Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI

RETRENCHMENT!

THE APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED $33,529,291. Democratic House iu Spite of the Republican Senate Redeems a Party’s Pledge of Economy. Although the Republican senate increased every appropriation bill passed by the house the Democrats are able to make a good showing of retrenchment and economy. Mr. Holman, chairman of the appropriation committee, in reviewing the result of the first session of the Fifty-second congress, at the closing hour of the house, said: The appropriations made at this session of congress, including permanent appropriations, show a reduction of $33,529,291.98 under the appropriations made at the last session of the last congress, or a reduction equivalent to SIOO,000 to each congressional district in the United States; but for purposes of comparison the amount of the river and harbor bill, $21,153,618, should be deducted from the appropriations of this session for the reason that no river and harbor bill was passed at the last session of congress, against the appropriations of which those made at this session should logically be contrasted. Without the river and harbor bill, the appropriations of this session are $54,682,909.98 less than the whole appropriations made at the second session of the Fifty-first congress. In verification of these and other observations that I will make touching the subject of appropriations, I will submit at the conclusion of my remarks a table prepared from official records, showing the statistical histqnf of the appropriation bills of this session and the appropistions made at the second and first sessions of the Fifty-first congress. By this table it will be seen that the appropriations, annual and permanent, made by the last congress, were as follows:

Second session, $541,230,672.55; first session, $494,456,248.65; total appropriations Fifty-first congress, $1,035,686,921.20. Average appropriations by the Fifty-first congress for each of its twc sessions, $517,843,460.60. The total appropriations made at this session amount to $507,701,380.57, including the river and harbor bill, being $33,529,291.98 less than those made at the last session of congress, and, deducting the river and and harbor bill, the reduction is $54,682,909.97; and in contrast with the average appropriations for the ' two sessions of the last congress the reduction is $10,142,080.03. The eleven regular bills which make appropriations for the essential conduct of the several departments of the government are grouped in the table [see page ’7953] to show the totals of the whole. The noticeable features of this grouping show: First—That these bills as passed by the house, made a reduction in the estimates submitted by the administration of $27,883,792.16. Second—That they were increased by the senate in the sum of $18,725,681.55; and Third—That as they finally became laws, they appropriated: $22,095,724.22 less than the estimates; $12,937,613.61 less than as they passed the senate; $26,422,862.10 less than was appropriated for the last fiscal year by the last congress; $10,712,464.71 less than the average of the same appropriations made by the last congress for the fiscal years 1891 and 1892, and $5,788,067.94 more than was proposed and deemed sufficient by the house.

Deducting the sums given for pensions, including deficiencies therefor, from the grand totals given in the table, of all appropriations made at this session and during the last congress, including permanents, rivers and harbors, deficiencies, and miscellaneous, the following results are reached: The total appropriations made at this session would be $353,289,698.57, being $59,485,626.69 less than the estimates submitted by the administration, includirfg $58,064,590 for rivers and harbors; $13,406,331.33 less than as they passed the senate, including miscellaneous and permanents as finally charged; $23,390,590.64 less than was appropriated by the second session of the last congress; $17,387,181.73 less than was appropriated by the first session of the last congress; $20,388,886.18 less than the average of appropriations for both sessions of the last congress, and $7,039,182.90 more than was proposed by the house, including the miscellaneous and permanents as finally charged. The average annual appropriations made by the last congress, exclusive of pensions and deficiencies therefor, were $373,678,584.75, or a per capita of $5.77 for the average population of the country during the fiscal years 1891 and 1892. The whole appropriations made during the present session of congress, exclusive of pensions and deficiencies therefor, amount to $353,289,698.57, or a per capita of $5.26 for the population as It is estimated for the fiscal year 1893, ■bowing a reduction of $34,221,000 on a per capita basis for the year, under appropriations made by the Fifty-first congress. The following appropriations made at this session of congress, or charged under permanent appropriations, are pursuant to requirements of laws passed during the last congress: For foreign mails, $390,290.00; for Indian depredation claims, $478,252.62 for collecting sugar bounty, $830,890.00;

