Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1904 — Page 7

I EXTRAVAGANCE „ ■r —— I partial Record of the Last Legislature I shows an Increase of $95,000 For I Official Salaries and Expenses. Hi* I Tear by y f ‘ ar lhe Republican legislatures are becoming more and more ILb ss in appropriating the money I 'the people, and the session of 1903 d 8 out with special prominence ■ta this respect. Four new positions “recreated, with salary attachments L the increases over two years betae aggregat' the enormous sum of iU5116.78. This reiers only to officers ln j 9 ffice expenses and does not include many appropriations, the neceslity for which may be seriously questioned. Here is the list of increases made at a single session: Offer and Officer. 1901 1903 Inc. A.,, lir $ 5,000 8 8,000 $ 3,000 clerk ... gjO 1,009 140 Governors lues j. r buO 1,000 140 tremor’s clerk, additional 100 lbu 106 166 6 M™"fund. enl . er ’. 30,000 30,000 Aiiiutiiut geoeralf uIW -- 1.900 2,250 750 Adjutant general, additional salary. 500 500 iiVutiiut general. rtSgrapbei .. <BO 600 120 fecri-tary "f State. tnforceuieiit of corporation laws. 2,000 2,000 •Secretary ot State, additional strungtapper 600 GOO Secretary of State, distribution of laws, reports, etc. COO 600 Secretary of State, „ j )e ea ses 2,<>00 2,000 ictuary, State Auditor's Ollie ... 1,500 2,000 500 •Second Assistant Attorney general 1,800 1,800 fen,ad Assist't Attorney General, additional salary. 1,050 1,050 Attorney General, office expense ... 500 750 250 Attorney General, deficit, office exp. 200200 Attorney General, telephone bills ... 145 145 Clerk, Supt. Public Instruction 900 1,200 300 Itenographer, Sunt. Pub. Instruction. GOO 720 120 First Assist. State Librarian 900 1,100 200 Becoiid Asst. State Librarian 900 1,100 200 •Messenger, State Librarian 720 720 Office Expns., State Librarian 1,000 1,200 200 Books & Binding.. 1,000 3,000 2,000 •Steoog., Librarian 900 900 •Unskilled help, Librarian 800 800 BAluditig books & papers 1,000 1,000 Reprinting 1,000 1,000 Btenog., extra sal.. ' 525 525 First Assist. Librarian. extra salary 116 116 Becond Asst. Librarian, extra salary 116 116 Pub. Library Commission 2,000 7,000 5,000 Reporter Supreme Court, salary 4.000 5,000 1,000 Deputy, Bur. Statls 1,200 1,500 300 cm hire, do 1,500 1,600 100 State Board of Health, expenses. 6.000 10,000 4,000 Alfts to Custodian 12.420 15,000 2,586 Repair & Sup fund 3,m«j 5,000 2,0001 Water for stateh’se 2,000 2.800 8001 isi'ts to Engineer. 4.620 5,220 600 Whitewashing .... 150 150 Jerk of Supreme Court, office exp.. 750 850 100 Fira Judges of Supreme <'on rt .... 22.500 30,000 7,500 ::x Judges of Appellate Court .... 22.500 36.000 13,500 State Forester .... 1,200 1,800 600 tish & Game Commisioner, exp..,. 3.600 8.300 4,700 Total 8103,290 8198,406 895,116 '.New office created. — <•% the congressional outlook. Representative Babcock, chairman the Republican congressional cam-'-gn committee, declares that his -tty is not fighting “General Apathy” 3 this campaign and not “since 1888 lave the Republicans found conditions • unfavorable for the congressional ■t.-.ets as this year.” Continuing, he lays: In each of four different congres- ■ nal districts we have two Republian candidates, and this division of tfength will almost certainly result the election ot the Democratic can- • Cutes. Out in Nebraska our oppo--1 ion has tused on the congressional wket, and we are liable to lose some stricts. in Indiana we have several , ea contests, and lam not at all sat- ’ M with the situation there. Roden”rew dow n in the East St. Louis dis■pt and Smith down in Egypt and n Lmer up in Chicago may be deea ed. We are more likely to lose Kan gain strength in Illinois.”

