Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1893 — Page 4

©he democrat r. BLAOKBURJf, Proprietor. /BIDAY. Nor. 17. 1893. Ratet nf SwbrcHpMoi*. One Year, In advance tl ISO Six Month* '•■■ i 5 Four Month* ’••■• l '“ All subscriptions not paid during the year will be charged at the rate of 52.00. Office In Democrat Building, east side of Second Strcot-ground floor A TAHiri' Bill without an income tax might still bo an income tax, but it would lack something of being a perfect revenue measure. Fort Wayne suffered a $50,000 fire last Saturday night. Geary's World’s Museum and Aldine hotel were the principle buildings consumed. Many of our exchanges say that Isaac P. Gray came home, for the purpose of “fixing” the Senatorial campaign. Ov course the 1 all Sycamore of the Wabash will lay dormant and acquiesce in any movement in that direction? - Ml. - Decatur and Hartford City people still have their mail handed out to them by Republican postmasters. It is '"'diistoiH . though, that this state ot things will not last much longer.—Warren Republican. Forbearance once in a great while ceases to be a virtue, and if the long looked for change doesn't occur soon, we’ll order a new deal and see who's in and w’ho s out? Nowadays the amount of a man’s life insurance has much to do with fixing the exact cause of death. If insured for SI,OOO or $5,000, his death is natural. If insured for SIO,OOO or over, at once he is suspected of being the victim of bis own or another’s hand. Rev. Hick’s forecasts on weather are all right in that department, but Decatur has a man that can give him cards and spades in foretelling > events, but in a different department. We allude to the Evening News man. who makes affidavit that the daily circulation of that paper will be 400 or more by December, next, although it can’t show up one-half that number at present. Electricity is gradually taking the place of oil for locomotive headlights. One St. Louis road—the Vandalia—has fourteen locomotives

equipped with the new light and is | adding to the number every week. The recent rear-end collision on the Illinois Central road would probably not have occurred had the engine of the second section been provided with an electric light. Messrs. Fosuyke and Laßtie, of Indianapolis, were in the city last week, on business pertaining to the apportioning of taxes for State purposes. The former gentleman is the Assistant Attorney-General of the State, and the latter his son-in-law. For the benefit of our R G contemporary, the editor of the Journal, we will say that the “books were opened” and found all “o. k. ! • lE— - "" The evil, in a party sense, of nominating bad meh for political office was shown in the study of the : returns from New York. Not only ' was Judge Maynard overwhelmingly defeated, but the magnitude of his defeat was to pull down the entire Democratic ticket. And why not? A party that thrusts a tainted Judge before the people deserves nothing less than a sweeping defeat. The lesson is one that should be heeded by political parties everywhere- The time ought to be .past! when voters east tbei’ 1 ballots for bad men simply because they are the nominated candid ites of their inartv.

TIVI ’ ' Whenever a change occurs m fctbe management of the Decatur Epost-office, the Democrat suggests Ihthat the gentleman who succeeds ■ Mr. Quinn introduce an accommo- j Elation that would please the patrons ■of lock-boxes and others-who* have Kffijl to deposit on days when the Hffice is not kept open for business, ■ti. Sundays and holidays. By this ■ye mean to keep tfjar or unlocked ■lie doors of that building so that can—at any time of the day 7a.m. to p- m, get their jHhajl- As the people of Decatur BLnt to keep abreast with qUier ■BtWiiS of our calibre, we would say BHL the party who has a “cinch ’ on |Hkoffice, to take a copy of- these Kggestions to bed with him, and nf the kind words m store iKrhim ifainovation as the above be introduced.

INJUSTICE TO MR. MARTIN. Meeting Congressman Marlin, of Indiana, the chairman of the invalid pension committee, your corres 1 poudent questioned him as to the truth of the reports published in one of the contemporary Indian- ’ apolis papers last week concerning > the committee’s action on pension matters. Said Mr. Martin in reply: i “1 make it a rule never to pay attention to ordinary newspaper articles or correspondence criticising my official actions, but I learn that this attack was made by some irresponsible pci son who was temporarily in charge of the work here." “But what were the facts in the case?” queried your correspondent. “Well,” replied Mr. .Marlin, “I will tell you the facts as briefly as I can. Oct. 21 1 was approached by one of my colleagues who carried in his hand a copy of the Indianapolis Journal. He called my attention to an article headed: “Waugh on Pensions,” which said: “I have no idea that this congress will pass any pension bills, excepting very few private measures which will be so palpably meritorious that the democratic majority will not dare to refuse action.” Said Representative Waugh of the Ninth Indiana district to the Journal correspondent today. ; Judge Waugh Is very indignant over the refusal of the house committee on invalid pensions to take up for consideration any of the hundreds of bills before it. He believes that Chairman Martin must be acting under a general understanding or instructions from the interior department that there shall be no pension legislation in this congress, “Now,” said Mr. Martin, “as Judge Waugh and I are personalfriends. I felt that there must have been some mistake and as I failed to find him on the floor of the house I then addressed him a courteous letter, inclosing a copy of the Journal special, asking him to withdraw the above quoted language. “At that time, too, I was still more astonished to find, by an inspection of the records of my committee, that Judge ‘ Waugh had not introduced a single bill or resolution concerning either private or general legislation, and 1 could not conceive any reason why he should make such statements about either my committee or myself. “Two days later, before the house

