Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1898 — Page 4

The republicanofficial PAFEK OF JASPER COUNTY GEORGE E. MARSHALL, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE—Id Republican molding on corner of Washington and Weston Streets. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year $1.50 Six Months , .75 Three Months 50 Friday, Nov. 4, 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 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, ofUnion Township. For County Auditor, WILLIAM C. BABCOCK, of Marion Township. For County Treasurer, ROBERT A. PARKISON. of Barkley Township. For Countv 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. ABRAHAM HALLECK. of Keener Township. Commissioner 2nd District, SIMEON A, DOWELL, of Marion Township.

General Bragg, of Wisconsin, voted for Palmer and Buckner in 1890; this time he will vote the Republican ticket because he cannot vote for dishonest money, to which, he says, the Democratic party is committed. And he is right, and. what, is better yet, ho; has the courage of his convictions. The President's trip to Omaha showed that he is very close to the hearts of the people, much closer . than the Democrats expected. No 1 wonder they are disgruntled there- j at now and try to explain away the enthusiasm Mr. McKinly aroused by the statement that the people were merely tilled with curiosity and considered him a “show.” There is a splendid prospect of New England Congressional dele-

gation being made solidly Republican. The constituents of the lone Democrat are very well pleased with the results of the war. We have not yet heard much argument in behalf of a free trade tariff, just as very little is openly said for free silver. Thus the Democrats show that they are afraid to tell the people what they are after. It is a campaign of darklanterns on their part.

The Democratic newspapers have much to say concerning the so-called force bill in New York, but they are careful to avoid any allusion to the infamous election laws they 'have placed on the statutes of Virginia and Kentucky.

There is no telling what may be accomplished in independence in politics if one will but persistently stick to it. Hon. Carl Schurz has reached that degree of political perfection where he is able to be displeased with both parties in one campaign.

The moral condition of the silver forces may be be inferred from ‘‘Coin” Harvey being placed in charge of the Democratic ways and means committee to raise money to carry on the election, while the Eastern Democrats are dodging the silver issue in their platform.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee doesn’t hesitate to slander and humiliate every Democrat who served with distinction throughout the war. It even reflects on the probity of men like General Lee Wheeler and General Fitzhugh Lee. The Democratic Congressional Committee is sadly in need of a guardian.

“Coin” Harvey is still passing around the hat. He thinks he ought to collect in the next two years $156,000,000 and as “Coin'' is to furnish the literature to be bought with the money contributed, he is entitled to believe that he shall come out several millions ahead himself from profits. But we hardly think each silver man will contribute a dollar a month.

Whatever enemies Abe Halleck has made, he has made through his zeal and firmness for the public good. He wanted the back taxes collected; and he insisted on the improvements around the public square being in conformity with the spirit of the contract. He also decided in favor of the law iu the Iroquois and Wakarusa ditch fee cases. All these have made him a few enemies, but at the same time they have made him hosts of friends.

There are no voters in the county outside of a very left very prejudiced or very ignorant individuals, who believe the charges of crime and corruption made against the officials of this county by the populist editors of the Jasper County Democrat. But while Republicans universally known these charges and insinuations to be false and slanderous, and none of them are influenced to vote against their party candidates on account of these slanders; yet all Republicans should remember this: If for personal friendship for some Democrats, or personal pique at some Republicans, they vote against any of their own couhty candidates, they thereby vote to encourage and endorse the Democrat's style of politics. The Republican, as everyone of readers must admit, has carried on nn absolutely clean, decent and respectable campaign. We have abused no one; ami on the contrary have treated the opposing candidates with fairness and consideration. We have fought for principles not for spoils. Republican voters who vote their county ticket straight, will thereby endorse decency and fairness in politics. Those who scratch their ticket will endorse the Democrat's methods; which are tho opposite of everything that is fair ami decent.

HOW WILL YOU VOTE?

