Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVKKY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 81.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY. APRIL 19. THE TICKET. For Representative. HENRY DIRKSOX. For Judge Mams Circuit Court. RICHARD KINNEY ERWIN. For Prosecutor. JOHN C. MORAN. For Auditor. A, A. BOTH. For Treasurer. J. H. VOGLEWEDE. For Sheriff. DANIEL N. ERWIN For Surveyor. GEORGE E. MCKEAN. For Commissioner 2nd District, SAMVEL DOAK. For Commissioner 3rd District. JACOB ABNET. For Coroner. CHARLES S. CLARK. For County Assessor. ELIAS CRIST. Announcements. Kindiv announce my name as a candidate for Joint Senator for the counties of Alien and Adams, subject tothenominatingconven* tion to be held at Decatur May 22. Stephen B. Fleming. We are authorized to announce the name of Dk. J w. Vizzard. of Pleasant Mill a- a candidate for State Senator for the joint senatorial d'strict. composed of Adams-Alien counties, subject to the decision of the Democratic Nominating Convention, to be held at Decatur. Indiana. Tuesday. May 22.i800. ~ — City election May 1. Stamp thei rooster. Senator Fairbank.-, is now chasing 1 the tail end of the McKinley kite. Do not forget the city election on | May 1, and do not forget to stamp the rooster. Endorse the city administration by voting for the democratic nominees ■ on May 1. Stamp the rooster. The democrats of St. Mary's town ship will meet in mass convention on April 28. for the nomination of town ship officers. The city election is due one week from next Tuesday, May 1. Everylegal voter should register his vote and support the democratic nominees.; Stamp the rooster.

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Adair and the Eighth District. Since the retirement of the Hon. I Hugh Dougeerty as a candidate for treasurer of state, it leaves or will ; leave the eighth congressional district ‘ without representation on the state ticket. According to all law of precedent in giving a defeated candidate 1 the second nomination without opposition. the eighth congressional dis- | trict is entitled and should be given this candidate at this particular time. Every democrat in the state who has I long mingled with the active politicians of his party, will readily under stand the force and justice of this argument. The nomination has all along been rightly conceded to Mr. Dougherty. He has withdrawn, and now the district should be entitled to name his successor. The eighth congressional district isjby far the largest in the state, and but one district in the United States excels it in voting population. This certainly entitles it to all th® prestige it may in reason demand. There is no democrat in all Indiana more deserving of party recognition or more able to protect that recognition than the Hon. J. A. M. Adair of Jay county. He is one of the polished democrats of Indiana, whose store of ready wisdom and diplomatic tact is recognition suffiI cient to justify him in receiving this I nomination without a contest and by the unanimous approval of the democratic state convention. Mr. Adair is i well known over the state, having | been an active democrat for many j years. He is also a polished speaker and defender of that party. He is in i every way able and but few will say he |is undeserving. The democrats of i the state owe this nomination to the ’ eighth congressional district and we 1 hope to see them graciously accede I the same to the Hon. J. A. M. Adair. Ti:?. markets of the United States ■ should be opened up to her products. Our plain duty is to abolish all cus- : toms tariffs between the United States and Porto Rico and give her products I access to our markets. President McKinley's message. Dec. 4. 1899. To borrow a Bible quotation, ‘‘A house divided against itself can not stand." Paraphrasing Lincoln's declaration, I may add that this nation cannot endure half republic and half colony half freeand half vassal. Our I form of government, our traditions, our present interests and our future ; welfare all forbid our entering upon a career of conquest. —W. J. Bryan.

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The judicial convention of the Blackford-Wells circuit, will be held in Bluffton, on May 8. It gives promise of being the warmest kind of a | convention. Judge Zollars of Fort Wayne, is being mentioned as the probable chair-I man of the democratic state. onvention. j and we might add that no better one could lie found within the borders of our fair state. The administration of city affairs during the past two years is certainly satisfactory to the taxpayers of the citv. To continue that administration vote for the democratic nominees. May 1. Stamp the rooster. imperialism mignt expand the nation’s territory, but it would contract the nation's purpose. It is not a step forward toward a broader destiny: it j is a step backward toward the narrow ! views of kings and emperors. —W. J. i Bryan. We would hail with delight the j candidacy of our fellow citizen, the I Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, for governor of the state of Indiana, should he yield to the urgent request of his many friends and this convention, and consent to become a candidate | for that office.—Resolutions Boone County Democracy. Tee democrats of Boone county last' Saturday endorsed Samuel M. Raiton for governor. Notwithstanding it..*. i ... \r — i.t.. 1 a■-* . --

