Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVYRY IBCRSIIAY HORSING BY LEW 0. ELUNGHA.M. Publisher. »L<V PER YEAR IN ADVANi ♦* F: ’ r, 5* as secoud-e!a-»s mail r.aiter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY? THURSDAY. JUNE 28. THE TICK&. © , ® (9 Re-p re. HENRY DIRKSON For .Tu.’.e X .. s - reu r Court. For Prosecutor. JOHN C. MORAN. For Auditor. A. A. BOCH. ® For Treasurer. f. it. Vui-LF.W EOF.. For Sber.S. DANIEL N. F.KWIN • For S. rveyor, GEORGE E. MCKEAN. For Commtss . ner T"d District. SAMVEL DOAK. For Comm ssioner 3rd District. ® JACOB ABNET. F -r< r rer, CHARLES S. CLARK. For County Assesso r. RUAS CRIST. Depew called Mr. Brvan a “body snatcher.” He is right. He has the 1 g. o. p. corpse in the rat. Rocgh rider suits and cow boy hats is the argument to in v gue bf the ' g. o. p. for the election of their pre® uential favorite. It is our smaller manufacturers, not able to stand up under trust squeezing and undermining, that are mostly tak ing the gold standard cure these days. Represbntatives f the New York democracy are already on the ground j at Kansas City, and their influence in the convention will be important, as it generally is. Minxes TAdemocrat' have endorsed the Hon. Charles A. Towne for the democratic nomination for the vice president, and will make an effort to secure his nomination. Am they do say that the manufactured cheering :f McKinley lasted thirteen minutes. Blaine's in 1884 lasted three times thirteen, and all know what happened to Blaine. “The president was right!” ex- , claimed the exultant undertaker as he perused the bills ;f lading that Lad arrived from the Philippines, “trade doe* follow the flag!"—Tls Public. “Senator Hanna at first denied, i' it any Hosts existed. Then he claimt-z that they were necessities. Now he claims that the republican party ’ ill »uiash them. All of which! woiird be somewhat cuclra lictory if j it didn't come from the handmaiu of i Dutv and Destine.” - —■ Jons » Clark Rid Hath. Indiana's distinguished historian, is critically ill in New York. As a writer of history Mr. Rid path has made a worthy record, one in which the citizens of his native state are justly proud, and it is with more than a feeling of regret The movement to make Governor. Mount president < f Purdue is one that i ought to gladden the heart of the' agricultural masses. In addition to! explanation of farmins: by telephone Gpv.-rn r Mount could give lectures tm the transplanting f criminals that wouki be highly t-difving. Sentinel. 1 M- Kinley :- the -t conspicuous representative of all that is bad in ■ republicanism. His chief advisers are men of worse character than the whisky ring thieves and the star route thieves w dominated Grant and' mint'd him From Alger to Neely every rascal uncovered has lieen protected by the executive wing. The New York World has givea the list of trusts organized in the last two years of the McKinley administration It fill-two colmns of small type- footing hundreds of millions of dollars. They are more in number and amounts than were organized before in all the historv of the country. Four more years of it under .McKinley promotion, and where would the country be.

Prominent Democratic Leaders. AA < - mJO& sc * ’ a* HF r . 1 var V, ij k. i • - 'UM ffifilH - 1 ’- Ahk x IHaHt /K. ww Jk. " X WBL i '’HUBp■ z WILLIAM B. HUWT. ’ OLn tB f T BniMOXT. OOSuBEMMAS WILLIAM <"irr» *

