Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1898 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BVKRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW a. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postofßce at Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, NOV. 3. 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 THOMAS M. GALLOGLY. For Surveyor WILLIAM E. FULK. For Commissioner—First District JOSEPH E. MANN. For Commissioner—Second District. FREDERICK REPPERT. For Coroner DR. CHARLES S. CLARK. DO YOUR DUTY. Only four days remain until elee-1 tion. There is scarcely a democrat in Adams county who could not afford to : devote every minute of that time in | making our success that much more 1 assured or our victory that much more ; pronounced. It is the votes that count, and a full party vote is all that is required to crown our party with a great and glorious victory. The proper effort on the part of every interested democrat is all that is necessary to bring about just such a result. Let it not be said of Adams county that she failed to perform her full duty, and let it not be said of you or your precinct. that the proper effort was not exerted in performing a duty you owe to your party. Adams is a banner democratic county, and this year we should proudly hold our head aloft and proclaim that now and always will we lead. Our candidates are the best of men and should receive the united support of the democratic party. Lay aside your personal differences and go to work. Get out every democratic voter, and after election is over, rejoice that you did your part in bringing about a glorious victory. But you must work.

Hear Senator Turpie at Bosse's j opera house Saturday evening. ; ■ —"I I '■■■■■' Vote a straight ticket by making a cross (X) within the rooster circle. That is easy. If you vote a straight ticket make a cross, thus X. within the circle surrounding the rooster, and no where else. The election is next Tuesday. Be sure and vote right by making a cross, thus X, in the circle enclosing the rooster. The Journal has added a handsome new dress, which is both becoming and in style. We congratulate them upon their good taste and rejoice at their progress and prosperity. All indications point to democratic success. All that remains necessary is to get out the vote, and Adams county democrats should fully understand this necessity. Do your duty. The war department is investigating itself, but those who try themselves always find a verdict of aequital. If the people want an honest investigation they must elect a democratic house to make it. Devote your time from now until election day, in canvassing your precincts and urging the democratic voters to be on hand early on election day. A full party vote means the triumph of democracy. Go to work. Hon. R. K. Erwin goes to Lagrange Saturday night where he will deliver one of his gifted speeches upon the issues, from a democratic point of view. It is safe to presume that the isue of free silver will receive the attention it deserves. The prospects are bright for the election of Judge Lotz to congress. This being true no democrat should endeavor to vote a mixed ticket unless he thoroughly understands how, as the chance is taken that the ballot may be spoiled and thrown out. Vote straight. TnE’only mean thing the Journal has said about Judge Lotz is that he has been compelled at times to associate with Cromer, and still is of unblemished character. This certainly adds fuel to the flame. If Lotz can withstand thecontaminatingintiuences of Cromer, he should go to congress.

Cromer ■ Traitor to his Party. On the other hand, if we cared to do so, we might truthfull make serious charges against Judge Lotz’s private record. But such things do not belong to the proper discussion of politics, and unless compelled in defense of the party to do so, we will not.— Journal, Oct. 14. No. Brother Democrat, we refuse to be drawn into such dirty warfare. Come up on our plane and discuss the real issues. Tell us, if you can. for what principles your candidate for congress stands. Will he help to show to Spain that this is not a divided nation, or will he with his party, seek to hamper the president in carrying out the great principles for which both democrats and republicans so valliantly fought, and wherein all sectional lines were completely obliterated? These and other like questions are paramount with the times, and upon which we are willing to meet you. Journal, last week.