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DemocraT r XyX t e l ° t S " m " late Mr. Babcock may have Intended’S hose utterances should neXX™ ‘ licans to greater exertion and th P f j missions may have been made for t S Purpose, but, be this as it mav L crat in this state snould leX undone to cut down the representation m congress from Indians, t,On an honorable record Henry G. Davis Answers Effectively Some of the Early Campaign Slanders. I When a man has come up through all the trials that beset the poor to a commanding position in the industrial world and no stigma has been cast! upon his private or public record till he becomes a candidate for office, his record itself should be a sufficient ans- ‘ wer to any slander that might emanate I from the campaign. But in the case of • Hon. Henry G. Davis, Democratic nom- ! inee for the vice presidency, we have I a circumstantial denial from his own pen and one, too, that is a complete! refutation of all that has been charged i against him. j The denial of Republican charges is made in a letter to a friend, and Mr. Davis not only shows that the charges are false, but demonstrates beyond doubt that they could not possibly be true. The letter says: ■ lam glad to have your letter callIng my attention to the publication placing me in an attitude of hostility to the laboring class. No one who knows me personally or is at all acquainted with the circumstances of my life, will put any credence in the statement to which you refer. I think I can well claim that I belong to the laboring class. For many years I worked in the ranks as a wage earner, and I know what it is to earn my living by the sweat of my brow. On the other hand, I have been a large employer of labor in railroads, coal mines, lumber mills, etc., and have never had any serious trouble with our men. I can recall but two instances in which there were strikes, and these were of short duration and peaceably settled. No man has ever been discharged from our service because he was a union man or been evicted from a company’s house for any reason. I think you will find that the conditions of the railroad man and the miner in connection with the enterprise I have directed will compare most favorably with those in other localities of the country. “I have always believed, and my conviction comes from the bard school of experience, that, measured by the character of the w r ork he does and the cost of living a man is entitled to full compensation for his services. “I am charged with having instituted proceedings which led to an injunction against strikers by Judge Jackson of this state. The fact is, I had nothing to do with the case and knew nothing about the matter until I read of it in the newspapers. The injunction did not apply to the men in our employ or pertain to them in anv way. Very truly yours. H. G. DAVIS.” Senator Fairbanks is clinging to one office while running for another, and James A. Hetreway is a candidate botli for congress and the United States senate. Graft has become such a fixture in the Republican party that even its leaders grab at the future while holding desperately to the present’s emoluments. The Civil Service Commission declared that it will prosecute any person soliciting campaign contributions from government employes. A statement like this always emanates from the commission just before the Republicans begin to levy contributions, and it is always followed by the same result —contributions. The first forgery of the campaign occurs in the use of General John Coburn’s name to a circular urging old soldiers to vote for Roosevelt. The circular is issued by an alleged “Camp of Veterans.” one of whom, at least, Is employed in the pension office. General Coburn says his name Is used without authority, and the signature is, therefore, a forgery.

