Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 January 1899 — Page 2

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

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FRIDAY. JANUARY 13. 1899

IF Indiana were allowed a dozen senators and a dozen Beveridges re sided in Indianapols, Indiana would do well to elect the bunch and let it go at that1

THE cultured crowd that attended the Jackson Day banquet at Chicago Saturday night greeted Bryan and Harrison with the following refined yell:

Hail! Hail! Hail the nominee, What the h—1 do we care! What the h—1 do we care! Hail I Haiil Hail the nominee, What the h—1 do we care! We're with the nominee. Bryan and Harrison Defy all comparison. liah, rah, rah!

IN an article in the-November number of McClure's Magazine, Mr. Waldron upsetB the time-honored theory that wheat is the most important crop in the world, and gives the palm to potatoes. Over 4,000,000,000 bushels of potatoes are produced each year, to 2,600,000,000 bushels of corn, while wheat takes third place with an annual production of only 2,500,000,000 bushels. Ireland leads all other countries in potato eating, the annual consumption there being 1,467 pounds to each person—or over four ^pounds a day. Germany, with an annual jper capita consumption of 1,300 pounds, comes next: the Netherlands coming third, and Italy bringing up the extreme rear with an annual per capita consumption of only 48 pounds. We do not consume the Irish ratio of potatoes in this country, having too much elBe to tempt the appetite. But we raise them ad. lib., and according to the facts stated the potato, original to the country, will always be a prominent American product.

AGUINALDO returned to the Philippines only by favor of the Americans. He was permitted to return not by the Spaniards, but by Admiral Dewey, on condition of friendship to the United States. His power had been broken by the Spaniards. His new lease of influence began with the destruction of the Spanish fleet by the Americans. He soon became a tool of all the foreigners intriguing against American influence, but in every case he failed. He will fail now, although he seems to have at this time the support of all the old peace-at-any-price men in the United States. Aguinaldo took no part in the breaking down of Spanish power in the Philippines. He W»B recognized in no way by Admiral Dewey or General Mtorritt. He declared that he would not retire from his intrenchments in front of Manila, but under the quiet assertion of American authority he did retire. He insisted that his native troops should march through Manila and control at least a part of the city. He was not permitted to enter Manila. He demanded recognition of his army as an ally of the Americans. The demand was not complied with. He has succeeded in nothing he has undertaken in opposition to the Americans.

WELL ltKCEIVED.

The message of Governor Mount has been almost universally commended by the press of Indiana without regard to party. It is in no sense a partisan message. Party lines, of course, are drawn in Indiana, but more on national than state issues just now. State issues are almost wiped out. Both parties want to reduce the state debt and lower taxes, and, therefore, all heartily welcome the governor's report as to the large payments on the state bonds and all warmly indorse his recommendations as to reform in local, government. His recommendation as to labor legislation, good roads, the lobby, trusts, lynchings, primary elections, all meet with approval without regard to party affiliations. In fact, every paragraph of the message speaks for economy and the public welfare. The one point which is at all criticized is the governor's proposal to introduce the tteaching of agriculture in the public schools. There is a justifiable prejndice against increasing the multiplicity of studies in the public schools. Andiyet it is likely that much of this criticism would be omitted if it was »fully realized that the governor does not propose to teach the art of farming,^but merely to have the pupils spend an bour or so a week in learning the primary principles of the science of agriculture.

WELL DONE.

The Republican caucus in choosing Albert J. Beveridge to succeed David S. Turpie in the United States senate acted with excellent judgment. The nominee has everything to commend him for the position, and, beyond an insignificant geographical incident, nothing to condemn him. Young enough to grow, gifted enough to become the peer of the highest, honest enough to prove an enduring success, and energetic enough to attain the rank for which his other attributes qualify him, he presents a manhood which Indiana will find sustaining the reputation made by her illustrious sons, Lane, Morton, Hendricks and McDonald.

SENATOR MCLAURIN came very near making a bull's eye when he oaiu. "There ought to be a law that every President of the United States should first serve a term in the senate or the house. A very large degree of President McKinley's popularity is due to the fact that he has been through the congressional mill and knows how to deal with senators and representatives. He appreciates their difficulties and helps them to the utmost, manifesting toward them a friendliness which they appreciate. If President Cleveland had had a congressional training he would not have made so many enemies. His lack of that experience was one of the rocks upon which he was wrecked."

