Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 30 May 1901 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■▼KRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Bntered at the post-office at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 30. There are no trusts. Hanna. After June 10 Governor Durbin and family will again become residents of Anderson. Winchester has organized a Peoples Loan & Trust Company with a capital of $30,000. Governor Durbin stopped a prize fight at Greenfield, for which he is entitled to credit from all respectable citizenship. The Ohio democrats will hold their state convention at Columbus on July 9 and 10. The convention will be composed of 950 delegates. John D. Rockefeller pays taxes on a $400,000 assessment when it is known that his Standard Oil stock pays him alone in dividends $1(5,000,000. From Havana comes the cheering news that the Cuban constitutional convention had accepted the Platt amendment by the rousing majority of one. President and Mrs. McKinley reached the white house after an uneventful trip from San Francisco, which in no way seemed to retard the recovery of the first lady of the land. Hon. John R. Tanner former gov ernor of Illinois, and a prominent republican politician, was stricken with heart failure and died at his home in Springfield a few days ago. The New York World says: “Have we got too much prosperity?” We have of the kind that enriches the trusts and combines and makes monopoly more and more aggressive and powerful. Among those who have applied in the United States court as a voluntary bankrupt, is Hon. Charles Foster, who was secretary of the treasury during the administration of Benjamin Harrison, deceased. While in Chicago the other day Harry S. New formerly launched the candidacy of Senator Fairbanks for the republican nomination for presi- I dent in 1904. He said that the sen ator would be supported by a solid delegation from Indiana, and that he was the logical candidate of his party. If Mark Hanna is to be brought out for the republican nomination for the presidency in 1904, it seems eminently appropriate that it should tie done by Perry S. Heath, the man who brought Neely to the front and who, for obvious reasons when it was supposed that the latter was to be tried, resigned his position as assistant postmaster general. Hanna, Heath and Neely constitute an illustrious trio of republicans, all of whom have rendered great service to their party. Warsaw Union.

The Chicago Record-Herald wants] the president’s salary increased to SIOO,OOO. There is about as much | merit in this proposition as there is in I Mark Hanna’s subsidy for the millionoire ship owners. A. P. Kent of the Elkhart Review, has lately received considerably free advertising, because Congressman Brick saw fit to turn him down for the appointment of postmaster in his home city. Merit has but little to do with these appointments, a fact that seems hard to recognize by a confiding public. Another denial from friends of the Hon. David B. Hill, that he was in no wise a candidate for the democratic nomination for president, is taken by the wiseacres to mean that he wants it and wants it bad. At that there is no denying the fact that it could fall in more unworthy hands than that of the New York ex-senator. Edward J. Fitzpatrick the clever clerk of the Jav circuit court, was in the city last Friday and corroborated the advance agent to the effect that he was a full-fledged candidate for the republican nomination for clerk of the supreme court. Barring his polities Ed is o. k., but we hate to see him get ‘angled in the Waterloo of 1902.. Van W'ERTConnty taxpayers outside of the corporate limits of cities and towns in the county, have voted to expend S-318,000 in the improvements of the roads of the county. Already several townships in the county have under way or completed macadamized roads. There are several other townships considering the question of piking roads without further delav. Here is an object lesson for the residents of Adams county. While we will soon have the main thoroughfares macadamized, yet there is considerable room forthis kind oi improvement. The alleged investigation of the commissary stealing at Manila, is resulting in the old, old story. Some insignificant persons are being made scapegoats and the big thieves who have a pull, are not touched. Friends of the administration are pointing to the sentence of a sergeant to three years imprisonment and of a civilian employe to five years, of showing that the thieves are being punished, but thoughtful people regard the news as indicating that the little thieves are to be punished, while the big thieves are left at liberty to enjoy the fruits of their thefts. At the council meeting Monday evening there seemed a disposition to cut out the expense of night police and to discharge the two policeman now doing duty in that capacity. It may be wise to reduce the expenses of the city, but from a careful investigation upon this question the Democrat knows the feelings of the business men and other taxpayers to be strongly in favor of retaining them. Their position is that their large pro perty interests as weil as their personal and family interests demands just such protection as is given by the police force now doing duty both day and night. To reduce this protection at night means much to them, and it never will lie done without a vigorous protest. While the council deserves congratulation at all times for their efforts at economy, yet they should consider well the results that might follow the permanent retirement of these officers. Besides the wishes of those who have to pay the bills should be consulted.

