The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25
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tional evidence of the care and buSi-
ness ability the present administra-
ton has exercised, | would need TO
do no more than TO direct attention
70 the manner In which it handled the
awful flood situation in the spring OF
1913. High waters In their madness
and fury swept through Ohio, lndi-
ana and :. illinois, destroying homes
and property beyond description. The
disasters it wrought called for imme-
date relief, and its horrors fingered
with the people like a plague.
| immediately set about to provide
relief for the people in need thereof.
| called for contributions from private
sources to flood relief fund, and dis
tributed the same with the greatest
prudence and care of which | was
capab Die. The fund grew rapidly, be-
cause of the great generosity of the
people, and / believe it will be con-
coded by my critics that it was honest
ly administered
Illinois did not suffer from the flood
as much as Indiana, yet there was
paid out of the public funds of that
State on account of the high waters
$449, POI, whereas, there was paid out
of the public funds of this State for
flood relief less than $4,000, and
there is left in the flood fund for
future emergencies more than $4,000
now on deposit, drawing interest.
am now ready for the financial
record Of my administration to be
submitted to a jury of Indiana voters
and tax payers; and will not make
peremptory challenge of a single
stand patter or bull-mooser, who may
desire to sit thereon.
A Word on National Affairs.
The people of Indiana are not only
being we'll served by the Democratic
party of this State, but they are
honored and blessed by having one
of the noblest and most masterful
men in the world as their President
Woodrow Wilson. He has never had
superior in this great office. He is
not only finished scholar and pro-
found student of national and inter
national affairs, but he has in the
solution of the grave questions, sub
mitted to them, shown practical Wis
dom of a high order. He has struck
the highest note in the craftsmanship
and civilization of his time, In his
short public career. He revised the
tariff downward. Under his tariff
policy industry and commerce have
! been released from the shackles that
combinations have thrown about them.
This will ultimately break the power
Of monopoly, give the people the ad-
vantage of competing markets, and
reduce the cost of living.
His currency law has already in
spired confidence throughout the ma
ton, and although very unusual con-
dition exists at this time throughout
the world, the faith the fnanciers of
this country have in him, and in the
future working of this law, inspires
confidence among business men, even
under the fearful handicap of the
foreign wars now affecting the stu
alton.
Our President is maintaining that
"a private monopoly is indefensible
and intolerable" In this he is true
to the position the Democratic party
has long held under the leadership OF
that great apostle of universal peace
and advocate of the emancipation OF
men, William Jennings Bryan.
The President proposes to give the
people antitrust legislation that Is
safe and sane. He is not seeking In
his policy to run counter to the honest
and sound business judgment of the
country. He wants the government
and business to be on friendly terms
but he believes the Golden Rule ap.
plies in business as it applies between
neighbors. He proposes that "Bie
Business" shall NOT be bigger thar
the courts; he proposes to have fail
competition in business, unattended by
cut throat methods on the one hand
or by extortion on the other.
Back Of President Wilson In thii
campaign stand the unbroken rank!
of the Indiana Democracy. We vii
be led in the support we give him b.
our nominee for the United State.
Senate, the brilliant Shively. He ha
been one of the Presidents mos
valued advisers and his counsel an'
wisdom on economic and internationa
questions have been a source of grea
strength to the national administra
2 ton. Indiana must not hesitate t.
send our senior Senator back t,
Washington The President want
Y him to come back and the countr,
: needs him there; and with him shoul'
o be returned every Indiana Congress
: man. They are all. familiar with tn
Presidents policies and work wit
(. him in harmony.
Our distinguished Vice-Presiden
= Thomas r. Marshall, and our faithful
junior Senator, John w. Kern, sa
l Indiana should elect Shively and re
turn with him our present Congress
men. And in the thickest of the fight
battling for the success Of the Presi
dents policies and the Democrat
State ticket, will be found our loya
national committeeman, Thomas Tag
CART.
q In the world crisis now threatenin
: the very citidals of civilization ther
, must be no turning away from on
national administration. The heads o
: other nations are watching the .peopl
over here, to see what support the
arSfproposing to give the President
party-in the elections this fall. Main
spoke yesterday-old stand-pat,-
: rock-ribbed Republican Maine-an
4 by a Democratic victory she advise
G other States. to stand by the Demo
Z cratic party.