Come up! Come off. you mean dear brother. One week the Journal dress■es up in its war paint and with an air iof wrathful indignation defies any ! allusion to Cromer’s record as as a I man and a citizen under a threat of retaliation in which Lotz would be ripped up and laid bare in a similar manner. After we had done justice to Cromer and thereby turned the moral standing of Lotz over to the tender mercies of the Journal butchery, they immediately proceed to get on their pious mask and refuse to be "drawn into such a dirty warfare. Why? Because the argument is all one-sided. Not a puncture in the private record and life of Judge Lotz, while on the other hand Cromer has so blackened the moral sphere of man. that not a newspaper in the district, or elsewhere, dare even defend him against the assaults made. The only argument offered is that the administration must be supported. But in this even what dependence can be placed in Cromer. It has been clearly proven that he has been a traitor to his party upon many occasions in I helping to elect democratic officials in ; Muncie and Delaware county, simply because he personally did not like the republican candidates. Can he be trusted to always support republican measures? His future must be judged by the past, and in that he has played false to his party and false to all principles of manhood. Honest political convictions are respected by every one. but a traitor in politics will be a traitor any place you put him. What claim has he upon the republican party? He received the support of his home county through political conniving, deception and dishonest methods. He should be rebuked at the polls by the people, and by so doing put a higher conception upon the rights of our citizens. For the edification of the Journal we will say that > Judge Lotz stands for the moral as-| cendency of our people. He will j loyally support the president or the i flag against any foreign power. He ! favors an honest dollar worth one him i dred cents, and lots of them. He; owns no interest in any trusts or mon- i opoly and could not be purchased to j favor them by legislation against the j interests of the common people. In j all, he is a man, good, honest and true., Can the Journal say as much for Cromer? What does he stand for ! anyway? When did he ever publicly i declare his allegience to any partic- ■ ular issue involved in this campaign.

Vote straight and by that we mean for you to make a cross within the circle surrounding the rooster. By j attempting to vote a mixed ticket your 1 ballot may be mutilated and your vote . disfranchised. This is an important election to the democratic party. With victory now, in 1900 it will be all the more easy and assured. Let it not be said that Adams county lagged behind or disregards the importance of the issues now before the people. Be sure you vote. Do not be caught by anv of the republican schemes among which is the scratching of your ticket. Vote straight and take no chances on spoiling your ballot and losing your vote for congressman, where it is needed. That is the scheme in a nut-shell. Make sure that your vote counts when east. How any democrat could have the face to stand up and tell the people that the “county is practically out of debt” is past understanding. He would eat raw dog and say he relished it. Journal. Adams county is something like $38,000 in debt. The city of Decatur, according to the committee’s report of very recent date, is $112,000 in debt. The most of the latter was incurred during four years of republican rule. When this fact is considered a democrat or any one else would be telling a truth by saying that the county is practically out of debt. Political meetings have been held the past week at Bobo, Huey school house in Jefferson township. Fravel school house in Wabash township. Cottonwood school house in Kirkland township. Monroe, at democratic headquarters in this city, at Steele, Sehnepp’s school house in Union, Deihl school in Kirkland, Berne, Oak Grove and Pleasant Mills. At all of these meetings the greatest enthusiasm was displayed all of which emphasizes Itetter than anything else can. that the democracy of Adams county fully realizes the importance of the issues involved, and will do their duty. There will be no flies on the size of the democratic majority this year.

No Defense for Cromer. Sometimes one is led to wonder if politics is not a very demoralizing force. There are men in newspaper offices and out of them who will deliberately lie for the sake of, what. Perhaps influencing a vote. Just now the disreputable and unreliable newspapers are asking the people to vote for particular congressmen as will uphold the administration in the war question, just as if every American would not stand for America as against the world. There was no politicsduring the time of hostilities. Even in the beginning democrats and republicans in both branches of congress vied with each in the effort to strengthen the hand of the administration. The first call on congress for financial aid asked for §50,000,000 and the amount was voted in less than an hour and not a dissenting vote against it. The only instance on record where an appropriation bill had not a single vote of opposition. In the entire space of time covering the war every means was furnished the president irrespective of party. The boys who won the victories fought side by side and there | was no question as to party politics, i All were good Americans fighting for ; the flag and humanity. But now that ' the war is over there are a few who care more for the spoils of office than they do for the honor of the nation who would raise the question of polities and who ask that men vote for congressmen to sustain the adminis- , tration in its dealings with foreign j powers. There is not a man in or out ; of congress but would stand up in defense of the flag against any and all j foreign powers. But right here in | this district, in this town, comes the j Times and News and asks a vote for a man whom they dare not defend. A man whose reputation will not with I stand the light of day and one accused by his own party friends of treachery to party candidates in the j past. What assurance has the Times or News that he would stand for anything should personal interests point in an opposite direction? O, no gentlemen. if you have the regard for the I administration that you propose surely you would not send to its support | such a man as George W . Cromer. Muncie Herald.

