Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

In May, 1893, four bushels of corn bought 100 pounds of barbed wire. In May, 1900, under McKinley “prosperity,” the same wire costs fifteen bushels of corn. Six bushels of corn bought 100 pounds of wire hails in May, 1893. In May, 1900, it took fourteen. Twenty-eight bushels of com or a 200 pound hog bought a good 14inch plow in May, 1893, In May, 1900, it took 57 bushels of com or more than two 200 pound hogs to buy the same kind of a plow. Exchanging more corn, oats, hogs, cattle, or sheep for what he is compelled to buy, now, than in 1893, may be made to appear ns “prosperity” to the farmers, but The Democrat’s prediction is that the result will be as it was in 1890— very disastrous to the g. o. p. Secretary Root’s second reply to a Senate resolution, asking for a detailed report of receipts and expenditures under our military government in Cuba, was only a little more satisfactory than the first. The details are still lacking, but the report makes it plain that the charge of extravagant expenditures in Cuba, is well founded. For in-

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stance, the civil salary list of the Cuban government for last year, exclusive of §1,377,000 paid on what the report calls the “labor pay roll” was $4,330,587. Adding these totals together and more than one-third of the total receipts —sl6,ooo,ooo —are shown to have! been paid out for civil salaries, not to mention the cost of the Military Establishment, which is, of course, paid by the U. S- Government. How long could a political party remain in control of one of our states which spent one-third of the.state’s receipts for salaries? An exchange remarks the fact that the charitably inclined people of America have been hustling around the past few months raising funds to send to the starving people of India. India is supposed to be under the protection of England, and would naturally look to that country in her hour of distress. But England is sending her millions to wage war upon the Boers, a people who are able to take care of themselves, and only ask a chance to do so. The war is costing the British $760 a minute. If the destitute in India were given that much they would be able to purchase all they want to eat ana have enough left over to buy an occasional plug hat or spring jacket. Were England to use even a part of the money she is spending in South Africa in pro-, viding for the starving people of India she would be doing much more for the cause of humanity.

The Indianapolis Press, independent republican, which has been against the democrats all the way through in the Kentucky gubernatorial controversy, says editorially of Gov. Mount’s arbitrary action in refusing to honor the requisition of Gov. Beckham: - * * There is only one Governor, and that is Beckham, whose title is incontestable. Gov. Mount, therefore, in refusing to honor his requisition for a fugitive indicted for crime, exercises a dangerous discretion, if it is a matter in which discretion may be exercised. The provision of the Constitution governing such cases is mandatory. TheConstituiionof the United States, Article IV, Section 2, says: “A jferson charged in any State with Treason, Felony or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the Crime.” Finley is in the State of Indiana, and how the Governor can bold and protect him here Sermanently is difficult to unerstand. In truth, when reduced to its last analysis, this course puts the Governor in the unfortunate attitude of opposing the law and the Courts