Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1908 — Page 2

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NATIONAL TICKET.

For President WILLIAM J. BRYAN. For Vice-President, JOHN W. KERN. STATE TICKET. Governor THOMAS R. MARSHALL. Lieutenant-Governor FRANK J. HALL. Secretary of State JAMES F. COX. Auditor of State MARION BAILEY. Treasurer of State JOHN ISENBARGER. Attorney General WALTER J. LOTZ. Reporter Supreme Court BURT NEW. Judge Supreme Court M. B. LAIRY. Judge Appellate Cour^ E. W. FELT. State Statistician P. J. KELLEHER. Supt. Public Instruction ROBERT J. ALEY. DISTRICT TICKET. Member of Congress WILLIAM DARROCH, of Newton County. State Senator, Counties of Jasper, Newton, Starke and White, ALGIE J. LAW. of Newton County. Representative, Counties of Jasper and White, GUY T. GERBER of Jasper County. COUNTY TICKET. * Treasurer ALFRED PETERS ♦ of Marion tp. t Recorder 1 CHARLES W. HARNER j of Carpenter tp. i Sheriff I WILLIAM I. HOOVER I of Marion tp. Surveyor FRANK HARRIOTT ? of Union tp. j Coroner DR. A. J. MILLER t of Rensselaer. ♦ Commissioner, Ist Dist. THOMAS F. MALONEY ♦ of Kankakee tp. 1 Commissioner 3rd Dist. ♦ GEORGE B. FOX 1 of Carpenter tp. J N . 7 TOWNSHIP TICKETS. Carpenter —GEORGE BESSE j Trustee; JAMES H. GREEN, 1 Assessor. 1 Glllam—JOHN W. SELMER 1 Trustee. i Marlon EDWARD HER- 1 ATH, Trustee; SAMUEL i SCOTT, Assessor. Union—ISAAC RIGHT Trus- ] tee; CHARLES U. GARRIOTT, Assessor. Hanging Grove —WM. R. WILLITT, Trustee; CHARLES 1 LEFLER, Assessor. j Walker—DAVlD M. PEER. ' Trustee; JOSEPH FEJNZIL, 1 Assessor. < Jordan —WM. WORTLEY, ' Trustee; FRANK NESSIUS. < Assessor. % Newton —E. P. LANE. Trus- 4 tee; JOSEPH THOMAS, As- < sessor. < Barkley—THOMAS M. CAL- ' LAHAN, Trustee; JOHN NOR- 4 MAN, Assessor. 4 Wheat held —S. D. CLARK. * Trustee; HENRY MISOH, As- 4 sessor. 4

BARGAINS IN PASTURE LAND.

280 acres level pasture laud, lies along large ditch, open la blue giass, on main road, Vt mile to school, % mile to gravel road leading to court house. Will take half in good town property, merchandise, or other land. Price fSO. G. F. METERS,

The Cleveland letter endorsing W. H. Taft Is now pronounced a fraud by Frank H. Hastings, the executor of the will of the late Grover Cleveland. The New York Times which purchased the stuff from an alleged magazine writer, now repudiates It also, Mrs. Cleveland having said In the first instance that it was a fraud. Arthur I. Voreys, Taft’s personal choice as campaign manager, and his right-hand man in Ohio, was disbarred by the Arthur administration for robbing a war widow of her pension. Twenty-six years later he paid the money back to the widow and was reinstated by the Roosevelt administration; this it will be noted was in 1907. Wy H. Taft having been so close to the administration of course has never heard of this outrage.

The sins of Foraker can only emphasize the virtues of Taft. The sins of Haskell must become the sins of Bryan unless there is a radical change in the situation. — Chicago Record-Herald. Of course, of course; if a Republican Senator, who, charged with accepting fees from a monopoly to influence national legislation, is taken to the bosom of the Republican national presidential candidate, in public reconciliation, that cgn only show how white the candidate is by the black mark that is left on his manly form as the result of the embrace. But if a Democrat, mixed in the same muss, though not in national public life, is employed in a personal capacity in the private organization of the Democratic party, why, his sin at once becomes the sin of the Democratic national candidate! Of course, of course! There are two standards of morals—one for the Republicans and another for the Democrats. And if you don’t believe it, why, even a shorter word will describe what you are. In the names of the Prophet, figs!—lndianapolis News (Rep.)

COST OF SPECIAL SESSION.

Up to last Saturday night Governor Hanly’s unnecessary and partisan spo* cial session of the legislature had cost $22,500. The cost of the special elections to fill vacancies was about $20,000 more. Total cost to taxpayers up to last Saturday, $42,500. And that Is only a part of it. All this expense was put upon the people by Republican politicians in an effort to get the Republican party out of a hole. But the effort failed. The Republican politicians only succeeded in digging the hole deeper. The people of Indiana are not in a humor to be either ex ploited or trifled with.

