Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1902 — Page 6

THE DEMOCRAT ■ VKKY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW 0. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. •1,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffiee at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 1. THE TICKETS. CITY. For Mayor. DAVID D COFFEE. For Clerk, DALLAS M. HOWER. For Treasurer, W. J. ARCHBOLD. ForcMarshal, HARVEY H. HART. For Councilmen. FirstWard—ALßEßT BUHLER, W. B. SUTTLES. Second Ward—HORACE PORTER. HENRY STETLER. Third Ward--W. H NIBLICK. CV .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. H. SCHENK. For Commissioner—First Dist. DAVID WERLING. For Commissioner—Second Dist. WILLIAM MILLER. Vote the democratic ticket May 6. It means economy and a good business administration. Hon. W. E. Stillwell of Princeton, in all probability will be a candidate for attorney-general before the demo■cratic state convention June 4. At the g. o. p. state convention last week the announcement was made that George A. H. Shideler of Marion., would seek the republican nomina tion for governor, two years heuce. James J. Moran has been selected chairman of the Jay county democratic central committee and will head the organization for a red hot campaign for supremacy in that county. The next combination of capital will seek to combine the inter urban railways all of course for the lienefit of the poor man and the prosperity of the country. If you do not believe it ask Senator Beveridge. The successful candidates at Indianapolis last week will later recuperate at West Baden. It occurs to us ihat it will take something stronger than the products of West Baden Springs to cause them any over abundance of joy. Congressman Cromer is kuee deep in hot water, occasioned by the appropriation for public buildings in Indiana cities. Anderson citizens are sending voluminous petitions to Washington asking to be included in the list, but their prospects are anything but glittering. It is not unlikely that Indiana may secure another army post near Jeffer sonville and between that eity and New Albany. Major James Parker of the adjutant-general’s office, who has returned from inspecting a proposed site there, will make a very favorable report to the adjutant-general.

CHAIRMAN O’BRIEN TALKS OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Mayor <) Brien has been ,bo imich taken up with the centennial celebration of his native city that he has not had time for several days to give his attention to political matters, but he laid off for a couple of hours from his banking duties to show the Times correspondent the town and to give some brief outlines of the policy to be pursued by the party leaders in this state in the coming compaign. The chairman is a man of action, capable of doing a lot of work inashort space of time. “First of all,’ said Chairman . / O’Brien, “we must get democrats back ynto the party. I take it there will be fusion with outsiders in the coms ing campaign. We have had enough of fusion. What we want now is to get our own men in line again, and then invite all who wish to join with

A PROMINENT DECATUR REPUBLICAN A unique character in the politics of Indiana is Barney Kalver, of Decatur. Though he was born in Russia and Jived thdre till he was a young man, he has become a power in poli-

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York almost penniless and with no knowledge whatever of the English language. He settled in Chicago, where he remained until the great fire, after which he moved to Fort Wayne. It was at the latter place that he began to take an active interest in politics. In 1882 Kalver moved to Decatur. During the last seventeen years he has been a delegate to every repubcan state, congressional aud district convention. He has never been rewarded by his party in anyway whatever, and has never asked for any reward. Indianapolis News. It is said that the president is somewhat disturbed over the loud applause and ovation paid Senator Hauna. at the republican state convention last week. That will lie as nothing compared to the perplexity of mind that will envelop the entire g. o. p. management about November, 1904. Hon. Jerome Herff of Peru, will again ask the democratic state convention to nominate him for treasurer of state. In view of the fact that Mr. Herff was the party nominee two years ago, and also being a very creditable gentleman and deserving democrat, is entitled to the honor named. The probable time of the adjournment of congress is causing much speculation and one guess is about as good as another. The Indiana members, however, are almost of the unanimous opinion that the session will drag along until July 1. There is no indication now of an early adjournment. Bear in mind the city election next Tuesday, and do not be led into the error of scratching your ticket. Just take into consideration the fact that the city tried the merits of reform once, and the experiment cost the city something like one hundred thousand dollars. Yote the democratic ticket and vote'it straight. Yesterday at Kendallville the Hon. J. M. Robinson was renominated by the twelfth district democrats, as their candidate for congress. This is the fourth nomination tendered Mr. Robinson, and the fact that it was given him by acclamation) speaks volumes for the standing of this very able member of the national congress. Mr. Robinson attended the convention. In the city election next Tuesday' every democratic candidate should be | elected. Au attempt to scratch your ticket may lose your vote entire, and you can far better offord to vote for a ; councilmanic candidate who is not j your personal choice, rather thad take | chances in improperly stamping your ’ ticket and losing you vote. Just make i a cross within the circle surrounding the rooster and let ’er go at that. Notwithstanding the fact that Con gressman Miers, the democratic rep resentative from the second district, made no effort to be renominated, yet he defeated two opponents who have been on the ground constantly and who made great pretentions of breaking into congress. Such a result is highly pleasing to Indiana democrats every where and is a deserving compliment to a very able member of the present congress.

