Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1897 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT PUBLISHED WEEKLY. demooratio press publishing 00 LEW G. ELLINGHAhpEDITOR. 11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the PostofHceat Decatur, Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MARCH 11. All no'ices of the election of trustees, directors or other officers for any organization orsociett will be charged at the uniform rate of $2 each, nil notices for the sale of intoxicating liquors will be charged $5 each Beeore the end of this republican administration the people will many times be forcibly reminded that the tariff is a tax. The farmers ot Adams county are up in arms ove r the passage of the separate judicial bill.—Portland Sun. Whose arms? Prosperity is coming in chunks. The usual grist of failures and the starvation prices for products still prevails. But just wait until that tariff bill is enacted. Increases in tariff duties will not pay for billion dollar congressts and other luxuries. There should be a limit at some stage of the game. Representative Kelley reached home from Indianapolis Tuesday, looking as fresh as could be. He reported the closing scenes of the legislature as being pleasant, unlike in every particular, the knock downs and drag out scenes that disgraced the law making body of two years ago. Mr. Kelley has made a very model representative. The Journal happily says that the legislature made heavy increase’ in the appropriations, but that democratic members are resposible for those increases. The Journal forgets that this is a republican legislature with a majority of twentyfour—both branches. But the legislature was such a corrupt body of bunco steerers that we don’t blame the Journal for wanting to shift some of the dirty responsibility.

President McKinley’s inaugural address is reported by the metropolitan press as being up to the standard of republican discipline However, he treated all public and political questions in a very under standingly manner and accquitted himself well. His remarks on civil service can be construed in eeveraF different ways, butthen civil service is a fraud anv way. We will now watch the fulfillment of all these promises. The Maj r has tackled a big job. The Journal has at last acknowledged that dishonesty has existed with republicans while in pubic office. The acknowledgement is received in a spirit that greatly ap preciates the humiliation of our brother in making tbis p'atn statement after such a grand stand play about' republican honesty. Frank says he means to confine himself to Adams county where the opportunities are not so great for republican dishonesty in office. Those hoher than-than gold democrats who have been declaring tha McKinley’s election meant a victory for the gold standard, won’t find much consolation ip the remarks of Judge Kemia, a member of the new cabinet, who said: “The financial question was not the principal issue of the late campaign. ; My judicial duties kept me out of the contest myself, but which the republican party was forced to ddvote much attention to the currencyi it / never relaxed advocacy of protection, and protection for protection’s sake. The tariff will be the absorbing subject of the extra session.” We now hope the republicans' I won’t further disappoint us. Early '■ last fall they earnestly protested that McKinley’s election would bring “confidence” to.the money . lenders of the east, who would pour | their money into the middle states fe and the west, and business would revive. Their word was accepted and Mr. McKinley was elected. His | election brought about a still worse p stagnation in business—more busi ft ness failures having occurred than during the panic year. The republican apostles then invited u H to await the inauguration, Mirch 4. We have patiently waited, and now we bear from some republican exchanges that no prosperity i 8 as - E ' eured until after a ripw tariff law is g enacted. Why this delay, gentle- ' men.

