Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1904 — Page 7

HOW TO vofSW r HEAD THIS COLUMN CAREFULLY h ” ST The device at the bead of the Democratic ticket is a rooster £ The device at the head of the Republican ticket is an eazr’le Other tickets on the ballot have different devices ’ - The Democratic ticket is in the first column, the *< i . is in the second column, and so on. ' ' an Below is a sample of the Democratic and Republican tickets with respective party devices, in the order in which they will appear on the offl’ Ifilal ballot. ~ « “ L SAMPLE BALLOT xll *■' \\ i 1 11 a « >55 \\ ell jo DEMOCRATIC TICKET. W REPUBLICAN TICKET.’ ~ For Presidential Elector, ■ For p reß j ( j en rj a j Ei ec or dem. State-at-Large, rep, State-at-Large, ____] HUGH DOUGHERTY. GEORGE A. CUNNINGHAM J r ~ INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS FIRST. You must get your ballot and a blue pencil from the polling {clerks in the election room. Remember that a blue pencil is now used {instead of a stamp. SECOND. If you want to vote a straight ticket make a cross, thus: X, within the large circle at the head of the ticket containing the device of the ,-party for whose candidates you wish to vote. If you do not wish to vote a (Straight ticket, you must not make a cross In the large circle containing the (device of your party, but you most make a cross, thus X, on the small jequare to the left of the name of each candidate for whom you desire to vote, cd whatever list of candidates it may be. If the large circle at the head of the ticket is marked, and the ballot is marked at any other place, it is void <nd cannot be counted, unless there be no candidate for some office in the list printed under such marked device, In which case you may indicate your choice for such office by making a cross, thus X, on the square to the left name of any candidate for such office on any other list The cross anust be placed within or on the circle or square or the ballot is void and canaot be counted. THIRD. Do not mutilate your ballot, or mark it either by scratching a name off or writing one on, or in any other way except by marking in the circle or on the squares as before mentioned. Otherwise the ballot will not be counted. You must not put any mark of any kind on your ballot except as before mentioned. FOURTH. After marking your ballots, and before leaving the booths, itold them separately so that the face of each cannot be seen, and so the (Initial letters of the names of the polling clerks on the back thereof can be iaeen. Then band your ballots to the Inspector, the pencil to the polling Iclerk, and leave the room. FIFTH. If you are physically unable to mark your ballot, or cannot read (English, so Inform the polling clerks, and make an affidavit to that effect, (and tell them how you wish to vote, and they will mark you ballot for you. Hut neither you nor the clerks must permit any other person to hear or see how your ballot is marked. It is a penal offense to declare that you cannot read English or cannot mark your ballot, if, in fact, you can; and in no case shall the ballots be m-.rked by the poll clerks if the voter can read the English language or Is physically able to mark hl" ballot, and then not (Until the voter has made the affidavit SIXTH. If you should accidentally, or by mistake, deface, mutilate or Spoil your ballot, return it to the poll clerks and get a new ballot. SEVENTH. You must not accept a ballot from any person outside of Hhe election room. Any ballot outside is fraudulent, and it is a penitentiary •flense to have such a ballot In your possession, whether you attempt to |»ote it or not. EIGHTH. You must not attempt to hold any conversation in the eleo {tian room except with members of the election board and poll clerks. NINTH. Use only the blue pencil handed to you by the polling clerk In marking your ballot. If you mark with any other pencil your ballot la (Void and will not be counted. TENTH. You must not put any mark of any kind on your ballot •xoept as before mentioned.

