Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1908 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■vsrythumdatmobnisg by LEW G- ELLiNGHAM, Publisher. W.WPSE YEAR IN ADVANCE. Ea««r«4 »t the poctoMr* at Itec&tur. Indiana aa mm»b d-cIM« mall b alter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. THEY GIVE IT UP . .The special elections held in various Indiana legislative districts on Thursday certainly emphasize the truth of what The Star has so often said about the result of the November election, so far as the state ticket and the legislature are concerned, being in doubt. All of the elements tending toward Democratic gains were out in full force in the contests which brought the Republican plurality in Delaware county down from 2,334 to 272, and in One senatorial district suplanted a Republican by a Democrat. If these two elections are trustworthy indexes of the state at large Indiana will elect Marshall ss its governor and a Democratic legi=ature to choose the successor to Senator Hemenway. It is unnecessary to do more than briefly enumerate the causes of this Republican disaffection, as we have frequent y presented them. There is intense dissatisfaction with the rule of the socalled Fairbanks machine — a feeling especially strong tn the Eighth congressional district, including Delaware county, as Mr. Cromer’s recent vicissitudes and the election of a Democratic congressman abundantly testify. The elevation of the liquor question to pre-emlnenee if not to the exclusion of everything else in the campaign has driven from the Republican party the so-called liberal element, which has hitherto helped it to many a victory,and the accession of temperance Democrats in equal numbers is so far problematical. The Democratic hope of Bryan's election and the popularity of the Democratic candidate for governor seem to have imbued the party with unusual courage and cohesiveness, so that the discipline at the disposal of leaders like Taggart and Lamb is evidently of remarkable force and effect. It is an impressive sight to see wellknown temperance Democrats in the legislature openly organizing the minority against county option and in favor of the brewery dictated Democratic program. No estimate of the situation would be truthful or complete that does not take account of the personality of Governor Hanly which, on the one hand, has ben advantageous to his party in arousing to enthusiasm men and women already converted to the anti-saloon cause, but which, on the other hand, has angered and alienated many Republicans who resent any one man's arrogating to himself all the wisdom of the party and all the moral virtues of the entire population. If county option fails, and if the Democrats should win in November, we believe the chief contributory cause will prove to have been the resentment engendered by Governor Hanly’s dictatorial habit and arrogant, demeanor, and the blame for Republican defeat, should it come will lie on him. Os course the fight is net yet over. The campaign of education on the brewery saloon issue has not yet reached its climax. It is easily conceivable that numbers who voted on Thursday to rebuke Mr. Hanly and other numbers, as in Delaware county, who did not go to the polls at ail. win vote the Republican ticket in November. It is noteworthy that the rural districts of Delaware county returned a larger Republican plurality than usual on the county option issue, but that in Muncie itself the antisaloon districts did not poll anything near their normal vote, while in the “wide open” districts the vote was very heavy. When these Republicans' come to the November polls, attracted by the presidential issue, they may vote the Republican state, legislative and local as well as the national tickets. On the ether hand, the vote in the rural senatorial district of Newton, Jasper, White and Starke counties certainly contradicts all that we have been lead to believe

of the strength of county option and Governor Hanly in the state at large. —lndianapolis Star (Rep.). FORAKER " IS NOT ALONE The panic wrought by Mr. Hearst's * revelations concerning the relations between the Standard Oil company L and Senator Foraxer is, when considered from one point of view, rather amusing tnan otherwise. Those familiar with our recent political histcry cannot be made to believe that the Ohio senator is a sinner above the other Galileeans. For instance, ’ there is Senator Aldrich, the hose of r the senate, the most influential Republican in the United States, with the possible exception of the president, the man who is. under the comk mission of the Republican party, enI gaged in the work of fixing up our i 1 currency for us. He, as every one, knows, tag the closest relations to! the Standard Oil company, being cot- i nected with it by marriage as well as in other ways. Nothing is said about him. Yet his relations are quite as close to the campaign as Foraker's were. He has sometimes been spok ieii cf as the manager of the Unit 'd States. Why howl about Foraker and be silent about Aldrich? i Another interesting personalty is i that of Edward H. Harriman. late- ’, man is in closest business alliance I with the Standard Oil company. Yet i ifour years ago he was invited to 'he i ; white house by its present occupant, i The president wrote to him -ay.ng i ‘‘we are both practical men,'- and said that after the election he would be glad to consult Harr”ns<v abcut k • his ntssage. The presiJrit a'vo askII icd Harriman in the dos ng days of 1 I th- campaign tr raise uiji'y ■<. b'i