GOOD DEMOCRATS. THE MINORITY DID IN THE X LEGISLATURE. Individual Mention of Some Who Made Special Effort In Behalf of the People. Antitrust Law the Creation ot Alouopollßts—Newby’s Little Mistake—No Township Trustee Regulation—Closing Gossip. Special Correspondence. Indianapolis, March 10.—The legislature is a thing of the past. It is not my purpose in this final letter to expatiate on the bad record of the Republicans, but to attempt to show in a brief way what our side—the minority—has accomplished. The Democrats have done some great “team” work. They have lined up nobly at the call of the caucus and there is no getting around the fact that they have not hesitated in seizing a legitimate opportunity now and then to put the Republicans in a tight place. They have only offered resistance in cases when the gag has been applied in shoving through party measures by the Republicans and then they have fousrht for every inch of vantage ground. They have never been obstructionists when beneficent measures have been involved, and nearly every good law that has been passed has had Democratic influence back of it. This is true from the time the first measure was passed up to the close of the session, when the Democrats in the house gave Indianapolis her 3-cent street railroad bill after the Republicans had notoriously failed. ❖ ❖ ❖ Although all of the Democrats made good records, there are some whom I wish to mention individually. Mr. Eichhorn has been one of the leaders in the house, and he has perhaps done more to puncture bad Republican bills than any other member. This was evidenced when he tore to pieces one of the defective insurance bills. Dr. Patterson witnessed the legislature kill his hobby — the antifootball bill. The speaker was perhaps responsible for the death of that bill, as he could not be prevailed on by the doctor to hand it down. Dr. Bowers has credit that no other member can lay claim to, in that he defeated a Republican caucus bill—the bill to extend the terms of the commissioners of Dearborn county in order that A. E. Nowlin might resign to become internal revenue collector and a Republican be appointed in his place. A little speech from the doctor defeated the bilL Mr. Clauser has not been one of the talkative members of the house, but he hasj always voted right. Mr. Feist has been a good member, and in addition he bears the distinction of having been the only member of the house who voted against the dog bill. David Haifley, the Populist member, did not have a single bill pass, but this was due to policy and not to a lack of merit. Mr. Haifley made frequent speeches, and when he did the “fur flew” from ,she lawyers and corporation representatives. Mr. Herod made a mighty good record in correct voting. Mr. Marsh showed that he had a mind of his own, and his speeches always bore the stamp of conviction, hit whom they might. “Silver Dick” Miller of Rockport had a hard row to hoe and he did not have a chance to show the sterling metal that is in him until the close of the session. For weeks the question as to whether he should hold his seat huug in the balance, and aside from that he was frozen out of the insurance committee, on which he expected to make his best record. Mr. O’Bannon brought some important bills to the legislature which would have made splendid laws. Oue of them limited the power of trustees in purchasing supplies and another tended to do aw’ay with the law requiring the use of a pencil in voting. Mr. Purvis made some good speeches, which were always against the corporations. Mr. Remington fathered a good law. which requires the use of the standard half bushel instead of a brass bucket hi measuring wheat. , Mr. Ryan fought nobly to prevent an amendment to the Fort Wayne charter republicanizing that city, and he was ably assisted by Mr. Kell and Mr Smith of Allen. The latter is the man who so effectually wielded the ax on insurance bills. Mr. Schoonover made the fight to secure an honest antitrust law, but the influence of'the corporations and the chairman of the judiciary committee was too much for him. Mr. Sullivan, a veteran of two wars, is the -man who deserves a large share of the credit for beating the bill providing for the expenditure of SIOO,000 more in completing the soldiers* monument. Mr. Sutton was a large factor in passing the building and loan law. Mr. Swope’s- main forte was in watching for Republican schemes and nailing them. Mr. Wair is the author of the special verdict law, which does away with the worst features of the present law. Mr. Wiener came to the legislature with an important bill amending the ditch law, but he refused to enter a combination to defeat the In.dianapolis 3-cent fare bill and his bill 'was killed out of revenge. Mr. East fathered the 2-cent railroad fare bill, but the corporation agents killed it Peter Wallrath did some very effective work iu Siore ways than one, but particularly in moving to adjourn. This finally grew to be his prerogative, and it led to a resolution being made offering him the right to make the final motion to adjourn when the lower body dissolved sipe die. These are some of the Democrats who have kept Tip the fair reputation of the party in the house. ♦♦♦ In .the senate Senators Drummond, Shea, Ellison, Bobilya and Sweeney have occupied the floor more than the other senators of the minority side, although the minority members have all stood by each other and lined up beautifully on every important matter. fc ❖ •> <♦ As the final chapter closes it is interesting to kuow that there will be a re-

