Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1908 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVEBYTHUBBDAYMOBRIKG EY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. B OOPBR YRAR IN ADVANCK. Kot wed »t the poiV-tW.-eet Decatur.lndieas ss seooad-cieee mail matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS STUMP CAMPAIGN Today we have another stump letter from President Roosevelt, a letter in which he attempts to terrify the workingmen of this country into voting for his candidate. The only effect of the letter ought to be to make ail American citizens see the danger involved in allowing the president of the United States to nominate and elect his successor. No president certainly since Andrew Jackson, has made such strenuous efforts to perpetuate himself in power through a man of his own choice. Indeed, the whole executive department of the government has been enlisted in support of Mr. Taft. The president has been writing letters all summer. The campaign has been made a matter for the consideration tof ,the cabinet. At this very moment the national headquarters —the actual headquarters, we mean —are in the president’s office at Washington. Officeholders have taken a part in conventions, and in politics generally, such as they have not taken for many years. This week will see every member of the cabinet on the stump for Taft. And now we have this letter in which Mr. Roosevelt attempts to scare the people ont of their right to cast a freeman’s vote. We ask the sober, thoughtful people of this land to ponder these words: If Mr. Bryan were elected I have little doubt that the ensuing industrial chaos, necessitating great reduction of wages and widespread non-empioy-men, would be beyond the reach cf such action as that which averted tne threatened disaster last spring. » • * If Taft is not elected, a period of industrial chaos and business bad times will ensue, in which the workingmen will suffer far more than any other class. They are the people who, more than any other, will pay the penalty. These words are worthy of Mulhall, the employe of Van Cleave's National Association of Manufacturers, and the representative of the Republican congressional committee. They are unworthy of a president of the United States. Against them we set these words taken from a study of business ’ conditions ynade by the Cincinnati Enquirer: The stock market has been running quite strong on prices all the week and acts just like it would drop a few points after election day. No matter which party wins there will be inaugurated no sudden great boom. The business affairs throughout the agricultural districts are in very good shape, and promise to continue so. That will influence trade generally for better conditions, and it will grow better, but very slowly better, in some lines of industry. We ask, also, that those whom the president, is trying to scare, consider this analysis of the business situation: A mercantile banker of prominence and in close touch with merchants and manufacturers in a great variety of businesses was asked as to the meaning of this better general buying movement. He said: "It means simply that better things in a business way after the election is over are anticipated. Many merchants and manufacturers who have participated in it would tell you that they have come to a conclusion that the elecion of Mr. Taft is a certainty and that this conclusion had given them a confident belief that business will show decided improvement after election. But my personal opinion is that in a great many instances, possibly a majority of instances, the greater confidence reflected in this wave of buying is based on a conviction that business must improve after election through the workings of the law of supply and demand without reference to the identity of the successful candidate. The success of Mr. Taft may be desired by a majority of the business men of the country, but this does not mean that there will be a setback in case of his defeat, for the reason that the life of trade is now at a very low ebb.” There is in all this no hint of "industrial chaos” to which Mr. Roseveit makes two references. On the contrary, it is insisted that business must revive, no matter who is elected, for the reason that it has become so bad under Roosevelt's administration that

any change must be for the better. And that is the truth. Mr. Bryan put the case very clearly when he said that you could not scare a man who was sleeping on the floor by telling him that he was going to fail out of bed. This talk about industrial chaos” is simply outrageous, indicating a willingness to have it result from the election of a man whose candidacy the president does not approve. If anything could bring it about it would be just such unpatriotic utterances as that of which the president of the United States is guilty. He has deliberately chosen to align himself with the coercers. Not only that,

but he goes far beyond any of them. —lndianapolis News, Rep. IT'S A CHRISTIAN DUTY "Uncle Joe” Cannon s eimination frem the public service is demanded in an open letter from Edwin M. Randall, general secretary of the Epworth League,which will appear in the Epworth Herald Saturday. "A man whose Conduct has made his removal from public life particularly desirable is Speaker Canned, familiarly known as Uncle Joe,” declares Mr. Randall. "His position as speaker of the national house of representatives gives him power second only to that of the president of the United States. He is, therefore, a national figure, and the warfare on his account against the election of congressmen who support him is second only in importance to his defeat in his own district. He has well earned his distinction as the greatest obstacle in public life to the advancement of either the material or the moral welfare of the American people. There is no consistent course before an appreciative ,and self-respecting public except to promptly eliminate him and his kind from the public service. He has particular-

