Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1892 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. Thursday, 18, 1892. I9SUBDBVEBY THURSDAY BY 3EO. ZE. MARSHALL. Publish kb and Frofrixtob. OFFICE Tn RcpabUcnn bnildins. or oorner of 'Washington and Weston streets. ”'' ~ i Terms of Subscription. neyosr *° Six months _ Ta*** months • ••• 50 The Official Paper of Jasper Csunty.

DISECTOET ■ ~~~ CGRFORATIOK OFFICERS Mushal .....M L VVARRFN Cl»rk Charles G. SriTLRt. FrMattrer ' ... C.C.StaRF - . -R ATtTEH- | 2d Ward C Porter Councilenen-’M Warn J.H * Ellis I 4th Ward...... .J■ M " Abson. 15th Ward.. Ascil Woodworth . A " 1 ' ss JASPER COUNTY BOAR DOF EDUCATION, j C. Gwin Trustee..’. .... Hancing Greve t;. Michael Robin son. Trustee. Will am Ip FrancisM. Hershraan .Trustee ....'' »■ ■ < g , l u T> Click .Tj Wtie.itii t Wm .4- Cr vin •tih® NfcC-ashcn. Trustee, ■ ’unjofi'tp. . Rensselaer. J.JF. Warren County Suj.' UPIUIAL Tdrenu Judge' P- Hammond. Presenting Attorney..... ..,.JoHN T. Brown . Terms of Court—Firs t Monday in January Third Mo- dav in March ; First Monday in June; Third Monday in October. COUNTY 0 FT ICEKS rtn-rv William H. Gcovjciu Inditoe Henry B Mrwv Treasure’-' " ‘ M XRK H..H EmtuH i. tlr .1 a m tee F As« v: - Spools.j J.F Warren OMomi.sioners jfd District ■ (3d District. ...... O - F .- 1 . Commissioners' Court-First Hondo ye in June* Beniter him*. ii+cetn-ter c

Principal Points of the Platform.

We believe in the American doctrine of protection. ;.. ’ We believe that articles, except luxuries, which can not be produced in the I nitcd States should be admitted free of duty. We demand that on all imports competing with the piodncts of American labor duties should be levied equal to the difference between wages at home and abroad. x We ash the people to pronounce a verdict upon the cowardly course of the Democrats in attacking the tariff pibcemeal. We believe in re iprocity, which has opened new markets for the products vworkshop and the fhrm. . t We believe in the use of both go'.d and silver money.,.. We deWand that every dollar,' gold, silver or paper, shall be equal.to.esery other dollar. We belie vein an international conference to securea party of gold and silver throughout the world, . , We demand that every citizen, rich or poor native or sot eign born, white or black,.shall be permitted to cast one ballot and lave < counted as h&'cast it. —— ho.nest elections in every State. We favor the revival of ourAforplgn commerce in American ships. We demand a navy to protect our interests and maintain the honor of our flag. We demand that' arbitrary combinations o capital to control trade .conditions shall be rigidly jugulated. We-believe in wise and consistent civil service reform. We believe in admitting all the Territories into the Union as soon as they are qualified, for entrance. o. We reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. We demand the restriction of criminal pauper, and contract immigration. We demand that the.employecs of railroads, mines «md factories shad be protected against all needless dangers. We sympathize with Ihe>npressed in every land. f t - We demand f reedom at speech and. Qf U 1?. press . • We favor the construction and control of the Nicaragua canal by Americans. Webel cve in self government for terri toriee. ' » We believe that the Columbian Exposition should l>e made a success worthy of the dig nitt and progress of the nation, and that the government should aid in this if necessary. We sympathize withall legitimate, efforts ’ to promote temperance and morality We pledge to the loyal veterans of the war for the Union the recognition that is their? by right. We are proud of President Harrison’s mag nifleent administration. And we propose to give the country an other administration just as good for the next four years #

Speaking of the diabolical wa\ in which the Repub. ican psrty has“squandered the surplus,” It isimportant to note that the interestbearing debt of the United States hos been reduced since the inuguration of President Harrison in the sum of over and that the annual interest charge, which, when he was inaugurated, amounted to $34,578 459.80. was, oh June 36’ 1892, onh $22,873,881.20, a decrease of sll, 684,578 60, or. about one-third.

Call For Judicial Convention

The Republican voters of the 30th Judicial Circuit, composed of the com ties of Benton, Jasperi, and Newton, will meet in delegate convention at Goodland, Ind., on Tuesday, August 30th, 1891, at 1 o’clock P. M., to nominate a candidate for Judge of said circuit, in the place of Hon. E. P. Hammond, whose resignation will take place on the 21th of this month. The candidate so nominated, will probably be appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy until the November election. «

JSaid convention will consist of 51 delegates as follows. Benton County, 21 delegates. Jasper County, 18 delegates. ~Newton County, 15 delegates. Delegates to be selected by the Republican voters of the several precincts of said counties, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 1892, at 3 o’clock, P. M. D. McA. Williams, Chmn. Benton Go. C. C. Mordecai F. Chilcote, Chmn. Jasper Co. C. C. ■ , 1 George E. Jenkins, Chmn. Newton Co. C. C.