’ A nation which denies the principle that governments derive their just : J powers from the consent of the governed can give self-government to one colony and deny it to another: it can ; give it to colonies strong enough to exact it by force and deny it to weaker , ones: but a nation which recognizes the people as the only sovereigns ami : regards th* 3 temporarily in authority merely as public servants is not at liberty to apply the principle to one section of the country and refuse it toanther. W. J. Btyan. * • • ting the use of his name in conned tion with the nomination for vicepresident by the Kansas City convention. The sole aim of Mr. Hill is to secure the adoption of a platform upion which the democrats of*he< country can stand and conscientiously support the ticket. Beyond that Mr. Hill has no plans. He expects to be at Kansas City next Sunday, in order to have ample time to confer with i democrats from all parts of the country before the convention pre l —South Bend Times. The Chicago Times-Herald, the official organ of President McKinley, warns the g. o. p. that if they elect their ticket, it will be without the electorial vote of New York. In two recent issues it fully and we may say. fairly gives its reasons for placing New York among the uncertainties. While McKinley carried the state over Bryan in 1896 by 268,469 plurality, yet in 18 V" with the money question still an issue that plurality was reduced to a beggarly 13,''30. and to add fury to the flames a majority of the congressmen then elected were democrats. So it will readily be seen that New York state is by no means, lost to the democracy. With a reunited democracy. Bryan and Hill would sweep New York and make certain the electorial votes of Kentucky. Maryland and Indiana. The French committee to advocate the independence of the Boers, which has issued an appeal to sympathizers in other nations, has a strange misconception of the situation in the I nited States. In its appeal it says: "It appears to us impossible that a I great American republic, forgetful of :ts origin, will remain until the end indifferent in the face of a conflict in ’ every way identical with that to which she owes her own existence and from which she was onlv able to emerge, thanks to sympathies and support of Europe." But unfortunately we have an administration that is more than forgetful of historv ard administration that d": ides the declaration of independence and the constitution of the nation. And it is backed by a wealthy class who have been enriched by government favors beyond the dreams of avarice, and who are aping British customs and seeking British ; alliances for their children. The sympathy of the American masses is with the Beers. but the masses have bound . themselves hand and foot for the ■ present. —Sentin The New York democrats. it is -vid. < will offer a silver plank at the Kansas ■ , Citv convention] which will read i something like this: "That to secure a ’ stable money market and that to re |; establish a fixed par of exchange with ■ silver price countries, we desire to i emphasize the demand in our platform , for the re-epeuiug of cur mints to the 1 free and unlimited coinage of silver ' and gold at the present legal ratio of 1 . 16 to 1. the immediate increase of the ‘ ! volume of silver coins and certificates j, ' thus created t be substituted, dollar , for dollar, for the bank note issued bv private corporations under special* privilege granted by law of March 14. 1900. and prior national banking laws. I : the remaining portion of the bank notes to be replaced with government I I«per money and its volume sc con-: trolled ;*.' to maintain at all times the j desired stability in the money market t and the price level; thereby establish : ; ng an honest dollar under fixed rules | laivl down by congress, and abolish-I ing the president’s discretionary pow , er to put treasury money into' Wall' street, and withdraw it. thus control! ’ ing at will the money ruarkeL prices! and business: will prevent speculator*, I speculative banks, foreign bankers, and foreign governments from con ! trolling the money market, prices ami business, except as the ‘ president chouses to interfere: will jweveut panics, failing prices and the consequent _ disorganization of industry from this source, which our opponent I characterizes as over-production; will I prevent a nsing price level, and fur niah a stable basis on which to adjust prices fixed by law. custom and oxm- . petition.”

■ • Cool Clothes. • s ——_— take a look at our hot weather novelties. > Il I Stylish Straw Hats. . . . 50c to $2 00 | Cool Collars 15 c » two f° r Sttmmer Shirts. . . 50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50 Serge Coats and Vests, . $4.00 and $5.00 Double breasted serge coats, $4.00 and $5.00 Balbriggan Underwear fancy or plain, 25c, 50c Si j , ; • 3 It is not how much a man pays for his clothes that makes him well dressed, but it is what I Jg he gets for his money. You always get the most of the best for the least money at P. Holthouse & Co. M \

The death's head and crossbones. also, Kentucky Taylor were con spicuous at the Philadelphia convention. not to mention Quay and other dead things. Altogether the goppite outlook is full of forebodings. Ovr republican gold standard "prosperity" is measured bv 947 failures liabilities of $23,171,151 for the month of May. the largest in the past eighty months with but six exceptions, in both number and amount. 4

i I S* W s r I ! j i *" W' —— CAITLR H. HARRIsON

Fbom all indications Indiana will’ be well represented at the Kansas j City convention next week, where, thev will witness the formal nomina- 1 tion of the next prudent of the Unit-, ed States. It is estimated that 1,500 hoosiers will be there, the largest number that ever attended a national ! convention. No Adam* county demo-; viat new! have any heuitancv in going 1 for fear of tickets. as provision has already been made to take care of the eighth congressional district.

