Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — Page 7

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920.

THOMAS TAGGART THE MAN

Taxpayers’ ” Economy Candidate for Senator Runs on His. Record.

Thomas Taggart was borp in 1856 in County Monyghan, Ireland. His people were small farmers, poor, hard working folks, coming to America as steerage passengers in 1861. The Taggarts left part of the family On the “Ould Sod” to be sent for when the money could be earned to pay for their ocean passage. At Xenia, Ohio, Thomas Taggart, aged six, began his career as an earner with bootblack’s kit and aB a newsboy. At eleven he was chore boy In the depot restaurant. At seventeen he had advanced to ‘‘clerk’’ at $8 per week. In 1875 he was sent to Garrett, Ind., to open a new eating house for his employers. In 1877 he arrived in Indianapolis at the Union Depot hotel. Wins Early Success. His success as a superintendent of this establishment, and the personal contact with all kinds of people developed for Tom Taggart a popularity which attracted political leaders who sought new material for strengthening their forces. As early as 1884 Young Taggart was urged to run for office. He declined. Taggart’s early ventures in poetics were made to help frlpnds. His first battle was fought to elect a friend who was being “doublecrossed” in a race for a city office in Indianapolis. In 1886 he was induced to run for county auditor. He was nominated. In a Republican county he was elected by a 1,798 plurality. His genius for victory was noted and his party drafted Taggart to serve as county chairman. In 1888, a presidential year, with an Indianapolis man, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, as the Republican Presidential nominee, Tom Taggart’s organization genius had its severest test. His party ca# ried Marion county by 300 and the feat attracted national attention. Makes Business Record. Running on his business record, Tom Taggart was re-elected county auditor in 1890 by 5,000 and more. He resigned in 1895 to take office as mayor of Indianapolis, and there served three terms, declining a fourth. His record as mayor rendered him unbeatable. His economics, his constructive policies, his vision and foresight, the efficiency of his chosen helpers, and his personal popularity, ever increasing, made him a positive factor in Indiana politics. He gave Indianapolis parks, good streets, sewers, sidewalks, fire protection and safety measures, all at lowered cost and enhanced values. Indianapolis was administered at a lower cost than any other like city and her debt was next to the lowest among similar municipalities. Taggart applied then the budget principle, he today continues to urge in business, public and private. Always a Builder. As a business man Thomas Taggart took the lead, building from poverty by hard work and fair economy methods until he occupies a prominent place among the successful builders in the national field. Tom Taggart has earned a leading place as an agriculturist. His extensive acres in Orange county, Indiana, have been personally managed by Mr. Taggart. His dairy herds lead the state in productivity. His pure bred swine and egg-laying fowls are famous. Ab a producer Tom Taggart has studied thje highway needs of Indiana. His active part in good roads campaigns led to his appointment on an Indiana highway commission, ahd he toured the state to aid the highway movement.

i Useful Citizen. Citizen Taggart has always continued to be a factor in public affairs. Indiana schools owe Tom Taggart a real debt of praise.*' In 1913 enlisted for the schools by leaders in education, Thomas Taggart, in public speech and through personal effort greatly aided in getting fair tax levy to support and develop the three great state colleges. These schools were thus taken out of politics, and out of the legislative lobby. Taggart also helped to put through, the vocational education levy On an adequate basis. Speaking of Citizen Taggart’s help given to the women to help put through housing laws • and bills, for the good of women and children, Mrs. Albion. Fellows Bacon says: i. "Women who were working for various bills of interest to women and Children found Mr. Taggart had foreseen the need of many 6f them; that he fully appreciated their value to the Btate, and that he could suggest ■ advanced steps that we had not dared to contemplate, |“We found that we could de'pend absolutely on Mr. Taggart’s wor.d, as well as on his judgment. If we had bad a few Thomas Taggart* in the senate I believe we should have already the league of nations" Mr. Taggart served his party state chairman, as Indiana national

committeeman and as national chali* man. Makes Way for Kern. In 19ld while still in the lead among those voted for in a state convention preferential test, Tom Taggart drew out in favor of the late John W. Kern, who that year was elected United States senator and whose progressive record is his glorious monument. In 1912 Mr. Taggart was one of the leaders who helped advance to dominance the progressive elements of the time, under Woodrow Wilson, thus helping to initiate that constructive era to which Democrats point with pride. At the death of the late Senator B. F. Shively in 1916, Thomas Taggart was appointed to fill the vacancy for a six months’ period. Governor Samuel M. Ralston was generally praised for making the appointment. Hailed as “Watch Dog-”

