Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1892 — Always the Same Answer. [ARTICLE]

Always the Same Answer.

A witty individual one morning wagered that he would ask the same question of fifty different persons and receive the same answer from each. The wit went to the first one, then to another, until he had reached the num* her of fifty. And this is how he won the bet. He whispered, half-audibjy, to each: "I say, have you heard that Smith has failed?" "What Smith?" queried the whole fifty, one after another, and it was decided that the bet had been fairly won.

Republican managers are not satisfied with the new election law. They can no lo’ ger force nor purchase votes with assurance of cor rect delivery. Below is the scheme advocated by the Logansport-Tour, nal: Let the tickets be furnished outside, to be scratched only by pasters. The voter thus has plenty of time to prepare his ticket with the pasters he desires to use. He can accept whatever ticke* he pleases at the chute, to misleed the party workers, but when he gets into the booth, after receiving an official envelope of the board, h? encloses his vest pocket ticket in the official envelope and hands it to be deposited in thi ballot box.

By the above plan the “vest pocket ticket in the official envelop would in many cate turn out to have been purchased or cast under compulsion. We think the Journal editor will not live to see the day when the law is changed to accord with his ideas.

It is not to be forgotten that the Republicans devoted more time in the last campaign to assaults on the new tax liw than on any other subject, or indeed to all other subjects. They began directly after the legislatur e adjourned to misrepresent its provisions. They charged that it increased the taxes of individua s and decreased the taxes of corporations. Before the laws were printed Ihe Republican pai ers were filled with charges of this, and injthe excitement of the people that followed the charges the party leaders thought that they saw their opportunity to win on ths. tissue. They accordingly made anungements for an increase of local taxes wherever the Republicans controlled the local levies In the forty-six counties controlled by Republican commissioners they increased the local taxes $1,269,249.45, or nearly $40,000 more

more than the whole increase of state taxes in the entire slate. In the forty-six counties controlled by Democratic commissioners, the scattering Republican township and town offi«rs increased local taxes $853,763.85, making a grand total increase of local taxes by Republican officials of $1,623,018.30. With this refusal of the Republican local officials to carry out the purpose of the law, even urder the direct instruction of the superim tendent of public instruction, there is little choice left the Democratic party as to its future action. It ought, in justice to the people who have been betiayed by these Republican officials, to put the geeel al school tax back where it was in 1890. The purpose of the law that the aggregate school taxes should be kept in that i osition, bet they have been increased encr * rnously by the treacherv ot Recublican local officials. The general school tax in 1890 amounted in round numbers to $1,373,000. — On the present assessment a levy of 11 cents would raise $1,394,000. A reduction of 5 cents on the lew should therefore be made, and the remaining school tax raised by local levies. This, in tact, would be carrying out the real ot ject of(the tax law, for it contemplated no in» crease of school taxes.—lndian ipolis Sentinel.

It gives as much pleasure to say that the democi atio newspapers of Indiana, w’thout a single exception so far as we observed, made a magnificent record throughout the campaign. They presented the issues ably and clearly, were in the aggr ssive from the start, and have overmatched their republican competitors at every f oint. The democratic Dress of Indiana will deserve a large share of the credit for the victory which is at hand. Indianapolis Sentinel. And to the Indianapolis Sentia nel the democratic a newspapers of Indiana are deeply indebted for its untiring, vigorous and successful efforts in unearthing republican conspiracies, and in furnishing its co-laborers throughout the state with facts, figures and data umefutable. From the opening of the campaign to its close the Sentinel had the Journal on the run. S. E. Mores deserves very favorable considerati.>n at the hands of the incoming admi"’stration.

Brother McEwen, of Rensselaer* will be an applicant for the postoffice at that place. If fathful party sei vice count |or anything he will get the appointment— White County Democrat Mr. Bushey, our new meat merchant, is down to business. See card in anoth* r co hi nan.

[ Rev. 1.1. Gorby has postponed his farewell sermon to Sunday, December 4th. It is hoped that there may be a full attendance at this service. The superintendent of the Presbyterian Sabbath school on last Sunday morning appointed the following committees who will have chaige of the Christmas celebration of that school: Arrangements —M. F. Chilcote, C. W. Duvdl, Mrs. U. D. Martin and Mrs. Irene Nelson. Decorations —W. J. Miller, W. W. Wood, Mrs. JJ. J Sears, Mrs. F. Mon nett. Purchasing—Mrs. D. E. Hollister, Misses Nellie Moss, Florence Neal and Mary B. Purcunile. Music—Miss Uarne Eger, Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and L. F. Hopkins.

Our democratic friend, Hi. Day, rejoiced and was exceeding glad Thanksgiving day. Twins-noy and girl. All doing well. M. L. Spitler and daughter Maude are visiting his daughter, Mrs. F. B. Learning, Goshen, Ind. Ike Wiltshire returned from England last Sunday. Go to the Art Pavilion for photographs. Miss Jessie Bartoo, artist. H. R. W. Smith, Chicago, returned thanks Thursday with relatives in Rensselaer. Jake Eiglesbach has handsome Iv fitted ud his new purchase, the Wm. Rhoades [business propertv, and now occupies it with his meat market. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Willey are visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer. On Monday last Sheriff Gwin, of White county, arrested DanNichols, of the same locality, at his place on charge of highway robbery, and escorted him to the . ail at Delphi.

Wilson Shaeffer will offer at public sale, at his residence in Newton township, five miles west ot Rensselaer, d asper county, Indiana, on Wednesday. December 7,1892, commencing at 10 o’clock, a. m„ 5 horses colts, 2 brood mares, 6 cows, some of them springing, 14 head of steers and heifers, 7 hogs, 1 top buggy, farming implements, e c .12 months credit on all sums of $5 and over, purchaser giving bankable note without interest if paid at maturity, bearing 8 pj.r cent, interest from date if not paid when due. Under $5 t - be cash in hand. On Monday last tho commissioners met and accepted the bonds ot the county officers elect, toowit; Charles W. Hanley, sheriff; Judson J. Hunt recorder; John E. Alter, surveyor; Charles E. Mills, assessor; Bhelby Grant, coroner, and Benjamin R. Faris commissioner first district. The gentlemen were sworn and entered upon the duties of thejr respective offices. The Kentland Enterprize and the Rensselaer Pontius Pilate were so disappointed and disgusted at the result ot the election that they soared over democratic jubilations and campaign pages.