Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1910 — Page 2

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STATE TICKET.

Secretary of State. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Duaatur. Auditor of State WM. H. O’BRIEN. Lawrencebnrg. Treasurer of State W. H. V©LLMER, Vincennes. Attorney-General THOMAS M. HONAN, Seymour. Clerk of the Supreme Court J. FRED FRANCE. Huntington. Superintendent jf Public Instruction ROBERT J. ALEY. Indianapolis. State Geologist EDWARD BARRETT. Plainfield State Statistician - THOMAS W. BROLLEY. North Vernon Judge of Supreme Court. Second District DOUGLAS MORRIS, Rushville. Judge of Supreme Court, Third District CHARLES E. COX. Indianapolis. Judges of Appellate Court, Northern District JOSEPH G. I BACH, Hammond. ANDREW A ADAMS, Columbia City M. B. LAIRY, Logansport. Judges of Appelate Court, Southern District EDWARD W. FELT, Greenfield. M. B. HOTTEL, Salem.

DISTRICT TICKET.

For Member Congress, Tenth District JOHN B. PETERSON, of Crown PoinL For Joint Reprenentative, Jasper and White Counties. WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Monticellc.

COUNTY TICKET.

Clerk FELIX R. ERWIN. Union Tp. Auditor A. BEASLEY, Carpenter Tp. Treasurer CAREY L. CARR, Newton Tp. Sheriff WM. I. HOOVER, Marlon Tp. Surveyor DEVERE YEOMAN, Marion Tp. Assessor CHAS. U. GARRIOTT. Union Tp. Coroner _»R. M. B. FYFE, Wkeatfield Tp. Commissioner Ist District WILLIAM HERSHMAN, Walker Tp. Cominissioner 2d District C. F. STACKHOUSE, Marion Tp. County Councilmen —Ist District. GEO. O. STEMBEL, Wheatfield Tp. 2d District A. O. MOORE. Barkley Tp. 3d District L. STRONG, Marion Tp. . 4th District GEORGE TOX, Carpenter Tp. At Large >■, GEO BESSE, Carpenter Tp. JOSEPH NAGLE, Marion Tp. J. F. SPRIGGS. Walker Tp. ;

When Roosevelt was in Indiana he gave Beveridge the credit for helping to pass the meat inspection law. He forgot to say, however, that the cost of this inspection, amounting to millions of dollars a year, is paid by the people instead of by the meat trust.

The people of this state want good government and economical government. They can get both by electing the Democratic state ticket and a Democratic legislature. thus backing up Governor Marshall’s splendid administration and giving more power to his arm.

Mr. Beveridge asks to be sent back to the senate in order that he may do something for tariff reform. He also asks that Standpatter Crum packer and Barnard be re-elected in order that the\might prevent anything being done for tariff reform. When it comes to a question of cy he is in the same cla-- as Roosevelt.

The Bayne Aldrich tariff d<*es not spare -the school children. I flier blank books, pencils, pens, ink and pen holders., their -p ng-. es. pen knives: little school boxes, school hags, book straps and the like, are all tariff-taxed at from 2a to aO per cent. It has also been pointed out that in getting ready for sch< >ol in the morning they wash with soap tariff-taxed 20 per cent,- dry themselves <«n towels tariff-taxed 25 per cent, and brush their teeth and iia’r with brushes tariff-taxed 40 per cent. These things have their part in the general high cost «-f living under Republican tariff-.

■ j-. ~~ ■ ; L harles G. Sefrit is a member of Mr. Beveridge s state executive committee, lie is also the editor of a newspaper which is stoutly supporting the senator. And Seirit as long ago as last July stated in his pa]>er that if Beveridges vote had been needed to pass the 1 ’ay ne- Aid rich tariff bill it would have been forthcoming. Beveridge has had his attention called to this statement time and again but lie has not denied its truth and it must fee assumed that Sefrit not only spoke tile truth but that he did it on the authority of the senator himself since no one else would know.

As indicating the antj-Cnim-jVacker sentiment which exists in several counties it may be of interest to note that in Warren county four years ago fifty-five republicans refused to vote- for Crumpacker and they did not-yote tor congressman at all. Two years ago the number of republicans in Warren county who .refused to vote tor congressman at all rather than support Crumpacker numbered 155 and their ranks will be largely augmented this year. Many of these republicans! have signified their intentions of voting for John B. Peterson inasmuch as they believe that lie will impartially represen: the people of the Tenth district and they are willing to giye him a trial at least, This sentiment prevail-s all over the district and indicates the retirement of Crumpacker who has, sat in congress fourteen years and hasn’t done anything yet.

