Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1890 — Page 4

— ©he g)£tmnrcat 27. BBJLCKB ÜBJf, Proprietor. IBID AY, OCT. 3,1890. «-■— • O Democratic Ticket. ;•••■•;: For Judge of the Supreme Court, :Dem.: J.,..,.: JOSEPH A.S. MITCHELL. ■ :•: For Secretary of State, :Dem.: :CLAUDE MATTHEWS. , ;•••• ••• For Auditor of State, *-• :Dem.: .. JOHN O. HENDERSON. . :: For Treasurer of State, * rDcm.: :• ALBERT GALL. I""": For Attorney General, :Dem.: - ALONZO G. SMITH. :: For Clerk of the Supreme Court, :Dem.: ;: ANDREW W. SWEENEY. :. For Superintendent of Public Tn4 :Dern.. . struotion. 1: HERVEY D. VORJES. :: For Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, :Dem.: ;: WILLIAM A. PEELE, JR, ■ J :: For State Geologist, :Dem.: :SYLVESTERS. GORBY. ;: For Congress, 11th District. :Dcm.: AUGUSTUS N. MARTIN, :: - Os Wells County. ;: For Senator, Adams. Blackford and :Detn.: Jay Counties, :: HARitY B. SMITH. :: For Joint Representative, Adams, :Dom.: Blackford and Jav Counties, JOHN BRANSTRETTER. :: For Joint ReprosentP'.l <e Adams anil :Dem.: Jay Counties, ; .....: RICHARD K. ERWIN. ;: For Prosecuting Attorney 3th Judi--:Dem.: cial Circmf; . :: GEORGE T. WHITAKER. <3''' ”,'F for Auditor, : Dem.: :: WILLIAM H. 11. FRANCE. For Clerk, :Dem.: :: JOHN 11. LENHART. ! ': For Treasurer, :Dem.: :PERRY ROBISON, :: For Recorder, :Dem.: :|.: WILLIAM BAUGHMAN. :: For Sheriff, < :Dem.: • s :: MARK M. McCONNELL. "■ ■■■ . For Surveyor, . :Dem.: ■ : JOHN W. TYNDALL. :i For Coroner, '.Dem.: • ’ OLIVER T. MAY. . p 0 (. (j olinn jssiouer~-First Districts :Dem.: ' HENRY D. FUELLING. :: For Commissioner—Second District, ■ Dem.: i: CONRAD BRAKE. i ■. ' ~ ) How to VoT£—The voter who votes a straight ticket has but to stamp the square at the head'of the ticket. If It |s interned to vote a mixed ticket, the v.itor will then stamp the square opposite the name of each unndi 3 date lor whom he votes. The tariff robbery is creating' 1 a wonderful howl and prices are advancing. Monopoly has scored another victory. The McKinley tariff bill is ’comprehensive. The most avaricious trust and the greediest monopoly find nothing omitted from it that is worth the asking. • The Harrison administration is only a year and a half old but it is held in such disrepute by the Republican party Indiana that it refuses to grVcnt even a respectable endorsement. The McKinley tariff increases duties from 47 to 60 or 70 per cent, in consequence of which the prices of various commodities are advaming. This is what the countrv is • * getting by placing the reins of government in the hands of the Republican party. The President will make a trip through Illinois, lowa and Kansas next week stopping at one or two places in each state where he delivers addresses. He ought to visit Indiana and see what is the matter with the Republican party in this state before returning to Washington. J - - ~ V - ■ ' * » The Democratic county ticket of Adams is composed of capable men who will, as county officials, serve the best interests of the tax payers in the discharge of their official duties. They are now before the people as the nominees of the Democratic party and justly merit the support of every Democrat in the county. •’ Will the Republican press of this district publish the record made in the legislature by Col. Briant? It would make very pleas ant reading matter for the farmers, especially that part of it relating to the increasing of the salaries of the clerks/ doorkeepers, etc., of that body. Lay great stress on the record and bring it before the peo-< pie. The McKinley robber tariff bill that now places new burdens upon the people was framed at the instigation and in the interest of the monopolists and trusts of this country who contributed their 'money toward the election of a Republican Congress and President. Isjit any wonder in view of this fact that all kinds of manufactured articles are advancing? .gs J . ,

B!!”?L* l ** | i | ,* , j | , l ,i | i IH Hiiijstf, 11 i, ■gggS t SOME TARIFF QUESTIONS., The republic in advocates of aj high tariff are respectfully request- ( ed to answer these questions pro- j pounded by a close obseiver: j Why republicans in js72 favored putting salt and lumber on the-free ligt. ’’ - \ ■ Why they have .changed their minds., 4 - * & Why in 1884 the republicans favored reducing tariff taxes. Why they have changed their • minds. ■ • . Why.the republicans placed hides on the free list in 18.721 Why the tanning industry was not ruined thereby. Why no pauper-made leather or shoes of Europe came dyer., Why the leather industry prospered more than ever before. Why more workman were employed. Why they got better wages. Why, in short, the republican tariff theory didn’t work. Why the price of wdol has steadily ..declined under a protective tariff. Why the reduction of duty on wool in 1883 was followed by an advance in price instead of a decline. TS Wiiy the lowest point in the price of wool was reached under . the highest tariff. Why sheep have decreased m number right along for seven years under a protective tariff. W'hy the .