Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 March 1899 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1869.

MR, NOLAN will doubtless be known hereafter in police and other oflicial circles as "Telephone Tom, the Boy Detecti ve."

TRANSPORTS carrying United States troops to Manila have become a frequent eight in the Mediterranean. This is their first visit to the region since Decatur sailed away with an artillery company to fight the Tripoli pirates.

IT seems strange that Mr. Nolan "just got to thinking who paid for all these telephones" about the time the investigating committee was getting down to work. Before this he probably thought that the Home Telephone Company was a purely philanthropic institution with an especial eye for the needs of poor but Irish councilmen.

An article in the March number of McClurc's Magazine will tell the story of General Wood's extraordinary achievements in the renovation and government of Santiago. It is written by H. H. Lewis, who spent some time with General Wood at Santiago and observed many fine instances of Wood's great force, shrewdness and judgment as a governor.

CURTIS in the Chicago Record gives an example of one of the dying gasps of the spoils system. He says: "The clause in the personnel bill of the navy which authorizes the appointment of ensigns and lieutenants from civil life, so forcibly criticised iu the editorial columns of the Chicago Record the other*clay, represents the 'rake-off' which the senators provided BB their own compensation for the trouole of enacting that legislation. It is difficult to get a bill through congress nowadays unless there is 'something in it' for the statesmen who give it their support. The civil service law has left so little patronage that they have been compelled to create it elsewhere."

]'IX( HEJVS JM.A.N.

Governor Pingree, of Michigan, is a Republican with unorthodox views on expansion and he may be a little off on a few other questions but in spite of all that we think he has the interests of the people and his party at heart and therefore we give room for an extract from his recent speech on Lincoln, in which he warns Republicans against the domination of wealth and trusts. We rejoice to say that in Indiana.at least, the warning is not needed. The character of Republican leaders in this state showB that the party was never so close to the people as now. But here is what Pingree says: "It is time that corporations, combines, trusts and multi-millionaires were requested to leave the front seats, at least, and let the

men

who

can

speak for the great body of voters, the men who believe in the Republicanism of Abraham Lincoln have

room

and

part in the conduct of public affaire. I do not even suggest that men be ignored and humiliated

Giniply

because

they are rich, but the (legislative and executive ollices

this nation cannot

much longer be filled with

men

whose

claims are baaed solely upon their de votion to corporate interests "It is good and timely advice to our party to suggest that it send to the rear the leaders who insist that government shall bo conducted with an eye solely to commercial interests. Those interests are important and should be considered, but the Republican party will not hold its following if it is much longer dominated by the narrowness and selfishness which always go hand in hand with money getting. The rank and file will not Stay with the Republican party unless we choose our leaders hereafter without consulting those who control the corporations, trusts and combines of the country, their attorneys, agents and servants. Our leaders must be men who are proof against all corrupting influences and the temptations which come with political ambition. "I plead for a return to the early i&otives and principles of the Republican party. I urge you to give the subject earnest thought. If you do and i£ your deliberations result in action ^{xere need be no fear for the future of

Republican party or of the counThe time has now come when tE~!$epublican party must check the influences which are controlling it. If it shows a disposition to do

thiB

I have

no fear but that it will retain the al- I legiance of the people."

A QUESTION OF PLiEDGES. Here is something which every voter, and especially eve Republican voter, should read and if he agrees with the views expressed therein he should write to Senator Fairbanks and Congressman Landis in protestation against the great mistake that is about to be made. The article is about the next census, and is taken from the leading Republican paper of the country, the New York Tribune, Every lino of it is worth careful reading. Here i' is: "If there is in the world a collection of highly valuable information more absolutely useless for practical purposes than the volumes known as'The Eleventh Census of the United States' it must be among the unsorted and unknown treasures of some mediaeval library. Certainly the universal testimony of experts on statistics and of persons who are from time to time foolish enough to think they can find in those volumes the particular fact they want is that in method and arrangement they are about as bad as they well could be. They contain nearly everything under the sun except the thing in an available form that anybody ever happens to want. They are wonderful in their extent, magnificent in their conception, but utterly inadequate in'execution. And the reason is »not far to seek. The fine plans were^carried out not by expert statisticians, but by political appointees. The superintendent did not have a fair chance even to give himself to statistical work, miich less have proper persons to act under him. He had to convert himself into a distributor of patronage when he should have been studying statistical methods, and then to turn over to these political appointees the scientific labors which he had inadequately planned because overburdened by the labor of their selection. "Nobody has found fault more frankly with the system forced upon him for that census than Mr. Robert P. Porter, its superintendent. The hunt for spoils handicapped him and made a satisfactory census impossible. He has avowed this and urged a reform. Yet, with remarkable blindness, or possibly with deliberate contempt for statistical considerations, the house of representatives has passed a bill to fasten upon the twelfth census the defective organization which so impaired the value of the eleventh. "The spoilsmen have taken refuge in the assertion that it would be impracticable to hold competitive examinations for enumerators all over the country. But nobody proposes to siibject the enumerators to such examination. What is asked is that in the organization of the great clerical force in Washington, which must do all the important work of sifting and combining the enumerators' returns, the same methods shall be employed as in the organization of the treasury department or the pension bureau. "There is another phase to this question than that of high-minded regard for the taking of an excellent census. Congressmen are supposed to have some regard for political consistency, and this is a case in which they will be wise to preserve it, unless, indeed, they are convinced that the American people are spoilsmen at heart and will not mind their breaking their pledges in such a cause. The national platform adopted by the St. Louis convention in 1896 declared: 'The civil service law was placed on the statute book by the Republican party, which has always sustained it, and wo renew our repeated declarations that it shall be thoroughly and hoDestly enforced and extended wherever practicable.' That promise is as sacred as the promise to maintain the gold standard or to protect our manufacturing interests On the strength of it the Republiciri party obtained the support of# civil service reformers. Its campaigners contrasted their pledges with the Democratic demand for rotation in office. "The platform specifically s^iJ that' the Republicans would extend the merit system wherever practicable. It cannot be pretended that it it, not practicable in this instance, when Mr.

