Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1891 — Page 4

THK REPUBLICAN Thursday, April 2, 1891

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Tht* “Itriiiftu :ri»vt*nfß)rr.t" hns per fir.] itoril y re-eallcd Uieir nimf?rter from V>~nsliiuirteii. on Rceomit of 4ke lym iihiij: of the hliifia niiirdererf. i.t h'e.w OrlcaiHi. This' is a pretty n»rions proceeurng: h id tliflo is DH> LI( Bl.th lit hhi fur for. ’ teg thnt way ; m\ yei n

The Him W. D. O wen In conceded ta be tho vory beet fitted mmi in public lite for the position of Supei inleudfiit of Immigration, a very important office created by the new immigration law, passed last winter. The leading German aud other foreign papers of the country recommend him editorally, and the master workmen of labor assemblies, representing 197,000 Knights, have petitioned the President for his appointment Mr. Owen is not seeking the place, but his appointment is a matter of so obvious fitness that there is little doubt but that it will be tendered to him.

Marshall L. Warren, the liepublican candidate for Town Marshal, is well known of all men in Rensselaer. He has lived here all his life, and there is no mau to speak ill of him. An honorable, industrious, sober young man. A willing and honest worker, whom ho man that ever employed him in any capacity, every found shirking or slighting his work, in any particular. He is well fitted for the office, physically and mentally, has been fairly and honestly nominated, he needs the office aud the office needs him. To go back on such a man will be a shameful and an inexcusable thing. Do not do it brother Republicans; do not do it.

'“lf that ticket isn’t all elected,” said n prominent Democrat speaking of the Kepublican town ticket, “I shall always think that it ought to have been.” Then the hope was expressed that it would be beaten, or some part of it at least, because every defeat, especially of good candidates, helps to demoralize and discourage the‘party. The Democrat’s ideas were sound from his point of view. Every time “Republicans are hoodwinked into defeating their own candidates, just then seeds of disorganization and demoralization are sown in the party, which pave the way for still other defeats in the future. We have a good ticket and nominated without a shadow of unfairness. Let us stand by, like wise and honorable Republicans.

Carter Harrison, the man whom the Democrats of Chicago made mayor of the city three times in succession, and later was the Democratic candidate for governor of Illinois, and all the time a man, in the professed estimation of his party, who was the epitome of all that was * admirable, is now a bolting candidate for mayor in Chicago, and unsparing in his denunciations of the wretched and corrupt adminstration Of the reregular Democratic candidate, De • r ,***..

Witt C. Cregier. Of course the* the democratic papers of Chicago and surroumling country have now discovetl that Carter Harrison is'a very bad man and even sueh j strictly non-partisan (?) .sheets as. the Morocco Courier, edited by°Ad. Kit:, is socking it t'» him, right ;.mi iei:. .Strange that Bro. Kifct “never found.out. \vi:::t, a bad man Caro r is aiii.il lu- bolted a Dcrno- | <• ratio cbxivehtion. •‘lt was equally a shabby trick lon the part of the printer who ted the do< ,:.” Dkmocrafc j/‘ S:‘))!ivrl. . ~.. ; This malicious and coritempti- ! hie insinuation, which its author kne-w to.be wholly * false,-is simply of a piece with, 'is- 1. ; ,.;o;:s and' Tifiprofessional backbiting and misrepresentation 'he..ha 1 ulges i n, pri-: vately, nini:.likf jii nt: :.is desen’ing; only of the contempt-of every hon- : <>i nbt»., fnir.minded jhITSOIU . If it ( worries our to see eveiybody, even his most intimate political and religious friends, ])ass by his place on therr way to The " J R'fH j r'B.rn olfieehwEelrTiFluiitT of a job of priming, he might as well malic up his mind that the policy of back]>it iug and malicious misrepresentation of a more suceessful competitor,pursued unavailiilgly for the last ten years, can hurt no one but himself. If our en-

virus neighbor ever expects to enjoy the people’s printing' pat-j-ronage,- he must make a better T effort to desei' c ii. and nothing [can he gained by slandering his . competitofs. When once the }>eople know lhal ihey can get re- ! spectable work done nt his office, and can depend upon getting it when promised, then and’ not till then, will he receive any share worth mentioning of their patronage. As it now is, he gets all and more than all that he deserves, and to slander and backbite contemporaries for the natural results of his own careless; slovenly and unbusinesslike methods of doing j business, can only result in his j own injury.