anion of the members of the lower house in this city about Christmas. A committee to make arrangements has been appointed consisting of Bellamy Sutton, Chairman; George Elliott, secretary; J. Q. Hicks, treasurer; and Messrs. Berry, Littleton, Downey. Hedgecock and Swope. A banquet will be one of the features of the occasion. ♦♦♦ It is a fact not generally known that Doorkeeper Grove of the house was not always a Republican, notwithstanding he is a very radical one now. Four years ago ho was a Democratic assistan t doorkeeper in the house, his station being at one of the upstairs gallery doors. It was not until two years ago that ho bloomed out us a Republican sergeant-at-arms. The fact that two members are eternilly oppos -d to each other on the floor of the assembly does not necessarily destroy the personal friendship they have for each other. There has been a strong friendship between Kratz, the chairman of the temperance committee of the house, and S. E. Nicholson ever since the session began, notwithstanding Kratz did everything possible to smother Nicholson’s bills. Last week Kratz had his picture taken for the express purpose of giving Nicholson one. Nicholsoii did not have any pictures, but lie has promised Kratz that he will have some taken as soon as he gets home aud will send him one. No greater travesty on legislation demanded by the people could have beeu enacted than the so-called antitrust law. It is a decided misuomer to attach the “anti” to this enactment. The bill as originally introduced went after the manipulators and controllers of market prices, but the corporation attorneys and representatives of trusts had little difficulty in convincing the majority of the committee having the matter iu charge that the bill should be amended. Os course the amendment took all of the sting out of the law. so that so far as the (fontrol of trusts are concerned the stattfte will be ineffective and inoperative. Senator Newby, were he not so solfconceited, would smart under the turning over given him by one of our evening papers ou Saturday. Recently it has dawned on his colleagues that the senator from Henry and Fayette was something of a schemer, aud there has been consequent criticism of some of his doings. He was evidently touched by these remarks, as ou Saturday he prepared a selfwritten paragraph of praise of himself and handed it to a reporter, requesting that it be used in that evening’s edition. The paragraph appeared all right enough, reproducing all the mispelled words and improper punctuations, but all the starch was taken out of its effectiveness by the fact that its authorship was credited to the senator himself. *♦* *♦* *♦*

The Republican majority ought to be required to explain why it has not corrected the crying evil of which it talked so long and so loudly at the beginning of the session. Numerous bills were offered for the regulation of the conduct of offices of township trustees, but the last of these was smothered on Saturday. Everybody has admitted that there were conditions which needed correction, and the result argues either for the incompetence of the majority or for a perverseness in its intention to do the right thing. Governor Mount’s veto of the pharmacy law. requiring the examination and licensing of prescription clerks, will perhaps cause more complaint than any other of his acts thus far. The bill was very generally demanded by the reputaable druggists of the state. I yesterday heard a prominent druggist of this city remark that he would never again vote the Republican ticket, giving as his reason therefor the veto of this measure. The Indianapolis Art association is considerably agitated by reason of the passage of a law which makes it possible for poor relations of a decedent to contest a will without giving bond for the costs, as previously required under a supreme court ruling. John Herron gave $200,000 to this association, and suit to break the will was thrown out on the above ground. Under this law it is possible to renew the action. The bill looked harmless when being considered, but it now developes that it was pushed by attorneys in this particular case. ❖ ❖ ❖ If had entered the halls of the house and senate on the morning after the legislature adjourned he would have been at loss to determine whether a cyclone had struck the place or whether Ali Baba’s band, handed down to history in the “Arabian Nights” on account of their proclivity to appropriate property, had struck the place. Waste paper, old bills and pamphlets were strewn ankledeep over the floor, chairs were upset and copies of the governor’s message topped off the heaps of debris. The sight was one to make the poor janitors look weary ajid forlorn. The most conspicuous sight, however, was the entire absence of portable property of value. The revised statutes, inkwells, writing tablets, pencils and pens had all walked off. Even the wastebaskets, bunglesome affairs made out of rattan had somehow taken locomotion. This appropriation of the state’s property is not a new departure. It should not be blamed altogether on the legislators. Following the wake of every legislature, as in the rear of a devastating army, there are always men who are “out for” everything in sight. The climax of this thievery, if such it might be called, occurred on Friday night, when Doorkeeper Grove of the house had stepped out of his office for awhile. Somebody entered the cloakroom of the house and stole a hairbush with which the Colored attendants had been brushing their hair all of the session. They also broke into Mr. Grove’s private room and stole three balls of coarse wrapping twine. The doorkeeper had just stowed away in a vault the fine goldheaded cane which his assistants had presented him on the day before, or the thieves would have taken that. Louis L. Ludlow.

