Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1901 — Page 4

JISPER WIT DMT. f. t. BABCOCK, [DIIOR lIP PUBUSHFR. Official Democratic Paper of Jaapar County. ■atarad at the Post-office at Renaaelaer, Ind. aa second class matter. _i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: _ ONE YEAR *l-00 BIZ MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS 25c. Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Renaaelaer Street, North of Ellis <fc Murray’e Store.

The spring is an* unlucky time of the year to get married. So are other times. We nre still waiting to read | General MacArthur’s apology to Editor Rice for doubting iiis charges. Barnstormers! Keep away from Missouri. The hens there have laid more eggs than those in any other state in the union. The'powers think that China can pay $300,000,000 of idemnity and will divide that sum among themselves. What China really owes cuts no ice. Here’s a New York bankrupt who handed in a statement of liabilities containing SSO for pew rent and S6O for beer. Evidently he served both'God and Mammon. What is the matter with the Post Office Administration in the colonies? Cuba was bad enough but now it seems that the Phillipines will show an even worse condition of affairs. Information from Havana is to the effect that the trials of Rathbone and Neeley are proceeding slowly before the “fiscal.” Hopes are entertained that a verdict will be reached within the next three years. Testimony in regard to Porto Rico continues to accumulate. Now it is Senator Foraker. who declares that the island is enjoying unprecedented prosperity and adds casually, that of course, there are a few hundred thousand people in the interior who are practically starving. But then, he says, this is nothing new. Instead of appealing the Iroquois ditch case to the supreme court, why not include these costs with all possible damages accruing out of the case in our share of the indemnity to be levied against China. This would be an easy way out of this troublesome matter and we think would be perfectly satisfactory to the chief petitioner. The Indiauapolis News has swallowed the Press and the latter sheet is no more. It is said that during the sixteen months of its life the Press owners lost about $375,(XX). Over one hundred people are thrown out of employment by the Press’ death. The News purchased the entire plant and will dispose of the same by piecemeal. According to evidence given before the U. S. Industrial Commission, the paper trust has added more than $4,WX),000 a year to the cost of news print paper in this country. One witness said that he knew of two newspapers which were each paying an increase of $150,000 a year in the price of paper used by them. The same witness said that all the promises made by tfje trust had been violated and that instead of reducing the cost of manufacture, it had been increased, and was now greater than under individual ownership of the paper mills.

Sec. 9107 Revised Statute'. 1897: “Count) auditors SHALL NOT lie authorised to credit the Treasurer with anv uncollected delinquency for which he claims credit unless such Treasurer shall show, by proper returns, verified by tiis oath or affirmation, that he has diligently sought for and has been unable to find any personal property from which to collect such taxes, or that having made a levy, he was enjoined or otherwise prevented from making a sale or collection by a Court of competent jurisdiction; and IN ALL CASES where he has failed to make demand upon residents who are delinquent or to levy and sell when personal property can be found in the county out of which to make the tax. HE SHALL BE LIABLE, ON HIS OFFICIAL BOND, FOR SUCH UNCOLLECTED DELINQUENCY AND TEN PER CENT DAMAGES THEREON." Is it not strange that the auditor in years gone by has credited the county treasurer with the Barnacle’s delinquent taxes right along, when the said treasurer had made no effort to collect the amount due, but on the other hand, had paid its “editor” in cash out of the people’s money each and every one of the couuty orders issued to the said Bhrnacle “editor”? The latter act was practically a criminal one. Were you ever treated so leniently by the treasurer, Mr. Taxpayer?

PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.