<iieep of Ohio decreased over 200,000 in numbers during one year—lßßl-2-—when the highest wool tariff existed. Why the price of wli'Cat has declined right along - under a protective tariff. Why the price of corn has duciined under a protective tariff. /Why wages have declined under a protective tariff. Why strikes and large bitter conflicts between employes and employers have been common under a protective tariff. W’hy the workingmen of this country have lost more by ten-fold in strikes and- lockouts caused °by attempts-to reduce their wages under a protective tariff than they could liave got but of the tariff tax if they had received every cent of it. Why the cost of living has in-, creased under a protective tariff. - Why-a*w«why-< , .nd socialism have developed under, a protective tariff. Why trusts have grown up undets a protective tariff. i ’’-t — Ashcraft attended the Republican convention at Portland last Saturday but profiting by his experience at Wabash he did’nt tell the Jay county brethren of the ignorant voters in Adams and about theiK absenting themselves from the polls. O, no! Perhaps it was due to the fact that the Republican committee sent P. L. Andrews along with instructions to “saw him off” * the very moment he began to get cranky. The Senate’ has a deep interest in 1 arge capitalists, but'none at all m small ones. It voted to limit the sugar bounty. to producers of 500 pounds or/more. This leaves most of the maple sugar producers and some of the sorghum sugar producers with iio boTinty while the large producers are to get two cents a pound. People of small means have no rights that Republican Senators are bound to respect. A vote for (Congressman Martin means a vote iiithe interest of ioform as against high taxes and cveryw evil of which the farmers justly complain. Martin has proven himself to be a representative of the people. Briant will serve the interest of monopoly if he should be. so. fortunate as to go. to congress. The people of the Eleventh district should make no mistake. Vote for Martin. -| The Republicans are shoeing 6 considerable hostility to Green Smith, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General. They don’t like Smith because he thwarted the 1 purposes of Robinson and his ; henchmen in their attempt to control the Indiana legislature in 1887 1 and made the election of a Democrat United States Senator possible. This is why they have no love for 1 him. * i Any individual who cannot write a ten line paragraph without con- j tradicting himself has not the capac- > ity to judge of the qualification of 1 men for public office. The fourth- 1 rate school teacher of Whitley < county belongs to this class. t s'• - - J

— ;—„ ■ 1 1 1 THAT WRITE UP. i Ihe Herald, in its issue of Thursl day and also in its weekly edition, : comes cut with a great, flourish of ■trumpets and reproduces* a paid ad-' vertisement of C. E. Briant which it tries to palm,off upon its readers as an endorsement of Col. Briant by the Democrat. The people are not devoid of intelligence as the II rail appears- to think. The ■ Pemmrat has never descended to qiersonalitigs.in a political campaign. It adheres to the interests of the people as represented by the principles of the Democratic party. By these principles it will stand dr fall. Col. Briant may be an enterprising citizes and all that, but when he accepts a nomination from the Republican party and thereby endorses its principles—including high tariff, class legislation, Dudleyism and all the term implies, he-is to be judged not by his career as a business man but by the princijdes of the party’ he trairis with. Further than *this Mr. Briant in his legislative record has proven by’ his votes that he is the friend of corporations and opposed to the interests of the farmer and the laborer. The people have tried the Republican party, which Mr. Briant represents, for thirty years and it lias robbed tlieni at every turn. The ll.ralll iii all probability vyill deny’ that the write up of Col. Briant.was paid matter, hence ,we a’ppend the statement of Mr. F. M. David, the gentleman who wrote the article: «» IICXTINCTON, IX Dl\, ) September Jbtli, f 8&. This is to certify that the sketch of Col. C. E. Briant which appeared in the ■will tin.! r date of September 25, 1890, was written by-me and based upon statements given me by Col. Briant Fiirther inore, it is paid matter, an advert! einenf. for which I was paid the sum of sls. Notnember of the stall* had anythin;’ to dp with the’writing or soliciting of the article and. it in no way represents the sen’inwnis of the piper. Under contract with me . and under existing postal mvvs, the proprietor of the -Deyiwcit could not refuse legitin ate advertising, such as the write up of Huntington and-its citizens when offered advertising rates for the same. F. M. David. This is not all, the editor of the Ilcraltlliwyw it was paid matter when he tried to palm it off on the readers of his paper as the .sentiments of the Democrat. If he did not know this fact from outside reports he certainly could infer it from the following which appeared in the same issue: Jn this 'week’s issue of the Democrat wilPHe found a very complete “write up” Os the business interests of the city of Huntington, the work of which was done by Mr. Francis M. David who makes a of that class of work.