Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 25 December 1902 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■ VIRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LBW G. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. •LOO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, DEC. 25. A woman anarchist has been killed by her lover in Philadelphia. Let the good work go on. The removal of the duty on coal sixty seven cents per ton is demanded by a large majority of our citizens. Still there is little likelihood of the congress harkening to the voice of the people. The announcement was made a few days since that Congressman Hemenway would enter the gubernatorial race to succeed Governor Durbin. As usual he denies the story. It is probable that he will be a candidate. The proposition of Senator Morgan of Alabama, to deport the negroes has not met with hearty approval from the south. The New Orleans TimesDemocrat has been especially severe towards the venerable statesman. The Farmers’ Institute will be held in this city Jannary 12 and 13. Discussions will at this time freely flow upon many subjects of vital importance to every agriculturist in Adams county, and a large attendance should take advantage of the occasion. One of the members of the coming Indiana legislature wants the sliding scale inaugurated for embezzlers. As it now stands the fellow who steals a five dollar bill suffers the same penalties as the one who harbors $50,000 that does not belong to them. By putting it thus you will note there is some merit in favor of the sliding scale. The fuel shortage in the east continues. Heretofore the coal mines accumulated large reserves by the continuance of work during the summer. This winter there are no reserves and though the mines are being worked to their full capacity, it is impossible to furnish the cities the quantities absolutely needed to keep the buildings warm. The poor of course are the main sufferers. The British Goverment has spent more money for wagon road building in India in the past twenty-five years than has any country in the world; and has given India thousands of miles of splendid roads. Why cannot congress be induced to liegin the movement in favor of good roads in this country? Perhaps the second year our legislators might double the appropriation, and then, who knows, some day we would wake, and find enough good roads for an all day drive. It does not take an eagle eye for the political observant to see that Senator Beveridge holds a full hand and is the president's right hand man so far as Indiana is concerned. It is safe to say, too, that the president has been advised of the situation and promised the Indiana delegation in the g. o. p.national|eonvention in 1904, and while it is a long ways off and the road to Dublin is exceedingly rocky, yet keep your eye on Beveridge in the national convention of 1908. In the meantime however, we hope to see a democrat occupying the white house. What is Jacksonian doctrine? As admirably stated by “Old Hickory” himself, it reads thus: “In the full enjoyment of the gifts of heaven and the fruits of superior industry, econ omy and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinction, to great titles, gratuities and exclusive priviledges, to make the rich richer and the protent more powerful, the humble members of society the farmers, mechanics and laborers who have neither time nor the mean of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the justice of their government.” This would dove-tail nicely into a platform declaration. South Bend Times. Henry Watterson says that Vene zuela’s yearly imports are only a little over $8,000,000. Duties on these would be insufficient to pay the interest, to saying nothing of the principal, of her European debts. And with blockaded ports there will be practically no imports on which to collect duties. But even if such duties could be collected, the European creditors are likely to lose more than they will gain by their bullying policy. Venezuela's imports are mainly European, most of them lieing from Great Britain. The action of the British and German naval forces against Venezuela has so inflamed the Venezuians that it will be a long time before they will consent to buy goods again from either England or Germany, and even if those countries could collect from Venezuela the full amount of their claims, which they will Is, unable to do forcibly, they would lose much more in the trade which the Venezuelans would withhold from them. It is going to tie a losing game for the Europeans, whether or not they collect their claims against the hot blooded Venesulans.

