Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1901 — Page 3

POLITICS OF THE DAY

No Hope for Tariff Reform. President Roosevelt’s first annual message has been read by all thinking men, regardless of party affiliation, with probably more interest than has any Presidential message In recent years. There has been a general expectancy that this man’s first declarations of public policy would be strenuous, at least in spots, and that he would tackle some new ideas and handle them In an original way. The message is a well written document, which everybody who knows the Rooseveltlan literary style expected, and which all will commend. Otherwise it is merely interesting as a tale that has been told in the regular dally history of our times by the up-to-date newspapers of the country. The President takes strong ground in the matter of anarchy in the United States, but suggests no more effective remedy than the suppression of anarchistic meetings and the deportation of anarchists to the country from whence they sailed to America. Indeed it would puzzle anybody to suggest anything further that would be ; practical along that line. Under most heads the message treats questions fairly from a Republican standpoint, but there Is a notable exception in the case of the trust subject The President will be accused of dishonesty in the way he handles the trusts and their causes. He makes the assertion that “The creation of these great corporate fortunes has not been due to the tariff nor to any other governmental action, but to natural causes in the business world, operating in other countries as they operate in our own.” Will the President have the—well, we will call it “strenuosity,” to maintain before any American audience that he is honest in this assertion? If the tar-1 iff has not created these corporate for-, tunes, such as the steel trust, what was ; the tariff placed on steel products for? If the tariff on steal was not for the express purpose of giving the American steel manufacturers an advantage over the foreign manufacturers, what was the tariff made for? Will the operation of the American tariff on steel b£Tp the English and German steel manufacturer the same as it helps the American steel manufacturer? Great Scott! President Roosevelt, can you expect us to believe this? Do you expect us to believe that you actually think that the tariff has not assisted the American Knit Goods Trust in piling up Its millions of wealth? It is a pity that President Roosevelt would mar an otherwise fairly consistent Republican document by toadying so unreasonably to the extreme tariff faction of his party. The thoughtful, independent men of both parties have up to this time looked to Roosevelt for frank and honest expression on the issues that ace now occupying public attention, and we have looked forward to his first message to see a fair discussion of the tariff, in which he would at least take a position abreast of the advanced statesmen of his own party who have bejfUn to see glimmerings of the new dawn of industrial and commercial freedom. If a man like Roosevelt must fawn before the tariff barons of America with the obviously false and foolish assertion that the creation of the great corporate fortunes of the tariff protected industries ‘ has not been due to the tariff,” then what may we expect of other men, who are ordinary and common, and who make no pretence of Independence or “strenuosity?” Alack and alas'. Poor Roosevelt! Wichita, Kan., Democrat. A Clash in Cuba. While in his arguments for reciprocity President Roosevelt has taken a position not altogether in accord with the views of aggressive high tariff members of his party, the Cuban paragraph of his message is a bold defiance and challenge .to immediate combat. The general reciprocity suggestions are cautious, the conclusions of the discussion being that “the natural line of development for a policy of reciprocity will be in connection with those of our productions which no longer require all of the support once needed to establish them upon a sound basis, and with those others where either because of natural or of economic causes we are beyond the reach of successful competition." That might be construed as an Indorsement of the Babcock bill and the principle underlying it, but it is not inconsistent with the proposition now finding favor with the party managers of postponing action by the device of a commission, to Investigate and report what productions no longer require the support of high tariff duties. But there is no ambiguity in the Cuban paragraph. Reminding Congress of his preceding arguments In favor of reciprocity as a general policy the President says that in the case of Cuba “there are weighty reasons of morality and natural interest why the policy should be held to have a peculiar application," and he “most earnestly" asks the attention of Congress to “the wisdom, indeed to the vital need, of providing for a substantial reduction In the tariff duties on-'Cuban imports Into the United States. Cuba has, he says, “in her constitution affirmed what we desired, that she should stand, in International matters, lili closer and more friendly relations with us than with any other power; and we are bound by every consideration of honor and expediency to