ly invited this from us by his insolent effrontery to the representatives of the general conference of our church. Our Ephworthians within his district can perform no greater immediate public service than in assuring his defeat.” It is certainly becoming clear and apparent to every Christian voter, that there is but little left him to do at this election but to vote 'er straight for Bryan, Marshall and Adair. The two national figures are not in the same class when it comes to pinning their faith in the divinity of Jesus) Christ Marshall is a total abstainer has no membership with any fashionable club where drinks are served every day and night and Sunday, too. Should “Uncle Nate” be elected to congress he will cast his vote for Joe Cannon, whom the Epworth Herald says “is the greatest obstacle in public life to the advancement of either the material er the moral welfare of the American people.” Congressman Adair will not vote for Mr. Cannon and of course should receive the support of those who believe that "Cannonism. standpatism and rank immorality’’ has served its day at the head of our national congress. PLAYED A DIRTY GAME Not for many years has there been so much of real dirty, mean politics engaged in in Portland and Jay county as there has been this fall. The fight that is being waged against Mr. Artair, the democratic candid ata for congress in this district, by his opponent is mean, vile and can truthfully be said, senseless. Senseless, be cause it is so absurd and untruthful that it really enlists the pity of the people fcr those making the effort to injure Mr. Adair. One would think that with the advantages that Mr. Hawkins has had by rubbing uo against politicians in the past that he would gain some knowledge by absorption if not otherwise cf how to conduct a campaign. But experience has taught him nothing if we are to judge him by his efforts to gain the votes of the people. From the very start he has been driving votes from him. The great card he played that was

to put Mr. Adair on the political shelf so dead that he would never be heard from again, proved a boomerang. It was the investigation of Mr. Adair’s record as county clerk. He made a great bluster; was going to have suits brought against Mr. Adair, but the only thing he did in the matter was to drive votes from him and to Mr. Adair. He was warned by his own party leaders not to touch upon this matter, but turned their advice down. His conduct in the campaign would lead one to believe that his whole aim is to crush his opponent by vilification instead of going before the people ii a sane manner to win their votes. The agencies he has made use of, especially for the past two weeks, have been of a very low order, and are a discredit to any good man. In fact no man having any regard for conscientious scruples will resort to such a practice. Personally we have as great regard for Mr. Hawkins as we have for Mr. Adair. If there is any difference it is in Hawkins’ favor, but right is right in politics, as well as in anything eise, and we must say that the war nude against Mr. Adair is malicious ai d false, and should do just what it is doing, win him votes on the 3rd cf November. He has served one term; has made a record in congress which any new member may well be proud of Did more for the people of his district than has been done for years, and his second term will enable him by the experience be already has. to do much more. —Portland Saturday Advertiser. INDEPENDENCE OF THE RIGHT SORT "Tom Marshall for Me.” It is good to see one so independently independent in politics. Some of Mr. Marshall’s friends conceived the idea cf securing and paying for a special train for his use during this week of the campaign. It was done without his knowledge, and when he heard of it. he penned the following pertinent letter to State Chairman Jackson: Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 23, 1908. My Dear Jackson —I noted by the papers that Mr. Hering is going to pay for a train for me. This I cannot consent to. I am paying my own expenses for this campaign. The idea I got of the train, if it was arranged for, was a general speakers’ train, arranged for by your committee. I have however, nearly made my fight, and I cannot afford to go over it again. No private trains for me at private ex pense, much as I appreciate Mr. Hering’s kindness. Hastily, THOS. R. MARSHALL. That sounds like genuine indepenndence. Mr. Marshall does not propose tj obligate himself to a single soul. Democrat, Republican, Prohibitionist, anti-saloon league or brewery, and when the responsibility of chief executive is placed upon him. he will be responsible to no one but Tom R. Marshall. The state of Indana needs more Tom Marshalls. They need them in all departments of the state government and they need them as political generals. THE PANAMA STEAL On the theory that it was to be pa'd to common people of France who had put their small savings in the stock of the French Panama Canal Compa ny, there was taken from ths United States treasury and put in ’he bank of J. Pierpont Mcrgan the great sum of forty million dollars. It is now declared that only three and one-half millions went to France, the balance geing into the pockets of American speculators who had the favor of tne Roosevelt administration. The account stands: Paid out cf the U. S. treas ury , 140,000,000 ' Paid to the French stockholders 3,500,000 To be accounted for $36,500,000 The men whose names have been used in connection with this transaction are J. Pierpont Morgan, William Nelson Cromwell, Charles P. .Taft, (brother of W. H. Taft), Douglas Rr bin son (brother-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt), George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National committee. Who got the money?

