Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1900 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BVKHV THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoftlce at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, NOV. 8. And it snowed. Indiana was doubtful until Tuesday. And now comes the ratification, the bitterest pill in the lot. Adams county, God bless her, is the greenest green spot we know of. The next congress will be republican by perhaps fifty. It smacks of a landslide. The campaign is over and we have been licked until we taste it. But some day, some hour. Oca crop of roosters have been ■ shelved until I'.MM, at which time we will not be responsible for their un-' ruly actions. "" The election passed off with the usual quietness that generally follows such an event here. A very good vote was polled. Huntington county goes republican by -100. The only democrat who saved ! the day was their candidate forjudge, Hon. J. C. Branyon. That silent vote which has been a contention in this campaign was not silent Tuesday, if press buletins and red ink count for anything. The legislature gives a republican majority of thirteen in the senate and perhaps twenty in the lower house, a safe working majority to be sure. Let ’er go at that. Mark' Hanna with all his coarse, vulgar imitation of statesmanship, has been handsomely indorsee]. Now' then, take your medicine and look pleasant. That is what we intend to do. Wells county is carried for Bryan by about 14<X>. Judge Vaughn was i re-elected by a majority of SMXI. The i Wells county democrats made a gallant fight and owe much to the superior organization and tireless work of their chairman, the Hou. W. 11. Eichhorn. Every township trustee in Adams countv is or will be a democrat. The only republican bailiwick, St. Mary’s, was carried by Charles W. Yager the democratic candidate. It is the first time in sixteen years that official administration will be democratic. The total vote in the township is 154 for Yager, and 128 for People. Here is to Charles W. Yager. The campaign is over, and the Democrat proposes to settle down to ■business, print all the news and be good. It is somewhat difficult at I present to explode very much hilarity,' nevertheless we hope time and Mark | Hanna prosperity and a Christian war tor commercial purposes, will bring j us out all right. Subscribe for the Democrat and read the news.

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INDIANA GOES WRONG, It Gives Republican Candidate 22,000 To The Good. Indiana Delegation tn Congress Uh es the Democrats Four ’th Three Districts 1 Doubt. Incomplete luid unofficial returns from ninety out of the ninety-two counties of the state indicate that McKinley has carried the state by from 22,000 to 20,000 with John W. Kern for governor running 1,000 to 3,000 ahead of Bryan. The republicans have elected Watson in the Sixth, Cromer in the Eighth, Crumpbacker in the Ninth, Steele in the Eleventh and Brick in the Thirteenth, while the democrats have elected certainly in the Second. Third and Twelfth districts and Griffith in the Fourth. The First, Fifth and Ninth districts are yet in doubt. The entire republican state ticket is elected. The legislature is republican and it remains to see how much, though it seems certain that it will be republican on joint ballot by twenty at least. The first state officer newly elected to take his seat is Benjamin F. Johnson of Fowler, elected state statistician, I who will take charge of his office Nov. ; 19. The second term of Attorney- : General Taylor will begin Nov. 22. i Judges Jordan and Monks will begin I their new terms Jan. 1, 1901. GoverI nor Durbin will take his seat the second Monday in January, which will be Jan. 14. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert will begin drawing pay from the state at the same time. Charles F. Remy, supreme court reporter, will begin his second term Jan. 13, and Union Banner Hunt will begin his second term Jan. 16. Auditor of State Hart enters upon his new lease of life on his job Jan. 25. Leopold Levy will first count the public money for his second termon Feb. 10,and Frank Jones, superintendent of public instruction, will commence his second term March 15. Members of the legislature, councilmen-at-large and district councilmen and members of the tow nship advisory boards will begin their duties as soon as their election has been officially annouced. From returns now received the prohibition vote of the state will be over j 15,000. National Chairman Stewart, l of the prohibition party, yesterday wired here as follows: “Returns indicate a third of a million or more votes. Cur protest votes.” This is the protest against the McKinley army canI teen. INDIANA CONGRESSMEN. Following are Indiana congressmen whose election is conceded: 2d Dist. R. W. Myers, dem. 3d Dist. William T. Zonor, dem. 4th Dist.—Francis M.Griffith, dem. 6th Dist. —James E. Watson, rep. 7th Dist. Jesse Overstreet, rep. Bth Dist. George W. Cromer, rep. 10th Dist. E. D. Crumpacker, rep. 11th Dist. George W. Steele, rep. 12th Dist, J. M. Robinson, dem. 13th Dist. A. I. Brick, rep. The first, fifth and ninth districts are sitll in doubt. The republican candidates in these districts respectively are: J. A. Hemenway, E. S, Holiday and C. B. Landis; the democrats, A. D. Owen, F. G. Horner and ! j Capt. David Allen. ————— Madison county turns up a small' : plurality for the republicans. It was 1 groatly reduced fur the home of Col. 1 Durbin, but it counts just the same , The labor vote in the gas belt went | to Me Kinlev.

