Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1902 — Page 4

THE ttIRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW 0. ELLINOHAM. Publisher. lI.UO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. ® zg. Fate red at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, JUNE 5. COUNTY TICKET For Representative HENRY DIRKSON. For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN. For Treasurer J- IL VQGLE'VEDE. For Clerk DAVID GERBER For Sheriff ALBERT A. Bt’TLER. For Recorder CLINTON C. CLOUD. For Surveyor GEORGE E. McKEAN. ForCoroner C. H. SCHENK. For Commissioner—First Dist. DAVID WERLING. For Commissioner Second p ist WILLIAM MILLER. George Steele for governor nowsay the meek and lowly followers of Landis. George Steele for vice president says another Landis cherub. But we surmise that the wiley Steele has pulled political wires long enough to know the full meaning of these little boquets. Should President Roosevelt, as reported, commence action against the ereat steamship combine of Morgan s he will add another stone to the already large number he has placed in the hands of the financial magnates i wherewith to pelt him when the next republican national convention meets. ■ The approaching congressional elections are causing considerable worry to republicans, the members from close districts especially being very anxious about their 'politicall prospects, and with cause. That the . argument of the “full dinner pail” is i losing some of its force is recognized by all, especially as the rise in the cost of meat and other food-stuffs has rendered it difficult to keep the pail full. M hat with dissatisfaction over the Philippine muddle: failure to cure defects in the tariff as shown to exist by the unprecedented increase in cost of living: unrest among the laboring classes, and division of sentiment over our duty to Cuba in the matter of reciprocity. the prospects of democratic success are such as to vastly increase the anxiety of republican politicians.

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THE CONVENTION. $ THE INDIANA DEMOCRATS NAME THEIR STANDARD BEARERS. . THE CONVENTION ONE HARHONIOUS STRAIN OF DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM. The Keynote by Mon John W. Kern was Easterly and Eloquent Secretary of State Albert Schoonover of Attica. Attorney-General W. E. Stillwell of Princeton. State Auditor James R. Riggs of Sullivan. State Treasurer Jerome Herff of i Peru. Clerk of the Supreme Court—Adam i Heimburger of New Albany. Superintendent of Public Instrucj tiou Samuel L. Scott of Clark Coun State Satistician—Myron D. King ' of Indianapolis. State Geologist Edward Barrett of Hendricks county. Judge of Supteme Court. Fifth District Timothy E. Howard of South Bend. Judges of the Appellate Court for the Southern District—John R. East •of Bloomington. W. H. Bracken of Franklin. John D. McGee of Rushi ville. Judges of the Appellate Court for the Northern District Richard H. Hartford of Portland, James T. Saunderson of Fowler. Henry C. Zimmerman of Albion. The above ticket was the result of the love feast and democratic convention held at Indianapolis yesterday. The convention was remarkable for its lack of discord over the platform and other conventionalities. It was the first time since 1892 that the leaders from all sections of the state met in conference and agreed upon the party policy with so little difference of opinion. Men who formerly held radical extremes upon the money question met and without any controversy agreed upon questions that unusually take several hours in combatative argument and more or less bad blood before the settlement of them is finally made. The attendance was all that could be desired by the party managers. Tom linson’s hall being packed with enthusiastic democrats, and among whom the best feeling prevailed. The Hon. John W. Kern was the unanimous choice for chairman 1 and his key note speech was a masterful effort for which he is so well noted. He was at his 1 best and flayed the hypocracy of the 1 national administration without reserve. The platform was brief and highly satisfactory to every one. Usually the platform builders are numerous and insistant. but thev seemingly this time reached common .