It is now declared that when Mr. Roosevelt was in the Columbia Club at Indianapolis on the occasion of his late visit in behalf of Mr. Beveridge, he denounced Judge Anderson of the United States District Court as a "jackass and a crook*' and further said that he did not want his words to be “considered as confidential.” And why all this? Because, it seems, Judge Anderson decided that Indiana editors could not legally be taken down to Washington and tried there f r libel of the government. as Mr. Roosevelt desired. Judge Anderson was right, of course, but that made no difference with Theodore. But neither Judge Anderson nor any other judge wiH count when the “new nationalism" is established.

“We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment. Ultimate Consumner. foreman of the jury.” That will be the form of the verdict which the jury composed of the Tenth district will return on November 8. They have heard the evidence and the argument in the case of Edgar D. Cnimpacker, congressman and corporation lawyer, has been charged with having betraved the interests of his constituents and supported bv vote and other wise the behemoth of Privilege in the halls of congress. The jury has given the case a careful hearing and have found that as opposed to Mr. Crumpacker’s promises and professions there stands out the incontrovertible fact that he has voted contrary to the best interests of the common people on every occasion.

The effort that Senator Beveridge is making to convince the people of Indiana that his pres- ;> ent fight is "against the bosses” : will not stand the test. There Jis no "bossier" boss than Beveridge himself.' As an Indianapolis dispatch says. "Senator Beverirlge ha- captured the Republican mac onery and dominates the o:gan : 7atiofi from precinct commu- # teeman to the members of the state committee. They are all »f his own choosing. And never \ has a political machine in Indiana had at its head a man so dominating. autocratic and head-strong. He sub-bosses in each district and county.” Th e >e subbosses help “Baron” Rothschild, Beveridge s chief sub-boss at Inliianapoli.-. to parcel out the pat- . ronage and run the machine. As ]a matter of cold fact the Repubj Sjcan party of this state never had s a more arbitrary boss than it has Gust now in the person <>t Bever- | idge.

. The candidacy of John B. Be ter son who is making the race for congressman from this district ha- caused unbounded amazement in the ranks of the standpatters and amazement has been succeeded by consternation among the machine politicians who for many years have manipulated the congressi,-nal situation to suit themselves. Everywhere that Mr. I eters<<n has appeared he ha- been greeted by splendid audiences who departed convinced that here was a man whom they • c,»ut ! trust to represent them •j fairly and honestly in the States \ ami hundreds of voters have voljjantaiily offered assurance of supJpoift and they are busy telling 1 their friends that at last there is an opportunity for the Tenth dis trict to get in line with the pro-gre--he movement which is sweeping the country. Evert indication point- to the election of of Mr. Peterson by a good majority. ~A

AND BEVERIDGE APPROVED IT.

Less than three years ago the Steel Trust asked Theodore j Roosevelt. then president, to givy his permission to the trust’s swallowing of its only big competitor. the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company with' its 450.000 acres of mineral lands, iortv-one developed and active, iron and coal mines and sixteen large blast furnaces. And he consented. On that subject John W. Kern said in one of his recent speeches: ' •■Would this gigantic corporation, already steeped in law violation, be permitted to still further trespass upon the laws and perpetuate this growing outrage? appealed to Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, for permission to proceed to this fina- act of destroying all Competition, giving to an already hateful monopoly more complete power to still further rob the people, and finally establish the right tp plunder the American people throughout the years to come* they and their children after them. And Theodore Roosevelt, the man who poses as an apostle of rightousness and the chapxpion of popular

rights, gave to this criminal trust, the United States Steel Company, his gracious permission to proceed in violation of the criminal laws of the country, to absorb this great rival and thereby make complete its domination over the industrial field, and gave it unbridled license to plunder and . rob the struggling masses of the American people for all time to come. It was by this conduct I and this line of conduct that Theodore Roosevelt forfeited his,Tight to the confidence or respect of his fellow-citizens.” - -v.

“MARY” IN THE LAUNDRY.