HOW THEY VOTED. ]

FOR M C KINLEY. I ESTIMATED LLfCTOR'I STATES. PLURALITY *OUS. CALIFORNIA dOHG 9 CONNECTICUT 28009 £ | DELAWARE 1000 3 ILLINOIS 100000 24 INDIANA 28000 15 IOWA MMXJG KANSAS 40000 10 MAINE 28000 b MARYLAND 15000 8 MASSACHUSETTS 80000 15 MICHIGAN 60000 14 MINNESOTA 50000 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE. 20000 4 NEW JERSEY 55000 10 NEW YORK 145000 36 NORTH DAKOTAIOOOO OHIOI 50000 23 OREGON 25000 4 PENNSYLVANIA... 300000 32 ■ RHODE ISLAND 13000 4 SOUTH DAKOTA 10000 4 VERMONT 45000 4 i WASHINGTON 3000 4 j WEST VIRGINIA 20000 6 WISCONSIN 18000 12 WYOMING 20000 3 Total 281 |

Eighty prohibition votes were cast in Adams county, twelve people’s party and one social democratic. Precinct “A” of the first ward had two prohibition votes and Yes Peterson swears by all that is bad that one of them belongs to him. This leaves one for the ministerial fraternity in that locality to claim and divide up as best suits them. The democracy made a gallant, an honorable and an honest fight and lost. While the groveling dust of defeat is unpleasant, yet no dark lantern ghosts mar those displeasures. In four years from now a reunited democracy will assail the enemy and wage a vigorous war in behalf of those democratic principles that are so vital to the well being of this nation and her people. The vote for Candidate Day for congress equals that cast for Bryan in Adams county, which shows that Mr. Day was an especial favorite. While defeated in the district Mr. Day made an honorable race and comes out of it with a clean record. He made many friends here who will always hold him in kind remembrance and will wish him better success in his next venture in the political struggle. He is defeated by a plurality that will exceed 3,000, the big majorities for him coming from Randolph county. The preacher at the Evangelical church, last Sabbath took advantage of the day and did a little missionary work for Mark Hanna. He gave his congregation the benefit of his superior knowledge upon the gut and the full dinner pail. To the credit of many members of his little band of worshippers, be it said, that much rightful resentment and indignation followed such a disgraceful spectacle, by a man endowed to preach the truth and the gospel. After besmirching the sanctuary with such hypocritical performances the time is ripe for a cleaning out.

Bryan carries Adams Bounty by 1,649 plurality, just 48 less than was given him four years ago. Taking into consideration the great landslide against the democratic party which carried Indiana against us by more than 25,000, Adams county democrats may well feel proud of the record made. Had the signs of the times been with us a majority of 2,000.w0u1d easily have been attained. In the last week of the campaign good and effective work was accomplished. Those who so earnestly devoted themselves to bringing about this result deserve the honors given them. It is too early to analyze the election figures. Perhaps it is as well to leave the job to the city papers and deal only with’ facts. The election of McKinley and Roosevelt means that a majority of the people of these United States are reasonably prosperous and well enough satisfied' with prevailing conditions to refuse to change either national policy or national leaders. William J. Bryan, the defeated candidate forr pesident. bears only honorable scars. He made a dignified tight, and will accept the result with that calm resignation that becomes a high-minded American citizen. Chairman Martin of the democratic state committee gave the following statement to the Sentinel yesterday: ••Indiana was caught in the general landslide, and all indications point to an increased republican majority over 1896. The democrats in every county in the state made a gallant fight and deserve better results. The result is attributable very largely to the large silent vote which both parties knew they had to encounter. I believed, as did all others who were closely associated with the work of the committee, that the vote would be cast with us, but the results show we were mistaken. I want to thauk democrats of the state for the loyal and hearty support given the state committee in this campaign.”