The boodle aidermen of St. Louis appear to be getting their deserts. Prison terms of five years must be discouraging to the Schwab is to lose his million-dollar job as manager of the steel trust, and H. C. Frick, one of the old boyars to be again installed and better results are expected. The appropriation of $500,000, to be used in the enforcement of the Sherman anti-trust law is perhaps the extent to which the Senate will go in the remedial legislation urged by the President. Charles F. Griffin, a former secretary of state, and a well known business man at Hammond, died last Sunday. In politics he was quite a favorite among the younger element of his party. Now comes evidence of anxiety that the Venezuelean controversy be referred to the Hague tribunal, where it rightfully belongs instead of the president of the United States. Many of our statesmen are inclined in the belief that this country would be treading on dangerous ground to occupy the position of arbitrator. Chicago is laying claim to the distinction of being the center of the greatest traction line operations in the west. A combination of interests which includes capital to the amount of over $50,000,000 and which is owned by New York, Philadelphia and Chicago men of means will soon have their headquarters in the windy city. Mr. Rudyayd Kipling takes a fall out of the British administration for going in with Germany to collect a debt. He does not object so much to trampling on Venezuela as he does to doing it in conjunction with Germany. Mr. Kipling’s poetry may have some defects, but it is remarkable in its qualities of keeping up to date and maintaining originality in thought as well as in expression. The W. C. T. U. are up in right eous indignation and are keeping the mails hot in asking that an antipolygamy provision be provided in the omnibus statehood bills soon to be before congress. Now then draw the line on polygamist senators and we will feel that we have taken a step forward into the twentieth century civilization. The press are outspoken but the republican pulpit seems to have lost its voice. There are political movements of great importance on the checkerboarci of republican state politics, and one of the most significant of all is the announcement of Congressman Hemenway that he is a candidate for the republkan gubernatorial nomination. Hemenway is the candidate of the Fairbanks machine and back of his candidacy there are motives and purposes that do not appear on the surface. It is a fact that the Fort Wayne News is making its contemporaries understand that a real live newspaper is published in Fort Wayne. It should at least make the pretended demo cratic organs democratic. This thing of straddling both sides of a fence and feeding from two party cribs is an ancient method of drawing fresh water from a goard. Its promulgation in Fort Wayne has sown the seed and done more to make that once rock ribbed stronghold of democracy an uncertain quantity in the political field of action. The Hon. John W. Kern wisely denies the lucid fancy that he is kiting for the complimentary vote for United States senator. The Hon. John says he does not tieleive in mak ing war when there is no reward at the other end of the tow line, all of which is gospel from the old book. In vewing the field of democratic statesmen if they had the chance we can not fail to see the star of Samuel M. Ralston looming up just a little high er and a little brigliter than any other. If the legislative minority want to pay a fitting tribute to the noblest Roman of them all. just name the Lebanon statesman to take a seat in the Amen corner and listen to the pleasing stories of your reward which he so richly merits. As a matter of news we might add that John W. Kern is the only Indiana democrat who has felt called upon to declare in cold type that he is not seeking this complimentary vote. The Venezuelan emhreglio is apparently working out smoothly. The powers are reported to tie willing to accept the offer of arbitration. The situation was lieginningtolook serious as though there was a predetermined plan on the part of Europe to smash the Monroe doctrine. England as is well known, has lieen rather sore over the Olney ultimatum in 1895, and France Itecause she was compelled to withdraw her troops from Mexico at the close of our great civil war. Germany has never admitted the principles laid down by the Monroe administration and reaffirmed so repeatedly since, and has attempted on more than one occasion to form a coalition for the purpose of destroying the American ideal the western hemisphere for American rerepublics. The fact that the'strongest fleet ever assembled by this country, has been rendezvoused in Caribbean waters, ostensibly for mimic maneuvers, may have had a salutatory effect. We are as well prepared as the forces at our command admit. And Admiral Dewey's fighting qualities are not an unknown quantity. Our only regret is that Sehley is not second in command.

THE DEMOCRACY IN 1904. The Hon. John B. Stoll editor of the Soutljjßend Times, has the following in the Indianapolis . News anent the democratic outlook: In view of the fact that congress is now in session, that it may be convened in special session during next summer, and that it is certain to bo in session about six months prior to the holdings of the national convention of HMM. I am unable to see how anybody can at this time foretell what the issue of HMM will be, much less venture upon discussion of the same. I assume that, however, disinclined certain influential elements in the republican party may be to take up trust regulation and moderate tariff revision a recognition of political necessity will compel the leaders or managers of the dominant party to do something, however little that may be, to relieve themselves of the charge of having arrogantly and haughtily ignored and treated with contempt the public demand for something tangible along these lines. I can hardly conceive that men intrusted with political leadership can ’ be so wedded to non-action as absolutely to do nothing in the matter of a | vigorously demanded modification of the tariff and the remodeling of the Sherman trust law. To my mind that would be such a direct invitation to republican defeat in HMM that I am unable to persuade myself to believe the non action policy will be permitted to prevail, however eager certain powerful influences may be that such shall be the line of policy. It must be clear to every political observer that if the republican leaders in