Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1892 — To the Republicans of Indiana. [ARTICLE]

To the Republicans of Indiana.

Where w.iuld Dr. Ration have been had tie been the c<«ugiessional Candida?-- instead of ilioujHs Hamm md? the latt.-r Uad a vast “putt” u Ltke county, which Patton woul t not have had, besides the prose-sSi >n of a “barrel” of u limited dimensions. Hammond was elected by omy 42 plurality, and probably got several Hundred votes whtch the Doctor could not have got, while the latter w uid have got but a very/ few which Hammond did not get. In short • ’<Sit is safe t • say that had Patton been -the candidate his lirst name instead of being Darvid would have beeu Dennis

3'b» Pito 1 which could n t say em ugn during tht lutiii H; uj [ in ucit IiSC ui. v iiL U*-‘ law, ami other measures of the last Democratic Legislature, and inasmuch as that paper professes to bo the special organ £ the Faiuicxo' Ahlauce, ..4. „iaui .>A to its cousideration some of ttie | resolutions adopted be the Suite; Executive Committee, of the Alliance, at their recent meeting in Indianapolis. It will be seen that the ideas iu regard to Dem >cratic Leg ibIHUOU UtUU fcfcj; tLLU AillUU, t} at large as represented by tluir stnu _r. -a... e - :, t - t that held by the Democratic editorial force of the People's Pilot do not “consist. 1 ’ Following are the resolutions: “v\r d> unii;ti <• <1 liiiiii*. uiau ;v----visiou of the state tax law of Lull aua to the emi that the burdens BOW tiCapvvA .t. 11.' r ducers of the state beyoud the limits of equity and justice may be partly bone b> the wealthy .capiialiiits that pay little or no taxe.-.’’ : “We demand the passage of a law recjHiring me i»nu 10 or ml notes, in* rtgages or securities to be stamped by the assessor, aud nO secui. i 1. t mped shall be col.ectiun . We denounce the system of extravagant legislation enacted in 1891 winch laeteueU upm. the people r s 11* • <•> than we hundred new offices at an increased cost of §OO,OOO >r 100,000 bushels of wheat ” “We demand the repeal of tiie law vlifoilincreased tile state dept $1,460,000 in 1 1 (• Jear 1891, r 4 quiring the state to pay thea. nual interest tliereon of $12,000 or 70,OOOlHmli Is -f whs>at A New York j auei- prints the names of nearly 100 people in that city who are worth $10,000,01)0 and more. J. D\ .Rockefeller Leads the column with §125,000,-

000, and theu crimes W. W. Astor, 000,000 and Jay Gould, $60,000,000. John Rockefeller, twentyfive years ago, was a clerk in au oil store 'in $25 a month. He made hit- money in forming the Standard Oil trust, to handle coal oil, which is free of import duty, Jay Gftuhl made his speculating in railroad smoke, smashing railroad corporations and buying up the s' 25 rents on the dollar, on which there is no tariff duty. Russ, n See made his wealth /in grea, i) t * egraph euterprise which are ailmiffed to this country free of duty, »ud W. W. Astor inherited his from his _father and grandfather, who made it mostly in land sueciiiati >n, on which to the best of our information, there is no tariff. In fact the only really great fortune in the country made" 7 by a protected industry is that of Andrew Oar regie, the great iron and steel muinfacturer, and even his was owing mostly to his genius in inventing aid d-*veippiug new processes in steel making.

Let, us see, In 1890 M. H. Hi-mphiil, his [Marshall’s j candidate f« >'■ ivasurer, led the County tick't wi h a mnjority of 318. In 1892 tlie sam- M. Hr Hemphill C'-mes up smiiuig with a measly 42 t > his credit and still he leads the tii ket. - Pilot. in 1890 the name of Mr. Hemphiil’s opponent appeared upon one icket, that of the People’s Party, and any I‘omOßl’WQh of his majorities in 1890 and 1892 does not show fairly the compirative strenetti of the fusion movement m tile two years. The Opposition candidates and clerk were die only ones which in 189 U appeared upon both People’s and IXmocimic tickets, and the RepnbTiean pluralities were only 137 for lerk and 122 for sheriff. Mr. Hemphill received 206 more votes in 1892 than in 1890 and the fairest t- st ol the success of the fusion movement and the Pilot's slanders m disorganizing the Republican party in Jasper County will be found in comparing tbe Republican vote of 1890 and 1892. The offices which were voted for in both 1890 an 1 1892 were the state icket, Congressman, Judge, Prorvecut r, Hepresentative, County Treasurer, Sheriff, Coroner, Sur-

Below we give the total RepubliCdt v te f »c these candidat es, for the two years, with the increase fur 1892. Republican Vote, 1890 and 1892. 1800. 1892, Increase. •Btato Xiefcet,.. ,1188.—1364,—.17.6 CongressmanT;'". 1149 1348 189 Judge... 1248 1338 87 Prosecutor ..... 1217 1347 130 Representative . 1202 1331 129 Treasurer 1130 1336 206 Sheriff 1176 1327 153 Cprouer 1162 1325 147 Sur vovnr 1185 1335 105 Commissioner.. 1122 1327 205 Commissioner .. 1126 1327 201 Republicans of Jasper county have no cause to be other than greatly encouraged by the above showing. - 111 1890, before the Pilot "ns in existence, the party was much disorganized, hut this year, owing perhaps 11s much as .r. king 1.-the natural reaction of the Pilot's slanders, the Republican vote was nearly 15 per cent, greater, on an average, than it was in 1890, and the fact that a well--1; r .»ni zo 1 i fhmoh”' movehi ehT“~3F Mir- .enemies of the party cat the majorities down very greatly, is'' much less cause for discouragenm 1 than ttm increased lfepublican vote is cause for encouragement. - Ay

JOHN K. GOWDY,

* The campaign of 1892 is history. Our adversaries have achieved a the magnitude of which is as much of a surprise to them ns to us. The people of the United States have expressed their preferences f> >r a change of ,dministratioii that is confessedly able and honest, and unassailable at every point Amidst unparalled prosperity at ho ne and in the presence ot the promise of still more fruitful times, the people have declared

their preference for a change, and their will. 1 - The essential principles pf the republican party are undying. It .is the party of the people. It struts for the interest us capital and labor against the world. It is for an honest ballot. It is against the gerrymander which breeds extravagance. It demands a nonpartisan management of the great State institutions. It is opposed to high. taxes and demands the most rigid economy in all public affairs. The result of the election may for a time postpone the accomplishment of timse purposes, but it cannot defeat it' State c&mmittee propuses to wage battle from this day until the sacred cause of Republicanism is triumpSaut. No temporary, defeat "can dissuade it from this purpose. The committee cannot allow this opportunity to pass without thankiug the various committees and clubs throughout the State of the splendid, loyal, untiring work they have each and all done in the campaign just closed, noi can we fail"to express our appreciation of the admirable work done by the Republican press. : While we have b -st Indiana, we are pTeased to observe that the Democratic majority of two years ago has been greatly reduced, and tlnit, by temper.: tin' with other States, -and, in vie * of the advantages they have had to confront, the Republicans of Indiana have just'cause for gratification at the result of their laborers, and, by a united, determined aud intelligent effort on the part of every lover of gooa^overbmeut,^wi r place the State where it of right ought to be—in the republican Column, The headquarters of the State Committee will not close;' they will be kept open, and all republicans are cordially invited to call and assist in furthering the organization of our pa rty. Subordinate Committees in counties aud cities should be strengthened in every part, and every effort made by them to render their organization iuvincible and their endeavor successful at every point.

Chairman. FfrAUK M. Millikan, —-B*crtiai&_