Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVIRT THURSDAY MOBMXO BY LEW 0. ELLIN3HAM, Publisher. *I.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, FEB. 22. THE TICKET. For Representative. HENRY DIKKSON. For Judge Adams Circuit Court. RICHARD KINNEY ERWIN. For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN. For Auditor. A, A. BOCH. For Treasurer. J. H. VOGLEWEDE. For Sheriff, DANIEL N. ERWIN. For Surveyor. GEORGE E. MCKEAN. For Commissioner 2nd District, SAMUEL DOAK. For Commissioner 3rd District, JACOB ABNET. For Coroner. CHARLES S. CLARK. For County Assessor. ELIAS CRIST. The drilling for oil is the next thing to be considered. Let every one be up and doing. Congressman Lentz of Ohio, has been announced as a running mate for Col. Bryan. Randolph county comes next with twenty-five and one-half miles of rural mail delivery. One hundred and two prisoners were paroled from the Michigan City prison last year. Representative Miers has introduced a bill in congress for a new public building at Vincennes. Thd boom of John W. Kern for vice president has reached the east, and is meeting a favorable reception. The Jay and Randolph county democrats have endorsed Mayor J. T. Day of Dunkirk, for congress. The McKinley organs are working over time trying to reconcile the absolute gold standard with their 1896 platform.

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1 The profits of the Carnegie steel industry were only 821.000,000 in 1899. Here is the fruits of protection. Coin, on Money, Trusts and Imperialism. is having quite an extensive circulation in Decatur right now. ‘. J. Will Kelley has been made chairman of the Jay county central I committee, a selection that is well timed and means a thorough organization and an energetic campaign. Indianapolis has secured the next convention of the national association of democratic clubs. Representatives from every state in the union to the number of 7,000 will attend the meet- ; ing. ________ The judicial race in the BlackfordWells circuit is waxing warm, with C. E. Sturgis, Levi Mock and Judge Vaughn as candidates. The date of their convention has not as yet been determined. The attorney-general of Indiana has given out an opinion that the election of trustees will take place this year, notwithstanding conflicting reports to the effect that township trustees will hold their offices until 1903, ________ ' The democrats of the twelfth district, will nominate their candidate for congress in convention at Fort Wavne. Tuesday, April 24. The candidates are the present Congressman Robinson and Judge S. M. Hench, , both of Fort Wayne. Illegal fees to the tune of 5100,000 has been withheld by Marion countv officials, and no suits have or will be filed for the recovery of the money. But the Marion county officials are republican. Editor Mobss of the Sentinel, has been in Washington for some days past, and judging from the expressed tone of his Sentinel leaders, one can easilv judge that stock in democratic success is advancing at a very satisfactory rate. Many there are absolute! *■ confident and others hopeful of Bryan’s election, while a feeling of uneasiness has invaded the republican camp that has even shattered the hopes of that great political apostle Mark Hanna. The Democrat’s persistent efforts in establshing an oil field near this citv, already gives evidence of bearing fruit. The leasing of territory has began, and it will not be long until the drilling of a test well, or a number of them for that matter, will begin. There is but little question that an oil field surrounds us, and the only wav to ascertain this fact is to put it to a test. Our people can greatlv aid in the development of this field, and that they will do so is unquestioned.

I Special SIOO Hat Sale. | | I I It o make room for onr new sprins Hats b i | I which are coming in daily, we are havf I, ing a special sale of Men's Alpine Hats, g g which formerly sold at $l5O to $2.00. f | They come in beautiful shades of color- | I I ings—Black, Brown, Nutra, Fawn, Cedar. J | Remember the price, SI.OO. j| | Yours most respectfully. i - I I . I Pete Holthouse & Co. I I 1 _ .5.111. 1- ’ - .1"-- - - 15.221.-3 - -2. — “ -CX. - ~ ~ ‘ __

The national democratic committee at a meeting held today in Washington will determine where and when the national convention will be held. Milwaukee has offered >IOO.OOO for the convention, and unlike the Philadelphia guarantee, is the real and glittering coin. The American nation is carrying on a foreign war with a force of 100,000 men drawn from industrial pursuits, j and England engaged in a similar business with a still greater force, and vet we find that the price of wheat is ; constantly growing lower. Hereto- j fore when war was merely talked of the wheat market showed an upward | tendency. Why does it not in the I present instance when two great na tions are actually at war’ In former wars we had a bi-metalic currency, in the present we have the gold standard: can farmers see any benefit to themselves in existing conditions?— Plymouth Democrat. Chairmax Martin of the state com- | mittee has announced his appointi ment of a committee secretary in the j name of W. H. Hawkins of Sullivan. I Mr. Hawkins though not an active candidate has accepted the place and I as he bears the distinction of being a politician of note, it is predicted that his choice will prove satisfactory. Chairman Martin has also announced his executive committee, and for this district this honor was conferred upon R. H. Hartford of Portland and R. F. Cummins of Bluffton. Both these | gentlemen are untiring in their efforts i for success, and unselfish in their dei votion to the democratic party. The j committee will meet at Indianapolis i Saturday at which time the date for our state convention will be set and

