Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1898 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINOHAM, Publisher. 11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mall Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4. OUR TICKET. For Congress. ORLANDO J. LOTZ. For Representative HENRY KRICK. For Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E. SMITH. For Clerk Adams Circuit Court ELMER JOHNSON. For Treasurer JONAS NEUENSCHWANDER. For Sheriff DANIEL N. ERWIN. For Recorder THQMAS M, QALLQGLY. i For Surveyor WILLIAM E. FULK. For Commissioner —First District JOSEPH E. MANN. For Commissioner —Second District, FREDERICK REPPERT. For Coroner DR. CHARLES S. CLARK.

Uncle Sam’s revenues are growing at a prodigious rate, thanks to the rapid growth of the licker habit. — Chicago Times-Herald. The merchant who is spending these hot days daubing poor paint on board fences, when newspapers are printed with promptness and regularity, will find poor consolation when the fall business is ripe. Chicago newspapers have increased the price of their papers to two cents per copy. As a reason they point to the increased price of blank paper, and in that they are truthful to the core. Never knew an editor to lie though. Our most agreeable contemporary, the Journal, will this week be printed from a Potter newspaper press, just purchased. The press is a fine specimen of printing machinery and will make the Journal look bright an I happy. It is with pleasure that we note the prosperity of our profession d brother.

Big Bargains for Yoh. 36 inch Percales, very best, 9c. 36 inch Percales, good finish, 7|c. These are just the goods for shirt waists. Fine French Style Ginghams 10c. Nice big line thin goods for cool Waists and Suits at Bc. 35c Imported Organdies now 25c. 30c Imported Organdies now 20c. Dress Style and Apron Check Ginghams sc. Big new line of Chailies 4c. Just the thing for cool dresses for children. Corded Dimity, best style, sc. Big cut in all Waist Silks to close the season. Ribbons are cheaper than ever. Wide all Silk Sash Ribbon Nos. 40, 60 and 80 at 20c per yard. Fancy Striped Ribbon for Ties, 5c and 10c. Don’t fail to see our “Trade Winner’’ on the 5c and 10c counters. Especially see what you can buy for 5, 10 and 15 cents in best quanity of Granitware and Tinware. Everybody know we are always the cheapest for the best quanity. Glass and QUeeqsWare. Just received another crate of the best English Semi-Por-celin dinner ware. The very newest and best decoration to be had. You can buy a large 101 piece dinner set for §8.75. Large 70 piece dinner set for §5.00. You can buy Glassware of us cheaper than any one else. See our 5c and 10c dishes. They are corkers. Don’t forget we are doing the Grocery business. We have the very best always and at low prices. Bulk Roasted Coffee (better than package goods) 10c. Cream Cheese 10c. Large Raisins sc. Dry Peaches 7c. Evaporated Raspberries, nice and fresh, 15c. Hand picked Navy Beans 2|c. One pound Gilt Edge Soda, guaranteed, sc. Imperial Tea 25c. Two pound can Salmon 10c. Three pound can Yellow Table Peaches 10c. Three pound can Extra California Plumbs 15c. Nice Wash Boards 10c. Cloths Pins 1c per dozen. Eight Bars Lenox Soap and 1 package Gold Dust 25c. Ten Bars Calmut Soap and 1 package Gold Dust 25c. Seven Bars Jackson, Star or Big Brown Soap 25c. Sprang & True.