congress decide to slap the advocates of the “lowa idea” ( with reference to the tariff) in the face, and to treat with contempt the recommendation of President Roosevelt with reference to the curbing and regulation of trusts, tariff revsion and trust regulation will be the main issue of HMM. And notwithstanding the fact that the elections of 1902, with these questions more or less sharply at issue, resulted overwhelmingly in favor of the republicans, the chances of republican de feat will be far greater than they have been at any time since the miraculous tidal wave of 1892. I take it for granted that President Roosevelt will be the republican stand-ard-bearer in 19(M. That he is particularly strong with the people west of the Alleghanies does not admit of a partical of doubt. That he also has a strong hold upon popular affection east of the Alleghanies I freely concede. But public sentiment in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is not so potent and determining as it is further west. Political machines in these commonwealths are seemingly all-powerful. Mr. Roosevelt was made to realize the truth of this when he ran for governor of New York in 1898. and when he “pulled through” with a beggar!v 17,000 plurality, two years after McKinley had carried the state by nearly 250.000 majority. Governor Odel also got a taste of political machine oil when his superb majority of 111,000 in 1900 was reduced down to a trifle over 8,000 two short years afterward. In both cases monopolistic and plutocratic daggers in republican hands were made to do duty against these gentlemen liecausej thoy had given offense to certain elements that tolerate no interference whatever with the “divine right” of monopoly, oppression and extortion. My belief is that Roosvelt's popularity would not save his party from de feat in 1901 in case he goes before the people with the mill-stone of nonaction hanging to his neck. There is not the slightest doubt about the dem ocratic platform containing declarations with reference to the tariff and the trusts that will be satisfactory to democrats generally, as well as to a great many republicans. It may also bo accepted as a reasonable certainty that the presidential nominee, for the democratic party will be a conservative man in whose hands the machinery of government would lie considered entirely safe. The outcome of a campaign formulated along these lines is significantly foreshadowed in the foremost trust organ of the country the New York Sun which, in a leading editorial on the 17th inst., j contained this undisguised political I treat: “New Jersey and Connecticut are responsive to the same political hopes and fears as New York is. If the re publican party under unwise or sentimental leadership forgets that it was put into power to be the guardian and not the disturber of business interests; if it copies the wealth-hating grogram which it was commissioned to oppose, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will not tie unwitting to transfer their political allegiance, if the democratic party, taking ad vantage of its own mistakes and the mistakes of its opponents, becomes conservative again.” I do not lose sight of the fact that there is still another and by no means inconsequential factor to lie taken into account. That is William Jennings Bryan. I have no doubt of his power to dominate the democratic party of the country at large being a thing of the past. But I freely recognize that while he will not lie able to rule he still retains enough power to make doubtful the election of any democratic presidential nominee who could carry the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. This is the political (situation as it appears sure enough today. It may lie something quite different twelve or eighteen months hence. I make no pretensions to lieing a prophet. Sufficient unto the da. are the politics thereof. J. B. Stoll, editor Times, South Bend, Lnd., Dec. 19, 1902.

QUARLES' ANTI-TRUST HEASURE. No one who is familiar with the operation of tl e industrial combines will deny that the anti trust bill introduced in the senate by Senator Quarles of Wisconsin, goes directly to the root of the greatest evil growing out of the consolidation of productive industries. No matter what may be the declar ed or ostensible purpose of a consolidation, its ultimate tendencies are to destroy competition and create monopoly. Even though the trust succeeds in cheapening the cost of production distribution, and thus is able to reduce prices to the consumer, the very nature and scope of the combine tends to drive the smaller independent plants out of business and thus finally destroy competition. The favorite method of forcing the smaller plants which do not enter the combine out of business is to undersell them in the particular territory where they have built up a trade and in which they must market their product. By flooding the market served by the smaller independent plants with the same product at cut prices for which the combine was originally formed. That kind of competition will crush the smaller plants or force them to sell to the combine. It is this sort of industrial scuttling which the Quarles bill is designed to prevent. The bill, in brief, makes it unlawful for any person or corporation having control of the major part of a certain article or articles produced in the United States to directly or indirectly sell or offer for sale any such article or articles in any locality for prices less than the prices charged therefor by such person in any other locality allowing for differences in freight and carriage. In other words, the Quarles bill proposes to compel trusts to sell at uniform prices all over the United States, regardless of locality. The power of congress to enforce such a drastic measure, interfering as it does with the right of a producer to «ell at his own price, will be vigorously challenged. At the same time the measure is interesting as offering a plan for striking directly at one of the favorite methods of the combines for crushing competitors. Chicago Record Herald. TrtL BARBARIAN BARONS !