The future can be predicted only by the records of the past. M hat men will do can be ascertained by what they have done. No one will deny this proposition. At the election on November the Sth the people of this congressional district will cast their ballots for a memberof congress, there are several candidates in the field, but only two of them are considered in the final result. Gue of these two men will be elected. And who are these men What of their past ? What manner of men are they? What have they been ? Both are residents of this | county and both are well known by j the people. Both men have held office in the county. Judge Lotz came i to this county more than twenty years , ago a poor young man struggling for I a position in the world. Honest, industrious, studious, he has succeeded in making a mark for himself that is worthy of the emulation of every young man in the district. For nearly eight years he served as judge in this judicial district. He was first appointed to the position and so well did he perform the duties of his position that he was elected by the people regardless of politics to serve them six years longer. And is there a man who can truthfully say that he did not perform his duties with absolute justice to all men? A poor man but there was no possibility of swerving him from a strict line of honest duty. It is known that at one time a wealthy and influential man was alxiut to lie sentencd to prison, that the tempter I was sent to influence the judge but Judge Lotz was not to be moved from strict honesty and the man was sent to prison. This is but an instance to show the character of the man. The people of the state learned of this man. Judge Lotz, and they asked him to serve in a higher place and so for four years he sat upon the appellate court bench. In all of his career upon the bench his course was marked by dear cut decisions that won the admiration of the legal fraternity of the state. His twelve years of service as a public servant stands to his ' credit and notone word of suspicion has ever been uttered about his record. It is clean and wholesome, it is the record of an honest man. Perhaps the highest compliment that could be paid Judge Lotz, after his twelve years of service as a public servant, is to state that he is yet a poor man in worldly goods but rich in the possession of a pure character and a reputa- : tion unsullied by any contaminating [ influences and a host of friends who I know, respect and love him. This is the man whom the people of this district are asked to send to congress. . Neither his public record nor his private li.'o needs any defense, both . stand unimpeached before the public. Should there be any question as to • the duty of the voter as between Judge i Lotz and his opponent? Certainly not. Judge Lotz needs no defense and there are none who dare defend [ his opponent. —Muncie Herald.

Senator Tcrpie will address the people of Adams county at Bosse's opera house next Saturday evening, and already arrangements are being perfected for the proper reception of this grand democrat and statesman. Indiana is justly proud of her senior senator, and well they may be. He has long l>een a leader in the senate and still longer a patriot and leader in the cause of democracy. The Indiana democrats honor and love him, and will return him to the senate of the United States, where he has won so much distinction and where he belongs.