many features for compaign work discussed. A representative of The News. at a recent democratic meeting, formerly | presented to the democracv the name iof Hon. Thomas Taggart for the national democratic committee. The suggestion has met universal approval. The Lafayette Journal and other leading democratic newspapers are ably advocating his selection. The party needs just such an organizer as I Mr. Taggart. The big. busy, proI gressive North needs him. There is jno superior manager in the party. It ■ needs a business man at its head, i | With Bryan for president: with TagI gart for chairman: with Sam Ralston I for governor: with Hugh Dougherty j for national committeeman from this | state. Indiana would be carried by the i democracy bv thousands of a majority. I Taggart is a winner and the man for national chairman. —Anderson Democrat. —j— " , A keg of nails costs as much as a ' barrel of flour. A year ago a barrel of flour cost three or four times as much as a keg of nails. But the farmer has a part in the making of the j flour, which perhaps explains why j flour has not kept up with the price lof nails. The nails are highly pro- | tected by a republican tariff: the flour ' has no such protection, nor has anv- ■ thing else the farmer produces. He pays the tariff, however, on the nails I and about everything else he has to i purchase that is of trust production. 1 i including his plows, his mowers, his j reapers, his fertilizers, his hoes, his shovels, his harness, his wagons, his , wheelbarrows, his groceries, his dry I goods and his clothing. The repub- ' lican party legislates only for the | benefit of the classes—always against i the interest of the masses.' New Al- - j bany Ledger.

SENTINEL INTERVIEW. Hugh Doughertv of Bluffton, whoj will be the democratic nominee for treasurer of state this year, was at the Grand yesterday. He was asked to give his views on the political situation and said: "I find everywhere I go the democrats are very hopeful of success in the coming campaign, and as a general thing in all parts of this state | thev are well organized and anxious ito begin the fight. I think the peo- ■ pie regard with alarm the tendency :of the country toward imperialism. ! and I believe they will vote against a ' further enforcement of that policy rei gardless of party ties. The demoj crats are certainly on the right side ;of the question and the people know it.” "What will be the leading issues in the campaign this year?” "Speaking for the democrats of the Eighth district I will say that they will demand that the money plank of the Chicago platform be readopted as it stands now. They will listen to nothing else. The silver question is . not dead bv any means and the very fact fliat the senate of the United . States has seen fit to insert an amendment in the Overstreet bill providing i for international bimetalism. in case : it can ever be secured, is nroof that , the republican party itself recognizes [ | the fact that it is still a vital issue. No doubt this amendment was made , ' to again deceive the members of the . i republican party who are believers in > the double standard of money just i as in 1896. but lam of the opinion ■ they have learned a lesson from the > attempt made by that party to secure ; international bimetallism under the r direction of President McKinley, and [ I don’t see how they can be deceived

again in the matter. However in my i opinion, the trust question will be the f • leading issue in this campaign. Os i ; course, the republicans will insert a t plank against trusts in their platform r and will fight .hem after a fashion, f but the people will readily see that t they are responsible for them and that they dare not legislate against them inasmuch as the campaign fund of < that party comes from these combina- ! tions of capital. It would be folly for ( any one to suppose that the republican , party would even as much as raise ; their hands against them after the ] election, hence the fight they will j i make against trusts during the cam- ; paign will be the same as the fight , made for bimetallism during the cam- . paign of 1896— simplv a scheme for ; deceiving the people and thereby i catching votes. The people know the , evil effects of these great combinations of capital and I believe they will not permit themselves to be deceived by any declaration which the republican party may make against them. The question of imperialism toward which the country is rapidlv tending will be a vital issue and it rests with the democratic party to preserve American : institutions as they are today. There can be no doubt that te imperialistic tendencies of the present administration are threatening the very life of the free institutions of the' country, and I believe'the people recognize that ' fact and are looking to the democratic i party for help and protection from > ’ this great evii because they know the .; result in case the republicans are suci ■ cessful in this'contest.” > 1 "M ho will be the democratic nom- ; i inee for congress from the Eighth • I district?” • I"I think probably three democrats - are being suggested for the nominat tion. but my impression is that James j Morrison of Anderson, will be the 1 J nominee. I believe he is in closer

