Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“Opcntlm books" is the paramount issue in Jasper county this! year. Blather-ikite Beveridge has let the cat out of the bag, and the leaders of his party are privately cursing right and left. The county commissioners also) ‘‘laughed’ al the Barkley township taxpayers Just watch Barkley ‘■laugh’’ at the commissioners a week from Tuesday. None of the candidates on the democratic county ticket will, if elected, turn the county’s own money over to the county under protest. Let every Democrat arrange his) business s > that he can give elec- \ tion day to the service of the j party. N>» Demociat can afford i to neglect his duty as a citizen on | the 6th day of November Said a republican office-holder from one of the out-townships to us one day t' is week: "I am a re- j publican, but 1 think an invest!-1 gation of the county books would result in mi.ch good, and I shall vote the democratic county ticket this el. ctiou " Jesse (it ; *, the youngest son I of Gem nd Grant, has left the re-' publican party and is working with all 1 i might in California for Brjnn. General Sherman’s son is alt; for Bryan, and so are! the sons of nearly all of the conspicuous generals who fought for the Union. Every good citizen is interested in prevent ng the sale of . votes, j For every vote purchased the: county becoin *s liable for S1(K) reward, to go to the briber, and a man who is rascal enough to buy a vote is scoundrel enough to betray his victim and claim the taxpayer's money. Don t lose sight of the fact that the democratic candidates on the county ticket are pledged to make an investigation of th • county records, if elected, and they arc mon who w.ll faithfully carry out every plodgv made to their constituents. .Sncli investigation will result in tii-' recovery of thousands of dollars to the county that has been illegally paid out.