Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John Clark Ridpath, the famous writer and historian, died at New York last Monday. The democrats of the Sevnth (Indiaupolis)district have nonriFrank B. Burke for congress. If a cat has nine lives, how many has the Emperor of China and the Philippine “rebellion ?” In 1892 the democratic ticket, with Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson for vice-president, swept Illinois by a plurality of 28,000. Uncle Sam is engaged in the unpleasant task of turning plowshares into swords, thanks to the “splendid administration’’ of, William I. Rathbone bought a jippi-japa pronounced hippy-happy—hat for his coachipanat a cost of over twelve dollars. Now he will have a hippy happy time paying for it. The weekly statement From General McArthur that the rebellion is over is accompanied by a cry for reinforcements and a protest against the withdrawal of any troops. R. P. Stuart of Portland, has been employed by the town trustees of Geneva to examine the books of ex-Treasurer George W. Hamma, alleged to be short in his accounts. Whether the man now on trial at Frankfort was guilty of murdering Goebel or not, there is ample proof that the murder was committed as a result of a conspiracy by the Republican office holders of the state. . The Bryan notification meeting at Indianapolis next Wednesday will be a big day for Indiana democracy. The railroads will make one-fare rates and prominent democrats from all over the country will be in attendance.

Mr. Bryan will emphasize imperialism in his speech of #acceptance. relegating other issues to his formal letter and to later speeches. This does not mean that he is any the less a silver man but that he agrees with the Democratic platform and with the country that imperialism is the paramount issue this year. J. Marsh \\ ilson. ex-treasurer of Shelby county, was taken to the penitentiary at Michigan City last Tuesdaj’ to serve sentence for filing falsi* claims against Shelby county.' The conviction grew out of the investigation of county affairs being imide in that county, and W ilson is the second ex-coun-ty officer now serving time for robbing the county.

Advices received by the Democratic National and Congressional Campaign Committees show that the Germans are largely breaking away to Bryan, following the lead of the prominent men amongst them who have already declared for him. If one-third of the German vote of the middle west shifts sides and it now seems that twothirds will do so—McKinley will be beaten out of sight. Governor Roosevelt made a mistake like one of those that caused Blaine s defeat when he characterized all Democrats, without exception, as lawless, dishonest and cowardly. Of course the Governor does not believe this but was merely talking for rhetorical effect. Nevertheless, his words will unquestionably cost him and his chief dearly, alienating possible Democratic accessions to the Republican ranks. No one denies that McKinley is a well intentioned man. But a certain place is paved with gold intentions. McKinley has led the country far astray from the safe paths laid down by the fathers and has involved it in a bewildering jungle of imperialism, militarism and colonialism. The return will be long and difficult and it may be decades before we free ourselves from the vicious effects of the past two years. But we can make a beginning and the time to do so is now.