Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1902 — Page 6

THE DEMOCRAT imr THURSDAY MOUSING BY LEW 0. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. BaMred at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana aa recund-claas mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, OCT. 30. COUNTY TICKET For Congress. J. E TRUESDALE. For Representative HENRY DIRKBON. 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. Mt KEAN. For Coroner C. H. SCHENK. For Commissioner—First Dist. DAVID WERLING. For Comr iiss; >ner—Second Dist. WILLIAM MILLER. STATE TICKET For >e retary ’ Stare. ALBERT SCHOONOVER. For AttOHtev-GenenU, W. E. STILLWELL. For State Auditor. JAMES R RIGGS. For State Treasurer, JEROME HEEFF. For Clerk of the Supreme Court. ADAM HEIMBURGER. For Superintendent of Public Instruction. ’ SAMUEL L. SCOTT. Fctr State Statistician, MYRON D. KING. For S-ate Geologist, EDWARD BAftREtT. For Judge of Supreme Court. Fifth District— Timothy E Howard. Judges of the Appellate Court for rhe Southern District—Johs R East. w. h. Brackbn. John D. McGee. Judges of the Appellate Court for the North- ! ern District — Richard H Habteoud. James T. Sacnders. Henry C. Zimmerman DO YOUR DUTY. Next Tuesday is election day. All it takes to gain a great victory and to send Judge Truesdale to congress from this district, is for every democrat to show a devotion for his party and work from now until the eve of eiecua* for the democi tic cause. This done cne of the greatest victories for the Adams county democracy will be aclieved and Judge Truesdale will, go to congress. Every democrat in the county can ass ird to spend every minute of his time from now until every vote is cast. Do your party this service and receive the everlasting gratitude of a grateful people. There is everv reason whv vou should work industriously for the Truesdale cause. The Cromer machine in this district has the republican party by the nap of the neck and they will make an extra effort to extricate themselves bv voting for Judge Truesdale. This true, every democrat should rally to' the cause. It is an opportunity of a life time. To see that everv detnocrat c vote is east will take the energetic work of every precinct worker, and the few days remaining is none too long for the work in hand. There are no better party workers than those who make up the solid phalanax of the Adams county democracy. True, tned and not found wanting has been the slogan of many a party victory. This is one of the times when the partv needsyour service and your vote. It is the true test of your democracy to vote, work and support your party when it is in actual need of such service. This is the time and next Tuesday the day.

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' Remember the election next Tuesday. Remembes election day to keep it holy by casting a vote for Judge . | Truesdale. See that every democrat is at the N polls next Tuesday. Do your duty .. and lend your aid to help elect Judge Truesdale. The work of the campaign is prac- ' tically over and it only remains for democrats to go to the polls and vote to gain a pronounced victory. The election is next Tuesday. A united effort will bring out every democratic vote and that means the election of Judge Truesdale to congress. ' All it takes to supplant Cromer is for every democrat to remember the day and date next Tuesday—and vote. This done the boasted majority of Mr. Cromer will never save him from defeat. J What do you think of the Frysing er-Teeple contract? Isn't John a warm baby? And to think he now has the uerve to question the republicanism of any voter who fails to en-! dorse his rank political methods. The H?n. Tom L. Johnson is making it lively in Ohio, not only for his republican opponent-, but also for John R. McLean, of the Cincinnati I Enquirer and for Lewis G. Bernard, chairman of the democratic central committee of Hamilton county. Neither Senator Fairbanks nor Senator Beveridge have said one word ’in their speeches in explanation of their votes on the ship subsidy steal. | a measure that proposes to take a >.000,000 out of the national treas ury and give it to certain ship owners. Judge Erwin- was in Fort Wayne Monday evening and stirred the boys up in his usual characteristic way in ! a speech at the city hall. Judge Erwin has appeared there upon several similar occasions and is always a welcome visitor and speaker in that ' city. It is pretty tough when Poe»master Brittson. C. L. Walters and J. M. Frisinger contain ail the elements of true republicanism. Thev have lately given the public a few sample . copies of modern politics and now they set themselves up to instruct 1 their brethren in what constitutes a good republican. The duty of the hour for every j democrat :s to do missicnarv