The State officers get an increase of salaries by the fee aud salary -Dill as will be seen by the following comparison: REVISED STATUTES) SALARY BILL. Sec. 5588. The salary) Sec. 1. The Salary of the governor shall of the governor of the he five thousand dol- State of Indiana shall lars per year. be five thousand dolSee. 6608. TheSalarv per year, of the secretary of Sec. 2 The salary state shall be the two of the secretary of thousand dollars per State shall he thirtyyear. five hundred dollars per year. Sec. The salary _ . T 1 <. nl , lrv of the auditor of State shall be fifteen him °, f 1 e (lred dollars shall be four thousurea dollars. and dollars per year. Sec. 5C73. The salary gec . 6. The salary of the attorney gen or- , t ihe attorney general shall he twenty-five \i shall be three thouhundred dollars per sand five hundred dol -year. lars per year. See. 5703. The salary Sec 7. The salary of the State librarian of tho State librarian shall be twelve hun- shall be fifteen hundred dollars per year. dr ed dollars per yea

Tariff Pictures. If we cannot sell unless we buy, how is it that we sold to British Australasia last year ■■■--,■ $11,266,484 worth of goods, and imported therefrom only $4,277,676. New York Press.

Independent Candidate for Marshal.

The undersigned respectfully announces to the voters of Rensselaer that he is an independent candidate for the office of Town Marshal at the ensuing town election, ltp. Charles Platt.

The late General Assembly made the greatest possible bluff at legistation in favor of the working classes, and adjourned without doing anything to speak of in the direction of complying with the requests from the source to which the Democrats appealed for support last fall in the guise of “the laboring man’s party.” One of the most glaring instances in their determination not to redeem the pledges made was the failure to pass the Inman “employer’s liability” bill. This measure managed to get through the House, but the Senate never had the remotest intention of passing it, or of even seriously considering it. A substitute was reported from committee, and designated as an “amended bill,” which was freely denounced by all workingmen who read it as much worse than the present law. The Senate intended it to be so and took pains that there should be no ' chance of the House concurring in the socalled amendments which, as just stated, practically formed a hew bill. —lndianapolis Journal.

CHARLES PLATT.

The Republican Town Convention.

A GOOD ( ONYEXTION AND A GOOD U TKKKT. -'THE TICKET. * * t-'-i -’w ' For Councilman Second District NOItMAN I|.. WAHNER. « Bor Counciiman Third District .IAMES 11. S. ELLIS. For Councilman Fifth... District ANCIL MhoomvDimi. Fvfr Town Treasurer CHARLES C. STARR. _ For Town Clerk CHARLES B. SFiTLEII. For d’own Marshal MARSHALL L. AYARRENV

The Republican Voters okJlensselaer met in mass convention at the Court House, Saturday night> for the purpose of nominating a ticket for the May election. The convention was organized by the election of W. B. Austin as chairman and G. E. Marshall secretary.

As a candidate for councilman for the Second District, N. H. Warner, the present incumbent, was renominated by acclamation. For councilman for the third district, ltd. H. Morlan, the present incumbent. and James H. S. Ellis were putin nomination. -The res nit, of a-ballot was 36 votes for Morlan and 46 for Ellis. The latter was declared the candidate. For councilman for the Fifth “ • e • .g: ...p:.——a-.:-'— xli-striet, Messrs, ALL Seib, Aneil Woodworth ■ and Emtnet Kan mil, the present iiicnmbent, were plficed in nomination. The result of. the first.ballot was as follows: Seib .... ...22. Kannal 21. Woodworth 43. The latter’s vote was exactly equal to the combined vote of the the other two, but lacking one vote of a majority of all the votes cast; a second ballot resulted as follows: Seib .12. Kannal , 14. Woodworth 67. Mr. Woodworth was declared the nominee. * •