IF YOU WANT A $lO SUIT. orew HA war >t to say to you that uncommon suits for 'l'\ Ijl/i' 111 1 £IO.OO arc our kind—they are perfect fitting, well j]|fc 'W tailored suits, such that any man might wear with /?//// / 'nSwO ,>rit,e Huite that arp “tisfactory the very first time %Z47 vou put *^ em 011 anf ’ continue to satisfy until they are worn ° Ut- " e have “ ten d °H ar l* ue ot suits that includes all wool serges, cheviots, schotches and the B I eVer P°P u ' ar unfinished worsteds in fancy and plain I I'l 11 colors, handsome mixtures and patterns they are k Hl » ■ the best values ever offered at this price. Gallin Hart, uL Ijl 1 and try one of them and we will convince you that Schaffner j’yju | we are selling the best £IO.OO suits in the city. & Marx M»i o e r W O rtoltholise, Schulte Clothes Y JI ~ - Corr)pany.= warr. km am wen a mawx "I / CMtCAGO

In all probability Decatur will bo an important point in the promulga- | tion of interurban railways. It has I come to light that the Cincinnati. Dayton and Fort Wayne Traction Lines which two weeks ago were seeking an entrance to the city, coming by way of Cilina. Chattanooga, Willshire, and Pleasant Mills.is none other than the same company that now holds the franchise given by the city conn oil for the line from Fort Wayne to this city. If the whole thing goes through, this city will secure the power house for this combined system, and in that event, it will make Decatur an important link in the matter of interurban railways. For the purpose of escaping the harrassing importunities of fellows who want postotlices, Congressman Cromer lied to the far western boundaries of the country and is now basking in the genial sunshine of the Pacific coast. But George should not thus run away to escape a disagreeable duty. He should stay at home and farm out the postotfiees. It is true Governor Durbin is relieving him of some of the trouble by dictating who shall got the plums but for all that a congressman should not be touring about the country when a lot of patriots at home are sorely afflicted with official itch and need the soothing influence that comes from the lav ing on of congressional Lauds. Besides while away the McCulloch gang might damage the fences constructed with such jealous care by Cromer and the Heaths.- Munc Herald. Commenting on the controversy of Senators Tillman and McLaurin of South Carolina, which led to their resigning to make a contest for reelection, William J. Bryan said: “It is an honorable course for the sen ators to pursue and beneficial to the state. At present South Carolina really has no voice in the settlement of public questions, as the vote of one senator kills the vote of the other. Senator Tillman has just been re elected and thus risks the loss of a longer term, but Senator McLaurin really sacrifices more because he has less chance to win in the primary.” Mr. Bryan added that it was hardly necessary to say that he hoped and expected to see Senator Tillman win a sweeping victory, “because he rep resents the man, while Senator Me Laurin represents the dollar. The vote will show whether the plutocratic idea is making any headway in the south.” Indiscretion and blundering have often defeated measures that were in tended to benefit the people. Tariff reform could have been made successful and lieneficial to the country had Grover Cleveland, at a time when he knew very little about the practical workings of a tariff system, exercised some degree of judgment in entering upon that work. He made tariff reform a hobby by means of which he thought he could enter upon a long lease of political power. The outcome of his ill-advised, misdirected effort is the highest tariff this country has ever had. The free silver crusade, ill-ad-vised and perverted to selfish political purposes, brought about the establishment of the single gold standard. These two instances of misdirected effort should serve as a warning in future undertakings of an economic character. Great reforms are not effected by the blowing of trumpets. They can be effected only when good sense, sound discretion and sober judgment are called into requisition. South Bend Times.

