Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1891 — Page 4

OH ir § us c rat V. n ?/,e v, /' i‘ii / J». > i, ,i j . iJ. f>. ; .’>'? j . lx t !•!■.■ co-:: 1. ■■ 11,-i'j'rtr;, jlp-v h.lVi- vlo- <i :i < involving the (ith-of rra! in uhich it look lifiec.i we.cX* to’U.’y th? ex*'. there li' ill i o^er- <»I!C inlh-lfefl witlleS.'i 8 i x '"liu* ■■!. Os rourso the. vase h.isgone to lb:' |J>i«•:.» ♦• <•,• ;;! ’. 1 'I'll! > ad.ititii-ii r.t’ : on v. ill go iibv.ii to poMrrily as i ie one that got V.f.ii Jo- large'.* t surplus the country ever hail i:i le.-s than two years after it earnc into power; it, will also be known as the murderer of the Repubi teah parly, as a national organization. ...J There was grim satire in the ac.tion ol tlntlx'e keepers when they fiiiirde Gov. Hill an honorary: member. Their action was taken, however, when he was supposed to have the flighty and troublesome presidential bee in his bonnet, but the sonorous hum of the- insect is no longer heard about the governor's bald but level head. “ The history of American industries has not presented a more melancholy example of the effects of greed thini the action of the coke makers in raising prices until blast funaces all over the country have had to shut down, because they are unable to clear running expenses by making iron at the current low price demanded for coke. " Me». Rachel Voorhees, aged eighty-ume, the. mother of Senator Voorhees, died at her home at Veedersburg, liyd., last Saturday morning. Mrs. Voorhees had been confined to her bed for several weeks, and although her death was not unexpected, it came at last with some surprise. She was an estimable lady, much beloved by a large circle of devoted friends and neighbors.

Americax House, the Ogallala chief, is known as the Daniel Dougherty of the Sioux tribes, lie. is the most eloquent, silvertongued abc: on the cmitihent. He is naturally a man ol» great influence among the ’ Indians. Mr. Horse, it might also be mentioned, is quite an able man with a scalping- Knife. lu the use of the latter he is even more eloquent than by word of mouth.

Another erstwhile prominent Republican is in the toils of the law. W. P. Cannaday, who for many years, because his ability to control the North Carolina delegation Republican national conventions held the position of Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate, has been arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses. /And ye gods, how cheap he sold his character. The amount he obtained on a worthless check,was just $35. That's a cool proposition on the part of the Republican senators, ask- . mg the United States to guarantee the payment of $100,000,000 of the bonds of the Nicaragua ship canai company. If there are any good reasons for this government building the canal, let them be put forward, and if acceptable let us build it and own it, but for the government to furnish the money to build it without owning it is too absurd a proposition to be seriously discussed. 'i’nere is considerable complaint re garding the po tai service in this county, important mail is miss, nt ar.d d< laved, and greatly to the inconvenience and loss of coriimpendence. 'The letter of the Plain Dealer's Ijamsville representative, written Jan: io, and. as ti e postmark shows, mailed the same dayc did not reach this office until Satmd'v, January 24, the dac after the paper went tv press. Better service is imperatively demanded by the basinets public.— H'-abash f'Jtiin DeAr An open confession is gdod for the soul. We have frequently heArd that the Republican mail service was rotten, but this is the first confession that we have heard of coming from a Republicap, source. The orphans’ home at Knights- ? town is one of the most expensive of all the state institutions, as shown from the report sent out by the superintendent. Arid yet this is one of the institutions managed by an alleged non-partisan board. But the truth of the matter is that it is Republican front cellar to. garret and conclusively shows that Republicans are extravagant when placed in charge of any public institution. It might be a good thing to call the attention of the governor to this as a sample of what is accomplished by one of his famous Republican non-partisan boards.

