Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — PROSPERITY IS GOING AROUND [ARTICLE]

PROSPERITY IS GOING AROUND

Evidence is Abundant that Indiana Farmers are Satisfied with Republican Administration. Farmers of Indiana are giving evidence that there is no ground for the Bull Moose cry of “pass prosperity around.” Prices and demand for all lines of farm products, including field, orchard, dairy, poultry, live stock, which have prevailed during the administration of President Taft, have brought a flood of prosperity to Hoosier farmers such as they never had in the history of the state. The farm homes have very materially advanced their scale of comfortable living in the last four years because prosperity has been passed around. A concrete example of tjxis general division of good times is given by a" farmer near Knightstown, who has fortified himself against a possible panic in the etant of a change in the national administration. He sold his farm near Knightstown, and has rented one in northern Rush county to await the results of the election and its effects on business. “I bought a good farm at $l5O an acre, and I have paid for it with 9 cent hogs, 9 cent cattle and 70 cent corfi during the good Republican times,” said the farmer. “I have sold my farm at a good price, and I am going to keep my money until I see whether the good Republican times are to continue or the Democratic panic is to sue. I don’t care about paying $l5O per acre for a farm now and have to pay it out with 30 cent corn, 4 cent hogs and cattle. You can readily see why.” Every farmer in Indiana who has had a surplus of farm products to sell can appreciate the answer given by John G. Gartin, a farmer near Burney, who was asked by a neighbor if he was a Bull Mooser. “Give me your pencil and I will write down my answer,” said Mr. Gartin. This is whgt-hewrote: sold 81 cattle at 9 cents, weighed at home, and 70 hogs at 8 cents, weighed at home. My wheat was sold from machine for seed at $1.35 pec bnshel and clover seed sold for $lO per bushel. Why should I be.” Mr. Gartin sold a pair of mares for S6OO which further confirmed him in belief that no change was need in presidential administrations.