Special Correapondence to The Democrat: It was no surprise to close observers of the last campaign that there should emanate from the Republican legislature such a travesty on reform as the so-called Minturn Primary Bill. Any expression of the true sentiments of the Republican party necessarily must show that the breech, always existing between that party and the people, is growing wider and wider. Nothing could show more plainly than this act, that the interests of that party are not the interests of the people; that the function of the elector is being gradually circumscribed and limi-. ted to an alarming extent whenever it is in power. What the ultimate result of such legislation will be, is not a matter of speculation. Results of past similar efforts have demonstrated beyond all question that the truest interests of goverment will greviously suffer when controlled by the Imperial party. The key note to the primary law, originated by Senator Joss, is found in the first line of Section 2, —“For the purpose of the formation of party organizations.” The title of the bill declares that the Act is for “the purification of primary elections.” With astounding direct and frank purpose, the law provides for a purification, but not of the character the people of the commonwealth desire. This Joss abortion “purifies” the prijpary of every intelligent, independent voter, of every man who on demand, will not swear a present, past and future allegiance to the party, its principles and candidates; of every man who will not under oath, affirm his willingness to surrender his personal judgement in the matter of the selection of the men for whom he will vote. It puts a premium on the sacrifice of manhood and manliness it deifies partisanship, while degrading patriotism. Its utter disregard of the Amexcnnism of selfgovarment is amazing in its malevolence. | The Republican party solemnly pledged itself to the enactment of a primary law that wonld prevent I the present well known vicious ; abuses of the system in general I use. The Act, passed as the party’s fulfillment of its pledge, is as ! the giving of a stone in place of bread. In view of the expectation ! of our people for relief from exist- | ing evils, this law comes as an insult to their ideal of citizenship. A casual glance at the enactment is sufficent to enable any onp to observe its most glaring irregularties. A critical study of it leads to the one inevitable conclusion, that its author and those favoring it were determined that whatever else might be neglected, mistreated and sacrificed, party power and organization should remain intact. In other words, the demand of the whole State for|a law conserving the rights of the individual voter, is answered by the passage of a bill that not only deprives the voter of a constitutional, guaranteed right, but emphazises and increases, as against him, the power of party machinery. It is a dastardly blow at one of our most sacred tenets of democracy. The most offensive provisions of the law are t hose defining the qualifications of electors, the methods of voting at direct primaries, the statutory recognition of the central committees, the powers vested in them; and last, leaving the question of direct or delegate primaries to the precint committeemen. The qualifications of voters are fixed by Section 4. It provides that upon challenge of any person offering to vote, he must make affidavit that at the last preceding election he affiliated with the party, voted for the regular nominees of such party at the coming election. By section 14 it is made a criminal offense for anyone to vote or offer to vote who is not a legally qualified voter according to the provisions of Section 4. Words severe enough for condemnation of such legislation cannot be found. By the provisions of the last two sections referred to, if they are enforced, more voters would be disfranchised in the State of Indiana than were ever disfranchised in Maryland, the Carolines, or any Southern State. Independent voters are invariably found among the more intelligent people, and it is against this class that these provisions would work such hardship. That the main body of these voters are expressing vigorously their righteous indignation, is conclusive evidence that they feel the opprobrium of the statute. The Australian ballot Bystem in force iu the State of Indiana, in the past has compared favorably with the system of any other state. Comes now the Republican legislature and passes a misnamed primary bill from which secret balloting is ontirely eliminated. Under this law every man must declare his party affiliation by attending

the primary of a given party, and it is made a criminal offense to vote at any ether. It is true that good party politics would demand that candidates be selected only by members of the partjf upon whose tickets the names of the candidates are to be placed. Yet good-faith reform legislation, to be true in effects, calls for no act that would indicate an elector’s political beliefs or party affiliations. Separate primaries never should be made obligatory by aOy act of the Legislature. By various sections of the law, autocratic powers are! vested in central committees, far beyond the dream of any Republican boss. The party is put at their beck and call, and the individual voter is ostracised. The chairman is made in himself a political trust, and his word is given legal authority. Power is ever a dangerous commodity. When/it is lodged in a party separated in principles and sympathies from the welfare of the citizens, it becomes a menace to the very existence of goverment. Centralization of power is the starting point for revolution. The passage of this law is as natural to the Republican party as its protection of trusts and monopolies. It is another of the frequent examples of its violation of public confidence; it is the coming true of its motto, for the few and not the many.

