Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1908 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT bvekyth raa»A ymoxaias by „gW & ELLINCHAM, PUBLISHED R-WFBB YKAR IS ADVANCB KaitreC M the po»t-o®ee»t Iterator. Indlaas •s MXMsafl-cia-M mall scatter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. SOON TO ADJOURN There is a prospect of an early adjournment of congress. Moreover, an agreement on the legislative program has been reached, at least tentatively. The wonderful series of amendments to the Sherman anti-trust bill is to be allowed to die in committee. And the anti-injunction bill will not be passed. There is, however, to be an effort to put through the famous Aldrich financial bill (which the country generally condemns) with amendments which make it practically unrecognizable. Even as amended it will not be satisfactory to the country. We should say that its passage is on j the whole improbable. However, the ' measure is to be forced through if there is power enough to do it. It is proposed also to make an appropriation for a sitting of the ways and means committee during the recess for the purpose of "studying” the tariff with a view to early revision. A child labor bill applicable to the territories and the District of Columbia is proposed, the Beveridge bill apparently having been abandoned. Finally there is a possibility that a law may be enacted enabling government employes to sue the government on account of injuries incurred in the line of service. And this Is all. Yet one other bill ought to be passed, and that is the one —which has, we are sorry to say, fired badly—providing for publicity of campaign contributions, and forbidding corporations to pay money to party committees. After the scandalous revelations concerning the contributions made to the Roosevelt campaign fund by the great insurance companies of New York we should have thought that a bill designed to end this outrage would commend itself to all honest men. But that has apparently been forgotten. —lndianapolis News. IT WAS A CLEVER GAME That was a clever game that candidate Fairbanks played on candidate Taft! Mr. Taft made his bid for the tariff reform vote in his party; he prepared a platform for Ohio in which he advocated a special sessioa, to be convened immediately after inaguration, to revise the tariff. And then he sat down and chuckled to himself over the trick. But Brother Fairbanks was not asleep. He heard the chuckle and winked a sly wink to himself in

the glass. “He platforms best who platforms last,” mused the vice president and then he took his pen in hand and prepared his bid. He raised the secretary about four months, so to speak. “Why should business be kept in suspense for a third of a year? ’ queries the gentleman from Indiana. And so he insists upon an ~ extra session early In November! This is not only sooner but the revision is sure to be by a republican congress, while the next congress will probably be democratic. This is a coup worthy of a general. The protectionists would rather have revision —ls revision must come —by republicans and the republican tariff reformers want it as soon as possible. Who will deny that Mr. Fairbanks has won a victory over Secretary Taft? But what will Senator Knox do? And what kind of a platform will Governor Hughes write? Ail this is very interesting, but why not submit sealed bids? The fellow who speaks first is at a disadvantage and Mr. Fairbanks has made good use of the advantage. Now for Knox and Hughes. Bld up, gentlemen, next!—Commoner. Now comes the Marion News-Trib-une with its lightning calculator, and figured it out to a gnat's heel, that the elite of Marion consumed ten thousand dozen eggs on Easter day. To add to the brutality, the eggs cost fifteen cents a dozen. Thu gluttons.

’ The subsidy election Is for * live thousand dollar subsidy In .Vashington township and three thousand in Monroe township It is not for a cent more. Hon. Cyrus Cline is the nominee of the Democrats in the twelfth district for congress- He is strong, capable, a good campaigner, and stands a mighty good show of election. A vote for the Fort Wayne & Springfield right-of-way subsidy is a vote for progress, and a vote for progress is a vote to make Decatur larger. and every foot of land in Adams county more valuable. Let s be up and doing. Strange what a love Senator Foraker has developed for the colored race all at once. He actually is said to have shed tears when he addressed a colored gathering the other day when he got warmed up and began to tell of the wrongs that have been perpetrated against the black man.—Findlay Republican. I W. H. Leas, of Waterloo, and known to many Decatur people, is seriously considering a try out for the Democratic nomination for clerk of DeKalb county. He is a Democrat of the old school, and deserves most anything he wants from the hands of his party. His many Decatur friends hope that he will land both the nomination and election. Judson Harmon, the noted Cincinnati jurist and Democrat, refuses to be considered as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. That takes a mighty good man out of the running, although it Is said that he is sure to be Bryan's running mate on the presidential ticket. The slogan: Bryan and Harmon —y. No, we didn't break that off first. —Willshire Herald. The subsidy rightofway election is May 14. At that time the voters

