Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1894 — Page 4

-LJ-LLL..— , She democrat JT. MltlKlW, Proprietor. I RID AY. MARCH fl. 1894. Unto, o/ Swh»ertpHon. One Year, In advanooH wl Six Month* Four Months, it I .’ All subscriptions not paid during the year will be charged at the rate of *2.00. j Office In Democrat Building, east aldeof Sec ond Street—ground Door COUNTY TICKET, ;: For Auditor. : W. H. 11. FRANCE. mem. JOHN 11. LENHART. • ; For Treasurer. :Detn.; DANI RL P. BOLDS. ; For Recorder. .Dem.: HARVRY HARRFFF For Sheritf. , • , :Lem.: PETER P. ASHBAUCHER. * ForCoroner. | J Dem.; S.C. CLARK. : For Surveyor. :Dein.: "W. E. FULK. 1 • : < :: For Commissioner 2nd Dist. j 'Dem.: CONRAD BRAKE. ( For Commissioner—3rd Dist. .Deni. DAVID ECKROTE. J ( DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET I ! ;For Mayor, 1 ; Dcm : A. P. BEATTY. ( 1 •, — : For Clerk, ;Dem.: FRANK CHAWFORD For Marshal Denl - MILLIARD F. COWAN. * ■ : ] : For Treasurer f ,: Denl -: F.E. MCLEAN. { :: ’ 'Councilman—First Ward Bom.: J. W. PLACE. 1 ] : Councilman—Second Ward ( BARNEY J- MEIBEKS.. j : Councilman—Third Ward 1 : Detn.: PETERCONTER. ' ’ * I Gravel Roads for the Country, £nd Vitrified Bnok streets for De- , catur should be the by word of ( every enterprising citizen in Adams County. j If the Senate will stop talking ' and pass the Wilson bill substan- ■ tially as it came from the House all will be forgiven. Action is what is needed, prompt and decided. Third Ward (sometimes dubbed the Bloody Third) is now fully restored to its former state of docility and activity. There wouldn’t be 1 any politics in Decatur if the Bloody Third wasn’t recognized. The Evansville Courier printers struck last Saturday because one of their number had been discharged by the foreman for using profane talk in the composing room during working hours. The only evidence of crookedness about the Patent Office at Washington is that a great many office-hold-ing Republicans are enjoying profitable extensions after their patents have expired by law or forfeiture. The Democratic Congress has secured a quorum without counting one. The Democratic party never counts its chickens before they are hatched. But this has been an awful stain on the old hen. Our larmer friends should not forget when in the city to call at our office and make themselves at home. Any news ol their neighborhood that they have to relate will be thankfully received and published in our papeT/Call and see us. That paat of Monroe street that lies east of Front street is m a very bad condition, and should be ini proved at the first opportunity. There is more travel by farmers on this thoroughfare than on any other leading into the city. Let our Street Commissioner cast his Eagle Eye in this direction with a veiw to having it worked usu The Democrat’s mention last week of Mr. Steele’s farm as being a splendid location for County Fair Grounds, has enlisted several of our progressive people in the updertalWg. This is as it should be. merchants and business people generally, would realize greater financial benefits through a County Fair of one week’s duration, than by all the circuses in the United States for a life time.