pass commercial measures In the interest of her material well being." That is plain and unmistakable language. A “substantial reduction in the tariff duties” on its sugar and tobacco Imports Into the United States is what Cuba asks. A powerful interest in the President’s party in Congress has determined there shall be no reduction at all. The President says that “weighty reasons of morality and national interest” require a “substantial reduction” and that it is a “vital need.” The position already taken inside his own party is that It may be a “vital need” for Cuba, but it is a “vital need” of our own sugar and tobacco interests that as much of the Cuban product as possible shall be kept out,“and Cuba may die of a surfeit of its own sugar for all they care. Herejs a clash at the very beginning. But what can the President do should Congress not heed his urgent plea? If Congress were to pass a bill obnoxious to his sense of “morality and national interests” he might veto It, but when Congress simply refuses to pass the measure he desires, the President is powerless in the ctse.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. ’ Must Face the Issue. There is little reason to doubt that the protected Interests of this country will favor such action by Congress on the reciprocity question as shall seem to contain a promise of tariff reduction without offering a genuine menace to the great monopolies, says the St. Louis Republic.

The trick would be well worth turning if the American people could be kept in Ignorance of the bunko nature of such action. Following Congressional legislation as thus directed by the trusts the Republican party would doubtless proclaim to the voters of this country that the Republicans themselves were removing the tariff burden from the shoulders of taxpayers. In this manner, the shrewd representatives of monopoly Interests believe the issue of tariff revision can be kept out of the next national campaign. There is no longer a possibility of entirely ignoring this issue and refusing point blank to abandon the principle of the high protective tariff. The people are too fully aroused to the iniquities of the present tariff to be longer fooled by the argument that protection benefits the consumer. They know that protected interests which sell their manufactured product cheaper in Europe than at home constitute a heavy burden upon the home consumer and are unfairly enriched at his expense. The only expedient now left to avert tariff revision is found tn the crafty movement for reciprocity treaties with certain foreign nations. Luckily, however, there is little doubt that the American people already see through the flimsy game being attempted by the Republican party. The Congressional debates on the question of reciprocity and tariff revision promise to be of peculiar significance. One of the certainties of the situation is that they will make the issue of the tariff revision the most vital issue of the Presidential campaign of 190*. On that issue the Democratic party can appeal to the country with confident hope of victory based on the party’s faithfulness to the people in opposing the evil principle of the trust-creating tariff. Expect* Roonerelt to “Make Break.” Senator Fairbanks believes that before the end of his term President Roosevelt >lll make some bad political break that will forever kill his chances for the nomination tn 1904. Acting on that belled, the Senator will introduce and push the Chinese exclusion bill and such others as will benefit him In different sections of the country in the hope of getting that nomination after Mr. Roosevelt has been eliminated from the list of candidates. Both Mr. Mondell and Senator Fairbanks hope to have one of their bills enacted into law before the Christmas holidays. Labor organizations all over flie country have adopted resolutions favoring the re-enactment of the present exclusion law and the people of the Pacific coast and Rocky mountain States insist that the Mongolian shall be kept out of tiie country.—Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., News-Record. The Poor Sheep. (Black Hills, 8. Dak., Press.) When your Republican friend attempts to twit you about Republican high prices for stock ask him why the rule that makes hogs and cattle higher does not apply to sheep as well. The poor sheep, so amply protected by the Republican tariff, seems to be in a bad way. The man who doesn’t know that supply and demand controls the price of a commodity should be made to go away back and sit down.—Black Hill*, 8. Dak., Press. Taxed Too Much. We are taxed too much by our national government, and these excessive tales are said to have brought in $130,OOO.OJXI more of revenue than the nation needed during the past year. And yet the most oppressive taxes will not be reduced, because If dutfes on imports were cut down the combines couldn't make such big profits. ' Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.—Franklin.

SHAW IN CABINET.

