Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1898 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BVKRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW 0. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. •1.50 PF.R YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postoffleeat Decatur, Indiana as Second-Class Mall Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MARCH 24. OUR TICKET. For Representative HENRY KRICK. For Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E. SMITH. For Clerk Adams Circuit Court ELMER JOHNSON. I For Treasurer JONAS NEUENSCHWANDER. For Sheriff DANIEL N. ERWIN. For Recorder. THOMAS M. GALLOGLY. For Surveyor WILLIAM E. FULK. For Commissioner—First District JOSEPH E. MANN. For Commissioner—Second District FREDERICK REPPF.RT. For Coroner, DR. CHARLES S. CLARK. Announcement. To the bimetallists of the Eighth 1 congressional district of Indiana: I have secured room No. 42, Grand Hotel Indianapolis, Ind., for headquarters during the meeting of the Ohio Valiev Bimetallic League to be j held at Indianapolis on April 6 and 7, 1898. for all bimetallists of our district, I desire in this connection also to invite the precinct committeemen of the several counties of our district to attend said meeting and make our headquarters your home that we may form each other's acquaintance thus better enabling us to carry forward the work of the coming campaign. Yours truly, Vernon Davis. Every democrat should vote at the primary tomorrow and help select the winning ticket.

Advertise your business. It is the only way to keep the public conversant upon the fact that you are alive — especially alive to your business. Read the new advertisements this Week and those of you business men who are not so represented should go and do likewise. It takes advertising and lots of it to make the mare go. Congress has unanimously passed a bill granting a year’s pay to the survivors and legal heirs of the Maine disaster. Patriotism in this country is not limited to party, and we should rejoice that it is so. There seems to be a feeling prevading the senate that the administration will take some decisive action in the Cuban matter very soon. It is to lie hoped that the senate has the situation correctly sized up.- Sentinel.

The organization of a bimetallieclub is under headway, steps now being taken to that end. It is the purpose to open headquarters and have a place for meetings and to transact business of the campaign a the same progresses. The formation of a club now should receive the united support of the party. The finance committee of the council are busy making an accounting of the city’s financial condition. The job is a hairy one but in time they to persevere and have something theV know much about and the p&2. ple who read know less. As the n‘ port will ,je a part of a record in the IK , ,pe to same for putt lc . at,o “- A “? one desiring souvenirs or( ter early.

The B&st is the Cheapest. 1 'n NEVER has *L>? catU1 ’ been graced with such handsome, / well made and firii Bhed Phaetons, Carriages, Buggies, Road Wagons, &c., as noijt are displayed at the store room of Burns & Patterson. Til® ne was selected with the utmost AwS- , care, and the orders placeu ear P. S 0 that nothing like shodiV dy workmanship can be so^ nd the stock. .We pay no ()) middle men for canvassing til? ® ou “ I try, but give the pur chaser the advantage of this, tV allowing them for their k time. You can have these reduct lo^ 8 ; “1 our work is m guaranteed and it takes but a careful .°F at our B t° c h to to note the difference between cheap aP d the best. We handle nothing but the best, and can ?.stonish you in z prices. You are invited to call and exanu and price jfe these goods. We guarantee everything sold. '* • ij/1 IN HARNESS we have the advantage over every other \\\ /? §? dealer, as it is all hand made and manufactured by us. It is made from the best of oak stock and can not be beaten in appearance or for wear and tear. Yours for business, ■ > Burns & Patterson.

Jay county republican politicians are now demanding that their joint senatorial convention with Randolph be held, and all promises duly ratified. They say that business is business, even in politics. Decatur and Adams county will furnish quite a number of silver enthusiasts at the bimetallic convention at Indianapolis April 6 and 7. This convention bids fair to outstrip any former attempt at display. Hon. William J. Bryan will speak unon this occasion.

The Saturday Review published at Portland by Frank L. Braiden, made its initial bow to the public Saturday. It is a neat and newsy publication, an,' as it proclaims that its mission is not to fill a "long felt want,” we see no need of moving off the earth. It's editor is one of Portland’s accomplished young men. and the Democrat wishes him lots of prosperity with the new venture,