1 THE TRUE ISSUE IN THE STATE ELECTION THIS FALL Democrats Would Undo All That Has Been Done to the Glory of the Nation by the McKinley Administration Pointed Paragraphs for Voters to Consider. The recent war, conducted with great achievement to a magnificent end, has opened up new ways for the United States. One of the questions iu this campaign is, shall we still follow the party that has brought the country to grand results marked in new and rich territorial acquisitions, o t shall we entrust the future to a party that has always failed in great work? If one’s patriotism believes in standing still he cannot do worse in checking the spirit of progress than by voting for Democratic candidates this fall. The McKinley administration, splendid in its accomplishment, is as much a figure in this campaign as was his candidacy and the policies it represented two years ago. The latter for which 323,000 lndianians voted are in course of fulfillment through sound money, unbounded prosperity ana brilliant foreign policy. Tbe administration has done more than was expected of it. Through the successful achievements of war it has placed the nation among the first of earth. Are you going to vote this year to destroy all you v6ted for two years ago? If so, give the Democrats a helping hand. If one wants to make the United States the laughing stock of the nations let him support Democratic state, legislative and congressional candidates this fall. By so doing he will express a wish to have all we have gained by war turned back to forces antagonistic to progress and national glory. The McKinley administration would no doubt survive a Democratic victory this fall. It is too great to be destroyed by any thing like that, but it would be tying a millstone around its neck. What the administration wants, and will have, is a congress not only in sympathy, bat in hearty accord with its policy of national advancement and prosperity. There Bhould be no money heresies in the next congress. The work ahead in adjusting the country to the demands national expansion will make upon it is too important to be hampered by “free and unlimited coinage of stiver at 16 to 1.” What is asked for this year is a sweeping Republican victory in Indiana and all other states where a Republican United States senator and the Republican majority of a congressional delegation are to be gained or retained. That accomplished, the McKinley era of progress will be assured. There will be no going back to disturbed business conditions and hard times, no backing down from the position of national greatness, no experiments with free trade and free silver. Free and unlimited coinage of silver was defeated by Indiana Republicans two years ago by a very decisive majority. The backbone of Indiana Democracy was broken, but there is enough life left in the organization to still dream of success for its follies. It clings to them because it can not confront progressive Republicanism with any other issue. The party of Retrogression has been driven by successive defeats from every position it has taken, and the duty of every one who wants continued prosperity and broad and safe government, is to help defeat it again this fall. In the present Indiana congressional delegation are nine republicans. A loss of any one of them will weaken just that much the strength needed to sustain the McKinley administration that within two years has defined a great foreign policy, opened the factories of the country, extended trade and increased confidence in United States currency. A gain of any one of the Democratic districts will strengthen just that much the hands of the administration to go or with the good work. The loss o' a legislator this fall to the Republicans will help the Democrats that much toward the reelecton of Senator Turpie. The reelecton of Turpie would mean that Indiana that voted against the free silver Bryau desires a free silver senator. On the money question there is no difference between Turpie aud Bryau. If the latter was not good enough or safe enough for Indiauu why shonld the former be trusted. A senator is wnuted from Indiana who Is uot only sound on sound money but Is in accord with the new issues that have come out of the war and as they are advanced by the McKiuley administration. The new senator must be a protectionist and a nationalist. The way to secure him is to vote for Republican legislative camdates. Every voter should ask himself “How cau I best serve my country?” He will be met bv such argument as this, "if I vote the Democratic ticket I will vote to sustain free silver, the unsettling of prosperous conditions the country now enjoys, the trying policies opposite to those that have given evidence of fulfilling the country's greatness. In.a> word I will vote for uncertainties against certainties.” The oounter argument will strike him this way, “If I vote for the Republicans I vote to sustain the McKiuley administration that has brought prosperity and national greatuess, that has given mo work for which I am paid in good money and that assures a continuation of good times against tho only things possible nnder n Democratic administration, a depreciated currency and hard times. ” Every vote for a Republican candidate is a vote to uphold the flag at home and abroad. Every vote against a Republican candidate is to put in jeopardy all that has been gained by peace and war in the last two years. If you want to compromise our relations abroad and to institute a narrow and destructive foreign policy vote against the McKinley administration. If you want to strengthen our relations abroad and favor a broad, patriotic and safe foreign policy that will continue the great trade and possession* we have gained vote to sustain the McKinley administration. That administration is represented by overv Republican state, legislative aud congressional ticket this fall from ocean to ocean.