THE late James G. Blaine foreshadowed the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippine Islands in an editorial in a Maine newspaper, years before he became prominent as a statesman. He wrote—it seems like inspired prophecy when read in connection with recent events—that the time would come when the United States would have to enlarge its boundaries, if it was to hold its fair share of the commerce of the world, and pointed out that Hawaii and the Philippines were within the natural sphere of our influence, and predicted that it would become absolutely necessary for this country to control the Philippines, as the key to the trade of the Orient.

JAMES E. MURDOCH, of Lafayette, who is working the natural gas deals of the state, the Indianapolis street car deal, and other "deals" of various hues is, it is asserted, now planning to tie the state up in a school book deal. Governor Mount would do well to estop this ambitious gentleman on the school book question, or, in all probability he will bob up serenely a little later on with Murdock doctrines and articles of faith at so much per for all the churches.

THE board of commissioners of Tippecanoe county have been rivaling Joshua of old. They have not stopped the sun in his course through the heavenB, but they have done something quite as wonderful—they have had the world whirl round on its axis just 585times in one year, and for each whirl they have allowed themselves each $3.50, making 4n all the snug little sum of $2,050 each for one year's service.

THE friends of the merit system need not be alarmed over the puerile attack made on it in the house of representatives when 07 members carried an amendment to an appropriation bill withdrawing financial support from the civil service commission. This has been done before but when it comes to a final vote with the roll call the house has always supported the commission by a- big majority and will again.

AI.I. of them have a good chance to entertain Filipino bullets in their vitals and get acquainted with Asiatic diseases, but thoEe soldiers Gen. Lawton will take to the Philippines doubtless appreciate the compliment paid them by their able leader when he declares his lambs for the slaughter wili represent "the finest type of American manhood."

INDIANA is starting rather late in the race, but with one statesman who wears overalls during legislative sessions and another who has a bill compelling all children to go to Sunday school, the Hoosier state is in a fair way to oust Kansas from her proud pre eminence as the freakiest commonwealth in the country.

WITH less than one-third of its members in attendance, the house, by a majority of six, while sitting aB a committee of the whole, voted to strike out the appropriation for the civil service commission, but the vote was reversed when the matter came up before a large attendance.

BEVERIDGE proved decidedly Sharkey.

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THE JOURNAL for fine printing.

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MUCH IMPORTANT WORK

WILiti COME BEFORE THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Less General Legislation to Bo Consitleracl by the Lawmakers Than Has Happened For ears Very

Satisfactory Condition In Which Mr. Roots' Committee Found the Benevolent Institutions Only One Contested Election Case—Other Interesting Gossip by Russet Seeds.

[From our Special Correspondent.] Indianapolis, Jau. 11. There is less general legislation to conio before this general assembly than before any other that has met for years, though it has some very important work to do. If it takes up seriously the question of a general reform of the methods of township and county government it will have the opportunity of accomplishing some of the most important legislation that has been enacted in more than a decade. But in other lines there is not a great deal to do. No important labor legislation, prison reforms, tax laws or corporation legislation is contemplated or demanded by the people. Were it not for the educational question and the matter of local government reform, the legislature might pass the appropriation bills and adjourn without any great harm being done.

When Francis T. Roots of Connersville introduced, two years ago, a bill authorizing the governor to appoint every two years a commission composed of three members of the legislature to investigate the needs of the state institutions before the session of the legislature, the bill was passed, not because the members had any faith in its value, but because they had butchered all the rest of the bills introduced by Mr. Roots so mercilessly that they felt ashamed to kill this little one and permitted it to go through.

As a matter of fact, however, it has proven to be one of the most important reform measures passed for years and shows a distinct new departure for Indiana, one that is likely to prove popular in other states. Prior to the session of 1895 no legislature ever made any real effort to obtain reliable information about the management or needs of the state benevolent, educational or correctional institutions. The method of making appropriations for them was very simple. The superintendent of each institution was called before the ways and means committee and asked what he wanted. If his politics were the same as that of the majority he got about twothirds of what he asked. If he .belonged to a different party he got about half. Then the committee made a junket to the institution, followed by about 50 ether members and all the camp followers of the legislature, 'they were royally entertained and the appropriation recommended by the committee was voted. In 1895 an honest effort was made by the committee to obtain reliable data, but the time in which to do it was short and they had very little upon which to base their conclusions.

Mr. Roots was appointed at the head of the commission immediately after the election and sent to the superintendent of each institution a number of interrogatories, stating that the commission weald visit him upon a certain date and asiring that the information be ready by that time. These interrogatories were calculated to bring out fully the present condition, needs and methods of management and they brought forth the most elaborate detailed reports from the superintendents.

