Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1892 — Page 5

In the face of their own published tax statement, furnished through the Democratic state auditor, showing conclusively that the local taxes are increased only 813,251, and that nearly 90 per xent of that increase was caused by township and town officers, the Pilot gang have the unmitigated gall to still insist that the increase is 816, 000 and that the county officers are , responsible for all of it. Under the name of “reform” the Pilot gang is trying to make the people believe a monstrous and slanderous lie; all in the interest of a. few democratic and sore- head office-seekers.

The Democratic Legislature nearly doubled state taxes by nearly doubling the assessments, then added 6 cents on 8100 to the tax levy, on top of tkai, to make the double complete. The Republican county commissioners reduced the levy for county taxes 30| cents, and the Republican township trustees reduced theirs, on tlie average, 30 cents. And yet the two local democratic organs have the ineffable gall to say it is the Republican county officials who are responsible for higher taxes; the hardihood they exhibit in making such a in face of such facts, is continental in its magnitude. It is collossal enough to be the eight wonder of the world.

Why has fche alleged People’s Party organ nothing to say in condemnation ot the Democratic tax law audits increase of state taxes in Jasper county of 100 per cent? (The increase is much more 100 per cent on farms.) And why is it so falsely and vindictively trying to throw the blame of increased local taxes upon Republican 1 county officials? Simply because the paper is being run in* the interests of the Democratic party, by such “re formers” as Messrs. L. E. Glazebrook and David Shields. And what is more, they even re ceive their misleading and onesided facts, figures and arguments, direct from Democratic state headquarters, and this we know to be a fact. How do our Republican alliance friends who took stock in the paper upon the profession of its being a non-partisan alliance paper, relish the idea of their cash being turned to the support of a Democratic organ tun “for politic cal effect’’ by Bourbon Democrats rtf the most hide-bound variety ?

The former or Republican plan of assessing property for taxation was, within certain limits at least, -io adjust the assessment to fit the revenue yielding character of the property. On this principle farm lands, for instance, were assessed much lower than notes at interest or ready cash. Toillustrate the justiceof this discrimination. Suppose a man in Carpenter or Marion tps., j for instance, has a 100 acre farm worth $5,000. If he can get S3OO .year, in cash rent, he will do well. Again he will do well if s7s' out of the S3OO will keep the buildings and fences in repair apd the value of the farm from deteriorating. Under the present method of assessment, the taxes would take $75 more out of the S3OO, leaving only $l5O, or 3 per cent, per year

net profit, to the owner of the farm for its use. The man’s neighbor has $5,000 in cash. At a low estimate he can get 8 per cent, or S4OO ia year, for its use. It costs him nothing to keep in repair, and the taxes are the same as upon the farm before described, namely $75. This leaves the capitalist $325 per year, clear money, dr nearly 7 per cent, for the use of his $5,000, while the land owner gets only $l5O or 3 per cent for his $5,000. This comparison, which really understates the actual comparative rev-

■ > ’ enue yielding power of farm property ahd cash, shows the justice of the old plan of assessing property, and the injustice of the present Democratic plan of taxing the farm more than 100 per cent higher on the basis of its net revenue, than they tax the cash am mortgages.

Can’t Swallow Free Trade.

Editor JEitf of the Woodland Herald Supports Harrison and Reid, andg Tells Why He Does It Under the heading of “ Herald’s Politics,” the Goadland makes the following editorial announcement: The tariff for revenue only of the Democratic party means free trade, pure and simple. Democrats, whom to call free traders last campaign was in their estimation a studied insult, no longer disguise the <fact that their party is committed to free trade out and out. For years the party has talked tariff reform —-reduction, not annihilation—of the protective tariff.