this action. Mr. Ralston reiterates that he will not bea candidate, neither will he seek to displace John G. Shanklin as national committeeman. In other words. Mr. Ralston intends to practice law. South Bend Times. The Hon. B. H. Campbell, democratic committeeman for this district, was greeting the democrats hereMondav evening. Mr. Campbell is perfecting an organization in the district and otherwise distinguishing himself as a working member of the state committee, all of which already demonstrates that he is made out of the proper stuff. The democrats of the eighth congressional district will distinguish themselves in rhe year of I ' Brvan. 1900. • There is not a county in the eighth | congressional district that does not favor the nomination of the Hon. S. |M. Ralston for governor. The fever I is not confined to this district either, but all over the state are demands that he be made the nominee. Such unanimitv of opinion seldom prevails, and since it does, the party should see that Mr. Ralston is made the nominee. His nomination would do more toward insuring party success than any one thing. It may be true that the Fort Wavne democrats will so far forget the lessons of moral right which were taught them in their youth, and that thev will come to this city on Mav 22. and by sullen insolence and brutality rob the democracy of Adams county of that representation which is tier's. Her's by right of possession and her's by all the elements of good citizens and good democrats. The Fort Wavne democrats are guided bv that antiquated reminder of the earlv period when might made right. But we want to utter a solemn warning, that if they persist in slaughtering such righteous appeals as t hose made bv the democrats here, that the time will come when we will spit in their faces and laugh at their commiseration.

We got our dates slightly disconnected last week when we stated the city election would take place Mav 8. The law governing the election of city officers, gives the day as the first Tuesday in May, end' this is none other than May 1. In this connection it may not be out of order to state that the democratic candidates are men of ability and will make good city officers. and should receive the uniter! support of every voter who has at heart the best interests of the city. Support the democratic nominees by stamping the rooster. The Fort Wayne democrats are now busy booming H. C. Berghoff of that city for treasurer of state. If there is anything in the annals of public office, which the Fort Wayne democrats do not want, we never heard of it. Their gall is amzingand by far the largest part of their physical make-up. The Adams county delegation to the state convention will try and make it interesting for Mr. Berghoff. and their efforts will not be directed toward landing him in the coveted place at that. Thebe is a vast difference between a man who changes his mind himself and one who has his mind changed for him by some outside force or superior intelligence. Dr. Hyde, president of Bowdoin college, in a recent lecture made this difference clear by comparing Gladstone and McKinley in a manner that would have done credit to Plutarch. Said the doctor:

"Gladstone changed his mind: McKinley has allowed his mind to be changed for him. No man who so acts command the respect and confidence of the American people."’ Since the withdrawal ofMr.‘Dough- i erty as a candidate for state treasurer. , his; name is being unceremonious!v I handled as a member of the national - committee to succeed Hon. John Gilbert Shanklin. From the number and I tone of the complimentary press no- ■ tices, we are lead to believe that the I demand is about unanimous, as it : should be. Indiana needs just such a I representative as Mr. Dougherty on ’ national committee. He well knows i ■ the needs and demands of the Indiana ' I democracy, and what he would not; do for them, is not worth mentioning. The publisher! announcement of the withdrawal of the Hon. Hugh Dougherty as a caadidate for treasurer C os state, was accompanied by surprise and regret, especially regret. We dare say there is no democrat in Indiana that is better Known or more ' highly esteemed than is Mr. Dough--1 erty. and thus his withdrawal will be a loss to the ticket and to the partv. We personallv know that the causes ascribed to his withdrawal are true ‘ and sincere, and that if his personal ’ inclinations could have been consulted i he would be both willing and proud • to have accepted for the second time, 1 the nomination for treasurer of state. > But his dutv calls him into an avenue t of business which makes it impossi- • ble for him to accept such a nomina- ■ tion, and following the instincts that 5 have made his life so successful, he ‘ graciously yields to that dutv. While - this is true, yet the partv will still 1 have the benefit of his wise counsel ? during the campaign. While regrett i ting the necessity of such action! the i party in Indiana will wish Mr. ; Dougherty a continuation of that 1 prosperity, that has so well marked 3 the course of his successful business life.

The republicans in the third ward did a verv gracious act iu recognizing the ability of the democratic councili manic candidate there, and refusing to nominate a candidate in opposition to him. The first and second ward republicans could well afford to have been equally as generous. The candidates in these two wards are men with good qualifications and willserve : well the constituents they represent. I ■ The present andinistration should be I indorsed, and the best way to do that iis to vote for the democratic candii dates. Remember the election May il. Stamp the rooster. -The Journal sees no reason to change its opinion. It stood by the president's original declaration and • the first declaration of the ways and i means committee. The act is likely to make the Porto Ricans distrustful of the United States, while nothing is j gained by it, except, in a certain I sense, to'establish a precedent that congress has the right to legislate as it chooses regarding the acquired territory. No revenue of any consequence will "be derived from the measure, so small are the exports of Porto Rico, so that the revenue really is not a valid reeson for the passage o f the bill. In the portion of the bill relating to the government of the island a delegate in congress is not given —a boon which the house, led by Mr. Hitt, insisted that Hawaii should have. Why should Porto Rico be denied the privilege?”'—lndianapolis Journal.

