Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1902 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT .VERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW O. ELLINOHAM. Publisher. 11.00 1 I »J»E.\R IN ADVANCE. Watered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as SBcond-elas- mall mailer. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, JAN. 9. Mi ch activity is already being dis played among the Indiana democrats, a favorable indication oftparty feeling. It is this kind of stuff that sooner or later insures success at the polls. Fred K. Landis the Logansport spall binder, has made the public anthat he is big enough for and will contest for the nomination in the Eleventh district against Major Steele. In the light of the past, he will draw a good thing. No wonder the republican county convention voted down that resolution at the meeting Monday that made provisions for an honest ballot. An honest ballot with the gang that runs republican polities in this county is an unknown quality. The gang would be out of a job if honest elections were in vogue. Muncie Herald. It is interesting to know that Indiana does not have an inheritance tax law, although the constitution gives each state concurrent authority with Unde Sam to levy such a law and in ! many states inheritance tax laws an l on the statute books. It undoubtedly would add considerable to the revenue of Indiana if such a law were enacted. Bossn: Georgie met a voter going to the wicket: Says Georgie to the voter. “Let me see your ticket.” Says the voter to Georgie, “Show first I the rocks.” { Says Get rgie to the voter, “I’ve got it fin my socks." And then there was a bit of recipro city on and both seemed pleased with the deal. Muncie Herald. The process of constructing the Roosevelt machine has proceeded sc energetically that it is said that the question of a vice-presidential candidate has been given attention. It is reported that Senator Beveridge has been tentatively suggested but that when the subject was breached to him he sat down upon it hard. He : 8 trimming his sails for the presi'ucy and would not accept an office it has side-tracked more than one jsidentia] aspirant.

I January Sale. I I * ' I Clothing, I _.." Parasols, Carpets, Dry Goods, | Groceries. I . M. Fullenkamp,| GASS <&, MYERS, Mgrs. cecatur,lndiana. I *■ ■ ■■■— I

Indiana democrats are this week centered in where yesterday a banquet was given, the as fair taking place at Tomlinson's hall. A chairman of the democratic state central committee was also selected and the party otherwise adjusted to the coming campaign conditions. ! McCclloiuh, the eighth district ijpss seems to be leaving no stone unturned to secure control of the machinery of the district. If the people !of this district allow him to accomplish his desire by securing the nomination of his candidate, we will almost lose faith in the independence of the people. Money is “all powerful,” but in this case it is a matter of independence of choice Redkey Timos The new democratic state committee selected last Thursday are J. J. Nolan of Evansville, G. H. Hendren of Bloomfield, James R. Duffin of English, Lincoln Dixon of North Vernon, J. G. McNutt of Terre Haute, J. D. McGee of Rushville, J. T. Fanning of Indianapolis, J. A. M. Adair iof Portland. A. T. Livengood of Covington. D. W. Simms of Lafayette, J. Fred France of Huntington. Steph en B. Fleming of Fort Wayne, and J. i C. Fletcher of Knox. The new committee met yesterday at Indianapolis for ■ organization. Tomorrow Friday night the republicans of Adams county will select ! their precinct committeemen. These ! committeemen form the organization and in turn will play an important part in naming the delegates to the next republican congressional convention. The sentiment in the county is strongly in favor of the present Congressman Cromer. Those who have cast their lot with the millionaire newspaper promoter. George F. McCullough, are not giving these precinct meetings very loud publicity, hoping thereby to catch the Cromer ‘ ites napping and capture the present o rga n i zat ion. The Hon. J. A. M. Adair of Portland. is the new district chairman of the eighth congressional district, being selected at the meeting held in Bluffton last Thursday. Mr. Adair knows all the wrinkles of politics from the old school down to the twentieth century cut, and we feel sure he will build up an organization in the eighth district that will scan' the dog fennel out of McCullough the I Mark Hanna of Indiana politics. And j when McCullough gets scared there I will i>o several newspaper editors in ! the district who will have one contin- I nous round of nightmare. In back- i ing up to the subject of Mr. Adair, we ; of Adams county all know him too. | for his real worth and will give his j efforts by far the largest majority of any county in the eighth congressional district. Here is to Mr. Adair.

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REPUBLICAN lISTAKES Our senior senator makes the astounding statement that "Our partv I judgment upon great public ques- : | tious has invariably been the sound-' i est." and the Journal indorses the modest claim, and sins it extends to ■ "every phase of the financial question down to free silver, thetariff question, commercial expansion, and all the, great national questions of the last I fort} years." Heaven save the mark: . Was its judgment sound on its policy of reconstruction of the south after the civil war? Was there no mistake in the ten years of corruption and misrule that is forces! on the southern states until they reacted on the whole country and culminated in the villainous theft of the presidency 1 in 1876? The vastness of the un- , soundness of that policv was so evi- i 1 dent that the republican leaders: themselves were forced to abandon it and take a different course. Was it sound when it enfranchised { the negro immediately after bisemer-, <• gence from slavery, and added to the; suffrages of the country a vast mass of illiterate and wholly unqualified 1 , voters’ Nine republicans out of ten ' 1 admit privately that it was not. and' indorse the measures that are now be-| mg taken to restrict the illiterate vote. Would anybody now venture to propose a similar extension of the franchise to Indians, Chinese, I’hilipinos, or any other illiterate race?