THE FULL COFFEE POT. “Two things the American working man insists upon having, whatever else he surrenders —coffee and sugar. Last year the American people consumed 350,000,000 more pounds of coffee than they used in 1896. In that year the American people used 8 pounds of coffee per capita. Last year eleven pounds of coffee per capita. Watch the American working man’s coffee pot. That tells what political party is in power.”—From Senator Beveridge’s speech Sept. 28 at Tom linson Hall. I. They’ve ceased to talk about it. They’ve thrown it overboard. They now campaign without it— That pail so much adored. The full dinner pail, Oh, 'tie cast out to rot Since Beveridge has introduced "The full coffee pot.” 11. They haven’t any use for it, They bold it up no more; They say there’s no excuse for it, | And claim it proved a bore. The full dinner pail. How unhappy its lot. Since Albert Jeremiah sprung "The full coffee pot.” 111. | They’ve kicked it out forever, Because the working man, Despite their best endeavor, Can’t be coddled with a can. So the full dinner pail. Which was once pipin’ hot. Now rusts on the dump for "The full coffee pot.” —J. P. O’M. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 29. This is a free country and yet In Colorado men were taken from their homes and dropped like stray cats over the state border line, simply because they belonged to a lodge, which was unfortunate in having men among its membership who were fsa.atics and who disobeyed the law. The Republiparty Indorses this outrageous treatment of helpless, Inbffensive mln> •rs and claims this state for Roosevelt

REPUBLICAN "PROSPERITY" The Muncie Herald presents thia picture as a fair reflection of the kind of prosperity the Republican party Is giving to laboring men in the gas belt: “Many of the Muncie workmen in the steel trade do not care whether the big plant controlled by the trust starts or not. It will probably not. The big cut in wages reduces them almost to the rank of common day laborers, and the prosperity cut is having its effect. The United States Steel company, controlling many of the bigger plants of the country, is cutting everything except the retail price. "Skilled workmen who have been earning $3,600 a year working eight hours a day, have been set back on the twelve hour shift and their salaries reduced to $2,400. Expert heaters in the billet mills have been given an additional furnace to look after and have had their salaries reduced from $2,500 to S9OO a year. In the converter the wages have been slashed about 35 per cent. In addition to reducing the force and increasing the hours of labor. In the heating department of the billet mills another big cut in wages and a decrease in the working force has taken place. Prior to last Saturday fifteen men were in charge of the Ingot furnaces, five men working a turn of eight hours. Under the new schedule nine men do the work formerly done by fifteen. "The window glass workers who want or rather have to have work, are receiving another fierce stab at the hands of the makers of prosperity (for themselves). Skilled workmen claim that with the 38 per cent, cut they will be working on the streets or in the ditch another year, since their wages will not justify their saving anything after their season’s work. The American company has practically cut Indiana from the list The big trust has closed all the plants In this section of the country and the workmen are branching out in other lines of trade. A few plants will be operated by the Independents and co-oper-ative companies this season, but outside of this, the situation is controlled by the esmbines alone.”

BE ALWAYS ALERT State Chairman O'Brien Sends Out Circular Letters Calling Attention to Some Important Matters. State Chairman William H. O’Brien has sent out letters to precinct committeemen and candidates on the Democratic ticket calling attention to matters of importance in connection with their duties on election day, and his utterances should appeal to all Democrats as well as to those who are charged with specific duties or who have a personal interest in the election as candidates. After calling attention to the obligations 'that rest upon executive officers of the party and upon candidates, he says: “The importance to the party of securing a full and free expression of the electorate cannot be over-estimat-ed. Every vote contributes to the general result, and election officers and candidates should vie with each other in the effort to have every Democratic voter at the polls early, and, wherever possible, have him remain during the day and assist in the work. No vote should be lost for lack of means of gftting Democrats to the polls. If there is one in your township who, either from indifference or from business reasons, may be absent on the day of the election, by all means sea him and use your personal influence to have him remain and devote that day to the party. "If any Democrat in your township is sick, visit him and consult with him, to the end that a comfortable conveyance may be provided and his vote be cast without unnecessary risk. Consult frequently with your precinct committeemen during the day and learn what voters have not been to the polls and assist in the effort to have them come out and vote. It should be