The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-09-15

! increase IN the powers aad cope OF
he State Doa-d Ct Health. and the
State Board of Cha ties. and n was
given TO them. Thy demanded a
Teachers Retirement and Pension
Law. and II was given TO them. They
demanded a Fire Mars a Law and IL
was given II them. They cema eel
a Workmen's Compensation Law and
was given 10 them. They dema7-
ded a Primary Law and II was given
TO them The and other benefci Il
measures were demanded by the p O.
pie. and the people got them. The
laws demanded an inc oaee Of ex-
penditures. but that increase has been
met and paid. Tosny Indiana is enc
of the most progress I've states In tie
Union. Shall We progress onward. OF
viii you go back?
The operation OF the gaver1me ut Of
the State cannot be meashr ed in mere
dollars and cents. The qu sstion -
not how much do W. spend. but how
we'll have We spent II. For mys II. I
prefer TO go onward. I prefer that
the affairs of the State and of its in
situations be conducted In acc I'd tn
the humane and enlightened spirit 4
the age. than on a mere dollar aid
cent basis u con b better re By
electing john Adair y.ur COVE no.
His public life has stamped him as
man big enough 10. cary On the
work OF progress In the State that has
been so well begun by Governors Mar
shall and Ralston. Or, are you ready
TO sell your goyernorship 10 the high
est bidder for cash, In the Repub-
lean primary last spl ing Warren Nc
Cray bid S5,s51.0 90 for the Office. Judge
Myers raised the bid To sa.125.00 for
the Office, but Mr.. Goodrich out-bid
them both, and tie nomination went
TO him for $ls,5l5. | sly again. are
you ready To knock the Office down to
him?
Indiana Is a Democratic state. Its
affairs have been economically and
we'll administered. The finances Of
the State have been VII managed
and are in splendid ndition. Its
ought 10 be left in the hands
Of the party that put Il in that con-
iiticn, rather than to be turned back
% the party that all but bankrupted
L. The issue Is with the people and
II they are rigEtfully and tut fully
'ASahitet We httd W VI tie
results.
In 1912 the people Of this country
In driving cut of power In
he Nation the Republican party. Dur
ng its administration Ii had permit
ed the halls of Congress TO be en-
cred by those who, for selfish roa-
IONS, were not in tune with the pro-
sressive spirit OF the age. These
men dictated to eng ess what IL
should do and what IL stould do.
is president had betrayed the people
by putting such a construct on n the
platform Oh which he hal been elect
I'd AS withheld from the people tho
'elief promised. The pc pie arose in
heir might and drove them from pow
II. They elected Woodrow Wilson
Is President of these United States
md supported him with Democratic
congress. The President during his
ERIN has been confronted with many
rave questions and he has success
ully solved them ALL All Eur pc to-
ay is engaged in an awful and bloody
var To the South OF us IN the Re.
ubiic OF Mexico there has been I'D
) today a revoluti n that threat ms
ur peace. Under the guiding hand
I Woodrow Wilson we fav, today IN
his land OF ours peace and pr speri-
y In such trying times il would be
he utmost folly TO C ange the al
and policy cf this gov
Peace and pr, spciity can
est be continued by the rs-e'ectiol
Wilson aud Marshall Send Jim
ern and Thomas 1aggart back TO tie
enate, and send a soldly ID mocratic
slegation to Congrf SIS. Supp TT In
da:r with a Demcc' attic Legi lature
nd State officials so that he can
lake his adminisctratis effective.
he people Of this STATE are n ( un-
fndful of their duty, AID I'm this
wing hour OF the Nations life It's
GEMS to be their plain duty. Follow
lie injunction of ST Paul-"Hold fast
} that which is good"