♦ is uut altogether surprising that Vico President Willcox of the Dela ware A Hudson should have protested against being held responsible for the treatment of miners at the Markle and Coxe collieries. The unquestioned testimony as to conditions thereis horrible. Take the story which Henry Coll, an American miner, told the commission. In consequence cf the rent bill accrued during the strike he was evicted recently on a cold, damp, wintry day. He is an aged man, ciippled in the service of the company. One of his legs is practically useless, one eye is gone, his skull has been fractured, his chest has been caved in. Fellow-employes once contributed SSO to help him, but the company got hands on the money and held out the rent he owed, not having been able to work for a time owing to injuries. His latest eviction occurred but a few days ago. His wife, seriously ill; her mother, a gray-haired woman of 100 years, and he, a cripple, were forcibly thrown out of doors. The homeless trio dragged itself over the mountains to Hazelton, where Mr. Coll was given free medical treatment. But his wife died and he had buried her the day before he appeared as a witness. The report states that there were tears in the eyes of nearlv everyone in the court room when "he had finished his sad story. Take the story of Mrs. Kate Burns, wife of an engineer who was killed inMarkle’s mine. At the time of her husband’s death she was left with four children, the oldest eight years of age. The company did not pay the husband’s funeral expenses, byt kept charging up rent and fuel to her. With her children she moved. into a two-room shack. As the years passed and the children grew up, she washed and scrubbed for the neighbors and cleaned Markle’s office, for which she received no pay. In six years the oldest boy was fouiteen and able to go to work in a breaker. His first month of labor completed, the company, instead of giving him a pay check, handed him a statement showing that his mother, he and his little brothers owed the company $.396. For thirteen years the family worked for the company for nothing, the little children as they grew older going into the company’s service and helping reduce the bill. Last August the family was free from debt, Mrs. Burnj kept herself and children alive by the money she received- not from the company, for there was none but from the neighbors by washing and scrubbing. You cannot find any more disgraceful inhumanity in any country in the world, civilized or uncivilized. And yet it is to be remembered that this js only a few steps beyond the injustice and wrong perpetrated on these unfortunates in the other mines. Although Mr. Willcox disclaimed any responsibility for these occurrences the testimony immediately afterward showed wrong by his company. Two check weighman produced figures showing that at two Delaware At Hudson colleries the miners produced 116,839 tons of coal more than they were paid for. The miners must bring up 3,136 pounds of coal and dirt to make a ton of 2,240 pounds of pure coal, and the union claims that the company gets more than 2,210 pounds of coal out of each “miner’s" ton of 3,136 and produced official fig urea to prove it. Here is paternalism for you with a vengeance. Here is a sample of the effects of the concentration of power which we are told is necessary to the

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commercial supremacy of this country. We must allow such people as these coal barons to defy the laws and do as they please, in order that their employes and all the rest of us may enjoy “prosperity.” We claim to have advanced greatly in civilization, but there are plenty of people still who want only the opportunity to be as inhuman as any monster of the middle ages. Sentinel. Hi* Exact Age. Asked his age in a court of justice, a Georgia darky replied: “Well. sub. 1 ez ole ez. de big white oak tree on Marse Tom's plantation.” “And how old may that be - '” inquired a lawyer. “Well. sub. es I makes no mistakes, de white oak tree is de same age ez de mill dam. en de mill dam ain't a day older Uan de red barn, what come nigh ter bein' burned upw'ende stars felled!” — Atlanta Constitution. Pleased at It. “The fools are not all dead yet,” said the angry husband. “I'm glad of it dear,” calmly replied the other half of the combination. “1 never did look well in black."-—Chicago News. CALVARY We wish you all a Merry Chrismas. What do you all think now about the pike question? The Bobo M. E. Sunday school will give an entertainment Christmas eve. O. Gaunt and family spent Christmas with Henry Myers of Union town ship. Mrs. E. W. Jackson entertained Mrs. C. A. Standiford and daughter, Olive, of near Wren, last Friday. Frederick Roth of near this place, who has been quite sick with cancer of the stomach is growing weaker. Miss Alma Dailey who has been attending school at Decatur, is spending her vacation at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dailey. Our schools closed Wednesday aftemoou for their holiday vacation with appropriate exercises by the scholars, and a treat of candy, nuts and oranges by the teacher. PLEASANT MILLS. Dr. Morris spent Sunday at Deca tur. Our schools are taking a holiday vacation. The St. Marys river is nearly over flowing its banks. Jesse Steele transacted business at Decatur Tuesday. After three weeks session the M. E. revival closed Sunday evening. Supt. Brandylierry attended the institute held at this place Saturday. Riley Morris of Van Wert, gave his brothers a pleasant call here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gracie, of Muncie, will temporally locate in our burg for a short time. The teachers of the Pleasant Mills schools presented their scholars with a fine treat last Friday, for which they appreciate the kindness very much. We close in wishing the many readers of the Democrat the compliments of the season, a merry Christand a happy new year. MONROE. Joseph Hocker is on the sick list. Franklin S. Armstrong of Geneva, called upon Miss Margfe Rupert last Sunday. Miss Ethel Burnette of Celina, 0., has been visiting friends in this vicinity a short time, Prof. Hocker gave a turkey roast to his high school pupils and assistant teachers Wednesday. Arden Andrews and Sylvia Ray were united in marriage at the M. E. parsonage last Saturday. J. A. Hendricks, wife and son, Howard, have gone to Indianapolis, Marion and Muncie to spend a week with relatives and friends. F. Knickerbocker of Grand Rapids, is taking of the railway office here in the absence of of Mr. Hendricks. The entertainments given by the pupils of the public schools last Fiiday and Saturday evenings were well attended and were of a very fine order. Such programs are helpful not alone to the pupils but to those who attend them, for “a little bit of nonsense every now and then is relished by the best of men.” The school wishes to thank the public for the patronage and good conduct.

