Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1902 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■ VERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice ni Decatur. Indiana as second-class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MARCH 27. THE TICKETS. CITY. For Mayor. DAVID D. COFFEE. For Clerk, DALLAS M. HOWER. For Treasurer AV. .1 ARCHBOLD. ForcMm shal, HARVEY 11. HART. For Councilmen. First Ward-Al ”ERT BUHLER, W. B. SUTTLES. Second Ward-IKHi ’' E PORTER. HENRY STETLEH Third Ward -AV 11. MBLHK. CY J. AVEAVER. COUNTY. For Representative HENRY DIRKSON. For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN. For Treasurer J. IL VOGLEAVEDE. For Clerk DAVID GERBER. For Sheriff ALBERT A. BUTLER. For Recorder CLINTON C. CLOUD. For Surveyor GEORGE E. MCKEAN. For Coroner C. 11. SCHENK. For Commissioner—First Dlst. DAVID AVERLING. For Commissioner— Second Dlst. WILLIAM MILLER. The city election occurs on May 6, and while it is not probable that much excitement will be manifest, yet every democrat should bear in mind that the election is one of importance. Every democratic candidate is worthy of the support of his party.

Congressmax Miebs of the second district and one of the most able Indiana representatives in congress, has withdrawn from the contest for a renomination. Regret among the Indiana democrats was universal when this announcement was made public, as Mr. Miers is recognized as an able and worthy congressman.

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James T. Stutsman the g. o. p. statesman of Peru, is beiug mentiontioned for first assistant postmastergeneral. He has the indorsement of Senator Fairbanks, but of late the senior senator does not cut much of a iigure eight around the white house. At the democratic caucus, the Randall resolution, pledging the democrats to use their best endeavors to force some committee of the house to report to the house one of the pending pro-Boer resolutions, was uuamimously adopted, and the fight will now be carried before the committee on foreign affairs. The Cuban question cccupied nearly the entire time of the cabinet meeting Tuesday the details of tho transfer of the island to the new government being considered at length. It is the desire to provide as full as possible for the absolute and complete turning over of the government as soon as the Cuban flag is raised, leaving details to bo arranged later. C. F. W. Xeeley whose connection with the Cuban postal frauds has been a matter of public comment for so long, has been convicted at Havana and sentenced to prison for ten years aud tint'd $56,701. W. H. Reeves who was also connected with the steal is given ten years with a tine of $35,516, and Estes G. Rathbone ten years and a fine of $35,324. If President Roosevelt succeeds in forcing Gen. Miles out of the service and compelling the adoption by congress of Root’s silly army bill his next move will doubtless be the introduction of a measure providing that the president, as commander in-chief of the army, shall wear a uniform and ride a white elephant daily up and down Pennsylvania avenue. - Sentinel. President Roosevelt has appointed Capt. D. F. Allen, of Frankfort, major by brevet "for couspictuous gallantry in action at Balagbog, Luzon, July 6. 1900.” He will take rank from the former date. The president also has nominated Capt. George W. Biegler, of Terre Haute, to lie major by brevet "for distinguished gallantry in action near Loot*. Luzon. Oct., 21, WOO, to rank from that date.”

Now that Mark Hanna is reaching out after the presidential nomination it is interesting and somewhat amusing to notice the efforts that are being made by his friends to prove that he always has been the friend of labor. They realize that he is already as strong as any man could be with the moneyed classes and that something must be done to make him solid with the workingmen or otherwise his boom will not soar very high.

Some of the g. o. p. magnates now openly declare that the nomination of Jud Teeple for mayor closes the score and heals the sore spots. It is certainly the same as selling a man a gold brick, and Jud has but little of human uatqie in his make-up, if he now warms up to tho proposition. The infant steel trust only make ten per cent, on a billion dollar investment which comprises actual cash, wiud and water. They do this by selling steel rails in this country for S2B a ton, while the same mils arc laid down in English ports, freight paid, for $17.50 a ton. There is nothing so protecting to these half starved trusts as the protection that has the g. o. p. brand blown in the bottle. The republican editors of Indiana hail with delight the plan to make their newspapers a side issue to the committee. Choice campaign boiler plate will be furnished these editors who will print it in their newspapers as the origination of their own mighty brain. Extra copies will be sent out to the unterrified and the results are expected to be productive. The gag will uot work in ll>o2. The president has been indulging in a little rough rider ethics during the past week, and threatens to give Gen. Miles the grand bounce, all because that military gentleman saw fit to oppose the army aud navy clique which does business with the consent and approval of the president. The intervention of friends has thus far saved an outbreak, but the feeling prevails that the straiu will not last long. What would the republican party in Decatur do without a Jud Teeple? lu 1898 he ran for councilman and was defeated. In 1900 he represented his party as a candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court and was defeated. In 1891 he ran for the postoffice and was defeated right at a time when hope looked full of prom" ise. Now with defeat again in store for for him, he takes the nomination and heads theg. o. p. ticket for mayor.