the aim of the party workers and especially of candidates to increase the total vote over that of two or four years ago, and this can be done if there is perfect unity of action and Democratic Influence is exerted to the utmost. The election of a Democratic President may depend upon the vote of Indiana, and it therefore behooves every Democrat in the state to work unceasingly that the state may be found in the column of those giving to Judge Parker their electoral votes. “One further matter is of vital importance. Under the law a watcher will be appointed in each precinct to witness the counting of the vote, and it is his privilege to remain till the returns are made up and signed by the election officers. This man should be recognized for his honesty, his devotion to principle, and his utter incorruptibility. Put none but Democrats on guard that night. Make these selections in connection with your eounty and township committemen carefully. The watcher should be alert, always, unceasingly alert. “Indiana is an important state in this election. Success is already assured in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and West Virginia, and Indiana’s electoral vote, if given to Parker, will insure his election. This fact should inspire to effort, and the State Central Committee feels certain that it will not be lacking.” Everything in the foregoing should appeal to Democrats whether or not they are charged with specific duties on the day of the election. In every precinct encouragement could be lent if Democrats would remain at the polls, consult frequently with the precinct committeemen, assist in getting voters to ths polls and lend encouragement by counsel and advice in cases of emergency. If frauds are contemplated the presence of Democrats and their manifest interest in the election will do much to prevent them. No man should begrudge a day to the party when his presence may contribute to success. By all means, let Democrats be at the polls, and the more the better. Indorsed Judge Parker. The Building Trades Council of Pittsburg, at a recent meeting, determined to separate itself from the Republican party and an appeal was adopted to union men everywhere, asking them to vote for Judge Parker. The resolution setting forth the wishes of the council was as follows: “We appeal to union men and their friends in every craft, trade, occupation and calling to aid us In our efforts to sUlka a crushing blow at our enemy and defeat the Republican party in this election. If you have formerly voted for that party or its candidates. we ask you in the name of organized labor not only, to vota against them this time, but to use every possible effort to do r p-’t them. Let the entire labor movement unite In a common cause to teach these politicians a lesson they will not soon forget.” _ CONSISTENCY. The Indianapolis News raves against a protective tariff, but advises Its readers to vote for Fairbanks, who voted for the Dingley law. It denounces the trusts, but ripports Roosevelt, who is getting a campaign fund from the trusts under promise not to interfere with them. It inveighed against the ehip subsidy bill, but Fairbanks and Beveridge both voted for that measure. The Republicans are disappointed. Tom Taggart won’t run the campaign to eult them. —Baltimore Herald.

r FROM BRYAN’S COMMONER. The gentlemen who complain that presidential campaigns unsettle business are finding difficulty in securing the proof this year. Republican leaders are explaining by saying that Mr. Ro >s?veit wrote those l ooks iong years before h. over entertained an idea of running for the presidency. Speaker Cannon’s touching reference to “Pilgrim’s Progress” seems to indicate that Uncle Joe has arrived at the “Slough of Despond" stage of the campaign. Os course Statistician Wright will not overlook the fact that on the day that dressed beef in Chicago went up 2 cents a pound the price of beer came down $2.50 a barrel. The outlook in Indiana and New York is such that Mr. Addicks grows more confident of being able to fix up a deal for Delaware with the managers of Mr. Roosevelt’s campaign. Os course those disgruntled Filipinos must understand tnat the President's expressed desire for peace has no connection with those who object to the g. o. p. policy of imperialism. “From Lincoln to Roosevelt” is the title of a pamphlet just issued by the Republican national committee. The pamphlet is a short one, but the distance covered is immense, and down hill all the way. It is reported that Mr. Cortelyou will succeed Mr. Payne as postmaster general. Mr. Cortelyou is much more successful as a successor than he was as a public official charged with the duty of investigating and prosecuting illegal trusts and combinations. The Topeka Herald says that “every strike settled before election is a blow to Democratic hopes of success. How about the packinghouse strike? The g. o. p. is welcome to all it can make out of that. Secretary Shaw couldn't see a $41,000,000 deficit with a microscope, but he managed to see the little surplus of $6,000,000 with his naked eye at a distance of 1,800 miles. The g. o. p. optics always were in need of a firstclass oculist’s services. It is noticeable that the papers clamoring loudest for the policy of “teaching the people self-government" are