Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Come to think of it, the Boers seem to be lion hunting a bit themselves. Alger has gone, Gage may go, but Hanna sticks tighter than grim death. At last reports Lady Smith was still holding out against the advances of Oom Paul. Mr. Bryan’s welcome throughout the east, has been most cordial. The “enemy’s country” seems to have disappeared. The air line distance from Washington, D. C., to Manilla is 9,360 miles. McKinley, Hanna & Co., believe in expansion with a big “E.” , Two of the county commissioners of Shelby county have been indicted for corrupt and gross negligence as county commissioners and malfeasance in office. Specific charges are made. It is to be hoped that the censor is keeping recent events in Montana, Philadelphia, and Kentucky away from the knowledge of the Filipinos. It might prejudice th ;m against us. The Republicans are clamoring lor the cessation of the Philippine debate in the Senate. Naturally! Day after day, as it continues, it shows them more plainly that by a little more prudence the disastrous war over there might have been avoided. There is nothing like so much prejudice against the negro in the south, as in the north. He is given a fair chance in the south at everything except society and politics. But in the north, he is not even allowed to work except in menial occupations. The war for the conquest of the Philippine Islands is a bad thing, but perhaps something of that sort was necessary to awaken the consciences of Senator Hoar, Senator Hale and other leading republicans to an appreciation of the Declaration of Independence and the constitution of the United States. It is said that Congressman Crumpacker’s bill, by which it was intended to reduce the representation of the southern states under the plea that the votes of the colored citizens were surpassed, will not be pressed for passage. The republican leaders recognize the ‘ bad politics” of such a bill in a presidential year, so tis said, and the bill will be pigeon-holed.

Senator Hale shows an inclination to break with the administration, if it persists in itspro-British policy and continues to refuse to recieve representatives of the Transvaal. The South African republic is as independent a country as any in the world. Holland and most of the European countries have received agents from it. and the United States itself has accepted a consul. But the British object to our receiving a minister from there, and the junior members of the alliance must, of course, back up its senior member. The state fee and salary commission appointed by the last legislature to equalize the inequalities of the fee and salary bill agreed on Monday to recommend that the salaries of clerks, auditors, recorders, treasurers and sheriffs should be calculated on no other basis than the population and taxable valuation of the counties, provided all officers save the treasurer be allowed 10 per cent of fees collected, and the treasurer one tenth of 1 per cent of all taxes collected. The commission will also reccommend that all salaries be paid at the end of each quarter, ana all fees, including the percentages due for collection be paid into the county fund, and all per diem and extra allowances be cut