Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1906 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The democrats of the Tenth district will meet in delegate convention on SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906. in Michigan City, Ind., at 1:30 p. m. for the purpose of nominating i a candidate for congress to be vot-, ed for at the November election in 1906. The delegates from the several counties will be selected in such manner ami at such time as the ■ county central committee of each county shall designate. The severaUcouiities of the district will be entitled to the following number of delegates : Benton 7 Jasper 7 Lake 14 Laporte ...22 Newton 5 Porter 7 Tippecanoe ...... ..21 Warren 5 White 10 Total 7.88 Jas. K Risk, Cbm. The delegates from this county to the convention are: AI.TBKSATK3. F. E Babcock Eli Gerber Geo K. Hershni'in John Kigleabach N. S. Bate* Wm. L. Nowel* Benj.Wehh J. U. Iliff .N. Littlefleid Beuhart Fendig Frank Morrow H. Paxton W. A. Lock John Mitehell It is still stfe to indulge in moderation in eating bananas Unwbolsome adulterations have been found.

The nomination of United States Senators by the people in party primaries ia in successful operation in all the southern States except Missouri. There are no Platta, Depews, or Drydens in the Senate from that section. Senator Elkins says there ia no satisfaction in having great wealth. Perhaps there is not much comfort in wealth acquired jn the Elkins way, but where would Elkins and the other mil. lionare senator* be politically without barrels of money?

A clean campaign and a clean election —things that the Democrats demand —mean a thorough cleaning of the offices in the statehouse by Democratic officials. The machine-dictated and bossridden ticket put .out by the Republican convention will not answer the purpose.

When Congress on its last day was engaged in its vaudeville performance and singing ‘‘Old Kentucky Home” and other famous melodies, it was noted with surprise that the Hon. “Standpat” Landis failed to get in with the “Banks of the Wabash.” Perhaps he heard-that his brilliant defense of the trusts did not set well along Indiana’s big river.

Most Republican congressmen consider their greatest achievements of this session to be the “pure pork bill” which makes some Republican constituencies belike they are “doing things.” The Democrats point with pride that they forced the Republican majority to vote for a rate bill, a pure food bill, and other remed al legislation that have for years been the principal planks in Democratic platforms.

The surrender of Congress and the President to the meat trusts was the last scene in the tragedy of the recent session. The surrender of Congress and the President to the Standard Oil trusts was next to the last. They also surrendered on the pure food bill. Congress will surrender to the President and the American Ship Trust next session. “Surrender” is the shibboleth of the present regime. It means “protection” to the rich rogues, and Pinkertons, and poverty for the people.