also loudest in their support of the party whose policy is to let the trusts do all the governing in this country. A POPULIST'S TRIBUTE. William V. Allen, former United States senator from Nebraska, has given out a letter in which, while maintaining that he is still a Populist, he pays a high tribute to Judge Parker. He says he has studied Parker's legal opinions and has found him to be clear on the trust proposition and that he has been consistent throughout his judicial career, being able, conscientious and fearless. Senator Allen concludes his letter thus: “Thus it will be seen that, whatever may be said of Judge Parker’s poltical belief in the gold standard, his judicial opinion of the authority of the government to restrain monopolies and of the jurisdiction of the courts to enforce anti-trust legislation is strong. Being the chief judge of the highest judicial tribunal of a state in which monopolies have their habitat. Judge Parker must possess a strong individuality and a pleasing personality to win the confidence of the people to the extent of intrusting him to administer this office. “A careful reading of other judicial utterances of Judge Parker in a great variety of cases which came before the court of which he was the presiding judge clearly demonstrates his capacity and fitness for judicial work. His writings are facile, clear, perspicuous, and his reasoning of undoubted soundness and along the lines of the best judicial thought of the country on the trust question. They are marked by method, candor and care, which manifest that while he is conservative and therefore safe, he as at the same time fearless in the discharge of duty. ‘‘Such a man. other things equal, is much preferable for an exalted and responsible public position to one who is a lover of guns and martial airs and given over to tinsel and spectacular display.” No Constitution There. Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the United States supreme court caused a sensation in the International Congress of Lawyers and Jurists at the World's Fair by saying regarding the Philippines: “The purchase which, this great exposition commemorates was not the result of conquest and came not as the result of war. A lawyer, not a soldier. made the transfer. The glory rs the transfer is one of the laurels of our profession. “You can see twenty acres of Philippine life at the World’s Fair, but you cannot see a square rod of the constitution. Perhaps it is because it has been judicially declared that there is no connection between the two.” John W. Foster, former Secretary of State, who followed Justice Brewer, declared that the navy is too big. He said he hoped that the Secretary of the Navy had not made the statement attributed to him. that he wished to make the navy of the United States equal to the greatest. I went up and down your land four years ago as your candidate and in every speech I made I asserted that the question of imperialism was more Important than the money question, —William Jennings Br/aa.

Railroad Notes. Good openings for all lines of business and trade in new towns. Large territory thickly settled. Address Edwin B. Magill, manager Townsite department, Chicago Great Western Railway, Fort Dodge, lowa. Russia--Japan war altas 10 cents Three fine colored maps, each 14x20; bound in convenient form for reference. The Estern situation shown in detail, issued by The Chicago & North Western R’y, mailed upon receipt of ten cents in stamps by A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth f Avenue, Chicago Ills. Specal Homeseekers’ excursions to the Southwest. Sept. 20, Oct. 4to 18, via Clover Leaf route. On the above dates special round trip tickets will be sold at all agencies of the Clover Leaf to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Territory, Louisiana, and Texas. See nearest agents for particulars or address W. L. Ross, Toledo, O. World’s Fair Route World’s Fair St. Louis, Mo., Very low round trip rates in effect daily via Clover Leaf route. Excursion fares from Decatur as follows: Round trip on sale daily $7.30, except Fiday and Saturday, good seven days, including date of sale. sl2 on sale daily good 15 days, including date of sale. $13.35 on sale daily, good 60 days, including date of sale. sl6 on sale daily, good during the entire sea son. Get information from the nearest ticket agent, Closer Leaf route, or address W. L. Ross, Toledo, Ohio. Special Low Excursion Rates via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE. Season 1904. To St. Louis World’s Fair, April 30th to November 30th, 1901. Season tickets good to return until December 15th, one and one-third fare. Fifteen day tickets, one fare plus 52,00. Coach excursion tickets sold every day except Fridays and Saturday, at about 1 cent per mile. Homeseekers to west and sou’inwest, Ist and 3rd Tuesday in each month. Stopover Priveleges of ten days within limit of ticket allowed at St. Louis on all through tickets by depositing with Joint Agency. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, free reclining Chair and Case cars (Meals served a la-carte), high back seat coaches on all through trains, For rates and information apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address W. L. ROSS, General Passenger Agent Toledo, Ohio.