If “Mary of the vine-clad cottage” finds it either necessary or convenient to do her own washing she should not forget that under the “protective” tariff for which Senator Beveridge stands, she pays tariff taxes as follows: Twenty per cent on her soap; 25 per cent on her ammonia; starch. IJ4 cents a pound ; bluing, 30 per cent; washboard, 35 per cent; wringer, 35 per cent; clothesbasket, 35 per cent; clothespins, 35 per cent. On the tub over which “Mary” bends and scrubs there is a tariff tax of 35 per cent. The bench or chair which it rests upon are taxed 35 per cent anti the paper pail beside them is tarifftaxed 35 per cent. The boiler in which the clothes are boiled is tariff-taxed not less than 45 per cent. If she has been able to save up and get a mangle, the metal castings for it are tarifftaxed 1 cent a pound, the wooden rollers 35 per cent; and the frame work 35 per cent. Nothing is so small and no one so poor as to be overlooked. And these laundry taxes are only a part of the general scheme of tariff extortion of vvliich “Mary” and her familyare victims.

CAN A SANE MAX VOTE TO CONTINUE THIS CONDITION.

The woolen trust has things its, own way, under the “projection" of the Republican tariff laws. Some of the trust mil’s pay annual dividends running from 67 percent, to 100 per cent But how is it with employes in these mills? In the woolen mills of Massachusetts the average wages of male spinners is 513.16 a week: of weavers SI 1.60 a week and of dyers 58.58 a week! The woolen mills employes, in other words are already ground down to a wage basis on which they are barely able to live and rear other mill hands to take their places when they are gone. They couldn't he paid less, for they couldn't live and bring up children on less! -How is it with the consumer of woolen goods? The cloth in suits that now sell at $lB to S3O is the same cloth that used to be offered at $8 and $lO. Serge that sells at 34 cents in the United States sells in Holland for 11 cents. A little better grade sells here ofr 45 cents and in Holland at 26J4 cents. Mbhair that sells here for $1 sells in England at 27J4 cents. Our $1.37 serge sells in England at 67 cents: our 51.50 serge sells in England at 78 cents, and our serge sells in England at /Scents! The above figures show three things: First that the woolen trust makes enormous and unholy profits: second, that trust mill employes are paid niggardly wages; and third, that the purchasers of woolen goods are robbed to the limit. Will any ane man vote to continue this condition ?

A MAX’S VOTE AND HIS CLOTHES.

The average American man takes pride in being reasonably well dressed and he likes to be comfortable, when he can afford to be. He is, however, just now waking up to the fact that his vote has a great deal to do with his being either well-dressed of comfortable. A newspaper that has studied the question says on this o poiht:" When you go to the clothier. Mr. Voter, and pay S3O for a suit of clothes you could have bought a few years ago for sl2 or sls, or when you buy a cheaper "all woof” suit only to find, the first time you get it wet that it is a cheap cotton and shoddy imitation, kindly remember that it isn’t "protected American labor’’ that is getting the money that is filched from your pockets^—but that it is the high tariff fetish, and ihe millionaire beneficiaries of the high tariff that you are paying tribute to.’’ In considering the question of the high cost of living and how you shall vote to bring about a remedy, the following “protective" tariff taxes should not be lost sight of: Cotton cloth, per provided no such cloth shall pay less than 50 per cent; stockings. SI per dozen. 70 cents per dozen; stockings. SI to $1.50 per dozen.

85 cents per dozen: blankets, 33 cents per pound and 40 per cent; flannel, 7 to 8 cents per square yard and from 50 and 55 per cent: readymade clothing, wool. 44' cents per pound and 60 per cent; shawls, wool, 44 cents per pound and'6o per cent: knit goods, wool 44 cents per pound and 60 per cent: refined sugar, per pound, 1.91 cents.

