Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1894 — Page 4

| ©he democrat >. RLAOKB UHff, Proprietor. IRIDAY. JULY 27, 18&4. Ratoo of Subooription. One Year, in advance 11 M I Bta Month*. 78 , Four Mont ns 8u All eubßcrhptlons not paid during the year will be charged at the rate of 12.00. Office in Democrat Building, east Bldeof Sec ond Street—ground floor CONGRESSIONAL TICKET. For Congress, --11th District. MARTIN. JUDICIAL TICKET. Judge—26th Judicial Circuit, DANIEL D. HELLER. Prosecuting Attorney—2«th Judicial Circuit, RICHARD H. HARTFORD. COUNTY TICKET. ■ ] For Auditor. :Dem.: w h. H FRANCE. .Dem. JOHN H. LENHART. . ; For Treasurer. 'Dem.: DANIEL P. BOLDS. : ; For Recorder. •Dem.: HARVEY HARRUFF ; ; For Sheriff. . :bem.: peter p. ASHBAUCHER. • • : For Coroner Dem.: S. C. CJ.ARK. .'Dem.: ■ / w E FULK. 2 : * : : * For Commissioner—2nd Dist. •Dem.: CONRAD BRAKE. -• • ••• For Commissioner —3rd Dist. :Dem-‘ DAVID ECKROTE. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE FROM NOW ON TO THE IST OF JANUARY, 1895, YOU CAN HAVE THE DEMOCRAT FOR FIFTY CENTS. REMEMBER THIS IS THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC PAPER PUBLISHED IN ADAMS COUNTY. Rooms of the Democratic Central Committee of Adams County, Indiana. Decatur, Ind., July 26, 1894. To the Members of said Committee: You are hereby notified that there will be a meeting of said Committee at their rooms in the City of Decatur, Indiana, oh Thurs. day, August 2, 1894, at 2 p. m. This meeting is for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Senatorial and representative conventions, and any other business that may come before the Committee. As this will be one of the important meetings of the Committee, it is earnestly urged that every member be present. Kespt. John W. Tyndall, Chairman of the Committee. IT WAS EVER THUS—WITH SMALL BOYS. The Journal smart man (no allusion to Mr. Tenbrook) don’t seem to take kindly to our truthful saying in the Democrat of last week wherein we state that the Democrat is the only newspayer in Decatur that advocates public improvements and the aforesaid S M “gets bacK at us” by ‘‘saying: ‘Tf yon don’t mend your ways the /public (alluding to hirpself) will -raakA some “improvements” on your appearance one of these beautiful moonlight nights.” We now believe what everybody in Decatur has always said of this smart man of the Journal, namely: “that he was small;” but we never dreamed of his resorting to small boy tactics to get even with us. But as it was ever thus with small boys, we’ll not establish a new code ot habits in this instance, and will say to the smart man of the Journal (not Mr. Tenbrook) that at any time he feels sandy enough to carry out the “improvement” idea, to not underestimate the undertaking. Thebe will be no Senate in the United Slates after the close of the present century whose members are not elected by and responsible to their sovereign masters the people

REJECTED IN TOTO. The Senate and House oonfrerees haVe disagreed on the tariff bill. At a full meeting ot the conference of Wednesday Senator Voorhees announced that the members of the Senate and House constituting the majority of the joint conference had not been able to fipd common ground upon which both could stand. Chairman Wilson made his report which although brief was a complete rejection of the bill as it came from the Senate. Every true Democrat will endorse this action ot the confrerees of the House. In constructing a trail! bill chairman Wilson and hisco ! l agues ot the Ways and Means committee were considerate to a fault in guarding against radical changes. The Democratic party wanted radical changes. The people voted for them two years ago. Vet with a spirit of conservatism that was neither expected nor approved by the people, chairman Wilson reported a bill in which the principle of protection was still carefully guarded. The features of the meas ure which gave satisfaction to the country and enabled the advocates of a tariff for revenue only to over look everything else were the tree list and income tax. The great staples wool, sugar, iron' ore, lead ore, coal lumber and salt were freed from bearing any kind of a tax, and m these important changes the country saw cheaper clothing, cheapfuel, cheaper houses, cheaper implements, tools and household uten ails. With the income tax the class which has always escaped bearing its proportionate share of the burdens of government would be brought under reasonable tribute, and this feature was scarcely less universally approved than the free list. There was a disposition to accept the action of the House cor dially and Senator Voorhees publicly assured the country that the bill substantially as it passed the House would be accepted by the Senate and ultimately become a law- Indeed he allowed only a few weeks time tor its discussion and passage. But events have shown him a poor prophet. Months instead of weeks have passed during which time the Senate has been engage*' m the work of replacing on the dutible list almost every article which the house had placed on the free list. The monstrosity at length passed the Senate and was referred to the House. After two or three weeks of vain endeavor to bring the Senate confrerees to a rising sense of their duty the House confrerees, true to their obligation to the country, have repudiated the action ot the Senate in toto. A more righteous position was never taken by men charged with a grave responsibility than this action of the confrerees of the' House. It will be approved by sincere Tariff Reformers and Free Traders everywhere. There will be general disappointment and indignation at the conduct of the Senate confrerees, but the opinion that the representatives of the House in the conference have done well in deciding against any tariff legislation rather than such as the Senate offered will be practically unanimous. It Senator Voorhees will now -substitute the Wilson bill as it passed the House for the bill as intended by the Senate and force a vote upon it the probability is that t woula pass. If it did not, the •ountry would at least know who were responsible for its failure. That the majority of our streets ire now about all macadamized, and the brick work done on Second street, some efforts should be made by our citizens to have the roads leading into the city stoned or graveled so that the farmers can get to market any day. The question of material has been solved and he cost of construction is small if lone in the right way. Let .there be some- organized effort on the part of the citizens of our city and he good work will soon be under vay; one road made and others will •<>on follow, so that but a few years rill pass and our roads will be good.

