Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1902 — ONEY TO LOAN. [ARTICLE]

ONEY TO LOAN.

Representative Crumpacker, of Jndiaoa, introduced a bill for the punishment of persons taking part in the lynching of an alien. Those vho conspire in such a lynching are made subject to death or life imprisonment, while meeting to organize such lynching is made a felony. The Federal Courts are given jurisdiction of such offenses, and persons who have participated in lynching are disqualified from serving as jurors. The measure is designed to cover cases similar to the lynching of Italians in Louisiana and Mississippi. So far, if we remember rightly, no measure introduced by Mr. Crumpacker has become a law. This however,' is a etatemanlike and necessary bill and we hope to see it become a law. The Indianapolis Journal remarks Editorially, that “Porto Rico has a legislative body, chosen by the people, to which Governor Hunt has sent a message, in which he shows that the island is tranquil and the people contented, that railroads are being built, that exports have increased; highways aro being constructed and debts paid. The island now has 875 schools, with 934 teachers, and 45,000 pupils. The increasing revenue shows that the island is financially prosperous. The surplus in the treasury is $2,000,000, and increasing.” But the Journal does not say that this public school, highway and railroad developement in Porto Rico, and its overflowing treasury all had their start and foundation head in that much execrated Porto Rico tariff bill of a year or two ago Than which a more generous and beneficial measure could not have been devised. Yet so great was the popular outcry against the bill that a few Republican congressmen who opposed it, thereby achieved sufficient reputation for and “courage of thtir convictions” and a lot other similar clap-trap, to be their stock in trade for the balance of their political lives.

A special fund to loan on farms at a low rate rate of interest without commission. Also money to loan on city property, second mortage personal and chattel security. Money on hand no delay A complete set of ab ■tract books. Call or write. James H. Chapman. Makee ver’s Bank Building, Renseelaer, Indiana.