TO SUCCEED GAGE AS HEAD OF TREASURY. lowa's Governor Accepts the Portfolio Offered by President Roosevelt—Secretary Wilson Is Not to Be Displaced Because of the Selection. Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of lowa has formally accepted the offer made to him to become Secretary of the Treasury and the fact was officially announced Wednesday night at the White House. The understanding is that Gov. Shaw will take charge of the Treasury Department as soon as he can relieve himself of his official business in lowa. As nearly as can be learned he will go to Washington in January and Secretary Gage is arranging his affairs to be able to leavo at any time before Feb. 1. In announcing the acceptance of Gov, Shaw it was officially stated also that this appointment would in no way interfere with the retention in the cabinet of Secretary Wilson. It is known that President Roosevelt has a high regard for the Secretary of Agriculture, who has made a greater record than any one previously in that office since it was established in 1889, not even excepting the famous “Jerry” Rusk of Wisconsin. The announcement at the White House that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is to remain in charge of his department and that his relations to the administration are not at all affected by the selection of another cabinet officer from lowa,

LESLIE M. SHAW.

seems to be well received throughout the country. Mr. Wilson is "known far and wide as the most successful and progressive head the Agricultural Department has ever known. President Roosevelt has been greatly impressed with the many evidences of Mr. Wilson's usefulness, and despite a difference of opinion between them as to the Cuban reciprocity question, the President and the Secretary are on the best of terms. In selecting Gov. Shaw, President Roosevelt did so without consulting any one. He has known him for many years, having campaigned in the West with him on several occasions. The Governor is one of the original gold standard men of the West, and, long before the single standard became an emphatic issue, he was making speeches for it. Several times he went as far East as the New England States, urging the single standard as the measure of value. Although only 53 years old, he has been prominent in politics for more than a fifth of a century. He removed to lowa early in his lite and has been actively identified with the affairs of his State for many years. He is now concluding his second term as Governor and, it is said, could have been renominated for a third had he sought a renomination. When President McKinley declared against a third term Shaw was mentioned as a presidential possibility by Senator Allison and other lowans. He is a banker of considerable local distinction and a lawyer of no mean repute.

BEGAN LIFE HUMBLE

Clement Studebaker Was a Type of the Self-Made Man. Clement Studebaker, who died in South Bend, Ind., recently, was a type of the self-made man, beginning his business

life on the modest capital of s<>S and gradually building upward until tiie wagon manufacturing plant, of which lie was the head, had grown to mammoth proportions. Mr. Studebaker was born in 1831 in Ada m s County, Pa., a few miles from the scene of

C. STUDEBAKER.

the battle of Gettysburg. When he was 4 years old his family removed to Ohio and there until the age of 14 Clement attended school. He then worked on a farm for $2 per month and later learned the wagonmaking business with his father. In 1850 he moved to South Bend and taught school for one winter. He then worked for a threshing machine company for 50 cents a day and his board. In 1832 he and his brother. Henry, with a combined capital of S6B, set up in the blacksmithing business, making an occasional wagon as the demand arose. Soon the business began to grow and in 1868 it was incorporated, Clement being made president. Meantime Henry had retired and other brothers had joined the concern. Mr. Studebaker died leaving an ample fortune and a flourishing business. He was during his life a delegate to several Republican national conventions, commissioner to the Paris Exposition, member of the Pan-American Congress and president of the Chautauqua Assembly of New York.

Sparks from the Wires.

Emperor William has decorated Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman, with the Order of the Red Eagle. Senator Warren has introduced an amendment to the constitution granting the right of suffrage to women. The Wagoner National Bank, Wagoner, I. T., Las been authorized to begin business with a capital of 125,000. By way of avoiding factional trouble in Illinoiu, W. J. Bryan has refused to accept an invitation to speak on Jackson day to the Bryan League at Chicago. .