SO SAY THE PEOPLE. ... 1 Now that Second street in front of the Court House presents a very dignified appearance, why not the County Commissioners order a Hag-stone sidewalk to be placed all around the square. There is no need of putting off a necessity; people ask this improvement and they should be heard. By all means let us have flag stone sidewalks around the Court House Square? THE FAIR GROUNDS SPEED TRACK. This morning in company with several merchants and business gentlemen of our city we visited the neighborhood where the Adams County Fair will be held this Fall. We found Mr. Steele and a force of men busily engaged in the work of griding the speed track. This track when completed will be as good as any half-mile track in the State and the location for a County Fair could not be better. It is now the duty of our citizens to prepare for the grand event by getting ready everything usually exhibited it a County Fair, and in a few years hence Adams County will lead all others in the State as an exhibition center. WE NEED WATER WORKS. Our city needs water works, and our people are demanding them. But where is the money to come from to pay for the same is the question that has been worrying our Council for the past few years. Some of our people suggest that a franchise be sold to some syndicate for a number of yeafs; while others favor the letting the same to some of our capitalists and the city pay them a percent each year as a rental. While Mr. Kerlin is ready co submit an offer to construct a plant for the city, and while we feel that he would do a good job that will please all, there should be some effort made on the part of our people to own the water works and the electric light plant. The two can be operated together by the the city for a small amount of money, and in a few years can be made a source 6f revenue to the •ity. While our electric light plant under the care of its present management is excellent, yet the -arne costs more than the light for a city of this size should pay, we could pay interest on a plant - to light the city, and pay interest on water works and operate the two together at a cost not more than the electric light now costs the city. This is a matter that should have the careful attention of the Council and the Taxpayers of the city in general.

Last Sabbath morning a very all-wise man of recent migration into the city reported to Mine Host Locke, of the Burt, that each and every drug' store, bakery, restaurant, news-stand, cigar store and dry goods store in the city was closed, —made so by the ordinance recently created by the City Council, for the regulation and sale of intoxicating, distilled and fermented liquors within the limits of City ol Decatur, Indiana, and ’polished in the Democrat last Friday for the first time. This story seemed tpo incredible for Mr. Locke, and Ito satisfy himself of the incorrectness of the report, took a stroll up one side and down the other of Second street only to find every business house above mentioned open or the accommodation of patrons. Had this false report found its vay into the country and other nei'hborhoods, Decatur would have p esented a very forlorn appeara ice on the Sabbath day hereafter. » ■' 1 "" Chairman Wilson of the W iys and Means committee will puve himself more than a match for al) of the recalcitrant Senators. As the President says, it is iniposs ble to give any reason why coal and iron ore should be taxed while o her raw materials are on the free ist The Democratic doctrine and p lidge to the people is that all raw materials shall be free.

Gorman and Brice are now charging bad faith against President Cleveland because as they allege they have frequently consulted him and be has repeatedly urged the passage of some bill that tariff legislation might not fail altogether. They do not say however that he at any time has indorsed the Senate bill and it now turns out that the President did urge the passage of the best bill that could be got through the Senate so that it could go to a conference where the representatives of the people of the Uni ted States could have a voice in shaping the schedules. It was a game of politics in which lhe President outwitted the. sand baggers. Forty million dollars a year is the amount the McKinley law is worth to the sugar trust. It is openly charged in Washington that the trust has just appropriated $5,000,000 with which to corrupt enough Senators to insure a continu luce ot the McKinley sugar schedule. Indiana hopes that Senator Voorhees will take his position with President Cleveland now that the crises upon the tariff question has been reached. Let him vindicate his declaration made at the beginning of hiß discussion ot the tariff bill uhich was “the Sugar Trust shall not have an atom of protection.” Down with the Sugar md Whisky Trusts!

