Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — ARE THEY TWO OF A KIND? [ARTICLE]

ARE THEY TWO OF A KIND?

It is-aid that Ex-Governor Manly put ‘ .vo questions concerning the county option question to Senator Beveridge. The first Of these was: "Are you in favor of the repeal of the county option law?” To this Beveridge answered "X The second question was: "If the legislature is Republican will you use your influence to prevent the repeal of the c unty option law?” do this Beveridge also gave a negative answer. In other words, he shoots both ways. But Manly apparently is satisfied. Perhaps he has a "fellow feeling." Alva (), Reser, an influential Republican. of Lafayette, recalls that Manly himself dodged the county option question when- he was a candidate for governor. Mr. Reser writes to the Indianapolis Yews as follows:

“I see :hat Mr.llahlyisspeakihg Of thfe temperance question an politic-. When Mr. Hanly was nominated for governor he dominated. the state convention and controlled the committee on resolutions. He could have incorporated into the state piatform of the Republican party at that time a plank in favor of local county option. Thp question arises why did he not have such a plank in the platform at that tame, and why he did not, when making 'his canvass, go about the state delivering temperance philippics and posing as an extreme moralist? The reason was Mr. Hanly wanted to be elected.” * . But , Mr. Beveridge can not evade saving where he stands much longer, even with the aid of his ally? the anti-saloon league..

sentiment, asserts that he is for “Mary of the vine-clad cottage.” But Mary is not for him, and she knows very well that he is not for her, regardless of what he may say for campaign purposes, because she is acquainted with his record. Mary knows what the cost of living is. She knows that the "protective" tariff for which Beveridge stands has enormously increased the cost of her wearing apparel and even the food she eats. Her shoes and stockings, her gloves and dress goods, her lingerie, her ribbons —to say nothing of her steak and bacon and other table necessarher a great deal more money than they woud cost if it were not for the “protective" tariff and the trusts that have grown up under it. Mr. Beveridge is not only a “protectionist," but he has declared many times that the trusts are a natural legitimate outgrowth of the country's “industrial development.” Mary knows all these things and a good many more, and she is not for the Hon'ble Albert. Besides, there are so many other MarysMarys who are not able to live in vine-clad cottages—who also know all these things and have told their husbands and sons, their fathers arid brothers about them and asked them to vote accordingly. And they’ll do it.