^-77 !jh Daily Democrat, September 27th. Since the anti-lottery law has gone into effect the United- States mails have been effectually closed to the lottery companies. They now propose to do business through the express companies but it is understood the Post Master General has construed the statutes as to make it a penal offense for it to do business through that channel. It is a curious fact that the work of the New Orleans post-oflice is diminished one-third by the new law. It shows what'an enormously prosperous enterprise the Lottery had’’ become. The law prohibits the the publication of newspapers containing lottery advertisements and as a result several publications have been seized by the postal officials. It looks like the giant octopus will be effectually - Hon. Sam Randall, of Pennsylvania, Democratic member of Congress whose death occurred last April was one of the few men in public life who died poor. Although in Congress for many years where the temptations are sometimes' great to obtain a competency questionable transactions, yet he held himself aloof f/om th'e enticement of wealth' and ended a hie of eminent public service to his country with a spotless reputation, leaving behind an estate of only Five thousand Men of all political parties revere his memory. An important point for voters to remember is that under the new law the voter who removes from one precinct to another, even in the same ward or township within thirty days of the election, or after October 4th, thereby loses his vote. Therefore if you are compelled to move out of your ward or precinct better do so not later than to-mor-row if you care to vote this fall. The Republican party first espoused the cause of the colored man, secondly that of the soldier and lastly the claims of the monopolist from whom the party has been drawing the “fat” that is necessary to pefpetuate its lease of power. HB &

— ■ ■ ll■ - TAHII E EFFECTS PHICES. The following circular leuer issued, by-the great hardwars house of Foster, Stevens & Company, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to their patrons on September 9th, is highly instructive for those who think the*tariff is not a tax. It is all the more important coming as it does from a Republican source and shows just how the McKinley bill is effecting the price of .different kinds hardware. The circular says: Asjmportant anp rather radical advances in prices of some articles in the hardware line are dailj- taking place we wish to say a few words that you may more fully understand the situation and not think that the jobber is overcharging you. '■ axes; - There is now but one ax company in the United States, and that is called’ the /American A4 and Tool company with headquarters at Pittsburg. This company has- purchased outright every ax factory, in the country Os any importance, and by tjjus controlling the production have advanced prices on an average of>2 a dozen This company also controls the manufac tore of ax polls (for the head of axes), the machinery pt which is patented, and thienables them to keep the price on polls so high np one else can afford to make axes. SAWS—HAND AND CROSS-CUT. In this industry the same i forces have been at work, and to day there are but two companies who manufacture handsaws, where there were a dozen four months ago. Priq.es in this line of goods have been advanced from io to 40 per cent. In cross cuts it is the same. By a consolidation cf interests prices have been .advanced from 4to S cents a foot. - o LEAD. Everything made p|f lead has. taken a decided advance, owing to recent decisions of the admitting of Mexich ore into this country, as .well as ( by combinations” of manufacturers. Shot, lead pipe; lead," solder, babbit metal, Lave all advanced, and may go still higher. The passage of the silver bill will also effect all articles made of oy coated with -stiver. In the 'n.-.rdwafit line plated knives and forks, spoons,.etc., will be effected and advances made. . - TIN. The present tariff on sheet ti'n is one cent a pound, and the KcKinley tariff bill, which no doubt will pass both houses ot congress, advances the duty to 22-10 cents per pound. This must, of course, advance tin from -sl.-25 to 00 a box, according to the weight of said box. This advance in sheet tin will effect the articles oi tinware, and advances will be made all along the line. Tin in New York has already advanced from 50 cents to $3.00 a box, and is grow-, ing stronger each day as tiie certainty of -the passage of the McKinley tai iff bill becomes more assured. Not a box of tin is made in this country, notwithstanding which tin has declined in price from sls to $4.50 a box during the last twenty five years. ■ e GLASS. The window-glass market of this country is practically in the hands of two large who work in harmony as to prices, which has resulted in a steady advance for the last year, averaging about $0 per cent. ZINC OR STOVE BOARDS, The Adams & Westlake company, A. I. Griggs, Sidney, Shephard & Co., Central Stamping company, W. H. Sweeney Manufacturing company. All of the above named firms were anxious for our business last year but now they have all sold out to the American Stove-Board company, with offices in New Yoik and Chicago; and a genteral advance on all line's has taken place. Last pear you could buy a 2S-irich square papeiMwjcdzjnc for 36 cents. This year the same tlimg costs you 72 cgnts. An advance of ioo per cent. ammunition. The price is controlled by a combination, and yog Irave to pay the price or go without. , POWDER. , The same. —but one price, and that near ly double whgt it was two years ago. su m ma R v. We call your attention to these matters so you .will understand why, on nearly every invoice you get, you will find something higher than it* was before. Tne tendency of the times stems to be consolidation, thus enabling large corportinns to produce the goods cheaper and 1 sell them at a higher price. We fail to ‘find, however, in all the consolidation of various lines of goods a single instance, notwithstanding the advance they put on the goods,’ where they lave advanced labor a cent. It the consumer who purchases last does