Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1896 — Announcements of Candidates. [ARTICLE]

Announcements of Candidates.

R. B. FOKTffiK, We are authorized to announce the name of B. B. Porter, of Marlon Tp.. as a candtdate for the office es Recorder es Jasper Co..subject to' the decision of the Republican County GonvenMon. F, H. S«V»TTF.H. Scott, of WkeaffieM townzhtp. authorize, the announcement of Mssame ae acandi- „■ date for the office of County Becevder, Subject to the action of the Republican nominating eon-, vention. Marcus G Lewas. We are authorized tj announce to the of Jasper Co., that Marcus <2. Lewis, of Jordan Tp., te a candidate for the office of County Re-’ corder. Subject to the decision <ff the Republlean county convention. - ' ~ JAS C, THRawua. : ■ ' '; ' . ! We are authorized to announce tbensmeof Jas. C. Threw Is, of Marion township, as.acan-' didate for the office ot County Reeosder, Sub- j jeettothe decision of the RepubUcan County Convention. ■ - - - - ■ '? r > I FOR COUNTY TREASURE*. Jxmk C. Gwin. We are authorized to announce that Jesse C. i Gwin, of Hanging Grove Tp., will be acandi-i date for re-election to the office of County. Treasurer, subject to the action of the Republl-. can county convention. i FOR COUNTY SHERIFF. J. F-Iliff ' Joseph F. Iliff, of Marlon Tp„ authorizes lhe announcement of his name as a candidate for county sheriff, subject to the action of the Republican convention. , ... 4 IAWWiP. Shirkr, • We are authorized to announce the name of Lewis P. Shlrer, of wht atfield Tp., as a candidate for the office of County Sheriff; subject to the decision of the Republican county conventlon. B. D. McCollt. Benjamin D. McColly, of Marion Tp., authorises the announcement of his name as a candidate for County Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. N. J. Reed, Nathan J. Reed, of Carpenter Tp., ls a candidate for the office of sheriff of Jasper Co., subject to the action of the Republican county convention. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR. JOHN E. ALTER. John E. Alter, of Union Tp., announces that be will be a candidate for re-election to the office of Coutny Surveyor, subject to the decision of the Republican County convention FIRST DISTRICT. A, Halleck. We are authorized to announce the name of Abraham Halleck, of Keener Tp., as a candidate for County Commissioner, from the First District, Subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention, COMMISSIONER THIRD DISTRICT. ’ 0. P. TABER. We are authorized to announce the name of O. P. Taber, of Carpenter Tp.. as a candidate for Commissioner from the Third District. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. TOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. Dr. J. A. Lovett will be a candidate for Joint Representative of Jasper and Newton counties. To be determined by the action of the Republican district nominating convention. Two thoughts stand out of the many Lincoln memorial speeches with great distinctness. One is that the man whose name and services Americans of every party now unite to honor was in his life pursued with viler abuse and more savage partisan rancor than any other President. The other is that the policy of protecting home industries, the policy of the two Presidents whose birthdays are honored by holidays—of Washings ton;, who signed the first protective tariff, and of Lincoln, who signed the tariff which has formed the essential basis of the national policy for a third of a century—is fast becoming a fixed and unalterable law of the land, which no party dares to reverse and which ere long will become dear to even patriotic American. —New York Tribune. Will the Republican’s legal department please cite the law for the assertion in this week’s issue that the commissioners cannot assess but one per cent on assessment of 1895 for the purpose of building acourt house? If any such law is in existence it seems mighty hard to find. We are of the impression thtii t his county can assess $175,000

for this purpose and there is no recourse whatever.—People’s Pilo; If our neighbor the Pilot really wished to find the law limiting commissioners to one per cent on assessed valuation, in borrowing money for court house or other purposes,it could have found it without difficulty. With hoped-for political results in view, the Pilot has been trying to make the people believe that th© commissioners were figuring on expending twice as much for a court house as their actual

and declared intentions are; and - ■ ■ for it to admit that the law limits the commissioners to one percent, ta also to admit the fact of its attempted deception of the people. But the law is’vefy plain however, and easy to find. It may be found on page 599 of volume three, of the Revised Statutes of Indiana, of 1894. Section 7833 authorizes commissioners to build court houses; and section 7834 regulates the amount-of debt which may be incurred. It is not necessary to quote the entire section, but the words limiting to one per cent, are

as follows: “Whenever it shall be necessary to construct, complete or repair the court house * ♦, and the revenues afforded by reasonable taxation are insufficient to do the same, the County Commissions may borrow, for that purpose, any sum of money not exceeding one per centum on valuation of the real and personal property of the county and issue bonds therefor.” < The same law may be found in the Revised Statutes of 1881, being sections 5748 and 5749, on page 1236.