Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 July 1894 — Page 2

HIE BANNER TIMES. GREENCASTLE. INDIANA. JULY (I. 1804

THE BANNER TIMES

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Hie protection. Today we have as good streets, take them all over, as any towm or city in the state. We have electric lights, gas, water works, splendid tire protection, and now that we are to have free mail delivery, we may justly teel proud of our city. With a few more factories to bring in money from the outside and with a sewerage system Greencastle would be head ami neck beyond alt competitors.

AX VXCALLKD FOIt STRIKE. The facts in the American Hail way Union's tie up of all roads desiring to continue their sleeping car service are as simple to understand as a child could wish; and there is one feature in this contest which, we believe, has never in a like degree distinguished any other. The Pullman company and its employees disagreed on wages, the former saying that, on account of the lack of orders, they could not keep the shops open unless at reduced wages. The employees re-

This strike is the largest so far plied tfat this proposition was not

J^Partlos adilrrHaiug mail orcorre«pondpuop to thia otftm* for th»* nowapapor department will greatly aimplify mattera by directing the ait me to the BA N N ER TIME8, and not

t«> any individual addreaa.

of this year, hut the strike against democracy in November will he to it as a mountain is to a mole-hill.

Savs the Glohe-Democnit■. The tariff hill will probably get hack to the house during the present week, and then Chairman Wilson and his friends w ill have an opportunity to show what they propose to do about a measure which practically signifies that they don't know j enough about tariff reform to go in

when it rains.

Heiie is another instance of the ‘■monstrous extortions of the McKinley law.” Under it the duty on wire nails, such as arc manufactured at the Indiana Wire Fence company’s works, is '2 to 4 cents a pound, according to size and length. The quotations for these nails now in carload lots are .011 cents a pound. That is, while the duty on 100 pounds is from $2 to ll, they actually sell at $1.10.—Cnnrfordx ville Journal.

The strike trouble has narrowed down to a struggle between Debs and the United States. The injunction issued by Judges Woods and Grosscup at Chicago forbids any person to interfere with any car or (rain, mail or freight, on the ground that it is a violation of the laws regulating interstate trallic. Persons violating this order are guilty of contempt and can i*t once he sent to prison. This will end Mr. Delis' interference.

There was a general break for dictionaries Saturday upon the appearance of the .S7o/--/Ve.v.v. One of the sub editors trotted out the word “spissitude,” and said that a Banner Times argument was devoid of that article. Spissitude means “thickness of soft substance,'' and as last week’s answer of the Banner Times consisted of cold, hard facts, the sub editor o? the organ again agrees with us, as we assure him we put in no “spissitude” nor any kind of “thickness of soft substances.” We deal in something more substantial, and the Star /'rexs is right in saying so. Gkkencasti.e has been growing.

acceptable, and they refused to work on the proposed terms. Thereupon the Pullman shops were closed. The Pullman company ceased to work, and that completes the record

of events in Pullman.

What happens? At the request of the former employees of Pullman [the new railway trade union takes all the roads it can lay its hands on by the throat, and deprives the j public, no matter how numerous or j remote, of the use of sleeping cars I—a use practically amounting to a necessity—not with the primary purpose of compelling the Pullman company to pay their employees more wages, or to substitute its employees for others taken in their places, hut to force the company to

go to work!

The Pullman company desires temporarily to go out of business, to take a vacation; hut it must be compelled, says the Railway Union, to labor against its will. The prin eiple that when a man, desiring not to work which is disagreeable to him, could not he driven to labor against his will, either by the lash of a slave-driver on his back or by the duress of law indicted upon bis person, has never been denied before. In a free country so long as any one did not break the common rules of society,he has retained the right to make of his life what he could and to enjoy the blessings of

liberty.

Now, however, this principle is repudiated by the Railway Union, and the reverse of it is made to standout so clear that a man can read it running. Never has there been a strike more offensive in its underlying spirit than this tie up of sleeping ears. Its principle is so intolerable to any citizen who can spare a moment for a calm examination of it, that proving the Pullman company the worst set of devils in existence could not impair its demerits. So tar as the public is concerned in this impossible crusade, the members of the American Railway Union have been led by the unprincipled and senseless chiefs who have gained their confidence into an attitude which bluntly and with-

should not overdo the thing this warm weather, but rather should wait until the editorgets back from the sea coast, where he is drinking in ozone and salt-water, rejuvenating and getting inspiration for the coming campaign. The combined sub-crcwd, at the risk of getting sun struck, took a shot or two at the Banner Times last week and agreed with it on the most essential part of the argument, namely, that the consumer pays the tax on sugar. That's our idea, boys, and that's the reason Mr. McKinley placed it on the free list. We don’t make it in this country, you know. Go in, lads, with more editorials next week, for they a new feature on the organ, but to be dead right agree with the great “moral and religious” in everything, and you will then he happy and put some good matter before your readers. France has seen many changes and many brilliant periods, but she shines out in her republican splendor as never before. Her people have shown what a great form of government a republic possesses, and some of Europe's slow going monarchies, no doubt, now envy her proud position. Her people in their hour of peril just passed have acquitted themselves nobly.