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The legislature has adjourned, thank God. While in session they managed to enact bitter partisanship in every law that would permit it. After professions as long as your arm they not only inflicted the worst legislative gerrymander the state ever knew, but repealed the only legislative law on the statute books. They have also abolished the stamp and substituted the pencil as a means of marking the ballot, which permits an evasion of the iaw as well as fraud and the purchase of votes. Benevolent institutions were put under republican boards and other bitter partisan bills enacted into laws. The minority weie throttled and all attempts at fairness were ruthlessly cast aside. But it is dead now, poor thing. Mr. W. H. Eichhorn of Wells couuty, is the most brilliant ano able member that the house has had in the twentvy years that the writer lias had occasion to be around the legislature. He is very popular because he is sincere and fair. Much of his ability comes from his euergy and painstaking perseverance. Always in his seat, keeping posted on each question and keeping run of business in hand, he was enabled to vote intelligently on each bdl and with a high sense of good citizenship jt was- a refreshing thing to turn to him for information and advice, knd many times did members avail themselves of the privilege. In short Mr. Eichhorn is one of the few men that a high grade citizen delights to vote for, for any kind of a Dublic position regardless whether he belongs to his party or not.— Indianapolis Official Citizens. The gold republicans evince great anxiety lest the silver protectionists should make some misplay in the game of politics. They bend their energies to point out pitfalls that open in the path of the silver protectionists, to say nothing of the democrats, and are free in their advice as to how they mav be avoided. In the welfare of their opponents, in their future success they seemingly take great interest. It would appear that from the freedom with which they point out possible tactical blunders in the' game of politics to silver protectionists and democrats that they want to remove any possible obstacles to the success of their opponents over them in the next campaign. Thus they tell us that considerations of practical politics dematod of the silver protectionists that they give the repbulicans a tree hand in the framing of a ♦ariff measure built on the false basis that manufacturing prosperitv can be built up independently of agricultural prosperity, and thus give the country an object lesson of the futility of the republican remedy. Give the republican party a free hand to discredit itself, and thus your path of political success in the campaigns of 1898 and 1900 will be bright. Now that McKinley is inaugurated and this great government of ours is in the hands of the republican party, we think it right that the faithful in Adams county should know what position they want under the administration, and the reward that accompanies the same The cabinet has been provided for, but they each pay SB,OOO yearly, so you now see what you have missed. Os the foreign missions the best paid are the ministers to Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia,

Italy aud Mexico, each of whom receive $17,500 a year. The next grade is $12,000, including Brazil, China, Japan and Spain; the $lO, 000 missions, including Argentine Republic, Austra-Huugary, Chila, Columbia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru and Turkey. Ot the counsulgeneralships, the salary of that ot Havana is $6,000 a year; those at Calcutta, Uairo, London, Paris, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, $5,000 a year; Melbourne, $4,500; Berlin, Honolulu, Mexico City, Montreal and Panama,s4,ooo; Constantinople, Dresden, Frankfort, Ottawa, Rome, Singapore and Petersburg, $3,000, Hallitax, $3,500; Viena,s2,500, and Tangier $2,000. Os the cobnsuhhips there are sixty-five. The connsuls at Hon-Kong and Liverpcol receive $5,000 each, and the others from $1,500 to $3,500, with some fees. The vice president receives the samesalafy as a cabinet officer, SB,OOO a year. The chief justice of the supreme court receives slo,soo,the assqciate justices $lO,000, judges ot the court of claims $4,500 each, assistant secretaries of the various departments $4,500 each, the treasurer of the United Stale* $6,000, and heads of bureaus from $4,000 to $5,000. There are six assistant attorney generals who recen e $5,000, and a number of other department positions at from $4,000 to $5,000. Os the office of president during Cleveland’s term, the Indianapolis Journal says: “The presidency is the best paving office in the government. The salary, $50,000 a year, makes a net income of $200,000 in four years, out of which the president has to pay only his personal and family expenses and a portion ot the cost of entertaining. He has no office rent, house rent, clerk hire, fuel or light bills to pay, and nearly ail the employes about the White House are paid by the government. Any president should be able easily to save $35,000 a year during his term. Mr. Cleveland probably saved more than this. When became into office in 1885 he was estimated to be worth $40,000 to $50,000. He is now rated at more than $1,000,000 and even as high as $2,000,000. This increase of wealth is mainly due to fortunate investments, but Mr. Cleveland could not have made and carried these had he not saved a good deal of his salary. No president accumulated nearly as much wealth during his term of office as Mr. Cleveland did.” All you need to do is to take your choice, apply through the various departments where you seek a position, and see what you draw.

