Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1910 — GOVERNOR ALARMS G.O. P. MANAGERS [ARTICLE]

GOVERNOR ALARMS G.O. P. MANAGERS

State’s Chief Executive. With Kern and Shively, Puts in Telling Blows. HOLD PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE Kern Shatters Claims of Senator Beveridge and Makes Definite Pledge to Soldiers!

(By Guernsey Van Riper.)

Indianapolis—With the speaking campaign in full swing, there is no doubt that the Democratic outlook is brighter than eVer. It is conceded that the first campaign speeches of John Kern, Governor Marshall and Senator Shively made a remarkable impression upon the voters of Indiaana. This advantage has Been pursued consistently. It is admitted that the combination of Kern. Marshall and Shively is a formidable one and that it is getting in telling blows. Democratic managers are congratulating themselves that there is no lost motion" in the combination. Each speaker is performing an individual and important function in the campaign, proceeding along the same general lines, but taking up In detail certain phases best adapted to that particular speaker. They are presenting views and arguments that the Republican speakers cannot meet Governor Marshall is causing the Republican managers many uneasy hours. They realize that he had the confidence of the people when he made is first speech. The doctrihe of honesty and economy which he has been preaching has increased the peoples' confidence and has won their approval. The people believe in the 1 Governor and Oven those who differ with him politically are giving careful consideration to his views upon public questions. His stand for local self-government and his analysis of the Republican party's omission of a liquor plank in the state platform have brought many Republicans, as well as temperance Democrats, to see the question in a new light. The fact that they are promised no option law at all by the Republicans, that the present law may be repealed under rheir platform, and that the Demfr cratic party is pledged to enact an option law that will “stick. " is rather startling to these who have been de luded into believing that the Republican party is the temperance party. Kern Prods Beveridge. Another feature of the campaign

ts the way in which John W. Kern, Democratic nominee for United States Senator, is “going after” Senator Beveridge on his labor record, his opposition to the income tax, as well as his support of the ship subsidy graft. Mr. Kern is asking Senator Beveridge to explain these things, but there has been nothing but silence on the Senator's part. The old soldiers have found a friend in Mr. Kern and they are flocking to his standard. At Marion Mr. Kern made them this pledge: “If I am elected, and I am satisfied that I will be, I here and now promise you veterans that if I .do not do more in . two years for you than Senator Beveridge has done in twelve years. I will resign. The government has not kept its contract with you men who haved it. I shall do my best to see that that contract is binding and in force.” . < Senator Shively has devoted much of his time to discussions of the tariff, a subject in which he is an acknowledged expert. He is making clear to the people of Indiana the iniquity of many of the tariff, schedules and the fact that the only way to get honest revision is by the election of Democratic Congressmen who to this reform.