Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1893 — Page 4

She democrat ts. BLIOKK VBlf, Proprietor. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1893. Kntre o/ Nuberription. One Year, In advance . fl 50 Six Month* '& Your Month* f *> All aubsorlptlons not paid during the year will tie charged at the rate of 12.(10. Office In Democrat Bulldfhg, east side of Se cond Street—ground Hour WE ARE OPEN FOR AN ENGAGEMENT ‘‘Our esteemed contemporary . the Di 2U>citAT, endeavors to make a big bluster a I “I its large circulation, asserting that it lias a larger circulation than all the oilier papers combined. Tills will include the Evening News. Geneva Herald ami l he Journal. Will it please give the figures'.' The American Newspaper Directory to which each publisher reports the circulation of his own paper rates the circulation of the Democrat and the Journal the same. How is this neighbor'.' The Journal will wager a thousand dollars that the claims oi the Democrat are false. Yea. more than that, the circulation of that paper does nut exceed that of the Journal more that.'ioo. "Come, neighbor, put up or shut." Decatur Journal, Oct. 20. The above article as will be seen from the credit given, is from the pen of the editor of the Decatur Journal. As will also he seen the editor thereof has taken an objection to our statement made in the Dem-

ocrat of October 13. 1593, to the effect that our circulation, numerically speaking, was greater than all the newspapers published in Adams County, which included the Decatur Journal, Geneva Herald and the Evening News. This being the first time that the truthfulness of any statement made in the columns of the Democrat has been questioned, we will take the trouble to enlighten our neighbor, the Journal, on the subject in question, by saying that: The circulation of the three papers published in Adams County and which the Journal names as the Geneva Herald, Evening News and Decatur Journal, we will say that the circulation of the first of the three as given by Postmaster of the Department, is as follows: The Geneva Herald fourhunnred, the Evening News, one hundred and fifty and the Decatur Journal six hundred and sixty-six. making a total of 1260. Now this is a fair estimate on each paper. The Journal editor may think we report his paper low but you must know, Brother, that we are with the J's, and the number of papers reported by our Republican Postmaster on record, that Newspaper Directories do not count against. The statement of the Journal to the contrary notwithstanding, of course, these statements were made some time ago, but under the Republican laws that now are grinding the people, the circulation of the Journal has not increased to any great amount, if it has held its own. As another fact, the Journal pays postage on fourteen pound- of matter sent through the mails. Now, Brother, these are facts that you can’t dispute, the records are against you; as a further fact, when the Journal used a patent instead of plate, the weight of paper was from forty to forty-five pounds. While eleven and one-half papers make a pound> 40 pounds multiplied by 111 papers, 460 papers. Now Brother, if you will take the pains to investigate our circulation you will find it near 40 per cent above all of the papers of this county. As to the wager, we say: “Lead us not into temptation” for we make it a rule to never gamble. While not a member of church, the one we attend teaches us not to gamble; but if you insist on a little bet, we can find you a farmer who will bet his farm against your last summer’s bat that the entire circulation of the Journal does not exceed seven hundred.

Despite the serious conditions of financial affairs, it is amusing to see the advocates of a high protective tariff tearing their hair and beating their devoted breasts of proposed Bohcitude*for the poor farmer, who is knocked cold because of uncer tamty as to what the tariff legislation of the near future is to be. In the meantime the farmer has prq 7 , ducts to sell and is paying off his ; obligations and can show more | ready nioney than the distracted | creditors who are trying to estab- ; hsh his downfall with a view to more props to their already ■ crumbling political edifice. i i 11 ||\ Attention is respectfully called | to-the fact that most 6f the Repub- ■ licans are howling calamity and do- ■■ ing all in their power to egg on a financial crisis. They would much preftr tp see the Nation bankrupt than prosperous under a Democratic rale.

ROAD MATTERS. Tlie question o( better highways is attracting more attention than it ever has before. The agitation of the subject in the papers is of sufficient influence to cause all people to think. With thinking comesa knowledge of the real condition of affairs. After that is once acquired the road question is far on its way toward settlement.

