Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1908 — Page 2

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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor THOMAS R. MARSHALL. For Lieutenant-Governor FRANK J. HALL. For Secretary of State JAMES F. COX. For Auditor of State MARION BAILEY. For Treasurer of State JOHN ISENBARGER. For Attorney General WALTER J. LOTZ. For Reporter of Supreme Court BURT NEW. For Judge of Supreme Court M. B. LAIRY. For Judge of Appellate Court E. W. FELT. For State Statistician P. J. KELLEHER. For Supt. Public Instruction ROBERT J. ALEY.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Treasurer ALFRED PETERS of Marion tp. For Recorder CHARLES W. HARNER of Carpenter tp. For Sheriff WILLIAM I. HOOVER of Marion tp. For Surveyor FRANK GARRIOTT of Union tp. For Coroner DR. A. J. MILLER of Rensselaer. For Commissioner, Ist Dist. THOMAS F. MALONEY of Kankakee tp. For Commissioner 3rd Dist. GEORGE B. FOX of Carpenter tp. Speaker Cannon, assisted by Jim Watson and other standpatters, have headed off the proposed reduction of the tariff on white paper. When the Republican editors recall this fact during the campaign while they look over their paper bills they ought to become exceedingly en-

th uelastic for Watson. A "leading financier" testified at a grand jury investigation that the Metropolitan Street Railway of New York (now "busted”) contributed >500,000 to the Republican campaign fund when Bryan was a candidate. A single corporation did this, but it was only a part of the millions used in 1896 and 1900 to "beat Bryan." If President Roosevelt had been really in earnest about the passage of reform legislation by the present congress he should have been able to induce enough Republican congressmen to vote with the Democrats to put the reform bills through. The Democrats stood ready to do their part, but Mr. Roosevelt'flunked. Surely he is, as he has said, "a Republican before he is a reformer.”

James E. Watson, with the nomination for governor in his pocket, says that he has no outstanding promises of offices to fulfil. This will come as disagreeable news to the men who thought they had Watson’s ante-conventon promises and who have told their friends about their expectations. But after all they will lose nothing, as Mr. Watson will have no offices. Thomas R. Marshall will make all gubernatorial appointments. As a private citizen Mr. Watson will be able to treat all of his supporters alike. When the taxpayer looks over his tax receipts this' spring he will see proof of the extravagance In public expenditures that the Democratic platform charges against the Republican state administration. The Republicans had either to quit spending so much money or to borrow money on bonds or to get more from the taxpayers. The farmer is hit pretty hard, as the state tax board increased the already high assessment of lands in most of the counties of the state. Some of these

increases were as high as 15 per cent. Republican State Chairman Good-, rich, who is busy with his railroad receivership, says that he will not have a desk at Republican headquarters this year. The work of the chairman is to be done by Secretary of State Sims. Mr. Sims is paid a salary of $7,500 a year by the people for his services as secretary of state. This will suffice to pay his butcher’s and grocer’s bills while he is looking after party matters. Besides, he is a candidate for re-election and ,1s interested in the way things are going at the party headquarters.

Accordlng to the present program congress will adjourn the middle of May without doing a thing to relieve the country from the ills brought on by Republican misgovernment. In the face of one of the worst—in many respects the worst —panic that the American people ever experienced, the Republican party shows itself both incompetent and indifferent to the welfare of the people. President Roosevelt seems to be bending all of his energies to name his successor in office. He has lost interest in other things and is daily furnishing additional proof that he is “a Republican before he is a reformer.” as he once declared.

In 1896 the Atlas Engine Works at Indianapolis was a solvent and prosperous concern, with an unblemished business reputation. Hugh H. Hanna, who was then, as now, the head of the company, was one of the most bitter opponents of the election of Bryan. He talked about the “national honor,” “sound money" and the “prosperity” that could only. come through the Republican party. And now, after eleven years of Republican rule, the. great Atlas company and Mr. Hanna are not only struggling for their financial lives, but one officer and two employes of the' company have been indicted for alleged bribery in the sale of boilers to the Marion county commissioners.

Although a two-thirds vote is required to nominate a candidate for president in the Democratic national convention, it is already apparent that Mr. Bryan will be chosen on the first ballot, without regard to the complimentary votes cast for “favorite sons.” Illinois is among the latest states to instruct tor him, and many other states will do the same thing as fast as they hold their conventions. Many uninstructed delegates are just as certain to vote for Mr. Bryan’s nomination as are the instructed delegates. The hysterical efforts of a few "special interest” organs like the New York World to arouse antagonist in various quarters to Mr. Bryan have produced no material result except to solidify the masses of the party in his support. Opposition to Mr. Bryan directed from a private yacht coursing in European waters cannot make headway with the people when they understand the fact.