If ever there was a time to pray and while you pray work for a betterment of the condition of our public roads, that time is now. The inclement weather has caused a suspension of traffic upon all roads except the macadamized highway west of town. Enough money and time is lost to pay every ones assessment or tax for gravel roads. Petition the commissioners ,to let you vote upon the question of I bettering them. There never was a | better time to agitate this important matter. Note the sample ballot that will lie used for the city nominating election tomorrow. The number will be placed lon the ticket in the same order as shown in the sample ballot. The names of councilman are not inserted owing to the change being made in the different wards, and to print them all in might be misleading. The ticket perhaps contains more names than was ever before the party in this city. It will be no trouble to select a clean, strong ticket —one that will be elected by a majority that will be too large to count. The battle ship Maine was wrecked by an external explosion. This is the verdict of the naval court of inquiry. President McKinley knows that this is the finding of the court. He learned the fact Tuesday through a telagram from Admiral Sicard, sent in the navy code. He was prepared for this verdict by a letter which reached Secretary Long last Saturday, being brought to this city by Lieutenant Blow. The vedrict of the court, while finding that the ship was destroyed by an external explosion,does not locate theexact cause, and therefore throws only a general responsibility upon Spain. Unless the policy of our government toward the Cuban situation is speedily changed, the people of this country may look to have the starving reconcentrados on their hands for many months to come. Economy, humanity and common justice all cry aloud for the immediate adoption of a forceful course at Washington that will stop the war. This would assure the independence of Cuba. Spain cannot whip the insurgents by the usual methods of warfare. She can only prolong the agony by a scheme of devastation. Her pacification method is an effective one, so far as it goes. It is the jxjace of death.- Enquirer.

At the state conference of county assessors it was decided that personal property should be taken at a higher figure than it has been in the past. According to some of the schedules adopted the intention is to list a good deal of personal property at very near its cash value. There is nothing at all wrong with the proposition. So long as there is uniformity in listing property, it matters little whether it is i taken at half value or full value. The i object is to place every tax-payer upon < the same footing, and then to get a : complete list of all the property he 1 owns. It is not the assessors fault if this is not done, but is frequentlv the fault of the citizen whose conscience does not Ixither him if he can manage to beat the tax gatherer.—Columbia City Post.

Prof. W. B. Sinclair of Starke county, is a candidate for the nomination of superintendent of public instruction, and as Mr. Sinclair went down with the ticket two years ago he should now lx' remembered. His qualifications are first-class and his democracy untainted. Many senators and representatives are sharply criticising tin* administration for countenancing the presence in Washington of the three alleged Cuban commissioners, who jointly with the Spanish minister form what | they are pleased to call, the “reciproc-1 ity commission." and who have actual- ■ ly had the audacity to take the prelim-! inary steps towards the negotiation of 1 a reciprocity treaty with Spain, to in I eJude Cuba. Fool talk is as plentiful in Wash -1 ington as fools are everywhere, but it need not catch anybody who chooses ; to use a little bit of common sense in i analyzing it. For instance, just seej how absurd when this test is applied, is the story, one of the latest that the five great European powers had united for the purpose of demanding that the government of the I nited States should state whether it intended to annex Cuba, and if so, that it should proclaim a tariff policy for all time that would not be affected by changes of administration. The Bimetalist published at Mun- i cie, announces the name of Judge Orlando J. Lotz, as a suitable demo ! cratic candidate for congress. Our personal acquaintance with and knowledge of the judge's fitness for ■ the exalted position named, is suffic- ! ient for us to heartily endorse the proposed nomination. He is possessed of a broad and cultured mind, is a | close observer and bright student perfectly conversant upon all the | necessities of economics in politics. 1 f the democrats in this district put forth I such a candidate, the chance of his election is not buried beneath utter i impossibilities. Hurrah for Lotz.

Tne city nominations takes place tomorrow, and judging from the activity that is being manifested there will be a large vote polled. The candidates are M. \. B. Archbold, James R. Bolio. William Baughman, Milton L, Bvers. Amos P. Beatty, Norval Blackburn, E. G. Coverdale, Charles M. France, J. Thos. W. Luckey and Roliert D. Patterson who are all contesting their rights to be the mayoraliy candidate. For clerk are D. M. Hower, E. Burt Lenhart, Eli W. Merryman and John B. Meibers, while W. J. Archbold, Charles N. Christen, Peter Jackson and Alex LeBrun are after the treasurership. The Marshalship is also exciting interest with John Albright. WilliamH. Baker, Milliard F. Cowan Harvey Hart, Elisha Reynolds and Daniel Yager as candidates. In the first Avard Daniel Haley, Noah Merica and W. B. Suttles are candidates for councilmen; second ward, George Chronester. George Haefling, David H. Humsicker, Dr. Leßrun and John E. Smith; Third ward Levi Linn, Ezra I ister and Elijah Mann. This week will probably determine whether Mr. McKinley is sagacious enough to retain the undivided support of congress in the Spanish policy. It will depend upon the action he takes on the report of the naval court of inquiry which he now has. If he acts promptly and properly on that report and a statement of what he has done to congress, he will lie squarely and unanimously supported by congress to any extent. But if he plays into Spain’s hand by making a weak demand and delays the matter by keeping the report away from congress, there will be trouble right away. A large majority of both branches of congress have made up their minds that Senator Proctor was right when he said that no settlement of the Cuban question could possibly be satisfactory that Iqft the island under the Spanish flag, and if Mr. McKinley doesn’t lay his policy along that line, he will probably find congress taking the matter out of his hands. He can control the situation if he does the right thing; otherwise not. Much will depend upon his first move, which should be made this week.

