Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1895 — Page 5

Representative Kelley. To The Press : Having seen so much in the papers since the adjounuent of the last huiicoiub Indiana icgisln turv concerning the final disgraceful wind-up of the same, and as an eye witness to the shameful proceedings that took place in the house of representatives and the elevator car during the dying moments of that hotly, 1 feel that I should say a word to the many readers of your paper con cerniug the famous rumpus. 1 hat the Indianapolis Journal, anti other republican organs would try to lay the blame on the honored governor of our state, reminds one of a ft row i ing man gra ping at straws. Another thing that is set up for the purpose of attracting the attention of the people from the real tiling in controversy is the al legation that the democrats had a lot of thugs employed to waylay Clerk Brown on his way from the house to the senate for the purpose of delaying the custodian bill till the senate would adjourn, is the invention of some overgrown republican brain. T.:ere was no such scheme on foot; none was ever thought of; no such scheme was necessary, because that even under the gag rule they could not have passed the bill in three min utes which would have l>een all the time left them to pass it in, pro vided the governor had held the same the thiee days allowed him by the constitution. At about 11:40, Monday evening, of the hist day of the session, a committee of three was appointed to wait upon the governor to enquire if he had any further business to communicate to the legislature; tbecommit tee reported that the governor would send up a communication in a few minutes. The Indianapolis Journal says that the governor had never signified his intention to the republicans or to any republican, of what he would do with the custodian bill. Then if such be the case, how did the republi cans know that Mr. King carried a veto message in his hands when they held him up in the elevator; They did not know nor did any of the democratic members know positively what Secretary King carried. But we did know that it was a message from the governor. Now, our republican neighbors, in order to screen themselves, talk about peanut politics, and try to lay the blame on the governor. Has the governor violated any of his constitutional rights? How about the legislature! But. in regard to the peanut politics part of it; let us look at that just for a moment, and see it we can find where that comes in. It will be remembered by newspaper readers that a’oout three weeks lie fore the end of tin session, an ! when the so-called Nicholson bid ; was uu 'er coi sideration, that one Andrew Jackson (not ‘’Old Hick ory’’), of Carroll <" unty, arose in the house and charged the legislature, or the house, at least, ot be ing siilHidiz d in the iuteres> of the liquor leagu ■ <d the state. This stored up a hornet's nest, so to speak, in the hall, and when asked to prove it by a half dozen or m-<re men. who were at that time clawing ai'i't pawing the air, claiming that Jackson s words were a vile imputation upon the good character and high morals of that august body. He said there was then at that time a barrel of whiskey in the basement of state house, free to inemb' rs of the legislature. How do you know! Have you seen it; Who told you so! was yelled at Jackson from the republican side of the hous -, where be be longed. When Jackson said that he 1 ad not seen the whiskey nor the barrel, but that he had been told so by good, reputable men, who had invite ! him to go down and take some of the beverage for his stomach’s sake, he was asked to name the man —which he refused to do, but said that they were there and asked them to stand up and explain; but, of course, their mouths were sealed. Whereupon, by motion of some member, a committee was appointed to explore the basement for whiskey. The committee reported that all the whiskey that was found in the basement was a bottle kept in a private room by Mr. Mike Cain, the genial engineer of the state house, who, by the way. happened to be a democrat, let it be said to his credit. The house of representatives now proceed to pass censure on Mr. Cain, because he is a democrat. Now, this same cnstodiau bill which caused the melee the last night, also contemplated the ousting of Mr. Cain, but when this bill which originated in the house, reached the senate, that august body, of which nearly two thirds are republicans, eliminated the clause ousting the engineer of the state house. When the bill came back from the senate the house im