Call For Precinct Convention.

In accordance with the terms of th e'above call for a judicial conveiltipn, the Republican voters of Jasper County, will meet in precinct mass' conventions, at the usual places for holding elections except ps noted below, or otherwise ordered by local committees,on - SaUH «!a.V, A*s4f«si*( 2WI, ] 892; at three o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of electing one delegate and oue alternate delegate, to the Republican Judicial Convention, of Aug. 30, 1892 , as per above call, for each precinct, except that the townships of Hanging Grove and Milroy will jointly elect one delegate and one alternate. The three precincts of Marion township will meet at the court bouse, in Rensselaer. A The three precincts of Carpenter township will meet in Remington Town Hall, on North Ohio Street.

The townships of Hanging Grove and Milroy will meet at Marlboro school house. M. F. Chilcote, Chairman Rep. Co. Cen. Committee.

Announcements Of Candidates.

We are authorized to announce t the name of Capt. Ralph W. Mar. shall, of Jasper County, as a cand'iTtrrtF“for - Judge’ of the 30th Judicial Circuit. Subject to the decision of the Republican Judicial convention. We are authorized to announce the name of Capt. Mordecai F. Chilcote, of Jasper County, as a candidate for Judge of the 30th Judicial Circuit. Subject to the decision of the Republican Judicial convention.

If any honest voters of any . party, are inclined to doubt the truth of the facts in regard to taxation that the Republican is giving, and to put faith in the slanderous assertions of the reckless, irresponsible and anonymous gang that controls the editorial columns of the People's Pilot, let them go to the court house and make a complete investigation of the taxes, as they actually appear upon the tax duplicates and abstracts. Or, if there is any real ■1 esire to know the truth of the matter, regardless of political consequences, left in that rapidly disintegrating organization, the Farmers’ Alliance of Jasper County (disintegrating because of the treachery of those who have forced the order into politics) let the Alliance appoint a committee, and fully investigate the matter, ft is the paper which professes to I be the order’s own particular organ, which makes these charges, tftid if the order really wishes to know, the truth and to have other people know it, let them make the investigation. Here are the’ issues. v. a lhe Pilot says that “local taxes” have been increased from $16,000 ,t.u 18,000. We say the increase is inly $13,251.55 The Pilot says Republican

county officials are responsible for ] all this increase. We say that they are responsible only ' for 81648 of the increase and that for the rest of the increase, namely 811,071, township trustees, some Re pilblican and soine Democratic, , and town boards are responsible. The Pilot says or continually intimates, that this increase was for corrupt purposes, or for political advantage. We “assert that the levies were made honestly, and that every dollar of the taxes will be rightly expended, and that it will all be needed for the purposes for which it is i collected. Learn what the whole, absolute truth is about this matter, gentlemen, and then make it known, hurt whom it may..

MR. MILLS HITS THE GANG AGAIN.

Editor Republican—The editor of the People’s Pilot is again heard from. This time it is not the taxes that seem to worry his soul, and

harass his mind with perplexities; but the fear that the late Democratic tix law will become .odious in the eyes of the voters of Jasper county. In which event |the Democratic party might lose the late accretions that it is alleged to have received in Jasper County, through affiliations with the so-called People’s Party, that was organized through tempting schemes offered by these Democratic wolves who have been wearing the glistening fleece of reform, and who are vainly endeavoring to alienate the J affections of some of our would-be I dissatisfied Republican brothers. In order to accomplish this purpose it

became necessary to create some striking example of mis-management on the part of the county officials This could ‘Dot be done without resorting to false statements and to false reasoning. These false statements have been given to the people with all the apparent candoi r and appearance of truth, as in the allegation that the Republican, county officials have wilfully and without cause, “taken from the people from $16,000 to SIBOOO of the people’s hard earned money to make the Democratic tax law odious.” And false reasoning appears in the redicuIdus attempt to mhke the increase in taxes on the tax duplicate $3,000 more than it is. In addition to these statements, he has accused the bffi.'.AI cials of being guilty of robbing the people, but he does not point to a single case of robbery or defalcation If he knows of any instance in which the officers of Jasper county have been guilty .of crime, it is surely h'is duty to ferret out the guilty parties and bring them to justice. But instead of doing this duty of a good citizen and bringing these guilty parties to justice, this disciple of truth makes allegations that he cannot substantiate, and for the purpose of misleading the people he attempts to answer my statements, in answer to his vile charges. He has not even the political courage to 1 make them specific, nor openly; but he makes them skulking in the dark behind the convenient shield and in the protecting shelter of the“Peopfe’s Pilot.” *.

