Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1908 — GIVE IT A TRIAL FIRST. [ARTICLE]

GIVE IT A TRIAL FIRST.

The Democrat does not believe the coming legislature will or should repeal the county option law. The democrats are not responsible for Its having been placed on the statute books, although it could.not have become a law without the aid of a few democrats who voted for it. No blame can attach to the democratic party, for its enactment and the party is not pledged to its repeal. While Mr. Watson says: “The majority of the people, however, have said at the ballot boxes that they were not in favor of county local option, and on that question I was beaten,” we think the law should be tried out and see if the extravagent si alms of its over-zealous advocates prove true. W t 6do not believe it is the cure-all that has been claimed for it and still Chink that the township and ward plan *as advocated by the democratic platform is preferable. However, there is plenty of time to act on this after it has had a trial, and until that time we believe it should be let alone.