Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1897 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“Now that the relief of the. 1200 starving Americans in Cuba has been attended to, let us have equal ly prompt relief for the tens of thousands of ucemployed Amer, can wage earners who have not the means where vith to provide food for themselves or tneir families ” * * Rensselaer Journal. We favor the ibove suggestion As in the case of the Americans in Cuba, vote them an appropriation. No ‘ protection” bill will do it. - “Protective” tariffs do not operate in that way. Our young friend of the Rens selaer Journal this week, in despairing tones wails out—- “ Protect our people from perfi dy aid dishoner" by the immeJi ate enactment of a Tariff for Pro tection.” »

For God’s sake, ‘Lei”, push your your friends in the Senate so hard. Just now they catching h(ai)l from those who recognize in your de mand a scheme to ‘pension the owners of the product of labor.” They are being referred to the op fration of the McKinley bill, when Carnegie’s Homestead was encir cled by the camps or tne Pennsyl vania military, engaged in entorc ing the law o ( your “protection” as construed by the ‘owners of the product of labor,” by shooting down “wage earners” because they demanded living wages. Under the McKinley bill Carnegie was reaping enormous profits, which he should have shared w : th bis pm ployes, instead of building coitly public libraries “that he might win the applause of t en,” and divert the attention of the people irom the miserable condition of the ‘I reducers of his wealth. ’

Democrat? and all other bimetallists will do well to read and ponder over the following interesting dispatch Chicago, May 22—The executive committee of the ational Sound Money league held two sessions yesterday and laid plans lor the disseminttion of gold standard literature throughout the country. Men of money from all sections were present at the conference and the financial standing of the league for the next four yeais was guar anteed. Plans were discussed at first session for conducting a c am* raign f education for the next year and r half, preparatory to the pending congressional elections in several districts and those of next year. In the meantime what are the bimetallists d>>ing? Or do they few men to beqj the brunt of this preliminary campaign of organization and education with its incidental sacrifices of ume and money.—Greensburg New Era.

The Band Tournament in this city proved a grand success. A Urge and orderly rrowd, about fourteen bands in attendance, a nd first-class music v.ns the order >f the day. Our band boys weie excellent hosts, and the visiting organizations gratified guests. L’he pe formance of Lonzo, 6 y i nr old son of John Healv and tb baton exercise of Van and Or1> i Grant, drew forth loud greetng of applause. The bands were divided into three classes prizes awarded to highest grade in each class, as follows— First class—Momence, 61; Monticello, 59; Wolco‘t, 58; Reining* ton, 57. Second class- Brook, 54; Lowell City 51. Third class—Lowell K. ot P„ 47; Grant Park, 43. Wolcott was selected as the next plac of meeting, about the middle of October.

Hale, infant son of Mr. and Mrs P. W. Clarke, died Tuesday morning, aged two months and nine days. Mrs. Maria Bott and Mrs. Lloyd Kingsbury and two children viss ’ted Harry Bo t and family at this place during the week. June Term of Jasper Circuit and Commissioners’Courts begins next Monday. Mrs. E. L Hollingsworth was in attendance on the meeting of the State Oouncil, Daughters of Liberty, at South Be d, this week. All persons interested in Osborne cemetery are invited to meet at the cemetery as early as possi ble on Saturday morning, June 12th, to take part in the much needed work of cleaning and put ting the cem tery in order. David Culp, Trustee.