Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 11 April 1895 — Page 4

T8E GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

VOL. 16, Ho. 15—Entered at .the Postofficeas eoond-class mall matter. W. S. MONTGOMERY,

A GERMAN Democrat at Indianapolis was commenting last wsek on the recent decided defeat of the Democrats in Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Evansville and everywhere else where an election was held, and in his lamentations exclaimed: "Mein Gott! Mein Gott! Vat a landscape!"

TflE U. S. treasury statements show that about 40 per cent, more goods are being imported by the United States than during corresponding months of years under the McKinley law. These goods could not be brought in here and sold unless the foreign goods could be made and sold or less than American goods. If such goods can be made, the freight and duty paid to this country, and then sold cheap er than we can, how foolish it is to think that we can take American goods into those foreign markets and undersell those goods which knock us out even here at home. There the foreigner would save his freight and tariff duty puid to this country, while the Americans would have the freight cost added to their goods and thereby be less able to compete in the markets of the world than right here at home. The fact is we cannot compete prices unless we reduce wages, and hat would be barbarous because many working men already receive too small wages in this country. Yet their condition is far superior to the foreign laborer. Let our home markets be retained for home products.

THAT England rejoices in the work of the Democrat party has always been believed by woll posted men in their country. Read the following and be convinced.

United States Consul, Claude Meeker sent to the State Department from Brad ford, Jcnuary 1, the annual review of Bradford trade which is published on the last day of each year by the Bradford Daily Observer, and from which we take the following:

If the whole world had been one vast conferation of states and Europe had elected the Democratic party to represent its interests at Washington, we could not have held a stronger belief that that party was working in our interests. It raises, therefore, a grim smile when it is clearly brought home to us that the American Government have legislated solely in the interests of the American people.

It will be remembered that Prof. Wilson author of the business paralyzer bill, stated at the banqnet given him in London, by the chamber of Commerce that the Wilson bill was entirely in the interest^ of America and her trade which statement was received with vociferous applause by the Londoners. Wilson and his colleagues were favorable to Englands industries in his bill. Cleveland and his helpers are friendly to Eoglands flnanefal interests. Is it not good policy for the American people to vigorusly oppose those policies which England favors fpr this country! She Is looking out for her •wo best interests. Let us as true

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Publisher and Proprietor.

Circulation This Week, 2,

FRENCH trade statistics for January sliow an increase of nearly $11,250,000 in exports. This gain, which amounts to 25 per cent., "is attributed chiefly to the recovery in trade with the nited States."

IT would be impossible to say more if one talked or wrote a week than was said many years ago by an old minister who was asked if it was proper to dance —"To dance properly is proper to dance .mproperly is improper."

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England and her capitalists who own billions of dollars worth of our bonds, stocks and securities are decidedly in favor of the single gold standard for this country. It makes their money worth about twice as much. It however makes the products of America labor and live itock worth just about half as much therefore which standard should Americans favor, the single gold standard or bimetallism?. Most emphatically bimetallism, if we favor ourselves and American interests. England and her manufacturers favor free trade for this country. If we should adopt that policy here it would cause our workmen to work for the pauper wages of Europe, or lose their jobs altogether, American farmers to sell their farm products for the low prices at which their Canadian neighbors would sell such products for. Farmers and American workmen what say you all— shall we favor free trade for this country which England wants or shall we stand up for American markets, for American goods, good American wages, American homes and a happy prosperous people? All hail Columbia the land of the free.

THE decision of the U. S. Supreme Court on the Income tax question will be a very unpopular One. By it the incomes from rents and interest on State,

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and municipal bonds are exempt, and it cuts the revenue down one half. The clesses that the framers of the law especially desired to reach are thus exempt, while manufacturers, merchants, professional men and othex*s who are persistently styiviug to build up business and giving employment to hundreds o£ thousands, are to be taxed. The wrong class are caught, sure* In Germany this income tax reaches down to all incomes, ainountng to $262 per year, and that is not very much too low for this country.

Six hundred dollars would be about the right place to begin, and then increase the per cent.' as the income increased so that the largest incomes would pay by far the largest tax. At the present time the poorer people pay more than their proportionate share of taxes, and the matter should in some way be equalized.

THE Venuzuela situation is sized up by the Chicago Inter Ocean a la Trilby: "Venuzuela as Little Billee |is being shaken and marched off by John Bull as Svengli, when Uncle Sam as Taffe, takes a hand and makes the burly Britisher squeal."

INDIVIDUALISM THE HOOD.

IDEAL MAN-

The Last Lecture ot the Cosmopolitan Club Course.

Last night at the home of George T. Randall, Hon. Wm. R. Hough delivered the last of the course of lectures which have been given before the Cosmopolitan Club audits invited guests during the winter. His subject was "Individualism—The Ideal Manhood." Mr. Hough's address was an excellent one throughout and delighted all who heard him. We are sure new thoughts were awakened in the minds of many and old thoughts stirred to greater activity. That means progress, advancement. After the close of the address the guests enjoyed a delightful social hour, during which refreshments were served to all. The Cosmopolitan club may congratulate itself that its lecture course has been a grand success and done much good.