work ! everv minute of the time trom now | until the eve of election day. This done, the largest majority in the history of the county will be given and ; Judge Truesdale will go to congress. , To achieve this victory it will take ( ardent work and lots of it. One of the beet meetings during ' the campaign was held at Monroe last 1 Saturday evening, the speakers being Hons. D. E. Smith and J. F. Snow. The crowd was large and the enthusi- ! asm of the brand that shows well for * the democrats and otheis at that 1 i place. As usual north Monroe town- ’ ship will come up smiling with a large ' and healthy vote for the Truesdale ■ ticket. The trip of Senator Hanna through ' Indiana last week was more than dis- > appointing to the republican mana-1 gers. It was expected to stir enthu j siasm and put renewed life in the g. 10. p. cause, but even the star in republican politics failed in satisfying those who assume the responsibility :of party success. At every stop the crowds were small and but little interest shown. We are now right in the thick of i the fight, and in the closing days of I the campaign a most favorable condition exists for the success of Judge J. E. Truesdale for congress in this district. He has made a winning campaign. being greatly aided bv those opposed to the election of Crumer, and seemingly the efforts ‘in his be half are being doubled as the campaign closes. It is no idle boast to say that Judge Truesdale's election daily becomes more certain. The Cromer fight grows better with age. New recruits tQ the anti Cromer campaign are coming out of ev ery hole, and doubt about the result has been reduced to a minimum. In Madison county bets are being offer- , ed on Truesdale's election, and the takers are few and hard to find. The Cromer machine realize their condi-1 , tion and will make a desperate effort to extricate themselves from defeat, but their slush fund will never save' them. Cromer could not now spend ■ enough money to elect him. and while he will make the effort, it will all be in vain.

See that every democrat in every precinct is at the polls next Tuesday. ‘ Next Tuesday is election day. Pre- ■ pare to devote the entire day and see that every democrat votes. ‘ Work faithfully that Adams coun tv's majority will be wbat it should be. With the opportunity at band we should do ourselves proud. 9- , If every democrat does his duty. t the state ticket will be elected, the | legislative majority will be democratic and there will be a gain of four or five ! congressmen. b I Cromer can muster but 1500 majoritv in Randolph county and the same jin Delaware. To offset this Adams. Weils.iJay and Madison counties will , have 3900 majoritv. 9D> to .the good. Every democrat to work. The commission appointed by the president to arbitrate the coal strike ' met in Washington ou the 24th. They have a gigantic task before them the magnitude of which they are just beginning to realize. What Postmaster Brittson and C. L. Walters don't know about rural routes would fill a verv large book. The boasts they now make are for campaign purposes only, and outside ' of securing votes for Cromer their interest is not very mush above par. This week has been one of great activity among the democrats in the county. Some very wholesome and energetic work has been accomplished in the precincts which will count in votes on election day, and that is what it takes to elect Judge Truesdale to congress and give Adams county a majority to be proud of. Democrats should bear in mind that the best organization that can be i accomplished in a campaign is that which brings the voters to the polls jon the day of election. Provisions should be made for getting every voter to the polls and at the earliest possible moment. The victory is won if every democrat does his duty. Cromer’s wad will not save him. He is foxy and will try to make his post- ' office sales pay his way to Washington but the dye is cast and it is decree] that George W. Cromer shall say goodbye to his congressional career. The votes in the district are apposed to his style of statesmanship and want a representative in congress who knows something besides selling postoffices ■ for the price. Evert laboring man. who is paying more than ever before for the necessaries of life and is receiving only the I wage paid two. three or four years ago. knows that bis money at the end of the week does not buy as much by one-fifth as it did then. This twenty per cent is the tribute that he is paying the trusts, and the trusts are fostered by the tariff and the tariff is fostered by the republican party. Cromer's record in congress -one speech. This is a record of four years of statesmanship that stands alone for its utter neglect of which constitutes a congressman in the full meaning of the