Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1900 — All Honor to Nelson Morris. [ARTICLE]

All Honor to Nelson Morris.

Demotte, Ind., June 28. Because Nelson Morris refuses to quietly submit to being sandbagged by the republican gang, the editor of the Rensselaer Republican attempts to ridicule and abuse him. We have no doubt Mr. Morris would have gladly paid his share of tax for the Keener tp., gravel road improvement had it been made, but like most other people he objects to being “held up” and made to pay for something he did not get. Would that we had a few more Nelson Moris’s to get after the rascally gang that has been plundering the taxpayers of Jasper County for years, and I think the people of this township owe Mr. Morris a vote of thanks for stepping in and doing whati many of us would have done had we felt able to cope with those who had the count}' treasury at their back to draw on for funds to fight us from gaining our rights in court. Mr. Morris has taken up the “poor man’s burden’’ by bringing this suit and all the abuse and venom the gang organ can heap upon him will but add to the good will we feel toward him for going after the leeches who want us to pay for 16 miles of road and only give us about 10 or 11 miles

in return.

KEENER.