I went through one of those reports. It happened to be that of the Central Insane hospital, and I doubt if there is a businesshouse in Indiana that is managed 'with so much care in detail. The re. ort showed the appropriations for the past live years and the per capita cost of maintenance, clothing, etc. It showed in detail how every penny had boen expended. It showed the methods of purchasing supplies by competitive bids and a system of requisitions and vouchers that accounts for everything purchased down to a single penholder. It set forth the requests for appropriations this year and figured out exactly why they are necessary. For example, in explaining what was wanted for maintenance the report states the probable population of the hospital and then gives the market prices of all the food and other supplies that must be purchased. For sueh improvements as are necessary ther3 were plans and specifications, with the cost figured out to the last nail. The reports from the other institutions were just as complete as this and showed the same good and careful management.

All this makes the work of the ways and means committee easy. It will have at hand all the information it could possibly require, and if it finds life too short to go through it all in detail, the information can be found in condensed shape in the report of the commission, which gives a full digest of the information it has collected. Everyone who has had anything to do with the relations of the state institutions to the legislature has for years recognized the need of some reliable method giving the members information about them in which it would have confidence, and Mr. Roots seems to have solved the problem.

The legislature has but one contested •lection case to deal with this year. nnH

the senate committee has already devoted some time to hearing the evidence in the contest of Elmer E. Stoner for the seat given to Dr. Oregor for the Madison, Hancock and Rush district. The evidence has brought out the rankest kind of frauds, and there is no doubt of Stoner's success. The Hancock county Republicans were particularly incensed wqen The Sentinel announced that "Alex. Black, one of the Republican leaders of Hancock," is here declaring that Stoner w5,s honestly defeated. "Black never led anything but a bolt," said W. S. Montgomery, editor of the Greenfield Republican, in discussing the matter.

The house held its second session Friday and worked all morning. It accomplished nothing but the passage of the bill providing for the expenses of the session and the adoption of a resolution providing for an extra page. It always takes the house a week or more to learn how to do busineSs •without an enormous waste of time. The Democrats, always anxious to delay matters, will talk the house blind oil every proposition that comes up if the3r are permitted to, and there are always not a few Republicans who do not realize until the end of the session that the time of the house is a great deal more valuable than any views they may have upon unimportant questions. For example, it required nearly an hour last Friday to put through the resolution providing for an extra page and it was made the occasion for several long-winded and tiresome diatribes on the subject of economy. If these people only knew it, the time they spent in discussing the matter, calculated at the rate of expense of the legislature per day, cost more than the salary of the page for the whole session.

Representative Herrold of Laporte seems to be something of a wag, and his waggishness led him to do a fool thing on the first day of the session by appearing in the house in a pair of jeans overalls. It is just such monkey acts as this that are taken up and commented upon by newspapers all over the country and serve to give Indiana the name of being "jay." A pair of jeans overalls is as inappropriate for the legislature as would be a suit of full evening dress. Herrold is a farmer, and it seems that his overalls were the result of a banter made during the campaign. He was demagogue enough to make some of his campaign speeches in farming communities dressed in this fashion and one of his friends remarked that he would liardly venture to wear them at Indianapolis after election. Ilarrold said ho would and he did.

The troubles of that ancient solon, Representative Powers of Jay county, began on the second day of the session. It seems that in the rush for good seats the old gentleman got lost in the shuttle and strayed awav over to the farthest corner of the Democratic side of the house. He made complaint that he could not hear well and after mueli careful discussion the house decided by resolution to move him up neater the speaker. A little later it developed that Hon. Luther U. Downey, with entirety characteristic "nerve," had taken one of the best seats upon the Republican side. Powers mil be given his seat and Downey will be sent over among his fellow Democrats.

The selection of Shideler for chairman of the ways and means committee and Canada for chairman of the judiciary committee of the house are very generally commended. Both are able men and well qualified for the work. Mr. Roots was not a little disappointed that lie was not made chairman of the ways and means, believing that he should have been because his position as chairman of the commission appointed by the governor to look into the condition and needs of the state institutions had made him very familiar with the ground the committee will have to go over. This .very fact, however, was the strongest objection to his appointment. Had the precedent been made that the chairman of this commission should be chairman of the ways and means committee, succeeding governors could thus dictate the selection for the most important chairmanship in the house.

