Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■VERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW a. ELLINOHAM. Publisher. »1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered rft the pcstoftice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 20. THE TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, FOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADLAI E. STEVENSON. For Congress, JOSEPH T. DAY. For State Senator. STEPHEN 11 FLEMMING. For Representative. HENRY DIRKSON. 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, SAMVEL DOAK. For Commissioner 3rd District, JACOB ABNET. For Coroner. CHARLES S. CLARK. For County Assessor. ELIAS CRIST. Do not move from your precinct after October 6. Hear Gen. T. Wat Hardin at the court bouse, Friday evening, September 28. “Contribution” and not “Constitution” is the republican watchword in this campaign. When Mark Hanna declares he will mako no speeches during the campaign, he is evidently thinking that one fool in the family is enough. A few more victories like that in Maine and the republican party is done for. Its majority in the recent state election is 15.(106 less than it was in 1896 at the state election. Governor Mount says that the appearance of Hanna as a public speaker in Indiana is extremely obnoxious to the better element of the g. o. p. and detrimental to their campaign in this state. Our republican friends virtually accuse Mr. Bryan of being an imperialist. Thev charge that he dominates his party. This is a crime which at I least cannot lie laid at the- door of the I major. He lives but to obey—the trusts. Adlai E. Stevenson, who, bv the wav, never shot a man in the back or “busted" a broncho, is drawing greater I crowds to listen to his sober words I of wisdom than all the red lights, tin horns and rough riders are drawing ‘ for Teddy the Strenuous.

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Does Colonel Durbin intend to get out on the firing line in this campaign I It is not usual for a candidate for governor to seek this great office through back-alley methods. Where does he stand on the questions in which the people are interested? Every democratic or Bryan club in the country, no matter how few in number, should send a representative to Indianapolis Oct. 3. Democratic inspiration will be on tap. and all the great leaders of democracy, including Bryan and Stevenson will be there to serve the multitude. Mark Hanna has taken the stump, speaking at Delphi to a beggarly few, who mentallv suffered during a short harangue by the g. o. p. boss. As a public speaker any Indiana school boy can beat him, but as a poser of political wisdom aud authority his equal has yet to be born. President McKinley talked about a good many things in his letter of acceptance, but was strangely silent on the subject of his relations with “his highness” the Sultan of Sulu. Here was a fine opportunity for him to make his views clear on that slavery aud polygamy question, but he “clean forgot” all about it. Secretary of the Treasury Gage has a number of political friends who wanted to visit the Paris exposition. In order that they might do so pleasantly he sent them as special agents to the treasury department, at Uncle Sam’s expense. “National honor,” “sound money" and "pickings” seem to be Gage's strong points. What has become of that interesting pair of looters. Neely and Rathbone? Wil] they ever be brought to trial? Neely is still in the United States aud Rathbone has boasted Ihat he knew too much to fear punishment at the hands of this administration. One thing is certain there will be no further investigation of the Cuban scandal until after the election. Gen. P. W at Hardin a distinguished and former governor of Kentucky, will make an address upon the political issues at the court house in this city on Friday evening, September 28. This is no Kentucky fugitive hiding here by the grace of Governor Mount. He is a fine orator, a democrat and will ably handle the problems now agitating the political mind. Prior to the Kansas City convention most of the republican aud socalled independent newspapers were telling the democrats from day to day that they should nominate a safe anil able man like Richard Olney for president. They remembered that he was opposed to Mr. Bryan in 1896. Since Mr. Olney has come out stronglv against Mr. McKinley, these same papers have abused him viciously. In their present view he is as dangerous a patriot as Bryan himself. There has not been so much squirming in many a political campaign as there ■- -;--w among republican editors and spellbinders in trving to explain the treaty with the Sultan of Sulu. Since light has been thrown on that infamous document, revealing its recognition of polygamy, slavery and titles of nobility, they have begun to feel and to fear the wrath of the people. But denial and evasion are alike futile. The path of empire it has been found is not nnstrewn with thorns.

