Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 October 1898 — Page 6

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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1808.

THERE is by far too much gold in (he country to please the silver men.

IF its repudiation continues at the present rate the Chicago platform will soon require the services of Lieutenant HobBon.

BOTH Hill and Bryan were cheered by the New York Democrats, but Dick Croker walked ofE with what were regarded as the substantiate.

EON. JAMES E. JONES expects the Democrats to carry Pennsylvania this year. Mr. Jones' abnormal expectations were very much in evidence in 1896.

REMEMBER that the present board of commissioners have reduced the debt of the county from $75,000 in 1896 to $28,000 in 1898, and will pay off the balance in another year.

THERE is nothing like a general kick against the war taxes. The people are getting aloDg so much better than they did a few years ago that they don't mind such a little thing as a little extra tax.

GEN. LEE, another Democrat of unimpeachable integrity, followed Gen. Wheeler on the stand and testified as did Gen. Wheeler that the war department waB in nowise to blame for what of suffering there was in the war with Spain and that only such suffering as is always incident to wfcr was experienced. No two men stand higher with the Democratic party than do Wheeler and Lee and their testimony is an awfully black frost on "the sick soldier campaign."

A FELLOW named James R. Anthony, recently made a speech in which he delivered the following eulogy of Joseph B. Cheadle: "Joseph B. Cheadle, who did not fear to draw hiB young Bword at his country's call, and when the crimson blast of war had swept away, to lay it sheathed upon the shrine of constitutional government."

That iB all very nice and snug to be sure but it's slightly inaccurate. Mr. Cheadle, in relating his war experience when gadding about these parts making Republican speeches, was always very careful to say that it was not a Bword he toted over the sunny southland but a big gun, and he was accustomed to remark very savagely that he toted this gun for four years to shoot Democrats.

TERRE HAUTE Express: Charley Landis is making the ninth district very warm for little Joe Cheadle, who used to boast of shooting Democrats. Of course a few of those who were not Bhot have forgiven him juBt enough to give him the party nomination for congress but it may be a slick scheme for revenge, as Joseph will be laid out on the 8th of November as sure as the Bun shines. It will be remembered he toyed with the Populist nomination which had been given him in good faith and did not accept it until after the Democratic convention had also given him its nomination. This slight was BO obnoxious to the Populists that he was unhorsed by the committee and since that time he has been worrying along with only one nomination and trying to make his old enemies believe he didn't know it waB loaded when he shot.

THE Lafayette Journal says: "The heavy subscription for bondB in sums of $500 or less 6howB that industrial and commercial conditions in the United States are singularly hard. It shows that trade, business, farming, industry of any sort offers so little chance to the man with small means that he despairingly puts his little money into a bond which pays him picayune interest as an alternative to a savings bank, which may fail, or an old stocking, which may be stolen."

The above is all very beautiful, but it calls to mind the Democratic war cry of '96. Then your Democratic orator went'over this land crying that the tradesman and the farmer had no cash and had to borrow, and that tyrant money lenders were charging them enormous rates of interest. The cry then was for low interest and we were asBurred that Bryan's election would bring thiB blessing. Well, Bryan was not elected and in spite of the fact this country never saw a time when her money was better, when interest rates were lower, or when a dollar would buy 60 much.

SOME DEMAGOGUES AND A SOLDIER. New York Tribune: Here is what the Democratic state convention of New York said about the conduct of the war and the care of the army: "The scandalous abuse by the President of his power of appointment in scattering army commissions among inexperienced and incompetent civilians, as reward to personal favorites, and almost to the exclusion of experienced officers in the service, is largely accountable for the fearful sufferings and the appalling loss of life among the gallant soldiers, that have brought disgrace upon the administration and a sense of shame to the nation. A Democratic congress will, if chosen by the people, rigidly investigate the conduct of the war and expose and punish all who may be responsible for the unnecessary deaths,privations, sufferings and neglect of the soldiers."

Here is what Democratic Gen. "Joe" Wheeler said about the same subject in his sworn and official .testimony at Washington on Tuesday: "It was'magnificent to see officers of high rank go ashore with their packs on their backs, [accepting all the fortunes of war with their men... .There was at timeB some shortage of supplies at the camp, but nothing that a soldier could complain of ....They were all proud to be there and willing to undergo hardships... .The exigencies of the campaign were reasonably met ... .There was no unusual amount of sickness... .My observation did not impress me that there had been any omission that ordinary prudence could have obviated." "Could all the medical men and all the medicines in the world, in your opinion, have prevented the outbreak of sickness among the soldiers at Santiago?" "They could not."