For Treasurer the old stand-by, C. C. Starr, was re-nominated by acclamation. For Clerk the present incumbent, Chas. G. Spitler, was renominated, also by acclamation. For Marshal the names of Marshall L. Warren and Thomas McGowan were proposed. The result of a ballot was the nomination of Mr. Warren, by a vote of 81 for him to 20 for Mr. McGowan. The convention then adjourned with everybody, including even the def eated candidates, feeling good It was a fair, square convention, and marked by the most perfect harmony aud good feeling, throughout. The ticket nominated is an excellent one, in every respect, and there is not the slightest reason why every Republican should not vote it straight. - .

The outrageously oppressive features of the Dew tax law, by virtu e-of which the taxes on landed property will be trebled and quadrupled, were not the results of accidents. The Democratic majority were urged to modify the bill, and warned of its evil features, but all to no purpose. There was method in their madness, and a purpose in their vicious course. The fact is the Democratic party in Indiana is eaten through and through with the virus of the anarchistic single tax doctrine and as a step in that direction the tax bill was framed. As evidence of the truth of this statement, we republish the following which the Indianapolis Sentinel, the recognized organ of the Indiana Democracy, published repeatedly, during the last campaign:

The tax on personal property otight be wholly repealed. -* * * The prospect is that the system of private property in land will remain as it is, for some generations, at least, but that all taxes, at least for State and local purposes, (except such as may be derived from the sale of franchises) will, in the near future, be laid upon the land. The Brazil Enterprise makes a most fitting comment on the above. After reciting some of the facts

of the law and the increased state tax levy, it says: We claimed then, and claim now, the above expressed the true sentiments of the Democratic party on the subject of taxation, albJiftugli it was vehemently denied from the stump by their speakers, -and given*Uie lie by Lhe-il' papers. The evidence that we were right is contained in " the new Tax lliw passed by the late Legislature, which proposes to assess" all .property at its real value for taxable purposes. That is, if your -farm is worth ten thousand dollars, it. must be so returned, instead of at onc-half or two-thirds, as heretofore. The law is intended to apply - the same on all other taxable property, real and personal, including n:oney, bonds, deposit,', and other evidences of wealth, -but iu this there is no change from tho old law. The man who owns a farm or a residence can not conceal it from the eves of the ;; gg-.'-or, —but—the man whbßtr wealth consists of personal property lias the advantage of ; the same loop-holes to avoid an honest assessment as he had under the old law, and nine out of ten will continue to swear themselves poor, thereby casting the burden of taxation apoiw real estafe tbat caw nor be bid, temporarily converted, or sworn away.T- The law is the first step toward the realization of of the Democratic doctrine, “that all taxes, at least for State and local purposes, will, in the near - future, be laid upon the land. ’’

A Gigantic Enterprise.

Inauguration of the Greatest Scheme of Public Improvement Ever Attempt* ed in Jasper Couuty. Quite a goodly number of representative citizens met last Saturday Afternoon, in the court house, to consider the new drainage law, and especially with reference to its application to the drainage of the Iroquois and Pinkammk valleys, above Rensselaer. S. P. Thompson was made chairman of the meeting and W. R. Rowels, secretary. The provisions of the law and the method of procedure under them were succinctly explained by the chairman. Messsrs. Dunn and Lincoln, two competent engineers from Illinois, were present and made brief remarks; explaining the successful manner in which large drainage enterprises have been carried out in that state, under a very similar system. It was decided to make an effort to inaugurate the preliminary works of this gigantic but most Jmporlant enterprise, and a committee of eight persons were appointed to canvass for subscriptions and to talk the matter up, in the respective localities. The chairman expressed the opinion that about $2,000 would need to be pledged for preliminary expenses, &c., an(J*that the cost of the whole drainage enterprise would beslo9,ooo. The following are the names of the committee referred to: D. W. Hopkins, Newton Ip. I. F. Alter, Union tp. L. Shortridge, Keener tp. C. Croeger, Walker tp. Geo. H. Brown Jr., Barkley tp. C. Coppess, Gillam tp. Ed. Parkison, Hanging Grove tp. J. W. Cowden, Marion tp. S. P. Thompson, Rensselaer.