The Cleveland message carried au argument for tariff reform —a moderate reduction of the tariff and the burden of the song of the Democratic party, until the Chicago convention, has been for a “reduction of the tariff.” But when Mr. Vilas, a member of the committee on resolutions at Chicsgo convention,laboring under the impression that his party meant what it said, introduced a plank asking for moderate reduction of the tariff, a sentiment in perfect harmony with the party’s boasted principles, he was snubbed by the committee and hooted at by the democratic newspapers. The free traders had the whip-row in the committee, and they proposed and did force their issue upon the party Many members'of the democratic party, whir hold to the faith of necessary protection to home industries as against the competition of foreign- overproduction and lowpriced labor, were not prepared for the extreme ideas of free-trad-ers, and refuse to swallow the dose. Of the Herald is one, and in the present campaign this paper will consistently,and to the best ability of its editor, support Harrison and Reed and the Republican principles of protection. , We have voted the Democratic ticket for 20 years to get tariff reduction, but that party, with 147 majority in the lower house of congress in 1892, has failed to give a practical demonstration of its faith in principles enunciated in its platforms for a decade. As a dissenting opinion is responeible for this change, the Herald has not, nor will it have, warfare with individuals. In the political conduct of the paper it will pursue the fight on the line of principle and deal with men only as real and ostensible representatives of those principles. *

THE PERJURY AT HOMESTEAD

Some malignant anarchist, writ ing in the People’s Pilot, last week, declares that Frick and the others who swore to the high wages made by the skilled workmen at the Homestead mills, are guilty of perjury, that they are “perjured villians, that they lie like Satan &c &cf The only basis for these charges is a portion of a report made in 1890, by Carrol D. W right, U. S. labor commissioner, in which he states the well known fact that in certain cases in Steel mills the

custom is followed of paying to each leader of a “turn” the roller for instance, for all the work, and from the sum paid him he has to pay his three or four helpers. Now does any one believe that if such a system had prevailed at Homestead the fact would not have been brought out by that hostile democratic investigating com-

mittee, which went 'there only too anxious to find facts unfavorable to Carnegie and Frick? Moreover, lif Frick committed perjury in swearing that his skilled workmen earned such large wages, the men themselves, and especially the

leaders, of the strike, committed the same crime, for they swore to the same facts. Hugh O’ Donne), the very leader of the strike, testified that his wages were about $144 per month, and he was not at all among the best paid. John McLuckie,another strikeleader and burgess, or mayor, of the town of I Homestead, also testified to the same high wages, and committed perjury in so doing "-if Frick and the other owners committed perjury. - “ .

But what makes the case still j worse, for the Pilot writer, is the fact that this very matter of the method of paying the men Was considered by the investigating committee, above referred to, and the fact whs clearly and indisputably established that the method of . paying men described by Mr. Wright does not

prevail at Homestead. Every man there was paid his own wages, directly, and none but his qwii.

GIVE US THE "RINGSTERS” NAMES!

Editor Republican.—l find the following inthe last number of the Peoples Pilot. - . How long is this old corrupt incubus of political corruption —the ring here —to be allowed to disgrace . tlie fair name of Jasper County? Will the Pilot please name the individuals that compose the ring? - The men who levy the taxes are the township and town trustees,and County Commissioners. The Auditor is the clerk of the Board of Commissioners and prepares the tax duplicates. The Treasurer collects the taxes and pays out the money upon orders issued by the Auditor and accounts to tie Board of Commissioners for everj cent of the money so collected. O. P. Taber, J.F. Watfpn and P. M. Querry are the Ebard of Commissioners. G. M. Bibinson and H. B. Murray' have dme the Auditing ..th© past eight years. Wm. Hoover, I. B. Washbum and M. H. Hemphill have collecpd the money and paid out the sane. Now if there has been cornption, which of the eight above naned are the guilty ones? Let the Piot editors speak out. If the editcrs feel timid and do not feel like sjeaking outlet the officers of the Pi}t publishing CeL.L Ponsler. qhomas H. Robinson, David ,W. Shields and Marion I. Adams say wio have stolen money from the tax payers of the county. Itisalittlegpgulap. that the editors of the Pitoissume to know so much about Jounty not one of thm has been to the Auditor’s or Tresurer’s books to find out about th taxes. Their source of informatio seems to be a little round-abou The Democratic Auditor o state wrote to the Auditor of Jasper C ounty for a report of thcaxes of this County, which the Auditor forwarded. ik—— The State Auditor trobably turned that over to the Dnocratic State Central Committefaxd the Committee in turn gave; to their “expert” who furnishes ie Democratic papers the data :or their articles on taxation.