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for increase of judicial salaries, $38,000.00; for additional clerks under new pension law, $695,420.00; for mint at Philadelphia, $620,500.00; for pensions (estimated) $48,000,000.00; 1 or diplomatic and consular officers’ salari es, $25,000.00; for redemption national lunk notes, $9,500,000.00; for expenses treasury notes, $125,000.00; for refund direct tax, $225,000.00; for repayments to importers and for debentures or drawbacks, customs, $5,000,000.00; for bounty on sugar, $10,000,000.00; for snag boats, Ohio river, $25,000.00; for colleges for agriculture and mechanic arts, $833,000.00; for the world’s fair, $3,291,250.00; total, $79,527,602.62. In other words, but for laws enacted during the last congress, the appropriations at this session would be $79,527,602.62 less than they are and they would amount to 0n1y5428,174,777, or $113,056,894 less than the appropriations of the last session and $66,282,470 less than the appropriation of the first session of the last congress. Mr. Holman says that the Fifty-second congress has authorized the construction of no new buildings; its appropriations were less than 2 per cent, less than the average of the Fifty-first congress; that more offices have been abolished than were created and more salaries reduced. He adds: “I admit that the results of the present session of congress will not fully meet the expectations of the Democratic party, but there are facts that the country will consider in comparing the appropriations of the present session with those of last congressess.”

M’KINLEY TIN MILL

Sold by the Sheriff of Madison County. The Anderson tin plate works, sold by the sheriff recently to satisfy a mechanic’s lien of $2lB, had been extensively advertised by the protection press of the country as an immense plant which was supplying consumers with great quantities of American tin. The sale of the property by the sheriff, however, revealed to the public the actual capacity and working of the “first tin plate mill established in this country on account of the McKinley tariff.” Instead of being an extensive establishment, as advertised by the Republican press, it proved to be a mere shed with a pony engine. Four men, three boys and three or four girls were employed in this great establishment to supply the American market with tin. Three of the men were residents of

Wales at the time the McKinley bill passed. These four men were engaged in dipping imported black plates into imported tin. The boys and girls who made as high as sixty cents a day were employed in wiping and polishing the tin. There was very little bright tin dipped for the reason that none could be made of quality to compete with imported product. What little bright plate made was used by the Republicans for campaign buttons, cups, etc. Roofing tin or dull plate, which is made by dipping the black plate in lead with a small percentage of tin was about all the product of the “Anderson tin shed,” as the concern is referred to, locally. , But even by running full capacity, twenty-four hours a day, the shed could not have turned out enough dull plate to supply th .■ smallest county in the state. The black plate, which is steel rolled into thin sheets, was imported from England. The Cannonberg Iron and Steel cpmpany, of Pennsylvania, supplied black plate to the amount of $1,200 but the Anderson company refused to pay the bill because the plate furnished was “scaly” and worthless. At least that is the reason alleged for not paying the bill. The tin u e ed came from the Mines of Straits settlement, an English province, at the extremity of the Malay peninsula. This tin is mined with native labor who receive nine cents a day and a bowl of rice. Not an ounce of tin from the American mines W’as used, The palm oil and acids were all imported, also the machinery which came from' Wales, second hand, and which has not been paid fcr. The property, which included several acres of land, was sold by the sheriff to Samuel P. I loore, a Democratic lawyer. The real estate is heavily mortgaged and there are several outstanding claims for material and labor, some of which have been filed in court as follows: Henry Whittmore, importer of black p 1 ite, New York S7OO 00 Grosselli Chemical company,Cleveland, oils 500 00 Charles R. Hale et al., mechanic’s lien 400 00 Cannonberg Iron • and Steel company, P' tsburg 1,200 00 Anderson Rolling-Mill company.. 400 00 Jacob M. Sheets et. al., mechanic’s lien 75 00 Peter Labeht, architect 250 00 Daniel Edwards, of Swansea, Wales, through his attorney, Frank P. Foster, machinery and labor 4,317 50 The concern seems to have started without capital with the expectation to reap a rich harvest from the sale of campaign tin. The proprietor in an interview states that he has one year to redeem the works from the sheriff’s sale, and during that time he can snap his fingers at his creditors and continue to make tin unmolested. However, it is believed that the Republican managers will furnish him money to keep it from attachment during the campaign as the sale will have a bad effect on the g. o. p. The people are taxed two cents per pound on tin to maintain such frauds as the Anderson tin plate shed.