" pxkxx. ■ I be Chicago is woo- . bling again. T.;& p...ii.c~1 editor havjug for Several w*» k -4 Unit there had been aow. . pA.et'> since the e: wet meat ei tie . ' .... .... •• Ai<.i\i-dey-law, the com-p iiv.'U.i-. h»r, i;;. hi., u«de review al «!’.« ;of ii-'.o.i, rec •rd..d a iaige r imirvt increases in prices, buitt UR’-' the political editor has been o. <<<, .•. and lias been protesting that lac in-. |vi vao-of prices is a figment of the > i Democratic imagination. Du lli6 ; • edi'toriiil page of this radical high ■ ! tariff paper of January 18, I* 1 -' we find this: j The rock-bottom price to largest ! buyers in the United States is, on . rim-fne cartridges, 50 and 5 and 10 i I percent; on centre fire goods, 25 and ; ■ 5 and 10 percent. But a dealer in Toronto, Canada, sold rim-fire good at 00 and 5 and 10 percent discount, and is giving on centre lire 40 and 5 j and 10 percent discount. J ust look at ' it. Four concerns,protected by a stiff tariff against foreign-’ competition, combine and crush out and buy out all competitors in this country, and then compel every American’’ consumer to pay them 25 percent more for goods than a Canuck has to pay for the same goods, or a Greaser in Mexico. This is protection with a vengeance; protection to w hat might easily be styled wholesale robbery. Let us figure it out so the average man will understand how much he is paying to the cartridge trust every time he invests in these goods: •Factory price to Factory price • Rim tire— C. S. dealers to foreiirn trade. | 22 per' I,'rtlU $ 2.14. $ 1.77 . | 22 ion«\.. a 2.5. ’.‘.oi ■<2 • - ft .; 4.22 3.42 32 10ng.'... . 4.93 3.54 :y , . 9.<1 5.48 17 .7.10 ti.lti Center tire— «, 32 S. X W .. 7.1'10 ' 5.04 3SS. XW .'. 8.0 i? <>.!•;> 4t s. x w i2.ni 9. it; :>.J Winchester...... 10.2!i 8.21 38 Winchester...... 12.19 9.7t> 45 Colt 13.37 11/2' “Four concerns, protected by a stiff .tariff against foreign competition, combine and crush out and buy out all competitors in this country and tlien compel every American consumer to pay them 25 percent more for goods than a Canuck has to pay for the same goods, or a Greaser in Mexico.”. In his annual address before the | American Protective Tariff League j ■ i’resi lent Ammidowu claimed»great credit for the<>work of the League in disproving the Democratic charge j that protected manufacturers were selling their goods abroad cheaper than at home. That this charge is true of agricultural implements we have had the recent testimony of one Jeremiah Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Harrison. That this charge is true of the ammunition trust we now have the testimony of the Chicago Inter- Ocean, as stiff a Repub- f lican, high tariff paper as we happen to be acquainted with.

Hoi sk bill No. 340, introduced by Mr. Beasley, for the purpose of letting the contract for stationery for the different counties of the state to tbe lowest bidder, is one that looks as though it had its origin with a few’ publishing houses of Indianapolis. While such is the way that most of the county commissioners do; the only difference being that they advertise for bids in the two leading papers of Indianapolis, representing the two parties, that cast the largest vote in 1890, that such notices should be published away from the county letting the contract is a measure to fill the pockets of the newspaper men at Indianapolis. It is not as ble t<Psay that they should publish them in the Chicago or Cincinnati papers or that they should publish them in the Indianapolis papers. While we are willing that the legislature if in their wisdom see fit to cut the fees for printing that they do so, we will always be found protesting against the taking away form home the work that can be done at home. While those favoring such a law will say it will give a better chance for competition, but if those wishing to bid will send the necessary amount to the county papers, they can always have them with the advertisement m, and instead of taking money out of the taxpayers of the different counties it being money in.

Some parties in Illinois have filed a claim in the United States land office m which they set up a claim to apart of the land which the capital building at Washington stands. They base their claim on a lafid warrant from the General Assembly of Maryland, dated April 15, 1788. Samuel O. Burk head, formerly of this county, but now of Kansas is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Norman Case, and tther friends here. »