The condition of the unemployed has become so distressing In Indianapolis that it has been found necessary to undertake public improvements In order to give the men work. Among the unemployed are hundreds of foreigners, commonly called "Hunyaks,” who have been bordering on starvation for months. These men and tens of thousands of others like them, were induced to come to this country by the transportation companies, and by large corporations who were interested in reducing the wages of American workingmen. Republican speakers and writers have been telling workingmen for years that the tariff was made to "protect” them. The camfor the American workingman," but for the American workingman, but It was a false cry. The trusts saw to It that there was free trade in labor all the time, And now that hard times have come the deluded Hunyaks are turned adrift by their employers and have to be taken care of by the communities In which they are stranded.

ROOSEVELT AND THIRD TERM.

The Indianapolis Sun says that Roosevelt has builded a wall of three thicknesses, between himself and another term: Ist, tradition against a third term; 2nd, he has twice solemnly declared that he would not accept another term, and 3rd, he would have to betray a friend—Taft—to accept one. Even so. All signs point in one direction -—Roosevelt is, and has been, laying plans to have himself nominated for a third term. And the three reasons given by the Sun why he can not accept will be swept as straws in a gale, in case he thinks he sees a chance tasbe elected if nominated. Roosevelt has never shown a very discriminating sense of honesty where his personal interests were involved, and he has not only compromised his reputation for truth on scores of occasions, but has laid himself opeh to very grave and slanderous suspicions, that when his personal interest is involved he wilt not stop at even slandering a woman to acquit himself, as he undoubtedly did in the Storer case, commonly known as "Dear Maria.” Bro. Thompson should not take Roosevelt too seriously, as he is a great joker.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIM?

A Type of Political Bosses Who Nhould be Relegated to the Rear. The old political rlngster was dying hard. An accident in the political world, swept to the leadership of a great party by one of those tidal waves of political success that occasionally sweeps over our country, he came to think that he was a modern political Napoleon. After a career that was noted for its arrogance of power, treachery and corruption, his party had tired of him and his methods and deposed him from leadership. With the fatal fatuousness of the degenerate, he failed to recognize the changed condition of affairs and the advent of new men and new issues upon the political field. The party in which he had been a leader was organizing for a great convention, and he was rallying his forces to obtain a place of honor among those chosen as delegates to it.

Despised and rejected by his party, he sought to reinstate himself in power. In hfs desperation he threatened that he would use his influence to defeat the party if his wishes were not respected. He boasted that the men he had subsidized in the past were in his power and must do his bidding regardless of public good.. It had come to this, —to throw his party’s chances of victory to their opponents, if his wishes were thwarted. What a comment upon the political life of our country. That one man devoid of any sense of honor, a relic of the time when money spelled power and success in the political world, that such a man should tfold the political franchise of hundreds of voters in his hand, to use as he pleased An anarchist is dangerous to organized society but such a creature is doubly dangerous to all. Without a binding sense of honor, ready at all times to trade and traffic in votes so that his personal ends may be subserved, there is never any assurance that the wishes of the people may be made manifest at the polls.—Exchange.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Alvin R. Clark to Greenleaf L. Thornton et ux, Meh. 23, Its. 16, 17,0 bi. 32, Rensselaer, Weston's add., $l,lOO. Christopher E. Nelson to William Fleming, Feb. 25, nw se 11-31-6. s% se 11-31-6, e% sw 11-31-6, e% nH 14-31-6, 460 acres. Walker, $19,000. Everett Benkhof to Johan Romanoski et ux, Meh. 20, sw nw 31-32-7, Keener, $1,600. Monticello Oil Co. by Auditor Jasper Co. to Ray D. Thompson, Meh. 24, pt w% se 33-31-5, 11 acres, Gillam, 180.15. William T. Kight to Joseph Conway et ux, Meh. 24, pt out it 12, Parr, $2, q. c. d. Joseph Conway et ux to William E. Price, Meh. 23, pt out It 12, Parr, $1,050. George M. Belcher et ux to Clarence 3. Powell, Feb. 21, sw se 25-32-5, 40 acres, Benjamin J. Gifford to Harry E. Gifford, Meh. 23, se 10-30-6, Barkley, $3,900. Harry R. Kurrie to Geo. F. Meyers, Meh. 28, se se 1-31-7, Walker, SSOO. Albert C. Swing et al to J. G. Hobart, et ux, Feb. 12, w% nw 25-29-5, ne 26-29-5, ne nw 26-29-5, 288 acres, Hanging Grove. $21,000. John J. Lawler to Delos Thompson. Meh. 21, pt s% 21-29-6, pt sw 22-29-6, pt w*4 nw 28-29-6, 472 acres, pt 30-29-5, pt 31-29-5, pt 23-29-6, pt 24-29-6, pt 25-29-6, pt 26-29-6, pt 35-29-6, pt 36-29-6, 863.82 acres, Marion, $19,589.33. John A. Clark to Perp. B. L. & S. Assn., Meh. 26, It 3, bl 17, Remington, SSOO. Jennie M. Thompson et al to Stephen Salrln, Meh. 19, ne sw 10-31-5, 40 acres, Walker, S4OO.