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA FRIDAY. AUGUST 26 1892

CLEVELAND’S PENSION RECORD.

PARTISAN MISREPRESENTATION CONFRONTED WITH THE TRUTH From Official Reports—His Efforts to Make the Pension Roll a Roll of Honor and Token of Valor—Delayed Work of Tears Rushed Forward Under His Administration, and Nearly Double the Number of Certificates Issued. In this private pension business the PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN CORRECTING THE ERRORS OF CONGRESS. He HAS DONE IT AT THE RISK OF HAVING HIS MOTIVES MISREPRESENTED, HIS CONDUCT DENOUNCED, HIS PATRIOTISM QUESTIONED, HIS POPULARITY IMPAIRED; BUT CONSCIOUS OF BEING RIGHT, DETERMINED TO DO RIGHT, HE HAS GONE RESOLUTELY ON IN THE FAITHFUL DISCHARGE OF HIS duty. That is what he should be encouraged TO CONTINUE TO DO, AND BY NO OTHERS MORE THAN BY THE BRAVE MEN WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLES OF THEIR COUNTRY, AND WHO SHOULD NOW STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH THE COM-MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY IN HIS EFFORT TO MAKE THE PENSION LIST A ROLL OF HONOR, AND EVERY PENSION CERTIFICATE A TOKEN OF VALOR AND Patriotism.— General Grant’s Friend, George W. Childs, in the Philadelphia Ledger. The Facts as tn Pensions. Having laid aside the bloody shirt only after it had been hooted from sight by the disgusted American people, there was nothing left for the Republican party but to attempt to misuse the old flag to stir sectional feeling. And cowardly slander of a Democratic president has been the fit method used. To all claims that Mr. Cleveland and his administration were otherwise than considerate of the soldier and prompt in protecting both his rights and the honor of the service, there can be no better answer than the conclusive one afforded by the simple statement of the facts, made in congress in 1888 by a Union veteran, Luther H. McKinney, of New Hampshire, from which the following is quoted. It will be as satisfactory to all deserving veterans, as it is disheartening to all who without desert attempted to crowd their names in the roll of honor. It will be as encouraging to those who did fight as it will be discouraging to the camp followers and stragglers who now, to feed themselves, would stint the really deserving. John DeWitt Warner.

lam not here today as an apologist for my party; I am here only to state the facts as they exist, and to show to the people of this country that the Democratic party is true to those who fought the country’s battles, and that during the three full years that the present administration has been in power, the Union soldiers have received greater consideration than they ever received in a like period during the twenty years of Republican administration after the war was over. Every Republican upon this floor and every intelligent man in the country knows this to be true; but for mere partisan purposes thej’ have perverted the facts and sent broadcast through the land the statement that the present administration and the party that supports it is the enemy of the Union soldier. A simple investigation of the pension rolls will show how false this statement is. In order that we may make the comparison most just to the Republican party we will compare the last three years of the Republican administration with the three full years of the Democratic administration. The annual report of the commissioner Of pensions for the fiscal years 1883, 1884 and 1885 show certificates issued as follows: Original 108,121 Increase 79,248 Miscellaneous;; 3,852 Total claims admitted during the last three years of Republican rule 191,221 The records of the pension bureau for the fiscal years 1886, 1887 and 1888 show certificates issued as follows during these years: Original 156,226 Increase . 181,173 Miscellaneous 22,055 Total claims admitted during first three years of Democratic administration 359,454 Excess of certificates issued under Democratic administration. 168,233 Net increase to pension rolls during the last three fiscal years of Arthur’s administration 59,428 Net increase to pension rolls during the first three fiscal years of Democratic administration.. 104,875 Excess of net increase under Democratic administration.... 45,44 7 FUNDS DISBURSED. During the last three years of Republican rule $183,399,216 31 During three years of Democratic administration 217,339,757 30 Excess of disbursements by Democratic administration...#34.ooo,s4l 01 New names added to the pension rolls during last three years of Republican administration.... 92,215 Birst three years of Democratic administration 172.132 Excess of names added by the Democrats 79,917 This does not indicate that the soldiers have suffered under Democratic administration of the pension bureau. With no increase of force in the department, but with a decrease, without superior opportunity for collecting evidence, the administration of General Black has shown almost 100 percent, at increase of work performed and of certificates issued. The work of the department has been brought up to date; old claims have been disposed of, and the bureau is now doing current work, and every claim is assured of prompt consideration when the claimant presents the necessary evidence required by law. If we will turn to the workings of the special examiners’ division we will find the comparison equally favorable to the present administration. We Stake the comparison between the years of 1884 and 1885, under Commissioner

