Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1900 — Page 4

m Gown dew. Official Democratic Paper of Jasper County. F. E. BABCOCK, Elm MID MIBLIW Catered at the Post-office at Rensselaer, lad. as second class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ONE YEAR J* oo SIX MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS 25c. • Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made knowiFon application Office on Van Rensselaer Street, North of Ellis & Murray’s Store. For President in 1900, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Township Conventions. MARION TOWNSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the democrats of Marion tp., will meet in Mass Convention in the east court room at the court house ttj Rens selaer, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a township ticket, as follows: One Trustee, one Assessor, three members of the Township Advisory Board, one Justice of The Peace, two Constables, six Road Supet--visorr. Lee E. Glazebrook, E. P. Honan, Chairman. Secretary.

WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the democrats of Wheatfield tp,, will meet in mass convention at the school house in the tow»n of Wheatfield, on SATURDAY. MARCH 24, 1900, at 2:30 p. m., for the purpose of nominating the following township ticket: One Trustee, one Assessor, three members of the Township Advisory Board, one Road Supervisor Ist dist.. one Road Supervisor 2d dist. Geo. O. Stembel, Philip Stuppy, Chairman. Secretary. The democratic state convention will be held at Indianapolis, June 6. Andrew Carnegie seems to think that nothing is better for a young man than poverty—and the blessing of a protective tariff. Will Oom Paul now assume the famous role of Paul Jones, of the Bon Homme Richard, and announce: “I have just begun to fight.” . Now that Kimberley has been relieved, the price of diamonds will fall and poor people will have a chance to lay in their summer supply cheaply. The efforts of a tax ferret, aided by the county assessor, is resulting in thousands of dollars in sequestered property being placed on the tax duplicate in Elkhart county. Senator Vest thus sized up the republican policy, in a short speech: “The proposition that the U. S. can hold territory as a colonial possession and its people as vassals, is the most preposterous and dangerous that has ever been advanced in the course of my public life.”

A belated poet to his Uncle Sam in this fashion: ’‘Spain had a little lamb, the slickest lamb around. She sold the lamb to Uncle Sam for twenty million down. Then Sammy took it by the tail, to lead it home, you know; but the mutton rare, turning out a bear, and Sam can’t let it go.” Tfie Porto Rician tariff bill passed the House Wednesday by a vote of 172 to 161. Crumpacker held out to the last and voted with the democrats. Once more the republican administration supporters have shown their friendliness to the sugar and tobacco trusts. Truly, ‘‘the ox knoweth its owner and the ass his master’s crib.” The Senatorial convention to nominate a republican candidate for the State Senate from the counties of Jasper, Newton and White will be held at Goodland, March 27. There are four candidates for the nomination, William H Coover of Rensselaer, James E. Mcßeth of Monticello, Eben H. Wolcott of Wolcott, and Charles E. Smith of Chalmers. White county has twenty-three delegates, Jasper seventeen and Newton fourteen.—Kentland Enterprise. Senator Butler, Chairman of the Populist National Committee, expresses the opinion that the attempt to create friction between the democrats and populists, will fail. Speaking of the nomination of Col. Bryan, Senator Butler said: “Bryan will be the choice of three elements, the democrats, the populists and the silver republicans. The two latter will meet on the sit me day, if present arrangements are carried out, end will, in all probability unite upon the same candidate for Vice President.”

If Mr. Frick would tell us something about the size of Carnegie’s corruption fund during the armor plate contract days, the country would be grateful.. Why not establish a department of Exterior —one to have charge of Alaska, Arizona, Porto Rico, the District of Columbia and other territory “outside the Constitution.”? A great (?) victory for British arms has been attained in the South African war. Lord Roberts with 50,000 trained British troops and ship loads of artillery has, after ten days fighting, captured Gen. Cronje’s gallant band of less than 4,000 Boer soldiers! And now it developes that the conquered Boer soldiers will be exchanged for British prisoners of war of which the Boers held at last accounts 193 officers and 2,669 men. Representative Richardson, the democratic leader in the House has, by a new resolution, added the steel trust to the sugar trust, the paper trust, the tin trust, an the oil trust, the products of which previous resulutions authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to prohibit the transportation of an Intersate Transportion lines whenever they have knowledge that the prices asked for the goods produce profit in excess of 4 per cent, on the actual capital invested in the trust which controls them.