IMPERIALISH REALIZED. The supreme court does no half way work insustainingtheadministration s foreign possessions policy. It goes even beyond the administration, for the latter had unintentionally weakened from its position somewhat by contending that Porto Rico was a foreign country until the Foraker bill wtis passed. The supreme court holffs that it was foreign no more after the > treaty of cession, and therefore j the Dingley tariff law did not apply to it, for it levied duties only on "imports from foreign countries. 1 his was the decision in the De Lima ease. It means only that congress had not acted. In the Downes case the court comes to the question whether congress may levy a tax on imports from this Porto Rico, which is not a foreign country a tax different from what is levied anywhere else in the United States and here the supreme court sustains the very dreams of the administration. It fairly revels in its new doctrine. It indorses Judge Taney’s Dred Scot decision. It sustains Beveridge. It holds up imperialism as the destiny of the country. At the outset it announces the technical legal decision, in its effect, as follows: We are of the opinion that the island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenent and belonging to the United States within the revenue clause of the constitution: that the Foraker act is constitutional as far as it imposes duties upon imports from such island. To reach this conclusion it has to steer around the danse of the constitution that “The congress shall have power to lav and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises to pay the debts, and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.” It evades this by the theory that the second “the Unitea States” means the several states in their individual capacities, and gravely proceeds to argue that Porto Rico is not a state. It puts no construction on the first “the United States” of this clause in this connection, and very wisely, for it would call attention to the absurdity of the decision. Aa a matter of course Porto Rico is not a state. Nobody ever claimed that it was. But the supreme court holds that it is neither a foreign state nor a part of “the United States.” And the court does not restrict itself to the matter before it. It shows its complete subserviency to the executive and its adoption of imperialism in the fullest sense by its concluding words, as follows: A false step at this time might lie fatal to the development of what Chief Justice Marshall called the American empire. Choice in some cases, the natural gravitation of small bodies toward larger ones in others, the result of a successful war in still others, may bring about conditions which would render the annexation of distant possessions desirable. If those possessions are inhabited by alien races, differing from us in religion, customs, laws, methods of taxation and modes of thought. The administration of government and justice according to anglo-saxon principles may for a time lie impossible; and the question at once arises whether large concessions ought not to be made for a time, that ultimately our theories may be carried out and the blessings of a free government under the constitution be extended to them. We decline to hold that there is anything in the constitution to forbid such action. Here is the explanation of the

J TIME TO BUY j ft ■ ■■■ ■ | d )w is the time to buy. The big shoe sale goes on. Shoedeal S c IN e rs say we are losing money that'-, our business. If you can = 5 save a dollar that’s your business, and it don’t cost you a’ cent tu ' 2 look. While they last we will sell: ' C A lot of woman's sample shoes, none of which sold <2 oaa c for less than $3.00. our price ‘ 5 Woman's patent leather <2l Woman’s black serge Qt. : c strap slippers . . . slippers . . . , < 1 Woman's kid lace shoes, solid § 1] 2 Men's cloth top patent tip dress shoes . 81.50 ; Special for Saturday, 5 Boys’ fine kid black and <2l QQ, tan shoosV Men’s plow shoes . . Ot/C d Soft soles, all colors. Q Babies'mocassins, all q the 50c kind . . . colorst/C § Your Monev Back if you are not Satisfied. [ VOGLEU/EDE | 1 he Shoe Seller. I ts uinjuuinjutnjvuLnJLnJuinJTnjuxrLruuuTJxnj uvirj —j- —1 .AA A A.A H A A. A A A. A-A A JI,, a.- — itnwn rnn'r - ■- JU-A. JU « - ] R. B. Gregory & Co. , — ;j ; Fine Line of ]> ;| Wall Paper, b Guiles »© Mouldings, | i Paints Varnishes. '' ' fl L House, Sign and 1 lilll • I Carriage Painting. ill Capital City Paints, J Til i (juaranteed for ftve Years. ’ 5 | North of Court House.