used New York, and li-Vriwan did I raise contribute .a ««<i3rte- of a| I ■ I million dollars to heln out in New i , i York. It was Harriman's attorney, Cromwell, who dictated the appointk ment of Sheldon, himself a trust man, i to be treasurer of the Republican na tional committee. In view cf these k : (facts we think that the ex’i’euient over the revelations concerning Fora ker is somewhat forced. As long ns the Republican party controls tariff and financial legislation through Aldrich, as long ag it chooses the treasurer of its national committee on the recommendation of Cromwell, the mere throwing over of Foraker will not be likely to placate the people who think that the Standard Oil com- ! pany has too much power in politics even in these days of reform and the , “square deal.” —Indianapolis News. THE i SITUATION The election is six weeks from • Tuesday and the political writers in I summing up the situation say much * to encourage the cause of Democ- • racy. The staff writers for the CinI cinnati Enquirer, Indianapolis News. 1 Chicago-Record Herald. Louisville ■ Courier-Journal, New York World and many other great newspapers note I with surprise the gains being made : by the peerless leader of Democracy. - They also graphically describe the . harmony prevailing among the Demo- . crats in every section of the country. The Demccrats of the east are vicing with those of the west in their devotion to party. On the other hand t internal dissension and factional strife - is raging in bitter warfare in the i Republican organiaations in nearly I every state. When the Republican - organization was formed it was . thought that perhaps an interesting fight would be seen in four cr five s states, but now that number has - grown to fourteen or fifteen and in- ’ eludes New York, New Jersey, Rhode , Island, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, - Illinois, Kansas. Nebraska, lowa, ? South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, b Montana, Oregon, W T ashington, Colos rado and California. They are now s compelled to fight in every one of > the above mentioned states, and it y has so divided and disarranged their r oiganization plans, that chaos now i- reigns at Republican headquiarterNl I, To add to the consternation the Demi- ocrats have all their organization 1 plans well under way aid in every s state are making a gallant fight sor 1 b a victory that is bound to crown

their efforts and unanimity of action with success. Thus is the condition at this time, six weeks before election. Everywhere Is the Issues ss promulgated by the Democracy gaining in sentiment, the tide is setting in and Democratic success never seemed so bright. A COMPARISON —CONTINUED i Recently we published a table of the disbursements in the governor’s office in 1907 as compared with the expenditures in that office during 1893. It showed a wonderful result, namely, that the money necessary to bring comfort to Governor Hanly was over $46,000 more than the cash necessary for Governor Mathews, a democratic governor. But as surprising as those figures and even more so is shown by a similar comparison in the state auditor’s office, officially given out as . fellows: ! STATE AUDITORS OFFICE Republican—-707. Auditor of State, salary $ 7.500 Deputy Auditor 2 500 • Settlement clerk 2,25 B. and L. clerk 2,000 Stenographer 920 Bank examiner 2.500 Bank examiner 2,500 Bank examiner 2,500 Bank examiner 2.500 Land clerk 1,800 i Additional stenographer 720 j Clerk bank department ..... 2.500 j Auditing clerk 2,500 ( Insurance deputy 3,000 * Insurance actuary 4.000 Special examiner 2,500 Securites clerk 2.500 Extra clerk insurance dept.... 1,000 Stenographer insurance dept... 720 Office expense 1.500 Contingent expense 1,500 Total $51,360 Special $ 600 Special 500 Special 3,500 Special 1.550 ! Special 1,000 Special 1,250 Special 1.250 Special 360 Special 1,250 Special 1,250 Special 750 —513,260 Grand total $64,620 Democratic —1892. Auditor's salary $ 4.000 Deputy Auditor ... • 2.800 Stenographer 600 Land clerk . 1,200 Insurance clerk 1.200 Office expense 1.000 Total SIO,BOO Special $ 1,250 Special 750-$ 2,000 Grand total $12,800 THOSE STATE EXPENDITURES Going on down the line of state officers we find that in every one the money expended last year at the state house was several times that of 1892 under a democratic administration. To support this statement we call attention to the following: TREASURER OF STATE’S OFFICE REPUBLICAN—I9O7. Treasurer’s salary $ 7,500 Deputy’s salary 2,500 Clerk's salary 1,500 Stenographer’s salary 720 Office expense 300 Special , 360 Total $12,880 DEMOCRATIC—IB92. Treasurer's salary ..$ 3,000 Deputy’s salary 1,500 V» atchinan’s salary 720 Office expenses 300 Total $ 5,520 ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE REPUBLICAN—I9O7. Attorney General, salray ....$7,500 Assistant Attorney General.... 2.400 Deputy 2,400 Second deputy 2,400 Assistant deputy 1.800 Stenographer and clerk 900 Additional steno. and clerk.. 900 Offi jee expense 750 Escheated est 1,000 Total $20,050 Special (for extra c0un5e1)....520,000 Traveling expenses for Attorney General and all deputies (Amount unlimited) DEMOCRATIC-1892. Attorney General’s Salary $ 2,500 Deputy's salary 1,500