V '-• — J ~ — y — - reassembled, Judge Waugh informed me that be wished ’to see me soon. When the house met that day Judge Waugh introduced a resolution to require the pension office to furnish pensioners copies of all charges, that might be filed against them. “Before I could utter a word Mr. Livingston, of Georgia, moved to refer the resolution, not to the committee on invalid pensions, but to the committee on pensions, which has jurisdiction of matters arising out of the revolutionary war and all other wars except the war of the rebellion, of which latter subject my committee has exclusive jurisdiction. I suppose Judge Waugh’s resolution went to the committee on invalid pensions. i “Alter introducing bis resolution ’judge Waugh came to me and said he had never thought or used the expressions credited to him in the Journal special, and asked me how he could right the injustice. He told me he would both reply to my letter and make the correction through the Journal. Next day I received a letter from J udge W augb, now in my possession, in which afi ter referring to the objectionable I language I have already quoted from the Journal special, he says: , ‘Now in justice to you, personally, I desire to say I have no recollec-

tion of using the language imputed to me, and that i believe you personally are friendly to pension legislation and disapprove of the present administration of the pension office Ido myself,’ and more in the same strain. “I fully expected to find a similar correction m the Journal, and was therefore astonished to read another special in the Journal crediting Judge Waugh’s resolution to the -Hon. Henry IT. Johnson and I attacking me personally for having I objected to it, find stating that the | resolution had been referred to my committee, where it would be I smothered. i “Judge Waugh has not intrOi dueed a single pension bij.l, for 1 either public or private legislation, > which has been referred to my com-, ! njittee during this session, nor has he appeared ?be.fore my committee

at any of its several meetings in regard to any stuih bills. Such being the ease I would be justified in interring that he never made any of the offensive Statements imputed to him in the Journal specials. If he did, it remains for him to so say.” ' “Up to date no correction has appeared in the Journal, and I will summarily state that the imputations thus east upon the committee on invalid pensions and upon myself are unjust and untrue.”' Indianapolis Sentinel. 1 u VALUE OF THE MINT MARK! In answer to an anxious inquirer the Philadelphia Press gives some information as to the nature of money that will not stand the test of reason. It says in the first place: Fiat money is that which is made to'do the office of money by virtue of the command of the government making it a legal tender for debts, and which wouhi-dje of no value withoutttliatcoHHiiand. Paper money which is redeemable in coin on presentation is not “fiat,” for it is worth the money it is payable in independent of its legal tender quality. The silver dollar would be fiat money to the extent of the difference between its bullion and legal tender value, but for the fact that it is exchangeable for gold, so that which would otherwise be its fiat portion is, like the greenbacks, the government’s promise to pay. This is well enough so far asj it goes, but the Press does not carry to its legitimate conclusion its point that silver is maintained at the gold standard by being exchangeable for gold. This is now true, of course, as to silver alone, but there is no reason why it should not apply to all silver equally if there were governments ready to exchange gold for it at a fixed ratio, as each country now does with its own coins. The Press forgetful of this fact, says: If all the important mints were closed to the coinage of gold it would undoubtedly fall in value. In the same way if the leading markets of the world were for any reason closed to wheat that staple would tall in value and its production fall off greatly. Demand and supply together go to make up the market value of any product. The mint mark no more gives gold its value than the peck measure ogives value to wheat. Both mint stamps and peck measures are convenient instruments for ascertaining and proving value and that is all. It is a long way between this and fiat tponey, which in one instant is a .blank piece of paper and in another reads “this is a dollar and a legal