‘A FIRM ADHERENCE TO CORRECT PRINCIPLES.”

Dudley, with the years 1886 and 1887, under Commissioner Black. The reason for not comparing with the full three years is because the report of the commissioner for 1888 is not yet complete. For 1884—Examiners in field 351 Cases investigated 7,453 Reports made 2,187 Depositions taken 18,484 For 1885—Examiners in field 308 Cases investigated 9,831 Reports made 29,234 Despositions taken 189,743 Credibility reports 23,623 Expense account for the two years, $514,269.18. Of the sum $843,551 was charged as traveling expenses; average cost of investigating, $52.31 per case. For 1886—Examiners in field 377 Cases investigated 13,715 Reports made 29,395 Depositions taken 171,380 Credibility reports 23,246 For 1887—Examiners in field 358 Cases investigated 31,010 Reports made 26,899 Depositions taken 140,544 Credibility reports 33,193 Total expenses for two years, $437,404, of which sum $153,180.20 was charged for traveling expenses. Average cost of investigation, $13.78 per case. This work was done with an average force of sixty-four examiners less than were employed by Mr. Dudley. The result was the investigation under Mr. Black of 43,725 cases against 17,283 cases under Mr. Dudley, a saving in traveling expenses alone of $190,371; a saving in total expense account of the government of $86,865, a saving in each case investigated of $38.53. In other words it costs under the present administration only 36X per cent, as much to investigate a special case as it did under Mr. Dudley. It seems to me that every honest man must admit by this comparison that both the soldier and the treasury have been greatly benefited by a Democratic administration w compared with the administration preceding it.

If we will turn to the record of appointments under the present administration of the pension bureau we will find the comparison is not to the glory of the Republican party. Of 416 appointments made by General Black from March 17,1885, to June 30,1887, 230 were soldiers or soldier’s kindred, and 186 were civilians—a net difference in favor of soldiers of fourty-four, or about 24 per cent. General Black has appointed twenty-nine ex-Union soldiers in excess of the total number dropped from the rolls by death, discharge, resignation or otherwise; and this with 150 employes less than were on the rolls during the fiscal years of the previous administration would make a net difference in favor of the sol dier of 179, or about 12 per cent, more soldiers, sailors, or their widows and kindred upon the pay rolls than were ever upon the rolls in the history of the office. Three hundred and seventy soldiers or their kindred occupy the higher positions in the bureau, paying $1,200 a year and upward, against 292 ci villians—a difference in favor of the soldier of 27 per cent. Mr. Chairman, the Democratic party can well afford to go to the country with this record, and it will only be by a false representation of the facts that the ex-Union soldiers will fail to see their true interests and recognize who are their true friends. There will be no extra force of examiners sent into the doubtful states between now and election to promise pensions in return for votes; neither will the examining boards be overrun with soldiers ordered for examination in order that our party under a false pretense may capture the votes of the veterans; but we will present to them the simple facts and figures, and trust to their intelligence and loyalty to cast their votes as may seem best to them for their own interests and the interest of the government their loyalty helped to save. But the Republicans will say, Oh, General Black is all right; we find no fault with the administration of the pension bureau; but it is the president that we find fault with; we believe he is not the friend of the Union soldier. The president is charged with unfriendliness to the soldier because of his vetoes on private pension bills. Let us investigate his conduct in this regard and see whether he has been less just to the soldiers than he ought to have been under the circumstances. Private Pension Bills. The number of private pension bills approved by President Cleveland, or allowed to become laws by him by limitation, to July 24, 1888, were 1,264. The number of private pension bills approved or allowed to become laws by limitation during the entire period of Republican administration were 1,524, or only 260 more in twenty years after the war than President Cleveland has approved in three year® and five months. There is a little doubt that before the present congress adjourns President Cleveland will have approved more private pension bills than all the Republican presidents from Lincoln to Arthur. Private pension bills approved by President Grant 435 President Hayes.. .'. 303 President. Arthur 736 President Clevelandl,264 Average per year under Bident Grant. 65 ident Hayes 75 ident Annur 134 president Cleveland 3GG During President Cleveland’s adminis- ■ Oration he has vetoed of private pension 1 bills 199; bills failed for want of signature, I fifty-five. Ai.d for this he is called the I enemy otthe Union soldier—a strange way to show his einnity. Had he desired to show his opposition to pensioning soldiers how much lietter he could have done it by Vetoing the 1,364 and allowing the 199 to pass, _