1 Stenographer 300 1 Office expense • • 500 1 Total 3 4,800 ~~ : FURTHER COMPARISON We have noted the difference in the expenditures at the governor s office and the state auditor's office, during ' the democratic and republican admin-1 i istrations, and along the same lines beg to offer still another chapter the secretary cf state's office, which 1c told in the following figures: SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE Republican —1907. i Secretary of Slate, salary..... .$6,500 I Deputy, salary 2,400 (Clerk, salary 1,500 Recording clerk, salary 1,000 ; Stenographer 720 I Stenographer and clerk 720 'Office expense 600 I Distribution court reports .... 250 Distribution public dccuments 250 Expense motor vehicle dept.. 200 Expense foreign corp. dept.— 500 Additional clerk 750 ———— < Total $15,390 > Democratic—lß92. Secretary's salary $ 3,500 ■ Deputy's salary 1,500 Clerk's salary 800 Messenger 300 Office expense 850 (Distribution court reports.... 1,250 Distribution public documents. 250 Total 3 8,250 GAINS IN MAINE Only a few figures about elections in Maine are necessary to show how strongly the tide is running this year in saver of the Democratic party. Taking the result of elections for governor within the last twenty years, we have these figures: 1890 —Republican plurality. .18.883. 1894 —Republican plurality. .38.978. 1898 —Republican plurality. .24,769. 1902 —Republican plurality. .27,490. 1904 —Republican plurality. .25,800. 1908—Republican plurality.. 6,000. The small plurality of 6,000 this year, after an exciting contest, that brought out a heavy vote, shows how the political wind is blowing. The Republican national committee attempts to break the force of the Democratic gains by saying that only state issues were involved. But as the Republicans carried the state for congressmen by less than 6,000 on the total vote, it must be clear that national Issues were equally as powerful as state issues in bringing about the result. E. H. Harriman, J. P. Morgan, Senator Aldrich and Senator Dupont are among the right hand men and confidential advisers of the "president in his great onslaugh upon the wicked trusts. It will be hard for this combination to unload all their stink upon the head of the once trusted Ohio senator. I -— — The president ha s joined Hearst in denunciation of Foraker and what the senior Ohio senator stands for—Standard Oil. While doing this he is hold- . ing tight to Senator Aldrich, the greatest of all Standard Oil representai tives in public life. The president i knows where most of his milk comes > from, all right. i — Perhaps the greatest contribution ( to the campaign is that furnished by Richard Olney, a member of the Clove land cabinet. In a letter to the New ( York World he tells why Bryan and , not Taft should succeed to the pres- , idency. The reasons subscribed contain both truth and logic and will , have great weight in the east. Since Rev. W. E. McCarty (for fifty | years a preacher and equally as long , a grafter) has admitted that he is on “Uncle” Nate’s pay roll, the senator ( fully realizes that his days of useful- ( ness as a letter writer are over and ( on Thursday the senator had another ( renegrade preacher cornered and an- ( other letter may reasonably be ex- ( pected.—Portland Sun. ( Mr Taft says that it is wrong to ( guarantee bank deposits by law because to do so will lead to bad banking and dishonesty. But he has, after , much painful reflection come to the conclusion that it is proper for banks I/O voluntarily guarantee deposits, it I is queer reasoning. Mr. Taft appears

to be as badly muddled on this question as he is on all of the other issues. Now that Bryan has been the guest ’of David B. Hill and of Alton B. ParI ker and that Richard Olney has given jhis candidacy a formal endorsement, lit may be assumed that the chasm into which the Democrats have peered , I with awe for twelve years has been 'closed, that harmony has been at last I established, and that everything is new lovely in the camp.-South Bend Times. The statement that the temperance voters remained away from the pells in Delaware county is hardly borne out by the figures. Two years ago the total vote for representative was 9.986. This time the total vote is 9,768, or 216 votes less than were cast two years ago, when the Republcan majority was 2,334. What the stay-at-home vote might have done is problematical, with the chances about even. —Columbia City Post Congressman Adair Is now speaking to his own friends and neighbers ii , (Jay county, and at each and every 'meeting he is being enthusiastically received, and the crowds outnumber , those of any former campaign. Notwithstanding the mean and contempt-, ible back door methods that char-, acterize the campaign of “Unce Nate” popular sentiment is clearly and unmistakably with Mr. Adair, and Jay county will furnish its share of the votes that will again elect him as a * representative from the eighth congressional district. The financial letter from Wall street to the Record-Herald said among other things yesterday: Not leng ago it was impossible to find men willing to bet on Bryan's success even though odds as high as 5 to 1 were offered against the Democratic candidate, while today offers cf 1 against 3% on Bryan's chances are made by Taft supporters, with requests of odds of 1 to 3. While election betting edds are not at all reliable as a forecast of the voting result, they certainly carry much weight in their effect upon Sentiment in Wall street. Now comes a most deplorable coincident in the life of the well known minister, Rev, W. E. MqCarty, of Portland, known and at one time admired by hundreds of Adams county people. The fact that his bride of but a few fleeting months has filed a divorce complaint wherein sensational charges questioning the repute cf the aged minister, are