I touch with the laboring element in i , that district than any other politician, i I either democrat or republican, and I 1 . am almost certain he can be easily i , elected if he will consent to make the 1 race. He is well qualified for the position, and is in close touch with all the interests of the district. I understand he does not want the nomina- •' tion, but would sooner return to the state legislature.” < "Will you be a candidate for treasurer of state ’” "That is my intention at present. My friends have informed me that the . nomination is mine if I want it. so I have decided to make the race.” - —( The Journal’s liberties seemingly know no bounds. Last week in their 1 usual grist of political garbage they < try to inflict upon the intelligence of their readers by crediting this office ■ with an Indianapolis dispatch, which most likely was hatched up at the Journal office, at least its tone is par- ; allel with that which weekly not > daily—does duty on the Journal staff, i The dispatch says that the new in- ■ firmary will cost $30,000 and this will I add a bonded indebtedness to the ■ county of $50,000. and this will make ; a total bonded indebtedness of $200,1 000. Each and every one of these t hoarv faslehoods the Journal raptur--5 ously indorses. In the commissioner’s . annual report which was published in » the Journal in its issue of January 3 26. the total bonded indebtedness of i the county is given at 545,000. The t county council of seven members—i three of whom are republicans ap- ? propriated $25,000 for the building of 9 an infirmary, and in no event can the e board of commissioners exceed the 1 appropriation. Will the Journal in 1 all its worldly wisdom about the

management of county affairs, please explain how this new building can add a bonded debt of $50,000 and how the total bonded indebtedness can reach $200,000. M ind is cheap, but a few facts occasionally would not be amiss, It is about time the controversv was settled as to whether a joint senator for Adams-Allen counties will be elected this year. The democrats can not afford to leave the matter open and permit a republican to establish his right of election. The Democrat is of the opinion that a vacancvexists, although the secretary of state’s reports, shows the contrarv. While the senate itself will have final jurisdiction, yet it behooves the party to see that this district is represented by a democrat. Steele. Frank M orkinger and family spent Sunday with Jim Frank at Bethel. School entertainments seem to be all the rage at present. Last week there occurred one at the Prane school house on Wednesday night, one at Kimsey on Thursdav night' and this week one at Salem on Tuesday night. V r Ar an Frank Tumbleson ana Mrs, Mill Tumblson of Huntington couuty, who have been visiting the past week with relatives at this place, returned home last Saturday 1 hey were accompanied by Mrs. W. G. Tumbleson who will visit about two weeks. Quite a number of our citizens moved last week. Wess Hamrick ™ ove d on his farm east of town. Mr Dellinger moved from Ohio to *the farm he purchased of S. C. Wolf, i Henan Lhaman moved into the property owned by Mrs. Williams. Wdl moved into the house va-

cated by Mr. Lhaman. Harry Leferson moved back from Elgin, Ohio, to his old home west of town, and Walter Hettier moved into the Adam Syphers property. French Township. Elmer Schindler bought a colt for $32.50. Gottlieb Hanni bought a horse of John Warner for SSO. Ben Gerber took a load of baled hay to Bluffton Monday. Joe Graber sold a horse for $25, and bought another for S6O. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Klopfenstein of Allen countv, are here on a visit. Chris Neuenschwander and son. Cleophas, of Bluffton, Ohio, were here on a visit. Chris Liehty who spent part of the winter in and around Bluffton, Ohio, returned home. Rev. Vornholt of Berne, and Rev. Vitz of Vera Cruz, visited at Chris Gerber’s last week. Chris Augsburger bought part of the cider mill formerly owned by Augsburger Bros. Benjamin Neuenschwanderof Allen county, was here visiting his sick sister. Mrs. Ed Moser. Peter N. Moser traded a $75 horse for an SBS surrey. The deal was made with H. H. Stuckey, of Decatur. ITonmouth. Lawrence, son of Reub Lord, is quite ill at this writing. Mont Evans sells groceries cheaper than any other grocer in Monmouth. The burning of Vail’s dry house has caused our timber cutters to take a lay off. T IT* ... . .

•Tack Kemp will soon return to Fort Wayne where he will engage in putting down tubular wells. Letters from Mike Lord and Roy Wolford, dated at Manila. Philippic Islands, report the boys from here all well. D. M. Rice is still confined to his room, but we are glad to know he is improving and will soon be among us again. There has been no marriage since our last items but we hope t > lie able to report one before the bluebirds come. C. E. Burr, our fruit tree agent, is busy soliciting orders for spring delivery. He is meeting with go® l success. The memliers of the pedro club are all well butthiscold weather interferes with their meetings as their room 1 s well ventilated. L. H. Frank is prepairing to open a gravel pit on the A. J. Smith farmHe reports a nine foot vein only feet from the surface. John Wolford will take a position with Charles Magley in the spring M e don’t know wether he will be ' K . ' keeper or conductor on the dirt trailEd Luttman has leased the h ■'b' son gravel pit and expects to take twelve thousand yards this SUDI,I ‘ j eight thousand of which will be u in Root township. , C. D. Kunkle has purchased a polled Durham bull. Anv one ing a red shirt is warned to ”, duly within bounds while P a ' J i , within a mile of Cal’s farm. If you enjoy a good laugh go 1 ’ opera house'next Wednesday and see “How Hopper was Side ’ ed.” I Fun from start to finish at l ’p e house next Wednesday.