It is a pity that Mr. Hanna is so poor this year. He was foolish to spend all his trust millions on one little campaign in behalf of the national honor. He should have saved a good wad for later emergencies. Tke electionun Vermont and Maine have startled the republican leaders all over the country. The republican loss is so heavy and the democratic gains so large, that if the average is maintained in November, Indiana and the nation will be overwhelmingly democratic. Republicans have a hard problem to solve and evidently a heavy uphill pull before them. Are they equal to the occasion? —Evansville Bulletin, rep. Teedy Roosevelt at South Bend made a characteristic rough rider assault upon the silver dollar calling it the 48-cent dollar. And yet his running mate; Mr. McKinley, has coined nearly sixty million of them since he has been president, at the ratio of 16 to 1, andjis still doing it. without the aid oijeonsent of any other nation on earth. These two men should get together and compare notes. The close relations existing between the trusts and the republican party is shown by the statement that the American plant of the American Steel and Wire company, which has been closed for fifteen months, is to resume operations at the request of Mark Hanna and Colonel Durbin, the republican candidate for governor. This leads to the inquiry: Is a man so close to the trusts a proper man to be elected governor of this state? When the time comes we go out after voters and get them." says Re-1 publican Chairman Hernley. When he wants a farmer he goes out and I gets him. When he wantsa mechanic he goes out and gets him. When he wants a merchant, a carpenter, a blacksmith or any other man he gees out and gets him. How does he propose to get him’ What sort of slander ot the honest voters of this state is embraced in Mr. Hernley's words? Four years ago forty-eight more electoral votes would have elected I Bryan. Tobe elected now ho must get that many votes in addition to those he had in 1896, and if he loses any of his former votes he must get enough in addition to make up for the loss. In 1896 several states on each I side were very evenly divided. A slight drift would have sent them over the line. Everything depends now. therefore, on the direction of the drift. A small majority in a state is safe if the drift is in the right direction of making it secure. The Vermont election indcates that the drift there is toward Bryan. The democrats are in disputable stronger in Vermont now than they were four years ago. What light does that throw on the possibilities in other states? The republican vote in Vermont has fallen off about 10 per cent as compared with the corresponding election in 1896. while the democratic vote has increased 16 per cent. Indiana has 15 electoral votes. In 1896 the republican vote there was 323.754, and the democratic 305,573. If the republicans lose 10 per cent and the democrats gain 16 per cent the republican vote in Indiana this year will be 291.379 and the democratic 354573, leaving a democratic plurality of 63,083. A similar process would give the democrats Delaware by 447, West Virginia by 13.822. Kentucky bv 56,398. Ohio by 80.501, and North Dakota by by 272.

It is not so much his nose that needs to be held as hie conscience; and really that is what Gov. Pingree is holding when he says he will vote for the major. Apparently, the governor is running a little short of backbone. * That the democrats will make their largest gains in the eastern states is clearly demonstratec by the 1 erinont election. Four years ago all eastern states gave McKinley phenomenalmajorities. The Vermont election has nearly lopped off the excess over the normal majority in the state. Maine will doubtless do the same. In New York, which four years ago gave McKinley 260.000 majority, the republicans do not claim more than 75.000 this year. New Jersey’s 1896 republican majority will be very largely reduced, if not nearly wiped out. Maryland gave McKinley 30,000: the republicans are by no means sure of carrying it this year. Indeed Senator Wellington predicts 15,000 majority for Bryan. The most sanguine republicans admit that McKinley will lose largely in Pennsylvania and Delaware. South Bend Times.

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The campaign in Adams county already shows an enthusiasm seldom so noticeable this early. The country meetings are all well attended and an interest manifested that is certainly gratifying to the democrats, and esspecially those who have in charge its management. George W. Cromer is also responsible for Neelyism. There is no doubt that a gigantic scheme was put on foot to steal everything in sight. The gaug made a pretty good start, but the facts will never come to light if this administration can help it. Neely and Rathbone were only two of the thieves, there were others who profited by the stealings.—Muncie Herald.

