Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1908 — POLITICAL NOTES FROM EXCHANGES [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL NOTES FROM EXCHANGES

The Democrats of Boone county never were nor© unamimous in the support of the ticket from president homeward from the Bea uncertain where she’s at; but the widow down to county commissioner, and they Teel confident of a victory this fall. There are rm sulkers nor malcontents in the Democratic camp.— Lebanon Pioneer. A few days ago a Connorsville factory was forced to reduce the Vvages of its working force from 50 cents to one dollar per week. Another beautiful example of £he way the Republican high tariff “protects’’, the small industries and the way it also “protects” the wage earner. And still Mr. Taft says there are some lines on which the schedules should be raised higher.-—Conners-ville Examiner. If bank deposits are guaranteed as recommended in the Democratic national platform, funds in bank will be as good as gold In the pocket. There will be no more money panics because there will be no more lack of confidence, Washington will not have to go to the aid of Wall street banks in trouble, because all bankers, being jointly responsible, will watch the Wall stret banks and see that they do not do dangerous and irregular business. —Bloomington Courier. The Republican state platform approves the record of Its party,. Some facts in the record which is approved show that the Republican approved show that the Republicans increased salaries, created more offices, increased the state’s expenditures, and made personal use of the state’s money—that even the governor was furnished some of the money which afterward was shown to have belonged to this “borrowed” fund. These are a few of the things which were approved. And the Republican papers and speakers are pleading with the people to continue the party in power and thus approve this record.—Martinsville Democrat. During the past few weeks we have had a chance to talk with scores of men in different stations in life, and during most of these conversations the all-important topic of politics has been brought up. A great many of the persons whom J:he writer has talked were Republicans and the greater per cent of them say they will not vote the national Republican ticket this fall. We talked with miners, common laborers, farmers, railroad men, traveling men and professional men, and It Beems that a great majority of them are opposed to Mr. Taft. Why is this? Because Mr. Taft is the tool of the corporations.—Liberty Express. We should like to see the color of the Democrat’s hair who can be hood-winked into voting the Republican ticket on account of the alleged temperance plank. An unbroken alliance of the Republican machine and brewers for a dozen years has not tended to educate that machine along temperance lines.—New Castle Democrat.