitics. There Is not a single news item
lin II, except mention that the Ohio
river was low but rising. A great deal
OF space is devoted 10 quarrel with the
Chnpmans Of the Sentinel. II Itpublishes
the vote Of Indiana for President in 1910,
showing that the population of the entire
State was then 6S5, ,666: and that Harri-
son got 65,302 votes and Van Buren 81 :
Goa The population OF Dubois county
is set down at 3,632. not as many as there
are voters now. while Harrison, whig,
received 264 votes, and Van Buren,.
Democrat, 239. Wayne county was then
the most populous county in the State,
with Dearborn next, aud Putnam third,
while Marion, now as large as any two
others, was then sixth in population.
The Journals leading editorial is upon
the finances, as Ii often is at the present
day, and advocates National Bank and
the distribution TO the states Of the pro-
ceeds OF The sales Of Public Lands, and q
Protective Tariff. Leaving out the Pub
lie Land question, which II is now in fa-
vor Of giving 10 corporations, and the
same old song is sung in the Journal OF
to-day, though not as ably as Barnett
sung II, for he was certainly q forcibls
writer.
The most interesting part Of the paper
to the publisher AT that day. was . whole
page advertisement by S. Merrill, Prcsi.
dent OF the Commissioners of the Sink.
ling Fund. offering at Public Auction al
the court house door in indianapolis, a
large number Of tracts of land all over
the State. for failure Of the owners IA
pay interest on loans from the Sinking
Fund. There is also about column oI
advertisements Of persons applying foi
The benefit Of the Bankrupt Law. which
|cansed so much dissatisfaction among
Icreditors at that time. We also find
nearly two columns Of advertisements o1
lestiays taken up In various counties IN
| the State, among them one from Duboi.
lcounty, Of "Sorrcl filley, taken up b.
Thomas Moore, in Columbia township
about two years old 13 hands high, end
Appraised at $l5 before Jueticc John d
Noble The paper has not singlc busi
ness advertisement In 1t, outside oi
court notices and administrators sales
This i most striking and singular con
trast with the city papers of to-day, and
shows that the people have advanced
largely in knowledge Of the requisites
lof how to do business.
j The Semi Weekly State Sentinel o
June IS, 1s45, published by q. A. & j. p
chapman, NJ Indianapolis, shows an ad
'lvance In business ideas, though il has
NEARLY fourth Of its first page occupied
lby its heading, with a picture Of the OLE
State Capitol building. (now torn DOWN.
land Growing rooster standing on tn
'|apex OF the globe on one side Of II, and N,
Estate seal on the other. 1t flew the motto
|"eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty.
It's editorials are devoted TO discussing
local affairs and railroad matters princi
lpally, while the first page has two col
|umn prospectus Of the Washington
Union, published gratuitously, and thrc,
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