The Tribune on McKinley,

Joab McKinley is just now full of tender solicitude regarding the health of his friend Amasa, the American farmer, and he is filling the ears of that simpleminded individual with fine stories of all he is going to do for him. Higher duties on hops, eggs and beans are to be imposed on consumers for America's "protection.” but re does not observe Joab’s sharp sword ready TO be THRUST UND3R HIS FIFTH RIB IN THE SHAPE OF MUCH HIGHER DUTIES On the farmer’s clothing, on blankets, carpets, felt hats; on linen fabrics; on china dishes and earthernware; on glass of all sorts; on knives, forks, spoons, and all kinds of cutlery; on kitchen utensils; on tin cups, dishes and buckets; on tin cans for fruit, vegetables and meats; large DIRECT BOUNTIES FROM THE NATIONAL TREASURY TO LOUISIANA SUGAR PLANTERS TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS PROFITABLE, BUT NOT A CENT OF BOUNTY TO ILLINOIS GROWERS OF WHEAT, OATS OR CORN, when produced at a loss.—The Chicago Tribune, the great Republican organ of the Northwest,

TWO PRICES

On Protected American Manufactures. A “Home Market” Price with the Tax Added, And a Foreign Price Without the Tariff Bounty. American Manufacturers Competing in the Markets of the World with the So-Called “Pauper Labor” Manufacturer* of Europe. Below will be found positive proofs that protected manufacturers sell their goods abroad cheaper than in the “home market.” The price lists and cuts of manufactured articles for export are taken from well known export journals, such as the American Mail and Export Journal-Supplement, Australasian and South American, Engineering and Mining Journal. The New York ♦’ress, high tariff organ, says: “It is sometimes looked upon as wise to ship goods of the country at cost, rather than break the regular price for which such articles sell in the country in which they are produced.” By the “regular price” is meant the trust price. The Engineering and Mining Journal says: “So soon as an industry has attained the position where it can more than supply our home market and has to send its goods abroad, where they compete with those of foreign manufacturers, it is evident that they are either giving the foreigner the benefit of lower rates than they do our own people or that they are able to get along at home without any protection from foreign manufacturers.”

The United States statistical abstract for 1891 places the export of manufacturers during that year at $168,937,815. Of this amount $22,000,000 was for articles manufactured of wood such as furniture, barrels, wooden ware, etc.; $8,219,130 for agricultural implements, chiefly mowers and plows; $1,580,164 for clocks and watches, and $4,614,597 for articles made of copper; $28,909,614 for manufactures of iron and steel, $2,883,577 being for sewing machines, $9,881,908 machinery outside of farming inplements. By the way, how much protection did the American workmen get out of the $168,927,815 worth of manufacturers sold in the “pauper market ’ of Europe and South America? Legalized Robbery. Here is the advertisement of one of the three makers of gaskets protected by a duty of 45 per cent., which has been printed monthly for three years past in the “export edition” of The Engineering and Mining Journal:

With brutal cynicism this protected manufacturer flaunts in the teeth of the American people his willingness to sell to foreigners at 30 per cent, below the price to Americans: Discount for home trade, 80 per cent. Discount for foreign trade, 60 per cent. Congress has given him the right to rob the American people of 80 per cent., but it can not authorize him to rob a foreigner. “What are you going to do about it?” asked Tweed when confronted with like proofs of theft; and he found out in a few months when he had to put on a convict’s uniform, But the Republican thief is safe from conviction. The Republican voters believe that robbery is right, and he ‘'protects” the thief from prosecution, if the thief pays for his “protection” by liberal contributions to the campaign fund. Cutlery. [Protective duty 35 per cent.]

