Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1898 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. OFFICIAL PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY fISUED EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY BY GEORGE E. MARSHALL, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE—Id Republican minding on corner of Washington and Weston Street*. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 50 Friday, Sept. 16, 1898.

The State Ticket.

Secretary of State, UNION B. HUNT, of Winchester. Auditor of State, WILLIAM H. HART, of Frankfort. Treasurer of State. LEOPOLD LEVY, of Huntington. Attorney General, WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, of Indianapolis. Clerk of Supreme Court, ROBERT A. BROWN, of Franklin, Supt. of Public Instruction. F. L. JONES, of Tipton. State Statistician, JOHN B. CONNER, of Indianapolis. State Geologist, WILLIS S. BLATCHLEY, of Terre Haute. Judge of Supreme Court, Second District, ALEXANDER DOWLING, of New Albany. Third District. J. Y. HADLEY, of Danville. Fifth District, FRANCIS E. BAKER, of Goshen. The County Ticket. For Prosecuting-Attorney, ALBERT E. CHIZUM, of Newton County. - • For County Clerk, ESTIL E. PIERSON, ofUnion Township. For County Auditor, WILLIAM C. BABCOCK, of Marion Township. For County Treasurer, ROBERT A. PARKISON, of Barkley Township. ' For County Sheriff, NATE J.’REED, of Carpenter Township. For County Survevor, MYRT B. PRICE, of Carpenter Township. For County Coroner, TRUITT P. WRIGHT, of Marion Township. /Commissioner Ist District. ABRAHAM HALLECK, of Keener Township. Commissioner 2nd District, SIMEON A, DOWELL, of Marion Township.

Republican Nominating Conven tions.

The Republican voters of the, BevSral townships of Jasper Conn- 1 ty, Indiana, will meet in their re-' spective voting places (except as; otherwise designated) on Saturday. September 17. 1808, at 2 o’clock P. j M. and nominate the following) township officers: to be voted for at the coming November election. Three Justices of the Peace, and ; t^reeConstables foreaeh township,' except Marion which is en itled to five each, Carpenter and Wheatfield townships, four each. Marion township voters w ill meet, in the east court-room, the Carpenter township place to be designated by the township central committee. 1 Barkley township at Center school house; Union township at Fair Oaks. Charles W. Hanley, Chairman. J. F. Warren, i Secretary.

THE STATE NOW GETS ALL.

Here is a short story of fact of how the Republican party has done very well by a state administration. When it asked for the opportunity to cure defects in the state’s financial system, the people responded with a majority of yeas that startled political calculators, astonished the Republicans themselves aqd took the life out of Indiana Democrats for years to come. With the opportunity in hand, the Republicans made the best possible use of it by enacting laws that make it impossible for the state to divide its fees and taxes with officials. Under the old method of doing things the officials found in such division ari unfailing source of rich perquisites. It Is to the credit of the present state officials that they consented to the shutting off of this incoming of personal profit without a murmur, for it was at the very beginning of their administration that the new order of affairs went into effect. That all fees should go into the treasury was one of the conditions with which they accepted nomination and made their campaign. It is no longer personally profitable for the auditor of state to enforce laws relative to insurance fees and taxes. He does it now solely in the interest of the people, for out of the many hundred thousands of dollars paid by the insurance companies to tne state not a shadow of per cent of the money can be taken by that officer. Up to the coming into office of the present Republican auditor every one of his predecessors divided with the state all “insurance fees and taxes.” It was a method of getting rich quickly at the expense of the people, for in two terms, or four years, as an auditor of state as much as SIOO,OOO has been taken by that officer as his own. Every cent of it is now paid into the treasury, from which there is no drawing out by rebate dr auy other juggling of the laws. In this treasury the money stays until it comes out on vouchers for state expenses. The last Democratic auditor of state congratulated himself and the people that he had done better than any of his predecessors in enforcing the laws concerning fees and taxes from insurance companies. He was four years in office, and on going out reported that he had turned into the state treasury from this source $121,852.87 more than any one else who had held the office up to that time. He further set out that during the four years of his service the iusurauce fees and taxes paid into the treasury amounted to $464,249.86. However, that was not all the money from this source, for 10 per cent of the whole had been retained by the official for his services, which, added to his salary, made a very good income, somewhere' near $30,000 a year.