Another syndicate has been chartered to exploit the Philippine islands. The charter issues from West Virginia, the home of Elkins and bears the El kins earmark. It is called the Philippine Land Improvement company and is expected to grab everything above or below high water mark. The milj|| of the trust gods are grinding. Mark Hanna is alarmed over the growing indications of republican defeat this fall. Fear has seized the camp of the republican national committee, aud the party boss has begun to use the whip on the party workers. The big republican loss shown in the Maine election, followed on the heels of the decreased majority secured by the g. o. p. in Vermont, has served as the cause for peremptory orders having been issued for every henchman of the party to get out and hustle. Hanna has' quietly begun the squeezing of campaign funds from western monopolists and trust directors. Word has been passed along the line that contributions or pledgee must be forthcoming during the ten days the head of the party is in Chicago.

PUBLIC SPEAKING. Tonight, at democratic headquarters, Hon. J. Fred France, of Huntington, will address the Bryan and Stevenson club. Sept. 20. Raudenbusb school house. Washingtown township. David E. Smith and John T. Kelley. Sept. 22. At Geneva, nomination of township officers. The speakers are Hon. R. K. Erwin and John C. Moran, Sept. 25. Washington school house, Washington township. David E. Smith and JohnC. Moran. Sept. 27. "Moon Eye" school house, Washington township, James T. Merryman and A. P. Beatty, Sept. 25. Hisey school house, Jefferson township, A. P. Beatty, Dore B. Erwin. Sept. 28. At the court house. Decatur, Gen. P. Wat Hardin, of Kentucky. Oct. 2. Brandyberry school house, Washington township, C. M. France and John Moran. Notice ol Primary Election. The democrats of Washington township and the city of Decatur will hold a primary election at democratic headquarters. in Decatur, on Saturday, Sept. 29. 1900, for the purpose of nominating: 1 justice of the peace. 3 members township advisory board. 1 supervisor, district No. 1. ’ 1 supervisor, district No. 6. Polls to open at 4 p. m. and close at Bp. m.. standard time. Those desiring to (>e candidates will present their names to chairman of democratic central committee on or before Friday morning, Sept. 2«, 1900. Committee. The dirty part of the republican campaign has begun. The yellow correspondent from this place to the Indianapolis Journal is again demonstrating his ability as a first-class liar. He relates with superlative candor how doors and windows were smasheed at the Geneva Cromer meeting, and in which democrats are he'd up as the red eyed perpetrators. It is all a fake of whole cloth, and we advise this special envoy of “benevolent assimilation” to take a final tumble to himself. Those who attended the conference of democratic leaders in New York, several days ago. say it was the most important meeting of democrats held during the campaign, and that its effects, already beginning to be felt, will be far reaching. There was tio rain bow chasing. It was plain talk by men who knew the situation in the states of which they talked, and by which it was made evident thaf there are substantial reasons for expecting democratic success this year if there is hard work enough done to win it, and that the campaign is to be made as aggressive as possible from this time on.

