Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1892 — SUGGESTIONS FROM GOV. HOVEY [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS FROM GOV. HOVEY

Which Were Ignored by the Last Democratic Legislature. As our revenue Aavs now impost nearly two-lhirds of the amounts collected by the fax gathtrers ofThe Stale upon land owners,the assessmeiil in 1890 being $545,254J 57 on lands, lots in cities and towns, with their improvements, and only $234,413,781 on personal properly; it is but right that our law-makers should look to a more just distribution of the burden. It must not be overlooked that our land owners were taxed on all their personality besides. The farmer can cover nothing; his lands, his crops, his teams and all of his personality are taxed, nor can they be offset in giving in his laxables against his indebtedness. Not so with the capitalists, the broker and the money lender; with them nothing is visible, unless their oaths under the fear of God and the law disclose their treasures. ♦ " • ■■ • ' • ’ ft would not be difficult to select objects of luxury and pleasure upon which a sufficient license or lax could, be easily levied to pay all the expenses of ourlchar table and benevolent institutions, without resorting to. lhe hardearned savings, of oiir land ownMessage Jan. 9, 1891.]

The United States Senate is on hand to enter its emphatic objection to the butchery of appropriations in which Holman and his Democratic followers in the House have indulged. The Senate believes in providingfor Government obligations when they come due intead of recklessly throwing them upon the future as deficiencies. “A Tariff for revenue • only,” is the Democratic doctrine. Now, what does that mean? It means a duty on such articles as are not grown or manufactured in this country, or so low a duty on such as are not, as to allow foreign articles of the same kind to compete in our markets with the home product Tea, coffee, India rubber, and sugar are the leading articles on which a duty should be laid to secure a tariff for revpn u e only. • How would the people like that kind of a tariff? According to a recent statement in the People’s Party organ, in this county, the Hon. W. W. Gilman is a bad man, in that he passed for an Alliance man, while running for State Senator on the Republi- > can ticket; and that he has no sympathy with the Allsance. Mr. Gilman had been nominated for Senator before the: alliance was ■ organized at Goodland, and of which he became a member at the request of his neighbors. Like all others, before taking the obligation he was informed (by authority) that becoming a member

would, in no way, interfere with his politics or his religion. It seems now, 1 however, that in the strongly republican,, counties of 3 asper and Newton, there are some reservations to that supposed freedom in political matters, for Alliance men. They can be Democrats all right, or Prohibs, Greenbackers or ’ Blatherskites; but to be a Republican is unpardonable. • As to Mr. Qilman’s having no sympathy with the Alliance, perhaps this course towards the new tax law throws some light on that point That law touches the farmers of Indiana closer than any other one thing. “Actions speaks louder than words.” The Senate and House journals of the last /Indiana Legislature show that Mr. Gilman was the only man in either house, from the nine counties composing the 10th Congressional district who voted' against the two tax bills, which have caused the farmers to pay higher taxes. These facts will prove the falsity of the People’s organ’s statement, to any reasonable mind. A “political humbug” is one who advocates humbug politics. A political assassin and he

Who hides in the dark and shoots without the courage to sign his name. The - managers of the People’s party in this county, with the Pilot as their political organ, would like to use Republican Alliance voters as cats-paws, to pull democratic chestnuts out of the fire; and in pursuance of that scheme. 1 would like to instruct Republicans whom to nominate for Officer --TrT'-

Judge William Johnston, of Valparaiso, is now formally in the field as a candidate for the Republican nomination for representative in Congress from this district. The Valparaiso Vidette announces his candidacy, in the following very complimentary manner: The Republicans of Porter county take great pleasure and just pride, in presenting our fellow townsman, Judge William Johnston, at the republican congression-al-convention of this district for nomination as a candidate for congress. Judge Johnston is exceptionally able and is the strongest man for that position to be fqund in this Tenth Congressional District He was a private soldier in the union army, is now in the prime of life, of admirable presence, of unsullied character and reputation, and is eloquent, persuasive and convincing as a speakHe is liberal and yet tive. Indeed he has thus far in life succeeded in his every undertaking, /find is therefore such a man as the republicans here want to represent them in this canvass. His election to the Judgeship in this circuit with no show of opposition is an evidence of more than ordinary popularity—an influential argument for his selection.