Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — THE CANDIDATE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE CANDIDATE

R. Lyle Constable, who has an“ nounced his candidacy for the republican nomination for joint representative Jasper, Benton and Newton counties, comes of a family that located in Newton county in 1869 and has snice that time been intimately connected with the development of the country. The Constable family has always taken an active part in all lines of advancement and is one of the best known families of the county. Lyle Constable was bom in 1890. He completed the course in the common school and graduated from the Goodland high school in 1907. In 1911 he received the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at Franklin college With “honors in Literature.” Mr. Constable was one of the leaders in all college activities during his college life. One winter was spent in a law office of a Franklin attorney and through Mr. Constable’s efforts a series of law lectures was given in the college building. Since leaving college a systematic study of law has been carried on. * He is a student and a clear thinker and has made a special study of the constitutional and economic history of the United States as well as of English constitutional history. For the lust five years Mr. Constable has been engaged in farming near Goodland and has been very successful. He has been active in farmers’ organizations and * at present secretary of the Newton County Corn Growers’ Association. As to his private life Mr. Constable is above reproach. He has served as Sunday school superintendent since 1912, and active in church work. H 3 always takes a stand on the right side of every moral question. . ... Politically Mr. Constable has renderedgood service to his party, serving two terms as precipcx committeeman and one term as/freasurer of the county central committee. Expressing bis views on a number of questions of public interest and defining what he considers the duty of a legislator, Mr. Constable may be quoted as follows: _ “I believe a dollar of government/ money is as valuable as a dollar of any individual’s money and that those whose duty it is to .spend state money should realize that it is not a fun d to be squandered. Public funds have no legitimate connection with “pork barrel methods.” Persons handling public money are responsible to each taxpayer for the disbursement of it. “I believe the taxing system should ■he so arranged as to avoid double taxation and that the; visible property should bear only its just share of the burden of government expense. “I believe that are absolutely necessary to a farming community and that the vast sums spent each year on roads (repairing old as well as building new) demands that we adopt scientific and practical road laws which will enable us to secure permanent roads for our money. Newton County Enterprise.

R. LYLE CONSTABLE.