Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1902 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BVIRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LBW a. ELLINQHAM. Publisher. 11.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, JUNE 26. COINTV TICKET. For Congress. J E. TRUESDALE. 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. STATE TICKET For Secretary of State. ALBERT SCHOONOVER. For Attorney-General. W. E. STILLWELL. For State Auditor, JAMES R. RIGGS. For State Treasurer, JEROME HERFF. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, ADAM HEIMBURGER. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, SAMUEL L. SCOTT. For State Statistician, MYRON D KING. For State Geologist. EDWARD BARRETT. For Judge of Supreme Court, Fifth District— Timothy E. Howard. Judges of the Appellate Court for the South- I ein District—John R East. W. II Brack- i en, John D. McGee. Judges of the Appellate Court for the North- i ern District - Richard H Hartford.; James T. Saunders, Henry C. Zimmerman. Judge J. E. Truesdale the demo-1 ’■ratio nominee for congress in this district is receiving many flattering notices from the press, and is also be-I ing well received by the voters of the j district irrespective of party. He is a young man and will make an active campaign and his election would not'’ cause a ripple of surprise among i those who keep in touch with the po-'' litical situation. I,

Just Arrived v,! The finest line of clothing in the city—bar none—at the lowest prices .... •Wo4b */ia We Can Save You Money. Our expenses are lower than any other store in the city. Why should we not undersell our competitors and still make as xuuch profit as they? We have Clay Worsteds, Fancy Striped Worsteds, West of England Broadcloths, finest *!■ ' J on the market; Serges, Trices, Unfinished Worsteds and twenty other different styles.de de dC de de de sci Al. uuh »»in!>ibnn . o 7.) u 0 biot tnc ' M « too "i md *. wel a wffio-iaun udr leila UO T wod inidi uov '■ ■ —, ,rsl ’7 -„i.t xi! km .?limit! flml CuMWVifID Buy Your Clothing of Us. ' • 11 ■■’l Hl .buit 1 mJ) uiia atMWi! km /km-; iki n ‘|oq nti y ; r»tar.| Jnorfthv Kilt ,dil • i> ■ I'jJJ •• Ht> wh’ |u t'u'Xi" ' fffi 71 fiiis ,/hii67 wiiow uift; I •“iif/'iiJ uoitnoJiß wo? J>dk'>"ffkh I 1 11 11 1 L 1. J.,,, ‘'.-'ft ‘i 1.1) . ii,ir , 1 ~f. M. n? pujlenkamp, k ’ - ii’ll!! -2ni'u ” < t ; - 1 GASS & MEYER. Managers. __±*_2L£

How would it do to apply theCrumpaeker resolution to southern Illinois - and investigate the ‘‘outrages against the negro.” - Some Washington correspondent has figured Senator Fairbank’s wealth n at a million and a half. This is his principal credential as a United States - senator. The democrats of the fourth Ohio district, have spent six days,cast 1485 ballots and held two conventions and are still without a candidate for congress. They have decided to try it again at Wapakoneta on July 15. That the next democratic candidate for president will come from the east there is but little doubt, and at present writing the Hon. David B. Hill is several links in the lead. But “there are others." Judge Parker, Fairchild, Shepherd. Whitney, Olney, Patterson I and the Lord only knows how many more, all eminently fitted to grace the ' presidential chairand lead democracy to victory. The Tilden Club banquet in New York the other night, with Ex-Presi- ; dent Cleveland and Hon. David B. j Hill as speakers, was the first public i demonstration of democratic unity in the east. . Both speeches are being hailed by the party throughout the country as the“signal for party harmony. An effort will be made to car ry New York this year and in that event, success in the national campaign of 1904 is assured. The republican papers which have devoted lots of editorial space to the expression of fear that the democratic state convention would result in quarrels and bitter contentions over the chairmanship and the platform are complaining now that the convention was too tame. The things they hoped for didn’t happen and they are much disappointed that the ticket nominated and the platform adopted are highly satisfactory to all democrats and many others who are tired of repub lican misrule. —Rochester Sentinel. The house is at present debating the Philippine civil service govern- , ment bill. That the lower house will get as badly worked up over the , I measure as was the case with the senate is almost a certainty. A hot - nay, ( ; ferocious debate is looked for, in , | which no quarter will be asked or . ; given. Despite the “fuss and feath- j ere" of the politicians seeking popular , applause, the country will continue on ( ; the even tenor of its way unfretted by j a thought of danger in hauling down lor keeping up the flag in the Philip- | pines. It is not congress which will j protect the flag when real danger as- < sails, but the citizens of a great nation j who will take up arms in its defense . when necessarv.