inserted, will ir all probably, greatly incapacitate him as a spellbinder in behalf of Uncle Nate and in connection thereto, annul the effect, if there has been any, to the letters he has written in behalf of t&e candidate. The Delaware county republican majority was reduced from 3,500 to 272 at yesterday's election, and if this is any dope on the November balloting, Mr. Marshall should win by a handsome majority. While the option question played an important part in yesterday’s voting, it must be remembered also that in Muncie there are more than 5,000 workmen whose full dinner pails have been empty now for nearly a year—and while figuring this dope will some one kindly explain why the democrats made such gains in every district in which there was a contest, in cities, towns and country ? Can it be the handwriting? As another evidence that the Muncie Star is owned body and soul by the subsidized crowd and is absolutely unfair in its political policies, came to light Monday morning. Scon after Nathan Hawkins Baker of this city was nominated for congress on the independence league ticket there was sent to the Star, through the regular channels, a photograph of Mr. Baker, together with a sketch of his 1 life. Neither were used and Monday morning a postal card was received by the sender, saying that the Baker cut and reading matter could l not be used in the Star "under 0 . I derg.of the managing editor.” The Hawkins paid advertisements, however, still appear from time to time in the Star.—Portland Sun.

Herman Ridder of New York |« tn , editor of the Staats Zeitung the gre at German daily of the east. Mr. - did not support Mr. Bryan in his oth er campaigns, but he is entbusiasticalk for him this year. In an interview the other day Mr. Ridder said: “From careful observation I am now convinced that the Democratic nnt n a ticket will he elected this fail j (X)!J Mr. Bryan so. This opinion is not based on wild hopes, neither does desire sway me in forming it, but it j s tfce result of a careful canvass made by myself and many friends since the Denver convention adjourned. There will be many surprises when the result of the vote is known. I have found in every section of the country bitter resentment against Republicans among members of their own party, because cf the attitude of leaders on the tariff question.” The National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City was the largest bank in the Missouri Valley. It was so large and so prosperous that it excited the jealousy of all its rivals. It had about $25,000,000 of deposits when the Republican "flurry” came in the fail of 1907. The Standard Oil company jealous of its growth, started false reports, and caused depositors to withdraw their money. On the second of December, when the government report was called for, it was shown that these false reports had caused a reduction of $16,000,000 in deposits. The bank officials did not dare to reopen on the following Monday for fear of a run and the sacrifice of securites at half value. So they "liquidated” and the stockholders and officers lost largely. Had the bank been guaranteed, the tongue of slander would have been harmless. No withdrawals would have been caused by false reports. The premium of one 20th of one per cent fcr guaranty of deposits would have been cheap to the bank's stockholders. Walter Wellman says concerning Hughes nomination for governor of New York: It may easily be imagined that the leaders who fotight Hughes almost to the last ditch and yielded only because the country, the state, the president and the candidate for president were against them, are anything but happy in their surrender. In the convention hall today they sat silent and sullen. They could be forced to vote for Hughes, the man who has snubbed and ostracized them, but they could not be compelled t:. cheer for him. Leader after leader • voted his delegation for Hughes in a voice which sounded more like a groan than an approval. Rarely, If ever, in the history of American politics have the active men of a party found it necessary to swallow as bitter a dose as the New York Republicans gulped down today. Rarely, if ever, has a party carried a fairly close state when its active workers were as sore and disheartened as are the organization men hee at the close of this well-nigh unprecedented contest. As it now appears. William K. Taft republican candidate for the presidency, is trying to evade a meeting with Bryan in Chicago, the same having been scheduled for October seventh, when the rival candidates were to be guests of honor at a banquet to be given by a club in Chicago for those attending the deep waterways convention. The two men were to deliver speeches on that occasion As a result of a change in the itinerary Taft will be in Chicago in the morning of October seventh and out at one o’clock. No surprise has been caused as a consequence of this change, but only more clearly demonstrates tne authenticity of the report that in a joint debate, which, in all probability would be demanded, the Ohioan would fall before the mighty and unfaltering argument of Mr. Bryan as helpless a= a child. How could he meet ’he guarantee deposit argument? What would he say in regard to the publicity plank of the Democrat platform? Would he commit himself on the high protective tariff proposition with the i mighty Bryan as an auditor? It ’ s , scarcely probable that he would, and wise boys of the party, aware of ,lie calamity that would positively he I created, have seen to it that no sue meeting takes place.