Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1899 — Page 4

j JIM MV DEMOGRIT. Official Dcmocratio Paper of Jaapar County. F. E. BIBCOCK. EDITOR AID PUBLISHER ■alarad at the Poet-ofßee at Ranaaelaer, Ind. ai eeeond class matter. —— TXBMB OF SUBSCRIPTION: ONE TEAR BIX MONTHS.. 50c THREE MONTHS : 25c. Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Ranaaelaer Street, North of Ellia A Murray’s Store. For President in 1900, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Republican orators in Ohio this fall are paying beautiful tributes to the flag in order to avoid the real issues of the campaign. Another Indianapolis building and loan association has gone to the wall —the Reserve FuiuJi Savings and Loan—and hundreds of stockholders are caught. The Civil Service Commissions have recovered their courage sufficiently to express the hope that nobody will go so far as to do anything real naughty out in Ohio. William S. Peckham, a republican trustee of the Lafayette city schools, was, by a unamimous vote of the republican council of that city, asked to resign his office. He is accused of appropriating to his own use interest received from school funds loaned by him as treasurer of the school board. Thoughtful Americans will not overlook the dangerous possibilities in colonial administrations. Colonies may do for monarchies, where the executive office is inherited, but they are not for governments where the chief magistrate is elected, and through whom colonial officers secure place.

Shippers tell us that another advance of two cents per hundred in eastern freight shipments will go into efFect Nov. 1. This means a little more than one cent less per bushel to the farmer for his corn. The advance in rates since August 1, have been about five to seven cents per hundred pounds, and as usual it is the farmer who “pays the freight.” Senator Hanna seems unable to open his mouth these days without putting his foot into it. At Cleveland he spoke after President McKinley, and said: “In public affairs we are all striving for the same object—the advancement of our own interests.” It was tough on the President that his friend Hanna should thus give him away as a mere self-seeker.

The Tippecanoe county commissioners, in addition to the suit about to be brought against exClerk Flynn for witholding fees belonging to the cpunty, will, it is said, bring suit against ex-Sheriff Gaddis and bondsmen for *3,150 which it is alleged he has illegally retained, as shown by the report of the experts appointed to make an investigation of the county records. A Lafayette dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer of last Saturday says: The County Commissioners will bring suit against ex-County Clerk, David Flynn to compel the payment of nearly $5,000 due on a shortgage in accounts. Flvnn left the office owing $14,000. He is a prominent politician, and was a candidate before the last Republican State Convention for nomination as State Treasurer.

The most notable feature of the coming Congress will be the absence of the biggest Republican, Reed. The House without him will seem like Hamlet with the Prince of Denmark omitted. While McKinley’s friends express satisfaction that Reed will be out of the way, no Republican concern- ' edinthe welfare and success of the Republican party will deny that Reed’s retirement is a party loss. It is an important advantage to the Democrats. * The offer of the treasury to pay in advance interest due on government bonds has met with generally cool response. As the interest is rebated somewhat when paid in advance, there is little advantage to large holders to get their money before due. The result is, the money market still continues restricted, and there remains the scarcity of small money which has hampered the fall trade greatly in some localities. In portions of the west there is a strong outcry against; tne snortage of silver,

We have had nearly a year of humbug and fraitleasneas, not to say imbecility in the Philippines. What we need now is a regime of vigor inspired by military experience ana abiltiy. In other words we want a soldier, a leader and a fighter at the head of our army in Luzon. Gen. Miles is that man, but because of the fear of his making too great a success of it and becoming an opposition candidate for the Presidency, he is kept at home. How long will the American people endure such a policy?

The first resolution of the first platform of the republican party, adopted in its Philadelphia convention, June 17, 1856, declared that "‘The maintenance of the Erinciples promulgated in the leclaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, is essential to the preservation of our republican institutions.” But the men who made the Republican party one ©f “moral ideas” have passed away, and now its President acts on the principle that government derives its just power from a Spanish treaty.