FOR 6RYAN. SPATES. J — ——l w ALABAMA. H ARKANSAS film, 1 COLORADO 35000 FLORIDA 22000 IDAHO 1000 Hl KENTUCKY s (w LOUISIANA 3i|()Qn B MISSISSIPPI 4 45000 i a MISSOURI 4(1000 , MONTANA liooo Ji I NEVADA 2500 J I NORTH CAROLINA 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 30000 TENNESSEE 3(1X10 UTAH. 5000 ‘ VIRGINIA 30000 i | Total I DOUBTFUL. ■ NEBRASKA

The greatest political demonstration ever given in Decatur was the one of last Saturday, when 10,000 or more people thronged the streets of our city, witnessed the great parade, saw and : listened to the Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson speak upon the political issues. It was a great day and every one was in the height of good humor. It was strictly a democratic day. and to those present it seemed that there would be but little doubt of the country going unanimous for the democratic standard bearers. But alas, we live to record the awful verdict. The vice presidential candidate spoke to an immense crowd and departed at 11:22 for Bluffton, In the afternoon the Hon. Walpole Colenck of Fort \\ ayne, was greeted by a crowd such as Decatur seldom turns out. That night a torchlight procession was on the program, followed by an interesting speech by Hon. J. S. Dailey of Bluffton, THE IRISH PEASANT.He I. the Gayest Fellow In the World Under Difficulties. The Irish peasant is still, thank ‘ heaven, what Sir Walter Scott called ' him after the visit of the great novelist to Ireland in tiie early thirties—be is , still “the gayest fHlow in the world under difficulties and afflictions.” He has a cheerful way of regarding circumstances which to others would be most unpleasant and disheartening. A peasant met with an accident which resulted in a broken leg. The neigh-; bors of course commiserated him. I “Arrah.” be remarked, with a gleam of I satisfaction in hi.; eye as he regarded the bandaged limb, "whnt a blessing it is that it wasn’t me neck.” Yes. the irrepressible Irishman hns a joke for every occasion. Two countrymen who Lad not seen each other for a long time met at a fair. They had a lot of things to tell each other. "Shure ' It’s married 1 am.” said O’Brien. "You don’t tell me so!" said Blake. “Faith, yes,” said O'Brien, "an I’ve got a fine, healthy bhoy which the neighbors say is the very picter of me.” Blake looked for a moment at O’Brien, who was not, to say the least, remarkable for his good looks, and then said, “Octa, well, what’s the barrum so long as the child’s healthy?” And yet a peasant to whom a witticism thus spontaneously springs may be very simple minded. The peasants’ passion for rhetoric still induces them to commit to memory Imposing polysyHables which they often misapply, with the roost amusing and grotesque results. I heard a nursemaid exclaim at a crying child In her arms. “Well, of all the ecclesiastical children I ever met you’re wan of thlm.” A landlord in the south of Ireland recently received a letter from a tenant in the following terms: Yer Honnor—Hopin this find. you In good health, as it lavea n» at present, your bulldog Bill has asssHunatcd me poor ould donkey. —Nineteenth Century. Kills the Sungr. Clifton Bingham, the author of “In Old Madrid,” "Love’s Old Sweet Song" and “The Dear Homeland,” onee said: “The moment a song Is put ‘on the streets.’ ns we call IL it becomes tremendously popular. You hear it everywhere. Every boy bums It as he goes to school. It Is played In every street. But my publisher shakes his head sadly when that day comes. It Is generally the beginning of the end-a boom which dies away. People get tired of bearing the same song wherever they go. whatever the song may be, and the song of the barrel organ la not welcome In the drawing room. So that the putting of a song on the street organs means a fleeting fame, and thenwell, too often an utter relapse and complete oblivion." Murphy’s Witty Comment. Paul Morphy, the famous chess player, once attended church In New Orleans when the bishop of a foreign diocese was present. The young rector of the church bad prepared a sermon In honor of bls distinguished visitor In the delivery of which be tired every one except the bishop, who paid close attention Pnrt of the congregation left Hie church. “Well,” said Morphy, “that preacher is the first mnn I ever met who hadn’t sense enough to stop when he had nothing left but a bishop.”