Ex-Preßld£ni\llarrißON has arrived in California to begin a series of law lectures. Neither the McKinley law, the Sherman law nor any other branch of the criminal law will be discussed, as it is Mr. Harrison’s intention to confine Himself to a consideration of civil practices. Wk thought that the City Council had designated Court Street as the proper place for all street fakers and actors to ply their business? If this be true, there was a violation of the order committed last Saturday afternoon when the entire corner of Madison and Second Streets was blockaded by an attraction of ’some kind. John R. McLean has moved back to Ohio to stand for the United States Senate against Calvin S. Brice, who is expected to fiiove back to OBio soon for the purpose of getting ready to stand for another Senatorial term. With two such foreign millionaires in the field, a seat in the next Ohio Legislature will be worth having. The battle will be for “blood” from start to finish. This will be an interesting week in Congress and especially in the Senate, where the tariff bill will be presented by the Finance Committee. We shall soon see now just what Senators calling themselves Democrats dare to oppose a Democratic measure of tariff reform that has met the approval of the Democratic press and has passed the House by a decisive Democratic majority. The fight will be in the open from now on and public, opinion will get in its work. We have on our table a copy of the Evening Tribune, published at Greenfield, Indiana, with Charles E. Pauley as editor. Mechanically speaking it’s a model paper. In appearance it is yellow. This can be accounted for however, when the motive of the publisher is taken into consideration. A flew paper mill has been started in that thriving city, and the editor of the Tribune wanted to do the proper caper by distributing a sample of home manufacture. Come again. The Mississippi legislators have away peculiar to themselves of ordering the previous question. Two of them made targets of -each other Saturday over a dispute growing out of the Senatorial election and one ot the principals and two innocent bystanders were killed. That sort of “civilization” is getting to be out of date and in another generation or two even in Mississippi it will be considered as barbarous as it is now in almost every other State in the Union. T Lord Roseberry, who will succeed Mr. Gladstone and be the leader of the British liberals, is a man of great ability, well liked by the Queen and enjoying the confidence of the nation-at-large. In.his management of the foreign relations of the empire be has shown decision of character, clear grasp of great questions, and promptitude of action and executive force at critical moments. He has great skill in handling men, as was shown in his bringing the mine owners and strikers to a settlement of their differences after the bitterness of a long and determined strike. But it will be no easy task for him to succeed Gladstone, The radical wing of the party under Labouchere will not take kindly to a peer for leader of the liberals. Our esteemed neighbor, the Decatur Journal, et al don’t seem to admire our article of week before last regards to the starting of a daily evening newspaper, and expectorates by saying that “we had better learn to edit a weekly.” Such balderdash can easily be accounted for. The Democrat believes in progression; and to that end have we always directed the columns of dur paper. Our paper contains from one to three columns of editorial write-up every week on matters of interest to the people of DecMfcur and Adams County. It was the Democrat that first took up the , improving of Second street with ; brick. That idea has recently been ■ taken up by our City Fathers and ■ moulned into such shape that Jeso- ■ lutions were passed by that honor - . able body to have Second Street i paved with Vitrified Street. brick. J This and many other valuable sugi gestions made by us have been , prolific of great pood to the general 1 public. Can the Journal “Edit” as well?

. ' Criticism on Hie Financial Crisis of (lie Day. Editor Democrat:—Many have undertaken to solve the question of financial crisis. With your perinis sion we contribute a few thoughts for the consideration of your reade rs. It appears to un that there is a long and vigorous struggle pending; the few with capital and the masses who have the power of the majority, if they use it in their interest, being thq combatants. Our sympathy being with those who struggle through lisp by toil regard lees of what the avocation may be —a native born of Adams county since 1844, should not beotherwise. When momentous thoughts bestir our minds aiftt the inevitable good or ill for millions of our equals hang trembling in the balance it sends the blood of a nobler nature leaping through our veins. '1 o propel exertions through the brain to check avaricious in their game of dplusive duplicity and awaken the careless multitudes to their interest and their ready power which they can abundantly maintain at least in a representative government like ours. Our United States Senate, it is said, is composed of millionaires at least a majority of them—men ot large incomes. Is it any wonder that they “tear into pieces” those features of the Wilson bill which are detrimental to the multi millionaires—those distressing money centers, but would bring blessings to millions of us toilers. Again in the House, as in the Senate, the different avocations of life ought to be as nearly as possible represented equally according to the number in different avocations, but how is it, and how has the welfare of the toilers been looked after? The burdens of the capitalists have been removed, while the toilers continued to bear them along with their labors and now many of them are deprived even of that labor which is their only means for honorable subsistance. Yes, many of them are driven to desperation because nowhere can they go to honestly earn a dollar. The state of affairs could be very different had a mojority like ourselves been placed into the Legislature halls to create and disburse our revenue, establish laws only for just, economical government, and to maintain the rights and liberties of all the people. During the last decade, a period of foreign and domestic peace, class legislation, extravagance, commercial tyrany—have marked the character of our National legislation; so that at short intervals one money crises succeeded another, dragging thousands of worthy well-planned enterprises into bankruptcy, causing distress and suffering to those who produce the wealth of our country. This in a land of inexhaustable resources-apd boundless industry—one that should teem with prosperity may be justly pronounced an unpardonable result. This is not calamity howling; but we do say our tuition costs us too much, and we fear that our sons will fall into the same ruinous extravagance which such lessons propagate. We maintain our conviction that vital effective remedies are attainable that repealing is quite as essential as passing laws. fine much abused is the money making power. Money at this age is a necessity for everybody. It is as essential as bread, clothing or houses. It should be in sufficient quantity to fully supply every one's need of that article who has either earned it or possesses anything of value. To deprive anyone of its enjoyment is to rob him of his pursuit of happiness; hence it is unconstitutional. Congress has all to do in creating the quantity And quality of this article, money, as much as the hatters have of 1 bat of hats, the shoeist that of shoes and boots or the farmers that of bread and meat. Should such frequent panics occur in clothing or provisions as in money, we would say what a poor class of clothiers and farmers we have! Someone says Congress is not to blame for its scarcity all Over the country, it is the money monopolists. We reply, it is the duty of that Congress to regulate that article for the benefit of all the people; not only for a few wealthy ones. Should a few wealthy individuals