lu this case they n°re the Democratic Sentinel al give the “literature” to the'/W paot - It is no matter whoedits the Pilot, whether Lee lazebrook, D. Webster Shields/. Wesley Douthit or Henry Fiser, the aim is Ito blacken the charier of those who are or have been ounty officers. Mr. Charles I Mills has given them the trut concerning county taxes. Mr. Ms has thoroughly studied the x law and probably understani it better than any one or all othe editors of the Pilot, who likeie Guerrillas of the late war finedrom behind rocks and brush instd of coming out and fighting I honorable battle. Alliance m< who are or have been republins ought to. study well the sifttion before they cast their 1c with such a. gang. A

"Provokingly" Pro[?]rous Country.

The New YorkferaZd desires the election of Cldand, yet the Herald is bound) confess the prosperity of thcountry under President Harril’s administration and the of the McKinley law. Io wonder the Herald calls thondiiion of the country “prov<ngly healthy. Says the Heroic

“The busineef the country is in a provokirf healthy and flourishing co'tion. Imports during the fiscfear eliding June 30 were greater those of any former year, aunting' to eight hundred and fty-thre* million dollars, while X>rts are also exceeded the best record and reached the amous aggregate of one billionfenty-seven million dollars, ailroad earnings for the first sjaonths of the year are greater 11 those for any similar perit* history, amT the output of has been greater thane* before. Business failures’ the first half of the present ar have been one thousand ft* in number and forty millioollars less in gross liabilities ti they were during

the corresponding period of 189 L New industrial enterprises for manufacturing iron, cotton, and woclen ’fabrics are going into operation in various sections, and while the margin of profits [ te small, business is on a splid foundation, and the outlook in every direction is hopeful and encouraging. The grain crop-* is promising, money is abundant, and collections are easjk In the face of such a condition of things the calamity howler must remain silent. His howling will bcqge nobody, not even himself, for he is 1 too smart ndt to realize that the country is in a marvelously prosperous condition find likely to continue so.”

To vote a straight Republican ticket stampjwithin the square enclosing the eagle at the top of the ballot, and nowhere else. If any other square is stamped in addition to the large square dhe ballot will be thrown out. After stamping fold the ballot so as to leave the initials of the poll clerk on the outside and hand to the election officers.

Republican Nominations.

j> NATIONAL TICKET. For President, ’ ' BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indiana, For Vice-President, WHITELAW HEID, of New York. State Ticket. For Governor. IRA J. CHASE, of Hendricks County. For Lieutenant Governor, THEODORE P. SHOOKNEY, of Randolph County. ' For Secretary of State, AARON JONES, -■ ~ —of St. Joseph County.—_ For Auditor of State, JOHN W, COONS, _ ,of Marion County. For Treasurer of State, • FRED J. SCHQDZ, of Vapderburg County. For Attorney General, J. D FERRALL. * of LaGrange County. F or Reporter of Supreme Court, -GEORGE P. HAYWOOD, of Tippecanoe County. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, JAMESH. HENRY, , For State Statistician, r T SIMEON J. THOMPSON, of Shelby County. For judge of Supreme Conrt-Second’Dlstrict JOHN D. MILLEb. For Judge of Supreme Court—Third District, BYRON K. ELLIOTT.; For Judge of Supreme Court—Fifth District, , robert w. mcbride. For Appellate Judge—First District, A. G. GAVINS. For Appellate Judge—Second District. C. S. BAKER.

For Appellate Judge—Third District, James b. black. For Appellate Judge—Fourth" District, M.S. ROBINSON. For Appellate Judge—Fifth District, E. W.CRUMPACKER. District Ticket. For Congressman, WILLIAM JOHNSON, of Porter County, For Representative, JOHN B. LYONS, of Newton County. For Prosecuting Attorney, JOHN T. BROWN, of Benton County. .County Ticket. a For County Treasurer, MARCUS H. HEMPHILL. For County r THOMAS THOMPSON. For County Sheriff. CHARLES W. HANLEY. For County Coroner, SHELBY GRANT. County Assessor, CHARLES E. MILLS. For County Surveyor, JOHN 1!. ALTER. For County Commissioner, Second District, JOHN C. MARTINDALE-

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