Jf • KIX LE I ’ I, AL‘ OH 1 A'D ; 'A v lurca-iunaliy m.-c in a Repul,- : Lean newspap.-r the >tal< nkmt ihat j Min:.- pr.-.‘is‘. <ed iiidiixtry or o-ht-j-is : itilargingjts putting in’, new hpich-fnery. ,>\s soon lim J .'diary grab priced Mr. Dunm-li. of! blHtuvsoia, wiio/iau just voted ; di back pay into his own poeklei. : telegrftj..’m.d his agentgo begin haul- j iig for t:ml new house. Ac-,; cording to ail the McKinley philosophy it was the height of political! wisdom to transfer #5,000 from the pockets of the people to the single pocket, of one representative because the #5,000 came from so many people ttyal not one of them felt his loss, whfle the #5,000 concentrated in one man's possession enabled that lucky individual to employ American labor in building a house. [N. 8., for his own exclusive benefit.) And so the new tariff law having given certain industries additional power of taxing’ the people of the United States, some of them are “hauling sand” and showing their signs of increased prosperity. But while in a few instances the owners of manufacturing concerns seem to have been benefitted, and to see their way clear by the light of the new tariff law to bigger profits than ever, you can hardly pick up a paper without finding in it an announcement of a reduction of wages. The McKinley law mSv bring higher profits within the reach of the capitalist, but we do not see that it is bringing higher wages within the reach of the W’orking man. We have recorded these reductions in wages as we have observed them in the news columns of the daily papers from time to time. In addition to those we have already mentioned, M’e enumerate the following:

The Bethlehem Iron Company on January 20th notified its employes that there would be a reduction ranging from 10 to 25 percent in all departments on and after February Ist. This effects over two thousand iron workers. The New York Sun of January 21st says in its local columns that “thirty-three girls employed as trimmers in Alexander Jarvi’s hat factory m Charlton street, Newark, are out on a strike against a reduction in wages. They did not go to the shop yesterday because it was announced *on Saturday that the reduction would take effect from Tuesday morning. The reduction is from 5 to 15 cents a dozen on the various grades of hats. The girls say they cannot make living wages at the new rates.” The New York Tinbune of Sunday stated that the employes of the United Electric Light and Power Company had accepted a reduction of 10 percent in their wages on the understanding that it would only last a few weeks.

Some of the Democratic Senators are credited with saying that they will not assist in the Columbian World’s Fair to be held in 1893, if the Republicans continue their course with the Lodge election bill thus forcing upon the people a measure of that kind is one that the people will not bear under any circumstances. And if the same cannot be defeated in an honorable way-and the American citizen allowed to go to the polls, and vote his sentiments free and untrammeled then it is better for the people of the World to understand that the boast of America—the elective franchise—that should be the pride of every true American, has passed from us and into the hands of a few United State officers, who will control the entire machinery of the Government. And well may the Republicans look on with fear while a few of them have the courage to raise their voice against it, and those who do are in such thundering tones that there can be no mistake in their meaning. While we do not approve of any Democrat doing anything that will retard the progress of the Worlds Fair, there may be some excuse for them where they see tlie personal liberty of the American people being taken away from them, for the purpose of perpetuating the Republican party in power.

Does Senator Cameron believe the old Geriffißi proverb that speech is silyer and silence is gold? When lie had io “fess” that he was concerned in that silver pool silence would have been gold studded with diamonds to him if he could have maintained it, but there are some things which even a senator like Cameron can’t do—conquer his innate spirit of greed, for instance.

TjIR ■j’iT'.UV-oLL.i.' JlkS. „„ ~ ' , -I ina Vt-nsus B;t:0:iu kivcu bu. i the population of Alabama by faces, j and t;ie:figures. ;«.r.-- cab uiitigii to fe-i hssuiw thuse urnwhu'mne! imagiiiyd that tiie iit-yrob's , .were ! mal’iuiyiog rapidly that there j wou.ii soo-.t be n<° room i’jbr vwhite ) folks south of Maso:i ai.df Dixon's! hue. the population of Alabama, j exclusive of ;« Indumkanfi Chi-' nese, was as follows in ibsti: White. | 662,185;. colored, 600,103; white j majority, 62,082. In 1890 the figures were: Whiles, 830,796: colored 681,431; white majority, 149,365, considerably more than double what it was in 1880. Now take the percentages of increase. The entire population of the State, which was 1,262,505 in 1880, was 1,513,017 in 1890, au increase of a very small fraction less than 20 per cent. But the white population increased 25.3 per —almost 25.4 per cent.—while the colored population increased only 13| per cent. These figures should calm, some perturbed spirits that have been wondering what would become of the Southern whites. From the two Carolinas there has been some emigration of colored people, and there has been some immigration of colored peopftl into Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. But we believe that there has been no emigration of negroes from Alabama that explains these figures. •On the other hand, we believe that there has been no immigration of whites into the State to account for them. A good deal of capital has moved into the st|te in the past ten years, but we take it that not many thousands of white laborers have moved in. The increase of the white population of Alabama is pretty nearly the general average of natural increase for the whole country. Additional statistics may cause a modification of this judgment/but as far as the Alabama figures go they indicate that the natural increase of the whites is greater than that of the blacks. The latter are the more fecund possibly, but their death rate is higher than that of the whites.