The average republican takes great pleasure in directing attention in the overflowing condition of the United States treasury and telling "what we have done." They are careful not to mention that the “overflow - ’ is brought ' about mainly by a war tax that is I growing positively burdensome to : everybody. Business men and all i others subject to the tax are wondering ■ when they will lie granted relief, and I petitions and complaints for its abateI meat are pouring into Washington ' from every direction. The adminisI tration probably sees in a full treas- ■ ury some political advantage among i that class of people who never go beI yond surface indications for their in- ; spiration. The late Congressman Dingley, in an interview just prior to his death, intimated strongly that the war t4x, or a portion of it at’least, had come to stay, and it is beginning to look as though he knew what he was talking about. Imperialism is a costly article and a war tax is necessary to pay the bills.—Miami County Sentinel. The word has been passed down the line that after mature reflection and conservative consideration, the Hon. W. H. Eichhorn of Wells county, has consented to the appeals of his friends, and will be a candidate for congress in this, the eighth district. The announcement will be hailed with delight by every democrat in the district. Mr. Eichhorn is one of the coming democrats of the state. His record ’ in the legislature was such a marvel of statesmanship, and truly demons- ■ trated what the man was made of. 1 He has all the essential elements of which Congressman Cromer is so ‘ lacking—ability, learning, an eloquent speaker, an entertaining and admir- ! able gentleman. It is no idle storv than Congressman Cromer will have to look to his laurels to retain them. ■ Mr. Eichhorn is the cream of the t district, and the democrats thereof have just cause for congratulation 5 and pride. As a member of congress Mr. Eichhorn would soon be identified

as a useful nienilier, and great credit • would be reflected upon Indiana and | more especially upon the eighth c > ■ gressional district. ■—-■I- i DOUGHERTY WITHDRAW S Bluffton, Ind., April 20.1900. To the Democrats of Indiana:-It has been the rule of democratic state , conventions to tender a candidate j who has been on the ticket during the previous campaign, whether sui-< -.,ful or not, a second nomination. In addition to this, a good number <>f my democratic friends throughout the state have said that the nomination of state treasurer would be tendered me without opposition, if I desired it. Having decided not to be a . i: • Mate I think warrants me in appearing in the public press notifying my friends of that fact and that ray name will not ge before the convention at the coming democratic state convention. My reasons for not standing a-:: audidate are not based on any fear of the defeat of the democrat! state ticket in 1960. There has been no time for many years when den. > ratio success seems so bright for the party as iu this campaign. With the Porto Rican tariff bill, the Overstreet bill and imperialism, it seems to me the republican party will have mere- than it can carr' and' will go down under this weigh, a. the November e -tion. While I feel sure for democratic success, I am willing others may enjoy the fruits of it because mv business has increased upon my hands ;>i my partner being quite old has recently

added to my responsibility-. - that Ido not feel that I could do istico in the campaign to the party ■:.-■! to my business at the same time: and should I be elected, as I would -xpert to be if nominated, with my present responsibilities of my present bi -loess, I would be unable to give the care necessary for the management of - 1 important an office as state tre. surer. I want to. thank the democrat- Indiana for honoring me with the notuination of 1898, and the very ge: erotis suppert given me at the poll-. '» -■ ing my earnest support to the ticket this fall, lam respectfully. Hugh Dougherty Nominating Convention. Notice is hereby given, that the democrats < f St. Marys town- . meet in mass convention in the school house at Bobo, at two o'clock »■ re. on Saturday, April 28. The object ct the convention is for the nomination of candidates for township officers, to be voted for at the November ejection, 1900. All democrats are invited to attend and take partin thed* liberations of the convention. Committee. Senatorial Convention. Pursuant to a call hereby issued bv the undersigned, the democrats an all others desiring to affiliate wit them, are respectfully invited to j tend and participate in a senators convention comprising the joint sen torial district of Adams and A..j counties, the same to be held in city of Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday. May 22, 1900. The object of the con vention will be the nomination c. joint senator for this district. ' i voted for at the general election. - em Iter 1900. The basis of represenra tion will Ite the same as affixed by democratic state committee of IndWy - ' one delegate to every 200 and frac j ; over 100 votes east for John 1*- - ' as presidential elector in 189t’E. Bvrt Lenhakt. i Chrm Dem. Cen. Com. Adams coi Wm. Kaovgh. i Char m. Cen. Com. Allen