Objection was made to the earlier trials of the Goebel suspects on the ground that they were partisan. But now the later ones have brought out, by Republican testimony, facts that are worse for the suspects and for so-called Governor Taylor than any that transpired at the former trial. The Democrat can give no better explanation for the decease of the Indianapolis Press than the following editorial from the Daily Sentinel, which meets our views exactly:

We have no desire to obtrude on the funeral of the Press, but there are a few wholesome facts which may profitably be considered by the people of this city and state as the remains are being consigned to the dust. When the Press started it promised to occupy a position of absolute independence, and many persons were induced to subscribe for it on that understanding. Within two weeks from the start democratic subscribers began dropping it, stating that it was more partisan than the other afternoon papers. Within a few months its ablest and most independent writer resigned, giving as his reason that the paper would not be allowed to occupy an independent attitude. When the exposure of the misdeeds of county officers was made by The Sentinel, the Press followed the lead of the other republican papers and maintained silence, t here is not a democrat in Indianapolis who was not satisfied long ago of the partisan character of the paper, and presumably intelligent republicans were equally aware of the fact. We mention this merely to account for the popular disapproval of the paper. There was during thetime of its existence, a field for an independent afternoon paper in Indiapapolis, but thei e was not a field for three afternoon republican newspapers. As a rule, people like to get what they bargain for, and this applies to independence in d newspaper as well as to anything else. If troubled by a weak digestion, loss of appitite, or constipation, try a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every box warranted. For sale by Larsh.

BANK STATEHENT. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square.) Renssslaer Inch. at the close of its business, on the 10th day of April. 1901. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $133,044.59 Overdrafts 491.86 U. S. Bonds 1,900.00 Due from Banks and Bankers 41,426.91 Bankiug House 5,585.00 Current Expenses 14.10 C..h o„ H.odjg ssr » jjgg smK Cash Items 729.79 $187,100 JO LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus Fuud 2.000.00 Undivided Profits 290.30 Discount, Exchange and Interest.. 348.0$ Profit and Loss 38.06 Individual Deposits on Demand... 123.568.70 Individual Deposits on Time 35,856.73 „ $187,100.80 STATE OF INDIANA, ) Jasper Couuty j - I. Emmet L. Hollingsworth. Cashier of the Commercial State Hank of Keusseluer. Indiana. do aoleinuly swear that the above statement is true. Emmbt L. Hollinohwohth. , —'—■, Subscribed and sworn to before ] hbal \ me, this eighteenth day of April. 1 ’ 1901. Jambs H. Chapman. Notary Public. My commission expires August 28. 1902. We transact a general banking business buy and sell exchange on the principal ulties of America and Europe, buy good notes aud loan money on persoual uud real estate security at current rates. This bank respectfully solicits a share of the putrouage of the community, promising fair and liberal treatment to all. 8 per cent. Farm Loans a specialty. Addison Pabkihon, John M. Wahmon. Jambs T. Handle, Gbo. K. Murray, • E. L. Hollinuhworth, Directors.

Money On Farms AT 5 PER CENT. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time. Also loans on city property at low rates and Commissions as low as can be had in the county. Call a Commercial State Bank, No. side Pub. Square, Rensselaer, Ind.

A HOUSECLEANING CAROL.

The melancholy days have come—the saddest of the year; Tbtf carpet’s on the clothes-line and incessant whacks we bear; The bedding’s in the kitchen and the beds are in the hall. The pictures are upon the floor while some one dusts the wall; We eat cold meat and crackers from a wabbly kitchen chair, For this is glad housecleaning time —so free from toil and care. The neighbors line their windows and a hasty census take Of all the bric-a-brac we have, and calculations make If it was bought with ready cash or on installn ent plan; We rescue our provisions from the hasty garbage man. And 'life is gay and careless-like, it makes one want to roam— To hie away—because the folks are cleaning house at home. The melancholy days are here—the days of soap and dust. Stove polish daubs the tableware—there’s pie on Wagner’s bust Piano holds some frying pans—the bath-tub's filled with books — The womenfolks—ah! who could tell who • they were by their looks? Sing hey! The glad housecleaning time—the time of iluijt and soap!. It is a gladsome sight to see—through a big telescope. —Baltimore Amefican.

Real Estate Transfers.