Ok all the silly strikes on record, the sympathetic strike is the worst. The late miners’ strike and the present Pullman strike are two of a kind. The fool that killed the goose that laid the golden egg seems to have just broken loose again after a long Rip Van Winkle sleep and is now bent on killing both the goose and himself.

WASHINGTON LETTER THE LATEST POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.

Int**r***tiiiK Doinic* ConRrfM ami a IHmIi of Spier Here And There a* Seen l*% Our speclatl Correspondent—Note*, Incident!*, Etc.

Within the lust ten years she has 0ll ^ compromise says, as did the made rapid advancement in mate- i ate Mr. Vanderbilt, “Let the public

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that go to make up the conveni Many clear-headed railroad men.

who have more sense than Debs, are denouncing the strike us are all the

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ences and necessities of a city. Ten years ago we had to grope our way in the darkness or carry a lan-

tern. The sidewalks were made of! cinder. Many of the streets were j Three or four sub-editors and a mirey clay and hardly passable, hoy or two were rattling around in The residences were all painted j the Star- 1‘rexx ottPe last week tryabout alike. We had very little | ing to make tarilf arguments. They

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Th** Cluinipiilift C’aterhiani. Here is another bright ray from the New York San. It lias discovered a ehumpulist: Do you see the man? I do see the man. Who is the man ? He is a ehumpulist. What's that? A political “What-U-it.” And what is it ? A cross between a democrat, a populist, a cuckoo, and a mugwump. Has it the good or hud qualities of the strains it represents? Mostly tlie bad. What started it ? Political cowardice. What is political cowardice? Making promises under the preceptor a platform, and repudiating them under the practice of a policy. How is that ? It is obtaining political goods under false pretences. How, for instance? The tariff bill. Is that cliumpulistic? That’s what. How?

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it is the culmination of a cumulative atrocity. How cumulative ? Not satisfied with the McKiideyflcation of the democratic policy, it adds the socialistic supplement of an income tax. is the income tax socialistic? Is a slap in the face of energy and thrift. is socialism antagonistic to energy and thrift? A socialist doesn’t want anything he must work for. What does lie want? He wants what other people work for. And the income tax takes from the workers and not from the idlers and the lazy ? It is not the idlers and the lazy who have made this the greatest country on earth. Why do the ehumpulist-want to do this ? Because they are ehumpulists. Why have they led the democrats astray ? Because the democrats have no sand in their craws. What would be the result if they had? They would make their platform their policy, and light it out on that line if it took a leg. And would it? It might; but it would not be as bad as it now is, for what they are doing will take body, soul and breeches. Won’t there be any democratic party left ? Oh, yes; it will be entirely left; the worst left you heard of. j ■ ■ 1 ■— ■ What is home without a newspaper? It is a place where old hats are stuffed into the windows— j where the wife looks like a hag of | wool with a string tied around the the center: where the husband has I a tobacco juice panorama painted on his shirt bosom, and the neglected children wipe their noses on their shirt sleeves.

Washington, July 2, 1^94 It is putting the case very mildly to say that the democratic managers have been in a state of fright for several days past. Instead of trying to drive the tariff bill to a vote they have actually been scheming to prevent its being pushed to a Anal vote before they were certain of having the votes to pass it. The adjournment of the senate from Friday until today, after the bill had been reported to the senate from tin* committee of the whole, was to enable the democratic managers to put down tin* revolt against the bill. They have not yet succeeded, but they probably will, and then they will rush the bill for all they know how. The populists are at the head of this revolt, but Senators Blanchard, of Louisiana, who accused the democratic managers of dreaking their pledges by agreeing to modify the sugar schedule, and Hill, of New York, whose plucky light against the income tax in the face of certain defeat has excited the admiration of Ids worst enemies, are both in it up to their ears. This revolt may delay the final vote on the bill for two or three days and may result in a few more concessions being made to get the kickers back into Hie traces, but there is no good reason to believe that it will affect the final disposition of the bill. The revolt wasn’t organized to defeat the bill, but merely to obtain further concessions for those who know that they are in a position to defeat the bill if their demands are finally refused, but who lack tin* courage to defeat it even if tliev fail in getting the concessions they are after. After all it matters little in what shape the bill will pass the senate. The bill that will become a law, if any does, will be shaped by the conference committee, and it may— probably will—differ as radically from the senate bill as that does from the Wilson hill as originally passed by the house. In view of the present position of the free-traders in the house, it will be surprising if the country knows before the lirst of August what the new tnritl' bill will lie. Secretary Gresham did Ids part to keep Hie interests of the sugar trust protected by reporting, in answer to Senator Hoar’s resolution calling for information on tlie subject, that the state department had no otticial information of the intention of Germany, Guatamala, or any other foreign nation to place retaliatory duties upon American products if the present sugar schedule of the tariff bill becomes a law. It is noted as a coincidence that Secretary Gresham's answer made its appearance just as tlie democrats of the senate finance committee were considering the proposed changes in the sugar schedule, which would reduce the profits of tlie

sugar trust.

