Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1916 — Guide to Leading States. [ARTICLE]

Guide to Leading States.

Connecticut: The home of the original Yankee, now peopled by insurance agents and New Haven officials who are trying to live down the past. Also where-pure Havanas come from. Alabama: A legislature that meets every four years, whether the state demands it or not. and where child laborers meet, every morning. Illinois: A piece of land held in reserve by the city of Chicago for future golf links. Massachusetts: . The alleged home of the highbrow. In reality, a voting booth for newly landed immigrants; New York: A small body of fans, entirely surrounded by debt. New Jersey; A place that once bad a reputation for good roads, bad corporations and Woodrow Wilson; now living on its past. California: A part of Japan, temporarily held by the Fnited Slates. Ohio: A place where the presidential candidates don’t come from. —Life.