Another meeting will be held on Saturday, April 11, at the same place, when the above named committeemen will report results of their canvass.

It was decided to direct Messrs. Lincoln, Thrawls and J. E. Alter, to complete the survey of the Iroquois and Pmkamink, done in. part a year ago. The great extent and importance of this enterprise may be further understood by the facts that the Ujj&in ditches with their laterals will be over 100 miles in aggregate length. The main ditch of the Iroquois will be 30 miles long and of the Pinkamink about the same. A very large portion of the work will be done with steam dredges, and considerable of it can be done in no other way. The number of acres drained will be about 100,000. About one fourth of this S now utterly worthless for any purpose, but will be excellent land when the draining is done. Of this entirely submerged land, there are 8000 acres in a single tract, called Haddick’s Mill Pond, lying in Gillam, Barkley and Walker Tps. This tract has never been surveyed.

For Sale or Trade.—One half, or all of the old school house. ts B. Harris.

JOHN W. PAXTON & CO. (Successors to Wolfe & Go-) Dealers in OF LUMBER! LATH, 3 LI BIDS, SHINOLES, MOULDIHG, DOORS, LIME, SASH, HAIR, &c. Gaz-ry Everything Pertaining to Our Line. Come to Rensselaer and call at our Lumber Yards, south of the Railroad, examine the quality of our stocand fsave money. We manufacture our owh lumber in "the Wisconsin pineries, and know that ‘ ~we~CHirgive the best qualities for the least money. CLOSE ESTIMATES OK BILLS A SPECIALTY. JOHN W. PAXTON & CO. liiwmcr Slock Farm | STALLIONS FOR SEASON of 1891.

' PLUTO, 1950. Hire of BLUE W1NG—2.254. LEO—2.29V CLARENCE-2.30. LANCEWOOD CHIEF—2.3If WEDGEBROOK—2.364. JOHN, H. P.—2.39. OLIVER 8.—2.42. PLUTO, Jr—2.4s|. by WEDGEWOOD, 629. Record 2.19. Dam PRIMROSE, (2 in the 2.30 list, and 5 producing Stallions) Season 1891 at SSO to Insure. Royal Cossack, 2452 Four-year-old trial 2.384* — " by DON COSSACK, 950, Record 2.28 and sire of three in 2.30. Ist Dam— May Queen. by Am. Clay, 34. 2d Dam—by Ericsson, 130. 3d Dam—by Davy Crockett. 4th Dam —by Kentucky Whip. Royal Cossack is 16 hands high, a rich bay and has won many premiums in the show ring. His c olts are all bays and of good size. Season of 1891 at S2O to Insure

We have a competent trainer and as good a half mile track as there is in the State. A few promising horses taken on leaeonable teims to be handled for speed. Send for Catalogue of Standard Bred Stock for Sale. Address RENSSELAER STOCK FARM, Rensselaer, Indiana. ■' . ■■ ■ - 1 ~ ' " 1 . '.it 1 t I .'". r.iLi ■ ■.# GEO. W. GOFF, Restaurant & Bakery. BREAD, CAKES, CONFECTIONERY, FRUITS, CANNEL 300DS, TOBACCO AND GIGA AS. W&MM MBiiL 8 sir sm& MBBMS -ALSO A GOOD—LUNC® COUNTER Everything Best and Cheapest. NORTH SIDE WASHINGTON STREET, RENSSELAER, INDIANA-

Keusselaer Wilkes; STANDARD. ky ALCANTARA, 929Record 2.23. The best son of Geo Wilkea—2.22. Ist Dam-Nena by Nutwood, 2.18 f. The greatest sire living with 51 in the 2.30 list. Second, third and fourth dam all producers. Season of 1891 at SSO: The Season Book Full. PLUTO, JR., by P LUTO, ISSO. Sire of 3 in 2.30 at 10 years of age. Ist Dam—by Jim Swigert, Son of Swigert, 650. This is a fine individual and a natural born trotter. He will be given a record this year. Seas rfn of JSBI at $lO to Insure Season to close July Ist.