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

C. K. Bush, the student “butter king" of Boston and Cambridge, has gone to the wall. He has filed a petition in bank-

ruptcy in the United States Court at Cambridge, stating that his liabilities are $7,000 and his assets nothing. Bush came to Harvard a few years ago and started out to pay for his education by selling butter at back doors. He was poorly clad and earnest, and everybo d y patronised him. He soon ex-

C. K. BUSH.

tended his operations to Boston, and presently was in control of the high-grade butter market. He took quarters in Ware Hall, the aristocratic dormitory of the university, hired a valet and delivered his butter at triple prices by means of small boys, who reported to him every morning. Bush and his career have been the foremost topic of talk in Harvard, but now that he has failed there are not wanting those who condemn him for attempting to do business on a scale which his inexperience did not warrant.

lion. William P. Frye, United States Senator from Maine, is the presiding officer of the Senate, now that the Vice-

presidential office has been mado vacant by the accession of Theodore Roosevelt to the Presidency. He is not a novice in that place, having succeeded Vice-Presi-dent Hobart upon the latter’s death. Senator Frye is a native of Lewiston, Me., and is 70

SENATOR FRYE.

years old. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College, has been a member of the State Legislature, Mayor of Lewiston, Attorney General of Maine and a Representative in the lower house of Congress. His congressional service began in 1871, and he was in the lower house ten years. When James G. Blaine was made Secretary of State Frye tfbeame his successor in die Senate, and since March, 1881, has been one of the most influential members of that body.

Prof. Charles R. Henderson, who has been elected President of the National Prison Association, is associate professor

of sociology at the University of Chicago, and one of the most capable men in his line in America. He has been a deep student of social development in the way of institutions, and is especially noted for his fine capacity as a lecturer. He was formerly a clergyman of the Baptist denomination, hut a few years ago he re-en-

PROF. HENDERSON.

forced his knowledge in social science by a course of study and observation abroad, particularly In the universities of Germany. He is not only a brilliant scholar, but a man whose sense of justice is unusually keen and whose sympathies arv limited only by the bread range of humanity itself. Maj. G. J. Van Tets, the young Dutch aid-de-camp to Queen Wilhelmina, who is said to be recovering from his recent

injuries, was one of the ten youths who formed the queen's bodyguard on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Henry. This guard has become a kind of permanent court institution, and the queen is much devoted to it. It is said that Wilhelmina forced her

MAJOR VAN TETS.

unruly consort to beg the pardon of Maj. Van Tets and humble himself in other ways before she would consent to speak to him after the alleged due! between the prince and the soldier.

Bishop William E. McLaren recently celebrated the twenty-sixth anniversary of his elevation to the episcopacy, also

the sixtieth anniversary of his birth. He is a native of Geneva, N. Y., and a graduate in the divinity of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Pittsburg. It is not geneplly known, but Bishop McLaren preached twelve years as a minister of the

BISHOP M'LAREN.

Presbyterian Church. It was while he was pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Detroit that he was attracted to the Episcopalian faith, and his Study of that creed resulted in his conversion. A postoffice has been established at Roosevelt, O. T., In honor of President Roosevelt, and Joseph D. Lichlider appointed postmaster. The statement of gross postal receipts at the fifty largest postoffices in the United States for November, compared with November of last year, shows a net increase of $482,018, or over 11 per cent ni a whole. An ordinance wiping out private wine rooms in saloons, restaurants and hotels hss been passed by the Chlcsgo City Council. I Nations! live stock convention, Chicago, kicked on the government giving railroads so much land.

PRESIDENT TAKES ACTION.

Rebnkes General Miles and Orders His* torian Maclay Fired. President Roosevelt on Saturday privately scored Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles for his Cincinnati interview com-

mending the report of Admiral Dewey on the Schley case. Subsequently, by the special direction of the President, Secretary of War Root sent to Gen. Mlles an official letter of censure, which was given to the public by direction of the

E. S. MACLAY.

President. Practically at the same time Secretary Long promulgated his letter approving the findings of the court of inquiry, disapproving of the report submitted by Admiral Dewey alone, and declaring that this minority opinion could not have been submitted without impropriety. Miles, Schley and Dewey were all made the recipients of official and public displeasure within a few hours. The President also sent an order to Secretary of the Navy Long to demand the resignation of,Edgar 8. Maclay, who though officially designated as “special laborer, general storekeeper's office, navy yard, New York,” is the author of “The History of the Navy”—the work used at

