The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-01
HOLSTERS RALLY To
DEMOCRATIC ISSUES
Daily Accretions OF strength Noted In
Tassart and mecuIioch Camps
Voters Impressed by Con-
structlve State Platform.

indianapolis, Ind Democratic
leaders and candidates, Eisn the cleo
ton a little more than a month off,
are looking forward with the utmost
confidence to the results that will be
written by the H0osier voters Of both
sexes on November 2. Reports reach
Ing state headquarters here from all
parts of the state show beyond all
doubt that the people are aroused
over the issues OF the campaign and
that while the Democratic ranks are
united as never before in the history
of the party, the Republicans are
badly divided.
Constant assurances from leading
Republicans as we'll as those listed
among the rank and file" point TO
the fact that the league OF nations
will draw huge so-called Republican
and independent vote and that dis
satisfaction with the Goodrich admin |
istration will add thousands of more
votes to the Democratic standard
this year.
Democrats Have the Issues.
According to the expressions Of un-
biased political observers all the is
sues are on the Democratic side this
year The Republicans. they point
out, have adopted policy of mega
ton in Indiana while their opponents |
are carrying the fight to them in all
quarters,
Qrf ~
senatorial nominee, is going into
every district, preaching the doctrine
of a national business administration |
on which he is well fortified to speak
by virtue of the wonderful record he |
made while In the senate. Taggart |
is urging the adoption of the League
of Nations as exemplified by Cover
nor Cox and daily accretions to his |
strength are manifest in all parts of |
the state
DIR. Carlton b. McCulloch, in con.
trast to the strange silence of his OPP
ponent, Warren T. McCray, is bat
Ting on state issues. He is assailing
the Goodrich tax law at every turn,
promising in its stead a measure
predicated on justice to all classes.
He is exposing the criminal extrava-
gance of the state highway commits
sion and while pledging support to
good roads. he is assuring the voters
that he will divorce the department
from politics, such as II Is now
STEPPED in.
Voters Are Impressed.
The candidate created a wonderful
according to reports
reaching here, when he advocated the
of a survey commission
to investigate conditions at the state
house and recommend the elimina-
ly payroll in excess of 100000, his
advocacy of plan to reduce the ter
rifle expense has added to his popu-
larity
DR.. McCulloch is laying stress on
the fact that Goodrich has bank
rupted the state under his business
and contrasts that
record with the one left by Governor
who turned over a state free
Of debt and with more than $4,000, 900
in the treasury to the Republicans.
Platform 10 Constructive.
On the other hand McCray refuses
to mention state issues aside from
urging budget system, which Nc
Culloch first advocated in his primary
McCrays silence on the
tax question and his failure to ex-
plain his activity in behalf of the
measure in the special
legislative session Is causing an evil
dent reaction in his own party Peo-
pie seeking relief from the oppressive
measures of Goodrich
see no hope in McCray, because of his
OF the present admins
tration, and they are turning in con-
stantly increasing numbers to Nc
Culloch.
McCulloch is hitting hard at what
he terms the evils OF Goodrichism.
but he is not waging a campaign OF
criticism. For every wrong that he
points out he offers a cure. In fact
oldtime political observers declare
that his platform is one OF the most
ever presented in a state :
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