Congressman Sflzer is another New Yorker who is being prominently mentioned for the vice-presidency at Kansas City, and we might add that, the partv could go further and fare ■ worse. Senator Platt, the New York g. p. boss, is president of the ice trust in. New York City, and for that reason no prasr-cutions against such lawless-. ness as exists there with this notorious' trust, can be anticipated.

| William J. Barts has opinion,* and I the courage to defend them. William I McKinley also has opinions, but lacks courage and never Micas to theni I Bryan has faith in the people and stands up for their right*. McKinley has no faith tn the people and sacri rices their rights at the demand of ; the trusts. Bryan opposes imperial- . ism and works for freedom and a republican form of government. Mc- • Kinley champions imperialism and works for an ariatocra. v of monev at the expense of the people. Brvan oppr*ea the trusts which rob the'people, enslave workingmen and kill competition. McKinley foster* and pro teds the trusts regardless of the people and uses all his influences to make the rich richer, which has also the result of nuking the jr»>r poorer. Bryan has a practical plan to restrain the trusts and if elected president he I --t .t » •v- M K ~.v ha* no nhn to restrain trusts, and if he did have such a plan the trust i managers who own him body and I Wl, dd not allow him toenforve it. j Which of these two men would best , “rye the (xeple as praideot of the i«. uiled States! There is no choice ie-tween them Bryan stands for all j the people desire in the wav of justice aud protectioc. Mi Kinlev represents I the trusts and imperialism and ignores the people. The people are going to eleit a president next autumn. Will they put a friend or an euemv in the White House for another four yeer* [-Chicago Democrat. *

CLOSING EXERCISES. Entertainment-* by .Members of the St. Joseph School and Graduation. This week marks the closing of a successful year for the St. Joseph , Catholic schools and the annual entertainments have been given with even more than usual success. On Mondav , evening the lower grades of the school ’were participants, while on Tuesday ’ evening the graduating class and the i members of the higher grades con- ! | ducted the exercises. Both were held | at Bosse s opera house and were well i ' attended and were under the personal supervision of Father Wilkens and i ' Father Blume. The former occasion I consisted of songs, speeches, drills, etc., and was indeed very entertaining. I especially for the manv young people I ! who were present. The graduating 1 jexer. ises proper were held TuescLr | evening and three young ladies diA ■ honor to themselves thd friends. br their creditable conduct. The even mg's entertainment was opened by a song of greeting bv thirty bovs and girls, after which Miss Clara terveer delivered the salutatory, extending greeting to all present on behalf of the I class fl-»’. She followed with her ‘theme. "The Art of Printing.” which she handled ably and well. She said: Ages agowhen printingwas unknown it was necessary for books, papers, etc, t be written by hand and as a consequence literature was scarce- and very expensive. Our ancient literature was chieflv transcribed by the Monks and to them is dhe much of our history of the people of that time. Tn vent- n and progress now have their birth from the press ami we scarcely * cestors. Block printing, by which letters were first stamped upon paper, was first known in China in the sixth centurv. was introduced into England in 1471 and in Amwict by our puritan forefathers in 1*4(1 The old stamp or block sysrem is still tn use in China but during the last four centuries the art in this <*>untrv has g + vauved and we easily lead the world." Miss Terreer was graceful her man ner charming and her delivery almost pet feet. Miss Agues Mason followed in -Memories of Home.” She said: • Dear to U.S is thefriendshipof school mates. Ixit tbev are not like those of home and mother. Our future homes - S T a, ]- T U P°° th ® of cbiklbcMi. for the picture formed there with us forever. Our childhood days should be pleasant • ami happy that the future mav be I likewise. The disobedient child’ not 1 only worries and troubles his parents but forms a picture that will mar his , future. How careful we are in selecting the pictures to adorn our homes, yet we should be even more so in the pictures of conscience • which are with us al wavs. Nothing ‘ is so dear as sacred memories of home L“*r» T . * bouid «• through 1 *.fe. Mum Agnes bad her subject well prepared and her • worthy one. The validictorian. Mias f 'eromea Brunnegraff, foßowed in an t interesting talk on correspondence. ' H ,n t < rh " r> ‘ times r- u the best fnenS must part for 1 duties sake, and these are sad m ‘ fliKous. but it would be much more i “ aot sot tbt> of 1 eonewpomlence. This is the writing ‘ and exchanging of letters with parti™ ’ at a distance, and in writing these mi Mi tea. the language, subject and I nutter should lie gwermsi ™ 1 Dl ».‘ u ral ; just as though we ibe^Z r *T, never | be written while ore- is excited or