Real Estate Transfer,. „ Ernry Rummell to Sarah pi 564 Decatur, $1,050. ■ Jacob Butcher to Robert F R-n lot 170, Geneva, $1,350. William L. Adams to Samuel H Teeple pt sec 39 tp 25 rg 14, feo H John Logerman to Harry f; set, pt sec 11 tp 27 rg 14 S2I(M) 1 bh, acres. Nebraska B. Mathewson to J oßet)h Shilling pt see 24 tp 27 re 14 in acres. $1,700. 0 141 45 linn grove. Emma Neaderhouser who spent th* past two weeks at Fort Wane £ turned Wednesday. ' John Studler of New Philadelphia Ohio, is sojourneying with the Basinger Brothers, near this place. Albert Ballsinger, who has been working here the past rear, left for his home at Pandora. Ohio, Thursday. Ed Neuenschwander returned from Beaverdam, Ohio, last Friday, and re ports no improvement in his wife's health. Relatives and friends will be triad to know that the children of the Wechter family of Salem, Oregon, are considered past the danger line. A financial pot is lieing form to put down a test oil well on the Ensley land just over the river from town. Benjamin Meschberger being the solicitor. Some eight or ten of our boys paid our grand jury a divers visit fast Friday. Perhaps it was to counteract homesickness on the part of Foreman Dunbar. Janitor Eckrcat of the school building complain of a nocturnal visitor to the basement of the building and helping himself to coal. He will help that practicer of stealth to load up one of these nights. The teachers of Hartford and French townships will bold a joint institute at our high school room on January 3. Supt Brandyberry will be in attendance. An institute program is being prepared, and the presence of patrons is desired. One year ago last August A. J. French sacked a cat and drove several miles to attend a colored campmeeting for the purpose of losingjthe feline among the colored brethren. A. J., to be generous left a loaf of bread as seven day’s rations for the abandoned pussy, but measure Andrew s aston ishment when going out the other morning and met the kidnapped cat which made demonstrations of joy as she was again taken into the confidence of the household. STEELE We expect to have a wedding or two to report next week. Orville Tinkham was seen coming from the east Monday morning. Steele was well represented at Decatur last Saturday and Monday. Chas. Workinger hauled a car load of coal from Pleasant Mills to be used in the oil field north of town. Mrs. Florence Swartz and children of near Wren, are visiting with net parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank louns, this week. Union church is holding a series 0 praver meetings this week, preP a f l .' I '’ for "the protracted revival effort" 1 is to follow. The recent high waters washed a part of the levy away from l) ebrl “ ge just west of John Bilderback sre - ing it impossbl to cross the same. Lloyd Campbell is getting mg experience as a teacher of tl )e I■ . schools, having served as GH teacher in two different district wook. We are glad to notice tb «‘ ‘, e gravel road lionds for the. ale adam road are advertised to * ‘ . This is surely a much needed im? meut. „.l. The house and contents of ■ Jnecht was destroyed by fire '' ,)' t last week. Mr. and Mrs. were both absent when the lire euared and it was only thro g hbor heroic efforts of one of the 1 . women that two of the stnal 1 escaped with their lives. Oscar Bartling died mnetf day after a long and •‘ngeri t j oU . of that dread disease " ip h j H However, no one was exp" tmk death, and he was very . >r ‘ n)P nt when he passed away. Friday at Spring Hill 7" 16 % ou rn leaves a wife and on ®. c , b I iDC pre their loss. One child l “'‘ g wh P ic b ceded him to the bourn no traveler returns.