—? • accumulate all the breadstuff and withhold it fro n the people some legal wAuJd have to be ap1 plied. * . r * Why can we n’fit obtain the money for our labor last summer, or for our credit notes, though good they may be without a ruinous bonus? 1 Onr banker- tell u“ -'they cann >t ’ buy them; they have no money for that purpose. ' If there is an insufficient quantity ■ in oirc'ulation the government should issue more. If it is withheld from the people by monopolists, the government should issue an adequate supply for the people i and put it beyond the reach of i. monopolists. We should have mass legislation instead of class legislation. A body of rent representatives of the people can and will give that deserved legislation. Lobbyists would then find nothing whatever to do there. J. J. M. Miller. Vera Cruz, Ind., March 3, 1804. The Commissioners ought to do something with the old Fair Grounds at this te 81011 of court. The fence on the west side has either been blown or torn down for a distance of several hundred feet and not a building or stall remains standing. Why not sell this trait of valuable ground (there are several buyers) and apply the same to forming a new organization. Many thousand acres of laud have been leased in Adams County during the past six months for oil and gas prospecting purposes. Old-time oil men say that Treble township will be a surprise to many when operations commence, as in their belief oil in large and paying quantities is deposited in that neighborhood. Should the opinion of these experts be verified to any considerable degree, Decatur may expect the “boom” of her life this summer. Now is a good time to ponder over the construction of Gravel Roads. We venture the saying that if a petition would be circulated among our farmers just now in the interest ot gravel roads, very few of them would say “No” to the enterprise. There is a time for all things, and as some people cannot see the benefit of gravel roads in July or August, they can be enlightened on the necessity thereof at this season of the year. !1L ... 1,1 Third Street should be the next street taken up by our City Fathers and improved. Along this street some of the finest residences in the city are situated; but it is only during the tew warm months—when every other place is dry—that vehicles can be driven over this thoroughfare with any degree of satisfaction. A number of property owners along this street are anxious to have this improvement commenced as early as practical. A prospective candidate for the office of Treasurer of Adams county two years hence, will donate SSOO of his first year’s salary, and SI,OOO of his second year’s salary to the county for gravel road building purposes, This is the man the voters of Adams county have been looking for these many days. Who’ll raise the ante?—Decatur Democrat. Under the present fee and salary law, where will the Treasurer’s living come from after he has deducted his deputy hire and donated his SSOO or $1,000? It is safe to say that the Elkhart County Treasurer will make no such rash promises.— Goshen Democrat. Bro. Beane, you are out of order! These are Democratic times and if we would play the deal out, we must put on our retrenching harness ( in this as well as all other matters. . Moreover, if the “proposer” of this L undertaking doesn’t go into bank- ( ruptcy during his first term of offce, r there will valiid reason ijn believing r that the fee and salary bill was a ’ prudent passage by our last legislature. The annual distribution of seeds by the Department of Agriculture I in response to personal applications ’ has been discontinued for the pres ent seasion and hereafter distnbut tion will be made at the direction of the Congressmen who still have certain quantities to their account. - The Department this year provided 1 for more than 9,000,000 packages r of seeds, two-thirds of winch are the j qaotiTfor Congressmen only, ond third being sent out independently > by the Department. The appro e pnation for the distribution of seeds -for the present-fiscal year is $135,f 400. Secretary Morton does not bet lieve in the wholesale, distribution 0 of seeds and be has submitted to f Congress an estimate asking fdr but $35,000 for buying and distributing s seeds for the coming fiscal year.

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