Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1894 — Page 4

£he Zlcmojrziiz PUBLISHED WEEKLY. DEMOi KATIC PRESS Pi Kl.lslllM. CO. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, EDITOR. »I.SO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29.

The Sentinel and Democratic Press both one year for one dollar and a half. Did you ever hear of the like before. Even yet seme one is daily telling the publie “how it happened.” They ought to give us a rest at some stage of the game. The reputation of John Sherman as a shifty’statesman is unique. He can get on all sides of all questions with more agility than any other prominent man we know of. It does not surprise us that he reverses himself on the interpretation of the result of the recent elec ion. He says now that he believes that the McKinley law is O. K. and that he believes in McKinleyism.—Utica Observer. All you hear in republican journals just now is a “fair apportionment.” They should not be so timid about it, for we know as well as they do how their hearts bleed for a job lots of fairness in this line. Soft soap is all right, but we don’t ■ think it necessary to rub it in on this occasion. The fair apportionment alluded to will be a republi can gerrymander equal to their efforts of 1873. It may seem like smiling too soou after the obsequies, when we mention democratic possibilities for 1896, but Isaac Pussey Gray of Indiana, or Adlai Stevenson of Illi uois, would either one till the bill in our estimation to a “t.” No more Wall street governmental manipulators need apply. The west! The glorious, enterprising, i thrifty west must stradle the guiding star. Let ’er go, Gallagher. The juty at the inquest over the ? dead body of Riordan the pugilist, who died from the effects of a blow delivered by Fitzsimmons, acquit ted the latter named pugilistic criminal. Such is life iu sporting circles If a poor man, in the' every day walks of life; had aeci dentally committed such a deed, his life would have ended behind the bars in a prison garb or on *he gallows. But how different with Fitz. Congressman Martin has returned to Washington preparatory to entering upon his work in the fifty-fourth congress, which begins business next Monday. His official career as representative iu congress closes the fourth of next March. It is expected that between this and that time that congress will have a lively session and we hope they will enact themselves into the' good graces of the masses before the time comes for them to yield their power to their opponents in politics. The: Indiana Trust Company of Indianapolis, are among the bidders for the new issue of government bonds. They agreed to handle 81,000,000 at 116. There were 297 bids filed. Secretary Carlisle on Monday accepted the Stewart syndicate offer for the §50,000,000 bond loan at their bid of 117.077 per 8100, all or none. The Stewart syndic ite in their bid direct that 840 000,000 of the bonds are to be delivered iu New York; 23,000,000 in Boston; 83,000,000 in Philadel-1 phia; 82,000,000 in Chicago, and 82,000,000 in San Francisco- The bonds will be ready for their deliv-I ery as soon as the syndicate pay, their first installment and indicate the amount and denomination of registered and coupon bonds they desire. Much comment is just now going to waste in political circles over the probable contents of President Cleveland’s message to the fiftyfourth congress, which document he is now preparing at his suburban home of Woodley. It brings vividly to mind his key note sounded in 1887, at which time he gave his party an issue that made it master of the situation and made himself famous as a party leader. For this reason a strong declaration is looked for at this time. It is expected that the tariff will be given a great deal of attention, and that congress will be urged to give justice to the people in the various sections affected by the small tariff bills now in the hands of the senate finance committee. It is expected also that the financial question willalsocome in for a reasonable share of his at tention, discussing the reasons for the bond issues as well as a currency reform.