Cities ha,ve solyed the question of decent streets. The excessive traffic which keeps an ordinary earth street, impassible a good portion of the time, has compelled the adoption of the modern methods of street building. It has resulted profitably. Property along improved streets increases in value in almost exactly the same ratio that the improved street bears to the unimproved. Property owners in cities have been quick to see this and improvment continues without interruption. There is no complaint, but rather an urging of the attention of the proper officials to the work of extending the improvements in all cities. The natural consequence is that many American citjes are well paved, comparatively speaking. If the streets were kept as clean as they might be the difficulties would all be swept away. Now apply the same general principles to the country. The improvement of country roads means the increase in the value of all abutting property. It is impossible to estimate this increase, but conservative men, who have carefully examined a large amount of data relating to the subject, give it as their opinion that the value is increased at least ifn cent. If that be true the total first construction could be more than paid back by the increased value of abutting property, leaving entirely out of consideration the matter of easy transportation. Property-hold-ers have generally been blind to their interests in this respect. They have looked only at the first cost and have thought very little about the transportation question, which enters so largely into the agricultural problems of these days. Good roads, over which large loads could be easily and quickly hauled, would ultimately pay off a good share of the debts of the entire country.

Extensive improvements have been practically impossible because there has been no comprehensive system of raising money devised which did not seem to bear heavily upon the hard working and often hard pressed farmer. Massachusetts has a system just going into effect which will be worthy of careful attention. The new law provides for the construction of state roads. The highway commissioners have just completed an examinaition of the roads of the state as provided for in the statute and will soon begin hearings on the improvement question. This system is, in brief; the building of state roads over such routes as shall be designated by the highway commissiones and their maintenance in good repair by the state itself. It does away with the lack of system in road building, which is now such an unpleasant distinction, marking either incompetence, neglect or poverty in the counties where the roads are poor; it assures good rood roads wherever ‘’the system is applied, and places the responsiblity for keeping the roads good where it' properly belongs. One feature of this law which is of importance and very desirable is that which permits the towns to contract with the state for the building of state roads witbin their limit. Local labor thus has the advantage of the enterprise carried on by the state government. /The fact that this system.of roads will be paid for out of the general tax will make each person’s share so light that the entire state will be girdled with good roads almost before the people are aware of it. Then the beneficial effects will be made prominent, and the road question be solved forever. It is the first real attempt to deal with the question in an erabiently practical way, and not .( state m the Union but will watch the experiment with more than the ordinary degree of interest manifested in a new idea before its development and practical usefulness is assured. —lndanapolis Sentinel. Never since the days of the late war lias action on the part of Congress been more sough' for than how; or was statesmanship more imperatively demanded. What the people of the United States want now is action. Cash in your checks and let there be a reckoning.

FALL GREETINGS OF PETE HOLTHOUSE & CO. OUR FALL STOCK OF MENS, BOYS and CHILDRENS’ CLOTHING, Hats. Caps and (tents Fiirnishing’tJoods, ARE NOW READY EOR INSPECTION ON OUR SHELVES. We have taken especial pains this Fall to secure such Goods as will be entirely satisfactory purchasers, and ask you to give us the pleasure of showing you whatever you may need. Our Merchant Tailoring Department is Complete. New, Seasonable and Desirable Patterns Fill Our Shelves. All Workmanship Guaranteed. Come in and Select Early. Yours to Please. P. HOLTHOUSE & CO, THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS ANU MERCHANT TAILORS.

TAKE NOTICE! I ' - A PDW HR! AI Bn 'W- Ist. Because I allow no man in my line REASONS if , 2nd. I buy none but the very best, and direct from the manufacturers, en- ™' abling me to save at least 10 per z rent on jobber’s’prices. SHOULD ; ■ I 1 iilll the aii<| farr y all nnv w lat<‘st novelties of [the dav in I Dill 1 | Fine Shoes. MEN’S, II Mh. Because my motto lias always been UinMUM'Q < 4 ki»d < ‘ (,,,r t < ‘ s y to all castoiiiers, nUlnijl'l u whether they liny or not. AND ' I always Lead, my Competitors FolCmREN’S : y ; lh -: . w riw ! bllUßij Rood Book says the Lord lovetii a OF ME "W rl " ierf " l giv, ' r ' I'C ? 11. ■ A. HOLTHOUSE, 1 Decatur, Indt ; CLEARANCE SALE. The Entire Stock of BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS. WILL BE SOLD AT-COST FOR CASH. ' ■* ■' '' ■ . ■ / . ===== : ~ ' IX TIIIS GILLTOM & CASE BUSINESS BLOCK NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST, COME EARLY

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