Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 May 1899 — Page 10
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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1899.
CUBA is delighted with mailB that arrive and depart on time, American fashion. The more the CubanB learn of our ways the more they will want to Bee old glory a fixture on the island.
THE tin plate production in the United States in 1892 was 43,119,192 pounds, and in 1898 732,290,285 pounds. Free traders have called in their large assortment of jokes about hypothetical American tin.
IT was remarked in a recent Republican speech that "There is more gold in the United States to-day under MeKinley than there threatened to be silver under Bryan." The fact neatly illustrates the advantage of good politics.
THE JOURNAL regrets its inability to please the Review and Representative ReBor, of Tippecanoe. It has its handB jso full pleasing the people and making its business a success that it may possibly be excused from traversing the sloughs of despond to tickle the fancy of the unfortunate.
FOB a minister of the gospel the editor of the Bevlmo displays a shocking familiarity with poker terms. In giving expression to his woe this excellent divine would better preserve the unitieB by adopting the language and phraseology of Jeremiah than the idioms of the pot house poker player.
JTTDFLH STOTSBHBUBG, of New Albany, Ind., the father of the late Ool. Stotsenbarg, killed at the head of the Nebraska regiment, writes to the war department: "I think It Is consolatory that my Bon died as a Boldler would choose to die, and it is a further comfort that the republic has many, many such sons who will work and die for
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glory and honor." In these words BpeakB the true American spirit.
GENEBAL GOMEZ is in many respects level-headed, but he is wrong in thinking a standing army of fifteen thousand necessary for the good government of Cuba. Such a force would be equivalent to one of seven hundred and fifty thousand in the United States, and would make Cuba not a civil but a miltary republic. If Cuban soldiers are BO inefficient that fifteen thousand of them are needed to do police service, they would better stand aside and let one-tenth that number of United StateB troops do the business.
W. H. BLODGETT, the traveling correspondent of the Indianapolis News, is with us again and from Noblesville writes of "political conditions in the ninth district." As usual his conditions are entirely supposititious and his etory fantastically at variance with facts. Blodgett must have some other virtue as a correspondent than that of being "interesting", but he never brings theBe powers into play when making political soundings in ninth district politics. His trouble here has invariably been that he is long on statements and prophecies and
on facts and fulfillments.
Bhort
IT IB the Bpecial mistake of agitators against expansion that they make an appearance .of being more ignorant and more lacking in ordinary common sense than the plain people who judge them. tThere are many millions of Americans who (have never written books, nor taught in colleges, nor ad vertised themselves by extravagance of speech, but £who know enough of current events to know that it is a falsehood for anybody to pretend that Aguinaldo and hisifollowers represent the great body of the Philippine inhabitants, or that the (government began war against them, or that they have anywhere been treated with cruelty or harshnesB beyond the limits of civilized warfare. When a writer or professor pretends [not to know these things the millions of plain people do not believe him, since they cannot conceive how he [should be so much more ignorant than themselves. It iB the final and fatal mistake that men keep up ranting who can suggest no practical mode of dealing with the
Philippines, consistently with the laws of nations, the honor of the flag, and the duties of•the government toward thoc^ who have accepted its authority and protection. Men who do not dare to face the real 'problems with which the government has to deal show even to the plainest minds that they are not sincere in pretending to be governed by a eenBe of right or duty.
DAVIS AGAIN.
Charles E. Davis has made a public statement of all the reasons he can think of why he should be entitled to the confidence of the Republican party and be received back into the fold. His plea would perhaps better be ignored altogether because it has no weight with the party he has repeatedly betrayed or attempted to betray. It receives attention here Bolely in order that he may not deceive himself into the belief that the fight against his political ambitions has been Btopped by his ingenious but weak defense. It is made up of insinuations having no bearing on the case and statements which, whether true or, not, are either irrelevant or, standing out of relation with facts which he carefully omits, have the effect of falsehoods. We shall not attempt to explain or defend the course of Mayor Elmore or the Republican councilmen before a community which understands the whole situation and which without regard to party justifies them in their recent alliance with Smith and Nolan.
But what wouldJiDaviB have said to justify his claims to Republicanism had he and Hutton with the assistance of Thompson been allowed to dominate the Democratic caucus? Nothing at all. His recent manifesto in the last desperate play of a politician who sees the end of his career.
THE JOURNAL has never attacked Davis' private character and never will. In a business way we wish him BuccesB. But we wish to remind him that as often as he attempts to interfere in Republican politics he may expect to have the salient facts of his political history published in these columns and the proper deductions drawn therefrom.
Davis is a political corpse. If he knowB what is good for him he will stay dead.