>’ ■ - - ONE of the biggest delegations will be that of Tai many Hall. The brave* i from Manhattan are t< . in sever[al specially char-—— „ itered trains. They will turn out In unusua l numbers despite 1 the longdistance /A/ “ \ [ whicb they must /'kg' * \ travel. One rea- // / i L- | [ son for this is /L‘ f' | j that the New — '! York state con- ' X ' 1 vention has been [ I j i this year slated I A V ' for New York ' i\\ I ■ ■ city; which : t *- ]eJ the Tjdnntany Tigers - «■' pt®S?. The Tammany ~ir [ [ is at all times a pictures-iue inJT i vidual. but when be array? L:_ [ [ self In the blazing raiment which ' i i seems to him appropr.at- for t - [ [ vent ion wear he is truly an fr ores i si ve personage.

angry for in such cases things are often said for which we are sorry and " uH give much to unsay. The latter phrase, "Littera scripta monet," meaning . "Written words remain" is true ana .i we should always remember that i ‘ fact. Letters, espeically busina* [ communications should be expls’it • plain and to the point.” Miss Ver--1I ocica dosed her address with the ■ class valluictorv. saying, "Tc me it* I a sad duty to say farewell to •chool. • • playgrounds, playmates >r Sb-W’-1 but we hope to put in practice wtai • We have learned and thus »h w -nt i i appreciation of the effort* made in , I our behalf, again we sav fareweii. ; j Rev. H. The.- Wilken? then gave ‘ I few minutes’ talk to the grd’iatet i at <l deli'.': red thediplon: i- He Saia: r "My dear young ladies and graduate*. . you have succeeded in one this ? which makes you happy tc night. T u - have been taught how to st a !y. but I wish to inform you that to learn and ito put in practice what you ham a II two very different things, and I ‘ yon practice makes the master. : use made of good learning will - lie a great treasure «nidi cauiiot be i taken away. I congratulate vou ana g wish you succeM.” Miss Bruunegra" f received the highest hom rs and M*’ 1 Terveer second. Following these rs r ercises. three plavs were rendered by t the students of the whod and "W e received with delight by tbeaudiem*’ t especially the voung America th«»s ! Miss Clara Terveer also again s tinguished herself br singing " I Irra®--of Paradise." a solo. Clara has » beautiful soprano voice and *** i lewe were captivated by her efforts- ■, The entertainments from every P™ 0 ’ 1 of view were a siax-ess and everybwy » connected therewith is well sat!*fi* i The annual picnic is being held todayi Oca efficient corps of tileotd s artists haw gotten in their work <» 1 this edition, the enterprise of «tn. ■. we feel sure you will appreciate. * t Desix.rat is nothing if not enterprt ’ ing, a fact that ha« many brought forth applause from tllir ’’ f ? thusiastic friends and ailuiis-'ii®* f admiration from those not so entbu*' f astic. The Kansas City convenWO » next week is deserving our effort*. “ ‘ we need offer no apd-ogie* &> r I ing so much space to those who wm prominent iu formulating th>- I*- 1 * ‘ f of the democratic tiarty in the f ■ twign of 1900. Ihey are all s,wl 5 r inteildtual giants a.nd politician 1 r nstienal repute. • »