THE CAMPAIGN. ADAns cot NTV democrats READY FOR THE CONFLIC t ETTIN<I Our Speakers R eport ()oo ~ V Attended .nd L,f Wy The political meetings already k in Adams county never «k ’ h ' l(i (greater interest th'is early n a tention is paid tvery HDf»V o , at> discussion of the i» ue^“X ‘ n outbursts of enthusiasm U n ! au y themselves when our especial emphasis upon the tlar^? W fectsofthe administration, pohcyibemg pursued by the L u lican party in power.' EvJT b ' shows a hopeful sign, and t " g the democratic standard bea^^ r Last Saturday night at R| IIH rH I township an meeting was held, the speakers^l/ lr Moran The crowd was ] “ <;• very pleasing to the speakers, S were at their best. The in every way a success. Blue S township democrats are wide aw J Tuesday evening in Berne, Hnn R. h Erwin made one of his chareo tenstic and forcible spewhes in which he paid glowing tribute to the ca Uf » of democracy. The mating largely attended and the same inte? est and enthusiasm so plainly visihu elsewhere, was also on in full foreeat Berne. The meeting was one of th. best ever held there. Tuesday evening at Monmouth in Root township, a township convention was held at which time the townshin ticket was completed. Speeches w ete made by Hons. David E. Smith and John C. Moran. The attendance was large and much interest manifested Last evening at Election school house in Monroe township, the Hon J T. Merryman was greeted bv an audience that composed about all the citizens in that immediate locality The speaker was at his best and made a happy and interesting speech upon the many issues comprising the campaign of imperialism, trusts and the thousand and one other issues so prominent before the public now.

DOWN WITH THE TRI STS. There are over 500 gigantic criminal trusts in the United States today They control an aggregate of over $75,000,000,000 of capital and stock, which represents about SI,OOO each for every man. woman and child in the United States. All of this fabulous amount of capital and stock is paving dividends of from 6 to 100 per cent in profits. That means that, although you do not own one cent of stock in any interest-paying concern, you are paying interest (or from 6to 100 per cent profit) on SI,OOO belonging to some combine, trust or monopoly. If you have a wife and seven children, you are straining every energy and making every possible sacrifice to pay interest on about $9,000 which belongs to some organized band of robbers, fostered and protected by this trustmaking administration. Do yo ask how you pay this immense tribute to Mammon? Every titne you use a telephone, telegraph, express, railroad, street car or steamboat, you help to float and pay dividends on the SO,000,000 000 of capital and stock which these trust-monopolies control. Every time you buy iron or steel in any form (whether it is a tack. nail, pipe, gas fixtures, saw, tube, chain, casting, instrument, or what not i. you help to sustain, float and pav dividends on $18,000,000,000 of capital and stock, owned and controlled by trust magnates. Every time you use sugar in your tea or coffee, use salt, eat meat (whether beef or porki. drink milk, eat bread or molasses, or drink beer or whiskey you help to sustain, float and pay dividends on the $19,000.000,000 of stock and capital belonging to the trusts which operate in tnae lines of products. Every time you use wool, cotton, leather, straw goods, rubber, matches, sewing rnachinei, pottery (in any form), flax celluloid, thread, soap, rope or twine, bicycles, needles, chinaware, tin (in any form), carpets, hemp, jute or oil, you pay the regulation tribute to trust magnates and provide (or help to P r<J,r *de) regulation profit on the S9.OOO,OOtMW of capital and stock, which the trust monopolies in that line of every day necessaries operate. Every time vou or your family use coal, drugs, corms, electric, ink, copper, American spirits, American tobacco, linseed oil. starch, cartridges, typewriters,! paper, paint, bolts or nuts, playing cams, plate-glass, school furniture, scuoo books, shot or lead, coke, borax, terr cotta, wall paper, gasoline or even have your life insured, you belpW make trust magnates richer by c tributing your part of the dniden • on the $9,000,000,000 of capital auu stock (real or watered), which iso"i, and controlled by the gang of i '® and legalized robbers whom Mt’ ley fosters and protects in that li business. Your government is ai»W these every day. wholesale rob ><■. the American people. I nder rep lican rule it has built a protcc wall around this country to exi others who would break these ' sale monopolies and relieve the qs I The actual difference in cost of prw uct between America and Bu "I 15 per cent, and the average ■ rate under the Dingley bill is • cent. That gives these trust latorsa clear margin of P* • ~ which, by combining and <e •. _ competition among theinw'h‘ fl ’ ’ wring from the people of h States. That is why you have to Pay more for everything you g* . .j ( you had to pay formerly. why so many people are ot ployment. That is why a ■ gr jj does so little in the mark' 1 j supplying the dtly of 7 family.