Washington and the nation soon hailed the new senator as the “watchdog of the Treasury.” In his maiden senate speech Senator Taggart urged the bill for federal aid for good roads, but demanded economy and business safeguards, and offered wise and acceptable suggestions for the prevention of waste. Then came the sensation of that senate session; as some oldtimers said; “Tom Taggart turned Progressive.” What Tom Taggart did was to apply to his senate conduct the simple business rules, the budget principle laid down in his business success and in his service in minor public offices. When “pork barrel” items were tacked on the rivers and harbors bill Senator Taggart exposed the waste and extravagance of such demands, showed that they were not justifiable and voted to cut them out. This happened also in connection with useless public building provisions which Senator Taggart not only opposed but which he proved were utterly without justification. More Taggarts Needed. The press throughout the country "cheered” Senator Taggart as the champion of economy and lower taxes and declared the country had need for more such fighters in the senate. Unanimously nominated for senator in 1916, Mr. Taggart proved formidable in spite of the fact that his senate record in the brief period before the election day that year, had not reached all the taxpayers in its true significance. However the change of two votes to a precinct in Indiana would have elected Senator Taggart. In 1920 Mr. Tagg-vrt declined at first to make the senatorial race. Finding his party united and urgent, he finally accepted the call. He runs on his own economy record. In this campaign he is stronger than ever with the taxpayers, for they know his active and effective work at Washington will mean reduced government expenses and lower taxes. They know he is for a budget, for keeping public expenses within public income; against waste, extravagance “pork” and j unbusinesslike methods. Stability Demanded.

Thomas Taggart appeals to all Americans, for he is for that stability and prosperity and progress which are to come through a Just and lasting peace effected by that going concern, already at work, the league of nations. He holds with other leaders that civilization must function and that the league is the best agency yet organized to onforce civilization’s laws and needs. He insists that America shall do her part as a factor in a civilization which shall be able in future to maintain law and order and justice, thus reducing to a minimum the hazard of war, and thus cutting out the taxes that now must be paid to build fleets and support armies. In his attitude toward national and world problems Senator Taggart assumes not only the business man’s economy view but also has the humanitarian vision and the patriot’s ideal of American purpose. He declares we have thousands of American lives and some ten billions of dollars invested in civilization and in the application of the American idea. He would safeguard that investment by taking fair advantage of the one league which has been worked out by the nations. He realizes that it will not be possible in future achieve again that adjustment of international judgments which is asserted by the league covenant, a pact agreed upon just after the war under the urgent and compelling demand for peace which war’s horrors and losses had evoked. He would have America do what is needed to be done to help the world prevent new wars. In this he is practical and sincere., but over all, humanitarian in his demand that our boys shall not have died in vain and that the youth of America never again shall be sacrificed on the battlefield. All Classes Respond. The response to Mr. Taggart’s 192* appeal has been most impressive aqd gratifying. Everywhere from .all classes and all parties he is receiving hearty assurances of active support. His record as a good and true friend of labor; his achievement for the cause of lower* taxes and business methods in government; his good roads activities; his service to women and children and to education in support of good' laws; his proved qualities as a leader; his courage as a practical statesman; bis g'sonality and Btrong character —all ablne to give him strength* and to ure his election November 2.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

McCray Is Member of Board Fixes the Price of Grain-Farmers Lose $262,500,000

Proof of McCray s Connection With Board of Trade

Indianapolis, Ind. —Up on the fifth floor of the Board of Trade building in Indianapolis is a little office through which much of the grain activities of Indiana are conducted. On one side of the frosted glass door is a painted sign reading: “Sawers Grain Company of Chicago,” and on the other side is another sign reading: “Members of the Chicago Board of Trade.” Inside of the office Is a large blackboard covered with figures that have an important bearing on the price Indiana farmers receive for their agricultural products, and there each day may be seen a group of men whose financial interest in the fluctuating figures is portrayed in their anxious faces.