Even with a good ticket and sound platform, republicans must recognize that it will take hard work to carry Indiana this year—but it can, and we believe, will lie done. Winchester Journal, (rep.) Richard H. Hartford is a candidate for representative before a Jay county convention, soon to be called. Dick has a regular army of friends in Adams county who would grin at the chance of Deweyizing that convention and making him lord of all he surveys. This morning’s papers show no change in the war situation. A conference was held with the French ambassador yesterday afternoon, but nothing is known as to what was discussed. It is presumed that Spain is not satisfied with the terms of peace laid down by Uncle Sam, and some time may be consumed in reaching a final conclusion. In the meantime war will be vigorously waged. Indications point to an acceptance of the United States peace propositions by the Spanish government in which event the cruelties of war will soon terminate. The terms of peace are the relinquishment of all claim of sovereignty over a title to the island of Cuba, as well as the immediate evacuation by Spain of the islands: the cession of the United States ana immediate evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indes; and the like cession of an island in the Lad rones, Much has been said of late concerning the omission of the name of the Hon. Hugh Dougherty from the state ticket as published by many daily and weekly newspapers. The omission caused considerable of a flutter in newspaper circles but we are free to to proclaim that it has been a dreary waste of energy. Even had it been intentional to bury Mr. Dougherty under a half bushel, it would have been the biggest job the press of Indiana ever tackled. The printing of state tickets week after week, has a very hairy ring to it, anyway. That veteran and able newspaper editor and writer, the Hon. John B. Stoll of the South Bend Times, read the riot act to those capatrious democrats —some of them also publishers of newspapers who have been pouring forth a tale of woe derogatory to the character and intentions of Supreme Judge McCabe, in his decision relative to the constitutionality of the township trustee law. The article carefully analyses the ridiculous attitude assumed by the rattle brained envoys and shows that their position would have been more embarrssing, from a political standpoint, had the law been declared unconstitutional. The article will later be reproduced

THE MONROE DOCTRINE. What is called the “Monroe Doctrine is in itself clear enough. During the latter half of the 17th and theearlier part of the 18th centuries a general principle or rule of action, for selfdefense and conservation of civil rights, was much talked of and discussed by all the statesmen and poli ticians of North and South America and by many friends of the then new American governments in England, France, Germany and Italy, and the new governments in the Western hemisphere in North and South America had many friends in Europe, among them some of the brightest, ablest and best statesmen of that or any other period. At that time the United States of America was not so great a power as it now is. The statesmen and politicians of the time in discussing the “American policy'' or the "American doctrine ’ did not allude to any special state policy of the I nited States, but to the broad policy which the republics and other governments in operation or about to be organized in both North and South America should adopt as considered with relation to European governments. In these discussions of policy proper to be followed by America the statesmen and politicians of the nth and 18th centuries, from about nou to 1850 in discussing the defense of existing governments and the formation of others and such changes of form of government as it was apparent must take place in the immediate future, considered and discussed a policy or doctrine, not for the United State's of America alone, but a broad general policy which ought to be, in fact of necessity must be adopted for America for North and South America in fact the whole Western hemisphere. In fact a policy for the government of the western half of the wo’-ld with relation to the eastern half. James Monroe was president from 1821 to 1825. During this time much was said and written of the future policy of America in relation to the governments of Europe, but it Was not yet understood that the American policy was the policy of any one ieoublic or that the policy of the United States of America was the American policy. In South America the Argentine Confederation, a republic, was organized in 1816. The republic of the United States of Colum bia. including Venezuela, was organized in 1819, and the republic of Bolivia in 1825. Every patriot in every country in the Western hemisphere desired the adoption by all the governments therein of some gene llll principle of policy for present refection and future seeuret"Upon this subr • >md during his ■WM’ond tern 1 JitK ‘e President Monroe on tb- 2d day of December. 1823, i P > w message to congress fully exI pressed his views. They are the views of a statesman, broad, humane and just. It will be found that any plausible criticism made on President Monroe’s message is founded not on the form and terms of what is now called the Monroe doctrine, but upon some result which it is apprehended will or may flow from the adoption of the doctrine in the future. That is another matter. Nothing bad has vet ever come of the Monroe doctrine. It will be time enough to examine the evil when we find it. President Monroe did not undertake to speak for America, but he announced to the world what in his view ought to be the public, open, sustained and cherished policy of the people and government of the United States of America. The following is the language of his message sent to congress December 2, 1823:

The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of the liberty and happiness of their fellow men on the other side of the Atlantic. In wars of the European powers, in matter relating to themselves, we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded, or seriously menaced, that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defense. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different irom that of America. The difference proceeds from that which exists in our respective governments, and to the defense of our own, which has been achieved by the loss of so much blood and treasure, and matured by the wisdom of our most enlightened citizens and under which we have enjoyed unexampled felicity this whole nation is devoted.* We owe it therefore to candor, and the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere, as dangerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered, but with the governments which have declared their independence, and maintained it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration, and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as a manifestation of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States. Our policy in regard to Europe * * * is, not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers; to consider the government defacto as the legitimate government for us; to cultivate friendly relations with it, and to preserve those relations by a frank, firm and manly policy; meeting, in all instances, the just claims of every power, submitting to injuries from none. But in regard to those

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continents North and South America circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different. It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent I without endangering our peace and I happiness. The general principle and policy as above stated by President Monroe Has J had the approval of American states- j men and all friends of liberty in Europe*. All there is or ever was of what is called the Monroe doctrine is found in the foregoing quotation. It may well be noticed that there is no I expression in it directly relating , the progress of civilization, LjZ 1 ' ' pansion of Republican forms S o '.', eniinept the acquisition ue " territory by cession, purchase or conquest by ’the' United States, or the adoption of the principles of our government by any of the allied powers or any of the powers of Europe. These last propositions were not in hand, were not under consideration when the Monroe doctrine was declared and approved. President Monroe submitted it to congress in his second term, not as a question of political character for any partizan purpose, but as a patriot and statesman speaking to his people for his own time and for future generations, and this declaration of principles by President Monroe was then and ever since has been by general consent called the “Monroe doctrine.” It has been approved by many state and national conventions, and" is generally accepted as an authentic expression of the “American policy” as held by this government, and if it is not approved by the other American governments it would be very difficult to discover any reasonable ground for rejecting it. In this paper the reader's attention is not invited to the present policy of the United States, nor to any state policy which may be in existence, understood and acted upon by this government and the other American republics, but it is invited to a consideration of the “Monroe doctrine.

Some writers have on this subject affected a narrow view, but a careful reading of the words written by President Monroe will show that the principles involved is as wide as the world and as long as futurity. The statement of our position as a people is a summary of the wisdom and forces of America as against Europe as parties to the record but in fact a line drawn by liberty against despotism. Now in 1898, at the close of the 19th and in the dawn of the 20th century, we can see that Europe has never crossed that line, and we can lie reasonably certain that she never will. What is known as the Monroe doctrine is contained in the foregoing quotation from his message of December 2,1823. No one can add to or take from what he there and then said; in the policies and politics of all the nations of the earth, from the beginning of all history down to the present day, it stands out, as a landmark, as a mountain peak, at the highest point of observance, as the north star to the morning, as a guide, and as a thing determined, and will no more be questioned. America by the Monroe doctrine sought to protect herself from invasion, and the doctrine as set forth by James Monroe in these words: “It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness.” The words quoted from the message have the sound of a gentle protest. but it must be remembered that back of the protest is right, justice, power, and the progress of civilization which have engraved them in iron and steel and in the written and unwritten tale of time. While it is not said in the message, yet it was at the time fully understood that if the allied powers undertook to extend, by force or otherwise,

