Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1897 — THE SIMPLE FACTS. [ARTICLE]

THE SIMPLE FACTS.

Under the above caption the N. Y. World says: “If we had a duty on tea every cent paid by the consumer under it would go into the treasury to meet the expenses of the governs ment. “If we had an increased tax on beer and tobacco every cent of it would go into the treasury tor a like purpose. “Neither of these taxes would be divided between the treasury and any trust or any favored class. Neither would give the party in po ver an excuse for demanding any contribution to a campaign fund to keep it in power. “But a duty on hides will compel the people to pay rich tribute to th - beef trust. A duty on raw wool will compel the people to pay a heavy bonus to wool growers. A discriminating duty on refippd sugar means the transfer of millions ot the people’s money to the coffers of the sugai trust. “But the present senate is not legislating for -the treasury or for the people, but for Ihe trusts, the favored classes and the contributoas to campaign funds “Therefore the paoposed duty on tea and the additional tax on toI acco and berr are to be abandoned, whilo there is to be a duty on hide*, a duty on wool and a scan dalously discriminative duty on refined sugar. “It is legislation not for the public welfare but for private benefit and corrupt political advantage that we are witnessing just now ’’

The New York Woi Id finds much encouragement in the fact “that men like Mr. Waoamaker, men of large affairs, men skilled in the v ork that gives employment and wages to multitudes, are beginning to protest against that reckless triflng with prosperity in which congress is just now indulging for the sole purpose of rewarding campaign contributors, winning the favor of monopolists and inci* dentally enriching speculative sen . ators who trade upon their dele gated powers. ’— Meriden J< urnal Something will have to I e done to pacify John Wanamaker. He paid to the “advance agent of pros l ' perity” large sums of money for reserved seats and would now like to have his money back. Senator Turpie has presented an amendment to t' e tariff bill providing tor an inheritance tax. It provides that on and after January Ist, 1898, and for five years there*> after there shall be laid and levied a sum equal to 2 per cent of the value of every decedent’s estate as an inheritance tax, where the value of the estate exceeds $5,000. The amendment has the endoisement of the Democratic senators.

B. Y. P.U. Excursion To Chattanooga. Less than Half Rates All lines leading to Louisv lie, in connection with the South-rn Railway will sell excur sion tickets to Chattanooga and re turn at less than one fare for tl e round trip. Tickets will be told July 13-15 tn, good returning until July 21st inclusive. Tickets can be extended to August J sth by depositing with Joints Agent at Chattanooga prior to July 19th.— The Southern Railway is the only through car line Louisville to Chatta oopa. For schedule of trains and further information, apply to nearest ticket agent, or address Wm. H. Taxloe, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky.

Rev. Mr. Jeffries, of Apple Creek, Ohio, will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath evening. A cordial invitation extended to all • J. B. Fitzpatrick is visitivg his cousin G. W. Hanley. Miss Dora Kahler is visiting relatives at Lafayette. Bessie Eger is visiting relatives and friends at Valparaiso. Fred Tyler is attending the Stale University at Bloomington. Try Kennel Brothers’ Vie ma Bread. None better. Uakes made to order, at Kennel Brothers. Jud. J. Hunt passed Sunday with his mother and friends at Flora. Albert Warren and Annie AbleSore were married, last Wednest ay, by Justice Burnham. A special fruit express is being run by the Monon from Louisville to Chicago.

A cosy little cottage is being erected on south Weston street, by Gharlie Blue. An interesting session of the District Y. P. 8. C. E., closes its meetings this evening. The Halleck telephone wires now connects Dunnville with other sections of ihe county. D. J. Thompson is taking his usual summer vacation and rec reation at Indian River, Michigan. Grace Thompson and Lessie Warren were the guests of friends at Bloomington during the week. Albion Miller, of Harvey Medical College. Chicago, is visiting relatives and friends in this city. WANTED—By a Urge hay shipper, a good reliable man to buy and load bay at Rensselaer. State experience and give references. Good commission paid. Address Lock Box 117, ”21.n22 Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Isaac Glazebrook will pass the summer with relatives and friends at Bloomington and Greencastle .

Mrs. W. B Austin and duugh ter are visiting the lister of Mrs. A., Mrs. Angela Horner, at Pueb la, Colorado. v Commissioner Martindale attended the funeral of a nephew in Warren county last week, returning Monday. Judge Peter H. Ward, of Portland, Oregon, formerly of this circuit, circulated among old friends in this city during the week.* County Superintendent Hamilton attended the annual session of county superi tend-nts of the state at Indianapolis thisweek One fare for round trip to Lafayette June 24th-28th. Meeting of Epworth League of Indiana. W. H. Beam, Agent Tennessee and International Exposition May Ist to October 31st, 1897, at Nashville, Tennessee. Fars for the round trip from Rensselaer, only $lO. Tickets on sale daily. W. H. Beam, Agent. Engineer Bostwick will get you up plans and specifications fur building. Cnarges reasonable. Office up-stairs, in Forsythe building-

After a winter’s sojourn in Peoria, 111., Mrs. Lena Teuter has returned to her home in,this city, accompanied by hei daughter Mrs. Sarah Weii and children. The Independent Order of Forresters of Rensselaer will attend services in a body at the Free Will Baptist church Sunday. June 20th, at Bp. m. Rev. D. A. Tucker will preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion. All arecordially invited The Loan Exhibit given by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Monday and Tuesday evenings, at the handsome home of Mayor McOoy, prove ! a grand success. Relics of revolutionary times, and other important periods in thq history of our country, were numerous and attractive Tom an 1 his wife, and the “Daughters” exerted eveiy effort to insure the enjoyment of those in attendance.

Through Sleeper to Washington and Baltimore The new Monon through sleeper between Chicago - and Washington and Baltimore has become sr popular that it is often n cessary to put on an extra. Requisitions for berths should be made at least a day in advance. It is attached to t’-ain No. 31 which leaves Monon at 5;12 a. m. and arrives at Washington at 6.47 a. m. and Baltimore 7155 the following morning. W. H. Beam, Agent

The Kentland correspondent of the Indianapolis News, writes that paper: “The court-house controversy is again in evidence. For the past thirty-seven years Kentland has been the capital of Newton county, but for years there has been an earnest effort to move the courthouse to Morocco, which is a more central location. Recently, in order to stop the contention, the citizens of Kentland resolved to fur nish the means to build a new court house, and a total of $25,000 was raided by subscription, Carroll 0. Kent alone contributing SIO,OOO. This subscription was formally tendered to tho commissioners several days a ”o, but objection to its acceptance was raised by the northern part of the county, and yesterday, by a vote of 2 to 1, the matter was postponed until Sep' tember. This was not done until after a long and acrimonious debate, during which H. A. Strohm, editor of the Enterprise, called attention to the fac* that one of the commissioners had admitted, in a private interview, that an attempt had been made to bribe him. Commissioner Parsons then stated that he had been offered $750 by a lepresenUtive of a stone company to vote for the court-house. An investigation has been demanded by Patrick Keefe and other prominent men of Kentland.

The Democrats of the Fourth Indiana district at their convention at Columbus passed the following resolution: “Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the Fourth congres> sional district, in convention as sembled, do hereby reindorse and reaffirm the principles enunciated in the Chicago platform of 189 G - and we adhere to the doctrine of the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 1G to 1 without asking the consent of any prince, power, potentate or nation whatsoever.” Every applicant for saloon license in Newton county was defeated, with the exception of the one from Lake Village and Flaherty, of Kentland.—MoroccojL'ouier. No, Mr. Wanamaker is not giv mg opiates; he is applying blisters