People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1894 — Democratic Convention. [ARTICLE]

Democratic Convention.

The Democracy of this county met in delegate convention at the court house, Wednesday, September 5, 1894, and after selecting N. S. Bates as chairman, and Jas. McEwen, as srjcretary, nominated the follow’mg ticket: For County Clerk, John. A. McFarland. For County Auditor, Thos. H. Robinson. For County Treasurer, John L. Nichols. For County Sheriff Ellis Jones. For County Surveyo r> Walter Harrington.

For County Coro uer, M. Y. Slaughter. For Commissio’aer, Ist District, Joel F. Spriggs. For Commissioner, 2nd District, Jos. A, E obinson. For Comga\ssioner, 3d District, Edv«tw\ Culp. Exceptuto/; the Commissioner for the 3d district, the above ticket, wr.s nominated by the PopulasVi the 28th of last March.

While we are truly thankful for thfjse nominations we are sorry they could not see their way olear toplace Uncle Georgy Thompson on their ticket. No better man t han Mr. Thompson can be found in this or any other county. This, of course, was a D emocratic convention and they 1 iad a perfect right to nominate just who they pleased.

The action of this convention Wednesd ay shows that whatever may be the opinions of this party on n ational and state issues it is re ady and willing to join hands with us in trying to bring aboma a better order of things in our c< >unty matters. This convewti'on, by its action, has said that county politics is one thing, state j and national another; that its voters, in local affairs, .this yea r, will work for a change thz.t will take Jasper county out of the list of the highest taxed co unties in the state. It is of little consequence to the common vote which party controls the county; it is the economical and judicious management of'its affairs that should be looked after and not the success of a party.

Jasjper county has suffered from mismanagement, unnecessary burdens have been placed upon our taxpayers, and it is now the duty of every voter to lay aside party and try to do something that will make a change for the better. In this as well as in other co-unties the people take too little interest in local affairs. If a m.an is all right on the tariff; its he is in favor of financial reform, government ownership, etc.; if he votes with us on national issues, we think he is the mam to help manage our county whatever may be his associations; and general fitness for the office to which he aspires. The voters of this county have beem trying to keep things straight here at home by sending men to Washington, by voting for protection and tariff reform. All this in itsplace is well enough, but an eye should be kept on the seat of

county government at Rensselaer. While we have been looking toward Washington, our county has been going in debt, expensive and useless ditch surveys have been run, the county has been borrowing money, exorbitant prices have been paid for work and material about the court house, and upon bridges, etc., practices of economy once known in this county have been superceded by practices of extravagance and all because the people have not been watchful of their local affairs. Good government, like charity, should begin at home and this can only be had by separating county and national politics. Not a single county officer in the discharge of his official duties, can ever raise a finger for or against free trade, protection, financial reform or government

• jWnership. Then how silly to vote for a county candidate simply because of his, national political views.