In n Sale finer. I Among his trust..» and taclies in the <>tlb<> ~f :!.■■ streetXH headquarters is on,. Millikln. has a partnership Merest in s -ZB side grocery. After keeping ca«Jgß cars and their <'p< r;it,,rs Millikin waits on <u-t..i:)ers at tbegSH eery store. Saturday night a busy one. and of . , .r-, done in a hurry This prob'ablja® counts for a slight oversight of Millikin in tilling an order for ||»® fat girl who came into the storepJ® kind hearted Millikin was close the doors. B "Mister Mil-11 kin. n.y rr.aa.min® after a quarter's w rtn ot mul-lu*® said the child. B "All right, little girl. Let's barej*® bucket.” said the genial clerk. ■ With this the little lady handed a good sized tin bucket Mr disappeared among ■ nie Barrell, al® after considerable grinding he :-i>B peared. B "There’s a big measure, lirtieriß Do you think you can carry it?" I "Yes. sir." said the maiden uiteß started toward the door. B "Little girl, where's your mottj® said Millikin as I, f Ib.wed up baa® toiricf. ■ “In the bucket. Mr. Mil-li-kin.’uh® ly replied the cliild • t vlumboi D® patch. I From Bad to Worse. B A gentleman was admiring bis pB geons tiie other aft<-rr)u.»n. when m heard a curious "thud" and sawonetfß his birds drop from a window sill the ground. " Tw just in time to see a small boy Sb lane drop a catapult and run. After a short chasi the culprit to caught. “You young scoundrel!" ejaeulstti the angry owner of th" pigeon “Wt do you mean by coming and sbootzf my birds?” J “Please, sir. 1 didn't mean tn dot? whined the captive. I—l didn't®, at the pigeon.” “Cdme, come,” said the gcntliMJ “don’t make matters worse. 1 saw U» bird fall, and if you .1.1 not aim how came you to hit it'. “Please, sir.” blubbered the boy.“■ pigeon got in the way 1-1 was® Ing at the winder."—London Tit-W Cold Expand* Them. A civil engineer who Is Id Alaskilj written home to Chicago that thet® on the Chilkoot l’a-■ railway el?® with the cold instead of cont * l 7 as they would be supposed to temperature ranging b'otn 1* l!l to 40 degree* below ze'” Fappreciably affect the length of but severer cold than that attended with expansion. T hl4 tainly an exception to a la" of ol . although water shrinks as It 00011 39 dogroes F. is reach, d. when ■ gins to expand. An Inference. “I Just know she Is !•’«> y^ o ' than she admits,” said the woman the sharp nose. “How?" asked the other half« “Why would she be letting tfot year-old kid make love to were as young as she pretenda. dlanapolis Press. The Ooclor’B Kin*-Patient-Doctor. 1 can't night I tumble and to® »nt Doctor—H'ui. that’s bad. your tongue. (After diagtwaH) " ally you are nil right * ' "'.'jf worry over that bill you’** 0 1 for the last two years! Mntrlmnnz tends *° “I began the career of cH®*; the famous criminal, “when the second time." uad f 1 * “Did your aecond «'■>* astray?” asked the sympatlist® “Not so much ns the 11 rst she who preferred the blga®' —Stray Stories. If a girl hns n piano. It ” to give her a bust of MoQ* ture of Beethoven, for HJ’” La.'' is changed to “the mJtr Atchison Globe. > /