It is not too much to say that the reports of Gen. Otis have been refuted so often by conservative correspondents in the Philippines, that it is a fair presumption always that he is stating a falsehood until his statement is corroborated by other evidence. Otis reported that 30,000 troops were more than ample to subdue the Filipinos. Even McKinley forcibly demonstrated that he did not credit his officer by sending 60,000 men. The correspondents in the Philippines unanimously have protested to their papers that they were forced to send out falsehoods by Otis.

The country has endured much ns the result of the incompetency and stubborn blundering of Brooke and Otis. In neither island can we discern the smallest progress in carrying out our solemn promises. In Cuba there is still a military autocracy and a popular discontent which grows in bitterness each succeeding day. In Luzon there is a bloody war, a hatred on the part of the natives such as was never visited upon Spain, and a wanton sacrifice of life. If existing conditions are projected into the coming year, they will put a conclusive end to McKinley’s public life.

In spite of the political embarrassment of such an act, there is little doubt that the Republicans will be compelled this winter to legislate for increased silver coinage to prevent a recurrence of the conditions which have hampered trade this autumn. Republicans fear that this will be quoted as an admission that there is merit in the silver issue, and that to coin more silver before the presidential election will be hailed on all sides as a weakening on the republican dogma of the single gold standard. It is apparent however that steps must be taken, and. under one delusive plea or another, the Republicans will be found this winter, provi ling more silver for the channels of trade.

A bill is being formulated by Ohio people that will provide for placing the county officials of that state under a system of inspection similiar to that in vogue in the internal revenue, postal and other departments of the Federal Government, It is claimed by the advocates of the measure that in every county where the records of the county officials covering a period of 10 years have been thorougly investigated collections of illegal fees ranging from $40,000 to $60,000 have been reported, and that these figures multiplied by the number of counties in the state would show a loss to the taxpayers of Ohio in the past decade of over $5,000,000. It is proposed to empower the Governor or some other state official to appoint a number of regular inspectors.

The Winamac Republican says that one of the township trustees of that county is guilty of extorting money from school teachers before he would consider their applications favorably, and that he has been guilty of this unlawful firactice for years. Two young ady teachers recently rebelled ana insisted on his paying back to them $75 each which they had paid to secure their position, and he “coughed up.” The Republican very properly adds that the man should be sent to the penitentiary. It neglects to give the politics of the trustee, which fact would lead one to infer that he was a republican. But politics should make no difference in such cases, except, if he is a democrat, and guilty, he should be given a little heavier sentence, for democrats have been brought up better than to commit such crimes.

. Remington's New Paper. The new paper at Remington. the Remington Herald, made its appearance last week. It is a six column eight page paper, and is published on Saturdays. Ed. i. Bailey is the editor. The editor promises to eonduet a strictly non-partisan paper—which he may be able to do, but if so It will be the Erst time we ever knew a Democrat to ran a strictly and fairly non-partisan paper. The initial number is a very creditable sheet in quality and quantity of news and general make up and appearanee.—Rensselaer Republican. We are unable to understand where the Republican got the idea that the editor of the Herald was a Democrat, unless he drew his conclusions from our declaration for “an honest and economical administration of public affairs.” It takes the county seat people a long while to find out that the Republicans and Democrats of this end of the county are united in their opposition to the way county offices have been conducted the last few j’eare.—Remington Herald. The Rensselaer Republican, in * speaking of the new paper at Rem- 1 ington —the Herald—says: “The editor promises to run a strictly nonpartisan paper, which he may he able to do. but if so it will be the first time we ever knew a Democrat to run a strictly and fairly uoupartisan paper/’ Eggs-actly. Just so. Um-hum. Well, now, we have been trying to conduct a non-partisan paper for the past six years. Brother Marshall, and we also claim to be a democrat. Come over any time within the next month and look over our files —they are complete—and show us where, during that time we have by a line, word or syllable treated the republican party unfairly or disrespectfully, and we will gladly pay you one hundred dollars ($100). And, listen, Brother Marshall, if running a partisan paper has a tendency to make a man so infernally little and narrow-minded that he cannot see anything good in his fellow-man simply because of his politics, we are perfectly willing that you should enjoy all the honor connected therewith so far as we are concerned. —Morocco Courier,'