Annapolis for the instruction of naval cadets. In the last volume of the history, bringing it up to the Spanish-Amer-ican war, Maclay violently assailed Schley as a “caitiff,” and a “poltroon,” and, in fact, was to some extent directly responsible for the Schley controversy. The censuring of Miles and the dismissal of Maclay is taken, in army and navy circles, a Washington correspondent says, as signifying President Roosevelt’s determination to end the Schley trouble right now for good and always. This belief was strengthened by the action of Secretary Leng, who made public his decision on the Schley court findings. The decision upholds the majority report and is against the individual report of Admiral Dewey. In indorsing the majority report Secretary Long stands by the recommendation that there be no further action in the controversy by the Navy Department. Hence he advised the lawyers of Admiral Sampson that the Sampson protest could not be considered, and sent a similar letter to Admiral Schley regarding the Schley protest. The President acted in the case of Gen. Miles on his prerogative as com-mander-in-chief Of the army, and from this there is no appeal. The highest law officers of the government say that Gen. Miles has no remedy.

START WORK FOR THE FAIR.

President Francis Wields Spade and First Turns Dirt. With a wooden shovel one hundred and fifty years old, found at Mine La Motte, Missouri, nearly fifty years ago, Presi-

dent Francis of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co mpany turned the first shovelful of dirt for the building at St. Louis of the World’s Fair of 1903. Battery A fired a salute of sixty guns while the ceremony was in progress—one for each State and territory, one for

D. R. FRANCIS.

Alaska, one for Mexico and one for each of the national commissioners. The day was bitterly cold—lo below zero was the average temperature —and few persons witnessed the ceremonies. The grand parade plan was abandoned on account of the inclement weather. A monster fire built over the ground marked for excavation made it possible for the diggers to remove the. first load of dirt, and the crowd shivered and cheered whqn President Francis, followed by Gen. Bates, Congressman Tawney and other prominent IVorld's Fair workera, began to loadthe Wagon. The site of the education building was the acene of the day’s historic action. Mr. Francis, Corwin H. Spencer and Others msdo brief addresses, and at 2 o’clock the spectators, many of whom had come in sleighs, adjourned to the Coliseum, where the original program was carried out. Archbishop KaiUe pronounced the Invocation. Congressman Tawney, John Allen of Mississippi, Gov. Jeff Davis of Arkansas and others addressed the meeting. Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota, Savage of Nebraska, Shaw of lowa and Toole of Montana were among the city’s guests. Oil King's Gifts Total Ten Millions. Rockefeller given the University of Chicago $1,250,000. The $1,000,000 is to go into the fpundation fund and the $250,000 is to keep the wolf from the midway door. With the recent gift the founder has given an even $10,000,000 to the university. According to a dispatch from Vienna to the Exchange Telegraph Company of London, United States Senator W. A. Clark of Montana has purchased Gottfried Preysr’s collection of pictures for SBOO,OOO