of Washington township will be asked to vote five thousand dollars and Monroe township three thousand dollars. The money will simply pay for the right-of-way, and it is but right that this great public enterprise be given this measly recognition. Get ready to boost for the subsidy. The Democratic congressional campaign committee at Washington feels quite confident that the chances of the next house of representatives being Democratic are most excellent. A goodly number of Republicans holding seats in the present house were elected by slender majorities or pluralities in 1906. With anything like favorable conditions in national politics existing next fall, the hopes of Democratic managers are by no means unfounded. —South Bend Times. The Fort Wayne & Springfield subsidy is admitted to be perfectly legitimate and right. It is right to aid and encourage them in extending their lines, and it is right that every one who profits by this extension should share equally in the payment thereof.

Taxation is the only method of fairness. By this process every one equally shares in the promotion oC this worthy enterprise. The amount involved is but five thousand dollars in Washington township and Decatur, and three thousand dollars in Monroe township and Bern®. Senator Hemenway follows the lead of Statesman Fairbanks and sails the tariff can be revised during the four months intervening between the election in November and March 4 if a special session of congress can be called for that purpose. He, like Fairbanks, is fearful that a Democrat may be elected president and that the Democrats may have a majority in the next house. But up to March 4 the Republican will have "complete control of legislation” and can fix the tariff up to suit the trusts.

President Roosevelt has named Grover Cleveland. Wm. J. Bryan, Andrew Carnegie, James J. Hill and John Mitcheii as the five greatest citizens of the United States. All are Democrats except Carnegie. These men have received personal invitations

from the president to attend the conference of governors of all the states, cabinet officials, justices of the supreme ccurL leading members of congress and members of the inland waterways commission, which is to be held at the white house May 10 — Plymouth Democrat. Joy is reigning supreme throughout the Eighth district tcday. Con gressman Adair listens and gives assent to the call of the people. He will be a candidate for re-, :ection. At Portland it is said that Uncle Nate is already shivering with despair. He is noMoubt no win conference with his maker —political maker —and that several injections of ginger has already been administered. It is a pretty good plan to be just a bit sby about investing in any manner of mine, oil or land scheme that gives roseate promises of untold earnings. It might be a good plan to keep in mind the fact that any legitimate business venture that will yield a big return fur money invested need not go begging for capital. There are large holders of money all over the country that are looking for snaps.—Muncie Press. The Fairbanks tariff proposal, which has just been adopted by the Indiana Republicans, will probably be incorporated in the Republican national platform. It is a shameless bid for the active support of the trusts in the campaign—for the money and the votes they control. At the same time it is an insolent affront to the common sen«e of the people. What the present tariff needs is not aervision "by its friends” —it needs to be reformed by its enemies. In no other way can the business of the country be benefited or the burdens of the every day man be decreased. Should the next house of representatives be Democratic, the probable successor of Speaker Cannon is Champ Clark, of Missouri. He is regarded a brilliant orator. of scintillating wit and imperturbable good nature. He is a typical American. A hired boy on a farm, a grocer’s clerk, at fifteen teaching school, and at twenty-three president of a college, he turned his attention to law, was ad-

mitred to the bar, became editor of a newspaper, was prosecuting attorney for his county, a member of the state legislature and at the age of 45 entered congress, where he is new serving his seventh term. Though his .wit is scathing, his kindness of heart clears it of bitterness and he is probably one of the best liked by all parties of any man who ever sit in congress.—South Bend Times. The South Bend Tribune publishes the statement that James E. Watson "left congress” because of the low salary attached to the position. If this Is true, why didn’t he leave congress several years ago? The truth is, Jim Watson left congress because the slump in his vote from 7,000 majority in 1904 to a plurality of about 1,000 in 1906 was a mighty plain hint, for good and sufficient reasons, that he