No. 4,—HUNTING.

In “home market” per dozen $2 25 To foreigners per dozen ~ 180 On other clases of cutlery similar favorable prices are given to the export trade. The prices charged foreigners range from 15 to 25 per cent, lower than the prices charged for the goods here. Three years ago the seven large table cutlery manufacturers in the-United States pooled their interests and formed a “trust” which now is in full control of the manufacture of table cutlery here. For the last two years a factory at Beavar

Home ForMarket. eign. No. 2, D handles, per doz.. $9 20 $7 86 No. 3, long handle, per doz, 980 887 These are the prices for home and export trade of shovels manufactured by one of the most prominent members of the famous “Home Market club,” of Boston. Other manufacturers of shovels offer similar discounts. One firm in particular, whose advertisement has a very prominent place in The Australasian and South American, gives u discount in its list of prices to the “Homa Market” of from 15 to 35 percent., while for the export markets the discount is 33 1-8 per cent. For export all goods are delivered "free” on board at Boston and New York.

The Indianapolis Journal has discovered a man “who has been a life-long Democrat, but has now taken refuge from the storms of free trade within the protecting arms of Republicanism.” This “life-long Democrat” is Dr. Taylor, of Brown county. If there is one county in the state that has not a single protected interest, it is Brown county, which supplies to the markets nothing but agricultural products and hard timber. Can Dr. Taylor point to any farmer in his county who has been benefitted by the McKinley tariff ? Brown county would be a tine field for coining enterprises if it had a railroad and the tax on tin was removed. With a tax of $18.44 a ton on steel rails the McKinley tariff has not served as a promoter of railroads, for “Old Brown," a county without a millionaire, or a pauper, or a representative in the state prison. As the people of Brown are exceptionally intelligent it is not possible that “many will follow the example of this influential gentleman,” as The Journal puts it, The Republicans tell the farmers that a “home market” is their only salvation. To obtain this home market they must tax themselves to encourage manufacturers. While the protectionists are howling against a foreign market for the farmers, the manufacturers are not confining themseives to the home market. The export of agricultural products has been steadily declining. In 1880 the export of agricultural product was 83 per cent, of the total export. In 1891 it was 73 per cent. In 1880 the export of the product of manufactures was 12 per cent, of the total export; in 1891 it was 19.34 per cent. Since 1800 the value of agricultural exports have increased 140 per cent, while that of the manufactured exports increased 820 per cent. Because the coal mines in Tennessee, which employ convict labor, are located near Briceville, the Republican papers have again put in circulation the story that Senator Brice employs convict labor. Briceville is a station on a railroad in which Mr. Brice was interested at the time the station was named in his honor, but he has no interest in the coal mines operated there. The principal stockholders are all Republicans, among whom Thomas C. Platt, the New York boss, is conspicuous.

i- ComoMCoppn.

The Democratic house puts wool on the free list, but refuses to take from re-, fined sugar the one-half cent of duty which sustains the sugar trust.—lndianapolis Journal. Why did McKinley retain that onehalf cent duty when he framed his bill? The Carroll county board of review raised the valuation of the famous Bowen estete $210,000. The new tax law is evidently worth something to the taxpayer* of Carroll.— Rochester Sen-

Falls, Pa., has been paid $12,000 a year, simply to stay idle, and, not produce cutlery in competition with the trust. Sewing Machine.. (Protective duty 45 per cent]

RETAIL.

United Statess4s England 39 A cheaper machine manufactured in the United States is sold to the home dealers for SIB.OO and to the exporter for $13.00. Another prominent manufacturing company sells the machine for which it charges the American dealer $20.00, for export to South America for $5.00. SliuvcU. [Protective duty 45 per cent.]

Home ForMarket. eign. No. 1, round point, per doz.. $9 20 $7 86 No. 3, round point, per doz.. 980 837 No. 2, round point, per doz,. 960 821 No. 3, round jwint, perdoz.. 10 00 855 SpiidcN.