MARKETS. CORRECTED UY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT DECATUB MARKET. Wheat * 814 Corn, per cwt(mixed) ... .26 Corn, yellow, 26 Oats, old .... 16 Oats, new ... .14 Rye •• -30 Barley.. .... .25 Clover seed 4.50 Timothy.. 1.25 Butter , ’.. 12 Eggs 16 Chickens 05 Ducks i .. .06 Turkeys ....... 09 Geese 05 Wool 09 to .13 Wool, washed. It and .17 Hogs .. ..... 3.00 TOI,EDO MARKETS MAUCH 4, 1130 P. M. Wheat No. 2 red, cash $ .88% May wheat 89 Corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. ■.............23 Corn No. 3 .22

CLEVELAND'S LAST DAY. Performed Every Courtesy to His Successor That Custom Prescribes. Washington, March 5. —Mr. Cleveland, notwithstanding his indisposition, remained at his desk until quite a late hour yesterday morning doing his part in the closing work of congress. From time to time messengers from the capitol appeared at the white house with bundles of bills which had been passed and only awaited the president’s approval to becpnle laws. These were taken at once to the president’s room, where he sat at his desk carefully reading each one and now and then appending his signature. During a lnrge part of yesterday Mr. Cleveland’s past of course was completely overshadowed by that of the incoming executive. The president evi-

rWfjlPiwW, GROVER CLEVELAND. dently was suffering from his late attack of rheumatism, but he bore it without, complaint, and to the last performed every duty and courtesy to his successor that custom or good breeding suggested. In this he was assisted by Mrs. Cleveland who came on from Princeton for that purpose. She had arranged a luncheon for the wife, mother and personal party of the presi-dent-elect in the white house just prior to the review of the parade and in the public home she was about to leave awaited their coining about 2 o’clock. The McKinley party left the capitol ceremonies ahead of the procession and of the two presidents. They were greeted in the blue parlor by Mrs. Cleveland. Secretary Lamont and Colonel Wilson and escorted ti the family dining room. The tables were exquisitely adorned with roses, palms and ferns. ® As soon as Mrs. Cleveland had freeted her guests she entered Secreta y Lamont’s carriage, which had bsen in waiting at the south front, and ras escorted by the secretary to his P street residence, where they were hortly joined at lunch by Mr. Thurber i nd the members of the outgoing cabii et and their ladies. Some time after 3 j’clock Mrs. Cleveland and Mr. Thurb r were driven to the Pennsylvania, while they took President Thomson’s prmte car for Princeton, the ex-president’s future home. It was a little after 3 o’clock when the new president and Mr. Cleveland reached the white house through cheering crowds, escorted by the black horse troopers from Cleveland. In/the blue room Mr; Cleveland took formal leave of his successor and, bidding goodby to all who were present, he left the mansion and, in company with Captain Robley D. Evans, of the army, drove to the Seventh street vharf to take the lighthousetender Maple for a 10-days’ fishing trip in the Carolina sounds. There was an absolute Ihck of show or ceremony about the departure. Captain Evans was the only one with him in the closed carriage and only a single coachman sat on the box behind the two sorrel horses. There was a Sabbath day stillness all along the riverfront and, save for the crew, scarcely half a dozen people were within as many blocks of Stephenson’s wharf, where the Maple was tied up. Overdose of Morphine. Marion, Ind., March 9.—Miss Cora Diskey, 18 years old, took an overdose of morphine yesterday and her death is expected. < Oldest Resident Dead. Fort Wayne, March 9. — Calvert Anderson, the oldest resident of this city, died late yesterday of bronchitis, aged 94.