Laßue Coble to John Spoon et al. Meh. 31, pt It 9, bl 13, Remington, original plat, $3,000. Mark Knapp et al to Violet C. Glosser, Feb. 13, Its 3pt 2, b!7. Remington, Chambers & Morgan's add., $625. Gilbert A. Mitchell to Mary E. Long, Meh. 24, und 1-5 ne nw 36-31-5, Gillam, $l5O. William Thorn to Alonzo R. Feemster. Meh. 16, n% se 20-28-6, ne sw 20-28-6, pt ne 20-28-6, pt se nw 20-28-6, Jordan, sl. Alonzo R. Feemster to William * Thorn et ux, Meh. 16, ntf se 20-28-6, ne sw 20-28-6, pt ne 20-28-6, pt se nw 20-28-6, Jordan, sl, q. c. d. "v City Home and Foreign Missions to John J. Lawler. Mar. <80; pt nw nw 1-28-7, pt n% 2-28-7, se sw 36-29-7, pt ne 36-29-7, pt nw 36-29-7, pt sw nw 35-29-7, pt nw sw 35-29-7, pt sw sw 35-29-7, ne sw 35-29-7, se sw 35-29-7, se nw 35-29-7, 966.51 acres, Newton, $48,325. James Skinner to Annie E. Phelps Apr. 20, Its 6, ?. 8, Remington, S. C. Maxwell's add , $2,000. Elmer O. Rathfon to F. William Fisher, Apr. 2, und 1-3 e% ne 23-30-5, Gillam SI,BOO. Clarence 8. Powell to Ella L. Belcher, Feb. 21, sw se 25-32-5, 40 acres, Kanka-

kee, 11,600. James O. Barret to George Fate, Meh. 18. ne 32-31-6, Walker, 812,800. George Fate to Laura B. Fate, Meh. 19, ne 32-31-6, Walker, $12,800. Frank B. Ham to Herod W. O’Neal, Nov. 7, e 200 a, s% 17-30-7, 200 acres, Union, $22,500. Emmet L. Hollingsworth to Horatio Ropp, Dec. 26, It 12, 13, bl 15, Rensselaer, Leopold’s add.. S9OO. Oliver M. Garriott to Emery E. Garriott, Meh. 12, pt out Its 17, 18, Parr, und% nw 19-30-6, 9.42 acres, Union, $5.25. ' David Nowels et al to Charles E. Nowels. Apr. 10, Its 9, 12, pt 13, bl 37, Rensselaer, Weston’S add., sl, q. c. d. Henry Gushwa to Earl R. Wingard, Feb. 19, wft sw 25-28-7, Jordan, $4,720. Charles E. Nowels to True D. Woodworth, Meh. 28, pt Its 9, 12, 13, bl 37, Rensselaer, $1,450. John Greve to Lottie Smith, Meh. 19, pt out It 5. Wheatfield. $75. Augustus U. Lux to Clyde Dickey, Meh. 23, ne se 13-28-6, 40 acres, Milroy, $1,200. Frank J. Parr et al by Sheriff Jasper Co. to B. E. Foxworthy, Apr. 16, w% ne 17-31-6, Walker, $749.08. John Minlcus to Horatio Ropp, Apr. 1. It 12, bl 15 Rensselaer, Leopolds add., $2, q. c, d. Maggie 8. GUI to Bert P. Biggs, Nov.

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25, pt nw ne 26-31-7, 40 acres. Union, .$2,500. Addison ’Parkison to Francis H. Dunn, Feb. 18, eH nw 3-30-5, nw ne 3-30-5, Gillam. $3,600. Emmet L. Hollingsworth to James M. Dickey, Apr. 17, nH 9-31-6, Walker, $4,200. /c.'k’ '

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