McCray Member of Board. The office is a branch of the Sawers Grain Company, which operates on the Chicago Board of Trade, that great institution that controls the price of grain in the United States and to a large extent throughout the world. The photograph of the stationery used by the Sawers Grain Company shows that Warren T. McCray, Republican candidate for governor of Indiana, is a vice-president of the firm, and that another Kentland man, William Simons, is president. In addition to being identified in an official capacity with a firm that deals in grain “futures,” Warren T. McCray of Kentland, Indiana, is listed as being a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. Mr. McCray is making his campaign for election in Indiana on the ground that he is a farmer, yet he has not lived on a farm since early boyhood. Judge Hanley of Rensselaer in rendering a decision in a case Mr. McCray was a defendant in found that the candidate was “a banker, elevator operator and real estate owner.” Every farmer in Indiana is cognizant of the influence the board of trade has over his marketable products, especially grain. Board Fixes Corn Price. Take for instance corn, in the production of which Indiana ranks among the leaders. The Chicago Board of Trade, of which the Republican candidate for governor Is a member, recently fixed the price for December delivery of that staple product at 80 cents a bushel. Prof. Walker, formerly connected with the agricultural department at

GOODRICH ADMITS HIGHWAY WASTE

Indianapolis, Ind. —In the campaign speeches Governor Goodrich is making in behalf of Warren T. McCray' he is defending the extravagance of the state highway commission on the pretext that it couldn’t be helped btf cause the organization was not perfected. By thus admitting the charge of waste the governor has placed his official O. K. on the expenditure of more than three quarters of a million dollars which the commission squandered by letting road contracts at $6,000 a mile in excess of the price paid by Marion county for better and wider pikCs. Mr. McCray has also indorsed the state highway program and has pledged himself to continue it in effect as it is now constituted. Dearborn and White counties face a 65 per cent. • increase in *taxatloq next year over what they paid under the old law. See your county treasurer. He has a message from Goodrich for you equally as* interesting., Mr. McCray is advocating a budget system for the state. Carlton B. McCulloch, the Democratic candidate, first urged that in his primary campaign last spring. ■ • Possibly McCray’s defense of the Goodrich tax law is prompted by the fact that he is enabled to list fancy cattle at beef- prices for taxation purposes.

Washington, and an international expert on production costs, has figured that It cost the farmer in the great corn belt an average of $1.40 to produce & bushel of corn in 1919. Of course, Increased prices on farm machinery and other things essential to crop production makes the costs as much, or more, this year. Manufacturers as a rule sell with a one-third profit and the modern day farmer is asking for the same privilege. Experts figure, therefore, that $1.40 is two-thirds and that the Indiana farmer should add another third, or 70 cents, for his legitimate profit. Hoosier corn should sell, they declare, at $2.10 a bushel this fall. Statistics show that Indiana produced 175,000,000 bushels of corn in 1919, and the crop this pear is estimated at 200,000,000 bushels. Means 60-Cent. Corn Mere. Eighty cents at Chicago means that the Hoosier farmer will receive 60 cents for his corn this fall, or sf.6o below what it cost -him to actually produce the corn plus his profit. On the basis of a production of 176,000,000 bushels of corn this fall Indiana farmers will lose $262,500,000 as a result of the arbitrary price fixing by the Chicago Board of Trade, of which Mr. McCray is a member. With the 1920 government census report giving this state a population of 2,930,544 the loss would cost every man, woman and child In the state $89.57. In an address at Smith Center, Kan., bn October 13, Senator Arthur Capper, a Republican, scored the Chicago Board of Trade and referred to lUas the “biggeßt gambling hell in the world.” “Years ago,” he said, “the people demanded suspension of" the Louisiana lottery, but today, under the cloak of business respectability, we are permitting the biggest gambling hell in the world to be operated on the Chicago Board of Trade. By comparison Europe’s suicide club at Monte Carlo is as innocent and innocuous as a church bazar.