term. When it comes to making political promises and then breaking them Cromer is a star of the thirty-second brand. The eighth | congressional district is looking for something better than has yet been offered them by four years of Cromer. Senator H iNNA ignored the ship subsidy bill in his Indianapolis speech last week, but the reason is not plain. Not knowing the sentiments of Indiana republicans, but knowing that Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge both voted for the bill, he might well have supposed their constituency to favor it. It is possible, though, that he was coached just a little bv the Indianapolis senators and asked to avoid a subject which is so unpopular with the masses. According to that precious proclamation by Postmaster Brittson and C. L Walters, the Union township rural routes are simply inspected and reported, but not established as they first lead the people along these routes to believe. This admission made by I these great appostles of rural free i mail delivery, is significant, in view of the facts that two weeks ago they boldly proclaimed that these self same routes were established. W hat do you actually know about rural routes any way, Mr. Brittson. The anti-Cromer leaders estimate Truesdale's majority in the district at 900. This is conservative and is made after a careful survey of the situation in every county in the district. ■ Gains are reported from every pre- I i cinct in the district, and in many pre- ; jeincts the change from Cromer to > Truesdale is phenomenal. All it takes to make this majority certain is for every democrat to vote the Trues dale ticket. Do not get the mistaken ■ idea that this election is unimportant. ; Be sure you vote next Tuesday. The republican leaders admit that ■ the trend of the campaign has been ; against them from, the ntart and de- ■ spite every expedient known to the ; politician they have been unable to ■ engender anything like enthusiasm ; among republican voters. But democrats should act upon the theory that ; every republican voter will cast bis ■ lialiot. and that only the performance ! of a plain duty upon the part of dem- • ocrats can lie followed by success. ; Campaign committees may be efficient, but after all the state is won or lost on election day. Let every democratic voter come out.

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It took Congressman Cromer four i years to make one speech in congress and then he went to China for the subject. It certainly takes a great man to do all this. News from over the district this; week confirms the glad tidings received earlier in the campaign. En- . ergetic work is being done to make the defeat of Cromer all the more cer- 1 tain. The fight will be carried on until the last day in the afternoon, and ' already victory is in the air. In voting for Cromer you add pow-1 er to the Cromer select in this city, who have rode rough shod over political decency and who permit no one outside of their favored few to help in the management of party affairs. By supporting them you give them a club to hammer you again. The one thing necessary to carry the state on Tuesday is for every democrat to come out and vote. Election day places a responsibility upon every voter, and it is one that he cannot shirk. The closer the county or district in the past the more necessary it is for him to go to the polls and do all in his power to get out a . full vote. The campaign has progressed so far without friction in any quarter and there is not a county in the state where the organization is lacking in any essential particular. The demo crats are inspired by a common purpose to redeem the st fie from republican misrule, and I look forward with the greatest confidence to a substantial victory at the polls. -Chairman O’Brien. Postmaster Brittson puts the time for establishing new rural routes at ‘•not long after the ideas of Novem ber.” He wants your vote then and he will see you later about rural routes. Show us Mr. Brittson; we are from Missouri. If you are so kind as to furnish all the routes desired so soon after election just pinch yourself a little and bring in a few down before next Tuesday. Do thia as an evidence lof good faith. Do not ask those farmers who you so adore, to hold the sack while you chase in the suckers. The southern part of the district will produce a revolution in politics, i The tide against Cromer grows and by next Tuesday the Truesdale vote promises to predominate. In this event Truesdale’s majority against Cromer will be something lovely. This opposition to Cromer is of the brand that money can not buy and the machine can not bulldoze, making the election of Truesdale oniv a matter of majority. Let every democrat , in Adams county make thin majority I as large as the law will allow.

