Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1908 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT KVKBYTHUBSDAYMORISIKG by LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. n.OCPKK YEAR IX ADVANCK. Retired st the post-officeM Decatur. Indian* as seeoßd-daM mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. WANTS A REVISION UPWARD In 1897 the Republican party enacted the Dingley tariff law, which fixed the highest rates of custom house taxation the country ever experienced. While that law was in full force the panic of last October fell upon the country. And the organ of the tariff barons, the American Economist, now declares that still higher taxation is the remedy for the existing hard times. It says: Ask the manufacturers whose plants are idle. - f m Ask 2,000,000 wage earners now out of work. Ask the wholesale and retail merchants whose business has been cut in two in the middle. Ask the great transportation companies, whose cars and locomotives are rusting On sidetracks for lack of freight and passengers to carry. Ask any of these, ask all lines of trade and business, which are suffering from depression, whether upward revision of the tariff is not the right thing, the only thing under existing circumstances. This proves only two things: First, that the tariff barons want to get deeper into th e pockets of an already overtaxed people; and, second, that the country js now suffering severely from a panic and hard times which have come upon it sinc e the last "upward revision” and while that revision was in full force and effect. IT’S 4 AMUSING The most amusing spectacle thus far in this campaign is th e frantic performance of the Republican press in certain quarters in wrestling with the local option section in their platform. That declaration has placed them in an illogical position, and when they attempt to defend it they are denouncing the present remonstrance . law. The latter is confined to townships or city wards, and when they attempt to extol county local option they necessarily are criticising the Moore law. And when they criticise the Moore law they find that their stat e platform declares that no local option law must in any way impair the force and effect of the present remonstrance laws. The different lines of defense and argument so criss-cross one another as to make their whole performance ridiculous. If they are wise they will not press this matter very far. The more the question is exploited by them or considered by the public, the clearer it appears that the Democratic position in the state platform is th e more logical, reasonable, consistent and effective in accomplfshing results. The Democratic convention coming first enabled the platform committee to construct a declaration wholly consistent with the present laws, and in harmony with the natural growth and development of public sentiment. No law can be made effective if not sustained by public sentiment. This is a proposition, the truth of which is so well known and so frequently demonstrated, as to make it seem commonplace and a waste of words to reiterate it. But the important fact needs to be pressed home to every citizen that the Democratic position is based on this well known experience in human society and in government, and because of this position having first been taken by the Democrats, the Republicans in Indiana were driven to desperation. When they came to drafting their platform, it will be remembered they had no less than five different declarations before the platform committee for consideration. Each had its supporters. There wer e many who wanted no declaration whatever. Out of this motley mess grew the local option plank which, as the campaign progresses, shows more

and more clearly the inconsistent position in which it places the party when defending it and at the same time defending the present remonstrance laws. They are so diametrically opposed in conception and in _ operation as to afford a real comic • feature for this present campaign.— -! Franklin Democrat. _ BASE INGRATITUDE Mr. Bryan and other leading Demo- . crats and the Democratic newspapers I did all they could when the terrible . panic of last October came upon the i country, to restore confidence to . frightened depositors and to reassure . business men. If the Democrats had f acted like the Republican politicians r and newspapers acted in 1893, half of ; the banks in the country would have I been forced to close their doors and general ruin would have resulted. In ; spite of everything; however, hard | times followed the panic and are still with us. And Republican politicians and newspapers are trying to cover up the responsibility of their narty by pusilanimous abuse of Mr. Bryan. On this subject the Columbia City Post says: "One of the men who came to the rescue of the banks at that time (the time of the panic) was William J. ' Bryan, and the Republican newspapers which have again descended to the style of campaign they waged against him eight and twelve years ago have forgotten his good service in those trying days, and are