was not wanted in congress any longer. And there are hundreds and even thousands of republicans in the Sixth district who are not afraid to (ell why he was not wanted in congress —lndianapolis Independent. Steve B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, has been nominated for joint state senator from the counties of Adams and Allen. There was no opposition to his nomination in either county, though several aspirants had c-r.tered the race before Mr. Fleming had declared himself a candidate. Their withdrawal was a high compliment to Mr. Fleming, and demonstrates what a strong hold he has on the people of that part of the state. His father, the late Wm. Fleming, was for many years a power in Indiana politics. He was elected state treasurer in 1378. and prior to that time held a number of important and lucrative county offices. The younger Fleming inherited much of his father's political sagacity and prestige.— South Bend Times. Thirteenth district Republican

managers are committing a blander ! in ignoring the rare opportunity I they have to placate the disappoint- ■ ed and sore friends of Charles W. ; Miller. It would be a graceful , thing to do and an honor deservedly ■ bestowed if the congressional nom- > I inatien were tendered to Mr. Mil-1 ■ let without inviting him to pitch in and fight for it if he wants to go to j congress. It seems to have been overlooked that Mr. Miller has just completed a canvass of some activity, i strenuousness and expense for the ■ nominaticn to another office. It is ' guile evident, however, that the I Thirteenth district Republicans are ■ not going to hand Mr. Miller a , wholly gratuitous testimonial of esteem.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Congress is just petering out, so say the dispatches. Well, If it is no more serious than petering the people many stand for it, but there is a deep •dark suspicion that a more sensational case could be made out against it. Cannon, Dalzell. Payne—-these three; but the greatest of these is Cannon. He is the will and the action of the popular branch of the congress of the United States. The country gets wbat he wants it to get and if that isn’t enough, what are you going to do about it?—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

Congress will adjourn May 16. There will be no tariff reform. Even the duty on wood pulp will remain as it is. All standpat editors will have to keep on paying standpat prices to the paper trust for their white paper. And it serves them right, too. but it is an injustice to all publishers who have been fighting the robbery. —Portland Sun. Seme of the more inquisitive have discovered that our strenuous president actually acknowledged the existence of a constitution. He had his attorney general worry his legal brain about the employers liability law, and that attorney general had the audacity to say that it was constitutional. Such usurpation of the powers of the president is not to be trifled with. TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Reported by the Decatur Abstract & Loan Company. Money to loan on farms on long time at 5 per cent interest. City loans made at 6 and 7 per cent. Building loans a specialty. Office rooms 3 and 4 Traction Building Decatur, Indiana. Lena Lankenau to Wm. F. Bleeker, St. Marys, Sec. 17, Jig,ooo. Bertha E. Spullcr to Gradie A. Light Sec. 36. Root, $630. Rebecca Williams to Naomi Ford, Bec. Hartford. SI,OOO. Christena R. Niblick to William A. Aspy, -sot 184, Decatur, $75. Magdalena Bremerkamp to Magdalena Deininger, lot 589. Decatur, SIOO. Magdalena Bremerkamp to Catharine Ehinger/lot 588, Decatur, sl. John A. Ehrman to Florian Siegel, Sec. 9, Union, $7,200. John Wiemann to Emanuel H. Habegger, Sec. 15, French, SI,BOO. Ida Boknecht to Dwight Wilder, Sec. 22, French, $2,000. David T. Wells to Robert P. Davis, Sec. 17, Blue Cireek, S7OO. Adams Syphers to Robert P. Davis, Sec. 17, Blue Creek. $1,300. James Kelley to Wm. L. Raudenbush. See. 29, Blue Creek, $2,800, John Mailer to Gideon Gerber, Sec. 4, French, sl6. John M. Kaehr to Gideon Gerber, Sec. 4. French. S2OO.

