Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — NATIONAL TICKET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NATIONAL TICKET

For President WOODROW WILSON of New Jersey For Vice-President THOMAS R. MARSHAL of Indiana state ticket For Governor JOHN A. M. ADAIR of Portland For Lieutenant-Governor MASON J. NIBLACK of Vincennes For United States Senator (Long term.) JOHN W. KERN of Indianapolis For United States Senator (Short term) THOMAS TAGGART of French Lick For Secretary of State HOMER L. COOK of Indianapolis For Auditor of State DALE J. CRITTENBERGER of Anderson For Treasurer of State GEORGE A. BITTLER of Fort Wayne For Attorney-General! EVAN B. STOTSENBURG of New Albany For Supreme Court (Second district) DOUGLAS MORRIS of Rushville For Supreme Court (Third district) CHARLES E. COX of Indianapolis For Appellate Court (Northern division) JAMES J. MORAN of Portland

• For Reporter of Supreme Court * • PHILLIP ZOERCHER • • of Tell City - ® 5 • • 0 * For Judge Appellate Court * * (First district) * * JOHX C. McNUTT * * of Martinsville * * • * For State Superintendent ofA_A. Public Instruction * * SAMUEL L. SCOTT * of Xew Albany * * • For State Statistician * * S. W. KAXN * of Ligonier • * . * DISTRICT TICKET * * For Representative in Congress * * Tenth District * * GEOROE E. HERSHMAN * of Crown Point * * For Joint-Representative Jasper, * * Benton and Newton Counties * * CARL LAMB * * of Benton county * * • * For Prosecuting Attorney, 30th .* * Judicial Circuit * * C. ARTHUR TUTEUR * * of Rensselaer * ■* ' * * COUNTY TICKET * For County Recorder * * JOHX BOWIE * of Wheatfield * * * * For County Sheriff * HARRY GALLAGHER * of Rensselaer * * * For County Commissioner * * First District * * JAMES CLARK * * of Kersey * * * * * * * * * * • • •

The Republicans denounced the Democratic rural credits legislation at Chicago, but nine out of 10 of them voted for it at Washington. What has Wilson done that you would have undone? That is the question every voter must answer before he goes to the polls in November. Red blooded Americans resent criticism of the President from those who dare not say what they would have done had they been in the President’s place. Are those Republicans who have shouted“On to Mexico” for months when there was no adequate provocation going to stand by the American government now that provocation compels action? Every voter must remember that if Wilson is defeated the country will be turned back to its old board of Fixers, who are the underwriters of the Republican candidate and the promoters of his campaign. The two things that make the Democratic platform stand out among the great political documents of the country’s history are its Americanism and its Democracy. It is a charter of national honor and individual freedom. The hunger after office may have something to do with the roseate predictions of Republican politicians, but their hunger is as nothing compared to the ravenous appetite of the lobby that Wilson scourged from the capitol. The lobby is for Hughes—unanimously and then some. Genuine Progressives who follow-

>;i Koosevi.: n toil’, not because he was a po;>u!ar idol, but because they behoved in the demands made by their party platform, will do well to l ere ad that first pronouncement of 1 their political faith. The Qemocrats j have already made most of it into law.

Every great piece of constructive legislation enacted during the \Yi]son administration has received Republican support in both houses of cpngress, support given in recognition of the wisdom of the legislation, it is awkward now for these same statesmen to follow their candidate and criticize their own votes.

The power of candidate Hughes in controlling public opinio.l is shown in his action as governor of New York, when he sent a special message to the Xew York legislature advising against the ratification of the income tax; amendment to the United States constitution. The Hughes message wt s used by the opponents of the income tax before a good share of the legislatures of the various states; and was widely circulated through the metropolitan press. The next result when the returns were in showed 45 states for the income tax amendment, and just three supporting the Hughes opposition, namely, Utah, Rhode Island and Connecticut.