mediately took up the matter; the question being “will the house concur in the senate’s amend mei.ts!” The result of the ballot showed that they concurred—nearly all of the republicans voting to concur, the democrats against it. This bill as it passed ousted Tim Griftin, who is a perfect gentleman, and of whom not one word of criticism had been often <l, but the notorious fain, a<---ordiugtoth.ir firmer acts and declarations, was retained as sole custodian of the state house ■ machinery. The reason for this the reader is left to judge for himI self. One other point I wish to call > the reader s attention to: there was ino glaring necessity for removing Mr. Griftin. No man could be put in his place who would do the work better. While it was a purely political measure, why did they not pass it sooner? They had sixty days in which to do the work. It would not take any longer at one time than another to pass this bill. Why wait until the last mo inent and then try to hold the governor responsible for their own neglect or dilatory action? But, a word more about peanut polities. At the beginning of the session the republicans raised the howl of economy, retrenchment and reform; expenses must lie cm down. The democrats had had too many door keepers in 1893; we must have less. This matter was referred to a committee; the committee reported and the report not concurred in and so on for several days, the matter coming up every day and going over. Finally a measure was agreed on to cut down the number of door keepers. But what else did it do in order to ae commpdate the hungry job hunters! They created a few oflices never be fore heard of in the Indiana legislature. They had cloak room cits tod ans, janitors, spittoon cleaners, and added one extra page and several extra clerks. Then they said to the people, “we have cut down the number of door keepers! ” This looked very plausible to the people, but how about the expense! Two years ago a democratic legislature appropriated $105,000 to meet the expenses of the legislature. Os this amount $3,000 was returned to the treasury. Our reform legisla ture began by appropriating SIOO, 000, which they said should be sufficient. The democrats argued that they had better make it the same as it was two years ago; that the money was not wasted by the appropriate n, and if not used could be easily turned over to the treasury. But, no. There as not enough buncombe—peanut politics, if you please—in that; they wanted it known that they had bi gan right. Well, what is the re suit of this economy? The result is that the next leg slature will have to appropriate over five thousand dollars to pay off what this legislature is in the hole. How does that sound for economy'? The difference in the expense of a democratic legislature and our past reform legislature in dollars and cents is about three thousand d 1- , lars in favor of the democrats. When before did the majority in i legislature, or either house of the ■ legislature, unseat a member of the minority, when a committee, chiefly y f the majority, had twice reported in favor of the member retaining ’ his seat, and that there was, nor f could be, no doubt of his being duly and honestly elected? What kind of politics do you call that! Why was it done? Simply because a republican wanted the job. The effort made by the republicans to keep Secretary King out of the house of representatives, was a ! scheme of their own, and to carry |it out they used the secretary in a 1 brutal manner. I don’t blame them for trying to hatch some excuse for their brutalities, but I think in trying to lay the blame on Governor Matthews will prove a great failure, as it should. The governor only used his constitutional rights. Wait until the governor violates some law; then it will be time to censure him, and uot until then. Where does the constitution give a few members of the legislature the right to form a mob to prevent the governor's private secretary from entering a branch of that body with a message from the governor? When the acts of the legislature of 1895 are summed up, I am constrained to think that the wind up scene was only a fitting cap sheaf for that body' with all of its cry of “reform, retrenchment and economy.” John T. Kelly. J. W. Middleton will start for the famous Painesville nurseries in about two weeks to select his stock of fruit trees, vines, plants, ornamental stock and seeds of all kinds. If you want anything in this line you will do well to place your order with him, as he will save you fifty cents on the dollar. All goods guaranteed true to name and No. 1 stock.