Between these two Bets of opinions, the one put forward by scheming and self-seeking demagogues, the other by a soldier who stood among "the bravest of the brave," the American people may safely be trusted to make their choice.

THE ATTACK ON GEN. WHEELEIt. General |Jo6eph Wheeler has for many years been one of the leading Democratic members of congress. He served with distinction in the confederate army during the war and ever since has been serving the Democratic party in congreeB. He is a silverite of the purest ray serene. He enlisted at the outbreak of the late war with Spain and as every one knows covered himself all over with glory at Santiago. Two weekB ago the Democratic press and oratorB were lauding him to the sky and loudly proclaiming that in 1900 he should be on the presidential ticket with Bryan. Wheeler was then the whole thing. "But things is changed sinceiBetsey died." General Wheeler came back to Washington and when called before the investigating committee he, like a true soldier and an honest man, told the truth and exonerated the administration from all the blame and all the odium cast upon it by the yellow Democratic press and yellower Democratic orators. General Wheeler's testimony did not take with the "push" and he is now being reviled and villified by the very men who two weeks ago rose up to do him honor. Even Joe Cheadle gives him a crack. Joe in his paper last week says the following: "Gen. Joe Wheeler seemB so doggoned glad to get back and fight under the old flag—and be lionized and petted by the press and people—that he just wants to whitewash the whole thing from start to finish, dog doctor and all. Joseph should remember that the first coat ought to be put on thin or it is liable to crack and peel off

General Wheeler is a man big enough and with a record big enough to withstand all petty persecution. His life has been a consistent one and an honest one and in this respect it Btands in startling contrast with that of Cheadle. But General Wheeler is not alone in the Democratic party in his stand on the conduct of the war. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the idol of the south, followed him before the committee and he also stood up for the administration and denounced the makers of false charges. Nor is this all. On the very day after Cheadle's paper appeared Captain Allen, of Frankfort, the man who two yearB ago "put up" for Cheadle's campaign, stood before the Loyal Legion in Indianapolis and there, after affirming his Democracy and his opposition to the administration in matters of public policy, denounced the stories of war mismanagement as false, wicked, and wholly without warrant or decency. Wheeler, Lee and Allen were all in the army. They are all Democrats, unimpeached and unimpeachable. Is not the word of these gentlemen to be taken in preference to that of men who were never near the army and who are influenced alone in their scandal telling by impure and unworthy purposes?

RECOVERED from J. C. Hutton $3,659.37, from John L. Goben $1,741.53. Still a few of our Democratic friends find some fault with the methods of those who recovered the amount to the tax-payers,

IN the midst of all the vile assaults by insinuation upon him—sneaks dare not use other weapons—President McKinley stands unmoved for the right, and not only the good and respectable portion or our people, but the rest of the world recognize him as a patriot and an able man and honor him as such. But the necessities of the opposition require that his methods and motives be questioned and rendered suspicious, and the willing pack of heelerB yelp at him. Party needs make an exhibition the world wonders at.

THOSE persons who have taken the enumeration of voters this fall have had some strange experiences. One gentleman when asked to give his politics, said: "Do I have to tell how I vote?" "Not if you are ashamed of it," was the reply. "Ahem, well I have always been a Democrat, but I guess I'll vote the Prohibition ticket this fall."

WHILE reducing the debt the present Republican county officials have also -reduced the levy. Many new bridges have been built and tre building and the roads are in better condition than for years. Vote the Republican ticket and thus help to continue the present conditions.

GENERAL WOOD'S experience at Santiago leads him to remark that the Cubans will not work as long as they can exist without it. The Cubans appear to be victims of the walking delegates.

THE army investigating committee is investigating.

Knights at Lafayette.

Speaking of the district meeting of the KnightB of St. John at Lafayette Sunday the Journal of that place says: "The visiting commanderies were met at the train by Lafayette Commandery No. 196, Captain Connelly commanding. As soon as Father Dinnen Commandery arrived the three commanderies took street cars for the soldiers' home, where the field exercises were held. The weather was delightful and a large crowd had assembled to witness the drills. An appropriate address waB delivered by the very Rev. John R. Dinnen, rector of St. Mary's church. Before coming to Lafayette Father Dinnen was located art Crawfordsville and the commandery from that city bears his name. The feature of the afternoon was an exhibition drill by Father Dinnen Commandery. ThiB is one of the best drilled civic organizations in the United States and has won the capital prize at the national meeting of the order for three successive years. The drill yesterday afternoon waB a credit to the commandery and elicted the admiration of all who witnessed it. The exercises concluded with a dress parade participated in by the three commanderies. The formation was under the direction of Captain Joseph Shoemaker, of this city, adjutant of the battalion. "After the business meeting the time until the departure of the visitors by the early morning trains was spent in a social way. A nice lunch was served and there was a general exchange of Bocial greetings. The time was enlivened by music and everything possible was done to make the wait of the visitors pleasant. The Logansport and Crawfordsville Sir Knights were highly pleased with the reception given them and were unanimous in Baying that their trip had been a delightful one."