Populists mean all but their doctrines are Democratic doctrines, a little more radical than the Democratic party advocates but not a whit more so than the Abolition doctrines were as compared with the principles $ the Republican party in 1860. Nothing could be more illogical than a division of the votes of those who think alike on essential principles. That is the way in whjch Plutocracy in the United States was built up. Its policy from the first has been to divide and conquer.” Senator Hill was not merely trying to aggravate the Senators who have been trying to sell out the Democratic party when be warned them they bad better make terms with the President and the House now. He knew that the bill was beyond the reach of the Senate when it went into Conference except with the approval of the House, and he knew that the House would stand by Grover Cleveland until the 4th of March, when this Congress expires by limitation. The glorious news comes from Washington that Presulent Cleveland has burned all of his ships behind him and will force the fighting for Tariff Reform and accept no compromise involving protection to the Sugar Trust with the traitor Senators and their masters the Trusts. The Democracy of Indiana isk for no more inspiring example >f fidelity to Democrat principle 'han this and they will stand by Grover Cleveland and the House of of Representatives against.all odds.

It turns out that the tariff refrom leaders have out generaled the six highwaymen Senators and their Republicans colleagues. They-con-sented to any kind of a bill that the “corrupt six” would permit to pass that they might get the meas. ure into conference where the House can hold its own until the crack of doom and dictate the terms of tariff legislation or prevent it altogether. George W. Steele is now busily engaged soliciting veteran soldiers of Ohio and other State Homes to come to the Marion, Indiana Soldiers Home and make that institution their “permanent” residence. George’s great interest for the soldier is sure to crop out whenever Republican votes are needed in an election in which he is interested“Keep me in a fat office constant ly or my political convictions are liable to change,” said Petroleum V. Nasby, the Crossroads statesman. And it seems he is not the only one who subscribes to that creed.

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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The Democratic State Convehtion will assemble in the city of Indian apolis at Tomlinson Hall on Wednesday, August 15, at 10 o'clock a. m. The basis of representation to <aid convention as fixed by the Democratic State Committee is one delegate for each 150 and one delegate for a fraction ot 75 or more votes cast for the Hon. Claude Matthews for Governor in 1892. Under this apportionment the convention will consist of 1,747 delegates The offices for which nominations are to be made are as follows: Secretary of State. Auditor of State. 'lreasurer of State. Attorney Generl. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Clerk of Supreme Court. Chief of Indiana Bureau of Statistics. State Geologist. Judge of th'’ Saprvnie Court, First District. Judge of the Supreme Court Fourth District. Adams county is entitled to 19 delegates. It is only in time of adversity that men’s souls are tried. The faint, the weak-hearted and the constitutional ingrates are ever but fair-weather soldiers in the ranks of any party. The New York Times has been running down lhe so called Amer ican Protective Association ancF finds that it was founded chiefly by Orarigmen. This is not surprising. Nothing could be more out of tune with American ideas than an organization based solely upon re ligious proscription. Surely we do not want Oraugism engrafted upon our political institutions! < No old fogy ideas'should be resorted to when improvements of any description are at stake wherein the general people contribute toward the expense. lhe people want something more in keeping, with the place than brick for sidewalk around the Temple of Justice, and they be heard. Let no mistake be mSfle by those who have the matter in charge. Brick sidewalks are all right and proper for general purposes, but something more in keeping with the place should be used for the Court House. Therefore let the improvements which are needed in this direction around the Court House be of flag-stone. So say the people. Democratic apathy has vanished since the ringing letter of the President on the tariff question was published. ’ t The Democratic “conservat ives’ of the Senate are beginning to reregret that they took sugar in theirn. '*l

Despite the wholesale and ridiculous falsehoods circulated by the Republican newspayers and politicians throughout the country touching the suspensions, reductions and dropping pensioners from the rolls, the fact remains, as shown by & report of the Secretary of the Interior dated .lune 26, 1894, to the Senate of the United States in response to a resolution of that body, that out of 966,000 pensioners on the roll, but 9,509 have been suspended, while but 2,671 ot these 9,509 suspended pensioners have been dropped from the rolls, and but *lOl4 reduced in rate, and only 336 remain suspended at this time. Herewith is submitted a table m ide up from the official record of the Pension Bureau and forwarded to the Senate by the Secre-, tary of the Interior as a part of his report. This report shows that about all of the alarming statements sent out by Republican newspapers and politicians epfisist of downright misstatements, and that in fact the honest pensioners of the country have little to fear from the I Pension Bureau in regard to their! pensions. The saved] during the past fiscal year has been] by enforcing the law in pending] cases, and not,by dropping or re- 1 ducing pensioners. Not to exceed] an average of two pensioners in] each county of the United States] have been either reduced or drop-1 ped. I

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