('SHALL 1 THE PEOPLE RULE t Washington, D. C., Oct. 22. 1908. , Editor The Democrat, Decatur. Ind.: > The political campaign is becoming ■ hot when the Executive Mansion is ’ converted into headquarters for campaign purposes, and the president cf . the United States becomes a strenuous worker to perpetuate through I a “proxy” "my policies,” entering into i the campaign as vigorously as a reg ular ward politician does. With all ( the efforts to announce the battle won. the great masses of people refuse to believe the reports. They have, in days gone by. been misled in supposing that the people have anything to do with selecting a president. Tba’ important work. God bless you. is dene by the accidenetal occupant of the "White House." That is one of the essential prints in the new order oi statesmanship known as “my policy,” which very kindly relieves the common herd of the great task of taking any part in matters of government. Let me mention a few items In this new system of government which may not be so thoroughly understood in the west as it is In Washington, the seat of the mysterious affair. "My policy” oherwise “Rooseveltism,” the precious thing which Mr. Taft is pledged to perpetuate through two terms, then to be resumed by 'he inventor for two more terms and finally to be passed over to Mr. Sherman, vice-presidential candidate, for a like period, if son-in-law “Nick” is to be believed, showed itself in this city in August last when, by direct order from the bear-exterminator, 20, 000 innocent, defenseless, harmless degs were muzzled for six months. Just this morning I saw a faithful canine rubbing his jaws against a ehrub in the park to (remove the hated object Some five years ago all the human dogs in government service were muzzled, not fcr six months, but during all the time that "my policy” reigned in the “White House.” The condition of these bipeds is more galling than that of the twenty thousand quadrupeds, alluded to. They were threatened with summary dismissal from the government service should they take any steps to improve their condition in any respect This vast herd of officeholders, if they wish to have recognition, must fall in with the strenuous cry "Great is my policy” and long may It continue,even through the twenty-four years mapped out by that “fool” son-in-law "Nick.” The public press has been muzzled. The "true inwardness” of affairs in Washington, and it might be said cf the entire country, is kept from the public except as it is revealed by speakers and papers that will not be bought for a mess of potage. I cannot go into details at present Let me mention, however, a small item that inadvertently leaked out last Frl day the 16th inst. A conference meeting of cabinet officials and others was held to prevent a collapse of the campaign that is pronounced so successful for "my policy.” According to a report in the Times the paper here of largest circulation, President Roosevelt informed his cabinet and other persons present that financial conditions were not satisfactory. The sensational headlines were: "Increasing deficit bestirs 'he president National debt piling up at the rate of $3,000,000 each day.” A little computation will show that at the rate of $3,000,000 per day the natienal debt will swell at the rate of $90,000,000 per month, or by the close of the present administration on .the 4th of March it will have attained the enormous sum of $414,000,000, a very undesirable legacy, the result of "my policies,” to bequeath to the next 1 : administration. | My opinion is that if the people of ' this naton could be made acquainted ■ with the true condition of things as 1 administered by the “my policy" sys--1 tern, they would decree a radical • change. This they will need to decide • or the third of November. “Shall the People Rule?" J. Praise Richard. t i Now mark this and see if it does - not look like the Democratic part of > the campaign is "going some.” Something like a thousand Democratic

speeches will be made in the state during the week. The Kern speci will be out six days, covering all parts of the state. Several actable speakers will go along with Mr. Kern throughout the trip Mr. Bryan will be in the 'state all day Saturday on a special train. Itineraries for other noted speakers are being arranged. Nothing like the finish that the Democrats are rutting on their campaign was ever seen in Indiana before. The spirit back of it car. mean nothing but victory. Hon. John W. Kern. Hon. Thomas R. Marshall and Blind Senator Gore all in Decatur on Marshall Day. Quite a galaxy of statesmen, and a great reception we will give them on Wednesday, October 28 The tide is still with the Democrats and to retain it and to increase its velocity it is but necessary for every Democrat to hold fast, work industriously and see that every Democrat votes a Democratic ticket. Bryan Day through Indiana was the greatest kind cf a success, the crowds that greeted the great commoner excelling those of any former trip. This is true of every place he goes and shows that the people are with him and will elect him to the highest office within the gift of tbe people. M. Grant Hamilton, who is in charge of the Chicago headquarters of the American Federation of Labor nt ihe Victoria Hotel, believes Bryar and Kern will be elected. No man in the country is in more complete touch with the labor situation and it is his opinion that Mr. Bryan wi'l get. at least 90 per cent of the labor vote « The best service that can be rendered for permanent prosperity is to rebuke the assumption which certain politicians continually are seeking to create in the public mind, that continued prosperity depends on the success of a particular political party. Our form of government contemplates changes from time to time, and nothing is so disastrous as to Instill in the people's minds the belief that there is danger to business in changing ? portion of the officers of our govern ment. If the people cannot change their officers without creating a panic then the logical step is to go to a monarchy, which, of course, none advocates. Although living under a Republican national administration, a Republican state, county and city administration, citizens of Chicago are being asked tc raise a fund of $500,000 for the benefit of starving children. All the Chicago papers are making appeals for the col lection of such a fund. They do not conceal the fact that there is immediate necessity for the relief of more than 15,000 children found suffering from hunger in the public schools in that city. City officials, headed by the mayor, have the matter of relief in ! hand. Much was heard about “soup houses” in 1896, but no sucn condition as this was given by Republican orators, who made the panic of 1835 ‘he burden of their speches. And yet, Mr. Taft, Governor Hughes, and ether Republicans on the stump aro predicting that the country will go to the bad in the event of Mr. Bryan s elecion. There were no starving sch.xil children in ’95, and as Mr. Bryan aptly said in his speech tn the Bryan and Kern Business Men’s Association in Chicago, official statistics show that the losses by reason of business failures for nine months in the present fiscal year are in excess of those for the same period during the panic of 1905. It dees not lie in the mouth of Judge Taft tc prophesy hard times in .the light of the record of the present | administration, of which he is the shining member. Like ali Republican speakers. Senator Beveridge devoted the short time of hia address to explanations and excuses for his party, but not a line of discussion of the issues as they affect the American people. The senior senator is a brilliant speaker, but even with that is not a shining success as an excuser. His reception in Decatur was truly Democratic in its simplicity and cur people gave him the glad hand jlu true hoosier style.

