Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1912 — One of the Landis Brothers Loses His Job—And He Hollers. [ARTICLE]

One of the Landis Brothers Loses His Job —And He Hollers.

From as far back as the people of the country can remember the Landis brothers, of Logansport, have been holding fat government jobs. Charles, of Delphi, was a congressman and a mighty good one. He lcfst his job because he favored the maintainance of protection for the American laborer. Kenesaw Mountain # Landis, now of Chicago, holds a fat judgeship. Walter K. Landis, formerly of Logansport, has been the postmaster at San Juan, Porto Rico, for about fourteen years. Still another brother has been on the government payrolls about all of his natural life and Frederick was a congressman for four years from the Logansport district. The district was 6,000 republican. Frederick pledged himself to Dr. Good not to run again if given a second term. J>r. Good had the goods on him and Ihowed the pledge. Landis was also shown up because of the ready promises he made of postoffices, pledging himself sometimes to nine .or ten men in each town. The 6,000 majority dwindled to a minority of 3,000 and the district has since been democratic. Frederick is now the progressive candidate for lieutenantgovernor of the state. Postoffice inspectors have reported to President Taft that Walter K., of San Juan, was not spending enough of his time in the postoffice. (He was spending only about 5 hours a day there. He should have spent 8 hours each day. He was discharged, which all will agree was the proper thing to have done. But the progressive papers in an effort to discredit President Taft claim that the removal from office was because Walter was for ROosevelt. President Taft thus gets misrepresented if he does his juty just as if he had failed to do it. Only two of the original five Landis brothers are now holding government jobs but Fred is a candidate and Walter will doubtless be if he can find any job open. “The Great Leaders and National Issues of 1912” is the name of the latest book out on politics. In it the policies and principles of all parties are discussed. The book gives the life stories and careers of all the Presidential candidates of the parties. The big issues of the day are discussed by the leaders of all parties. The platforms and principles of all parties are given with a graphic stbry of how national conventions are run. Also, it gives the political history of the United States and tells of the development of the political parties. This great work contains magnificent colored illustrations and portraits of all the candidates. This complete work contains over 350 pages and colored pictures and sells for the exceedingly low price of SI.OO and $1.75, ac cording to the binding.* Samuel Williams, of Rensselaer, R. D. 2, has the exclusive agency for this book in Jasper county and he will be glad to sell you one.

Miss Lillian Carr, daughter of John P. Carr, editor of the Fowler Leader, was here today to'rdport the Progressive convention for their paper. Miss Carr is a bright young lady and of great assistance to her father in publishing the paper.