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. The Reasons for the Opposition to the Candidacy of Mr. Cromer. To the Editor or the Indianapolis News. As the adherents of George M. Cromer, to-wit: P. S. and Fred « • Heath, have taken it upon themselves to enlighten the republicans of the Eighth congressional district as to the Cromer side of the controversy. I will, briefly as possible, give sonic of the reasons, from a political standpoint not personal why Mr. Cromer is opposed in his own party. One reason is that Mr. Cromer is at the head of a little clique in Muncie that always seeks to rule the roost, and if it can not rule, it tries to ruin those that do. I If a man seeks political preferment I that is not one of it. and it fails to defeat him for nomination, it joins hands with the democrats and defeats him at the election. It is always for harmonv when one of it is on the ticket, lint let one of the opposite faction get on the ticket, and somehow a political riot is stirred up and he is defeated. It asks. "What is the op posite faction to gam by the election of J udge Lotz ?” Amt we ask, " W hat has it to gain bv the election of C romer?” The answer to the first question is that we gain a principle, get a good, able citizen of Muncie m congress. regardless of polities, and subserve the best interests of this locality. The answer to the second question is. that we have a man that has been stabbing us for years a dose of his own medicine, purify the party and the partv and district will not feel the loss.' Now. since Cromer's following has seen fit to propound questions to us. I will ask it to answer the following: What great thing has George W. Cromer done, that McKinley should remember him with such keen gratefulness? Is McKinley's administration dependent on the success of Cromer for its success? Is Speaker Reed in especial need of Cromers able counsel? If Cromer is so popu- ■ lar with the republicans of Muncie. | why was it necessary to bring such > men as Postmaster-General Smith. I Frank Hanley, Albert Beveridge and ! Charles Landis here to help him car- I ry a district that is 2.500 republican ? ] 'ls there any greater reason why | Delaware county should now hate Mr. Cromer for'a congressman than there was for her having the Hon. Ralph Gregory a few years ago. when Perry S. Heath, George W. Cromer and others cut his political throat at Newcastle and betrayed the republicans of Delaware county, who had nominated Mr. Gregory by popular vote as the county's candidate, and instructed Delegates Cromer and Heath to support him? Mill not Delaware county gain the congressman if Lotz, is elected, just as much, as if Cromer is elected? What imminent peril is the administration in. that it can not survive the loss of George W. Cromer? If Judge Lotz was good enough as a democratic candidate for circuit judge in ISS6, and later on as a candidate for appelate judge, for Heath, Cromer and others to vote for, why should they object if other republicans should now adopt their former way of thinking and vote for him for congress ?

If by carrying the county at a primary election against an active and able opponent of the Heath Cromer clique, for congress, as Mr. Gregory did, by popular vote, and by 386 majority, was not binding on George Washington Cromer, P. S. Heath and others, as delegates at Newcastle, can it now be said that the nomination of Cromer by delegates selected by himself, and in whose selection the people of Delaware county had no choice or privileges and who did not even vote for him at the primary election, binds others to vote for him by such a nomination?

By what rule are the republicans of | Wells, Randolph and Madison coun-1 ties obliged to support Cromer? He and his personally selected count y cen- . tral committee barred their respective ’ congressional candidates of Delaware countv by a resolution, written by George ”W. Cromer and introduced in the committee and advocated by his office-mate, jiersonal and bosom friend and political partner, Henry L. Hopping, that prohibited them even from making a canvass of Delaware county, much less allowing their numerous friends in Delaware county to vote j for them. They had no part or say in the selection of the forty-six delegates that made Cromer the candidate. Are they now bound? If Cromer fell short in Delaware 1 county at the late primary election : 2,300 votes without any opponent, how I much would he have fallen short if . he had had Judge. Marsh. Dr. Sharpe or Horace Stillwell in the field against. him? What important bills are now pending before congress that are lia- i ble to fail of passage if Mr. Cromer ■ should be defeated ? Isn't it a fact that it is only a ques- ■ tion of which is the best man to elect —Lotz or-Cromer—and that all this political demonstration is simply to divert attention and prevent comparison between the men ? Why this fight on Cromer? Well, it is partly because he and his following started a political fight in 1886 in the interest of Judge Lotz, that has existed ever since. They have waged a fight on every prominent republican in Delaware county that has not agreed with them. They are and were responsible for Judge* Lotz being elected circuit judge. They stirred up a fight that elected a whole democratic ticket in this city and a few years ago, in their effort to defeat M. C. Smith for mayor. They conspired with the democrats to control the police commissioners about one year ago. They slaughtered C. M. Kimbrough for delegate to the I last republican national convention i without cause other than jealousy.