i Ir you vote for Cromer you indorse John Frysinger's successful attempt ;to hold up J. W. Teeple, and you indorse the crooked promises to him by j Albert Brittson and C. L. Walters, to t say nothing of the self same promisee | made by the power behind the throne j — Cromer himself. Certainly the eighth district is entitled to something better to represent them in Congress. Next Tuesday prepare to bid farewell to Cromer and his machine. ___________ The campaign closes with everything favoring the election of Judge - Truesdale. He has made a magnificent campaign and whereever he appeared in the district he was greeted with large crowds, all interested in his congressional race. At Geneva and Berne last Thursday and Friday he was greeted with an enthusiastic gathering, among them many republicans who assured him of their loyal support. This is the story from all quarters of the district, the tide turning to him in such a force to assure his election. On behalf of Congressman George W. Cromer Governor W. T. Durbin this afternoon hurried to this citv and met several of the eighth district re publican leaders. Congressman Cromer was also called. The governor made a personal appeal for support to Cromer, and outlined plans for reducing Cromer’s opposition among republicans so far as possible. The governor is embarrassed over the possibility of his home district going democratic. Special from Anderson to Cincinnati Enquirer. After sleeping in congress for four long years Mr. Cromer discovers at this late day, that thirty days is sufficient time to secure the government's consent for a rural route. He is certainly a dirty blackguard to impose upon his constituents here for four years, or he is an infamous political trickster fishing for Cromer votes. The latter is most likely the truthful version of the matter and the only fairway the voters may interpret him is.to whack him between the eyes with a good-sized Truesdale vote. Get ready for the battle next Tuesday. What do you think of the Cromer machine in Adams county, who are busy this week preaching" the gospel of republicanism. There is Chairman *’ alters. Postmaster Brittson and John Frisinger, all of whom labored with zeal in performing the poetoffice job when J. W. Teeple wasnotorously dealt with. Both Walters and Brittsoo pledged themselves to the candidacy of Teeple and Frisinger even want to the length of signing a written contract, a sac simile of which appears elsewhere. Can you imagine a more notorious band of political pirates?

When President Roosevelt ordered > civil suits to be instituted to stop the . aggresions of the beef trust and refused to invoke the criminal statutes, i he knew very well that the litigation i would not and could not be effective. > [ It was a grand-stand play, one of those ■ spectacular performances in which lie ■; delights and which he thinks will . j hoodwink the people. The beef trust I has discounted him by forming a larger combination than existed before and he has taken no steps to prevent it. I —— ; — — Democrats may well feel that the victory in the state is won and that substantial results will follow the work of the past three months and l that which yet remains to lie done on the day of the election. The outlook . in the closing days of the campaign was never better for party success, and all the indications point to the control of the legislature on joint ballot and the consequent election of a , United States senator, the election of seven, certainly, and possibly eight or nine members of congress, and the election of the entire state ticket. From all sections of the state comersports of large gains over the election of two years ago. and the republicans recognize that defeat awaits them at the polls, but are impotent to turn the tide which has set so strongly against them. It only remains wr each individual democrat to do ms whole duty on election day to mase the victory one of the most sweeping in the history of the state. “As for myself, I am in favor of protecting the American laboring men in their rights aug gi v ‘Ug them employment at good wages, even though we sacrific our trade with China. I am in favor of gtr--1 ing up our commercial relations if needs be for the good of Amen 1 eantoilersand for the elevation of American citizenship. peace and happiness of our labor ing men are worth more to u than all the trade with the Oneu ■ Our home market is mop 1 valm able to us than the markets oft 1 world. But we will not be coni polled to give up our tra le w ; China. We will retain it and n will increase with the coming■ Extract from a speech delivery > in th« National House by *■< gressman George W. Cromer. i Journal. ,i e . The above speech was never a livered in congress. It is ti eom 1 ‘ worthy congressman slipped 1111 congressional record, and at >' was carefullv written the won clause. All" Washington George, and even his conn ry stituents out m Indiana felt heart. Such breaks as th** enough io make the average think that some times a.states is cut from very small cloth.