Senator Sherman is very much in earnest in ids attack upon the Pullman car company, for such his resolution, which was adopted by tile senate, directing the committee on interstate commerce to investigate and report upon the advisability of a law for the regulation of tlie charges made by parlor and sleening ears, really is. Mr. Sherman characterizes the Pullman company and the sugar trust ns the two most outrageous monopolies we have. He tliink< that the charges per mile to he made by the Pullman company can be fixed by law, just as the interstate commerce law fixes tlie charges which interstate railroads may make for carrying passengers, and what is more to the purpose, he says he doesn’t intend to stop agitating tlie matter until a hill carrying out Hint idea has been reported and passed. To Judge by the expressions of opinion by both senators and representatives it will not be difficult to get such a hill passed. Senator Sher man says the rate could lie made onebalf of what it is now and that the Pullman company would still make

enormous profits.

Secretary Herbert has made a decision that can only be explained by considering him to be absolutely indifferent to the suffering of others. He has decided that the congressional joint nsolution extending the appropriations of the last fiscal year for thirty days into the new fiscal year beginning yesterday on account of of the regular appropriations not having been acted upon by congress, does not apply to the current appropriations for “increase of navy,” and in consequence orders were issued on Saturday to suspend iron men employed in Hu* New York, Norfolk and Mare Island navy yards. Even granting that the decision was technically legal, which is doubted, is this a to deprive 17(>0 men, a majority of whom have families, of employment when they could just as well have been kept at work? What makes this act -eem all the more heartless is the gus- | picion. so well grounded that it is I practically a certainty, that partianship j of the rankest kind is at the bottom of lit. The congressional campaign is j about to open, and it will doubtless hc seen when work is resumed at those

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SUNDAY SCHOOLS AT WORK.

Som•* I'ointH of Intei'PKt Concerning the Munrie Meeting—Outline of Work. Our city had six delegates to the Sunday school convention at Muncle. From that convention they were able to bring borne a great many ideas for practical work. On Wednesday evening, June 20, teachers and older members of the Sunday schools met in the lecture room of the Presbyterian church to hear their reports. The room was tilled to overflowing. Although it was the time for the regular union teachers’ meeting, the entire time was taken on the reports and in planning a new line of work for the Sunday school workers. Miss Elma Ridpath, Mrs. Ogg, Mr. I). Langdon and Mr. Hiram Allen told of different phases of the work. It was evident that all of them had not only gained a store of knowledge from the convention but bad received impressions which would

tell in practical work.

committees appointed for each du trict. Every home in the city will be visited. All the churches an! Sunday schools will take pail in the work, including Fox Ridge church and both mission schools. We hope to have not only those in attendance at Sunday schools, but all the people of our town engaged in systematic Bible study. Josie Eads, R. A. Goo, Secretary. Superintendent. The draymen of the city have caught the fever and herewith challenge the winners of the Mason-I. O. O. F. base ball game to a game on the 19th. The draymen will be Asa Smith, catcher: Fay Davidson, pitcher; Frank Davidson, 1st base. Art Williams, 2nd base; George Conklin, 3rd base; Geo. Davidson, short stop; Jim Hollick, Charlie Conklin and Willie Conklin, fielders.

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The new work decided on was 1 ' ■ , * 7 , . 118 i one dreaded disease that science I house to house visitation and the j been able to cure in all its stages, a forming of a home class depart that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh t un ment in our Sunday schools. The I ^ ,e on *y P° 8 *tive cure now known plan is to canvass the town and as- C® n "‘ <li, ' al frater,,it y- Catarrh lad certain ti.o e I a constitutional disease, reotiires a c certain the number of persons out Uitutiona, treatment. Hall’s Tata ot . unday school work and their J* ore is taken internally, acting church preferences. Each chureh ^ eetl . v on the blood and mucous - , „ , " i faces of the system, thereby destroy ami Sunday school may then be 11*"-* foundation of the disease, and j able, by means of a home 'h'* patient strength by huihling nr, • i * the constitution and assisting natim to provide those persons belonging I doing its work The proprietors h to or preferring their church hut s ? n,ucl1 faith in its curative p«" Mn 11 , . , ’ I that they offer one hundred dollars inaou to attend, the means of any ease that it fails to cure. Send home Sumlay school wotlt .Uhou, I «« /“^lo., •• ng in tegular attendance. fi^^Sohl by druggists, Toe.

On Sunday morning. June 24, a

call was made for workers to attend The German

to this work. On Monday evening!

Prof. Og<r : s office ini7(7 1JVC&

of the 25th, at Prof. Ogg’s office in the library rooms, twenty-nine persons responded to the call and definite arrangements were made. It was decided to ask all the pastors of the city to preach on the subject of “Bible Study” and kindred subjects at the morning service July 8.

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