Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE MEETING. [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE MEETING.

Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, in speaking for his central bank measure, is telling the people that “Andrew Jackson was a great man, but he is dead.” But this sneer of Aldiich, the tool of the trusts, will not be effective. Andrew Jackson dead is a much greater and more potential man thau Aldrich living.

The Standard Oil monopoly has been dissolved by a court decisionThe dissolution, however, is purely theoretical—very much like that $29,000,000 fine Imposed by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. All of the busted and dissolved trusts and monopolies grow fat and sassy on that kind of meat. They understand thoroughly that so long as the Republican party is in control of the government no real harm will come to them, for that might disturb those pleasant and profitable relations.

Ex-Governor Durbin wants it known that he sides with Taft,' Aidrich and Cannon as to the merits of the new tariff, and not with Beveridge, Cummins and other insurgents. As Colonel Durbin is a man of influence in Republican conventions iiis advice may be sought on the question as to how the party can indorse both Taft and Beveridge in its next platform. It is not believed, however, that he would be disposed to urge the amputation of the dog in order to save the tail.

THE COST OF LIVING. James J. Hill is a big man in the railroad world, but he is also a big man in several other directions. There are many tilings that he both sees and talks about with great clearness. As a result of his stu 1v ' „ -Vi of present tendencies, especially that relating to the ever increasing cost ot living, Mr. Hill declares that a change must come or the republic will go into fatal decline. That cost of living is rapidly becoming unbearable is beyond question. The poor are becoming poverty-stricken, the well-to-do are becoming poor, the man of ordinary wealth finds it difficult to keep in the well-to-do class. Only the very rich are really "prosperous,” and their wealth has increased by leaps and bounds, Speaking generally, one would say that there are. reasons for this alarming condition. But there is only one real condition, and that is tHe polity of favoritism which has has been pursued for a generation by the Republican party. That party has persistently legislated for the mercenary special in terests. The people have not only been highly taxed by the government for enormous and unecessary expenses, but the mercenary interests have been given power to levy upon them ther own private taxes. Early Americans rebelled against paying tribute to tfye Tripoli pirates, whose open exactions were but a drop In a bucket as compared with the legalized thievery perpetrated by the legislative favorites of Republican party. If there is to be a reduction in the cost of living and a change in the conditions which have made that

cost what It Is and what it threatens to be, the Republican party as now organized and led must be driven from power and it must go bag and baggage. It is the only way.

A call has been Issued by State Chairman U. S- Jackin and Secretary Joseph L. Reilly for a meeting of the Democratic State Committee at Indianapolis on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The meeting is for the purpose of making arrangements for the county and district\ conventions preliminary to the reorganization of the state committe early in January. By taking the initiative in the matter of organization the Democrats are giving proof of the faith that is in them. The next state campaign is going to be important for many reasons, and an Parly and harmonious understanding about party affairs is desirable. A few of the Republican papers of the state have labored with much zeal to create the impression that there is warfare among leading Democrats over the control of the party organization. But this is not true. It is believed that there has never been a better understanding among Democrats than that which now exists. All of them thoroughly appreciate not only the value, but the necessity of united action, to the end that the best organization possible shall be obtained and a winning fight be made- In view of their own factional troubles the Republicans would like to see similar dissension among the Democrats, but they will be disappointed.