THE Sl'OIJLiS SYSTEM. We make no apology for the following rather long extract from the Outlook concerning the spoils system in politics. It is a true picture of a phase of publio life which we hope and believe is gradually disappearing. The Outlook says: "That system, wherever it appears, and howaver it
is
called, whether con
cealed under euphonious phrases or naively acknowledged and boastfully affirmed, is evil and only evil, and that continually. It is to be known by
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fruits, and its fruits are deadly. "It transforms every eleotion from an honest discussion of political principles into a conscienceless scramble for spoils by politiciansiwho have no principles. "It converts public offices into public plunder, and values patriotism for what the patriot can make out of it. "It creates an army of overpaid and often absolutely idle officials, appointed, not for the service which they are expected to render the public, but for the Bervice which they have rendered to the machine. "It demands of every officeholder that he serve hie faction first, his party next, his country last or not at all. "It degrades politics from a science of government to a scheme of public spoliation. "It useB the taxing power of the government to reward henchmen and to punish opponents. "It Bpreads corruption through all the lower ranks of our public Bervice, often introduces it into the higher ranks, and makes it always difficult and often impossible for honest men to have a share in the government. "It gives public property away to private corporations, who find it cheaper to buy their franchises by bribing legislators than by sharing the profits with the public. "It encourages blackmail in every department of our municipal governments, and hires the police to foster tne vices which the city hires them to limit or suppress, "It dishonors us abroad by the appointment of consuls who know neither their business nor the language of the countries to which they are sent, and inconveniences us at home by habitually supplanting in every town and village postmasters of experience and training with novices who have to learn afresh their trades at public expense. "It prohibits continuity of policy and discourages honesty and efficiency of administration in the Indian service. "It makes the custom house malodorous, incites customs officers to dishonesty, and puts honest customs officers under suspicion. "It vitiates our census reports and refuses us an adequate basis for scientific knowledge of our country, itB population and resources. "It enters our army, appoints incompetent men to provide it with food and clothing, and by their incompetency slays a hundred men to every man
Blain in battle. "And, worst of all, it corrupts the public conscience, makes robbery first a jest and then an honor, and enables the country to look with unexemplary patience on schemes for nullifying the suffrage, sometimes by purchase, sometimes by fraud, and sometimes by open violence."
T'ry THE JOUBNAL for letter head*.
OUR WHBAT.
Winter wheat estimates are still held in suspense, and though a large falling off from last year's unequaled output is accepted as a matter of course, yet no one ventures upon definite figures of decrease. At the same time, there are no trustworthy eBtlmateB on the acreage|of spring wheat, though the expectation is general that it will Burpass that of 1898. In dealing with this question, however, one quite important factor iB overlooked—namely, the large quantity of wheat now being held in the hands of the farmers for higher prices. The following figures indicate approximately what this item may amount to:
Bushels.
ViBlble supply July 2, 1898 !. 14,700,000 In farmerg'fhands Nominal Crop of United States, 1898 675,000,000
Total supply of crop year 689,700,000 Exports since July 1, over 200,000,000 Home food consumption for year 320,000,000 Used forfseeding.... 50,000,000 Loss by fire and water 7,600,000 577,500,000
On hand May 1, 1899 112,200,000 Visible supply May 1.1899 28,200 000
In farmers' hands May 1,1899._ 84,000,000 At the end of the last crop year we had virtually no stocks in farmers' hands and only 14,700,000 bushels of visible supply. At the present time, we have on hand—after allowing for consumption of the next two months, —112,200,000 bushels, of which 28,200,000' bushelB appears in the visibie supply, while 84,000,000 bushels constitutes an invisible supply in farmers' hands. It will thus be seen that we may have a material falling off in the next crop of winter wheat and yet a total supply, of old and new crops, on July 1 no.^ nearly so much below that of last year as has been generally expected. At least, it may be regarded as an easy possibility that the wheat supply of 1899 (winter and spring and crop and stock carried over) will more than equal that of 1S97 and far exceed the average of preceding years.
THE Crawfordsville Argus-News declares that it is against the government aijd signalizes the operations in tho Philippines as "an un-Amerlaan, unjust and cruel war on a helpless people." Such talk has a familiar twang. About thirty-five years ago a certain political party in convention assembled adopted a platform with the following plank: "That this convention does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which under the pretense of a military necessity for a war power higher than tLe constitution, the constitution itself has been disregarded in every part'and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, humanity and the public welfare demanded that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities." If the Argus-News is representative of the feeling of the Democratic party there will be another convention next year which will declare another war a failure. And then for the next twenty-five years the party leaderB will be kept busy taking it all back and proclaiming their loyalty to their country.
