Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1910 — COUNTY TICKET. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY TICKET.

Clerk FELIX R. ERWIN. Union Tp. Auditor A. BEASLEY, Carpenter Tp. Treasurer CAREY L. CARR. Newton Tp.

Sheriff WM. I. HOOVER, Marion Tp. > Surveyor Assessor CHAS. U. GARRIOTT. Union Tp. . Coroner MR. M. B. FYFE, Wheatfield Tp. Commissioner Ist District WILLIAM HERSH MAN, Walker Tp. Commissioner 2d District C. F. STACKHOUSE, Marion Tp. County Councilmen—lst District. GEO. O. STEMBEL, Wheatfield Tp. 2d District A. O. MOORE, Barkley Tp. 3d District L. STRONG, Marion Tp. 4th District GEORGE FDX, Carpenter Tp. At Large GEO BESSE, Carpenter Tp. JOSEPH NAGLE, Marien Tp. J. F. SPRIGGS, Walker Tp. The Chicago Record-Herald says that Lloyd C. Griscom appears to have usurped the place formerly occupied by William Dudley Foulke.. But as Foulke just now has the Beveridge campaign to look after and must keep both eyes on Watson?- Hemenway, Fairbanks, Durbin and regulars, he will not mind.

A Republican newspaper that knows Roosevelt for what he really is says that after awhile he will probably discover the Ten Commandments and proclaim them as original conceptions of his own. But he will not dp it without modifications. A man who can see no merit in the constitution of the United States is not likely to accept the ten commandments as they have been handed down; Those eminent assistant managers of the Beveridge campaign, William Dudley Foulke and Lucius B. Swift, have had high renown as “mugwumps.” According to the dictionaries a mugwump is a “bolter” or an “independent.” It is not difficult

to understand, therefore, why the regular Republicans reseat being led by the Hons. Foulke and Swift? The latter gentleman, however, don’t care a hoot about what the other fellows think. They look upon Beveridge as belonging to their own political class ami the regularas mere disturbers of the peace. Roosevelt declares that he Tvafiits a "new nationalism” in which a strong central government shall be the leading feature. He is telling the people, in effect, that the way to preserve their liberties is to give up their 'local governments and turn the management of about everything over to the government at Washington. As 'eventreader of history knows, liberty lies in local self-government and tvranny and despotism in concentrated power. And yet Roosevelt asks the people of the United States to join him in estab-, fishing a sort of Russian autocracy at Washington! He. of course, expects to be the first czar.

Some or the republican papers of the state and the anti-saloon league are considerably wrought up over the question as to what attitude Mr. Bryan will take, if any. with respect to the temperance question in this state. But there should be no doubt as to what the Nebraskan will say if he discusses the'question. He will simply point out the fact that the Republican platform is silent on the temperance question while that of the Democrats contain an explicit promise of local option ami wise temperance legislation: and that, such being the case, the Democratic candidates for the legislature are entitled to the support of all sincere temperance people.

When he returned from the ‘“New Hampshire hills” about the first of September, Mr. Beveridge proclaimed with a great shout that he was “mighty glad to get back to Indiana." He is always glad to get back to Indiana When he wants something in this state that he can't get anywhere else —which is an election to office. When he has nothing of that sort on his mind he stays away. It is a notorious fact that since his first election to the senate he has been practically a non-resident of Indiana. In theory he maintains a home in Indianapolis, but a matter of sact —as the people of that city well know —his residence there is a myth except in a merely legal sense. It would be mpch' more becoming if Mr. Beveridge would appeal to the denizens of the “Maine woods;*’ or the “New Hampshire hills." or the “Atlantic coast" or other places where he stays instead of asking to be again elected to office by the peoof Indiana.

The Republican campaign textbook prepared and issued by the congressional committee, js. says a Washington despatch “bound to add to the merriment, if not the complications, of the season in politics. It bears the earmarks of standpat influence in the* making, gives prominence to Canndnites in congress, and by ignoring progressives in presenting speeches for public consumption preliminary to the fall battle is likely to put President Taft to harder personal efforts than he already has made to bring about harmony and keep all the fat from falling into the fire." The insurgents are ignored. The book contains standpat literature without end but none of the insurgent kind. So. therefore, the irregular orators must perforce hunt up and arrange their own dope. The Ohio platform, which is supposed to be a "model." is included in the book, but the Indiana insurgent platform is not used. Xor is that stupendous "Powers of Pillage" speech bv the Hon. Albert Beveridge even referred to.