Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1908 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 1# cents Per year, by carrier ..15.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail >2.50 Single copies centß Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF The interesting letter Wednesday from our staff correspondent at Chicago throws a flood of light on the campaign. Jts statements and deductions find tx.mhoratlotl in a careful analysts of the campaign by the Springfield Republican. When east’ and west agree, there is ‘ confirmation strong as proofs from Holy Writ." ' The Republican at great length sets cut that Bryan is stronger today than it was ever supposed he would be at the beginning; that he has made no mistakes nor has his party, while on state issues he has been greatly helped in Indiana, Illinois, Mnnesota, lowa' and West Virginia. LaFollette has had effect on parallel lines; the party ( has scored heavily on publicity for campaign funds. On the other hand the Republican campaign for the last two months, our Springfield observer declares, has presented a condition precisely the opposite. It has had trying local situations and West Virginia and New York still present them. The appointment pf DuPont to the national committee Was a gross blunder and *t Is hurting. The hesitancy about the . wisdom of Taft’s tours has hurt; and if, Hughes is not nominated in New York the Republican is inclined to say with Jaques, “God be wi’ you;" though it still thinks Taft will be elected by a reduced majority. Our Chicago correspondent, Mr. Hornaday, notes the lack of harmony in the campaign forces. It will be remembered that there are two Republican campaigns. One to elect Taft, which will have a sort of publicity for contributions after the election, and one headed by Cannon, the congressional campaign, that makes its own appointments, will publish nd criri'inbutions and generally will do as it pleases. But the two are pulling apart, instead of together. Incautious partisans of each are willing to see the other fail, so their own desire is attained. The standpatters would rather have a Republican house with Cannon as speaker than to see Taft in the White House, and vice versa. In- 1 deed, one cf the sayings is that Taft would rathe/ have a Democratic house than a Republican, for that would give , his administration an excuse for not j undertaking reforms for which it really has no stomach. Whatever the < truth in these things, there is no 1 “team work” between these two committees. Hitchcock is receiving pro- ’ tests from Republicans in various ’ states that Cannon is not wanted there, The Cannonites ask who is go- , ing to stop him? He fixes his own 1 dates and will go where he pleases. Between these two independent and antagonistic camps is the great mass of Republicans that wish party success all along the line. Hitchcock, it is added, is true to the whole situation, and is doing the best he cam. Nobody envies him his Job. In truth, here are irreconcilables. If Mr. Taft’s campaign actually means Roosevelt policies, it Is at opposite poles with the Cannon congressional campaign. There is no question about the honesty of this campaign. It represents the obstructionists of the party the mainainers of things as they are, unless still more privilege be given; in short, it represents bourbonism and reactionism to the last ditch. Incidentally it is shown here that the Republicans encouraged Hearst and his Independence party in the belief that it would hurt the Democrats, but that now they are waking up to the conviction that they warmed an adder in their bosom, for both in Indiana and New York they have evi-

dence that it will be likely to draw tnore heavily from them, the Republicans, than from the Democrats. Verily, the wires are crossed! But there is something mere than this. A party cannot be one thing to one part of the country and to one part of the people and another and antagonistic ■ thing to ethers. A house divided 1 against itself cannot stand. —Indian- ■ apolis News, Rep. One of the issues of deep concern is the guaranteement of bank deposits. The small depositor should be put upon an equal footing with the national, state and municipal governments. Their deposits are guaranteed and this tact is doing more than than any other one thing toward arousing the small bank depositor to the injustice done him. The Democratic national and state platform® are pledged to this reform. The first intimation of the value of the local republican headquarters with stenographer, envelopes and stationery was discovered today when many people around town received letters with Nate Hawkins' “record” in full, and with it an impassioned and feverish plea for votes. Large quantities of them are reposing in waste baskets at this very moment. Mr. Hawkins very seldom gets value received for the money he spends politically, and the five hundred letters he sent out were a waste of about fifteen or twenty dollars. —Bluffton Banner.