ground without the usual friction The following is a gist of their dec laration of principles: The Democratic Platform Condensed. The platform contains no mention of Bryan, IB to L nor past i platforms. It condemns trusts and the Dingley law, gpd demands tariff for revenue only; condems the republicans for not giving the Interstate Commerce Commission ample power, and condemns the ship subsidy bill: is opposed to the bill for an asset I currency: condemns the adminis tration’s Philippine policy and demands, first, a stable government, then independence and a United States protectorate so long as it is needed: congratulates i Cuba and favors an isthmian canal; favors election of United States Senators by popular vote; opposes Reed’s rules in Congress; indorses Indiana Democratic Congressmen; claims the honor for the democrats of having passed the laws that put the state institutions on a non partisan basis, and condemns the Durbin administration for using these laws for partisan ends: recites that a democratic legislature enacted the tax law that made the payment of the state debt possible, and condemns the republicans for trying to claim the honor of paying the debt: favors local self goverment. the Fort Wayne troubles being the basis for the plank:condemns the extravagance of the last legislature, and condemns Governor Durbin for his course in the Kentucky extradition cases. Indianapolis News. The first contest was that of secretary of state. O. L. Ballou of Lagrange. entering the race the morning of the convention, and by the way they voted for him. he would have been an easy winner had he announced himself earlier. The result ol the vote was 828 for Schoonover, and 719 for Ballou, the former being nominated. He hails from Attica, is one of the younger heads of democracy, a man of unusal ability and at the head of the ticket will be a creditable candidate. In the list of appellate judges is the name of our neighbor Hon. Richard H. Hartford of Portland. This will be pleasing news for his many friends in this section of the state, all of whom will rejoice should he be elected. After the nominations were concluded. short speeches were made by Hon. Frank B. Burke, F. E. Herring, F. E. Farrar and others. It was a great convention and the Indiana democrats will enter the campaign united as they have never been since the landslide of 1892. A DEBASING EXAMPLE Yesterday the most extraordinary spectacle was presented to the American people that has been seen for many a year that of the president of the United States marring the solemnity of Memorial day by a political stump speech, bristling with the cheapest demagogy, and without a reminder of the high purpose to which he was called to speak. It stands without parallel as to the violation of the proprieties of the occasion or lowering of the personal position of the speaker. For’years the best thought of the country has been given to the removal of sectional strife. For years children have been taught to recite “The Blue and the Gray,” and to give rein to the impulse of forgiveness on Decoration day, \\ hen the Spanish war was universal acclaim that the past was wiped out and that the nation was united under one common flag. Yet now comes Theodore Roosevelt, on this day. as president of this nation, and flourishes “the bloody shirt” as no republican dog-fennel orator has done for years. Read his words:

There were abuses to spare in the civil war. Your false friends then ' called Grant a ‘-butcher" and spoke of ; you who are listening to me as mercenaries. as .“Lincoln’s hirelings.’’ Your open foes as,in resolution passed by the confederate congress in October, 1862 accused you at great length, and with much particularity, of -‘contemptuous disregard of the usages of civilized war;’’ of subjecting women and children to “banishment, imprisonment and death;” of “murder,” of “rapine,” “of outrages on women,' of “lawless cmeltv.” of “perpetrating atrocities which would be disgraceful to savages:" and Abraham Lincoln was singled out for especial attack because of his “spirit of barbarous ferocity.” Verily these men who thus foully slandered vou have their heirs today in those who traduce our armies in the Philippines, who fix their eyes on individual deeds of wrong so keenly that at last thev become blind to the great work of peace and freedom that has already been accomplished. Turn now to Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg on a like occasion, when the heat of conflict was upon us, and contemplate the awfulness of the fall from Lincoln to Roosevelt. Lincoln’s words are eternal. Roosevelt’s are the petty piping of a politician who aims to sound a keynote for a campaign in which he aspires to be candidate for the chief office. Who that listened to Roosevelt had a thought of the debt of the nation to the soldiers of the civil war? There was no suggestion of it from him nothing but a defense of his policy in the Philippines, which he sought to link to the memories of the civil war bv an appeal to bitterness and hatred. It was not an effort to call up tender memories of the honored dead, but to fan to flame the almost extinguished embers of sectional strife. Os the political merit of his speech it is unnecessary to speak at length. It is a rehash of the same propositions

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that have been handed out 1 y republican senators and convent on orators. He revives the slander that Lincoln ordered barbarities catnparable with Gen. Smith's order to make Samar "a howling wilderness" and kill everybody over ten years of age. He urges that we are merely trying to confer “peace and freedom” on these people who object to having them. The re«t is the cry of "traitor" to all who protest. And this is for a Memorial dav And from the president of the United States^ —Sentinel. The Democratic Editorial Association will try it again and hold their mid-summer meeting at French Lick Springs June 26 and 27. Hon. W. J. Stone of Missouri will be the principal speaker for the occasion.