The “middle-of-the-road” populists held a convention at Indianapolis last week and nominated A. G. Burkhart for governor, C. M. Walters for lieutenant governor, etc. By the way, this same identical C. M. Walters was in Rensselaer a few weeks ago for the purpose of re-organizing the middle-of-the-roaders, as he stated. He went to the editor of one of the republican papers here to get the names of populists whom it would be advisable for him to go and see! Strange, wasn’t -it? Why didn’t he go to some populist? J)o you see the point, middle-of4he-road-ers? Whose money pays Walters for “middle-of-the-road” work? Indianapolis has been named as the place and Sept. 5, as the time for holding the National Convention of the Association of Democratic Clubs, by the Executive Committee of the Association. At the same meeting the resignation of Hon. Chauncey F. Black, of Pa., as President of the Association, and of Representative Sibley, of Pa., as a member of the executive committee, were accepted. The new president will not be announced until April 13th, Jefferson Day, when the Association will give a big banquet in Washington. Gov. Benton McMillin, of Tenn., Chairman of the Executive Committee, will act as President until then.

The clique of real estate speculators, who are after a big wad of Uncle Sam’s money, in exchange for the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, which notwithstanding its being a quagmire in which no solid foundation for a large building can be had without driving piles through thirty or forty feet of mud, they have been talking up as just the place to locate future public buildings, received an unexpected check when the Washington Centennial Committee came out strong for the projected Federal Avenue, from the Capitol to the proposed Memorial bridge to Arlington, over the Mall, upon which all future Federal buildings shall be located. The Mall is owned by the government and there would be no pickings in the erection of buildings by the government ujion its own ground.

Suits will be brought against ex-Treasurer Sterling R. Holt (gold bug democrat), and William II Schmidt, (republican) of Maron county, to recover over SIOB,OOO which the experts’ report shows that these gentlemen have illegally retained during their terms of office. These cases are in addition to those already having been brought against other county officials on like charges. In the latter cases the county attorney, (republican) seems to be very favorably inclined toward the thrifty officials, and has placed a peculiar construction on the law as laid down for the guidance of county officers which, in the county attorney's opinion, lets these two officials out. This construction, by tire way, is contrary to the statutes and to decision after decision of the supreme court, but this usually cuts no figure where an officer who is elected to enforce the laws wishes to let some of the big thieves escape. Others, however, have taken the matter up, and it is said that the suits will be brought in the name of an individual taxpayer.

COMMITTEE MEETING.

The Jasper Countv Central Commit, tee Re-elect the Old Chairman and Secretary and Frank Welsh for Treasurer. Although Saturday was a wild, storm y and cold day a very good attendance was had at the meeting of the Democratic Central Committee. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bates, who stated the object of the same. It was moved and unanimously adopted that the old Chairman and Secretary be retained as such. Frank Welsh was then chosen Treasurer by acclamation. On motion the Chairman was authorized to select an executive Committee of five, which he did by selecting Lee E. Glazebrook, J. F. Major and Lucius Strong of Rensselaer, George O. Stembel of Wheatfield, and J. D. Carson of Remington. After some discussion it was moved and adopted that the county convention be held on Wednesday, April 4. The following resolution was unanimously adopted and made a part of the minutes of the meeting:

"Resolved, that we the members of the Jasper County Central Committee, endorse the able management of the ‘Jasper County Democrat,* and we recognize it as the only real organ of our party In this county." The newly elected chairman thanked the committee for the honor conferred upon him and urged the necessity of a thorough organization in every precinct in the county, and stated that he wanted every democrat in the county to consider himself a committee of one to work for democratic success in the campaign; that if diligent work was done the cause of the people would triumph in November. Secretary Nowels and Geo. O. Stembel also spoke a few moments in the same strain; also, Attorney E. P. Honan, who pointed out some of the blunders and dishonesty of the present administration, and predicted that the election' of November would land William Jennings Bryan in the White House; that Mr. Bryan was stronger in the hearts of the American people than ever, and he would not only receive the united support of his followers of four years ago but thousands upon thousands of others who were opposed to him in that memorable campaign. There being no further business to transact and the members of the committee from the north desiring to return on the afternoon train, the meeting adjourned.