The fee and salary bill question is being thoroughly by the Democratic papers of the state, and occasionally a Republican paper has a say, but as they never did advocate any reform that will benefit the tanner or laboring man it comes with uncertain tones and without any zeal. Should there be some big monopoly behind it from which they could fry the fat for political purposes, then they would shout themselves hoarse for such a measure. With our representatives there is a full and thorough understanding that there should be a reduction in the fees and salaries of the different officers of the state and counties, and as the different organizations of farmers and laboringmen throughout the state have formulated and presented to them bills showing what they want, it will be an easy matter for them to come to some conclusion at an early date. But as to the time that the same should go into effect is a question that is worrying some of them, for the Democratic platform did not fix a time, and those elected do not feel as though it should be made applicable to them as they were elected under the old law, or the one that is in force to-day, and that the contract with them was under the law as'it now exists, and that the law that is passed by this legislature should be made applicable to all officers hereafter elected. While that is the only fair construction to place upon an agreement between men, it looks fair to place tbe same construction on the matter between the people and their servants. But knowing that our legislators are men of good intellect, and wanting to do what is for the best interest of the people, will give the matter such attention before acting on it that there will be no cause of com’ plaint from any fair minded person. Os course there always has cranks who complain when they cannot control matters to their notion, aside from those we are that when the new law comes it will be satisfactory to all.

The boom that ex-Assistant Post-, raaster-General Clarkson attempted to give General Miles as the Republican candidate for the presidential nomination died young. The Indian trouble seems to be over, and General Miles did not get to cover* himself with the glory that Clark* son anticipated. Thus the hopes of men are blasted. j

i/x Ui I All 3 i k'ZA’. 1 1' A'C PPL 1'• Imping the bi Q i ciseiinur jeai th-, t'cbi-d Kingd om imported wi>t J a: ■- to lie value <»i -t'23,584.61.6. 'f h*> . pruF’ipai sotfees of supply were Rutia and the Uni’-d Slates, tb-> t former furnishing £7.4*1,537 w.-rt:; and the latter ■Su..BD.‘-0". Thf-s--figures alone would iiidi-ite in:;' Russia supplies John Buii witu bread than we do. But it is *<>• be borne in mind that we nearly as much wheat in the form . of flour as in the grain. Last year : we shipped wheat flour to Grcst ; Britain to the value ol £6,734,608, i while Russia shipped practically; none at all. Adding this to the i value of wheat shipped, we have! £13,628,815 as the value of wheat i and wheat flour supplied by us, I against £7,481,537 supplied by j Russia. In our money we supplied i #68,000,000 worth and Russia #37,000,000 worth. The British East Indies stand next Russia as a source of wheat ■ supply to Great Britain, the value ; of the imports thence having been £3,4G 1,845 last year, against £3,404,930 in 1889. Last year Great Britain imported 76,247,516 cwts. of wheat and wheat flour, valued at £32,658,906, against 73,301,472 cwts in 1889, valued at £31,090,401. Os these totals we supplied over 41-t percent, while British India sup plied only a little more than 10 pe r cent. This doesn’t look as though Great Britain %as becoming indo-j pendent of the United States for its j wheat supply through its Indian i possessions. i . J Germany has about concluded to raise the seige she had laid against American pork on account of the high tariff of this country, thus helping the farmers of this country. For sometime heretofore the export of pork was such that it governed the price instead of the home market as has been the case since the McKinley bill went into effect when all the countries that depended upon this country for their hog, legislated against the admission of American pork into their country. The price in this country soon come to the point that home consumption or the demand for pork brought it to. If our people can make some arrangements with Mexico, so she will let our pork in about fall, our farmer can depend on better prices for their hogs, but unless like Germany they change their notion the faftaer of this country will have to turn his attention to something else besides raising hogs.

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