Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1902 — FORTUNATE INDIANA [ARTICLE]

FORTUNATE INDIANA

[From tUe Middletown News]

The state of Indiana, like the national government, has been fortunate during the past few years, in that it has been in control of men whose purpose was to reduce taxes, pay debts and practice economy in the expenditure of public funds. During the past six years the state debt has been reduced from almost >8,000.000 to less than >3,000,000, and all this time there has been a gradual reduction of the tax rate. This is creditable not alone to the men in charge, but to the party they represent. In national affairs an equally gratifying record has been made. Such administrative policies have been adopted and such legislation enacted as not only contributed to general prosperity of the country, but resulted in the payment of large blocks of the national debt. This has been done, too, in spite of the fact that an expensive war has been tn progress during much of the time. The commercial and Industrial interests of the country never Were In such a prosperous condition as during the past four years. -Farmers have been especially benefited in that the prices of such products as they have for sale are commanding a higher price than has been known for a quarter of a century. Jjtbor has also been well paid. Money has been plentiful and obtainable . upon the easiest terms, and there is no discrimination for or against any particular kind of money---<he gold the silver, the paper dollar, all being of like value. Such a record Cannot be excelled In the history of this at any other government, and the pn pie are satisfied and ar* not like! take the chances,.of reversing th--conditions by turning out thr • thta has accomplished so much