The fact was never better demonstrated that it takes several terms in congress before a member is capable of rendering a service to his constituents, than in the career of our own Hon. James M. Robinson. While he was always an active member of the national congress, yet now he is just attaining that degree of force and prominence that makes him of service to those he serves. His renomination next month will add dignity to him and the position he occupies so acceptably. The republicans have already nominated two congressmen for Indiana who are a weakness to the party, and whose candidacy jeopardize the legislative and county tickets in close counties of their districts. They are Cromer and Brick the former a bulldozing boss and machine politician, and the latter a man cf intemperate habits. It is to be hoped that no more weights of that character will be selected. The demoralization of the party in the state, and loss of the legislature, is a sacrifice that should be avoided by the nomination of candidates for congress who will give strength, instead of weakness to the party. Huntington Herald. Movement for an early adjournment of congress has been started by the republican party leaders. The recoil caused by the senate passing the ship subsidy bill and the numerous and growing demands upon the treasury have seared the leaders and there is a general tendency to bring the session to a close in order to prevent disaster in fall elections. This tendencv will be manifested more and more bv the adoption of rules shortening debate and the rushing through of legislation on quick schedule. Congressman Hemenway says he expects the session to end not later than June 1. Heretofore June 15 has been considered very early adjournment of a very long session. The originators of the ship subsidy legislation have not won such a tremeu dous or glorious victory. There can lie no great glory won by passing a bill which Senators Allison, Dolliver, Spooner, Quarles, Proctor and Dillingham would not vote for and which many other republican senators votedfor with ill concealed reluctance. * * There should be no dodging or equivocating. The bill should lie taken up and disposed of now. If it is the policy of the republican party to enter on a ship subsidy scheme it would have the courage of its convictions and take the consequences’. If that is not the policy of the party, then the party should have the credit of it anil should not permit itself to appear in a dubious attitude before the public.- Chicago Tribune (rep.) The Indiana senators are for the ship subsidy bill and both recorded their votes iu its favor. The republican members of the lower house are between the devil and the deep sea on the proposition, and are inclined to hurl red hot criticisms at the senators for placing them iu so much hot water. They all want to vote for it, but the ghosts of their constituents loom up before them and real downright fear and trembling is the result. It is evident that some of the Indiana republican members are going to vote for and some against the ship subsidy bill and all of them agree that this will leave the party in very bad shape in the coming state campaign. Fearful of the result they are al read y predicting that the democratic state platform will <1 well on this situation and that it will cause disruption in the republican party throughout the state.

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vjotk-e <>r riNAi. settlement or sA ESTATE. Notice in hereby given to the creditors. | heirs and legatees of Timothy Coffee, deceased. to appear in the Adams circuit com. held at Decatur. Indiana, on the Ittth day of April. Hvg. and ehow cause, if any. why the tinal tettiement accounts will the estate of raid dec*dent should nor be approved: and said heirs are notified to then and then- make proof of heir.-liin, and receive their distiibutive slia res. W. H. Niblick. Executor. Decatur. Indiana. March St!. 1902. 3-3 Merryman A Sutton, Attorneys. Albert T. Patrick is condemned to to the electric chair for the murder of Millionaire Rice of New York. “But turn from the white hours to the capitol and look at the republicans in congress. The trail of the trade mark is over them all. Old High Tariff dances the can can in the house, whilst Old Ship Subsidy does the regular cake walk iu the senate. Everything for the syndicates. Nothing for the people. And, not content with their arbitrary power in the white house and their niereenery power in congress, the leaders of this party of federalism and false pretension would rip open "Pandora’s” box to filch thence the black, piratical flag of negro domination the equally dis reputable and bloody shirt of SBC" I tional agitation and in order to make sure of the next house, they are proposing to bring forward another force bill to smite the South, to blithe the North and to convert a land teeming with love and peace into a land reek iug with hate and strife. Such is the banquet to which the exit of McKin ley the statesman, and the advent of Roosevelt, the rough rider, has invited us. Henry Watterson. Both political parties have conclud ed their nominations for citv offices, and the campaign may be considered as being up to the voter. Indications point .to the election of every democratic candidate, hnd without party or political bias, this is as it should be. The best interests of the city can best be served by their election, and as every percinct contains a democratic majority, there is no excuse or valid reason for fear of defeat. The nom ination of but one candidate for council in the second and third wards is simply a cowardly way of trying to gain a seat in the council. There are two vacancies in each ward, but they make but one nomination, hoping the opposition to either <>f the democratic candidates will vote for the one and only republican nominated. It is almost too thin to wash. The democratic administration of the past four years is a credit to those officials in charge, and the Democrat will gladly enter upon a comparison of the pres ent administration with its predecessor, if it is necessary. It is the duty of every democrat to vote the democratic ticket on May 6.

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REPORT OF — Old Adams Countv Bank ORGANIZED 1674. RE ORGANIZED 1094.) DECATUR, INDIANA. AS MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF STATE FEBRUARY 25, 1902. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. ternft*! DiBCOUnt "’ ’ Capital Stock. - - - - 5120.000.00 Bonds in 1 i ' 0,621.62 Surplus. 12.<XM>.00 £nk l W HouL kaßeS ’ ’ Undivided Profits, - ■ 2.760.91 feVa., S:SS “Sa Eich, " ge "" i Furnitureand Fixtures, .’1,241.12 Rent 16.25 i InS P® o **’ ‘ for Taxes, - ■ 3,451.7' US. Bonds, S 12,000.00 ,M1 68 f* v 'd«nd»Unpaid, • - Cash, - - - 197 7c Deposits, B'k.„ 206)701.116 &WJBB.OO SSIM.9BH<X> OFFICERS: Du"; St'-' Vbakek. - Viee?"/' AU “° M ’ Cash ' p C S ' N ' nucK ’ French Qcinn, Asst, c a» n j DIRECTORS: .lob 1 ;, ffc... u “"" s, " d rr» k 5: k «„«