Porter and the present director, Mr. Wright, as the ro&ult gt their experience, declare that to put the bureau ia the classified service is not merely practicable, but absolutely necessary for attaining the best results for the government. "The taking of iho census is an important enterprise that can hardeiy be delayed. Yet we are by no m-jans certain that the President would not be justified in vetoing a census bill containing so inexcusable a violation of the promises under which he was elected. Unfortunate as any delay in taking the statistics beyond the regular time would be, he might reasonably expect that the people would stand behind him in emphatically reminding congressmen that party pledges are not waste paper. They sometimes act as if they thought they were, and a sharp lesson on the subject must some time come. It cannot be that any friend of the President wishes to make him choose between forgetting his platform or stopping an important public undertaking. Unless they do, they should see that the senate puts the census bureau under the

civil service law.'

WASHINGTON'S TEACHINGS

"Destiny" Interprets The Teachings of The Father of His Country.

Many are happy in their criticisms of our present trouble touching the Philippine Islands atid with those who inhabit them. The article of P. S. Kennedy in your issue of the 23nd is notably so. The advice of Washington is sought, and it is strongly urged that we follow it. It is claimed that Washington, at his death, "left to his countrymen a priceless legacy of disinterested advice" touching those things that tend to make us stronger and happier as a nation.

Washington is entitled to the name he bears as the founder of hiB couutry. No one should fail to read his full history and of the troublesome times through which he served. There is much in both well worth knowing. The advice he left in his farewell address, unfortunately came too late for him to follow it himself, as he died Boon afterwards.If he was living to-day and was at the head of our political affairs, no one ean tell whether he would follow it himself or not. We can best judge of what he would do by what he did when he was similarly situated National problems are not always as easily solved aB those in mathematics. In the ter.the correct solution is certain. In the former, time and trial alone, renders the solution good or ill. It has now been a hundred years sines Washington was an actor on our political stage. We had our troubles then as now. There were various ways of doing things. There were quarrels in congress and in the President's cabinet. Washington saw, as Mr. Kennedy says, ''with the clear prevision of an inspired prophet the ways that would lead us to the front." It is difficult now to realize the extent of the troublesome problems before him for solution. As they arose he met them, keeping in mind, at all times the ultimate strength of his country, the elevation and education of those with whom he came in contact. As the servant of the people he never did anything for personal gain, but always looked to the coming generations, and were he living to-day he would be proud to know that his works have been endorsed after so long a time', and would feel prouder still to know that we intend to keep him stiil for our model. While he held this nation in his grasp and directed all its affairs, he found the country wild, uncultivated and inhabited with idle and ignorant savages to a great extent. This land was theirs. They had possessed it, no one knows how long. They were happy in their way of living. They built their villages, reared their families and denounced Washington, no doubt in the language of Mr Kennedy, as a "freebooter and p'rate," for interfering with their rights Millions of fertile acres lay at their feet untilled, and would have been to this day. Washington saw this condition and foresaw its evil if continutd. It was a part of the duty of his race to see these wild lands reclaimed,its savage edeucated in the way6 of industry, or expelled by force. "Destiny" was the order of the day then as now. Education and industry must go forward Ignorance and idleness must stand aside in the onward march of better things. At the head of these victorious columns stood the immortal Washington and his army. Factions arose then as now. Jefferson and his followers were making trouble with Hamilton and his followers. Internal troubles arose with the Indians. Washington pursued his efforts to civilize them by introducing the arts and habits of husbandry among them. They claimed they were on their owu ground and that the white maa had HO right to set up a government for them. As a last resort, Washington took occasion to ad dress three Senaca chiefs who were then at tbe seat of government on some business pertaining to their na tion, and who were about to go biclr to their peopie ana Vry to perf uu.de them to bury the hateutit. To these representatives of alt the tribes then situated in the Ohio and Wa.ba6h valleys Washington said: "By this humane measure you will render these mistaken people a great service, and probably prevent them bsing swepi