ROOSEVELT ASA FRE| TRADER. Resident Roosevelt started out in a “ aTlti -P r 9tectionist and fa'ored the abolition of all tariff duties. He joined a free trade club in New lork and continued his membership dur ng ail the time he was a member of the assembly and until after the j 8 ° 8 “ nation of James G. Blaine in in the life of Thomas H. Benton, Auhor Roosevelt writes, among other things, in regard to the tariff as follows: 1 olitical economists have pretty generally agreed that protection is vicious in theory and harmful in practice; but if the majority of the people n interest wish it, and it affects only themselves, there is no earthly reason " y they should not be allowed to try the experiment to their heart’s content. The trouble is that it really does affect only themselves, and in 1828 the evil was peculiarly aggravated on account of the unequal way in which the proposed law would affect different sections. It purported to benefit the rest of the country, but it undoubtedly worked real injury to the planter states, and there is small small ground for wonder that the irritation over the region affected should have been so intense.” Again, . speaking of the tariff, he says: In 1828 the tariff, whether it benefited the country as a whole or not, unquestionably harmed the south, and in a federal union it is most unwise to pass laws which shall benefit one part of the community to the hurt of another part, when the latter receives no compensation.” In commentig upon the speech of Clay in defense of a protective tariff, Author Roosevelt says: “Clay’s assertions as to what the tariff has done for the wes<, were equally ill founded, as Benton showed in a good speech wherein he described picturesquely enough the Industries and general condition of his portion of the country, and asserted, with truth, that its revived prosperity was due to its own resources, entirely independent of federal aid or legislation.” No one ever hear u of Theodore Roosevelt becoming a protectionist untill he became the Republican candidate for vice p.esident and now as the candidate for president. It is a perfectly natural thing for Democrats of every shade of opinion to be in line for the Democratic nominees. The personality of the two candidates is such that the choice of every conservative man would naturally fall upon Judge Parker, and when there is added to this the marked distinction between principles as enunciated in the two platforms there would seem to be but one choice for a man w'ho has the welfare of his country at heart. Two years ago Senator Beveridge declared that there were good and bad trusts. He extolled the good trusts and was silent regarding the bad ones. Probably all will be good In this campaign—for a contribution. ,

Railroad Notes. Commencing June Ist the G. R- I will sell 15 day round trip tickets, to northern resorts on G. R. & I also to Frankfort Mich, and Ann Arbor and to points on the Pere Marquete R. R from Grand Rapids at rate of one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. $27.00 special homeseekers’ rates, via Erie railroad. On August 23, September 13 and 27 the Erie will sell homeseekers’ tickets, good for 21 days, to points in Louisiana. Arkansas, Kansas, Indian and Oklahoma territories. A. M- DeWese On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will sell one way and ronud trip excurson tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio. Russia-Japan war altas 10 cents Three fine colored maps, each 14x20; bound in convenient jorm for reference. The Estern situation shown in detail, issued by The Chicago & North Western R’y, ’mailed upon receipt of ten cen’s in stamps by A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago Ills. Old Settlers’ Excursion, Tuesday, Oct 4th, via Erie railroad. Round trip will be sold from Decatur to Lisbon, Ohio, for 13.75, Youngstown, $3.75, Greenville Pa. $4.,75. Special train leavesDacatur at 7:01 p . tn. Tickets good returning 30 days. For further informtion call on or write O. L. Enos, Manon, Ohio. A beautiful map, valuable for reference, printed on heavy paper 42x64 inches mounted on rollers; edged bound in clcth, showing our new island po sessions. The Trans-Siberian Railway, Pacific Ocean cables, railway lines and other features of Japan, China, Manchuria, Koorea and the Fai East. Sent in receipt of 25 cents m starnne by W. B. Kntskern, P. T M., Chicago & North Western R y, Chicago, 111.

CreatoreVoelebrated Italian band lat Lake Erie park and Casino, Toledo, Ohio, Saturday, Septemlier i 17ch. Special fares via the Clover Leaf Route Apply to agents fcr 1 particulars. Special Homeseekers’ Excursions to the West and Southwest via the Cover Leaf Route, August 23, Sept. 13 and 27, 1904. Lowest rates ever offered. Bae agents Clover Leaf route. N. B — Don’t forget the regular Homeseekers’ excursions to the West and Southwest Sept. 1 and 21, 1904. 127.50 Hot Springs, S.D . 30.70 Deadwood and Lead and return from Chicago daily, via the Chicago & North Western Ry. -Correspondingly low rates from othir points. The Black Hills region the great natural sanitarium of the west, is one of the most picturesque spots in the world and well ' worth a visit. Infer maticn and tickets can tie secured fre-m your home agent. Illustrated Black Hills i booklet wi«h valuable map mailed l on receipt of 4 cent in stamps by W .B . Kniskern, Chicago. Cheap rates tor vacation trips from Chicago, round trip rates via Chicago Great Westren railway $18,.00 to St Paul or Minneapolis ! $22.00 to Duluth or Superior $30.00 to Denver, Colorado Springs Oi Pueblo Col $43.00 to Salt Lake City. These rates are good any day up to September 30th and on iny train including the“ Great Western Limited” finest train in the West. For rates to other western points for any other information write J. P. Elmer GP. A. Ch cage. 111.