THE ROOSEVELT-HEARST COMBI NATION.

President Roosevelt and \V. R Hes.rst seem to be on very friendly terms —so friendly, indeed, that no great stretch of the imagination la needed to make one think that they are working together for Taft in pursuance of a personal understanding. This shows to what extreme means, regardless of their character, Mr. Roosevelt is willing to go to help the man that he forced on the Republican party by using the power of his office. Two years ago, however, Mr. Roosevelt sent Elihu Root, a member of his cabinet, into New York state especially to attack Hears t, Among other things Secretary Root said in a public speech: “Mr. Hearst is guided by the turmoil of inflamed passions, selfish motives and IS NOT GUILTLESS OF McKINLEY'S DEATH. What public ser«!mt, honored by the people’s trust, has ho not assailed by vile and vulgar epithets? * * It is not the spirit of Washington and Lincoln; it is the spirit of malice for all and charity for none; it is the spirit of anarchy, of communism of Kishineff and Ballyatok." But now Mr. Roosevelt seems willing to accept Hearst’s help in the campaign. Mr. Bryan is fortunate in having Hearst's opposition.

For Sale:—7s cords of wood and 15 tons of No. 1 timothy'hay, delivered to any part of town. S. A. BRUSNAHAN, ’Phone 532-C. Parr, Ind. Sale Bills at The Democrat office. Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

AN ASTOUNDING RECORD OF KISH TAXES AN3 OFFICIAL EXTRAVAGANCE NOTES UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE The following comparison shows the annual cost of th% offices and depart ments mentioned for the year 1907 under the administration of Governor Hanly, Republican, and the year 1894, under the administration of Governor Matthews, a Democrat: Republican. Democratic. (See Acts 1907 p. 671.) (See Acts 1893 p. 361.) Governor’s Office $ 68,550 Governor’s Office ...$ 12,020 Auditor’s Office 64,620 Auditor’s Office 12,800 Secretary of State 15,390 Secretary of State 8,250 Attorney General (Regular).. 20,050 Attorney General 4,800 Attorney General (Special)... 20,000 Treasurer of State.... 12,880 Treasurer of State 5,520 Supreme Court 46,200 Supreme Court 26,900 Appellate Court 43,040 Appellate Court 20,470 Reporter Supreme Court 10,350 Reporter Supreme Court.,... 5,700 Supt. Public Instruction 10,420 Supt. Public Instruction ...... 6,600 Circuit Judges 218,700 Circuit Judges 145,000 Superior Judges 52,400 Superior Judges '7,000 Prosecuting Attorneys ....... 30,500 Prosecuting Attorneys 28,000 Bureau of Statistics 15,160 Bureau of Statistics 9,000 Adjutant General’s Dept 85,250 Adjutant General’s Dept 39,520 Bureau of Printing 87,650 Bureau of Printing 55,200 State Library 15,220 State Library 5,720 Department of Geology, etc... 21,040 Department of Geology, etc... 9,100 Pith Commissioner 9,500 Fish Commissioner 800 Deputies and Expenses 20,710 Board of Health .*. 28,500 Board of Health 5,000 Board of Tax Commissioner.. 12,000 Board of Tax Commissioners.. 6,000 Cars of State House 27,340 Care of State House 18,500 Total $925,470 Total $431,900 Cost under Republican administration $925,470 Cost under Democratic administration. 431,900 Increase under Republicans $493,570 Being an increase of more than 100 per cent under Republican administration. A comparison of the receipts and disbursements and taxes levied for tha years 1907 and 1894 shows the following result, all figures being official: Total taxable property In Indiana in 1594 $1,295,106,415 Total taxable property In Indiana In 1907 1,767,815,487 Total state and local taxes In 1894 18,891,581 Total state and local taxes in 1907 36,050,276 Total state tax in 1894 (including sinking fund) 4,463,899 Total state tax in 1907 (no sinking fund* 6,174,413 State general fund disbursements 1894 (including $647,088 on account of state debt).,,.. 2,787,267 State general fund disbursements 196 G (no payment on state debt) 6,093,255 The state auditor’s report for 1905 sets out the total receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1905, as follows: Receipts $9,260,827.07 Disbursements . r ... 9,127,868.36 The report of the state treasurer for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1906, sets out the total receipts and disbursements as follows: Receipts . .$9,702,867.76 Disbursements ...' 9,099,212.32 (The disbursements included nothing on the'"state debt.) The report of the treasurer for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1907 (only eleven months, due to a change in the law as tp the ending of the fiscal