oaly

Bent

off

the face ff the earth. The United States require

that tuese peopie

should demean themselves peaceably. Hut they may be assured that the United States is able, and will most certainly punish them severely for all their robberies and murders. When you return to your country tell your nation that it is my desire to promote their prosperity by teaching them the use of domestic aoimals, and the manner that the white people plough and raise corn and if, upon consideration, it would be agreeable to the nation at large to learn those arts, I will find some means of teaching them at some places within their country as shall be agreed upon." These people were on their own ground pursuing their way as they had always done. Their "robberies" and "murders" consisted in reclaiming what had been taken from them and in doing what killing was necessary to do it. Gen. Hammer was

out from Fort Washington (now

MIRRORS.

For one week I will sell mirrors at prices never before thought of, and surely never equaled. Mirrors that used to sell In imitation oak frames for 50c I have in SOLID OAK FRAMES for 2B CENTS. And soon through the entire line. 1 will sell a

Genuine French Plate Glass

In a solid oalc frame for less money than used to sell the German plato in an imitation oak frame. Don't delay if you are in need of a mirror. The stock at these prices is liniitod. First come, first served. Early buyers get the best bargains.

99-Cetit Store T, N. ROSS, Prop,

Cincinnati) with 1,500 troops in the month of October, against the Miami tribes, destroying their villages and all their winter provisions,'driving the Indiana further north and west, to rebuild their villages and storm the coming winter as best they could. Wash ington afterward in a letter to Lafayette, speaking of the conditions here, said: "Peace and tranquillity prevail among UB, except in some parts of our western frontier where the Indians have been troublesome, to reclaim or chastise whom, proper measures are now pursuing." In the face of all this Mr. Kennedy asks: "Are »ve to for sake the teachings of Washington for the gospel of freebooters and pirates?' Washington, in order to make his country Btronger, to advance its civilization and is Christianity was, if nothing else could be done, in favor of "chastising," "punishing," "reclaiming" and if necessary, favored "sweeping these people off the face of the earth." And yet those who would fol low these teachings are called "freebooters and pirates." But the ready answer will be that Washington was wrong and that we must not follow him iu aay thing except where be was right. Few will be found who will subscribe to the idea that Mr. Kennedy's "inspired prophet" would do wrong. Conditions then arose for which there were no certain solutions. People differed then as now about what was best to do. Washington had the responsibility and he took the chances of being endorsed for what he did. We have followed his example ever sicca. To allow people to do as they please is not always right in building up national Btrengtb. It is morally wrong to take a man's property from him. But the right of eminent domain forces its way against the personal rights in order to strengthen the national right. A man may claim the right, as a personal one, to keep his boy on the farm. But civilization says: "You must clothe him and send him to school or go to jail." Civilization demands that something mu6t be done for those who will not do for themselves. Idleness and ignorance have to a great degree been driven out of our possessions here and the same rule will prevail, under the advice of Washington where we have possessions. The present condition of the Philippines is one of the fortunes, or rather results, of the late war. War is always deplorable. It is deplorable that any of our men should have baen killed. But that, too, was another result of the war. The war came whether welcome or not. Its results are here. The Filipinos were perhaps unfortunate in failing into our hands at the close of the war.

Mut no more so than were the Indianh at the close of the revolution. If the advice ot Washington is to be folioveri education, industry, thrift and civilization must again go forward, and those who would retard it will either be "punished," "chastised" or swept from the face of tiie earth."

DKSTINY

FIDDLEP.S' POINT.

Two more weeks -i' Miss Lora Mahoy is working at Oscar Tapp's.

Merrill Kendall went to Sheridan on business this week. Samuel Bianton visited relatives at Sheridan last week.

J-esse Hole has moved on the Crawford farm at Round Hill. Several of our yountr folks attended meeting at Garfield Sunday ni/rht.

Henry Douglas moved lafjt. week to the farm vacited by Eph Livengood. Mrs Dora Olivpr, of Kirkp&trick, is visiting George King and family this week

Alfred Simpson and fn.ar.ily arc again seen in our mid6t after five months' stay in California. Old Indiana is the best place Alfred thinks.

We are very sorry to think that we haven't enough prayer meetings, Sunday schools and protracted meetings to entertain our young men and ladies instead of them going to dances.

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