Unpleasant rumors areagain afloat of unreasonable extravagance in our administration of Cuban affairs. General Wood expresses a desire in this connection for the fullest and most searching investigation. It will be hard to make people believe that General Wood's administration has left anything to be desired. The democratic state convention yesterday was a hummer. Enthusiasm ran high and every democrat was trying to excel his neighbor in bringing about a harmonious feeling among the party leaders. It succeeded even beyond the expectations of the most skeptical and it was a common expression that not sin e 1892 were there so much evidence of party harmony. This means that Indiana is debatable and that the chances for democratic success in Indiana are exceedingly bright and •hopeful. Notwithstanding the fact that but few contests were before the convention, there was a large attendance and many things to encourage the party. Walter Wellman writes from Washington that it may be considered as settled once for all that President Roosevelt will not make a tour of the country for the purpose of delivering political speeches. "At least he says he will not. It is considered beneath the dignity of a president to engage in political campaigning. The most he can do is to accept certain invitations to deliver addresses at public gatherings of a non-politicalcharacter, leading questions before the nation. If this constitutes political campaigning then the president may be regarded as about to enter the campaign. But he does not so look upon it.” The republicans are quite uneasy .over the republican situation. They are apprehensive of losing control o's the house and want the president to help them all he can. South Bend i Times.

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Call For Congrea.lonal Convention The Democrats of the eighth congressional district of Indiana will meet in delegate convention in Antierson on June 18, 1902, at 11 o'clock a. m. for (he purpose of nominating a candidate for congress for said district. The basis of representation to this convention will be one dele gate and one alternate for each 100 votes and one for each fraction over 50 or more votes cast for the Hon John W. Kern for governor at the election of 1900. On this basis each county will be entitled to the follow ing number of votes. Adams 32. Madison 83. Delaware Mi. Jay 34 Randolph 24. Well 35. Total 2i7L Number to a choice 178. J. A. M. Anim. Pint.Ch’man. County Clerk Johnson is at Pitts burg again this week disposing of some very valuable horse (!esh

A I’PLK ATION FOB LIQVOB blt’ES’ 4 Notice is hereby given to Hi" 1/( . ' , Third Ward of the city of !>• ''ur. • j county. In tin- state ot Indiana. , Delma Elaev, a male Inhabitant ' It of said ward, a person ovorth. . . r , . one years, a person not In the liai.it • ' t j Ing Intoxicated and a 111 person r " w .] with the sale of intoxlcatln-' l"l"'' r ', . make application to the Is.a rd ' , r Ju» era of the county of Adams. s' it" ( | session for the year 19(B. for a llcel]* %)wt . splrltous. vlnoua. malt and oth.r im , Ing liquors in less quantities tn o ‘I. <lß , f time with the privilege of all"*'";'[a TN to lw drank on the premises », "i ...„ t • place where I desire to sell sai.l .»« liquors is a one storv brick bin ~r , ,unJ on Monroe street In said city. ngU' . .gufloor with front and rear opcnim.' ate m the foilowing described re. ( , , 10-Wlt: I ommenclng II b?t southeast corner of Inlot No. I- 1 < of Decatur. Adams county. lm |lß _• ! running north I<B feet, thence thence south 134 feet to th. ’"”7"ecf j Monroe street, thence east to tn. I". inli , P ginning, fa Id building I- mol r» i south end of the above described j estate, anti Is 81 feet long by ■*, .. ln etl' ! '' I wide on the Inside 1 will ,■>’ L l ,',' f .“niß7 ask tbe permission of said ’"’-"‘...i. .•oun t V r i stoners to keep and maintain a. ‘ ' (l s M .. . In the aforesaid room forth" pnr» (...jiag l ' Ing lunch. DELMA ELZM A! ' 1 "