Fifteen dollars round trip to Texas and Southwest. On August 23, September 13 and 27. the Missouri Pacific railway and Iron Mountain route will sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets from St. Louis, Cairo and Memphis also form Kansas 1 Leavenworth, Atchison and intermediate points to Amarillo, Colorado City, FtWorth, Brady, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, San Antonia and Galveston and points east there of in Texas. To New Iberia, Cheneyville, Alexandria and Monroe and points west thereof in Louisiana. To points in Arkansas, all points in Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Final limit of ticket 21 days. Stop overs allowed after reaching first Homeseekers’ point en route. For full information address any repre tentative of these companies. G. A. Deane, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

Homeseekers' excursions via South ern railroad in connection with the Queen A Cresent route to certain points in Alabama, Georgia, Florida. North and South Carolina, Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee and X irginia on the first and third Tuesdays in each month—May to November, 1904 nclusive, at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus ?2, Tickets are good going 15 days, and for stop-overs south of the Ohio River with final limit for return of 21 days from date of sale. On the same dates one way settlers’ tickets will be sold to points in the same territory at one half first-class rates, plus -52 from Ohio River gateways. For rates, schedules and full information, call on your nearest ticket agent, or write J. S. McCullough, N. W. P. A., 225 Dearborn street. Chicago, 111. Special Low Excursion Rates Via the Closer Leaf Route Season 1904. Homeseekers to west and southwest Ist and 3rd Tuesday in each month. Triennial Conclave Knights Templar, San Francisco, Cal., Sept. sth to 9th. Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 19th to 25th. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World’s |Fair) St. Louis, Mo., April 30th to Nov. 30th. Stop-over Privileges at St. Louis on all tickets to and from the west. Write for rates and particulars to GEO. H. ROSS, Gen’l Traffic Manager, Toledo, Ohio T. L. Miller, Agt. To California Tourist Car Service to California. On August 11th the Missouri Paciflc Railway established a daily through tourist sleeping car line, St. Louis to San Francisco. Train leaves St. Louis daily 11:59 p. m. I The route is via Missouri Pacific

you ante us. find ire mil imlc ijoii howto get Dinner Sets. Toilet Sets, hocki rig Chiiirsihni ng GhfliYS,Silw>p ■ware.Sirte-boarrts, Kitchen Giilarwts. Morri s Chairs, Goar,fees. (to- Carts, Writing Besfe.Wwydes.ffdtehes, iS’iiituiij--Machines,Lace Curtrims. Ilugv.nnd Parlor Lawi|ps,Tree of cost by selling our Teas and Coffees to your friends, We lire'reo importers and Coffee roasters selling direct to the consumer.write for Gnfelog.Tulilress Lima Tea Cotnbnnn. Limn Ohio

railway to Pueblo, Colorado, thence via Dm ver and Rio Grande to Salt Lake City and Ogden and Southern Pacific to San Francisco and Los Angeles. This is the famous scenic line of the world —through the picturesque Rocky Mountains. The service and accommodations are up-to-date and personally conducted. Very low rates will be’ in effect from August 15 to Sept. 10th via Missouri Pacific railway to the principal Pacific coast points and return. Also low rate Colonist one way tickets will be sold from Sept. 15 to Otctober 15. For rates information and reservtion of berths, apply t > G. A. Deane, Jr.,