The democrats of the eighth (Anderson’) district feel quite hopeful of their ability to elect their candidate for congress, Judge James E. Truesdale of Alexandria. He is especially strong among the laboring element, which is quite strong in that part of the state -the gas belt. Besides, the present incumbent, George W. Cromer, has a whole lot of enemies in his own party who will vote against him j in November. South Bend Times. The eighth district democrats have' hope. \V. H. Blodgett the newspaper writer and prognostic,tor of the Indianapolis News, who said Steele' would win the eleventh district nom-I ination hands down, and to our knowl- i edge never made a prediction that j was verified, comes to Judge Truesdale’s relief by counting the large I chunks of harmony that prevails among the g. o. p. in this district. It. will take something better than Blodgett to pull G. \V. Cromer through. The war department has answered the senate resolution for information I as to the cost of the war in the Phil- ‘ ippines. The total up to date is 5170,327,586. Whileitis undoubtedly true that a part of this is represented in property of value still on hand, such as ships, lighters, etc., horses, mules, harness, equipage aud ordnance, it is nevertheless a fact that the cost of these islands has already been so heavy as to cause the most rabid imperialist to ask whether it pays. 9 As another demonstration of the machine methods of Congressman j Cromer, he turns down George L. | Maddy the only representative of the, eighth district in the census depart I ment and gives the place to Frank j Collins whose Indiana home is in Indianapolis. Collins is a newspaper j writer and supplies Indiana newspapers with boiler plate which fairly sizzles in praise of the statesmanship of the eighth district representative in congress. It is a great thing to be a statesman on paper.

Democracy is in the swim. The I country has heard from Ex-President Cleveland, Editors Watterson andl Bryan. It is well that these partv! clans give voice and vent to their feel-1 ings at this time. It ail means a I cleansing of the dirty linen and a I voicing of their personal feelings. In I the meantime the rehabitation of the | democratic party goes merrily on. | and are lining up for an alliance of their forces against the common enemy. The g. o. p. have just cause for the vast amount of grief expressed. Another great event has taken place, the letter carriers association have indorsed George W. Cromer for congress. This association is made up of half paid men and boys, who owe their positions-to the committee on postoffice and post roads, of which the eighth district congressman is a member. Now if the promised but disappointed seekers for postoffice plums would meet together they would outnumber the letter carriers two to one. although the tone of their resolutions would have a different sound.

The Eagle Club, exclusively republican and anti-Cromer. was organized in this city last Saturday evening. A membership of 140 marked the success of the opening meeting. Headquarters will be secured and a permant organization made, their object being to defeat Congressman Cromer, regardless of the party whip which will soon begin to crack with a deadening sound. The Eagle Club is composed of the salt of Adams county republicanism and have genuine red blood in their eyes, and if you do not lielieve it, keep your eve on the Eagle Club. The Pannama route for an Isthmian canal won, and the bill passed the senate Thursday. Senator Hanna led the fight for this route, while Senator Morgan advocated the Nicaraguan route. M hen his bill was defeated .Senator Morgan, on the final vote, cast his for the Spooner substitute, preferring to see the Panama scheme adopted rather than none. The final vote stood sixty-seven to six. This earnest old advocate of an interoceanic canal, in concluding the debate said: “J ust one word in parting with the question. This duty was assigned to me by the senate, and was not sought by me. If we are to be beaten down here todav. and America is to be disgraced, I shall have the honor, and the American people will give it to me after I am dead, of having devoted honestly and sincerely the best labors of my life to the success of our project.”

The republicans are having a hard time of it over the Cuban reciprocity measure. What will caucusing and private conferences, the leaders of the party are kept busy, apparently accomplishing nothing but stirring up of strife. The “opposition,” or “boxers,” as they are now called, number nineteen republican senators who are sworn to resort to any extreme to prevent a reduction of tariff on sugar. While the administration senators number thirty six, yet they are helpless because the democrats will join the minority republicans in amending ‘he bill by reducing duties on certain articles for which the dominant party not stand. The democrats in the pupate are ready to vote for reciprocity, which would, of course, insure its adoption. But they would naturaliy'prt'fcr to, see a reduction of anv or ail thUW on articles in which the trusts are directly or indirectly inter«wu.’ THe plpeteen republican sen atdfs MVe dhclared to support such amendments if the administration forces the issue on the present bill.

Comfortable Dress

Hart' _— Schaffner w w ZWa de Clothes ,JjT / J ill f ill i / ml I 1 I n • e ”•**•»••• M ill IBM $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, SIO.OO, $12.00.

