Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1910 — REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK WAS NEVER BETTER THAN NOW. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK WAS NEVER BETTER THAN NOW.

Workers Say Conditions are Satisfactory to the People and Will Be Endorsed by Voters. The visit to Rensselaer Tuesday of Congressman Crumpacker, District Chairman Hickey, John E. Reed and E. H. Neal proved a very pleasant one. They are anxious to ascertain the feeling toward the administration and along political lines generally and are visiting all tlie counties in the distric: Several of the township and precinct committeeman were present and various members expressed themselves. The speeches of Congressman Crumpacker and Judge Hanley were especially indicative of conditions and optimistic for republican success. Mr. Crumpacker spoke of the work of the past session of congress, the effort so earnestly and ardently made by President Taft to see that the pledges of the Republican platform were carried into execution and the fact that nearest his heart all the time was a great desire to enact legislation beneficial to all the people. Congressman Crumpacker said he was not a standpatter, he was not an insurgent, he . was a republican and believed that the people would not permit the effort being made by democratic newspapers and politicians serve to sway the republicans into a ractional fight.

It is well known that Congressman Crumpacker was one of the most ardent republicans in the house to secure tariff legislation favorable to the country and that he opposed some of the schedules in the measure that was enacted Into law, but it is also known that he voted for the measure and has repeatedly said that it was the best tariff measure this country has ever had. He knows full well that no arrangement of schedules can prove satisfactory to all, but believes in the greatest good to the greatest number, and he has been a friend to the people of the tenth district - of Indiana during the twelve years he has been in congress. He spoke of the agitation following the enactment of the McKinley bill, which was pronounced so iniquitous by democrats. They succeeded in getting enough republicans to disapprove it that Grover Cleveland was elected and a democratic congress also, and during years prior to the election of McKinley as president the country had a taste of democratic tariff—the Wilson-Gorman bill. So vigorously was the McKinley tarifT assailed that McKinley was himself defeated for congress, but in 1896 the people had been convinced of the error of their way and William McKinley was elevated to the highest office in the gift of the American people and again elected in 1900. Democratic tariff legislation proved so disastrous that the people wanted to get away from it good and plenty. The present tariff is being assailed in the same way. But the experience of 1892 and 1894 is so fresh in the memory of the people that it is hardly probable that they will again be deceived. Judge Chas. W. Hanley has always thought the tariff measure was all right in the main and he stated in his remarks that .he has defended it against all attacks, but that the measure had proven its worth so satisfactorily that it can now not only be defended but praised. It has main* tained prosperity and kept sacred that great essential in American life—opportunity to all. Judge Hanley was very energetic in his praise of the last national legislature, stating that it had accomplished much for the people, redeeming the pledge of the national platform with a fine, consciousness of duty. Attorney \3eorge A. Williams made some remarks to the effect that the prosperous agricultural sections of the country and the fact that every energetic citizen could get a job at good wages, was a fine indication of the country’s prosperity. The meeting was a success in starling some real enthusiasm for the forthcoming campaign. Farmer, how is this for a wheat fertilizer: 4 per cent nitrogen, 10 per cent available phosphoric acid, and 5 per cent potash, at $21.60 per ton? Let us have your orders early. Malnes ft Hamilton, phone 273.