Married In Oklahoma.

COMPTON, Oklahoma, Oct. 6.—Married at 9 o'clock a. m. Sunday, Sept. 11, Mr. Ora Williamson and Miss Myrtle Wray, Rev. Reeves officiating. After the ceremony the bride and gro^m accompanied by their friends repaired to the home of the bride where a sumptuous feast awaited them. The bride was very tastefully attired in white and presented a handsome appearance and it is conceded by all that Mr. Williamson haB won a prize he should feel proud of. The bride formerly lived in Crawfordsville, Ind., and Mr. Williamsson in Illinois. He has a fine claim and a new house where he and his bride will reside in the future. Many presents were presented to the happy couple among which we noticed a purse of $50 from mother Williamson. Both the bride and groom have many friends in Oklahoma township who wish them a happy and prosperous life. A FRIEND.

Health In Indiana During September. The state board of health reports the health of the state for September as follows: The following diseases decreased in area of prevalence: Typhoid fever, diarrhoea, cholera morbus, cholera infantum, dysentery and inflammation of the bowels. Those diseases which increased in area of prevalence were: Rheumatism, tonsilitis, bronchitis, influenza, diphtheria and scarlet fever. The last two diseases increased over 100 per cent over the preceding month. This increase could have been largely prevented by a medical inspection of the Bchool children to exclude those who were infected at the time of the opening of the schools. This medical inspection in eastern states is found to lessen these terrible diseases very materially. It is far cheaper to prevent than to cure.

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THE CLIMATE OF PORTO RICO.

Why Soldiers Are Sick—The Difference Between Regulars and Volunteers.

The Democrats, who are attributing the suffering and sickness of the soldiers to the political appointments made by President McKinley, should remember that he endeavored to divide them equally between the two parties. When the war broke out the Democrats in congress gave such cordial and hearty support to the administration that the President recognized them as entitled to patronage equally with the Republicans, and a canvass of military men, particularly the staff officers, appointed from civil life, will show that the two parties are almost equally represented.

All the reportB from Porto Rico agree that the greater part of the sickness among the volunteers there is due directly to their own imprudence and neglect of sanitary precautions. The Associated Press dispatches thiB week state that the ratio of sick among the regulars is much less than among the voluuteers, as has been the ease everywhere, for reasons that are well understood. A dispatch from Ponce this week Bays the number of sick among the regulars is only 10 per cent., while among some of the volunteer regiments it runs up to 37 and 40 per. cent. This difference ^vill always continue so long as the volunteers lack the discipline and experience of the regular army.

A striking contrast can be furnished by the 4th regular infantry, which is now at Fort Sheridan, and a regiment of Massachusetts volunteers which waB brigaded with it and tented beBide it near Santiago. The 4th infantry suffered as little as any regiment from disease, because Its officers knew how to take care of the men and the men knew how to take care of themselves. The Massachusetts volunteers probably suffered more than any other regiment In the service, because the contrary was the case. Discipline was lax, ordinary sanitary regulations were neglected, and their rations were improperly drawn and poorly cooked, and every man seemed to do aB he pleased. A stream ran through the camps of both regiments. Before it reached them the water waB used for all sorts of purposes by other soldiers and by Cuban refugees. The soldiers of the 4th infantry never touched it, bat brought their drinking water several miles. The Massachusetts regiment not only drank it, but used it tor cooking, bathing and everything else, swallowing the germs of fever with every mouthful, and now the good people of Massachusetts are denouncing the secretary of war because so many of their soldiers died.

You would think a man crazy up in thiB country if he sat down in the sun with the thermometer at 90 after a long walk or hard work and ate a lot of cucumbers nevertheless the soldiers in Cuba and Porto Rico eat mangoes, which are worse than cucumbers, at any time of day or night, under all circumstances, and then blame tlya war department because they are ill. Pickled mangoes, like pickled cucumbers, or mangoes cooked in many ways, are healthful and nourishing, but no one who is familiar with tropical fruits and tropical dls eases ever eats them raw, except the negroes, and their stomachs are poison proof.