HOLTHOUSE. SCHULTE & COMPANY. ===

CUBAN RECIPROCITY. The special message of President Roosevelt to congress on the question of reciprocity with Cuba probably weakens the cause in which he spoke. It is already announced that the opposition have not lost a vote on account of it, but are more determined than ever, and will go to the extent of breaking a caucus to defeat the meas ure. On its face the message is an apology. President Roosevelt begins by explaining that he is merely carrying out the policy of McKinley. He urges that reciprocity with Cuba stands alone; that the concessions to Hawaii did not ruin us; that we are entering on new relations with the West Indies, and that Cuba has made special concessions to us. He concludes with this plea: We are a wealthy and powerful nation; Cuba is a young republic, still weak, who owes to us her birth, whose whole future, whose very life, must depend on our attitude toward her. I ask that we help her as she struggles upward along the painful and difficult road of self governing independence. I ask this aid for her because she is weak, because she needs, because we have already aided her. I ask that open-handed help of a kind which self-respecting people can accept be given to Cuba for the very reason that we have given her such help in the past. Our soldiers fought to give her freedom, and for three years our representatives, civil And military, have toiled unceasingly, facing diseases of a peculiarly sinister and fatal type with patient and uncomplaining fortitude, to teach her how to use aright her new freedom. Never in history has any alien country been thus administered with such high integrity of purpose, such wise judgment and such a single-handed devotion to the country’s interests. 1 Now I ask that the Cubans be given all possible chance to use to the best • advantage the freedom of which Americans have such right to be proud and for which so many American lives ■ have been sacrificed.

This sort of pleading was evidently taken ihe opposition as proof that their fight was hurting, and that having put the president on the defensive they need not fear any party split. If he gave up to that extent he would submit when they defeated the measure. To make the matter worse, it was given out in connection with the message that it would “end his active efforts to bring about reciprocity.” No doubt it will. His desire for the republican nomination, and the threats of the opposition, coupled with their assaults on his alleged protection heresy, have been enough to whip him into line. His strenuous flilk has not been followed up by action. A resolute executive could probably

For warm weather is what everyone is seeking now. With July round the corner, we are to expect a plenty of “Old Sol's" hot rays right along. Our two-piece suits are ideal for warm weather; well made and absolutely correct in style. There is comfort and smartness about these suits which will please you. We would be pleased to show them to you.

We Surely Made a Hit When We Started Our Big Shoe Sale! THESE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK: Men’s Patent Calf Shoes . . .* $2.50 Men’s $2.50 Kid Shoes' 1.85 Men’s 2.50 Calf Shoes . . ; | 85 Men’s Satin Calf Shoes 85 U P Ladies’ $3.50 Patent Shoes 2.50 Ladies’ 3.50 Kid Shoes 2.50 Ladies Kid Shoes .7 5 up Ladies’ Kid Slippers . .75 -’P YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. VOGLEWEDE BROS., THE SHOE SELLERS

have forced the measure through congress, bm it would have been on very different lines.- Sentinel. The strike at Patterson, N. J., which has been accompanied by violence and murder, is a serious practical illustration of republican “prosperity” under our tariff laws. It is a condition in relation to which Senator Hanna says “Let well enough alone.” The silk mills at Paterson, the center of the silk industry in this country, are the scenes of the main disturbance. The silk industry is fostered by a highly protective tariff. The lowest rate is 35 per cent and the highest rates are from 65 to 125 per cent. The silk trust nabobsceeeive this protection under the plea that it is granted for the protection of American laboring men to assure them of higher wages. As a matter of fact the wage schtsiules in the silk concerns are verv low and imported labor is almost exclusively employed. It apiiears that the foreign labor in the munificiently protected and fostered silk industry is recruited largely from the anarchist groups of Italy. The tariff is not applied to protect American labor, but to protect the millionaire trust employers of anarchistic labor.

It is an undisputed fact that the only and greatest traducers or i the army and navy are Roosevelt, I Root and Long. Their brutal treatment of General Miles, and Admirals Dewey and Schley brand them a s guilty of more malignant attacks on the army and navy than are able against the “copperheads of all our wars. Republican statesmen mtimate that line of campaign argument this year will bear along the line of “democratic attacks on tne army,” but the disgraceful spectacle of the president and the army am navy clique makes this ridiculousMv days of political activity are past, and I shall not hereafter assutn to participate in party councilsam absolutely content with retiremen - but I still have one burning anxio' 1 - political aspiration. I want to see " lore I die the restoration to P® rlt \ health and supremacy a democra - true to itself, untempted by clam" • unmoved by the gusts of popular p sion and uncorruptcd by offer-' strange alliance the democn.cy patriotism, the democracy of sale■ , the democracy of J'llden and democracy that deserves anil "'ins' cess,—Ex-President Cleveland.