James E. Watson is still running for Governor as the great prohibition champion. His wet spells are spent at the Columbian Club of which he is a devoted member. Temperance democrats should not be deceived by the false cry that the democrats are going to repeal the county option bill, for there is no possibility that they will have the neces. sary number of votes in the state senate to accomplish that end. It is a republican trick, conceived by Hanly and exploited by him for the purpose of carrying the legislature fcr the purpose of boosting him into the United States senate.—Columbia City Post. Adams county Democrats should take courage. All the political signs point to the election vs the Democratic tickets, both national and state. This proplhesy will be fulfilled providing every Democrat votes. To this end there should be a general rallying cry. and if there is, Adams county will produce a majority heretofore unequaled. Now is the time to fill our hearts with courage and hope, and go forth determined that no Democrat shall fail to vote. We can well afford to do missionary work for our cause, our party and our candidates. Now is the appointed time. Be up and doing. The taking of staw votes has become very distasteful to the republi can managers. So long as this work was carried on outside the state they could stand it, however bad it might be, but now that test votes cf various kinds are being taken right here at home, and all of them showing tremendous changes from the Republican to the Democratic party, they are almost ready to throw up the sponge. All of the talk coming from the republican state committee about big majorities for Taft and Watson is worse than graveyard whistling. The democrats will, according to estimates made by competent observers, carry Indiana by a plurality that will not fall below 25,000 for any man on the ticket. Mud! That is the stock in trade of the Republican compaign artists and statesmen. Liar! That is their familiar epithet used for argument. Calamity! That is the wail that comes as a last resort to save their political ship from total wreckage. What must the American people think of the attempted argument of the issues as they affect the people today? Candidate Taft himself, talking about the business calamity that would follow the election of Mr. Bryan. The president talking about "my policies" and what “I” have done. Governor Hanly misrepresenting facts and shrieking “liar.” Watson preaching temperance and winking at the boys. Isn’t this the limit, when a calm, dispassionate discussion of the issues wculd appeal ■to the intelligence of the people? Instead, they appeal to passion and prejudice, and attempt to solicit sympathy. They have a bad case. The demonstration given Mr. Adair In the court house last night was nothing short of an ovation. Long before the time fcr the speech the court house began filling until the place was , filled to the bursting point by the time the war veterans came marching in with Mr. Adair at '7:30 o’clock. By far the largest meeting of the campaign. a much larger crowd than was present at the Shiveley meeting, the local Hawkins' people are wondering , this mroning what it all means. No . candidate for congress in any district, •: ever had a warmer welcome. The ' speech of Mr. Adair was more of a heart to heart talk, telling the people just what he had done and what he would try to do were he re-eleced. After his open, frank talk, hundreds of men and women came forward to fibake hands with him and assure him of their support this fall. Mr. Adair said that all his meetings throughout the district had been on the same older of size and enthusiasm, and he bad no fear of being defeated. Mr. Adair made some things very plain regarding the plan of campaign of Mr. Hawkins, as the exigencies of the case demanded, and just what the POO- - wanted to hear him say. The crowd was with him last nlg*t- « they will be with him November 3rd —