Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1902 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVIKV THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW 0. ELLINOHAM. Publisher. *I.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF AOAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, APRIL 21. THE TICKETS. CITY For Mayor. ’ DAVID D. COFFEE. For Clerk, DALLAS M. HOWER. For Treasurer. W. J ARCHBOLD. Fort Marshal, HARVEY 11. HART. For Councilmen. First Ward ALBERT HI HLEK. W H SUTTLES Second Ward-HOR*CE PORTER. HENRY STETLER Third Ward-W. H. MBLK K. CY ,1. WEAVER. COUNTY. For Representative HENRY DIRKSON. For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN. For Treasurer J. H. VOGLEWEDE. 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 Dist. DAVID WERLING. For Commissioner—Second Dist. WILLIAM MILLER. Senator Beverage is ferninst the popular election of United. States senators. One week from Tuesday is the city election. Do not move from your ward as it will mean the loss of your vote. The democrats have a good working majority in every ward in the city, and the election of six democratic councilmen and every city officer is assured, providing the democratic ■ voters do their duty. Make a cross within the circle surrounding the rooster.

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gEGININNG MAX ist and continuing throughout the entire month we will hold one of the greatest slaughter sales ever known in Northern Indiana. Everything in our store will be sold at astonishingly low prices. The cost of goods will not be taken into consideration at this sale. Watch the Democrat next week for our big announcement and particulars. . .

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Vote straight May 6, and that means a vote for every democratic candidate, ► William M. Hoey charged with - conspiracy in smuggling Chinese from Mexico, has been acquitted. Strange t to relate his former home was at Muncie, Indiana. The whitewashing of the northern prison scandal is all over, save the official report of same. Taking into consideration the experts on the job, it is safe to predict that the governor will not be disappointed. Vote the straight democratic ticket May 6. This insures a safe, sound, economical city government and it is the only thing that does. It is not safe to trust the fellow that so earnestly advocates a change and reform now. Take no chances by putting into power an administration that may try to outrival their republican predecessor, who left broken promises and a city debt amounting to $1 11,000. One trial trip of reform is enough. Vote the straight democratic ticket. Ax appropriation of $40,000 for a public building at Crawfordsville has been insertad in the omnibus public buildings bill. This makes the seventh Indiana city to be included in the bill which will carry an appropriation of $540,000 for public buildings in Indiana. The Adams county delegation at Indianapolis this week, as a whole, will not mellow toward Congressman Cromer sufficient to cause him any over-production of joy. From current report this is not the only county in the eighth congressional district that fails and refuses to warm up to the situation. There is perhaps no democrat in the country that stands higher in the estimation of the public than does Senator Bailey of Texas. The mention now being paid him in connection with the democratic nomination for . president in 1904. is an honor well earned. Senator Bailey is a statesman of high degree and the democratic party is proud of him. Congressman Crimpacker has changed his seat of war this week to Indianapolis, where he is laboring with superhuman effort to have incorporated into the- republican state platform the essence of his pet meas lire, which is the curtailment of congressional representation in the south, iAs he is up against Senator Fairbanks who is said to be at this time i opposed to it. the chances for its success is not glittering.

The republican eleventh district convention will be held at Peru. Tuesday. June 10. The administration is in sore need of a cabinet officer, who may act as bondsman of presidential appointees who go wrong. Senator Hanna should be called into this new cabinet portfolio. Governor Beckham of Kentucky, will be an invited guest to the monument dedication at Indianapolis next month. Os course Fugitives Taylor and Finley by right of their protection by the Indiana governor, will also have a front seat on the stage. Vote the straight democratic ticket May 6, and take no chances on losing your vote. Simply mark the ballot at the head of the ticket and that counts one for everv candidate on the ticket. It is the only certain way of knowing that your ballot is correctly marked. Senator Hanna furnished the bond for the release of Rathbone, the Havana embezzler. The dignity of a seat in the United States senate does not count much with Hanna. His statesmanship does not reach a higher standard than looking after the welfare of those who helped save the country by electing a republican president. The next legislature can certainly profit by the many scandals in the state institutions, by placing every one under the management of non partisan boards of control. This is the only safe method. When a governor attempts to build a political machine from appointments that come under his control, scandal and mismanagement is sure to result. Marshal Hart has made the best official the city has had for many years. He has been so good, in fact, that several who have come in close range of his strict discipline, are now busy working against his re election. This is certainly the best certificate that could lie issued, and every one who believes in curbing the immorality will hasten to his aid and will reelect him by more than his party majority. The president has not as vet given Miles his retirement papers although such action is daily expected. Some of the gray heads of the senate have advised against such action on account of the influence it might have in this year’s congressional elections. This had a tendency to check the president in his haste, but it is not expect ed that good advise will last long. The war department desire the removal of this great war chief and the | president will have to make haste in I in »he matter.