> The Apportionment. It is certainly clear enough in its provision that the appurti<>rmi**nt shall !«♦* made every six years, but the republicans will pay no attention to that. It may be profitably remembered, however, that the whole trouble about gerrymandering in this. and. indeed, in every other state where there is any trouble, is constitutional. It arises from the absurd effort to make representation exactly propor- ; tional to population, which not only cannot t»e done, but also ought not be done. No one ever heard of a gerrymander in any state where this was not attempted, except we should so call the failure to reapportion in i states like Connecticut, where the unfairness , consists of a refusal to reapportion at all. . The idea of individual representation is a fallacious and delusive offshoot from the American idea of community representation. "Taxation without representation** Is a term which applies to communities not individuals. Our laws have always taxed individuals who were not represented—minors, women, insane persons and others. The natural itasic community of the Amer- • ican states in the county, and in no state is this more true than in Indiana. The laws put almost all public business on a country basis. The courts are so organized. The whole work of collecting taxes is on that basis. The public land records are county records. The county seat is the center for all the titles of property, for the management of local affairs that come closest to the individual, for the enforcement of all civi 1 and criminal laws. This county community of legal interests is so strong that other matters an? usually arranged on a county basis also. The agricultural interests have been grouped by counties. The county fair, the county agricultural and horticultural societies and the county live stock associations are common institutions. Politics is conducted on a basis of county organization, i Medical and bar associations are usually | county associations. The schools have a j county organization and county supervision. Therefore, each county has interests of its ; own which make it desirable that it should I have a representation of its own in the law- 1 ‘ making body, but under our system there is J ' no provision for this, and we seek only for representation of individuals without regard 1 to the harmony of their interests. i The Sentinel has long continued for a con- ’ ' stitutional change which would give ropre- J j sentation to the county. It cannot be done i ; without a constitutional change which would ! ! end forever all gerrymanders. The mode is I sjmple. All that is necessary is to give each ! ' county one representative, and give the larj ger counties additional representation to j ' excess above average county population. | I The best basis for enumeration is thenationlal census. To illustrate, the population of ' j Indiana by the last census Is 2,192.404. Tak- ’ ing 100 as an average size of the house of rep- ; resentatives we would have 21.924 as the basis ' 'of average representation, and the larger I counties could be given one representative | i for each 21.924 inhabitants or large fraction | of that numl>er, say. three-fourths or two- 1 ; thirds. With such a constitutional provision I ' there could never be any controversy about I apportionment. Ninety-two districts would i lie fixed absolutely and the remainder would j i l>e fixed by mere mathematical process. Sen- i j atorial apportionment would be more com- J ‘ plicated, but it could easily be brought with- : j in safe bounds. If the republicans desire to put an end to j gerrymanders, and establish a system of ap- I portionment that will tie always fair and al- I . ways satisfactory, they must begin with the i constitution, either by amendment or by a I | call for a constitutional convention. Any- ' I thing less than that is false pretense. Every- . I body knows In advance that if the legisla- ' ture makes an apportionment It will be a republican gerrymander. It may not be so bad i as some formerly made by that party, and it I may be worse, but it will be a gerrymander, i The fight on that question was not made from principle, but In order to gain a partisan advantage. And no sane person expects the republican party to fail to take that advantage. There will be a great deal of talk about fair apportionment, but it will not be fair. But this is not a good time for those who really desire fair and rational apportionment to press for a constitutional change.—Sentinel. Still Republican. The secretary of state has completed the tabulation of the vote for the following j candidates: SECRETARY OF STATE. William R. Myers, dem 238,732 William D. Owen, rep 283,405 Winfred M. Taylor, pro 11.157 Charles A. Robinson, pop 29,388 AUDI OR OF STATE. Joseph T. Fanning, dem 233,236 Americus C. Daily, rep 280,167 John B. Hann, pro 10,736 Edgar A. Perkins, pop 28,647 TREASURER OF STATE. Morgan Chandler, dem 233,780 Frederick J. Scholz, rep. 278,914 Addison Hadley, pro 10,865 Amos B. Keeport, pop 28,622 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Francis M. Griffith, dem. .... 233 330 William A. Ketcham, rep 279.794 , Clarence Kessinger, pro. 10,762 ! Silas M. Holcomb, pop 28.630 ; CLERK OF SUPREME COURT. ' Charles W. Welman, dem 233,367 ' i Alexander Hess, rep 279,385 ' William M. Rots, pro 10,837 I J. H. Montgomery, pop 28,588 The republicans are going to gerrymander the state in behalf of ; the voting suffrage. Who ever :: heard of a republican legislative ' body considering anything of this sort. What are we coining to ? j. r The next congress will be a cat I and dog light between the McKinley, Harrison and Reed factions, I I with odds in favor of Reed owing • to his manipulating powers in the j lower house. All this of course is 1 for the good of the whole people, ’ nothing else. I 6 I The supreme court has at last decided the t fee and salary ia was regards to count y treasj urers, as invalid, the sticking point being k because this office in Shelby county was ac- " cidentally omitted from the original bill. It ■ was a very small fla w and one that should ’ . not cut any figure, but the supreme court a . think the hair sufficiently long to grab onto. . [ What the finality will be would be hard to ' • guess, as a republican legislature may think * • it sufficient to abandon the whole law. if they i can. We arc Indeed sorry to know of this f i confliction at this time, as the fee and salary , law is one among the foremost prides of the j many beneficial laws enacted by democratic legislatures.