HowTo Vote. The Law has Been Changed.-Read Very Carefully. * Republican Ticket For Secretary of State, ■rp UNION BANNER HUNT. -AFor Auditor of Stata, REP. V,'. H. HART. For Treasurer of State, LEOPOLD LEVY. Yon-must get your ballots and the bine pencil of the polling clerk's in the election room. If yon want to vote a STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET. make a cross, thus X. within the LARGE CIRCLE at the head of the ticket containing the EAGLE- If yon DO NOT wish to vote a straight ticket, yon MUST NOT make a cross in the large circle containing the device of any party, bnt yon must make a cross, thus X. on the small square to the left of the name of each candidate for whom yon desire to vote on whatever list of candidates it may be. IF THE LARGE CIRCLE AT THE HEAD OF THE TICKET is and the ballot is marked at any other place, IT IS VOID AND CANNOT BE COUNTED, unless there be no candidate for some office in the list printed nnder snoh marked device, in which case you may indicate your choice for such office by making a cross, thus X. on the square to the left of the name of any candidate for such office on any other list. The cross must be placed within or on the circle or square, or the ballot is void and and cannot be counted. DO NOT MUTILATE YOUR BALLOT or mark it either by scratching a name off or writing one on, or in any other way EXCEPT BY MARKING IN THE CIRCLE OR ON THE SQUARES, as before mentioned. Otherwise the ballot will not be counted.

After marking your ballots, and before leaving the booth, FOLD THEM SEPARATELY, so that the face of them cannot be seen, and so that the INITIAL LETTERS of the names of the polling clerks on the back therof can be seen. Then hand your ballots to the inspector, the pencil to the polling olerk, and leave the room. If you are physically unable to mark your ballots, or cannot read English, so inform the polling clerks, and tell them how you wish to vote, and they will mark your ballots for you. Bat neither you or the clerks must permit any other person to hear or see how your ballots are marked. It is a penal offense to declare that yon cannot read English or cannot mark your ballots, if, in fact, yon can. If you should accidentally, or by mistake, deface, mutilate or spoil your ballots, return them to the poll clerks and get new ballots. You must not accept a ballot from any person outside of the electionroom. Any ballot outside is fraudulent, and it is a penitentiary offense to have such a ballot in your possession, whether you attempt to vote it or not. You must not attempt to hold any conversation in the election room except with members of the election board and the poll clerks. You must not put any mark of any kind on your ballot except as before mentioned. < Use only the blue pencil handed to you by the polling clerk in marking your ballot. If you mark with any other pencil your ballot is void and will not be counted.

TWO PROPOSITIONS. The Democratic proposition: A legislature to elect a free silver United States senator. A oou gress to enact free silver legislation, opposo the national policy, embarrass a patriotio president in the settlement of great questions rising out of the war, to bring in a partisan verdict on the management of the war, reduce the glory of Americanism to a minimum, to restorq calamity, cut down wages, close factories, depress trade and undo all that has been done the past two years. The Republican proposition: The flag and all it represents. A legislature to elect a United States senator who will stand for the country, souud money and continued prosperity. The continuance of a state administration that has been safo, economical and beyond criticism. The election of a congress that can be relied on not to desert the president or hamper him in determining the magnificent futuro of the country, that will guard against disaster in whatever form it appears, that will expand Amerioan trade at home and abroad, that will uphold the nation’s honor, that will concede nothing to Spaniards and their allies here or elsewhere, that will retain the best fruits of victory and that will by performance fulfil assurances to the people that their interests are safe. In the Republican proposition there is nothing to disturb prosperity; in the Democratic proposition there is everything to create apprehension of evij

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