AT PROPER PRICES the Snow Agency cat sen your farm or city property. It may be advertised or not. just as yon prefer. YOU WILL BE AT N » ’lnVva property is left with the agency for ihe time listed We are now offering 1 5 000 AC Kt-.s OF INDIANA FARM LANDS for sale in tracts of from six to 100 acres each We have some of the best locations to be found on the market To illustrate—No 33*» is an 8 acre tract ob the proposed traction line, near the corporation line of Decatur, on stone road and free mail route. The improvements consis* of a two-story six room brick house with good cellar. A lot of bearing apple, pear and other fruit trees, wind pump, garden. &c. A number one location and can be bought lor or. No 353. which is a 95 acre tract on the stone road and free mail route, within one mile of district school or two miles from graded school, church, market. &c. This is a prod non ve farm of which about one-half is black land. It is fairly well drained and fenced. No open ditches: 160 rods of new wire fence, some young timber an orchard, ordinary biiibMn 's. consisting of sheds, cribs, barn, residence. ®c. Price $«. r > an acre. Send for descriptive isis. WE CAN ALSO FIT YOP OPT with a good farm of from 40 acres to 6.oooacres of timb* r<>r prairie land in Arkansas. Missouri or Texas, as we now have 90,000 acres on the market. These farms vary in prices and improvements, from the ordinary log and plank buildings to the best modern frame or brick stru'tures To illustrate—No. 908 is a55 acre tract of go< d land, all under fence and seven miles from the city, with 30 acres under cultivation Th- improvements consist of a barn, good three room plank house. «c. Price SI,OOO. Or No. 912. which is a 2«5 acre tract of first-class sandy loom soil. 105 acres of which is in a high state of cultivation and 100 acres in creek bottom and partly cleared. This farm is amply fenced, is one and a half mile from the countv seat, on a public rtiad, near a good school and church. Has three acres of orchard and a fine spring of water. Ihe buildings consist of h good six room residence with concrete cellar, etc .carriage sheds, and a barn 36x40 and tie =l6xloo feet in size. This farm can be bought for $5,200 If you wbh to buy, sell or rent property call and examine our lists and prices. New prop erties put up »n the market each week. Phone 230 J. F. SNOW Decatur, Ind. FREEGUIDEL TO CITY WORLDS ST. LO UIS ' FAIR. ' FU B dis MED BY THE CLOVER LEAF ROUTE cTO l_ E O<O |—l -I O. Send Six Cemts Postage Fcdfr It FREE REC LINING CHAIR - AND CAFE CARS ON - 'iMwALL THROUGH _s -I TO ST.LOUIST w-.—— , ■ , .IS 1 Th J - I'l Hili'l IWI

THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. — —* MINT SEEKING HOMES WHERE LINOS AB CHEAP AND CLIMATE IS MILD. Low Rates for Homeseekers and Colonists Twice a Month. 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—--55, 510, 515 per acre and up. These lands are mostly cut-over timber lands, some of them possessing a deep rich 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 counties, towns, railways and streams, and gives names and addresses of real estate dealers in the towns. Reduced 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 Belt Route. Let us send you our literature and quote you rates. Address E. W. Laßeaume, Gen. Pass, end Ticket Agent, Cotton Belt Route, St. Louis, Mo. To California Tourist Car Service to California. On August 11th the Missouri Pacific Railway established a daily through tourist sleeping car line, St. Louis to San Francisco. Train leaves St. Louis daily 11:59 p. m. The route is via Missouri Paoifio railway to Pueblo, Colorado, thence via D mver and Rio Grande to Salt L ike City and Ogden and Southern Pacific to San Francisco and Los Angeles. This is the famous scenio line of the world—through the picturesque Rooky 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 to G. A. Deane, Jr., This is the last week of our Fall Sale You’d better see our add. Enough said “Economy ”