Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1910 — Congressman Crumpacker Holds Enthusiastic Meeting at Mt Ayr. [ARTICLE]

Congressman Crumpacker Holds Enthusiastic Meeting at Mt Ayr.

Hon. E. D. Crumpacker, congressman from the 10th district, addressed an enthusiastic audience-at ML Ayr Tuesday evening. He came to Rensselaer that afternoon and made the trip to Mt. Ayr in an automobile, being accompanied by S. E. Sparling, A. F. Long and C. C. Warner, and the trip being made in the Sparling machine. Senator Halleck and family also went over to hear the speech from here. A large audience greeted the speaker, a number being there from Brook, Morocco and other places, and the meeting being the best held in {his part of Indiana this fall. Congressman Crumpacker spoke in his clear and pleasing manner, freely discussing every issue before his constituency in a frank manner, stating his attitude on public questions and leaving no doubt as to where he stands on all questions. The Rensselaer men who *heard the speech pronounced it sound in every respect. Mr. Crumpacker returned here following his speech and remained until the 10:55 train today. He is feeling very sanguine about his election, and believes that Mr. Peterson and his press bureau are having a hard time to explain how it happens that he is not a corporation lawyer when 118 out of the last 124 appearances he has made in the Lake circuit court have been for corporations. The democrats have worked their “dollar-a-day” pension plea about as far as it will go, for old soldiers have had an opportunity to revert back to the previous control of the legislature by democrats and see that there was nothing done for the boys who fought so hard for the union. They have come to see also that John B. Peterson is resorting to a great many schemes of deceit to make them believe that he has the power to fulfill the proclamation for dollar per day pensions, when it is well understood that a great part of the democratic parjjy is from the southern states and would not consenf~to the proposition so adroitly sought as a vote catcher by northern democrats. Mr. Crumpacker is a friend to the soldier and has always supported every measure in which the soldier wgs interested and his pledge to support a dollar-a-day pension bill can be depended upon because during fourteen years he has represented this district he has never deceived a constituent about any matter of legislation. The Republican has confidence in Judge Crumpacker, knows him to be a worker and a constant and active participant in every thing that is brought before the congress of the United States, and we believe that the people of Jasper and it 3 adjoining counties realize that he has been faithful to the important trust given him for so many years. His attitude of progressiveness in party is pleasing to all who favor, as he does, the correction of every national evil and every private advantage, but that it should be accomplished without resorting to party destroying methods. We believe that Congressman Crumpacker is ia accord with the spirit of progression that is felt by all republicans who want continued prosperity maintained while the republican house is cleansed of all that is corrupt. He does not believe in permitting the democrats, by false schemes and impossible remedies, adroitly worded into platforms, to destroy the republican party which is now and always struggled for the success of the whole country and the whole people. That Congressman Crumpacker stands today one of the leading mep in the United States there cam. be no doubt and when he comes to Rensselaer on October 26th, we hope that every citizen of the county can hear him.