Replying to an inquiry from O. W. Avery of Eagle River, Wis.. I would say that the $202,000,000 of bonds issued during the Cleveland administration were not made payable in gold, and that the govAnment has not issued any bonds in which it was stipulated that the principal or interest should be paid in gold. AH bonds made redeemable in “coin.”— W. E. CurtiSj’Tn Chicago Record. Let us write it down lest we forget that the servants of the people sitting in Washington propose to surrender the option which the people bought and propose to pay the billion and a half of national indebtedness in the deafer money. —Fowler Leader,?

The gallant defense by Cron je’s Spartan army of Boers is awakening the sympathy of generousminded people all over the world, and it is reported that protests are being sent to England from European countries against the massacre of these devoted patriots. No Wonder. Such devotion to liberty and self-government has not been seen for years. And what a bitter shame it is that, in this conscienceless war against freedom, the only government in an attitude of sympathy with the oppressor is William McKinley's government. It is not only not protesting against the slaughter of these defenders of liberty, but is allowing itself to be held out as a menace to any other government that offers to interfere. It has shown active sympathy with the British by insulting messages to the Transvaal government, by its treatment of Consul Macrum, by its failure to insist on neutral rights of trade and® inviolability of the mails, and by obstructive manifestations of friendship in social diplomacy. What a crime it will be if the United States stands by and sees these men annihilated without raising voice or hand against it! What a foul blot on the land that protested against atrocities in Russia, Armenia and elsewhere. To what depths has Americanism descended?—lndianapolis Sentinel.

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Hog Raising.

Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer: When we hear the hungry howl that is continually arising, like a peak of cayotes, from the papers that are supporting “benovolent assimilation” and the “benevolent trusts,” that we are immensely prosperous, just because their party is in power, one would naturally suppose it was our only duty, one and all, to lay the God of our universe to one side “until this people are once more cursed with the Democrats in power” and bow our knees and render thanks to William McKinley for the abundance of rains and bountiful crops the farmers of this nation have raised. And not only that, but he that cannot see the prosperity on every hand is certainly devoid of reason and should migrate fit once to old Mexico, where they have free silver. But hold on; let us reason together. Allow me to crack a few nuts and you chew the meat; it is healthy chewing. The statistics below are taken from the South Omaha Drover’s Journal of January 1, 1900. Statistics are sometimes very dull, bat the longer you study the following table the livelier they get, and if you will take this table, with no one else by but God Almighty and your lead pencil and spend one hour figuring out prosperity, you will be wiser in the end:

Price at S. Omaha Year. No Hogs in U. S. Per 100 lbs. 180050,635,106 $3 80 189152,398,010 4 19 1892.....46,094,807 4 81 189345,206.498 6 31 189444.165,716 4 83 189542,842,759 4 95 189640,600.276 3 21 1897..30,759,093 3 50 180838,651,63; 3 67 1800 35,500,000 3 81 Now note that 1893 was a panic year, with 10,000,000 (round numbers) more hogs than 1899, and Grover Cleveland the auctioneer, yet the farmers of this nation got on an average of $2.50 per 100 more for their hogs than they did in 1899, with 10,000,000 more of a population, not counting the-be nevolent assimilation. Now, take the 35,000,000 hogs raised and sold by- the farmers of this country, average the weight at 260 pounds and figure out the loss to the producers; and if you sold 25 hogs figure that out, and then if you can bend your knees, ask Wm. McKinley to give the farmers some more hog prosperity. Now, take the four years of Democratic free trade, and average the price of hogs, then the three years of the advance agent, and we have a differenceof $1 16 per 100 pounds in favor of free trade; just a little further: Number and price of hogs in South Omaha, 1893, 1,406,451, $6.31; 1896,1,216,370, $3.21. You see, with 190,000 less hogs in 1896 we took $3.10 per 100 pounds less for our hogs than in 1893. For. one it is something I cannot understand, and I hope some one will rise and explain. It looks to me as if there was a combination at work aad taking profits at both ends, for I don’t believe that pork to the consumer is any cheaper than in 1893. A. M. Templin. Palmer, Neb. 8. P. Thompson will sell his lands in Union township, in tracts, and on terms to suit those desiring to farm or raise stock. See or

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