Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — COUNTY PLATFORM. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY PLATFORM.

Whereas, Many counties of the state, by employing experts to examine the county records, have reclaimed thousands of dollars of fee* and bills which have been wrongfully and illegally collected and heliT by county officials, and Whereas, Jasper county having been for years one of the very highest taxed counties of Indiana, and is at present burdened with one, if not the heaviest debts of any county of the state in proportion to populotion and wealth, and Whereas, our county’commissioners refuse to grant the peoples' petition when they pray for an honest investigation of the county records; therefore he it Resolved, by tliis convention, that its candidates, today nominated pledge themselves, that if elected, to use all honorable, economical and reasonable means to have the county records examined that the people may know the true condition of our county affairs; and further, be it Resolved, that as a party and as candidates we pron ise to encourage and practice the most rigid economy in county and township affairs, consistent with pirbttc good, and we invite all lovers of fair dealing and good local government, to join us in trying to bring about the consumation of the pledges herein made. And further, in-asking the support of all good citizens, we do it not for the sake of party triumph and party advantage but that a better order of thit gs may be brought about in our own county management. * * *