Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Progressive Party News. ** [Ad vert ism ent]

Holds Audience for Two Hours At Monticello in Afternoon. Monticello, Ind., Oct. 11.—The Progressive cause advanced several points in White county today as the result of the address of Montraville Flowers of Los Angeles, Cal., who held an audience of men and women, measured only by the range of his (voice. for two hours. He said that there never can be but two great partite, one constructive, the other destructive, and that the constructive party always survives. He also i>aid tribute to Governor Hiram Johnson for the legislation inaugurated by him, which has made California the best governed state in the union. Mr. Flowers spoke this evening at Wolcott. Legislative candidates John Brown and A. L. Mlartin also gave short talks.

After the Payne-Aldrich bill was passed and the Wfinona speech was made, it became a mortal cinch that Mr. Taft could not be re-elected In 1912. This fact was emphasized at the congressional elections of 19101 Wherever the voters had a fair chance at primaries last spring it became evident that the weakness of Mr. Taft was almost spectacular. All the straw votes and newspa]>er polls and nonpartisan canvasser up to this moment prove that the temper of the voters has not changed. When we get up on the morning after the election and survey the remnants of what was once the Republican party organization, let no none blame the bull moosers. The downfall was ■‘foreordained while the cplonel was still banging away at the hipi>otami. Mr. Taft was defeated, third party or no third party, when the returns came in two years ago. The men really responsible for the disruption of the party are those who will be found 1 burled In the ruins. They will be in control of the promises, according to their desires. The Progressives will be on a <hill top, about two miles distant, still singing and giving out amunition for 1914. They distrust the colonel because he won’t come to their little shop up the alley and be measured for a suit of livery. Somehow, it gives them more confidence in a public official if they see (l him wearing one of their uniforms.

When the Democrats, in 1909, found >1,000,000 of state debt sinking fund in prospect for 1910 and! 1911, they lost no time in appropriating that amount, in addition to the sfikte’s prospective income for the two years. At this time the Democrats blame the Republican Senateof 1909 for its part in the sinking* fund raid. The important thing '.s' that the raid was made, and that it J went through in spite of the fact that “economiy” shouting Democrats i controlled the House where appropriation bills originate and in spitej of thb fact that the Democrats had, the vetoing power in 1909! It is* small credit to these same Demo-j crats that they held their appropriations in 1911 below those of 1909, for In 1911 there was no extra sinking fund million that could be reached, as was the case when the big sinking fund raid law of 1909 was[ passed. It was rapacious greed that* started the sinking fund raid. It would have been sheer insanity to appropriate an extra million in 1911 when the sinking fund already had been emptied by the folly of 1909. A few days ago the first voters at one of our Indiana colleges had a secret ballot for President and Governor. The so-called Republican ticket yarned at Chicago in June re-! delved 50 votes in a total of 613, or I a little over 8 per cent. The re-! maining votes were almost] equally divided between Wilson and! Roosevelt; Beveridge for Governor,] received 369 votes. The Democratic' candidate received 92 votes and the* Republican candidate 52 votes. The young men who read and think and! who look to the future instead of j brooding ever the misunderstandings! of the past, are overwhelmingly in favor of Progressive policies and Progressive candiadtes. A good many of the old-line Republicans sincerely believe that every man who refrains from voting for the ticket forced through by the bosses is indirectly voting against Abraham Lincoln and Oliver P. Morton. We have looked over the list