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i their “political system” to any por- \ i i tion of either continent on the West-I i ern hemisphere, that the United 1 ■ | States of America would resist it with 1 s j all her power against all who should I - endeavor so to do. The principle is 1 - laid down for the observance of the ’ i then allied powers, Britain, France, i i ’ Holland, Germany. I It is generally understood that the i T | interests of this government will lie 1 r best served by the policy as fonnut lated by Monroe. Much may be said s and much may be written about the 1 Monroe doctrine, and yet it must always be remembered that the Monroe i doctrine, as it is called, was formu- *' lated for the world and for all history ■ by James Monroe. The doctrine is - to be found in his own expression, t where it is established on the imperr ishable tablets of truth and eternity. McOwen. e— —— i. INDIANA DEMOCRATIC. e ’ If this Proves True the Legislature Is Likewise Democratic. . : In the coming campaign the repubI liean leaders who have been figuring t upon the success of their legislative ] ticket, are counting the chickens be- . fore they are hatched. From the . I Sentinel we note the following: Ree publicans who have been confidently e ; counting on carrying the legislature e j this year have evidently not done any ] figuring upon the outcome except e upon their hopeful hypothesis that a I the state is going overwhelmingly ■-1 republican at the coming election, e and every republican politician who . has had anything to do with the s 1 campaign so far knows that there is e going to be no republican landslide [. no matter what may happen between - this and the time for the election. The j best they are figuring on is a close - contest and a hard fight. None but r the most sanguine of them are counta ing upon victory at all, and the wise, I shrewed and conservative of the party leaders appreciate that the result is e very uncertain. They admit this in - private conversation, though unwilling, e of course, to be quoted. “You may e carry the state by a small majori, ity, but you can never in the world I carry the legislature. We have too great an advantage on account of the e legislative apportionment of 1897.” - Such is the reply made by republican v politicians, who have closely watched s the drift of things, when asked for s their private and candid opinion. Api predating as they do that the state t ticket is very likely to be defeated, it II seems strange why these same repubi lican leaders should be counting so - confidentlv upon the - legislature. It - has leaked out during the past few t weeks that the republican state com- >, mittee, moved by a power behind the i throne and inspired by the promise of 1 large financial assistance from the i national republican committee, has begun a quiet movement to throw >, every resource toward the election of - members of the legislature, even at - the expense of the state ticket, and i, these same members of the state com-

mittee, having the figures at ly realize just what a fight they .? before them. Os course, theyV, back their shoulders and prT™ laugh when doubt is express/'™’ ( the result of the election, a w-j would be very poor memf state committee if they did/.. . . very thing, but behind th g their committee-room, with facts and cold figures they see the situation as it is. lose the state we lose the legi s ] at|i no matter by how small a A- j the democrats may carry tl£ said one of the most prominf ntr y lican politicians in the state/; D 3 , vate conversation a few days j is a close adviser of the st M mittee and has a promi/ (]I position. “I have gone ovetfjyjy very carefully with memll state committee and we t yg though the state goes 5.000 it will carry with it tijj e ture. The republicans od. tbnxf the state seem to have the/ that we can’t lose the l (1 g>L] a ture, ® one or two prominent dei^ wrats usually keep a close and s ) irew d « on the situation have said t 0 me jjj were hopeless as to the ] eff i s ] s ttn This to me shows they ark/;^ oßn ti the situation. R e P u b]/J aDB lying upon the apporti/ un ‘ eLt by the last legislature as carry the legislature yea; »hi some democrats seem ’ to jj aTe pit up the fight without liking ’! situation. Os course, q j o] p t say d state is going democrat I hope* 3 believe it won’t, but I am gniiig I impress npon the state gQUjmitwtl necessity of undoing f a ]st in pression and starting ® re pubi« out over the state ty\- or koudc legislative ticket. I want t j, elll tol impressed with the fact Matthey®* work. The remarks of thy. p iro Ein« republican started work i a ] 0I1 g; lines he said he had foU'A arf it is necessary for the rej u yj Ca ifl be warned against over co to the legislative situation j s 4 more necessary that the c 1 the state appreciat- that y ca rrya the state this year they ah • ca rry“ legislature, st rymander made _by the, ff p Ü blifl legislature of 1897. Hon. Samuel M. , d head of the democratic > |C< ' sounded the key-note paw® last Wednesday. Among he said: “This (the J Cuba from Spanish rultf is the P“ pose and mission of i| )e Amen 1 people regardless of pai( V for in this war then politics, as so long as subject purpose for which thy war iras elated is adhered to Lj good prevails in its prose, ut j on , da' ll should be the man ar * T that' attempt to gain W rt isan through it.” Mr.^ a ] ston '' a ' L patriotic in hi§>' utter ances a bursts of oratory' p ]j ( .jted freq'> e enthusiastic So ut ® Times.