speaking of him in a contemptuous manner. The fact is, Bryan, had he been a michief-maker and the bad man h e is accused of be- ! ing by the Republican press, could have thrown this country into a tremendous financial crash by simply advising the depositors to go to the banks and g°t their money, or force them to close their doors. For his manliness in that emergency he is now treated with base ingratitude by those whom he saved from disaster.” The democratic editors of Indiana are in session at Indianapolis today. Among the good things on the program are addresses by Thomas R. Marshall and John W. Kern. A. D. Moffett, of Elwood, formerly of Decatur, is president of the associaticn. Mr. Bryan shrewdly suspects from Judge Taft's brief that the candida-e does not entirely approve of the Chicago platform. Others that have had the time and the courage to read the Cincinnati pronunciamento have found the same suspicion creeping over them. —Indianapolis News. Tom Marshall sets a good example of campaigning w-ithout mudslinging. He realizes that a man should first be a gentleman before, he is a democrat or a republican. He cannot see how the strength of argument is increased by an infusion of falsehood or blackguardism. Indiana has seen much of the latter in previous campaigns and is to be congratulated on having a man for her highest office who understands the courtesies of debate and can’t be forced from gentlemanlymethods by misrepresentation or abuse.—lndianapolis Independent. We doubt whether Judge Taft can allow what he had to say in his 1 Cincinnati prolixity on the publicity question to stand as his final expres- ! sion. With the democrats insisting 1 on full publicity before election, does Judge Taft suppose that the country • will be satisfied with publicity after • election from the republicans, espect tally with such men acting as treas- ’ urer and assistant treasurer of the > committee and with til Wall street 5 urging contributions? The people . have a right to know who the men I are that are financing their politics. - —lndianapolis News. 1 — > Judge Vesey hag been drafted by !- the republican leaders of Fort Wayne e to make the race for joint senator for tie counties of Allen and Adams. The i- judge is a clever gentleman and all e that, and is also well fixed finacially, a which is always a requirement to s which republicans look when casting s about for candidates; but be is a ree publican and can hardly expect to do

anything more than carry his party r vote against a man like Steve Flern- > ing. The district, has a normal dem- • ocratic majority x>f about 5,000 and -! anybody can guess the outcome of the i contest. —Columbia City Post. Somehow or other Mr. Roosevelt has mighty pcor luck with his trustbusting. He has been at it (so the public js told) for nearly seven years and has busted four or five trusts — not one of which, however, went out of business. The question is would > Taft, who is supported by th e trusts, • do any better? ! A vituperous Democratic press in the Eighth district, unable to meet the Charges of Mr, Sulloway, are feebly coming to Adair's rescue with personal at-acks on the veteran NewHampshire congressman in a manner that will bring him to this districtfor a speech during the campaign.— Muncie Observer. The “vituperous Democratic press” would relish a few shots at close rang e at this vituperous Stilloway, who is aided and abetted by th e vituperous Cromer and his callous vituperous organ the Muncie Observer. The latter is such a piker, however, that we are fearful lest this is but one more instance of their failure to make good. An Eastern trust organ is quoted by the Indianapolis Star (Republican organ) as saying that “there is hardly a better chance for Bryan to win electoral college votes in any of the big middle west states than there is for him to carry Pennsylvania.” The trouble with these eastern trust organs is that they don’t know anything about the “big middle west states.” They think that all the brains are in the east —particularly in Wall street —and that the people of the west are mere ignoramuses. They will know more after the election. For eight years George W Cromer was a member of congress, a part of wh’ch time Congressman Sulloway l was chairman of the committee on invalid pensions, and neither of them made any attempt to pass a widov's pension bill. During Cogresima.n Adair's campaign two years ag> he promised the soldiers he would introduce a bill to increase the pensions of widows, and if possible secure jis passage. He kept his word and the widows are now drawing the increase. He introduced a bill as he agreed to do and forced the committee to report a committee bill which passed and became a law. Now it is both interesting and disgusting to see how they try to rob Adair of the credit. There had been a universal demand for such a law for twelve years, but nothing was done until Adair went to congress. Send him back for another term and he will force a bill out of the committee that will do justice to the private soldier. —Portland Sun. President Rosevelt