Republican Flays Board. “Several weeks ago I began work on a measure to abolish this injurious form of robbery and shall shoot this bill in on the first day of the next congress and will undertake to put this den of thieves out of business. “Because speculators are forcing down the price of wheat the farmer who sold his hogs and cattle at a heavy loss, while meat still sells for war prices, is again made the goat, a,nd the wheat raiser whose crop this year cost him more for wages and equipment than any other he ever produced, sees the farm price of his crop virtually cut in two with no real benefit to anybody except the brokerage firms who collect the commissions.” **—■

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The WEEK'S DOINGS

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Geo. Coovert of Francesville visited his brother and sister here Sunday. Geo. Royster of Rensselaer and Wm. Dunlap of Brook were callers here Friday. Mrs. Geo. Eck and Mrs. Frank Eck of near Goodland were callers in these parts Monday. Mrs. Pete White of Rensselaer was here Thursday to attend the Royal Neighbors’ entertainment. Will Delong and wife and R. J. Yeoman and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hufty. At the Rebekah reorganization Friday evening 14 members were taken In and a fine time reported. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eigelsbach and Mr. and Mrs. John Crisler of Rensselaer visited at F. M. Coovert’s Sunday. Mrs. Sam Frye and Mrs. Phenas Miller of Nappanee are here for a week’s visit with relatives and friends. Misses 'Senia and Jennie Benson went to Toledo. 0., Friday for a two weeks’ visit with the family of an uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler were here froifc Otterbein Saturday to visit Mrs. Spangler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dlrst. Miss Addle Harris was down from north Jasper, where she Is teaching school this fall, for an over-Sunday visit with home folks. Dr. and Mrs. Martin were called to Speer, 111., Wednesday to attend the funeral of Rev. Thomas, an uncle of the doctor’s. They returned home Saturday. . , Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Snow decided to locate here instead of going to Ft. Wayne and have begun housekeeping in the former Shindler property, recently vacated by Harry Brunton. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner came down from Baroda, Mich., and spent a couple of days with relatives and friends here. They proceeded to Rantoul, 111., Sunday to visit Mr. Bruner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mr. and Mts. W. P. Donaldson and daughter Mary motored to Rossville Saturday and spent until Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cragun. The Craguns are now engaged in the restaurant business and Mr. Donaldson reports them as having a fine business.

WALKER CENTER Miss Lorna Keller visited Walker township schools this week. Mrs A. P. Huntington called on Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson Saturday eveMr and Mrs. A. P. Huntington called on M. Zufall’s Monday eveRichard and. Trevor Williams Bpent Tuesday evening at A. P. Huntington’s. . t, X. Geesa is working on A. P. Huntington’s house, getting ready to stucco. . „ ... . John Pettet and family visited Ernest Tomlinson and family of Knlman Sunday. Will Hartley, Estol Meyers and Jay Pettet filled silos on the Turfler place Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lilly and son Lester took dinner with Will Hartley and family Sunday. D. Williams and M. Zufall and families took dinner with Clarence Bridgeman’s Sunday. The girls of Oak Grove school gave Mrs. Huntington a surprise birthday anniversary party Friday afternoon. Games were played and a big teed enjoyed and all had a good time. John Pettet and daughter Catherine were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Miss Ruby Pettet returned home with them as the Rensselaer schools are having vacation on account of the state teachers’ association meeting. . .. Walker township institute was held at Walker Center school house last Saturday. All teachers were present. Mrs. Frank Hershman and Mrs. Paul Hershman and baby and Mrs. Daisy Tomlinson of Kniman visited Mrs. John Pettet Wednesday The Liberty club met with Mrs. Frank Hershman Wednesday and a good meeting was had. The next meeting will he on Nov. 2, with Mrs. Wesley Hurley at the. bon ?® of Henry Meyers. The club will have a Hollowe’en party at the home of M. Zufall’s Oct. 30. The farmers’ association’of Walker township met last Wednesday night at Walker Center school house. Co. Agent Mawhorter spoke at the meeting The meetings are to be held the first Tuesday of every second month, beginning in December. Directors for different school districts were elected.

