Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — As to the County Treasurer’s Candidates. [ARTICLE]

As to the County Treasurer’s Candidates.

The Democrat has been told that our friends, the enemy—the republicans —are trying to influence votes against William 1. Hoover for county treasurer, on the grounds that Mr. Hoover has already had two terms in office as county sheriff, and therefore should not be elected treasurer; that he is asking too much. This sort of “dope,” it is said, is being k used to influence democratic voters away from him.

Now, as a matter of fact, while it is true that Mr. Hioover has served two terms as county sheriff, each term is but two years, and he has made three campaigns—he was defeated in the first campaign—for the office, and the term of office for sheriff, bear in mind, is but two years, while that of auditor, clerk, recorder, etc., is four years, and we hear no objections from the republicans to giving each of these 4-year offices, another term, making eight years for them. There is no more reason why any of these other offices should be for a term of four years than there is for the sheriff and treasurer being four year offices, instead of two years, and it is said that if we get a new constitution in Indiana, these offices will all be made four-year offices.

But here is another thing that should be taken into consideration in this matter: Mr. Hoovers republican opponent, Charles V. May, of Carpenter tp., is the present trustee of his township, and will have served six years on January 1 next, when his successor takes the office. He has served six years in public office already, while Mr. Hoover will have served but four years up to January 1, 1915.

Also, The Democrat desires to call the attention of the voters of Jasper county to tl?e fact that Judge Hanley, who is a candidate for reelection on the republican ticket, has already served twelve years as judge, and if re-elected this fall it will give him three terms, or eighteen years, in this one office. He also served two terms as sheriff before he was elected judge, which would make, if he is re-elected as judge, 22 years as an office-holder. Mr. Hoover was not an active candidate for the nomination for treasurer, and if elected he would not take office until January i, 1916. The line of “argument* being put up by republicans in this respect is very weak, to say the least, and it will be noticed that they do not use it where their own candidates are concerned. ‘lt should have no weight wit hi democrats or with the voters of other political faiths.