directed his secretary, Mr. Loeb, to give out a statement of his views regarding the reversal of the $29,000,000 Standard Oil fine. And this is a part of the statement: “There is absolutely no question of the guilt of the defendants or of the exceptionally grave character of the offense. The president would regard it as a gross miscarriage of justice if through any technicalities of any kind the defendant escaped the punishment which would have unquestionably been meted out to any weaker defendant who had been guilty of such offense. The president will do everything in hig power to avert or prevent such miscarriage of justice.” Is this an "attack on the courts?” It would have been if a Democrat had made the statement —that Is, it would have been so declared by the Republican papers, and especially tbe trust organs. The newspapers that are supporting Taft are making much —or trying to : make much —out of an announcement ■ that English insurance gamblers, call- » ing themselves the Lloyds” are writ--1 ing “policies” in this country wherein • they undertake to make good any loss 1 caused by Bryan’s election. These 5 gamblers belong to the “sure-thing” ” class. They know, in the first place, > that no honest man will suffer any

f ' loss by reason of Bryan's election. - They know that no honest, self- • respecting American will buy one of I their “policies.” They know further » that their gambling contracts could not be enforced against them in this country, and that any man holding one t of them, who should go to England ■ with a claim for “damages" based on ? such a contract would be considered 5 both rascal and fool and would have ’ no standing whatever. The whole t thing is an impudently silly perform--1 ance for which, doubtless, a few fee- > ble-minded Republican politicians are I responsible. They figured that it ■ would have an “effect” on the camt palgn. And so it might, but not of t the kind they expected. i The government revenues for the month of July fell behind to the amount of 120,677.414. That does not look like prosperity was cutting ” a very large figure in this country at the present time; nor does it indicate ■ that the republican sysem of raising ■ public revenues was In the very best ‘ of working order. At that rate the ’ treasury will soon become bankrupt 1 and will have to be replenished by a bond issue. It reminds one of the good old republican days of 1892, when the treasury was similarly depleted. —Columbia City Post. At the beginning of the last session of congress Sulloway, chairman t . ' of the committee on invalid pensions, . decided that no bill to Increase the , pensions of eitner old soldiers or ■ their widows would be reported out . of his committee during the session, i but Congressman Adair kept on working until he had created such a sentiment for the enactment of a law- . to increase the pensions of widows that Sulloway was compelled to sur- . render, and fifty-seven days after . I Adair had introduced his widows’ pension bill Sulloway copied practically all of the Adair bill and Introduced jt in his own name. This, ’ however, made no difference with Adair and h e worked and voted for the bill just as earnestly as he would have worked had the bill been the original introduced by himself. Adair forced th e bill out of the committee and Sulloway tried to steal the credit, but he can’t fool the soldiers by writing to "Uncle” Nate for polldeal purposes. —Portland Sun. S. W. Hale was appointed adminis- , trator for the John Anderson estate and gave bond for SB,OOO. A transcript entitled the Holthouse Drug Co. vs. M. J. Butler was filed at the clerk’s office. Squire Stone gave the plaintiff judgment for $17.55 and the costs. Mrs. Clara Anderson has been appointed guardian for Catherine and Joseph S. Anderson, minor heirs of ■ John A, Anderson, the Geneva drug- , gist, who died last week. Th e probably amount of properry for these minors is $1,200 in real estate and $2,000 in personal property. The bond is for $6,000 and is signed by S. W. • Hale and D. E. Smith. Otto Henneford has been arrested on a grand jury indictment returned last November, charging him with keeping a gaming house He furnished ! bond in the sum of S2OO. Henneford - left here shortly after his indictment , and returned a few days ago for a ’ visit, his arrest following. ! Samuel Simison et al has deeded to r Ben Allen et al two lots containing . 18-100 acres just outside of Beme for . SBOO and SIOO respectively. The former was conveyed by warranty deed and the latter by a quit claim. 1 o — The boys of t.h e Holy Grail have t completed all their arrangements for their outing at Winona Lake. The , outing will take place about the eighteenth of August and th e boys 1 are counting on having a fine time. I The ice cream social which they were . to have given has been postponed, t During their stay at Winona the boys will arrange for a national political convention which will be very interesting. ’ o > Mrs. John Anderson returned to t her borne at Geneva this afternoon _ after transacting business here with D. E. Smith.