Sound on every phases of the financial question? Was it sound when it issued the greenback currency? All of its alleged financiersnow avow that | it was not. Was it sound when it demonetized silver? John Sherman' admitted that it was not. Was it sound when it passsed the silver pur- i chase law? All of its leaders con-! ceded that it was not, and joined in the movement for the repeal of the law. There has not been a single feature of our currency troubles that was not due to republican legislation. Has it been sound in its tariff and other legislative favors by which the gigantic trusts of the country were built up? Is it sound in its present position that they are necessarv incidents to commercial development, and really beneficial to the country? President Roosevelt does not seem to think so, and there are thousands of republicans who recognize that their party has made an awful mistake in this line.

Is it sound in its colony grabbing policv? We put the judgment of exPresident Harrison against that of Senator Fairbanks on this question. “Invariably the soundest'.’’ What impudence! A political partv that is always sound has not yet arisen. The democratic party has made mistakes. It has at times been led into false position. But it is founded in the great principle of popular government for popular benefit, and on all questions where that principle was involved in the past forty years its judgment has been soundest. Sentinel.

Tomorrow the democcratic primary election in this county wtll be nlled off and Chairman J. W. McKeau has l>een busy for :i week swung that everything is in readiness for the big event. The utmost care was taken iu all matters pertaining to the primary and it is safe to sav that harmony prevails in every precinct. The candidates without exception are men of excellent character, and whoever is nominated will receive a hearty in doraement next November in the wav of a large and jucy majority.

ANNOUNCEMENTS , F.u- the convenience of candidates before the Democratic Primary Election they may lay their as-essm*tits, at the officeot tbe Decatur Democrat, who are authorized to recell t for same. Edward Harding. Secy. .ail eendidatrs for committeemen before the Democratic Primary Election, must leave their names with the undersigned, at least tweutv dat s before the day set tor said primary election. Edward Haetling. Secy. REPRESENTATIVE. We are : nthorlzed to announce the name of Hf.xhv PIRKSOX ot Prebi. township, as a can di.late lor Representative, subject to the de- ; vision of rhe Democratic Primary Election, lo be hel l Friday, January .0. 1902. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. W 1 are authorized to announce the name of John C. Moran. of Decatur, a candidate tor Prosecuting Attorney, subject to ibe decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to lie held Friday, January lu, 1902. ’ TREASURER. xvc sre authorized to announce the name of J. It x oglewede. of liecatur. as a candidate for Treasurer, subject >o the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday. January 10,192 CLERK We are authorized to announce the name of Jobs H Ri'svon of Wabash township, as a candidate for Clerk, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be ! held Friday, January lu. 1902.

We are authorized to announce the namenf J AMES P. Haf.fling. of Decatur, as a candidate for Clerk, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday. January lu. 1902. j We are authorized to announce the name of Peter J Bryon. of Jefferson township, as a candidate tor Clerk, subject to the decision of the Democratic PrumAw Election, to tie held F riday. January 10. 1902. | W e are authorized to announce the name nf .fRRRV Kor.yEM.Ass. of Decatur.-s a candidate tor Clerk, subject to the decision of the ; I •emneraue Primary Election, to be held Friday. January 10, 1902. We are authorized to announce the name of 1 John P Spi llfr of Cntcn town-hip. ass candidate tor Clerk subject to the decision of I the Democratic Primary Election, to be held ! Friday, January 10.1902.

'Vr- are authorized to announce the name of P A Y! D tjßßtizii. of Ilecstur. as a candidate for Clerk, subject to the decision of the n<-m---ocrat- Primary Election, to be held Friday January 10 19u2. SHERIFF. " are authorized to announce the name of si.in. of Wabash township, as a i-audidate t.’r Sheriff subject to the decision 2L , h v J*"'? cr ‘“ ,c Pomary Election, to be held F riday. January 10. 1902. izM.IT announce the name of r hank I. Farhfi.e, I>epi)ty Sheriff, of DeraVl!? for Sheriff subject to the t^ I bfm’ f ir ,I JS De " ocn “ | c Primary Election ' to be held Fiidav. January 10, JKtt. a Wc •>* amborizM to announce the name of ■ Hi I i B T H T 11 I LF !!. of Hoot township as a cant*h» ><l, ® rl |’- "Object to the decision of o “-‘ o da r^ f ° r subject to the decision of candidate for Sheriff, subject to tne decision biM ’» >* RECORDER. H?R7tn i *K ,^‘ d ,’?^ nnounee ,hc »»n>® of E,ec,,on - C V "ivck! v° r Pm ,n * nnoun c« ’he name of ' D^w'm;whll’‘."? d •’’""'toce ‘be name of j.'« , NM r :' I L u^. l :Xe , ’or Roeoider. subject tn ’he decla KeMton - <• v e ;rT,?s' h o r f"iU';?" n, ' un< * the "•«” <” for Recoider subjw to n,e‘ derisl™ 0 dayTSnuln E!eclton ' ’» •* held hi-