year), shows the following as to total receipts and disbursements: Receipts ...$9,159,625.83 Disbursements 8,067,001.71 (The disbursements included nothing on the state debt.) It will bn remembered that the receipts and disbursements for the month of October are not included in the 1907 statement because of the shortening of the fiscal year. No full comparison, therefore, can be made of 1907 with other years. In marked contrast with the above reports of Republican management is the report of the fiscal year ending October 31, 1894, the last year tUe state offices were occupied by Democrats. The financial statement for the year 1894 Is as follows: Receipts $6,848,967.65 Disbursements (including $647.05S on account of state debt) 6,458,456.36 Excess of disbursements 1905 over 1894 2,669,412.00 Excess of disbursements 1906 over 1894 .... 2,640,756.96 This enormous increase in annual expenditures is out of all proportion to the real increase in the cost of administering the state’s affairs. The multiplication of needless offices, boards and commissions, the increase in official salaries and reckless appropriate ;s of money in all directions are some of the reasons for the growing burdens t lat have been put upon the taxpayers. Under the last Democratic adminis! ration of the state the tax levy for all purposes was 32 cents on the SIOO. This included 3 cents levied for the state debt sinking fund, which left the levy.for all other purposes at 29 cents. The levy made by the last KepUl Jean legislature is 33.35 cents on the SIOO. This includes nothing for the state debt sinking fund until 1908, and represents -an Increase of 4.35 cents on the SIOO for general state expenses. The assessment of property for taxation has been enormously increased. The 4.35 cents increase in rate and the increase in assessed value will show the taxpayer where some of tbe extra tax burden comes from. It is merely his contribution to the Republican variety of “business administration’’ in state affairs. NATIONAL EXTRAVAGANCE. A comparison of tbe cost of the national government under the last Democratic administration and the present Republican administration, as shown by the Congressional Record, Vol. 42, No. 53, pp. 7613-19: Total expenditures for four years ending 1897..,. .''. $1,755.902,462 Average per year 439.725,645 Total expenditures for four years ending 1909 3,428,809,371 Average per year s> 857,202,343 The appropriations made by the last session of congress for one year alone were 1,008,804.594 Total expenditures for army and navy. 4892-1897.... 484.299,699 Total expenditures for army and navy, 4903-1908 1,328,679,524 An increase for these two purposes in llie last six-year period over the first of <*. 844,379.825 Number of new offices created in the six-year period, 1893-1598... 40,279 Cost of these new offices $ 6,018,*17 Number of new offices created in the six year period, 1903-1908... 99,319 Cost of these new offices *...... $ 69.543.506 Total expenditures for last four years Roosevelt administration.. 3.428.809,371 Total expenditures Civil War, years 1862-1865 3,394,830,931 Excess of Roosevelt expenditures over Civil War period, 33,978,446

RUNNING WILD. Speaking of the enormous expenditures of the Republican party, the Indianapolis News (Republican) at the close of the late session or congress, referring to (he appropriation of more than a billion dollars for nue year, said: “No congress which appropriates more than $1,000,000,000 for a single year can hope to escape criticism on the score of extravagance. It has not been long since a billion-dollar congress was considered remarkable. Now we have a billion-dollar session, or a two billion-dollar congress. Surely it is time *p display tl»p danger signal. “With expenditures f|f outrunning receipts, with these monstrous apprd priations. with the cruelly high cost of living, with extravagant local governments and with a regime of generally high taxes. It seems to us that an economical public policy ought to be popular. The business depression is atill with us. and there are many men out of employment. Yet the tax-gather-er is busier than ever. Local governments are heavily in debt and local tax ratea are Increasing, and the borrowing capacity of many of our counties and municipalities la exhausted. On top of it all we have this $1,000,000,000 appropriation so the ensuing year. This disposition to run wild ought to few checked.”

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Bdward P. Honan, - ATTORNEY AT LAW. '' Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Arthur H. Hopkins, Law, Loans and Real Estate. Loans on farm and City property, personal security and chattel mortgage. Buy, sell and rent farms and city property. Farm and city fire Insurance. Attorneys for AMERICAN BUILDING. LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. Office over Chicago Department Store. RENSSEuAER. IND. J. F. Irwin. S. C. Irwin. Irwin & Irwin, Law, Real Estate and Insurance. 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office In Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER. IND.

Frank Foltz C. G. Spitler. Foltz & Spitler (Successors to Thompson & BroA ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Law, Real Estate. Insurance. Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER. IND. Chas. M. Sands LAWYER Law, Collections and Abstracts. Office: Room 1. I. O. O. F. Building. Office Phone No. 140. RENSSELAER, - IND. Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Remington - Indiana. Law, Real Estate, Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs In Durand Block. E. C. English, Physician It Surgeon. Office Over Imes’ Millinery store. Rensselaer. Indiana. Office Phone 177. - Residence Phone, 118. M. D. Gwin, M. D. •'Physician £ Surgeon. Office opposite Postoffice, in Murray's new building. PHONE 205, day or. night. W. W. Merrill, M. D. - Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Dr. E. N. Loy HOMEOPATHIST' Office in rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Hartsell. Office phone Bp, residence 160. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store.