Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1914 — M'CARDLE MADE TWO SPLENDID SPEECHES [ARTICLE]

M'CARDLE MADE TWO SPLENDID SPEECHES

Indianapolis Businessman Presents Argument in Favor of Return--4 ing to G. O. P. John W. MeCardle, of Indianapolis, made two good speeches to the voters in Jasper county Thursday. He spoke at the opera house ih the afternoon, the rain which came up having made it impossible to hold the speaking in the airdome. In the evening he went to Remington and spoke in the town hall. Mr. MeCardle has for thirty years been in the grain business, was for several years a tax commissioner, and a year ago was admitted to the practice of law' He is not abusive, but extremely good natured and he presented some splendid argument, supported by figures taken from the annual report of the auditor of state, which are conclusive proof of the great increase in the cost of many of the state offices. He said that it cost $99.09 per hour more to haveVfom Marshall governor than it did Frank Hanly and that it cost $186.16 more to have Samuel E. Ralston governor than it did Frank Hanley, and he showed among the expenditures of the last legislature a hhmber that show the conditions that made it necessary for the state tax levy to be increased more than 25 per cent. He_ said that at this very time, after’ having borrowed $685,000 since the July settlement by the county treasurers the call was being sent out to the treasurers for advance payments. He showed that the increase in the state tax levy was costing Jasper county SIO,OOO and that it was a sure thing that the next year assessment would be made on a higher valuation., He spoke of the extravagances in the state house, of the domination by the Taggart-Fairbanks-Roberts-Bell ring and the fact that Donn Roberts, tlfe Terre Haute mayor, was now seeking the next democratic nomination for governor, in an effort to Tammanyize the state. He said that the only successful rebuff that could be handed to the ring was the defeat of the party at the polls and expressed the belief that many loyal democrats would not stand for the corruption. In the evening at Remington Mr. MeCardle made a very similar addre«s>. He closed his speech Jiere with’a Hight of oratory that caused a burst of applause. In Remington W. L. Wood spoke for a short time, stating some of the things which have appealed to him as the duties of a representative. He said that tie would favor economy by urging the discharge of needless employes, of unnecessary commissions and ofthat class of patronage known as , political hangers-on. Mr. Wood made a very favorable impression. Reuben Hess, of Kentland, republican candidate for prosecuting attorney, attended the meeting here and at Remington and circulated among the voters.

We will unload another carload of those nice northern grown Ohio potatoes next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 12, 13 and 14. They are good and ripe and can be stored for winter. A good chance to buy your early seed stock cheap. In 5-bushel lots, 70c a bushel, or 20c a peck, or 75c a bushel. JOHN EGER.