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They attempted to defeat W. W . Ross for representative at the late primary with Daniel Funkhouser, Cromer's neighbor. They attempted to secure control of the city offices last spring, and failing to nominate their man for mayor, the republican candidate for mayor was defeated. Did they do it? They have pursued and opposed Lee Coffeen, candidate for postmaster, without cause, justice or right, simply through jealousy. They have stabbed all his friends and' encouraged his enemies, and. while he was spend- - ing his own money and losing his time at a sacrifice to his own personal business, working for the party, they were putting obstacles in his way and circulating political fairy stories about him. Now, when this old soldier, who gave three of the best years of his life for his country, who has been an active. working republican for twenty years, and a citizen whose private ; character is beyond reproach, wins the appointment and recommendation of ■ Congressman Henry for postmaster of - Muncie over good and active competitors, Cromer, Heath, Lambert and others conspired to defeat him, and on a statement acknowledged by its maker to be untrue, they file a protest with the president against his appointment an injustice unheard of. I can, if the Cromer crowd desires, give many other reasons why we will not support Mr. Cromer, but the above ought to be sufficient. REPUBLICAN. Muncie, Ind.. October 26.

The Journal talks of the beauties and benefits of Dinglevism and a full treasury, unmindful of the fact that the war revenue law places $1,000,000 a day into the treasury to bolster up a balance, and from this the Journal flatters itself that the Dingley law is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. The facts are as were stated by Marshal Field, that the Dingley law is a failure as a revenue producer and a burden upon the consumers of the land. Not a merchant in Decatur can buy or afford to sell clothing or any article of wearing apparel as cheap as they could before the law went into effect. On the other hand the products of the farm and the wages of the laborer have decreased, no more lalxirers are employed and in all. Dingley prosperity is a fatal delusion. One of the largest meetings of the campaign was at Monroe last Friday night, the speaker of the evening being the Hon. A. N. Martin of Bluffton. Adams county people in general have a very warm spot for Mr. Martin, he being a favorite with them at anytime. His speech upon the issues at this time, was a logical and oratori'-M effort, deliver.-d in an ente-taii h interesting and instructive manner very clearly defining the attitude of I the democratic party. In all the meeting was a rousing success.

Political Calendar. Root township. Mallonee school house, Thursday night. Nov. 3. at 7:30, Dave. E. Smith and R. K. Erwin. Thursday night. Nov, 3, at Linn Grove, John F. Snow and John T. Kelley. Thursday night. Nov. 3. at Ervin school house. I nion township, at <:3O p. m.. Hon. John T. France. Friday night, Nov. 4. Rodeiibiish school house, \\ ashiugton township, Dave E. Smith and L. C. DeVoss. Aber school house. Root township, Monday night. Nov. 7th at 7:30p. hl Hon. R. K. Erwin. Kirkland township. Election school house Monday night Nov. i. non. J. T. France. At Geneva, Monday night. Nov. '• Hon. James C. Branyau, of Huntington. _________ The political outlook i» • viams county is indeed bright. Vhilet e has been no brass band display F perfect organization is effected inw precinct, which will roll up a niawa, unheard of before. Let every uemocrat vote. ■ 11 Every democrat who can ■ vote early, and then devote > mainder of the day in helping , a full party vote. It is the feature of our success. bee . nothing is left undone to bring a glorious victory. Hon. Levi Mock was the.spea^’ 1 democratic headquarters ~w [ day evening. The speaker' * a good ovation and " d ® Ljth ! listened to by a large and entha ' audience. The issues were i. in an entertaining manner. ______ — — The political night was one of thebes paign. Hon. D. M • >inlll ,\ proved vette, was the speaker, and 1 himself to be a master of and logic. His 1 tbe tinM sues were applauded tro he began until he closed. ~ Information from bj Indianapolis indicate >' ( safe pluralities of the sta j majority on joint bal ’ oftb legislature, and at least thirteen congressmen. t ]ii bad for Indiana. To .?" t £ er v<M result it is necessary tna erat votes. , Vote straight by within the circle encloses a The emocracy never m rt . -..serving array ■b.-h r-t -*e. county, jr rdig ft land while you are " up^ u al» I, r . nio rai'.. I J,”., ri. m- ar ; dUtafc< i i o <*st, honorable an(i good care of the trust 1 l them.