The present Republican auditor of state has received only a salary for his services, but he nas beeu no less diligent than his immediate predecessor in collecting fees and taxes from insurance companies. Reducing the comparison to figures it stands thus: Collected by Democratic auditor of state, over which he became quite proud, and which is net, after he had taken ont his share of the fees, $464,249.86; collected by Republican auditor of state, $716,648. That is $251,398.14 more than a Democratic officer collected even under the spur of getting 10 per cent of the collections. The Republican had no inducement of financial profit. He simply performed a duty because the law made it such without giving him a cent more than his regular salary. In this one item of Republican economy the state is gainer by more fees and taxes being collected than were ever collected before, and also by nearly SIOO,OOO that by the old way, of helping the state While helpiug yourself, would have given to the auditor of state as his “little pickings.”

The average yearly collectiou of insurance fees and taxes by the present Republican administration has been about #IBO,OOO. When the Democrats had this item of the state’s business to look alter they could collect no more than about #155,000, and 10 per cent of that was retained by theauditorof state for his own bank account. The largest sum he*paid into the treasury after deducting his per ceutage was #140,203.75. Auditor Daily last year paid in #207,351.92, or #07,088.17 more thau his Democratic predecessor ever did. He paid it, too, without keeping out a percentage for his own use and benefit. The state, therefore, profited in two ways through this Republican administration; oue by an increase of fees and taxes from insurance companies on account of better enforcement of the insurance laws, another by gettiug tho percentage that has heretofore beeu pocketed by the auditor of state. Through the Republicans tliis percentage saved to the state amouuted in 1897 alone to more thau #2O,OUU.

A great deal can be done by saving #IOO,OOO yearly in meeting the requirements of a state government. That is oue of the results of the people huving put the Republicans once more in authority in Indiana. By the Mull law, which they enacted, more thau #50,000 annually is credited to the saviugs of uu economical administration, uud fully #50.000 more is secured for the state’s benefit by that other law, also enacted by Republicans, that there shall be no perocunige on fees collected by state officers. These two wise laws socure enough to cquul oue-balf of tho interest paid by the state and to equal ul! the interest except that on the school fuud refunding bouds. In the United States prices for the necessaries of life are lower aud the wages of all who labor are higher thau in any other country. No oue can successfully challenge this assertion.—Consul Dubpis. It is in order for the Democratic speakers aud editors to explain how the interest ou the state debt was several thousand dollars greater in 1893, when the debt was less, thau in 1890.

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NORTH BARKLEY.

About half the people in this vicinity have the ague. Miss Janet Cook visited Clara Zook over Sunday. Onion pulling is all the go. Harry Gifford and Mr. Seitz will ship a car load of onions *to Cincinnati Thursday. Albert Inlow, who has been running an engine for Mr. Beck near Lafayette, returned home Saturday. Bert Cramer, who went to Minnesota some time ago to work in a saw mill returned home Friday. J Alfred Donnelly and family and Mr, Churchill of near Rensselaer spent Sunday with O. Callahan and family. Will Davis of Culum, 111., visited his father, [Jim Davis, a few days last week. |jj|The surveyors on the R. R. are as far as Sunnyside. Thev expect to get as far as the Francesville road by Saturday. It frosted hard enough Sunday night to kill tomato and potato vines and all the late corn on the muck. Early planting was too far advanced for serious injury.

MILROY.

The weather has turned cooler and it will put a stop to the growth of corn and ripen it up, □We haven’t had such a growing year for twenty years, and the people are prophesying that it will be a sickly season. Our school will commence the first Monday in October A 1 Robson, of Monon, is cutting the hay in the big marsh. Old Uncle Peter Foulks says that he has labored ever since he made the township, to have schools, roads, ditches and bridges to average with other townships of the county and now he returns his sincere thanks to all of his friends that signed the petition to go before the board of commissioners of Jasper county. Our trustee and his partner have returned from thrashing, and sav the rainy weather has damaged the oats, Sunday school every Sunday at Center. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night at Rev. Huston’s. Singing Friday night. Young peoples’ meeting Sunday evening. Everybody that are interested in the religious , services are cbrdially invited to attend these meetings.

Cheap for Cash.

Having purchased the Yates grocery stock, I would ask a share of people's patro'nnge and will make it to the interest of bargain seekers to call, by offering the ohl siock at almost purchaser's own price: and other goods as cheap as they possibly can be sold by any

dealer.

Ferguson & Wilson have plenty of money to make nllthe loans required in Jasper county. We will give applicant choice from private funds or eastern funds. Don’t forget to call and get our terms. The Evening Republican is on sale at Kelley's News Depot. Back numbers irlso on file there, ts

E. S. RHOADS.

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