tender for all debts. The mint mark does not give value to tbe coin because it is an agreement of the government to maintain it on exchangeable relations with gold, which is now r the sole standard in this country as well as in most of the commercial nations. As a matter of fact three-fourths of all the silver in the world is maintained at a standard varying from 14 to 1 to 10 to 1 because* it is in tbe shape ot coin. If all these nations should give free coinage to the remaining silver it would at once come to the same ratio, because it would then be exchangeable also. The establishment of a bimetalic coinage ratio is in fact a bid for the money metals at a fixed rate, and if all countries make the same bid there would be no fluctuation in tbe value of either as measured in tbe other. This would «ot be “fiat,” but it would be giving an arbitrary fixed value to the metals by the mint mark. One country alone could not maintain such a system without losing its stock of one 1 or the other of the money metals, 1 but all Hie nations acting in con- ’ junction could do it without inconvenience. ‘ i The “majority” that must “rule” ' at Washington is the Democratic ’ majority in both houses if theres is to be a Democratic party in exist-

ance next year. The A. I’. A.—anti-patriotic aggregation met with a Waterloo in Chicago and Omaha. In the latter city their ticket was buried under 8,000 adverse majority and Judge Gary, whom they opposed because he is a Catholic, was triumphantly elected by the people fvho voted for him because he is a staunch and true defender of law and order. Mr. Ci.evei.am> and Secretary Gresham have given much study of late to tlrn.Hawaiian question and have come to the conclusion that the action of the American Minister at Hawaii was altogether wrong mid out of place. They therefore ' will withdraw and allow them tode» ■ cide their own differences, and mold ’ whatever character"of Government ! they desire. " R

Senator D. R. llii.i. is not saying • a word but it is safe to wager that he is sawing wood. ' Some people reveal the future by cards, some by coffee grounds and some by an affidavit. Strange revelations Come to some people It is not improbable that those Illinois Central train robbers were returning- World’s Fair visitors dead broke and hungry. Colorado voted by 4000 , majority for the amendment to her State constitution granting jjwoniCTt tire right to vote and hold office. Some one has discovered that there is poison in Boston pies, but, thank heaven, the Boston baked beans a-e unimpaired. The City Council is somewhat dilatory in enforcing the law prohibiting the feeding pf animals on Couit Street. This nuisance should be abated at once; and the earlier our City Council enforces the law to that end, the less brimstone compliments will be affixed to their good names, by our people. The United States Sugar Syndicate of New York, has written the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture tor a list of Indiana farmers. The sugar syndicate has in contemplation a beat sugar refinery in tins vicinity and is desirous of interesting the Agriculturists in the enterprise. Inasmuch as the long winter nights are near at hand, would it not be a prudent idea for our City Council Jo “dwelT-on -the idea of which kind of material will be the most durable, economic and satisfactory to put down on Second Street, the coming spring. This matter needs more than ordinary consideration on tbe part of our City Fathers and the Democrat would like to have their best judgment displayed when the opportunity presents’jilself. In Union Is Strength. For the first time in more than thirty years the Democrats nave tbe President, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This gives them the powferAo enwotiegiolation such as the country needs and was promised by the Chicago Convention of last year. There was no doubt as to what the declaration of that Convention meant during the campaign which followed. Democratic speakers and newspapers discussed them unequivocally and w’ithout any doubts as to their intent. Yet the moment that Congress assembles the party divides in both houses and the votes of Republican Senators and Representatives are necessary to carry through a measure to which the rank and file of the party in all States of the West and South were opposedHow long can the Democratic party expect to maintain its organization upon these terms? What hope is there for the continuance of the party in power if the factional spirit that has manifested itself •during the first months of the party’s restoration to the control of the government is to be cherished? Wh|n Congress meets in regular session the Democracy will expect its representatives at Washington . to meet and decide upon a course ol . action. Whatever a majority ,of the caucus agrees upon must be accepted and supported by every ’ Democrat in either house of Con- ; gress. We cannot see how there j can be any vital differences of opin- . ion among them. All subscribed to the principles enunciated atJChieago and asked the suffrages of their ■ States and districts upon those i principles. There has been no r change in popular opinion since the r elections of a year ago. The peo- ! pie are still in favor of a Tariff for j revenue only and of the repeal of ' the federal election law. They are r also in favor of the free coinage of I silver as may easily be discovered by any one-who cares to investigate tbe subject. If the Democratic ' majority of both houses of Congress ’ act together and cany out the I pledges that were made at Chicago . a little more than a year ago, we ’ shall continue to hold the govern- ; ment. If our representatives fail iii i this plain duty to the people the ' Democracy will be retired at the 1 elections of 1894 and Dm;.—Evans- ; ville Courier.

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