The Atlanta Constitution wants the democratic party to turn its eyes toward the rising instead of the setting sun in 1!M)4. This is most excellent advice. And it is gratifying to observe that this advice is being freely accept ed everywhere. “Those ' terrible dreams” are passing away. A healthier condition of affairs is reported from all along the line. There seems to be a general and a genuine revival in progress. The brethren are gradually gaining new courage. The outlook appears promising and assuring. South Bend Times. When the republican city administration quit business four years ago, they turned over to their successors, the present council and citv officers, an indebtedness of $114,000. Every one is familiar with the struggle imposed upon the present council, and the fact that they have carried the load and have kept the credit of the city from being impaired, certainly speaks highly for the business management of the present council. The last republican administration were swept into power upon the reform wave and among their first official acts was to increase their own salaries. The lesson taught then was sufficient to take everything labled reform with a great deal of allowance, and applies now as well as then. The exactions of the beef trust are reaching every home in the land, and many meat dealers predict that the situation will grow worse. Everybody admits that it will be diffiult to control the trust and remedy the evil. Why? Because it is so strong. The people have allowed this trust evil to grow in spite of thousands of warnings, until the trust magnates have such vast fortunes that they can control all sorts of officials. Who can you get to stand against them? And no trust has been more greedy and more oppres sive than this beef trust. Not satisfied with the wholesale trade it has reached out for the retail trade, and has driven hundreds of independent butchers out of business by special competition, Sentinel. Statesman Cromer is again being made the butt of ridicule in Washing’ ton. \\ hen all the g. o. p. statesmen were getting in long winded speeches upon the Chinese exclusion bill, Mr. Cromer saw the opportunity of again engrafting himself into the good graces of his party in the district. His private secretary wrote out a very commendable speech, and the eighth district congressman being too busy to commit it or deliver it in the house, simply tipped the public printer and had it printed in the congressional record. To the dismay of Mr. Crom er’s friends the words "loud applause” was printed in brackets at the close of his remarks. Such breaks as this is certainly enough to make one look I like even less than thirty cents.

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Hon. C P. Drummond has moved from Plymouth to South Bend, where he will continue the practice of his profession, that of law. Lon Hutchins returned from a quiet trip to Washington City last week, in fact, he was so still and mysterious about it that some of the boys who hold so many of Cromer’s unredeemed promises for places at the “pie counter” are very much disturlied about it and wonder where they are at. - Winchester Journal, rep. Hon. David B. Hill of New York and Senator Bailey of Texas has been named as the next democratic presidential ticket. Such a proposition will find many exponents while not a fewwill prefer Senator Bailey to head the ticket. However we will let the matter rest for two years and then go into the business in earnest. The democrats of the twelfth district will name their standard bearer next Wednesday. The prospects are flattering for the unanimous selection of the present able and fearless champiom of the people’s rights, the Hon. J. M. Robinson. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette is meekly submitting, thus for once showing their evident good sense. Some republicans allude to President Roosevelt as the Grover Cleveland of the republican party, and if this be true God save the queen. Grover Cleveland was a great presi dent, but so rankly stubborn that he completely disrupted the party that three times honored him with a nomination and twice elected him to the highest office within the gift of the American people. Another week has gone by and President Rosevelt still refrains from retiring General Miles. Perhaps the president has had his right ear to the ground and has heard the mutterings of the discontented. If there is anything that will make a president back up, it is public sentiment. But we will transfer further criticism for that distinguished editorial writer, the far famed Henry Watterson. It now seems probable that the democratic state convention on June 4 will be lively and chuck full of red hot enthusiasm. Owing to the fact that practically the old ticket of two years ago will be renominated, there will be no large crop of candidates, but nevertheless there is a prevailing sentiment that this is the year for the democrats. There is good ground for the belief, as the trend of the times foretells victory for those who oppose the mad rush of the trusts, who are growing fat under the favoritism of protection.

