Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1892 — High Taxes and Democracy. [ARTICLE]

High Taxes and Democracy.

One thing the people of the State ean count on to a certxlnty I*. that If the Democratic party la kept in power, taef will have to pav high taxes. They have It now, and Jf that party Is leapt In power by thepubltc vote. It whS be an endorsement of their high tax policy. That' fa pa certain as death. The present high taxis only paying ordinary .ex pouses and Interest on the public debt, and is aot reducing the debt, That is all It will do’ under Democratic management,

In purchasing spectacles do not partronize traveling doctors or optiu every few of them are hon eat or oompetant and are pretty aptoftftllinferior goods, at very high! prices. Dr. I, B. Washburn has a

’ It may be strictly correct, as Mr. Bat& asserts, that the Jasper County Democrats have no money this year, and again, it may be that they have money that hp »ots not. of, The regular authorities made such bungling work in dealing out the Democratic campaign boodle ip this county four years ago, that it is not oniineiy mat some "irregular cnarmela ] for its distribution hare been selected this time. Four yews ago it was] long a matter of boaat by 103 ng I

Democrats that they were sure to win because they bad “the stuff/’ And they did have “the stuff” in laige quantities, bnt so many of the “old liners” made demands for their shtres that but little was left to keep the Sfloaters” in line, Furthermore, it must be remembered that the regular and nominal Democratic county organization this year is a very second rate affair compared with that other much more active Democratic organization run by h. E. Gl- ze. brook, David Shields and < ther rock-rooted Democrats of tha' order; and it is not at all unlikely that w fatever campaign funds the Democratic state committee has sent to this county will be put into that organizntir n’s j hands. In fact, severs! well d< fined ] reports have already strongly tndedj •o lead to the con-lindon ’bat is exactly what has been d<>’.<.

Turn out and vote, next Tu< » ay. and be sure that your RcpuM can neighbor does also, Over in Pulaski county win r is strongly Democratic, the D > < < >at* on the People’s party tic * thdrew at the last minute. vng only the former Republican i.j it. The scheme, of coarse, is t<> M *i many Republicans as possi l<- - ste their votes on the People ’ f; <» et, j while all the Democrats will v<*i the Democratic ticket, as usu ( ,ver in this county, where the D ate have nothing to lose, the pi to keep their men on the Peopl ■ ket in hopes that enough Re Mi. ans will be gulled into voting for them to •lect them. The Democrats, who] organized and introduced th n< era Alliance for political pu < - are everywhere using it, un tl. guise of the Peoples party, to to defeat the Republicans. Stamp yonr vote* on th< 1 gif j square. Blot their well a of with care. Hand them then th* inspectair, and move along ri h oui ofthere. : 1