Lieutenant Governor Haggard had a hard time pushing the Mount boom for the senntorship, for he had to do it in the face of at least the passive opposition of the governor himself. Mr. Haggard is charged with having tried to "hold up" members of the senate who wanted good chairmanships on this proposition. This charge, however, is amply refuted by the fact that he gave his most important chairmanships, the finance and judiciary, to Messrs. Hogate and Early, men who are eminently fitted for the work, and ask uo pledge of any land from either man

It was a subject of very general comment that the pressure for minor appointments about the legislature was not nearly so great this year as it has been in previous years. There is but one way to account for this fact. The state is much more prosperous than it has been in previous years and there are not nearly so many people out of employment.

The four defeated aspirants for the senatorship are not by any means the only people who were disappointed in the result. The woods was full of dark horses impatiently waiting to be called to the service of their country.

RUSSEJ, M. SEEDS.

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UNION CHAPEL.

Nearly everybody in the neighborhood is sick, those ill being J. O. Schenck and moBt of his family, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Seward, Jidie, Bertha and Clara Harlow, and Jessie and Mattie Switzer.

While the last two weeks of the old year were passing away Rev. Beck, assisted by Rev. Anderson held a series of meetings at the chapel and there were seven additions to the church The meeting closed New Year's night by organizing a Christian Endeavor society with the following officers:

Pres —J. O. Schenck. Vice Pres.—Chas. W. Grimes. Rec. Sec—Jessie Switzer. Cor. Sec.—Clara Harlow. Treas.—Rose Gray.

WHITE CHURCH.

Walter Vant-coyoc attended church at Potato Creek Jan. 1. Marsh Coleman, of near Sugar Plain, visited at 01 Hamilton's Sunday.

James Harshbarger has moved on Lye Creek. We were loath to see them leave.

Meeting will begin here Dext Saturday, Jan 14, conducted by Rev. Cobb, of North Manchester.

Quite~a large crowd at meeting at this place Sunday night. Preaching by Eld. D. C. Campbell.

What we know:—That Mr. Vanscoyoc called at Henry Young's Sunday that Henry Smith continues to improve that little tioldie Fisher is quite poorly and that we should all try to make THE JOURNAL the best paper in the county BB we now begin on the new year.

The Gates Tour Special.

The Gates' tour special will pass through Lafayette Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1899. The cars composing this train will be the finest of the Pullman equipment, consisting of drawing room sleepers, dining cars, library and observation car.

WHEN doctors fail try Burdock Blood Bitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation invigorates the whole system.

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Owing to the extraordinary low prices, nothing will be charged during this sale and money will not be refunded. Goods, however, may be exchanged. Don't miss this great opportunity to get winter clothing just at the ...... outset of the zero weather

We Want Your Trade.

EDWARD WARNER.

THIS WEEK YOU CAN BUY

China Cups and Saucers

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THE FAIR.

Tours to Mexico.

Sixth annual tours by special train, de luxe. 'First tour leaves Jan. 17, second tour Feb. n, 1S99. Gates' tours of Mexico are made l»y special trains of palace cars including compartment sleepers, ladies' parlor aud observation car aud dining car serving all meals en route. If you are interested in these grand tours of thirty days through the strange, weird and interesting "Land of the Montezumafi," upply for books of the tours, rates covering all traveling expenses, assignments in sleeping cars, etc to Thos. Follen, Passenger and Ticket Agent, Lafayette, Ind., or C. s. Crane, General Passenger and Ticket Agent Wabash

R., St. Louis, Mo.

HomeseekeiV Excursions via the Wabsrh.

On Jan. 17, Feb. 7 and 21, March 7 and 21, '99, the Wabash will bell homeseekers' excursions tickets to certain points in the north, northwest, south and southwest, at rate of one fare plus 82 for the round trip For further information call on or address Thomas Follen, passenger agent, Lafayette, Ind.

Aeheville.

ONLY through car lino is via. Queen & Crescent Route and Southern R'v from Cincinnati.

If Yon Are Going to the Pacific Coast Don't complete arrangements until you have secured information regarding the personally conducted excursions to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland via the Union Pacific These excursions leave Chicago, Mini neapolis and St. Paul every Thursday' and Omaha every Friday in elegantly upholstered Pullman sleepers, illuminated by Pintsch light, and heated by steam. Baggage checked through

destination.

Prompt and satisfactory service. Manv hours quicker than any other line. For full particulars call on or address J. S. June, No. 9 Jackson Place. Indianapolis, Ind. l-28d&w

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