Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1915 — INDIANAPOLIS NEWS LETTER. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS NEWS LETTER.

[By Willis S. Thompsm.] Indianapolis, Nov. 16. —Governor Ralston could hardly have made a more generally popular selection than that of Evan B. Stotsenburg, to succeed th'e late Richard M. Milburn as State Attorney Mr. Stotsenburg is recognized as one of the ablest lawyers in the state and as a member of the state general assem bly in sessions as early as 1895 he was always elevated to leadership. His appointment at once places him in conspicuous leadership for nomination as the Democratic candidate next year. It is conceded that he will not only be a , string primary candidate but that he will be especially strong in the general election. For the unexpired term to which Mr. Milburn had been elected, Mr. Stotsenburg will turn over $2,500 to Mrs. Milburn. It is also understood that for the present at least the office force will not be changed. The Republican state organization is making a terrific effort to advertise that Progressives are lying awake nights trying to find some way of getting back into the Repub lican party. The only persona who are really kept awake are the standpatters who are chasing the offices and who are disturbed because the Progressives can not be interested. Toner was called upon first to make a speech in which he told how all the Progressives were coming back, and the rress gave him much space. Then came the suit by the Republican state committee to set aside section ten of the primary law “so the Progressives can come back.’’ Meantime the question of the validity of section ten is already pending in the state supreme court, that being a part of the case 1 decided by Judge Paris at New Al-' bany. • Whatever the Marion county i court might say could have no effect i one way or another. While all the Progressives in Mas sachusetts were originally from the Republican party, when there were signs of the Progressive party dis- j organizing in that state at least five out of every thirteen Progressives j who had formerly been Repnbli- i cans, went to the Democrats. And ' at the same time the Republicans of Massachusetts were making a special effort to please the Progres-! sives in both platform and candidates. In Indiana where the Republicans are doing all they can in every way to antagonize Progres-1 sives, the new party members will . either stand by their own organization or vote the- Democratic ticket. Xo part of them will return to affili-; ate with the standpat managers of ‘ the Republican state organization. The Republican state press is still greatly worried because they can not find some answer to the Demo-; cratic showing in stijte finances. So ■ they simply declare 'taint so." When the Democratic state press announces that Democratic state i officials have paid more than a million dollars of debts left by the Republicans five years ago; that the state today has not a penny of debt! due and unpaid; that there is no' unpaid bill of any sort on the desk ' of the state auditor or treasurer; I that the only bonds outstanding are ! the Vincennes University bonds' amounting to $1 20,548, which are not due and can not be paid until 1917; that there is now in the hands of the Democratic state treasurer $1 54,357.08 with; which to retire these bonds the moment the money will be accepted; that the books are open and anybody challenged to prove the statements hot true, that portion of the state press that wishes the state was hopelessly in debt simply cries out “’taint so.” Safety first——Wilson, democracy, peace and prosperity" was the label attached to the prosperity dinner and Democratic rally at Connersville. The same thought will be the central idea bound, to predominate among all the people in the celebration of prosperity week throughout the country, starting on the 29th of November. In Indiana the people will have double cause for thanksgiving, having not only W oodrow \\ ilson at Washington but having at Indianapolis the best state administration the state has ever had, having some of the best laws that have ever been" placed on the books and for the first tlrne in nearly one hundred years having not one penny of debt due and unpaid. To the prosperity of the individual citizen, the home and the community, Hoosiers can celebrate the national prosperity week with thoughts also of the state prosperity. The Republican state committee has scheduled no meetings for that '.'cok. n ..