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I NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Board of CoOHuisohMit is «>f Aiiatiis county. Indiana. “; I rwfcivt sealed bids at theii Decembei Term. !*94, until p. m.. on Saturday the Bth day of December. 1894. for appointing a superintendent of the i'ounty Asylum for the ensuing year Tin* Board reserves the i right to reject any or ail bids. W. 11. H. FRANCE. Auditor. NOTICE. t I Notice is hereby given that the Board of i Commissioners will receive scaleil bids at I their Decern tier Term, until 2 o’clock p. m. on Saturday the Sth day of December. W.H. i for the furnishing of stationerv for Adams , ' county, for the ensuing year. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. W. H. 11. FRANCE. Auditor. Notice to Teachers. For the months of November and DecemI bur. 1*94. and January. February March and i April. 1895. Applicants f»u teacher’s license ■ will Im- required to answer a list of questions I based upon the essays of John Ruskin. Gunn & Co.’s edition. This is one of the Indiana ■ Teachers Reading Circle books for 1894-5. Respectfully. J. F. Snow, Co. Supt Notice to Contractors. ! The following resolution was adopted by i the Council of the City of Decatur viz: I Resolved. That notice for two weeks be ' published in two of the weekly papers of the . city that bids will In- received on Tuesday evening. November 13. 1894. until 7:3oo’clock j p. m. for the furnishing of 136 maple trees for i the City Park, and planting the same under j , the direction of the Committee on Public Im - provements. All trees shall be thrifty and I without blemish and shall not exceed three inches in diameter. i All contractors will take notice of above. Albert Brittson, City Clerk. Application for Liquor License. I To the citizens of the city of Decatur. • Adams County. Indiana. i Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. ’ Peter Wilhelm, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over twenty-one years of age, will j make application to the Board of Commls-I sioners of Adams county. State of Indiana, at their next regular session in DeceiniMT. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt and other intoxicating liquors in j less quantities than a quart at a time, with . the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premisess where sold, at my place of business on the following described i premises, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of out lot No 158. in the town (now city) of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana. thence running east 1.32 feet, thence i south parallel with Seventh street t>6 feet. | thence west parallel with Monnw street 12t! feet, thence north along Seventh street 66 feet to the place of beginning. PETEK WILHELM. 4-3 t Applicant. Notice to Non-Residents. | State of Indiana, Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, i January Term, 1895. | Henry T Diehl William N. Morgan. j Morgan, wife of William N. Morgan, whose Christian name is unknown, Eliga Ake. July Ann Ake. All the unknown heirs of ! N 0.4829, Quiet Title William N. Morgan, deceased, z\ll the unknown heirsof Morgan, deceased. All the unknown heirsof E1 iga A ke. deceased. j All the unknown heirsof j July Ann Ake. deceased. It appearing from affidavit, filed in the above entitled cause, that William N. Mor- 1 gan, Morgan, wife of William N. Morgan, . whose Christian name is unknown. Eiiga Ake. j July Ann Ake, all the unknown heirs of William N. Morgan, deceased, all the unknown ■ heirsof Morgan, deceased, all unknown heirs of Eliga Ake, deceased, all the unknown ' heirsof July Ann Ake. deceased, of the above , named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said William N. Morgan. Morgan, wife of Wil- j Hara N. Morgan, whose Christian name is un- ■ known. Eliga Ake. July Ann Ake. all the un- ' known heirsof William N. Morgan, deceased, j all the unknown heirs of Morgan, deceased, all the unknown heirs of Eliga Ake.deceased.a 11 the unknown heirsof July Ann Ake, deceased, that they be and appear* be fore the j Hon Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the first day of the next regular term thereof to t>e holden at the court bouse in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 21st day of January A. D. 1895, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be beard and determined in their absence, Witness, my name, and the seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 13th day of Novemlwr. A. D. ism JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. | Schurger, Reed & Smith, I Attorneys for Plaintiff. 4 J. ID. HALE DEALER IN Grain, Seed. Wool, Salt, Oil, Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. I Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and Clover ' Leaf railroads. Gffice and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. Your patronage solicited. 1 H. F. COSTELLO. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON ! Office on west side of Second Street., over i Teveses Hardware Store. Residence on west Third Street, between Monroe and Jackson. Calls promptly attended to day and night. J?. I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. i Pensions and Collections a specialty. Ofj fice in the John C. Hale Building j GENEVA. ... - INDIANA. • j | A,P, BEATTY J. F. MANN , MANN & BEATTY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW And Notaries Public PmA-m claims prusei cuted. Odd Fellows building. I 8080 COFFEE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. j Rooms over P. O. Decatur, Ind. I Capital $120,000. Established 1871 THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. ! ‘ Does a general banking business, makes coli lections in ail parts of the country. Buys | town, township and county orders. Foreign ! and domestic exchange bought and sold. Ini terest paid on time deposits. | Officers—W. 11. Niblick. President; D. Studei baker, Yice President: R. K. Allison, Cashier, j and C. 8. Niblick. Assistant Cashier.

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