Irma Barnett, who lives with her aunt Miss Ida Geary at Indianapolis, and at tends school there, went home Sunday, after a week's visit with her father and grandfather here.

Dr. C. A. Bell has removed hi* office to rooms 7 and 8, Duddingand Moore block. Practice limited to diseases of nose, throat, ear And eye. 15tf

M. C. Quigley is to the front with a full line of family paints which he is selling cheap for spot cash. tf.

All kinds of feed and flout at the^City feed store.

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Gov. MATTHEWS, it seems, has secured such extremly nonpartisan boards of trustees for the State institutions that it looks like all the Democratic superintendents will be retained. The Republicans over the State are thoroughly disgusted with such a condition of affairs.

THAT the sentiment in favor of bimetalism is growing in England, is certain. The speech of Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour is a strong one and as he is one of Englands leading Statesmen it will carry great weight. The United States should never wait on England for bimetalism we should at once restore silver to its ancient place which would largely assist in renewing the prosperity of this county.

THE Western cattle raisers are organ ized to fight the big dressed beef combine which has for so long controlled the market. Although the combine has raised the price of dressed beef about 25 per cent., the cattle men are getting but very little, if any more for their cattle. That has been the great trouble in this country for years. The men who raise the cattle, hogs, corn, wheat, hay, oats, potatoes, apples, etc., do not get their proportionate share of the final selling price. Local dealers first get a whack at them, the railroads, and in the west especially their charges are enormous, then the stock yards or commission men, then the wholesale men, then the retailer, and at this time the product is carrying five-pro-tits, which has doubled or trebled the price originally paid the farmer, who did uot begin to get his fair share.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is out in an interview in which he vigorously denounces llev. Dr. Lansing, of Boston, the minister of the New England M. E. Conference who openly charged in the conference, the President with drunkeness. He not only denounces him, but all newspapers that have circulated such reports. Saturday the following action was taken: "Rev. Frederick Wood, of Boston, moved that the conference decline to bold itself responsible for the statements of Rev. Dr. Lansing, of Boston, who at Thursday's session charged President Cleveland with drunkenness. The discussion lasted half an hour. A motion to lay the resolution on the table was promptly voted down. A motion was then offered requesting Rev. Mr. Wood, the author of the motion, to withdraw it, and this motion was passed. Mr. Wood withdrew his motion. A resolution was then adopted to expunge the discussion from the records of the conference, but a motion to request the press to suppress reports of the incident was laughed down."

Monday Dr. Lansing stated that since so many had stated that the President was not drunk at the times he had heard he was, he desired to apologize for his speech. Nelson Bradley Appointed a Trustee For tlie Blind Asylum.

Oil yesterday Nelson Bradley, of this city, was appointed by Gov. Matthews, one of the Trustees of the Blind Asylum at Indianapolis. The other trustees are J. L. Allen, Covington, Rep. and John F. Hennessy. Dem. Indianapolis. The board is said to be made up with the understanding that Will H. Glascock, of this city, now the Superintendent, is to be retained. Mr. Bradley's term expires next January. The trustees of all the Institutions serve without pay which is wrong in principle. We quote the Indianapolis News as follews:

Superintendent Glascock, of the Institution for the Education of the Blind, said to-day that he would be retained so long as his work in the institution is satis factory to the trustees. "Mr. Bradley has known me since I was a child, but he is a man who would not be in favor of retaining any one who was not conducting the institution properly. Mr. Allen is one of the be3t men that could have been selected for the position. He might be called a general purpose man,"

Now that the Governer has made all the appointments, under the new law, rabid Republican politicians are growling btcauBe the Governor has been able to find Republicans who are willing that the present superintendents of the Institutions shall all be retained. Some of the local Republicans lament and declare that the Governor allowed the superintendent of each institution to select his own board.

DEATHS.

Mrs. Matthias Parsons Dead.

Special to the Indianapolis News. RUSHVILLE, Ind., April 9.—Mrs. Mat

thias Parsons, a pioneer woman of Rush county, living a few miles northeast of this city, is dead of heart disease. She was a native of Rush county and was seventy-three years old. She and her husband, who survives her, a few weeks ago celebrated their golden wedding. Dr. C. H. Parsons, of this city, and the Rev. J.L. Parsons, of St. Louis, Mo., a Christian minister, are sons of the dead women.

Rev. Parsons was the pastor of the Christian church iu this city for a number of years and is well known throughout, the county.

JSaster Cooking.

The ladies of the Helping Hand Society of the Christian church will have a nice display at their bread market Saturday, consisting of bread, pies, cakes, salids, deviled eggs, Yankee beans, etc. Remember the place—first door east of Mrs. Lizzie Howards' on North street.

Cleaning and Putting Down Carpets.

Frank Keeler, the carpet cleaner is now located in the Big 4 house on Stewart Street. First class work guaranteed, prices reasonable. Mar. 28 W tf.

Coming Events.