William H. Sternn to Christian Hensler. April 8. se 13-27-7, 180 acres, Carpenter, $9,440.20, Granville Hawkins to Christian Larson, April 6, It 12. bl I, Gifford, SSOO. Marion Sands to Lottie B. DeArmond, Jan. 7, pte's ne 27-32-5. Kankakee, S4OO. Charles W. Meharry to Myrtle L. Jones, April 2. ptsw 38-80-7, Marion, $4,200. Jared Benjamin to William M. young, Feb. 0. 1000, outlot 8, Rensselaer, SBOO. William L. Bringleto Charles Waling, April 5. se sw 33-29-7, 40 acres, Newton, SI,OOO. Levi Zumwalt to John Zumwalt et al, April 4, sw 10-27-7, 100 acres, Carpenter. sl. Firman W. Rutheford to Aubert L. Berkley, April 3, It 9. bl 2, Harvey’s add. Rensselaer. SBS, Harry R. Kurrie to Klass Kttema, April 5, ne ne 8-31-7, Keener, $1,200, Almedia Sutton et al to E. Grant Sutton. Mch. 4, pt se 25-31-7. 100 acres. Union, SSO. q. c. d. Rosella Rutherford to Hertha G. Aylward, Nov. 8, 1900, pt ne 24-28-7, 3 acres. Jordan, s2*. Ezra L. Clark to James H. Knight, April 3, It 12, bl 7, Leopold's add Rensselaer, $l5O, Frederick Kremple to Horace Marble, April 12, nw ne 34-32-6, Wheatfield, q. c. d. John W. Kershaw to John W. Grapes, Mch. 29, s'i 36-32-5, Kankakee, sl. q. c. d. Louis B. Josserand to David McWilliams, April 11. nw 8-28-5, sw 0-28-5. n'j nw 7-28-5, nw ne 7-28-5. s!4 tie 7-28-5, se nw 7-28-5, pt sw 31-29-5, pt sw se 31-29-5. 580 acres, Milroy and Hanging Grove, $29,000. James Higgins et al to Charles E. Bartee, Feb. 27. tract sH sw 81-27-6. 62.19 acres. Carpenter. $4,477.68. Robt Par' erto Charles H. Peck. Feb. 20. certain lands in Remington, sl,ooo. q.c. d,

Black Joe Bassett Jr. (weight 1300) Will make the season at my livery barn in Wheatfield. CLEVELAND, The Black Spanish Jack," weight 1000 pounds, will also make the season at my barn. HARMON CLARK, Meld, Hid. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the First Ward of the City of Rensselaer and Marion Township, in Jasper County. Indiana, that the undersigned, Conrad Kellner, a male Inhabitant of the State of Indiana, and over the age of twenty-one years and who has been and is of good moral character, not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, ard a tit person in every respect to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors and who is and has been for more than ninety days last past a continuous resident of said city and township, and who is the actual owner and proprietor of the business for which ts license is asked, will apply to the Board of Commissioners of said Jasper county, Indiana, at their May term, 1901, said term commencing on Monday, May 0. 1901. for a license for a period of one year to sell and barter spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, and all other intoxicating liquors in less quantity than a quart, and a leas quantity than five gallons at a time, with the privilege of allowing and permitting the same to be drank on the premises where sold, which said premises are described as follows, to-wit: The front room, fronting and facing on Van Rensselaer atreet, in said city, which said room is on the ground floor and measures on the Inside thereof 19.8 feet fronting on said street and 40 feet deep, and contains ore door and two windows in the easterly end fronting on said street, and one door in the westerly end thereof, of a one story brick building situated on lot number two (2) in block number three (3; in the original plat of said city, and ia more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on said Van Rensselaer street sixty-flve (05) feet and aix (6) inches northerly, 88 degrees and 10 minutes Baal from the south-easterly corner of said block number three (8); thence northerly parallel with said Van Rensselaer street and on the westerly side thereof, twenty-one (21) feet; thence westerly, 56 degrees and 50 minutes west sixty-one (81) feet and aix (6) inches; thence southerly parallel with said Van Rensseiser street twenty-one (21) feet; thence easterly a distance of sixty-one (61) feet and six (6* inches to the place of beginn said room has a glass front permitting a full view of the entire inside. That said room is separate from any other kind of business whatever, and that no devices for amusement or music of any kind or character ia In said room, and that there Is no partition or partitions in said room; that said room can be securely locked and admiaaion thereto prevented; that said room is situated on the ground floor and fronts on Van Rensselaer street, a public Street In said city and ia so arranged that the whole interior thereof can be viewed from the street during all hours when sales are prohibited by law, Said applicant also asks permission to tell tobacco and cigars, and to serve a lunch or full meals in said room in connection with the sales of liquors. CONRAD KELLNER. Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure EHsii Ms, ai.ee par kettle Sold by A. F. Long.