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Manufacturing Industries Show Large Increase—School Building Burns at Atlanta—Scottsburg Business Block Destroyed—Goodman Not Poisoned. Indiana, according to the census bureau, shows an investment of $234,481,528 in manufacturing industries, an increase of 78 per cent over 1890, and $378,238,100 in products, an increase of 07 per cent. Indiana has 18,015 manufacturing establishments, 155,950 wage earners, getting an aggregate of $66,847,317 in wages. The miscellaneous expenses of these establishments aggregate $33,052,070 and cost of materials used $214,061,610. Following are some of the reports: __ _ = Cities. Capital. Products. Indianapolis $36,899,114 $68,695,364 South Bend .... 18,156,638 14,136,331 Evansville 10,297,959 15,090,011 Fort Wayne 9.203,613 12,523,222 Terre Haute 8,938,107 27.784,619 Muncie 7,793.832 12,106,648 Anderson 5,709,965 11,051,847 New Albany 2,996,512 4,179,490 Burned School Building. The Atlanta public school building was totally destroyed by fire. The origin of tiie fire is not" positively known, but it is supposed to have caught from an overheated furnace. Coal was used as fuel, and the janitor says that the fires were banked as usual ami every precaution was taken. Tiie building was the best of its kind in Jackson township and was built in 1898 at a cost of SIO,OOO. The loss to the patrons in the way of school books will be fully S7OO. Fire Loes at Scottsburg. At Scottsburg a fire was discovered in the large double frame building occupied by the Garrett Bros, and Alfred Cravens, general merchants, one side being used for groceries. The city is without fire protection, and the building was totally destroyed, but hundreds of men and boys assisted in removing the stock, and nearly all of it was saved. The establishment carried about $18.0(X) in stock, and was insured for $5,000, of which SI,OOO was ou the building. Analysis Shows No Poison. In the trial of Newell C. Rathbun, charged with causing the death of Chas. Goodman at the Falls City Hotel in Jeffersonville. Dr. L. B. Kostenbine of Louisville, who made the chemical analysis of Goodman's stomach, testified that he found no poison. He stated, however. that he believed Goodman’s death had been caused by either prussic acid or chloroform. “Ugliest Man” Wine a Prize. Claude Edwards, voted the ugliest man at a party in Kokomo, threw the prize, a silver cup, in the face of Ross Perry, who was making the presentation speech. In the fight several girls fainted and the party broke up in confusion. Edwards is under arrest. Blaze in Crawfordsville. G. W. Seraggs’ grocery in Crawfordsville was completely gutted by fire. He places his loss at SIO,OOO. Baldwin’s music house and G. W. Steele's drug store were also badly damaged. Within Our Borders. Walter Byrd, Crawfordsville, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to the pen. Herbert Davidson, a farmer, was found frozen to death in a cornfield near Humboldt. Greenwood has a handsome new school building. It has twelve large rooms and cost $14,740. John B. Todd, Seymour, was fined S2O on a charge of trying to improperly influence a juror. Miss Pearl Rohrer, a Peru waitress, accidentally fell through a plate glass window and was badly injured. The 10-year-old soin of Thomas Allen, residing ten miles west of Lafayette, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle in the hands of his brother. Richard Steele, a young married man, had both his legs cut off by a Toledo, St. Louis and Western train at Marion. He is a nephew of Congressman George W. Steele. At the Vandalia crossing in Logansport Frank Hardy and his daughter were caught in a buggy and killed. Hardy, who was a farmer, was bringing the girl to school. Col. George Studebaker of South Bend has been chosen to succeed his father, Clem Studebaker, as a trustee of Depauw University. Mrs. Claudia Lusk, Franklin, has sued the Indianapolis, Greenwood and Franklin electric line for $2,000 damages, alleging she was injured while stepping from a car. Mesdames Powell and Whittaker, Greentown, raided a “poked joint” in that town, the former finding her young son in the game. She trounced him and started him for home. Fire destroyed the farm residence of William Peterson, near Logansport. Peterson and wife and three children barely escaped with their lives. Barefooted and in their night clothes, they were compelled to walk through the snow a mile to the home of a neighbor. Mercury was below zero. All are badly frozen. The large two-story house of Monroe Seibert, five miles southwest of Anderson, was wrecked by a natural gas explosion. Mrs. Seibert and her 18-year-old son, Lorenzo, were the only persons in the house nt the time. Gas had collected on the second floor, and when the young man struck a match an explosion followed. He was hurled into the yard and fatally burned. His mother was only slightly injured. Fire followed the explosion. The loss is $3,000. Charles W. Gearheart, who lived near Walkerton, was caught in the shafting of a Waveland sawmill and killed. In Brazil William Nelson, 21, became violently insane, and bit bis mother several times on the hands and arms. He also bit his father. An officer prevented him killing his parents. It is thought he has hydrophobia. The Superior Oil Company has transferred its oil properties in Jay and Adnms counties to a New York syndicate. The consideration was over $300,000. Thia is the largest transaction in oil territory in the history of Indiana.