Look up the record of W. H. Taft ■ and you will find he was always fa1 vored by the machine, always feeding at the public crib by the grace of the appointive power. Never elected to an office yet always holding one ' Look over this record and see if you f , imagine Mr. Taft would favor smash- >' ing the political machine by making all officers elective: 1882— Appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of Hamilton county, Ohio. 1883 — Appointed collector of inter- . nal revenue, First District of Ohio. 1885 —Appointed county solicitor of Hamilton county, Ohio. 1887—Appointed judge of the Superior Court of Ohio. 1890 —Appointed solicitor general of ; the United States. 1892 —Appointed United States Circuit Judge, Sixth District 12-90—Appointed, president of United States Philippine Commission. 1901 —Appointed first civil governor of the Philippine Islands. 1904 —Appointed secretary of war in Roosevelt’s cabinet. 1908 —Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt a« the candidate of the Republican party for president.—Western Advocate. POLITICAL CALENDAR. Decatur, at the court room, Wednesday evening, September 16. Hons. R. K. Erwin and E. G. Hoffman. Monmouth, school house. Thursday evening, September 17. Hon. D. N. Erwin. Krutzman school house, Preble township, Thursday evening, September 17. Hen. J. F. Fruchte and Mayor C. O. France. Election school house, Kirkland township, Thursday evening, September 17. Hon. C. J. Lutz. Election school house, French township, Friday evening, September 18. Hons. S. A. M. Butcher, of Geneva, and Emil Franz, of Berne. Linn Grove, school house. Friday evening. September 18. Hons. Jacob Butcher, of Geneva, and Jesse Kelley. Kohr’s school house, Union township, Thursday evening. September . 17. Hons. John C. Moran and A. P. Beatty. > Mrnroe, Woodmen’s Hajp, Friday evening, September 18. Hon. J. F. Snow. Berne, Schug’s Hall. Thursday ev- ‘ ening, September 17. Hon. D. B. Erf win. Geneva. Briggs Hall, Thursday ev- : ening, September 17. Hon. D. E. j Smith. Kinsey school house, Blue Creek township, Friday evening. September 18. Hons. D. E. Smith and John C. 1 Moran. Booher school house, Jefferson town- , ship, Friday evening, September 18 , Hons. Henry B. Heller and W. L , Thornbill. o You have tried the rest, now tn ' the best —Admiral coffee. 209 ti

L.E ENROLLMENT Public Schools Have Largest Number in History of Decatur MORE TO CO ME First Week in School Closes With Splendid Outlook for Year Indications this year are that the enrollment at the city public schcols this year will far exceed any in history. The total enrollment the first weeks is 741 as against 734 last year and Prof. Beachler informs us that he knows of a number of others who ; are planning to start next week, and still mere who will start with the second month. Quite a few are detained by sickness. The pupils are divided as follows: At the South Ward, 145; at the North Ward. 139; at the West Ward, 142; in the first second and third grades at the Central building. 74; in the seventh grade Central, 62; in the eighth grade Central, 75; and in high school. 103. Superintendent Beachler, and all tile teachers are elated over the* outlock for one of the best years on record in Decatur and the students are getting down to work in a manner most wonderful for this kind of weather.

HE IS AFTER CANNON (Continued from Page One) years of the time, and about thirtyfive years of that time he has been a member of congress and has been drawing a salary that the members of congress thought so inadequate that the salary has recently been increased. Will he tell us what he has been selling. to whom he has sold it, and how much he get for it? He ought to tell us whether he has made any money lecturing or writing—that is, by selling wind and ink. to choose his own choice language! He has been greatly hampered in the accumulation of money by the strict attention to public duties and yet he is reputed to be wealthy. If he will tell us just how much he is worth we can then guess, how much he might have been worth had he been free to devote bis talents to money-making. Being the third man in influence in our government, coming next to the vice-president, if not even above the president in his power to influence legislation, is it not fair that he should apply to him«eif tiwsaiur r;;’> th:t be ’pplies to tae and take the public into his confidence? Let him tell us now how much he is worth and how he made it. Let him tell us what he has been selling; to whetn. he sold it, and how much he got for it. If he thinks that the wealth of a presidential candidate and the source of such a candidate's income should be known, will he deny ; that the speaker's wealth and his sources of income should be known?

Present indieaticns and reports from the farmers of Adams county indicate the gathering of a large corn crop this season. While a few weeks ago the prospects did not look very favorable, yet the corn has filled out well and the ears are extra large, making a large crop certain. o - CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Services next Sunday at the Christian church: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10-30. Subject, “The Fullness of Time." Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Subject “The Creed Upon Which All May Unite." o ■ ——— ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. German divine service at our church Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. A cordial invitation to all. J. H. Klausing. Pastor,

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