us in making a good state government to vote our ticket. We want to restore confidence in the party first. Indiana has always been democratic when the party stood by its time honored principles, instead of pandering to isms and new-fangled ideas." Speaking of fusion, in 1900 the democrats allowed the populists five electors out of the fifteen, and it is doubtful if this did not do more harm than good. Chairman O’Brien believes the money question will not enter into this campaign. “I regard the free silver issue as closed in Indiana,*' said he. “We want those who have been silver democrats, gold democrate, or what not, to get in line again like they did in 1876 and in 1892, and we can win. lam confident that with a good organization, which we will have

tics of a county m which he is the only representative of his nationality Russian Jew. Kalver, whose name was shortened from Kalvarisky tw o years ago was born in Moscow, Russia fiftyfive years ago. He came to this country when 18 years old, and lauded in Ne w

(Lawrenceburg Correspondence Louisville Times.

Wells county republicans get sorer | 1 every time they think about the way Cromer run the harpoon into them at 1 Indianapolis. The Honorable George gave them to understand that he did not owe Wells county a bloomin’ thing i and that he was “haujls off" as far as s Mr. Hatfield was concerned. The . Wells county republicans were labor . ing under the delusion that they nomi inated Mr. Cromer over at Portland, and to a man up a tree it looks like j , they did. Bluffton Banner. * Congressman Francis M. Griffith: . of Indiana has been iu bad health for ( several weeks and his friends have I expressed some anxiety over his con- ’ dition. He has not relinquished his ; work, however, and has been a puncI tual attendant at all of the meetings . of his committees. During the past > few weeks there has been a change , for the better in his condition. He is one of the most valuableof the minority members of the house and is popular on both sides of the chamber. Republican promises in city affairs should be taken with several grains of salt. The same promises were made when the last republican administration went into power upon the popular wave of reform, to every one of which they were untrue. They prom- ' ised retrenchment at every stage of the game. Instead of this they raised their own salaries, increased the expense of city government at every turn, aud when they quit business left the city in debt to the tune of SI 14.000. When thev talk to you about reform, just turu on the search lights. The Adams county delegation at the republican state convention last week gave a good account of themselves, and showed to the public in general and Congressman Cromer, in particular that they needed no guardian. At the recent Portland convention Congressman Cromer guaranteed the supporters of Clem Hatfield that he would deliver to them the Adams county vote in state convention, and it was this bargain and sale that caused the boys here to vote solid for Fitzpatrick. Their honor demanded such a course, and had they followed their inclination aud voted for Hatfield, they would have been tagged with the Cromer brand of sale. They chose to be men and managers of their own affairs, and be credited with sense enough to do it honorably and intelligently. The same thing caused them to divide their vote between Bingham for attorney-general and Miller the succesful aspirant. The fact is that this congressional district has had enough of Cromer and his long list of doubtful promises, and the time has come to resent them and him and to do it it in the most effectual manner possible. The above is the tone of. voice in which a prominent Decatur I republican talked to the Democrat a few days ago. In commenting upon the republican state platform. Congressman Griffith says: “The platform is very long and claims credit for everything that has happened, giving no credit to the Almighty for the sunshine or the rain: no credit to the labor and well directed efforts of men, but it gives all of the credit to the party, the party, the I party. The platform, in connection j with Senator Beveridge's speech, will give much encouragement to the trusts. The platform claims much I credit for the present financial condition of the state and for having re- - duced the state debt and placing the I state on a sound financial basis was I made by democratic legislatures over the united protests of the republicans. In their state platforms in 1896 and 1889 they denounced our tax law as infamous, but notwithstanding they have had control of the legislature ever since, the democratic tax law stands without mar or blemish from the republican vandals. The platform on neither national nor state matters will bear investigation, and it will be easy to dissect it in such away as that the voters will not be deceived Wait until June 4 and we will adopt a better platform, founded upon facts, and then we will elect the ticket nominated on that platform and proceed to redeem our promises.”

