Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1904 — Page 4

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B. E. LEW Roofing, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron W ork. L cated in Henry Schlegei oui.u.n, du First Street. —— i I i ■■■ Special Low Excursion Rates via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE. Season 1904. To St. Louis World’s Fair, April 30th to November 30th, 1904. Season tickets good to return until December 15th, one and one-third fare. Fifteen day tickets, one fare plus $2 00. Coach excursion tickets sold every day except Fridays and Satuiday. at about 1 cent per mile. Homeaeekers to west and soutrwest, Ist and 3rd Tuesday in each month. Special Homeaeekers aud one way Colonist. October 18th. to point, in Arkansas. Indian Territory, Oklohomo. Louisiana. Texas and inter mediate points. To Portland. San Francisco, Spokane. Butte Billings. Salt Lake. Ogden, and other western points. One way tickets sold September Ifth to October 15th, at very low rates Stopover Priveleges of t»n days within limit of ticket allowed at St. Louis on all through tickets by de positing with Joint Agency. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, free reclining Chair and Case cars Meals served a la-carte), high back seat coaches on all through trains, For rates and information apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address W. L. ROSS, General Passenger Agent Toledo, Ohio. .

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IN THE COURTS Arbitrary Action of the Commissioners Defeated by Appeal of Farmers to the Circuit Court. It was the most natural thing in the world that the arbitrary State Board I of Tax Commissioners, which has re | duced the asoessnien’s of corporations 1 to the minimtim and raised the assessments of farm lands and improve ments on farm lands to the maximum, should eventually find its right to increase the burdens of the people questioned in the courts To say that it was an outrage to increase the assessments in certain counties 50 per cent and at the same time reduce the assessments of railroads, express, telegraph and transportation companies, is but expressing a sentiment that exists in the minds of all people who have kept track of the board's action. The law was enacted for the express purpose of making the corporations bear a just proportion of the burdens of taxation. They had managed to elude this for years, and ft was to correct the evil that the Democrats revised the tax laws and gave greater I powers to the state board. The first | board organized under the law increased the railroad assessment nearly 1100.000.000 and the courts have held that the assessments were justified. In fact, the railroads of the state were bonded for $400,000,000 when the assessment was increased to $157,000,000 by the Democratic board, and it is notorious tha’ men and companies who buy railroad bonds do not pay more for them than the roads are worth, and it is but fair to assume that the railroads were worth every cent for which they were bonded. But the Republican policy has been to take every possible burden from ' the corporations and place it upon the people, and when the real estate was assessed las- year a tempting opportunity was presented. In the counties of Bartholomew. Fountain and several others, the assessments on lands and on lands and improve- , ments. made by the local assessing officers and approved by the boards of review were overthrown and 50 per cent arbitrarily added to the land ' assessments. In other words, every farmer in these counties would find bls taxes increased by one half more than the local officers fix >d. The farmers of Fountain county brought suit to prevent the increaseed assessment from being placed on the tax duplicate, and the court has decided that the state board exceeded its authority and that the increase shall not stand. The case was decided by Judge Rabb of the Fountain circuit court, who holds that farm lands and improvements on farm lands cannot be assessed as a separate and distinct class under the law. and. therefore, the State Board of Tax Commissioners exceeded its authority when it arbi-

trarily increased the county assessment. Thn suit may not settle the matter in favor of the farmers. but it! serves to point out the injustice of the board’s action and demonstrate that the arbitrary action of the board needs to bo adjudicated and th« actual re-1 straints of the law invoked Edwin St. George Rogers, the well known Indianapolis lawyer whom the Populists recently placed upon their state ticket as the candidate for attor ney general, has sent a letter to the cahlrman of the Populist committee declining to make the race. Mr. Ro gers is a Democrat and favors the elec tion of Judge Parker He is also con ■clous of the fact that It is the duty of every Democrat to stand by his party and attempt to bring the eoun try back to the rjcognition of those great principles of government flat obtained before the Republicans came into power Mr Rogers also recognizes the fact that every vote cast for a third party by men who are in no sense in sympathy with the Republican principles is an aid to the Republicans and against the Democrats. The honor of a nomination under such circumstances has no attractions for him. Hon. Henry G. Davis touches on many important questions In his letter of acceptance, but his utterances on Imperialism are specially cogent and should be borne in mind by every lover of his country "Imperialism." he de I Hares, "is hurtful and abhorrent In a free government and subversive of free Institutions. The policy of Im perialfsm—lf it can be said to have a policy—ls always dangerous to lib erty Its powers are first exercised in far-off territory and on conquered people. but once adopted for acquired and distant possessions. It becomes, soon er or later, the rule of the home gov ernment. Liberty and free govern ment have always teen secured at the cost of great sacrifices, but his tory teaches us that both can be easily lost without the knowledge of the peo ple.“ I can always depend on my newspaper coming to the supoort of the party ticket when I give the word — Charles V,’. Fairbanks. Mr Brvan declares that "P«ahody lam In Colorado Is the legitimate fruit of Imperialism and militarism in the Philippines" Advice to mothers: When you hoist up the Infants for the tall Senator from Indian to kiss, be sure that the stepladder la safely anchored Mr Fairbanks has aTTast reached the climax of the political art. He has begun kissing tbs babies.

Wcaihcr Forecast. Tuesday- fair, colder in South port! in; h gh Northwest winds. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatui merchants for various products, Cor , reeled every day. GRAIN. BT 8. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MBRIIHAST. New Corn yellow I <2 New Corn, mixed <0 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new2B No. 3, White Oats old 28 Wheat. No. 21 08 Wheat, No. 31 05 Barlev4s Rye No. 2TO Clover Seed Alsyke @ T 00 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seedß( Fimothvll 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1 :ll p. m today according to National Commission Co., special wire service, a ■ follows: Wheat, Oct. oldl 08’ Wheat. Dec. 1 08’ Wheat. May 1 09| Corn, 48 Corn, December4B Corn, May4s® Oats, 2BJ Oats, Dec. 29] Oats May 32 •Jan. Pork 12 TS Jan. Lard7 35 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:OC o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red. cashll 16] May wheat: 1 16| December Wheat 1 16] Corn cash 56 October corn 46 Deceml»er corn 45.1 Oats. Cash3ll September oats3l . Oats Decemlier 33| Rve. cashßl BT VARIOUS GBOCKR3 AND MBBCH4NTS Eggs, fresh, per dozS 20 Lari 7 Better, per poundl2 Potatoes, new . 40 Onions 65, Cabbage per 100 1b75 Apples, per bu4o STOCK. BT FBID SCHUMAN, DI LIB LambsJ3 50g 4 50 Hogs, per cwt 15 00 5 541 Cattle per lb 2| g 3 Calves, per lb 3j g 5 Cows 2 g 2|

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ROY ARCHBOLD, DKNTHT I. O. O. F. BLOCK. 'Pnon e-Office, 164: residence 2«