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IS OUT TO WIN Congressman Adair Announces His Candidacy for Re-Election Washington, April 21—Representative John A. M. Adair made public his intention to seek the nomination for congress tn the Eighth district u-. r this y«tr. and gave the reasons upon which he bases a hope that he can be re-elected. His interview refutes recent stories which have gained a wide circulation that he will not be a candidate :his year. I shall be a candidate,” he said, • and I am going into the fight to win. 1 have writt<! to Ellingham, district chairman, with reference to the time of holding the congressional convention. I believe congress will adjourn abovt..lhe middle of May, and a date about the first of June for the congressional convention would be satisfactory to me. Everything I hear from th* district with reference to my candidacy is encouraging. I believed two years ago when I entered the race I could be elected. I have the same faith now. When my name was mentioned for the nomination for governor I received letters from many Republicans over the district asking me not to consider the governorship nomination, but to run again for congress. When it became apparent that Mr. Cromer had captured the Republicon organization throughout the district and would either take the nomination himself or dictate the nomination letters came to me from hosts of Eighth district Republicans. They reminded me that they stood by me two years ago, and asked me not to desert them this year. I have heard of numerous Republicans who did not vote for me two years ago who are going to do so this year, and I have not heard of a single Republican who supported me then who is going back on me in this year’s election. I sincerely believe I will be elected. I have not been a partisan represesentative in Washington. I recognize the Republicans have had a great deal to do with sending me here, and I have tried to do what I thought best for the district regardless of politics. I never worked as hard in my life as I have since I came to Washington.

I have faith in the old soldiers. The soldiers and soldiers’ widows of my district are drawing SIOO,OOO more in pensions now than when I came here. While I do not claim credit for all this increase I have done my share, and I do assert that if it had not been for my frequent and persistent visits at the pension office and about the pension committees of congress the amount received in pensions by my constituents would be much smaller. As for the laboring men. I have stood for the measures they advocate and am content to rest my case in their hands.” HOW IS YOUR STOMACH? Easy Way to Strengthen It and Get Well. A good digestive system, one that acts so that you do not know that you have a stomach, is God’s birthright to every man —to every woman. If digestion Is weak, if food turns into gas, if you suffer after eating, if you are slepeless, nervous, and out of sorts —then the stomach is diseased and prompt action should be taken.

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PREBLE WEST Macadam Road Bonds Will Look Better to the Buyers A special session of the board of commissioners was held Tuesday morning- at wnicn time a franchise was granted the Indiana Pipe Line company for a right-of-way of the public , highway from Preble station west to ithe Wells county line. The pipe is | already distributed and the work of j laying it in the ground will begin i without delay. Tbe franchise covers j the township line road dividing Preble and Kirkland townships. The enlargement of the pumping station at Fieble and tire handling cf a greater amount of oil. made an additional line necessary, and when anything is necessary the Standard proceeds to comply with that necessity. Jeff Klopffenstein was in from Preble the other day and in relating the fact that Preble was growing greater every minute, said thrt his hotel was crowded to the garret and that he was the hardest worked man in the whole of Adams county. He said the life of a landlord in Preble was entirely too strenuous to suit his taste.

Che two recent decisions upholding the validity of the three mile extension macadam road law. has started tbe agitation of road building in this county. It Is thought that the two decisions will have a tendency to make the bonds look good to those who make a business of negotiating them. O— ' ' — Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a Powder. It makes walking easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails. Swollen and sweating feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Don’t accept any substitute. Sample FREE. Address. Allen S. Umsted, Leßoy. N.Y. , o DEATH WAS ON HIS HEELS. Jesse P. Morris, of Skippers, Va.. had a close call in the spring of 1906. He says: “An attack of pneumonia left me so weak and with such a fearful cough that my friends declared consumption hau me, and death was on my heels. Then I was persuaded totry Dr. King’s New Discovery. It helped me Immediately, and after taking two and a half bottles I was a well man again. I found out that New Discovery is the best remedy forcoughs and lung disease in all theworld.” Sold under guarantee at Page Blackbum drug store. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. o Mrs. C. P. Wiggins. Lexington, Ky., says: “I gave my fowls Bourbon Poultry Cure when they were sick and it certainly worked wonders." Sold by Holthouse Drug Co., Decatur, Ind. WANTED —A girl for general housework. Inquire of Robert Allison’s on Adams St.