Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1894 — More Political Points. [ARTICLE]

More Political Points.

Jim. Why do Cleveland, Wilson and McEwen want so much free wool? John. “Oh. They want to pull it over the voters’ eyes—until after the election.’’ ~ - “The melancholy days have come For bugs and flies and gnats, Mosquitos, Spiders, JJpinWeTjees. Frogs, Snakes and Democrats.” * * * i -■ I . - t 1 It looks funny to see the exProhibitionist on the DemocraticPopulist ticket for county auditor, oggling old time Democrats for votes. * * * In my notice of the cost of new . iron bridges across the Iroquois east of town Pilot asks “Why b rrow $5,000.00 to build a $1,500 bridge.” Well they did not Here is what has been paid for or contracted to be paid. Bridge in Carpenter tp. .$ 170 80 2 bridges on gravel road Ceast of the river 126 70 River bridge east of town 1575 00 Abutments of 5ame...... 584 35 Bridge Jordan tp 312 50 Bridge Rensselaer 165 00 “ west of Rensselaer 197 50 “ Keener tp 900 00 Grade in Keener tp ... 2210 10 Sundry expense&oa Gravel Roads and bridges paid from County revenue 100 00 Total $6241 95 * ♦ # “With a yearly increase of County taxes. "—Pilot. There has been no yearly increase of County taxes, in 1893 the levy was 44 cents ou the SIOO valuation. For 1894, it is 43 cents. Why misrepresent the matter?

I wonder if the Pilot looked up the law with regard to letting bridge contracts, or does it stand in with the Bridge Trust? The infamous McKinley bill has been repealed and Democrats with masks on, ought not to “stand in” even with a Bridge Trust. * * * The Pilot is a very honest sheet! It never tells a lie unless it can make a point by it. It repeats the story that the Wakarusa and Iroquois ditch accounts were SB,OOO Better get some one who knows how to over haul the records for you. The accounts are very much larger than they ought to have been but the ditches were petitioned for by Democrats, Populists and Republicans, and we hope they will have to pay the costs of the county. ' / ** * - The (jounty levy for 1893 was 44 cents on eachsloo. Total receipts for th© year froHTalt ~sbur'ces"'s29,948.38. / / There was paid out during the year for land added to the poor farm $1228 5Q For implements on the poor farm 1200 00 For new bridges....... 6200 00 On account of ditches not refunded 6795 56 Total. $15423 06 Leaving for ordinary expenses for the year $14,425.22. The county levy for 1894 is 43 cents on each SIOO valuation. The above; is from the official figures and when an ex-calamity howler attacks you show it to him after he has made all of his extravagant assertions about the Coijirt House Ring &c. &c. The Louisiana ex-Democrata wafit Gov. McKinley to visit their state and make some speeches. Quite a change in that state. # # * The Populists have Swinton, who wants to divide with Vanderbilts and Goulds. Henry GeorgejJ who wants the land holder to pay the taxes. Gov. Waite, who talks about blood up to the horses bridles, and John Nichols, who wants office. It is a good crowd to keep out of and away from. *, * * During thirty-three years of protection, 1860 to 1893 the annual value of manufacturers in the United Blates increased by $9,-

565,000,000. If you want that condition restored, vote the Republican ticket. * * * With a crop of 600,000,000 bu. wheat in 1891 under McKinley protection, the "average price in New York was 83 cents. With a crop of 400,000,000 bushels in 1893, and under the shadow of Democracy it went down lower. Under “tariff reform” it is still cheaper. if you want it cheaper vote the Democratic-Pop-ulist ticket. « ♦ * The free ti aders who got their wood cut so cheap last winter are not selling it cheaper this season. If you wish to rebuke them, vote the Republican ticket. « * * The Republican sugar bounty cost the people about $12,000,000 last year. The Democratic sugar tariff will cost them about $60,000.000 next year. Which will be the best for the people? The first nearly doubled the product in the United States last year. If you wish it restored vote the Republican ticket. * * *

Jim Douthit and Jim McEwen were showing the Populist candidate around town last Friday. Why? He was a Democrat. * * * Do tariff reformers want the same condition to obtain iu the United States that does now in England. One in two of all laboring men who reach the age of 60 become panp. rs. If you want that, vote the Democratic-Populist ticke . * * * Free traders, as a rule, believe laboring men should work lor low wages. How many men in Rensselaer went to the country and cut wood for 50 cents or less per day? If you want that to continue vote the Democratic-Populist ticket. XXX <