Union Items. There trill Im* a Sunday-school convention at the Calvary church next Saturday evening. J. Brown, who has been in the Sunny South the past few months, has returned to Adams county where there are Kerns. Sam Helm is on the sick list. Alliert and Katie Mauller were the guests of Jvs>“ Swartz last Sunday. Tin* Journal Is ashamed of the last state: legislature, and says the people could not exW ho says Pleasant Mills won’t be a big town? i Improving the town with a grain elevator. Root Township Items. Miss Nellie Cramer spent last Sunday with I , Miss Effie Shackley. Thomas hern and wife were the guests of L Wesiey Bowser and wife last Sunday. Mr. J. W. Brown returned home from Miss- j issi ppi last week. I. R. V. Beaber, spent last Sunday in Bobo vis- ; ( ill ng friends. Miss Minnie Christen, of Monmouth is giving instrumental music instructions in this i . community , Mr. Charley Swartz, of Van Wert. Ohio, was the guest of Jesse Swartz last Sunday. ( Mr. J. W. Brown and Miss Essie Kern were the guests of Miss Ada Archbold last Satur- , day evening. Jacob Koose’s meat house was visited one , night last week by some petty thief who was , bold enough to take a few hams of meat with < him. The unwelcome guest will be watched t for hereafter. School closed at the Schneppe schoo house ] in district No. t Union township. Last Friday. , Linn Grove Items. W. H. Shepherd passed his fifty-fifth milestone in life on Si. Patrick’s day. Nathan Ehrman of Kirkland township, whose birth day was the same day, was the same age. and ( Ben McLaughlin of Washington township, was fifty-six years old on the same day. ( Hiram Davis and Adie M. Williams of Wells j county, were married at the residence of W. H. Shepherd, justice of the pence, on Wednesday evening, March 20.1595. William Twigg met' with a serious accident last Saturday evening a week ago. Ashe was returning home from Linn Grove his horse took fright and become unmanageable, upsetting the buggy and throwing the occupants j out. In falling there was astick struck him close to the right eye and ran through his f nose and out on the left cheek, making a frightful looking wound. ( George Reynolds of near Corydon, is shipping a large amount of hay purchased of 1 Hartford township farmers. He is working j in the interest of Dy serf Bros., Rockford, O. < Program. ! j Gilmore’s Band—<a) Hallelujah Chorus; (1>) Die Wacht am Rhein. i Unique Quartette, New York, male voiees —(a) Way Down Yonder in de Corn Field, (b) I Big Bells Ringing in Zion. Mr. Win. Yorke Atlee. whistling soloist - i Old Folks at Home. Mr. J. W. Myers, basso, (a) Rocked In thr 1 Cradle of’the Det p. (b) The Old Sexton. i ; Mr, William Tuson, clarionet soloist.—Com- | ing Through the Rye. j ; Gilmore’s Brass Quartette. French horns.— The Soldier’s Farewell. j Mr. Russell Hunting, humorist.-(a) The' Bureau. (b) Casey Listening to a Hand I i Organ. 1 U. S. Marine Band.- semper Fidelias. Mr. G. W. Johnson, colored.—The Laughing ' 1 Issler’s Parlor Orchest r a.-March. Belle of ! I Chicago. ' 1 Mr. Charles B. Low.—Xylophone Solo. Home I Sweet Home. j ; 23<l Regiment B.»nd.—Air from Robin Hood. | ? I’ruf. Ossman, banjo s'jLuist. -High School i i Cadet March. ; At the M. E. church, Friday I evening, March 29. Just From Georgia. [From the Atlanta Constitution.] It’s curious kind o’ weather —you sing about i a rose, And the clouds they git together an’ it snows, j snows, snows! it’s curious kind o’ weather—jest say the! skies are blue, An’ there’ll com? a regular deluge, and ! there’s jest no hope feryou! It’s curious kind o’ weather—the sun comes streamin' out. An’here will come a violet a-peepin’ round! about; M An' the bee will -it to buzzin’ where a honey- j suckle shows. But in jest another minute both the bee an. violet's froze! It’s curious kind o’ weather—you take an* I build a lire. An’ then the old thermometer fe^es ciimpin’, i climbin’ higher! But jest about the time it's made, the cold wave slinks away. An’ you find yerself perspirin’ on a regular summer’s day! It’s curious kind o' weather—but, let the weather roll! It jest don’t make no difference if you’re . happy in yer soul’ So take it cool in summertime, an’ drift | along to fall, An’ shout a hallelujah for the privilegeo’ all! i — Geneva Items. Theodore Binder, of Murray, was in town : the first of the week. Pat Kelley was in Portland the latter part j of last week. Frank Wil Isle and John Black were at Fort i Wayne last week J J. C. Manley will open upa saloon in Alex, ■ Robinson’s old stand. Jacob Miller was in Berne the latter part of last week. W H. Walse.t, of near Bluffton, was in town on Friday of last week. O. K. Anderson, the postmaster at Linn • Grove, who was arrested and placed in jail • wit h bond fixed at itfX). has succeeded in finding bail, and is once more at liberty. Jacob Miller and his son Jess were at Portland last week. The Hotel Shamrock has changed hands Mr. Weldon, of Portland, is the landlord. Sime McGriff, of Celina, spent Sunday in Geneva. Wm. Godfrey, of Decatur, spent Sunday and Monday in Geneva. Jake Deitch was at Portland last week. Jacob Butcher was at Portland last Monday on business. George Eloit, of Portland, was in Geneva Monday.