Last day for paying spring installment of taxes without thepenalty, April 15. Circuit court begius Monday, April 32.

-GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1895.

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Dora Crider is delivering fruit trees at Indianapolis. J. H. Moulden went to Anderson on business to day.

There will be'work in the first degree at Masonic Hall tonight. Mrs. G. W. Lacy returned today from a visit with his sister, near Charlottes ville.

Cicero Watts has a fine hand-carved center table on exhibition at J. Ward Walker & Co.'s.

Mr. and Mrs. Ham L. Strickland are at Indianapolis attending the pure food show at Tomlinson Hall.

M. M. Kinsley was called to Morristown to-day by the serious illness of his father, C. C. Kinsley.

Sam Millikan and sister Kate are at Indianapolis to attend the Lillian Russell entertainment to-night.

C. M. Kirkpatrick is looking after a job of street paving at Franklin this week. The contract will be let Thursday.

Helen, the little daughter of Henry Warrum, of Indianapolis, is a guest at her grand fathers, Noble Warrum.

Mrs. Delia Patterson, of Dal ton, 111., who has been visiting her parents, Wm. Johnson and wife, left for home to-day.

Anew bicycle for sale, suitable for either lady or gentleman, for cash or on payments. Call at REPUBLICAN office.

Mrs. Benj. Scott, of Elwood, who has been here

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Hunt and other relatives went home today. The committee appointed to take notes from the subscribers to the new Christian church can be found at the Greenfield Banking Co.

Mz'S. J. S. Loehr and children and Mrs. John Clayton are visiting the families of John Jackson and Walter Braudon at Anderson.

The marriage of Clarence H. Beard, proprietor of the Knightstown Sun to Miss Jessie Noble, of Greenwood, is announced for May 4th.

Rev. B. F. Dailey, Dr. W. R. King, Morgan Chandler and M. F. Wills went to Greencastle to-day to inspect the new Christian church there, not all vi eat that had intended going.

James Holbrook ai.d family left for their former home, White Water, Wis., to-day He was an employee at the paper mill, but quit because of the recent heavy cut in wages.

Dr. A. J. Smith had the commandery degrees of the order of Knights Templar conferred on him last night at Knightstown. Dr. J. M. Laiimore will receive the degrees there to night.

James Thomas and son Elmer, of near Atlanta, visited the formers son, W. F. Thomas at his home southeast of here Saturday and Sunday. Will sold them a fine three year old draft filly.

Monday night the large and handsome English mastiff belonging to Wm. Mitchell, editor of the Democrat, was killed by a freight train under which he tried to run while it was in motion. His mate had been poisoned some time since.

There will be the usual special sale of shoes at Lee C. Thayer's next Saturday and Monday. Ladies slippers from 39c up. Men's shoes from 74c up. Ask for the Krippeffdorf shoe for ladies.

LEE C. THAYER.

The contract which Fries, Barr & Moulden are looking after in Champaign, 111., is a big sewer. There are 27 miles of it, two of which extend beyond the city limits, and the cost will be from $75,000 to §100,000, Their friends here will be glad to see them secure it.

Lew Banks has been given? the contract for putting two water closets in the jail. The commissioners have ordered the drains leading from the jail to be thoroughly cleaned and the jail put in the proper sanitary condition. It has been in bad shape on account of poor drainage for along time.

G. W. Ryan, of Indianapolis, representing the German-American Bailding and Loan Association, is in the city for the purpose of organizing aboard of directors and leaving an agency for the company here. Our people, however, are disposed to stand by the two excellent associations we have here.

Misses Flo and Pearl Randall will go to Indianapolis Friday to remain over Sunday with their cousin, Miss Fannie Gapen, and with Mrs. J. G. Duncan. Miss Pearl has an important part in a musical entertainment Friday evening. Next week the Misses Randall will visit friends in Columbus and attend a reception and dance, to be given there.

Jessie Collier left for Greenwood today to attend the wedding there this evening of her cousin, Miss Lena Maiden to Mr. Robert Spillman, of that place. The young couple will come to Greenfield tomorrow and visit with the relatives of the bride for a few days. The bride is a bright, handsome and accomplished young lady, and as the groom is an excellent young man, the REPUBLICAN extends Its congratulations. ,1 .v

Miss Nema Souders now wears two handsome Demorest medals which she has won in oratorical contests. One is of silver and the other gold. There are two others medals for which she may compete, a larger and* finer gold one and another set with diamonds and known as the *'Diamond Medal." She has the energy, the ambition and the ability to make a success and we hope she may

Nothing Succeeds Like Success.

WHITE HOUSE GROCERY.

Harry Strickland.

Opposite Court House.

ONLY PRICE. THAT THE LOWEST.

We want your patronage. Our line of neckwear is simply immense Hats for everybody. Come in, see our handsome new store, inspect our large stock and get acquainted. Our goods and prices will do the rest.

WHITE & SERVICE,

20 W. Main St. Randall's old stand.

No More Cheap Paints For Me.—^

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Lowest Prices.

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