Admits Tariff Breeds Trusts.

NUMBER 3 :

□To vote a straight Democratic tic’, stamp within the square enclosing I a rooster at the top of the ballot, andi.. ■ where else. ■ls any other square is stam • ed in addition to the large square t ballot will be thrown Out. After stamp • ing fold the ballot so as to leave the initials of the poll-clerk on the outside an I* hand to the election officers.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President, GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York. •For Vice-President, ADLAI STEVENSON, of Illinois. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. Governor, CLAUDF. MATTHEWS, Vermillion. Llor tenant Governor, MORTIMER NYE, LaPorte. Sjeretary of State, WILLIAM R. MYERS, Madison. Auditor of Statu, JOHN O. HENDKRONM Howard. Treasurer of Stalo, ALBERT GALL, Marlon. Attorney General, ALONZA G. SMITH, Jennings. Reporter of Supreme Court, SIDNEY R. MOON, Fulton. Superintendent of Public Instruction, HERVEY D. VORIES, Joh ..son. State Statistician, g WILLIAM A. PEELE, Ju., Marion. Supreme Judge, Second District, JKPTHA D. NEW, Jennince. Supreme Judge, Third District, JAM CS MoUAHE, Warren. Supreme Judge, Fl th District. TIMOTHY K. HOW* RD, St. Joseph. Appellate Judge, First District, GEORGE L. REINHARDT, Spencer. Appellate Judge, Second Dls’tict, FRANK E. GAVEN, Decatur. Appellate J tinge, Third District, THEODORE P. DAVIS, Hamilton. Appellate Judge, Fourth District, ORDANDO J. LOTZ, Delaware. Appellate Judge, Fifth District, GEORGE K. ROMS, Cass. For Congreaa, THOMAS HAMMOND. 1&- -- -.-■■■ ■— I II; For Next United States Senator, DAVID TURPIE.

Republican candidate-for-county-asses • aor Milla also seems to have given up his defence of high local taxes. Evidently the attempt on the part of the Republican to make the new tax law odious has proven abortive. It has nothing to iav this week. Will the county board at its meeting next month so adjust local levies that no more taxes than actually necessary shall be collected from the people ot Jasper county. Pointedly but most correctly put: "If all the opposi rs of a protective tariff wo’d unite this year we should have an end of the robbery. "’hy waste votes on the alliance and prohibition candidates when you know t-.-ey are half votes for protection ?•

NO CAUSE FOR SURPRISE. Albany (N. 1( Argus: The disclosure that 1 homos C. Platt has a contract for the labor of all the convicts of Tennessee for SIOO,OOO a year ought to ercite no surprise. All the employers of convict labor are protco. ionists. In its report of the proceedings of special session Commissioners' Court, the Rensselaer Republican, July 7, 1892, has the following: *The con tact with Fleener & Perkins feacimied and those gentlemen forbidden to make any further examination of the connty records.” J he above shows that not only was tho contract rescinded, but the experts were “forbidden to make any further examination of the county records.” This order of the Board has the sound of abruptness, and the reasons for it have been called for. The motives therefor may be very proper, and the reasons given without any impropriety. The demand and no response is calculated to create the impres. sion that there is something “rotten in Denmark. It won’t do forrthe members of the Board to cast themselves upon the'r dignity and press to the front their personal standing with the people. Jas. G. Blaine has a highs‘ending with his party' while his unburned letters show that he was capable of making on offerlto sell his mlings as speaker. Schuyler Colfax stood high until, in an evil moment, he committed political suicide. A satisfactory response will dis rm suspicion that there may be something wrong in thia matter. ,

The Republican says that the Senate committee reports that " The McKinley tariff law has reduced the cost of living 2.4 percent., raised the rate of wages .34 per sent.; reduced the annual revenue, $50,000,000; raised the trade balance to $203,000,000. And adds that Senators Carlisle and Harris concurred in the report. This is all bosh. Mr. Catlisle. in his speech in the Senate, tore into shredt the report of ihe republican committee. The new tax law is not so much to 1 lame for increased local levies. Mr. Mills and the Republican now blame th* Township Trustees.