ST. liOuis\Globe-Democrat: Chicago's anti-expanBionists are to have another meeting, but it is safe to predict that Laughlin, |Henry Wade Rogers and the reBt of the copperheads who made an offensive display of themselves at a recent round-up of the political freaks in that town will not take part in this one. Chicago is a big town, and, of course, can muster enough political curios to get up a demonstration that will attract a little attention. These personages, however, will not have the faintest influence on affairs. Laughlin's recent attempts at explanation show that he is sorry he spoke at the other meeting. These copperheads will be marked men for all time, like their precursors of the secession war days—Vallandigham, Jesse D. Bright, Milligan and the rest of the Knights of the Golden Circle.
A GOVEBNMENT payment of 820,000,000 in gold during the Cleveland administration would have been a difficult and hazardous financial operation. Under a Republican President it has not caused a ripple.
Ueafneit Cannot Be Cured
by iui_-al applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tubals Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unlets the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that can. not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send forcirculars free, F. J. CHENEY &CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best.
VtndaliB Line Excursions.
To Grand Eapids, Mich., May 24 and 25, good to return including May 29, one fare, 87.0$, the round trip. Account Y. M. 0- A. of North America.
To San Francisco, Cal., May 14, 15, 16, good to return including July 16, 872.65.
Also low second class rates to coast. Summer rates to Lake Maxinkuckee and Garland Dell now on sale.
J. 0. HUTCHINSON, Agt.
WOOL
I want and WOOL I am going to haye.^-
I will pay as much as anyone else in this county in hard cash. I hope people know by this time that I do a fair and square business only. You will find me at my old stand, where I buy all kinds of old metals and all kinds of old hides. Thanking you for past favors, I remain,
Yours, very truly,
JOS. GOLDBERG.
Crawfordsville, Ind.
WESTERN CANADA'S
FREE LANDS.
TIiobo who doslre Information as to the Free Grant Lands of Manitoba, Asslulboia. Albert* and Saskatchewan, the groat whont and grazing lands of America, should apply at onco to F. PKDliElf, Sup't Iiiimltrratlon,!Ottawa, Canada, or to lflessrs Everett & Kantz, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
MONON ROUTE.
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2:18 a. .Nlg-ht Express. 1:40 a, 1:18 p. Fast Mail 1:10 p. 8:06 p, Local Freight 8:46 a.
Big —Peoria Division.
BAST
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8:62 a. til...Dally, except Sunday... 6:16 p. 1:16 p. m...Dally, except Sunday... 8:66 a. 4:59 p. Dally 1:16 p. 2:02 a. Daily 12:37 a.
VANDALIA.
SOUTH
HARD WOOD TIMBER
•2
NORTH
9:35 a. m... 8:40 a. 4:48 p. m.— 6G1 p.
VANDALIA LINE
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NORTH BOUND.
No. 14, South Bend Mall 8:49 a. m. No. 8, South Bend Express 0:21 p. m. Run to 8outh Bend only.
No. 14 makes connection for St. Joe. SOUTn BOUTD. No. 31, Terre Haute Mail 9:65 a. m. No. 8, Terre Haute Express 4:48 p. m. J. C. HUTCHINSON, Agt.
Over One Half Million Acres
of splendid hard wood timber load in
Northern Wisconsin and Mlohigan tor
sale by the
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
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What's the Matter With Kansas?
Include 160,000,000 bushels of corn, 60,000,000 bushels of wheat, and millions upon millions of dollars in value of other grain*, fruit, vegetables, etc. In deDts alone It has a shortage.
No. GOING WEST.
CJutZitilfifi JfQAlkl 9—Springfield Accom'n, ex. Sunday... 6:50 a. tinBmJfUl 75—Local Freight. exceptSunday 11:20 a. /Vv tsi™ i_Continental Limited, daily 1:19 pv 7—Kansas City Cannon Sail, daily.... 1:65 p. 5—Fast Mail, daily 8i{S7 p. 3—Bt. Louis Limited, dally 11:36 p. m-
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I5xc?pt«, "0 not run Sundays between Peru and Toledo+No. 6 will not run Sundays between Peru and Detroit. THQg. POLLEN, Pans Agt. Lafayette. Incf.
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No other Lino offers a Panorama of 160 miles of equal rarlety and Interest. Foar Tripi per Week Between
Toledo, Detroit and Mackinac
Etcry
KIght Between
Cleveland, Put in Bay and Toledo.
Sleeping Cars
and
—BETWEEN—
Cincinnati, 0. & Springfield, lil.
Without Change, Passing Through Indlanap oils Roachdale, Ind., and Decatur, 111. To and Prom Qulncy, 111., Hannibal, Mo., and
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Crawfordsville 1:15 p.m.
DIRECT AND SHORT LINE BETWEEN
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KANSAS OWNS (in round numDers) 900,000 horses and mules, 660,000 milch cows, 1,600,000 other cattle, 2,400,000 swine and 225,000 sheep. ITS FARM PRODUCTS this year
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