court's action in a nutshell: "Wa decline to hold" anything that will interfere with the imperial program. We make “concessions." Concessions from what and to what? Obviously from the constitution to the president. We will uphold congress not only in a tax that is not uniform, but also in withholding “the administration of government and justice according to angle saxon principles." This was not before them it is gratuitous it is as completely obiter as the Dred Scot decision. And why this decision ? Because the annexation of distant possessions" may be desirable in the formation of “the American empire." What worse can happen? The supreme court relinquishes its guardian ship of the constitution at the demand of the executive. If this be not imperialism realized in all but form, what could be? Sentinel. The trusts continue to flourish. The recorded capitalization for Jan nary is §100,000,000, February SB9, 000,000, March §220,250,000, Anril $1,126,515,000. The figures have not been compiled for May yet, but they will be very large. Among the great combinations announced this month have been the Allis Chalmers machin ery trust with $65,000,000 of stock, the ship building trust with $50,000, 000, the cotton duck trust with SSO, 000,000 and the locomotive trust with $50,000,000. 1 here is no room to doubt that the capitalization for the present year is already largely in excess of $2,000,000,000. This’ is a very conclusive evidence that the trust evil is not destroying itself by its excesses or being broken down by competition, as the apologists for trusts have predicted. The trust problem is here to stay until the peo pie solve it, 1 he tariff wall enables manufacturers to rob Americans and devote a part of their ill-gotten gains to com peting with the factories in other countries. Apparently all foreigners are not treated alike. To be most favored and to reap th« full blessings of protection you must uot onlv be a foreigner but you must reside at least three thousand miles away from the land of McKinley and Dingley. Thus our neighbors, the Canadians, must pay for the privilege of living ho near o us. However, the trust treats them better than it treats Americans. The Canadian Hardware. a Montreal pub hcation re<-ently HaJ(|: >.R etail e™'' l helmtedSfams pay $3.70 f. o. b. Cleveland for car lotH for barbed while the figure quoted to the retail rade m Canada is $8.25 f. 0 . b . C | ev „. land for car lots and $3.35 for less

quantities. Plain wire is quoted to the Canadian dealer sll per ton lower than to the home dealer. The explanation of these differences in prices is that in the home market, on account Os the high customs tariff, the United States manufacturer has a monopoly, while, in catering for the Canadian trade, he has to bring his prices down to a point that will keep out the product of British and Ger man manufacturers.” Huntington Democrat. ‘ Since Monday morning the Adams circuit court has been busy with the case of Isabelle Botkins vs Dr Hiram Aspy, in which the sum of SSOOO is demanded. The parties to the suit are residents of Geneva, but both are well known here. Almost a year ago MrsBotkins was the victim of a runaway, in which she sustained a fractured knee. Dr. Aspy was called and set the broken bones, waiting upon her several weeks. She recovered but it is said will always be a cripple, the right leg being stiff at the knee joint. The case has been pending several months and was called for trial Ivefore a jury Monday morning, since which time the legal battle has wagid continuously. Attorneys Erwin A Erwin and D. E. Smith are representing the plaintiff and Peterson A France and C. J. Lut! the defendant. The evidence was all in at four o'clock yester day afternoon and the arguments will close this morning. ADMINISTKATKIX Notice Is hereby riven, that the undersigned has **••* appointed administrator. w,, “ will annexed, or the estate of Klien Bollmsnlate of Adams county, deceased. The estate Is probably solvent. LAURA ALBAN, Administratrix. „ ~ C. J. Luu. Attorney May», itni. l--< rjOARO OF RKVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Hoard of Review of Adams county, stale of Inolsaa. will meet at the commissioners court roots in the etty of Decatur, in said county- st nine o’clock a. m. on Monday. June 17, 1801. at which time and place all complaint! 1 of utj equal or unjust valuations for asse««o''’ D ’' ‘ personal property will be beard. 'lof personal property wll’ be euualhed. AM property omitted will Im added to tt>< t*« lists. A uniform valuation of all personal l ir .",*!'L tv will lx- made as nearly as praetlcs' defined hy section M of laws ot taxation, amended March 8, IMW. Returns made by the township will be eorre-ted and amended so as to m* a uniform v ...uatlon of all property as ms as practicable. ABE BtK.’H. 12-2 Auditor Adams CouoiD