MILROY Mrs. Jos. Clark spent Tuesday with Mrs, GdO. Foulks. Ed Kendall and family attended preaching services here Sunday. Miss Kendall gave a box social Friday night at- Queen City school. A number of the ladies met at the church Thursday afternoon and cleaned the church. A number from this vicinity attended the Horner sale in Monon Wednesday! , . , Miss Anderson gave a box social Wednesday night at Banner school house with a. good attendance. Mrs. -Baker,*Mrs. Elsie Clark and daughter Edith and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Clark attended church Sunday aft&rnoon. . “ , The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marchffnd died Wednesday night. The little son older is in the hospital at Rensselaer seriously ijl with bowel trouble. Rev. Duncan came Sunday afternoon, bringing his brother-in-law, Rev Brown, pastor of Chalmers Baptist church, who preached a fin© seruaon. Rev. Duncan, will be with us again Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Frank May and Mrs. Geo.

WASTOOWEAKTO PUT ON CLOTHES

Indianapolis Girl Had Been In Bad Health for Year* Before Taking Tanlac. “Tanlac has not only restored my health, but I have gained sixteen, pounds in weight and look and feel like a different person,” said Mlaa Albertina K. Jackson of 1722 Martindale avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. * “I had been in very bad health for years and not one of the many medicines and treatments I took did me one bit of good. I even had an operation, thinking that would help me, but I just kept on getting worse. My appetite was so poor that 1 scarcely ate a thing. I waa so weak and helpless I couldn’t dress myself and I had to hare help to go fifom one room to another. I was thin and pale that it was hard for me to recognize myself when I looked in the glass. "I read so much about Tanlao in the papers and Baw how it had helped other people that I decided to try it myself. My appetite picked right up and I Just began to feel better all over. I kept right on taking Tanlac and now, after lour botles I feel as well as I ever did. To look at me now you wouldn’t think I ever had a day’s illness in my life, gnd I am so happy over what, Tanlac has done for me that I just can’t help telling everybody about what a grand medicine it is.” Tanlac is sold in Rensselaer by Larsh A Hopkins, and In Remington by Frank L. Peck; In Wheatfield by Simon Fendig.—AdvL

Foulks returned Friday of last week from a visit with relatives in Piqua and Sidney, 0., and a two weeks* visit with their brother, J. R. Clark, and family near Cochranton, Pa. They also visited some of the Indiana families who seem highly pleased with their location. Mr. Clark drove over 300 miles by anto and showed them some fine country. They visited Roy Heltzell’s. Dorman Cade’s, Burn Stone’s, Clell Clark’s, Harry .Duvall’s, Geo. Llghty, who lived near Lafayette, and Vance Collins's. They have an abundance of fruit, potatoes and grain.

POSSUM RUN Mrs. Chas. Jones was a Medaryville goer Monday. Miss Orpha Parker called on Mrs. May Crownover Saturday. Miss Orpha Parker spent Tuesday afternoon with Geneva Markin. Several from this vicinity are attending the meetings near Alx. Mrs. James Davis and children were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Miss Geneva Markin called on Mrs. Chas. Jones Monday morning. Miss May Markin is Bpending the week-end with home folks, as there is no school. Mrs. Wm. Markin returned home Saturday from visiting her slater. Mrs. Clarence Oarriott. J. H. Campbell returned home Tuesday from Hoopeston. 111., from attending the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. T. Willett. About 35 friends and neighbors of Mrs. Wm. Markin gathered at her home Sunday with well-filled baskets In honor of her birthday anniversary. All report a fine time. Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbt ing sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammsr tion can be reduced and this tub* restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which is an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces ot the system. . _ ‘ We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Hall’s Car tarrh Medicine. Circulars free.* All druggists, 75c. , . _ F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.

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