MR. KERN’S SPEECIL

In his speech Monday night at Bloomington Mr. Kern devoted himself to a-further consideration of the record of Senator Beveridge. As that record is now before the people for their consideration. and as the senator is constantly appealing to it, it is a legitimate subject for discussion. \Ye think it is fair to assume that Senator Beveridge voted for the four/great battleships because he honestly believed that the country needed them, and not because the steel trust needed them —as it did—although the senator had been talking to a representative of the steel trust before he cast his vote. It is well to make the most favorable presumption in such a case. We know that there are many men who are firm believers in the big navy idea, and who are in no way influenced in their opinion by the fact that the steel trust favors —and for selfish reasons—a big navy. Senator Beveridge has always been a pronounced jingo, and it is natural that he should be for the four battleships. But on the questions of an income tax and the ship subsidy" Mr. Kern is justified in asking for information. Senator Beveridge has voted for the subsidy, and, as Mr. Kern says, in a specially obnoxious form. Here he parted company with several of the insurgent senators. Would he again support a subsidy bill? No one knows, but in his silence it does not seem unfair to assume from his previous record that he would do so. The subject is certainly one that ought to be discussed. Every one knows that there is to be another subsidy bill. Indeed, it is said that it will be pressed at the coming short session of congress, in the belief that_ the defeated members unrestrained by public opinion, and with no election ahead of them, will easily be persuaded to vote for it. The people of Indiana, are opposed to this grab and have a right to know where Senator Beveridge stands. The income tax question ii not so important, because an amendment to the Constitution authorizing it has been submitted bycongress. and is now before the states for ratification. So there is nothing that Senator Beveridge can now do in this regard except to exert whatever influence he may have with the legislature of Indiana to induce it to ratify the amendment. The amendment would, of course, be greatly helped by his advocacy. So ffir he has been opposed to this most righteous, tax. Mr. Kern reminds us that Senator Beveridge “voted wit \ Aldrich jnd Cuggenheim and Smoot on this question, and against LaToilette. Cummins and the Democratic minority in the senate.” Is he still of the same mind? It seems to us that he should inform the people on this subject. It is not Mr. Kern’s fault that a vote for the ship subsidy- and a vote against the income tax are part of Senator Beveridge’s record. As such they must be discussed. We think that the senator himself should discuss them. The ship subsidy involves a taxing of all the people for the benefit of a special interest. The imposition of an income tax involves a compelling of the interests to bear their fair share of taxation. On both these questions Senator Beveridge, in our opinion. voted wrong. We should be glad to know that he has changed his mind. Many people will forgive and forget a mistake who would not run the risk of a persistence in error. From a too prolonged silence on these issues there is danger that people may infer .that there has been no changte in' the senator’s opinion. Whatever bis opinion is he ought frankly to avow it. and sustain it—if it is unchanged—by such arguments as he can command. Of course Mr. Kern is entirely within the limits of fair debate when he presses these questions; whatever opinion one may have of the too great jocosity which characterizes his speeches.—lndianapolis News.

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OFFICIAL DIRECTOR 1. ( -j CITY OFFICERS. Mayor ....G. F. Meyers Marshal J. K. Baris Clerk ChSS. Marian Treasurer ..R. D. Thompson Attorney ...Mose Leopold Civil Engineer... L. C. Kinaferman Fire Chief......... J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden ...C. B. Stewart Councllmen. Ist Ward..... ......George Hopkins 2nd Ward Elsie Grow 3rd Ward.. .....Frank Krealer At* Large......... C. J. Dean, A. G. Catt JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge........ Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney Fred Longweii Terms of Court —Second Monday In February, April, September and November. Four week terms. ... COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Charles C. Warner Sheriff , Louis P. Shirer Auditor James N. Leathermaa Treasurer ~j. D. Allman Recorder J. W. Tilton Surveyor w. F. Osborne Coroner. W. J. Wright BupL Public Schools Ernest Lanason County Assessor John Q. Lewis Health Officer E. N. Loy COMMISSIONERS. lat District John Pettet 2nd District Frederick Way mire 3rd District Charles T. Denham Commissioners' Court—First Monday •jf each monthCOUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. T ruatees Township Wm. Folgar Barue* Charles May ..Carpenter J. W. Seitner. .Gillam George Packer .Hanging Grove W. H. Wortley Jordan Tunis Snip Keener John Shirer Kankakee Edward Parklson ..Marion George L Parks Milror K- J- Lane. Newtoi Isaac Eight Union S. D. Clark Wheatfleld Fred Karch ~ Walker Ernest Lam son, Co. E. C. English Rensselaer James H. Green... _ Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheatfleld Truant Officer..C. B. Stewart. Rensselaer TRUSTEES’ CARDS. JORDAN TOWNSriIP. The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the First and Third Wednesday of each month. Persons having business with iae will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address. Rensselaer. Ind., R-R-4. W. H. WORTLEY, Trustee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Newton township attends to official business at his residence on the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Persons haying business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address. Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-3. E. P. LANS. Trustee. UNION TOWNBHIP. The undersigned trustee of Unloc township attends to official business at his store in Fair Oaks on Fridays of each week. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Post office address. Fair Oaks. Indiana. ISAAC EIGHT.

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of James M. Spriggs, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. AUSTIN O. MOOPE, Administrator. October 24. 1910' ' Dunlap & Parkison. Attys. Read ahe Democrat for news.