Wm. Harper has sold his stock ofdmgsto ! Bergman & Smuck. John Black was in Fo<’ Wayne the first of the week on business. Maccabees organized a tent in Geneva Tues day night with thirty charter members. Ab. Boyd returned from the east the first of the week. ! Dr. Bergman, of Berne, was in Grtwva the ! first of the week. | Clem B< r.. e n. of Portland, spent Saturday • and Sunday of las: week in Geneva. i I red Lindsey and wife were in Portland the i Mrs. W.g Briggs was at Portland on Friday j Wm. Fought left for Muncie the first of the week to attend the G. A. R. state encampBerne Items. ■ Calvin Sanvra and Robert Schwartz have ’ bought the tinshopof Mr. Boiler, of Chat lanooga. Thurman Gottschalk had the thumb of his right hand badly mashed. Baumgartner Bros, are making some great ; improvements in their hardware store by put- i cingiiiaii elevator in.the back part of the j building. They are hustlers and enjoy a fine t rade. Jot* Smith and Jess Ray had a controversy 1 Saturday that brought them before ’Squire i Gates Sat unlay. Abe Moser was in town Tuesday for the ' first time since his sickness. Mr. J.L. Swartz was taken sick while in town. Dr. N. Bergman attended him. Fire destroyed the barn and corn crib on I the Robison farm northwest of town. Aiso | the barn and outbuildings with all machinery ; on the Kohler farm Monday night. Sparks I from an engine caused the tire. George Hartsock, of Hartford City, for- ! merlyofthis place, was in town Tuesday! shaking hands with his friends. Johu France, of Decatur, was in town last i Thursday. ' i Peter Ashbaucher was in town on Monday , ’ shaking hands with his friends. Alex. Johnson has bought a lot on East ‘ Main street upon which he will build a residence this summer. John Anderson. Cora Gottschalk, John j Craig and Della Harruff attended the meet- i ing at Salem Sunday evening. Abe Steiner returned from Clam Lake, i Michigan. Hereporte bnsinesa dnl! intb&t 1 locality, and will strive for work here. Honduras Items. Jacob Sprigg, of Lima, Ohio, is spending a few weeks with relatives here. Eli Rclmt and family are on the sick list this week. La grippe is the complaint. School No. 5 closed last Wednesday with a fine entertainment in the afternoon. Quite a sociable event took place at the residence us G. M. T Houckon Tuesday evening of last week, which reminded his son <’harlie of his sixteenth birthday. After refreshments were served the company was entertained by Prof. Beach, organist, and Charlie Houck, violinist. J. U. Glick Is able to be out again. A severe attack of la grippe. Houck & Neuenschwander are doing a big | business at this place. They have been busy ! sawing for two months, and the cry is “bring ! in you logs, for we will leave soon!” Prof. Beech will organize a singing class in i this vicinity in the near future. Make up i your minds and be in the class. Miss Mary Steeples is able to be out again. 1 after a spell of sickness. Win. Hartman and wife Sundayed with rei- ' atives in this vicinity. Last Saturday at 3 o’clock occurred the i marriage of S. Leyse to Miss Katie M. Voight. | the fair daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Friedman j Voight, residing near this place. A host of their friends were present to wish them a i successful and happy life, The bride was! handsomely attired in silk; the groom wore ; the usual black. Miss Annie Ailler. of Fort i i Wayne, was bridesmaid. Wm. Leyse acted as ! I groomsman. The ceremony was very impre - sive. Congratulations followed; and the happy couple with the many guests were' seated at the table which was provided for them with all that tastes good .and is good, j They received many valuable and beautiful! presents, which proves their well-wishing ' friends are many. They will *_.» to house-! keeping at the bride's home east of tins place. ! Frank Lynn was at Marion Moni day. zksit I’reel of Marion, Sundayed in the city. Will Kelley of Geneva, was in ' town Monday. Erwin Thomp.-on of Geneva, was here Monday. John W, Tyndall was a Portland i visitor Tuesday. Leo Yager was at Willshire, O ,' | Monday on business. A. J. Smith transacted business ' at Fort \\ ayne Tuesday. W. H. Miller of Wabash towniqip, was in town Tuesday. Jacob Miller of Geneva, was in i town on business Saturday. Myers & Middleton for Seed Po . tatoes. Early Rose and White Star. — We want to call your attention to the , new Standard dictionary. It i« the dictionary f»»r doctors, lawyers, mihielefs, bu&iues* I men, teachers and everybody, it is edited i by specialists in all its departments, insur* ! ing completeness of vocabulary and aeon- ' racy of statement. It has 301,864 words < from a to z; 48,000 additional in the ap- ... . _ . ' i pendix; over &,UOU illustrations; 247 eminent specialists on editorial staff. 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