$1.25 Round Trip to Toledo. Including 25 mile ride on Lake j Erie, via the Clover Leaf and White; Star Line Steamer Owana, Sunday, I September 11, 1904. I ifiit M albridge Park. Lake Erie Park and Casino, Farm Theatre, etc. A ride on Lake Erie on the Steal Steamer Owana is one long to be remembered. Get in-: formation of agents, Clover Leaf route World’s Fair Route To St. Louis via Toledo, St. Louis A; Western railroad, Clover Leaf route. Low round trip fares from Decatur as follows: $16.00 round trip. Going any day. Return limit December If. 513.35 round trip. Going any day. | Return limit 60 days from date of sale, i $12.00 round trip. Going any day.' Return limit 15 days from date of sale. $7.30 round trip. Good only in coaches. Going an v Tuesday or Thursday. Seven days’ limit. Commencing May 17. Pullman palace sleeping cars, case and free reclining chair cars and through day coaches on all night trains. Buffet and free reclining chair cars and through day coaches on all through day trains. Meals served a-la carte on through trains. See T L. Miller, agent Clover Leaf route a Decatur, or address George H. Ross General Traffic Mgr, Toledo, Ohio.

THE THING TO DO Ifjyou are in a hurry to leave this ; heat and flurry. To find a nice, cool spot on mother earth Just take No. 5, and as sure as you’re alive" She will land you; in a nice, cool berth at Traverse City, Mich ? 9. <4 Petoskey “ 11.12 Roaring Brook, “ 11 29 H arbor Springs, “ 11.36 Oden. n-35 Mackinaw City “ 12.18 Tickets sold at above price will be limited to 15 days for return. Season tickets to these points good until Oct. 31st. at one and one-third fare. J. Bryson. THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. mant seeking bones where LANDS Al CHEAP AND CLIMATE IS MILD. Low Rates for Bomeseekert and Colonist! Twice a M»«th. Many farmers in the Northern and Eastern states are selling their high priced landsand locating in the Southwest—in Missouri, Arkansas. Louisiana and Texas. Manv who have been unable to own their homes in the older country are buying land at the low prices prevailing in the new country—ss, f 10, >ls per acre and up. These lands are mostly cut-over timber lands, some of them possessing a deep nch soil producing corn, wheat, oats, clover,

cotton, fruit and vegetables. Well improved farms are scattered throughout this country. Many places with small clearings and some improvements can be bought very cheap Our descriptive literature gives a fairly good idea of this country. It tells about the soil, crops, climate, people, schools, churches, water and health. It contains maps showing locations of counli 'S, towns, railways and streams, and gives names and addresses of real estate dealers in the towns. Re 1 need rates for homeseekers and colonists are in effect first and third Tuesdays of each month, byway of St. Louis, Cairo or Memphis and the Cotton B*lt Route. Let us send you our literature and quote you rates. Address E. W. Laßeaume, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Cotton Belt Route, St. Louis, Mo.

Arkansas Texas Louisiana An ideal country for cheap homes. Land at $5 $lO. Sis, acre; gro«s corn, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruits and vegetables. Stock ranges 10 months in the year. Southeast Missori, Akansas, Louisiana and Texas are full of opportunities — the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lands ar. cheap. Low home-seekers’ rates —about half fare —via the Cotton Belt twice a month — first and third Tuesday. For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to l. 0. SCHAEEER. T. P. X. Cotton Belt Route CINCINNATI OHIO. M in New Fast Dedric-Lighted Train throug>.*olid without change between Chicago, Superior and Duluth, with all modern device* for the safety and comfort of patrons. Buffet smoking and library car, Bookloven Library, Pullman drawing-room 1 Bleeping cars, free reclining chair • cars and day coaches and excellent a la carte dining car service. Electric lighted throughout, with individual reading lamps in every berth. Leaves Chicago 10.00 p. m. daily. Pullman sleeping cars and free rwlining chair cars to St Paul and I Minneapolis also on this train. ■ • The Best of EetrvtMntI AH. WAGGESEP.T-s ehna Agent. , 23 Fifth Avenue. Chicago. 13. • ■ I re*'