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Senator Beveridge's keynote yesterday was a flowery affair? much to the mortification of his senior colleague. Hon. Henry P. Scherer has been chosen as chairman of the Allen county democratic central commtttee. His selection means a vigorous campaign in which the democrats will come out on top. W Hile the republicans are making goo goo eyes at Colonel Bryan’s $20,000 residence and $3,000 barn, they may find consolation in the fact that when Senator Hanna put up SIOO,OOO to insure the release of E. G. Rath bone, he had a little left. This will be a great week for the laboring man. The republicans are in session at Indianapolis and the “hot air” will flow forth with the utmost freedom. In the meantime the beef trust is getting in its work and in Decatur a raise of three cents a pound is in full force and effect. The Indiana republicans are today in the midst of their state convention and politics at the capital city is waging at a fire heat. The senior and junior senators are battling for supremacy and as usual Senator Fairbanks is hogging the thing to a fare you well. He dictates the platform, names the candidates and is the republican party in all the essentials of its name. Telegraphic dispatches from Bluff ton to the metropolitan press have made public the fact that the pressure is being placed upon Hou. Hugh Dougherty, with a view of inducing him to become the democratic candidate for congress in this district. The Democrat has for some time been aware of the effort being made in this direction, and if it culminates successfully the news would seem too good to be true. Every one at all conversant with the extensive busi ness interests of Mr. Dougherty will know that a term in congress would be an expensive luxury for him. On the other hand if he can spare the allotted time, we lielieve that he or any other person in like position, owes the sacrifice, not particularly for die good of the democratic party but for the purification of politics generally. The eighth congressional district is the largest in the union, and its interests demands a representative in congress who is large enough to do greater things than simply vote the dem » cratic or republican tickets. It hoped, and this hope is ahared bv republicans as well as democrats.' that Mr. Dougherty can see his way clear to accept the call of his party at this time without too great a sacrifice k> his personal interests.

The Beef Trust in Town The beef trust has struck Decatur and yesterday a new and fancy set of prices went into full force and effect and now when you smilingly enter the meat market and pleasantly ca for a thick cut of choice porterhoui*you will cash up eighteen cents a pound instead of fifteen cents th former price. The new and old sche< ules show thecomparison given below Old Price— New Pric* — Porterhouse, 15 cents IS cent' Sirloin, 15 “ 18 " Round, 121 “ 15 Shoulder, 10* “ 12.1 ' Roast. 10 “ 12.1 “ Ribs, 07 “ 10 “ Neck, 08 “ 10 “ Chuck, 10 “ 121 “ Pork chops, 121 “ 15 " Veal steak. 15 “ 18 “ Veal round, 15 “ 18 Veal chops, 10 “ 12.1 “ Veal roast, 10 “ 12’ t “ The above prices are now in vogue and they show that the powers of th-* l»eef trust have struck us where w live. This innocent little beef trust that we fondled and cared for with al. the extremes of high protective tariff has outgrown its swaddling gannent<and can now govern the univen*when it comes to controlling prices or meats. Os course we realize that al. classes of protectionists are laving claim to the fact that the beef trust is in no wise to blame for the existing high prices. Their doleful tune lthat a decadence of cattle growing i* causing it al), but in this they are not in accord with the reports of’the agri cultural bureau and which too a; present are in republican hands. Tbi--bureau as well as the last .census show a comfortable increase year b T year. The last reports show a stock of 16,202,360 cows and 27,610.051 oxen and other meat cattle on fann.and ranches, besides 2,426,540 cowand other cattle not on farms or ranches. Then we had a little group of 41,886,065 sheep on farms anc ranches and 156,470 elsewhere, mak ing ■: good round 42,000,000. It is clean case of market manipulation b;the all powertul beef trust, and when you are busy reading clear the titles of this trust, do not forget that the high protective tariff is the mother of tin creature, and when you get to th subject of protective tariff you wil find that it embraces a wider scopand hits your pocketbook in mol*ways than in paying eighteen cents a pound for meat. The way to deal intelligently with the meat trust as we as s» -. eral hundred other trusts, is t revise the tariff. Col. Courtland C. Matson so many years an honored and promm ent democrat of Indiana, now living at Greencastle, has been granted ' pension of S3O a month