Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1891 — The Republican Town Convention. [ARTICLE]

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. ’’