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REGULATIONS. Democratic Primary Election, Rules, &c., 1898, for City of Decatur, Indiana. The city democratic central committee in executive session assembled, adopted the following rules for the control and regulation of the democratic vote to be polled in the nominating election of said party, of candidates to lie voted for in the May election of 1898, in Decatur, Indiana. Section 1. The democratic primary election on Friday the 25th day of March, 1898, shall be held under the Australian system of election laws of Indiana, with the exception that there shall be one inspector, two judges, two clerks and one election sheriff. Section 2. That the interest and purpose of the nomination of a primary election is to secure a full, free and Pair expression of the whole democracy of the city. Provided that all those who voted the regular democratic ticket in 1896 be considered democrats. Section 3. The qualifications other than heretofore given of voters of such primary, shall be that he is a citizen of Decatur, Indiana, and a legal voter therein, or will be a legal voter before the next May election. That he be a bonifide resident of the city, and of the ward or precinct wherein he offers to vote. Section 4. Each election inspector of such voting precincts, shall deliver one tally sheet and one poll book to the chairman of said city central committee on the morning following such primary election day aforesaid. The officers of said election Ixiard shall at the time of making out the tally sheets make out and sign three certificates of election showing the vote in such precincts as shown by the poll and tally sheets and place one of the certificates in the possession of the inspector, one in the hands of each election clerk to be held as authentic reference should anv controversy hereafter arise.

Section 5. That the city central committee shall meet on the day following the next democratic primary election in Decatur, Indiana, at two p. m., and proceed to compare the votes cast for all the candidates who have complied with the rules and regulations of the committee aforesaid, and the person having the highest number of votes cast for any given office, shall lie declared the mominee of the democratic party of said city for such office sought. Section 6. Should there a contest arise, or vacancy occur at any time by removal, resignation or death, or should there be a tie vote of any candidate voted for at such primary election aforesaid, such contest shall lie settled, such vacancy filled, or such tie vote lie adjusted by a committee of three disinterested democrats of the city of Decatur, Indiana, neither being candidate nor relation of candidate in said primary election. Such committee of three to be chosen as follows: One memlier t<j be named by the chairman, and. one member to be named by the secretary of the city central comnr.itee, and the committeemen so shall select a third member t 0 complete the reference com ’l'ifttee to decide such controversy as zTnay be referred to them. Section 7. Should any candidate I violate the rules and regulations of the Decatur city central committee and thereby fraudulently secure the nomination to the office to which he may have aspired, the candidate for such office who shall have received the next highest number of votes shall by a majority vote of said city committee lie declared the nominee of the party aforesaid to such office. SecnoN 8. The names placed on the tickets used in said primary election as referred to in section one, of the rules and regulations, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. Wm. Blackburn, Chairman City Committee. R. D. Patterson, Sec’y.

SAMPLE BALLOT. FOR MAYOR. FOR MARSHAL. DEM. M. V. B. ARCHBOLD. dem. JOHN ALBRIGHT. dem. JAMES R. 8080. dem. WILLIAM H. BAKER. dem. WILLIAM BAUGHMAN. dem. MILLARD F. COWAN. dem. MILTON L. BYERS. dem. HARVEY HART. dem. AMOS P. BEATTY. dem. ELISHA REYNOLDS. dem. NORVAL BLACKBURN. D em. DANIEL YAGER. dem. E. G. COVERDALE. dem. CHARLES M. FRANCE.' dem. J. THOS. W. LUCKEY. dem. ROBERT D. PATTERSON. FOR CLERK. dem. D. M. HOWER. DEM. E. BURT LENHART. dem. ELI W MERRYMAN. ' - * DEM. JOHN B. MEIBERS. FOR TREASURER. dem. WILLIAM J. ARCHBOLD. dem. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN. dem. PETER JACKSON. dem. ALEX LeBRUN.