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From our regular correspondent.) The man wfio has no weakness is yet unborn. Mr. McKinley's supporters have taken advantage of Admiral Dewey's only known weakness —fear for his health - -to shut off the flow of Dewey enthusiasm, and thus, as they think, lessen his availability as an anti-Mc-Kinley candidate for the republican Presidential nomination. They do not wish Dewey to attend any more big receptions because, they keep him too prominently before the public, and, although Dewey looks much better than he did when he first came to Washington, and has been going to the club or the .theatre in the evening and attending to his private business in the day time —he helped the Committee select the house, which will this week be bought for him —in as active a manner as any other man of his years could do, he has been persuaded that his health is in great danger, and that he must absolutely avoid excitement of all kinds for some months. This was so firmly impressed upon him that he canceled his engagements to go to Atlanta and to Philadelphia, and announced that he would ae= cept no more invitations until next spring. And the McKinleyites think they have killed the Dewey boom. t t What Archbishop Chappelle, apostolic delegate to the Philippines, who ■ has announced his intention to go to the Philippines to bring about Peace, which Gen. Otis has so signally failed to do, and Mr. McKinley said to each other during the long conference they held at the White House, while big politicians were kicking their oheels in the secretary’s office, is what all the newspaper men have been unsuccessfully trying to find out. That they talked of conditions in the Philippines is all that is positively known, although much more has been sent out by the imaginative news-makers. The Archbishop seemed very well pleased when he left the White House, and said that he would probably see Mr. McKinley again, before he left Washington for Manilla, which he will do in a few days. The Archbishop is wellknown and popular in Washington, where he once had charge of a church. t t The Washington Poet, which has practically been a McKinley paper since this administration came into power, sounded a significant w.-irning, when it said at the close of an editorial full of praise of Mr. McKinley personally: “The President must usher in a new and healthier regime. If he cares for a political future, he must replace imbecility with brains and vigor. The people are worn out with toilure, bewilderment and disaster.

Humanity demands a cessation of the mnderous bungling in Luzon. Good faith and national honor require the pacification of Cuba and the political rehabilitation of the Cubans. This tragedy mast end and end soon. Existing conditions projected into the coming year will pat a conclusive end to Mr. McKinley’s public life.”

Col. N. M. Bell, who was prominently connected with the Post Office Department during the first Cleveland administration, and who has been in private business in St. Louis, for some years is visiting Washington. He says that people in the East have no idea of the intensity of the feeling against trnsts in the West, and predicts that the trust issne will figure largely in next years campaign. He also thinks that there is increasing hostility towards militarism, one of the aliases of imperialism, and towards that sort of expansion involving the surrender of the Monroe Doctrine.

Notwithstanding the failure of the Senate, at the last session of Congress, to act upon the batch of Naval nominations which would have pat Rear Admiral Sampson ahead of Rear Admiral Schley, and of the public calling down at Minneapolis of Secretary Long, when he attempted to glorify Sampson for what Schley did, it is announced upon seemingly good authority that the attempt to jump Sampson over Schley’s head is to be again made by Mr. McKinley as soon as Congress meets. The nnjnst attitude of the administration towards Admiral Schley has so far only added to that gallant officers reputation, and if it is persisted in, many believe that it will result in giving Schley the on next year's democratic national ticket. Stranger things than that have happened. It may be said that Schley is not a democrat, but that is no reason against it. Gen. Grant was not a republican and he was nominated and elected President by that party. The Army and Navy officer who has enough political bias in his make up to become a member of a political part\, is an exception. As a rule, officers in neither branch of the service vote, even when they remain in one place long enough to acquire the right to do so.