WE have made this department a special study and as a result of the same we have secured the best Working Coats and Pants that are sold anywhere A look at these goods will convince vou of our statement Duck Coats from . SI to $3. Working Pants from sO cts to S 3.

" 11W Me | ® Suits the People. I fiS We don't deal in “grafts”—no fake 8 schemes go here. It’s just modem | shoe selling condensed down tc this | ga one point—Your Money’s Worth. Kg Our January sale commences today. W'eli.i; 1 | j cut the price of every pair of our winter stock | E | that will make them move quick ® EXTRA SPECIAL — Ladies’ 7Ca E | wool lined shoes, sizes up to 5 . . | Q(j 1 I Voglewede Brothers, I 1 THE shoe sellers. I

We are authorized to announce the name of Elias Keibrx or Berne, as a candidate for Recorder of Adams county, subject to the ’he Democratic Primary Election, to tie held Friday. January 10, 19(B. We are authorized to announce the name ot w ALTER I Thornhill. of W Hi.nO, township 1 as a candidate for Recorder, subject to the dec.auu! of the Dem.tcratlc Primary Election, to be held F riday, January 10. IW2. w >«re R'lthorizedto announce the name ■ A !lH ‘ EK -Decatur, as a candidate ' >u bjectt.> the decision of the , Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday. January 10, lt«nf. M are authorized to announce the name ofJoHM R Porter, of Blue Creek town" bln decdamS nf?h. ru Hec ” r,l « r "object to the I decision of the Democratic Primary Election to be held I riday. January 10, 1902. « ' I COMMISSIf iN'Elt, FIRST DISTRII T. hVre™ "c U Hl h EMA 2 r 1 .!f O, L , ' n M nCe ' he namp <1- F KKl> r»LHIKMAN, Os Preble tuWDHhjn n«. 11 candidate for <'oinmUs>ioner First District auhjeci to the decision of the iH-mocrutk-Prlinary Election, to t>e held Friday. JaSu« r y ,0 . innoun< '* the name of ' d.vl /I k. of Root towwhip, as a candl- 1 for < ommiaaioner F’ret District I to the decision of the Democratic 'Primm v • E ection. to be held Friday. January 10. 1901. arv • l|, hoiiied to announce the num* M ILLI4M COBIIAD. of Prebl “townJhin ° f candidate for Commissioner Fir*t subject to the decision of the To" EleC “° n "’ '* h, ld ™nu.ry of WTi.u am ,h I ‘’ " ! ‘tne BSSSSS owx xwr - E.ecHou, to M d COMMISSIONER SECOND DISTRICT. H* name of UommiMioner Se<’<»nd Diatrlrt tor dttdewui <,f the DemiH-ratl'e u>,bp to he held Friday , TnnSry tfc? E " >t " on - "am- o. oandidate lor 6unn iaHoJJJseISJLi’IVS; • ("object 10 the decision ,f u,. o ' il*"”’'"’i Wmjry Ration to be heid W iaum Miu.raTof

» < andidate for commissioner of to- 1 Sef"fr’ District, subject to the decision of the Dencratic Primary Election to tie held FnJ»' January lu, IfIUJ. SURVEYOR. Me art authorized tn announce > ’>• n»nu George E McKean,of Decatur, as date for Surveyor, subject tothe < ,si. n' tne Ilea neralic Primary Election tot '‘ Bt Friday. January 10 1002. FOR CORONER We are authorized to announce t <■ fF' l ot Im. t. S. Clark, of Ix-atur. ..-a e* l,,: date lor Coroner ol Adam" county, -uc." io lhe decision of ihe Democratic Pr |m J r Election to lx- held Friday. January W. I'* 6 - | We art authorized to announce the na®' ' Dr. C. lI.MHE.NKof Berre, t- a eatu> a-’’ forconiner of Adams county. , " 1 ’ decision of the Democratic Primary F.lectr’ to !>e held Friday, .anuary 10.

/Mortgage Loans. Money Loaned on favorable termLow Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments. Abstracts of title carefully prepared. F. M. ***’''• feacond aqd Madlaon f I Decatur, Indiana. » •