not pay this increased cost we do not know who does. If he reaps any petsnnal benefit -from it we would like to know where it comes in. This is "hot a political document, but fair statement rjf the condition of certain lines ot business as we daily come in contact wjth them. Foster, Stevens & Co., - j Hardware Merchants. The Huntington Herald remarked last week that “Congressman Martin had asked for and received an indefinite leave of absence from congress on account of sickness’and that the favor? would be extended for all time to come by the voters of this district next November.” The fact is Congressman Martin has not enjoyed the best of health for several months at Washington owing to the excessive duties imposed itjion him as a representative of the people of this district and he needed a short cessation from public life. congressmen have been pi'ivileged to leave Congress by the score but when a Democrat wants a little rest the Republicans kick. So far as the absence being extended for all time to come it is only | diseased imagination of the Herald editor. i

In several counties says the Indianapolis Sentinel the republicans are resorting to the same tactics tliey used lij 1886 to defeat members of the legislature. 'Talking to a democrat, carelessly, they will say: “Os course the democrats will have the legislature by a good majority, but I would like to have our man elected in this county, etc.,” or. “I Would like to see the farmers represented in the legislature,” in case the republicans ’nave indorsed a' farmer. This scheme is being worked wherever there is the slightest possibility of beating a democrat, and the republicans hope that enough may be defeated to give them the legislature. t /They have some reason to believe the plan will work, because it worked so well in 188.6 that they came within two votes of having a majority on joint ballot in the legislature of 18s7. There were a great many democrats who had occasion to repent of their folly after that election, and it is to be hoped that the party learned its lesson well enough to'femember it. No one need be deceived in this matter. The republican party is making a desperate effort to carry the legislature, and will use any argunient or any appeal to beat a democratic candidate for the legislature at any point. Whether it be the absurd lie that they have go hope of carrying the legislature, or the raorfe absurd lies in regard to the state defit, or -the still more absurd lie that the democratic party is pledged to introduce the single tax'*system in Indiana, the object is one and the same—to defeat a democrat for tqe legislature. If they succeed, the democrats who are misled giving them success will be sicker than those who voted for Harrison, on the ground of state pride. A democrat who does »not stand by h!.s parly’s legislative candidate this <5 . year is lacking in brains. The next legislature will elect a U. S. senator. He will be cither a hightariff republican or a tariff-reform democrat. You are making your choice when you vote for a member of the legislature. • The Indianapolis Sentinel says the greatest obstacle the democratic party of Indiana has to contend with in the pending campaign is over-confidence in its own ranks. Democrats who arc standing on street-corners or writing to newspapers predicting fifteen to twenty thousand majority are doing more damage to the democratic cause than they can u%do between now and election day unless they go to work at once. The fact of the matter, is—and the democrats of Indiana may just as well wake up to it 1 —that this campaign is not going to be a picnic for them. It is going to take hard work and close organization to elect the state ticket and save the* legislature. The republican managers will have at their back the entire resources of the administration. They will have plenty ot money, and they have plenty who know how to use it. The republican party has been pret- . ty badly demoralized in Indiana for some time but it has a rare faculty for pulling itself together on short notice, and there is no doubt that it will bitterly contest every inch of the ground in Indiana tins year. Let every democrat who reads these lines go to work at once in his in'iracdiate vicinity, and keep at work until the polls close on election day. “Eternal vigilance is the price of It is not generally known that the grave of Nancy Hicks-Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, is at Lincoln City, Spencer county, Ind., the Lincoln family having lived there a short time while on their journey from Kentucky to Illinois. Until a few years ago the grave was unmarked out in the woods, the cartie browsed about it it became neglected. Then the Messrs. Studabaker, of South Bend, erected a plain marble slab over tjie grave and enclosed it by a neat iron fence. Now the grave of the mother of the martyred president is visited by hundreds of people every year. The Journal teems with contradictions. It’s natural, however, because the editor is built that way and has not the faculty or getting out of 3 hole when he puts himself in. For instance last week in one breath he said that “Ilolthouse and his successors and predecessors were honest men” and in another that “irregularities hang over the treasurer’s office.” How could there be irregularities, if, as the Journal says, the treasurers were all honest men*? The logic of the Journal is past finding out. It’s tangled condition excites much sympathy.

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