Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1908 — THE STATE ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

THE STATE ELECTION.

Indianapolis News (Rep. If The people of Indiana are to be •engratulated on the election of Mr. Marshall as Governor of the state. He is a man of character and ability. That he will administer the office to which he has been chosen solely In the interest of the people, we do not doubt. An attempt was made to convince the voters that he was the mere tool of the liquor interests. Yet his only offense was in standing on the platform of his party, and In refusing to accept the Republican local option theory when the issue was intensified by the calling of the special session of the Legislature. But the people were not Influenced by such arguments. What is more important, they saw that there were other vital issues to be considered, and declined to accept the views of those who argued that everything would be lost if a special form of local option were not adopted. They saw, too, that the radical theory of temperance was rather forced on the Republican party and its candidate by the extremists, and that both candidate and party would be glad to be rid of it. Neither did sensible people take any stock in the silly twaddle *of W. D. Foulke that Mr. Marshall would debauch the State institutions. In short, the people took the Tbommon-sense view, and elected the better equipped man to the office of Governor. To those who had the good fortune to have a personal acquaintance with Mr. Marshall it seemed absurd to attempt to paint him as a whiskey candidate, as the slave of the brewers. The brewers, we verily believe, crippled his candidacy. Had it not been for their activity he would, in our opinion, have had a larger plurality than he actually received. Some good men on the Republican State ticket suffered defeat, but there never was any reason to think that there would be much discrimination in voting for State candidates. So the whole Democratic State ticket goes through. Possibly the result here may have Important consequences. ■ The Democratic party made a better showing in Indiana than in any other State in the Union. It is stronger today and better fitted to serve the public than at any time since 1892. There is a real unity which may mean much. Indiana Democrats, therefore, ought ♦o have much influence in the deliberations of the national party, ought possibly to be able to point the way to a reconstruction of the party on. progressive lines, and thus -eonceivably do something to give the people another political home than that offered by the Socialists, which today seems so inviting to many. But these larger questions may be left for future consideration.

We only say now that the Democratic party of Indiana, by virtue of Its great and well-deserved victory, ought to be able to exert a powerful Influence for good in the councils of the party. When it made an appeal to the whole people, as it did by the nomination of so excellent a man as Mr. Marshall, the people answered, as we trust they always will. Undier the leadership of the new Governor the party ought to thrive and prosper. We think that the victory of Tuesday is a tribute to the wisdom of a people who refused to be terrified by the ridiculous scare which seems to have swept other States, refused to be frightened out of doing what they conceived to be their duty by any appeal to their fears. The Democratic party of Indiana has a chance to serve the people and so to strengthen itself in their confidence.

The Greening Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich., known to be the largest growers of Trees in the World, wrltea ,u» that they want a good five agent tn this section to solicit orders for their trees, shrubbery, etc. Experience not necessary. They offer good pay weekly, and furnish canvassing outfit free. We advMe any man or woman in our •oMlfaunity, who has some spare time to take orders to write them for particulars immediately. Mention this paper when writing.