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SUFFERED DEFEAT H r ' i Local Ball Club Lest Well Played Ball Game to ’’ i! Bluffton Umpire ■ — 11 e IS ARBAUGH’S PEER b ' — Locals Rallied in the Ninth But Victory Had Been Cinched ti The local ball chi*’ suffered defeat at the hands of a Bluffton umpire Tuesday in a well played game in ■ ! which Pennington’s team ou-played s the opposing club in every stage of j | the contelt. With “Hank’’ Knapp on I the firing line, the locals would have held the Bluffton natives well under control had not an inmate of a ma- ’ chine shop in our neighboring town dished out an assortment of decisions . that would make “Mack” Arbaugh turn his head in shame, and that is admitting a great deal. In the first inning Decatur, by clean hitting, secured a score. In the fourth the fatal ■ inning, the one in which the man who held the indicator took occasion to demonstrate to the Decatur boys that even “Mack” Arbaugh, has a peer in Indiana, the Bluffton infants secured three runs by timely decisions and interferences with Decatur players who were waiting to catch batted flies. In the fourth Bluffton obtained two ■ more by fast two legged runs by the ■ renowned Scotts and the aid of the machinist. Decatur secured on e run in the fifth and in the ninth inning by penetrating the shield thrown about the Bluffton leaguers by their ever conspicuously rotten umpire, the locals pushed three men across the rubber, but it had been arranged for the opponents to cinch the victory in the early part of the gam e and the Decatur boys returned with the small end of a seven to five score. The same clubs will play here next Sunday and we ar e informed by Captain Pennington that if his club tvins they will do so on their merits and not by the aid of a tenth uniformed man. — — The Woman’s Home Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Spangler Thursday afternoon August 6 at 6 p. m. The subject for the afternoon is “Frontiers Supply Work.” Mrs. Spangler will be assisted by Mrs. Scott in receiving the ladies. Let as many members and their friends as possible attend and help to make this an interesting meeting. The Epworth League members of the Mount Pleasant church will have a social at the home of Mr. HarryButler, one half mile west of the church, on next Saturday evening, August Bth. There will be recitation on the program and gcod music will be furnished by the King orchestra throughout the evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Ladies’ Missionary Society of • the Evangelical church will hold a ■ meeting Thursday afternoon at the I s church at 2 p. m. The members are I requested to be present. I All the members of the Modern Woodmen will have a meeting at the lodge rooms tonight and special busi--1 ness will be transacted. The members I are earnestly requested to b e present, i 1 About forty-five members of the I leaguers of the M. E. church gathered t ar the home of the Misses Irene and i Vera Myers south of th e city. Tuesdayevening, and an enjoyable time was had. Games were played throughout > the evening on the large lawn, and 5 many other amusements were enjoyed r by the guests. The crowd first met - at the home of Miss Florence Myers 1 and proceeded from there to the scene of th e country frolic. At a late hour the guests returned to the city voting ; Misses Irene and Vera clever hosr tesses. Refreshments wer e served a during the evening and the young ? people were favored by several piano s solos which were given by different . members of the league. a o Mrs. O. C. Gallant went to Geneva a this afternoon for a visit with rela- ) tives and friends.

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GOVERNOR CUMMINS CANDIDATE He Wants to be Senator and Has a Good Chance. Lake Forest. 111., August 5. —Governor A. B. Cummins of lowa announced himself a candidate to succeed the late William B. Allison in the United States senate. The governor paid a glowing tribute to his late political adversary's services to lowa and the country at large, then frankly declared his ambition to be elected to the senate by th e legislature of his state. He also announced: “Some one will be appointed at once to occupy Senator Allison’s seat for the remaining months of his unexpired term. I shall certainly make an effort to succeed Senator Allison,” said Governor Cummins. He refused, however, to say whether he will make an effort to obtain the senatorship during the unexpired portion of Senator Allison's term, which ends March 3, 1909. He declared that there is plenty of senatorial timber in lowa, but declined to discuss possible candidates for the appointment. o TO THE PUBLIC. We Know the Guarantee on Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets is Genuine. Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets, the quickacting cure for indigestion, is guarar. teed— To step flatulence. To cure stomach troubles. To build up the system. To make digestion strong. To cure the worst case of stomach troubles —or money back. What Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets did for Mrs. Brewer, of Whiteland, Ind., they will do for you. Read what she writes: “I was a chronic sufferer with stomach trouble for years and the best doctors could give me no lasting relief. After using Mi-o-na I can now eat anything and feel cured.” Holthouse Drug Co, sell Mi-o-na under an absolute guarantee to refund the money unless it cures. Try a 50 cent box. o WARNING. If you have kidney and bladder trouble and do not ttse roiey's Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself to blame for results, as it positively cures all forms of kidney and bladder Sold by HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. — 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, Alien S. Ilmsted. Leßoy, N.Y, o FOR SORE FEET. “I have found Bucklen's Arnica Salve to be the proper thing to use for sore feet, as well as for healing burns, sores, cuts, and all manner of abrasions,’’ writes Mr. M Stone, of East Poland, Maine. It is the proper thing too for piles. Try it! Sold under guarantee at all dealers. ,25C. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold under a positive guarantee to cure con stipation, sick headache, stomach trouble, or any form of indigestion. If it fails, the manufacturers refund your money. What more can any one do. Sold by HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. MONEY TO LOAN—I have plenty of money to loan on farms. No commission charged. Dore B. Erwin, attorney at law. * ufri