• See how eager he appears to defend the unjustifiable action of the last legislature in the act irkreasing the assessment of all classes of property in the State of Indiana, and at the same time increasing the State levies so that the State taxes are double what they were in 1890. Even conservative democrats do not justify this action, but hold that it

was an unnecessary hardship on the people. Had the increase been made in such a manner that the excess cculd have been applied z in'wiping out the State debt, that; has grown under democratic rule from 3,000,000. to over 10,000,000 dollars, the burden would have been cheerfully shouldered by the people; but this is . not the case. An amount equal to one half of all the State taxes paid in 1890 is set apart for benevolent institutions, creating a fund of thousands of dollars more than is, or can be possibly needed, to lie idle in the treasury while the people are paying interest on this enormous debt. If he is so eager to let the people know the truth, why does he say that the Rail Roads pay a sum nearly equal to the increase fur Slate purposes? when in reality they hav e

paid less than they paid last year, and they positively refuse to pay any more. In the mean time the County and township expenses have to be paid, and both county and townships will have to economize to have enough money to carry on affairs of public necessity, until the taxes are due for the current year. ’ His statements can not but convince the ( reasonable mind that he, if a tax payer at all, pays but very little taxes. A statement to have weight with thinking people must be consistent. If the people to believe that Jasper county officials are rogues, they must have some specific charges preferred, supported by substantial evidence, and that by some person or persons whose statements are entitled to credence. If our county officials are guilty of reprehensible practices, let him state who it is that is guilty of criminal acts, let him name the person or persons and designate the crime of which they are guilty; if he cannot do this, we will have to conclude that the truth, is not in him.

He quotes: County can point with pride to the officials who have managed her affairs” “says our county assessor” here he stops, why did he not quote the remainder of the sentence ? and add ‘*at the instance of the votes of her intelligent and prosperous citizens, during the last eight years;” “Self praise is half scandal” he says, Was the county assessor elected by the votes of her citizens ?

f One statement he’, makes that is absolutely true, he says times are good, prosperity abounds in field anc shop” and had he employed half the zeal that he now exhibits, in cultivatspotless virtue, that, irrepressible love of the truth, abhorrence of crime and its malignant consequences that he now affects, he would not now be howling calamity “ring methods” “robbery and criminal intention” but would.,be defending the wise administration of affairs that has enabled the people of Jasper 'county to now enjoy that freedom from debt, that era of prosperity of w hich her citizens are justly proud. In conclusion let me say to the editor of the Peopled Pilot, singly or collectively, go mend your ways, remember that the breath of scandal is withering** in effects, remember that the vile tongue that makes- a statement against his fellow man that reflects upon that fellow man’s character with no proven charge, is an object of scorn among men, anc is relegated to the shades of eterna darkness. Surely, it would be too bad to make this < emocratic tax law odious? , . ■ »-

Charles E. Mills.

Mr. Cleveland, in his calamity speech/it the “ notification ” meeting, said that the farmer is listening to a delusive story that fills his mind with visions of advantage while his pocket’is robbed by the stealthy hand of high Protection. Now comes the Senate report showing that pricesof agricultural products have risen, on the average, 13.67 per cent since the McKinley law was enacted. No wonder the farmer “ don’t understand ” Mr. Cleveland’s Tariff platitudes.

What Reciprocity Has Done.

Republican reciprocity increased our exports to Cuba 55 percent, in to Brazil, with all its disturbances, 11 percent.; to Porto Rico, $590,959 in ten months, and to the British West Indies $113,214 in five months. InJen months, in Germany alone, the Republican reciprocity policy has made* a new market for more than $2,000’000 worth of our pork products. As for the present Rouse, it has voted to ruin wool growing in this country and to stop the development of the tin plate industry.—lndianapolis Journal.

TO WHEATFIELD REPUBLICANS.

A meeting to organize a Wheatfield Township Republican Club will be held at Graves’-Hall, on Friday evening, Aug. 19. ‘ Good speakers will be present and address the meeting. ' Let us have arousing good meetW- A

Township Chairman.

Still dolag Watt* Repairing At the Citizens State Bank. z . AU work warranted. Hakdmam Ths Jkwkjub *. I '

JOHN GRAVES.

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A 3 WATER LOTS OF IT.', .■I Jbließ •l am prepared to furnish wdh ihercming thefollowing rates : > "■ . ■/. ©wo-iijch tubular litlell, r " Through dirt, measured from top of pump, 80 cte. per foot 3-iiich Cylinder Ulell, . Through dirt, two and one-hal 1 .' •; ’.C* : .• ■ W' O ' inch all solid brass cylinder, SI.OO per foot from top of J - pump.

I use nothing but galvanized pipe in any weds I may make. ........ —. . WlndMUls, Gas Pipe, Water and Steam Fixtures. TANKS and CISTERNS ' A SPECIALTY, y W- T. PBRKM r “