in every one of the ninety-two coun ties, we can elect a democratic legislature and name Mr. Fairbanks’ successor. This is to be no hurrah campaign. The thirteen committeemen are enthusiastic in their work. They are nearly al) young men. The older ones, too, are hustlers, and I look for the best organization we have had for many years. Later oq, I will Ire able to give a fuller ontline of our plan of campaign." Chairman O'Brien belives that all the gold democrats will Ire in line for the party this fall, and that thousands of independent republicans who are dissatisfied with the machine which has been built up by their leaders will vote with the democratic party in order to get rid of this machine. Indiana democrats have wonderful recuperative powers. Defeats do not

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The selection of Senator Beveridge to sound the republican keynote of the coming campaign was eminently fitting. No man living more thoroughly tpyifies republican ideas of todav in theory and iu application. If he ever had a conservative idea* he wrapped it up in a napkin and buried* it long ago. If he ever bad any respect for the principles ou which our government was founded and under which it grew to greatmess he has cast it aside, and now openly denounces any effort to “lock up by inflexible statutes the ceasless changing and improving methods which grow out of the thought of those thousands of minds and the activity of those millions of hands.” If he was ever able to distinguish between the control of human energies by principles of morality and justice and the destruction of human energies he has wholly lost that power of discrinination. If he ever had a suspicion that there is anything beneficial or desirable in in this country that was not created by the republican party he has carefully elimited it from his public utterances. Sentinel.

discourage them. Indiana has cast her electoral vo'.e oftener for the democratic party than for the republican. Since 1824 the state has gone democratic ten times; for the whigs twice, in 1836 and in 1840; and for the republicans eight times. From 1860 to 1874 the state went republican, but in 1876 it east its electoral vote for Tilden and lien i dricks. In 1880 it swung back to the republican side, but in 1892 it again came back into thedemocratiecolumn, only to go republican again in 1896 and 1900. In “off years," that is, when there was no presidential contest, Indiana has gone democratic more fre quently than in presidential years. This is one of the off years. Chairman O’Brien intends to spend much of his time during the cam paign at Indianapolis.

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THE DEVIL REBUKES SIN. The Indiana republicans declare that they are opposed to all combina tions of capital whose purpose or effect is to restrict business or control prices. “And," they add, “we esne cially denounce those whose tendency it is to increase the cost of living and necessaries of life. We favor legislation to prevent such abuses." Can the republican brethren look one another in the face after reciting that in unison without laughing’ We see the proof of insinceritv not so much in the the fact that for years h‘ lH been dependent on the trusts or those who have been steadily gravitating into trusts as in the fact that the only policy it has had worth mentioning is one which has tor its sole object the increase of the cost of the necessaries pf life for the benefit of certain selected classes of capitalists. Why have the repubiican lawmakers laid duties averaizinsz some 40 per cent on cotton goods tin less it is to raise the prices of those necessary goods for the benefit of the capitalists who manufacture them’ Why have they laid duties averaging fully as much on manufactures of iron and steel unless it is to -compel the people to pay those who do the manufacturing prices enhanced by about the amount of the duties? Whv

have they laid duties running as higl li>o per cent or more on such neces saries as woolen goods unless it is k increase the cost of living to the masses of the people in order that a favored class of manufacturers may amass fortunes? If republican politicians are in earnest when they -* pecially denounce combines which tend to increase the cost of living am the necessaries of life and in demand ing legislation to correct such abuses why do they stand in solid array against repealing, or even in the slightest degree modifying, the legis lation which alone makes those abusepossible? These are themselves the authors of that legislation and they stand ready o read out of the party anyone whe proposas to modify it in any degree so as to diminish its tendency to in r? C 0 th® necessaries of ite. So long as they occupy this atti tilde the!r arrant hypocrisy is open t< the view-of all men when they put or solemn faces and denounce combines winch increase the cost of the neces sanes of hfe above fair competitive Phwb. Chicago Chronicle. i J- Sterling Morton a men; »r of the Cleveland cabinet and at one tune a prominent democrat, died at his home in Nebraska City, Neb.