Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — Democratic-State Ticket. [ARTICLE]

Democratic-State Ticket.

For Secretary of State. SAMUEL RALSTON, of Boone County. For Auditor of State, JOHN W. MINOR, of Boone County, For Treasurer of State, HUGH DOUGHERTY, of Wells County, For Attorney General, JOHN G. M’NUTT, of Vigo County. For Clerk of Supreme Court, HENRY WARRUM, of Marion County. For Superintendent Public Instruction, W. B. SINCLAIR, of Starke County. For State Statistician, JAMES S. GUTHRIE, of Brown County. For State-Geologist. XDWARD BARRETT, of Hendricks County. For Judges Supreme Court, 2d District, LEONARD J. HACKNEY, of Shelby County. Third District, JAMES M'CABE, of Warren County. Fifth District, TIMOTHY B. HOWARD, of St. Joseph County. War Judges of Appellate Court, First District, EDWIN TAYLOR, of Vanderburgh County. Second District, C. J. KOLLMEYER, of Bartholomew County. Third District, EDGAR A. BROWN, of Marion County. Fourth District, WILLIAM S. DIVEN, of Madison County. Fifth District, JOHANNES KOPELKE, of Lake County.

For Congrre**, JOHN ROSS, of Tippecanoe County. For Representative, DAVID H. YEOMAN, of Jasper County. Prosecuting Attorney, 90th Judicial District, IRA W. YEOMAN. The Comity Ticket. For County Clerk, JOHN F. MAJOR, of Carpenter Tp. For County Auditor, GEORGE O. STEMBEL, of Wheatfield Tp. For County Treusurer, MARION I. ADAMS, of Marion Tp, For County Sheriff, WILLIAM C. HUSTON, of Milroy Tp. For County Surveyor, DAVID E. GARRIOT, of Union Tp. For County Coroner, DR. P. J. POTHUISJE, of Carpenter Tp. Commissioner Ist District, FRANK M. HERSHMAN, of Walker Tp. Commissioner 2nd District, LUCIUS STRONG, of Rensselaer.

Of the ninety-two counties in "Indiana but four have as high a county tax ns Jasper. Jasper county’s bonded debt for building the new court house is $9.22 per inhabitant, which is the heaviest per capita debt of any county in the state. The inovation of a newspaper conducted in the interests of the people of the whole county is raising a great howl from the political pap-sucking organs of Rensselaer. Jasper county is paying three Jiundred dollars too much for water for the court house. Based on tire price paid by private consumers, fifty dollars is a good big price to pay for what water is used by the county. The total cost of administration, i. e. county officers, in Jasper county according to the last official statement issued, was 80 cents per inhabitant, which is exceeded by only two counties in the state, Owen and Adams.

Too bad, but the Journal don't like the way- we are conducting The Democrat. Well, to tell the trutn, we didn't expect the Journal would be any too well pleased at our disclosures of extravagance and rottenness in the management of county affairs. The three republican papers of Rensselaer are tumbling all over each other in their efforts to "‘explain.” As several honest and straightforward republicans have said to us during the past week, no explanation is necessary. The adjoiasion is enough. The people an no* all fools.