Ex-Governor Thompson, of S. C., who has just returned from Europe, said he was approached by a native in a village of Switzerland, who said to him: “Excuse me, sir. but will you gratify my curiosity by telling me what it was that the Governor of X. C. said to the Governor of S. C. ?” Asked what reply he made. Gov. Thompson said: “Why, simply repeated the historic remark, and gave a practical demonstration of what followed it, but it beats me how that fellow ever heard the story of the two governors.” Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news.

GREENBACKS or Government Money. At close Of our Gvfl War in 1865, there appeared in the London Times the following: “ If that mischievous financial policy which had its origin in the North American Republic during die late Civil War in that country, should become indurated down to a fixture, then that government will furnish its money without cost It will have all the money that is necessary to carry on its trade and commerce. It will become prosperous beyond precedent in the history of civilized nations of the world. The brain and wealth of all countries will go to North America. THAT GOVERNMENT MUST BE DESTROYED OR IT WILL DESTROY EVERY MONARCHY ON THIS GLOBE.” The famous Hazzard circular, to capitalists in New York, and the Buell Bank circular to United States Bankers, both emanating from London, and the fabulous corruption fund raised in England and Germany, estimated at $1,500,000, were the agents that secured the dosing of our mints against silver. The “walk into my parlor” policy of England, during and since the Spanish War, is the latest evidence of English Diplomacy in shaping die destiny of the United States Government. Notwithstanding the famine price of wheat, die Spanish War, and fabulous expenditures of money by our government during die past year, gold has increased in value eleven percent and all other values decreased in the same proportion. a thorough understanding of given evide^e^STbil^r'totoS cxpldiD ann produce jul facts truth. It is a paper that ought and can be read by all classes with pleas-

Notice. I have an ad elsewhere in this Soper offering some bargains in enningß county land. Do not be deceived and misled by statements that the soil around North Vernon is the best in the county!! But* lerville is in the center of some of the best agricultural lands n in southern Inman a, and is the very best soil in Jennings county. If yon want fair treatment come to Bntlorville. E. C. Davis, Real Estate Broker, Butlerville, Ind.

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1 r CMfOAOO. INDIANAPOLIS * LOU WILLS »t. Rensselaer Time-Table, Corrected to May 8,1890. South Bound. No. 31-Fast Mail 4:48 a, m. No. A—Louisville Mail, (daily) 10 *5 a. m, No.33—lndiauapolis Mail, (daily).. 1:43 p. m. No. 39—Milk aceomm., (daily) 8:15 p. m. No. 3 Louisville Express, (daily). .11 .‘O4 p. m. •No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. m. North Bound. No. 4-Mall, (dally) 4:30 a.m. No. 40—Milk aceomm., (daily) 7:31 a. m. ’ No. 32—Fast Mail, (daily),. 9:55 a. m. •No. 30—Cin. to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p. m. 1 No. 38 —Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p. m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:27 p.m. •No. 48 —Local freight 9:30 a.m. No. 74—Freight, (daily( 9:09 p. m. •Daily except Sunday. {.Sunday only. No. 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. Fbank J. Reed, G. P. A., W. H. McDoel, President and Gen. M'g’r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M’g’r, CHICAGO. W. H. Beam, Agent. Rensselaer,

Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk ; .„.Wm. H. Coover Sheriff Nate J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer... Jesse C. Gwln Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor ‘. Myrt B. Price Coroner. Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor ..Johnß. Phillips COMMISSIONEBS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District Simeon A. Dowell 3rd District Frederick Waymire Commissioner’s coilrt—First Monday of each month. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer C. C. Starr Attorney Harry R. Kurrie Civil Engineer ...H. L. Gramble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COUNCILMAN. Jst ward. .G. E. Murray. Chas. Dean, ind ward John Eger, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward J. C. McColly, J. C. Gwin JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Charles E. Mills Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February. April, September and November. " T ' ' n ' " lV ' COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TBU6TEES. TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo Gillam John F. Pettit Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley Jumes D. Babcock.. Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland ..Newton C. C. Bierma Keener J..C. Kuupke Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Laiuborn Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D. Comer ..Union TOWN OB CITY J. D. Allman Remington J.F. Warren Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wbeatfieet Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Reusseiaer

CHURCHES. First Baptist— Preaching evsiy two weeks at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p, m; Sunday school at 9:30: B. Y. P. U, 0 p. m. Sunday; prayer meeting 7p. m. Rev. V’. Fritts, pastor. Free Baptist— One sen-ice every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. F. meets Sunday, 0:30 P. M. Rev. F. M. Watkins pastor. CHRISTIAN— Comer Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching, 10:45 and tf:00; Sunday school 9:30; J. Y. P. S. C. E.. 2:30; S. Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. A. L, Ward, pastor. Ladies’ Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment, Presbyerian— Comer Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:30; Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladies' Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Pastor. Methodist—Preaching at 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9.-30; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7; Junior League 2:30 alternate Sunday: Prayer meeting, Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladies’ Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Church of God —Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:80; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:80; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin. ' pastor. Catholic Church— set. Augustine’s. Corner Htvlsion and Susan, Services 7:30 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:80 p. m. Rev. Father '1 homas Meyer pastor.

• LODGES AND SOCIBTIBS. Mason ic —Prairie Lodge. No. 128, A.F. and A. M., meets iirstand third Mondays of each nwnth. J, M. Wasson, W. M.; W.J. lines. Evening Star Chapter—No. 1d1.0.E.5.. meets hrst and third Wednesdays of each Spitler, W.'M.; Hattie DowCatholic Order Forresters—Willard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 2 id. m. J. M. Healy Sec y; Peter Hordeman, Chief Ranger. Magdalene Court-No. S 8«. meets the 2nd and tin Sundays of each month, Miss ifisr<S3as&&.*fn: D - k *- R - s - : °R D Fexxows—lroquois Lodge, No. 144, I. O. O. fmeets every Thursday. C. E. Tyner, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment— No. 201, I. o. O. *., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. John Sayler, C. P„ John VanOAtts* scribe* Rensselaer' Rebekah Degree Lodge— No. 848. meets first and third Fridays of each month. Mrs. Harry Wade, N. G.; Miss Belle Adams, Sec’y. I. O. OF FORESTERS-Court Jasper, No. 1708, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. J. N. Leatherman, C. D. H. C. R;C.L. Thornton, R. S. Maccabees— Rensselaer Tent, No. 184. Kr O. T. M. Meets Wednesday evening. F. W. Keeper C ° mnlander: lßaac Port * r > Record Pythian—Rensselaer Lodge No. 82 Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday! T.JT Joiner. C. C.: N. W. Reeve, K. o^k. Rensselaer Temple, Rathbone SlsterCNo. 47, meets 2d and 4th Thuradav every month, Mrs. Lulu Huff, Mrs. Josie Woodworth, M. of R. C. Grand Army.—Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A. R-meets every Friday night. J. A. Pumhan. Post Commander, f. M. Wasson, AdjuRenmelaer Women’s Relief CorpsKSSffi’LSSS? Sffi'Tiu’fe&.S: i R l;s.?i^s?b c i- R<: ffii“sss. ax „Baylet. Pres.; Carte I. Porter,*fec’y? en, l Holly Council.— No. 7. Daughters of Lib A erty meets 2d and 4th Mondays. Gertrude ing P S^rW Unßell ° r: NeUie d<™ R?coTd. R Camp—No. 4419, Modem Wood- * h 1 b "™»- v - j MOBW^lbfcstAKLMawt Sold by jUtSt ***