Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1898 — The State Ticket. [ARTICLE]

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 Congressman, E. D. CRUMPACKER, • of Valparaiso. For Joint Representative, A. F. KNOTTS, of Hammond. For Prosecuting-Attorney, ALBERT E. CHIZUM, of Newton County. For County Clerk, ESTIL E. PIERSON, of Union 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 Countv Surveyor, MYRT B. PRICE, of Carpenter Township. For County Coroner, . TRUITT P. WRIGHT, of Marion Township. Commissioner Ist District, ABRABAM HALLECK, of Keener Township. Commissioner 2nd District, BIMEON A, DOWELL, of Marion Township.

Those Republican Congressional candidates whose districts are being invaded by Leader Joe Bailey are fortunate. The more the people hear and see of Bailey the larger the Republican vote will be. The political remaius of David B. Hill have been used by the New York Democrats for outside breastworks decorative purposes. Hill may have to emulate the example of Mr. Cleveland and move out of the State. The New York Democrats have suddenly developed a great antipathy t? tax dodging. The New York Democrats used to follow the

i leadership of the most conspicuous j tax dodger the country ever produced, Samuel J. Tilden. How do the New York Democrats stand on/the silver question? i They have not said, but nominated silver men for governor and Lieutenant governor. Mr. Croker has instructed his assistants to find fault with the con- * duct of the war and ignore the glorious achievements. Mr. Croker is evidently of the opinion that the voters will wear abbreviated memories to the polls. After clamoring for an investigation of the conduct of the war the Democratic campaign managers announce that they will not place any reliance in the findings of the commission. This is rather hard on the Democratic Commissioners. That noble and distinguished patriot, Dick Croker, has given the New York Democracy a platform without a financial plank and a ticket headed by men who supported free silver and Bryan in 1896. Croker is a truly great and good man who saves the party in his State the trouble of thinking for themselves. In the midst of all the vile assaults by insinuation upon him — sneaks dare not use other weapons —President McKinley stands unmoved for tbe right, and not only the good and respectable portion of our people, but the rest of the world recognize him as a patriot and an able man and honor him as such. But the necessities of the opposition require that his methods and motives bo questioned and rendered suspicious, and the willing pack of heelers yelp at him. Party needs make an exhibition the world wonders at. Last year over $50,000,000 worth of American typewritets, bicycles, sewing machines and scientific and complicated instruments were purchased by foreign countries. It demonstrates that American inventive genius and skill in manufacturing beet the world, and that our foreign trade in manufactured goods was not killed by Republican Tariff. Add to this the millions paid this country for heavy machinery, implements and food products, and 4he grand total is something enormous, with a trade balonce in our favor of over $600,000,000.