" ' y >_ . , l. To Our Friends: We ve °P ened a New Harness Shop and have a complete line of Harness, Lap Robes, Dusters, Whips, etc. Special attention given to order work, also to all kinds of repairing. Satisfaction guaranteed, prices reasonable. We kindly solicit a share of your patronage. SCOTT BROS. door North of the Chicago Bargain Store.

H\ DENTAL SCIENCE... 1 J Has reached its highest point In our office. We have | f conquered pain and anxiety. We have assured our pa- 3 ? tients that our methods and prices are in keeping with I \ dental progress. Confidence has been the keynote of ] / our success. If we work for you once we’re sure of get- c ting all your work, as well as the dental work of your < C ) relatives and friends. Our dental work co'ts little, wears ( r office upstairs ( well, and is guaranteed to be the best thatn.oney can buy. j / IN HORTON BL'K / _____ \ ) T“, ,T * co ™ T | J. W. HORTON, Dentist, j

COH Mill Undertaking & Embalming. E.. T S.O. Pu ■ LIC 50u..., We carry a full J ine of Funeral Goods r«| C o* pmon * 274. Calls promptly answered, day or night.

p . nf | RENSSELAER DEMTING CO. IU 111 L dnu Have opened a general ;l Wall Panel* in the Liberal VV dll Jr dUCI Corner and have on sale the Largest and Most Complete stock of Paints lU to be found in the city. 2,000 patterns of Wall ;! Paper from which to se- j ► lect. Prices Lower Than The Lowest. A com- < l plete line of Painters’ and Paper Hangers’ Sup- J ► plies carried in stock. Painting and Paper j ► Hanging done on short notice by experienced \ ► < ’ workmen. <! j! RENSSELAER DECORATING CO. jj i ► Telephone (Jasper County) 293. < J

-A_ome Food. SUBSTITUTE FOR OIL MEAL. PAYS TO FEED—COST OP FEEDING. Brood Sows, 6c per month. Pigs, 4c a month. They need good appetite. They need good digestion. They need ACME FOOD. M Sold at KRESSLER’S HITCH BARN.

2 For me Season or 1901 me Tronino Bren sum 2 J. (STANDARD) W ! WILKES ABDALLAH NO. 4645. | Sa Brown horso, 16-1 hands high, weighs 1300 pounds; bred by R. 2 P. Psppsr. Frankfort, Ky., ownsd by T. M. Hibler. Joliet 111. Sired by Onward, who has 144 In 5:80 and better and 100 producing sons and (# over 60 producing daughters; he by the mighty Geo. Wilkes, with over 300 dlA rect descendants in the 2:80 list. Jr Wilkm Abdallah's Ist dam Is Jeannette, sired by Woodford Abdallah, he Pj) (9 by Woodford Mambrino, 3:31H, he by Mambrino Chief; 3nd dam Is Japhet. sired A by BufTord's Cripple; Brd dam Doniphan, sired by Davy Crockett. fa NOTICE TO BREEDERS. Jt Wilkem Abdallah will make the season at my farm, known as “the old UP Cleveland Farm,” In Milroy Township, at SIB to insure living foal. $36 for two 10 H| owned by same party. He should be seen to be Appreciated. He has sise. legs, s\ V feet and disposition—all that go to make a first-class Individual. I purchased UP him to use on my own mares, having seen his progeny and know him to be a h| number one breeder. He geta size, color and actors—which brings the long nj\ /C prices Just now, and that kind are going higher every day, as good horses are \w very scare. He will be found in charge of my agent, D. Art Whitney, at the €0 D| farm, who will give you all desired Information, UP T. M. HIBLER, Owner. P. O. Address, Sharon. Ind. D. ART WHITNEY, Manager. 2

Morris’ English Stable Liniment , Sold by A. F. Long.

Morris’ English Worm Powder Sold by A. F. Long.