She Wasn't Cruel Enough.

LaBt Friday in the circuit court was tried the divorce suit of William Donley against Mary Donley. The complaint charged cruel and inhuman treatment, but William failed to establish the fact that Mary had been more cruel than the ordinary run of wives, so the case was lost, Judge West refusing to grant the deBired decree. It developed in the evidence that there was an agreement between the parties that Mary should make no defense, both parties wishing to be free. Judge West went on record as refusing to countenance these friendly divorces

A Family Reunion,

Frankfort Times: The Armantrouts to the number of about fifty, held a family reunion yesterday at the residence of Henry Armantrout, one and one-fourth miles northwest of the city. Relatives came from Crawfordville, Kilmore and vicinity and also Mrs. Amanda Armantrout, from Ravenden Springs, Ark. The day was most enjoyably spent. V. B. Hardy, photo' grapher, made a number of views of the gathering.

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In an address before the Ilion (N. Y.) board of trade, Hon. Robert MacKinnon gave an aoconnt of what he had observed abroad, and particularly in Scotland, in connection with the care and repair of roads. He said: "I rode a great many miles over and around the hills through this exceedingly interesting country. Scotland does not begin to be as wealthy a country as the state of New York, but everywhere-through this romantio, hilly country the roads were a joy to every one who had the pleasant experience of traveling over them and knows how much they add to the ideality and beauty of the country. "How do they get these results, you inquire. In the first place, no farmer is allowed to work on the road. He spends his time to better advantage, taking

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care of bis farm. In the next place, no dirt is put on the road, but dirt is taken off the road. In the next place, not a foot of road is built or repaired under irresponsible management, every mile of the road being under the control of an inspector, or engineer, as we would call him in this country. "The keeping of roads is let by contract at a public letting. The inspector advertises for bids on so many miles of road. The roads are called by names, such as the Little Falls road, the Herkimer road or the Ilion road, and every bidder of oourse knows which road he is bidding on. Every mile or so along these roads there is a little square place made in the fields adjoining and open to the road about 15 by 20 feet, and when the crops are all taken in and the ground will allow it the contractor goes into the fields with a single horse and cart "I do not remember in all Scotland or England of seeing a farm conveyance drawn by more than one horse. One horse there draws more than two horses here, because of the condition of the roads. The contractor picks up all the cobblestones and loose stones in the field and carries them to this square inclosure. When the spring comes, they take these stones and break them into crush stone and make what they call road metal In the meantime, in the spring of the year, they see that the gutters at the 6ide of the road are kept open, that the water is properly drawn off, that the weeds ore kept cut down, and mud, if any collects on the road, is scraped off. When the rainy or wet season comes in the fall of the year, then the road metal is drawn in a one horse wagon and put carefully on the road in places where it is ueeded, and it is gradually worn into position by the travel on the road, so that when the following spring oomes it is worn into position and is as smooth as a floor. "They are, however, improving on this system, and they carefully save the dirt which wears away from the stone upon the road and put it in piles, and then in the fall they put the broken stone ou and cover it with this loose dirt and run a roller over it and put it in place, which very materially expedites the repairing of the roads. All the stone that I saw used upon the roads seemed to be a limestone, something of the character used in the village of Mohawk, and I am convinced that it is much easier to keep a smooth and perfect surface out of limestone than from the stone around Little Falls. This stone, however, I think, wears somewhat longer than the limestoue does. I think sometimes that a little mixture of our hard gneiss rock and the limestone would make a muoh better road than by simply using our rock alone. "We have in this example of the care of foreign roads the very opposite principle frgm that adopted and in vogue in the state of New York. Our system results in loss to the farmer iu more than a financial way. It is a loss to him socially, spiritually and intellectually. It largely destroys every comfort of living in theoountryand is a detriment to him in every way. If I did not believe that the people in the country could be bettered by good roada, I would never have had anything to say on the subject."

What Good Roads Bring.

It is said that more than $200,000 has been spent on Long Island in building new roadhouses, repairing old hotels, eta, since the era of macadamized roads 6et in there, and that wheelmen and wheelwomeu sometimes spend as much as |10,000 a day at the various resorts provided far their entertainment. Who can doubt in the £aee of this showing that goW roads pay, at least in the vicinity of Greater New York?—New York Tribune.

Concerning Roads.

Never put off till tomorrow fixing a toad that should be repaired today. The depth of mad affects the price of bread. "There is plenty of room at the top" ctf a hard smooth road.

The easiest and cheapest way to keep the roads in condition is to pat wide tires on vehicles.

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