Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1902 — Can’t Keep It Secret [ARTICLE]

Can’t Keep It Secret

Congressman Crum packer has announced that he will recommend the re-appointment of W. E. Peck, postmastor at Remington.

Goodland’s first move in the county seat fight should be to hire the Rensselaer Foot Ball Bulletin to keep good and still—that is, unless the Bulletin favors Kentland.—Morocco Courier.

At the Democratic State Committee meeting at Indianapolis last Saturday, Juue 4th was decided upon os the date for holding the State convention. Joseph Reily, of Jennings county, has been selected for secretary of the state committee, and Thomas Taggart for treasurer.

Referring to The Democrat editor’s lawsuit against the county commissioners, tried nt Monticello last week and resulting in favor of the former, the White County Democrat says: “There is no doubt but Mr. Babcock’s claim was a just one. The matter was set up in the usual form prevailing in all newspaper offices, and in strict conformity with the law. The Commissisners in arbitrarily cutting a just bill have piled up a big bill of costs for the people to pay.”

The Halleck Telephone Co., seem to have been unceremoniously bounced from Newton county. The Morocco and Brook exchanges have cut out the?Hnlleck Co., and hooked onto the Jasper County Co., by which arrangements they are enabled to give their subscribers an excellent outside service, something they could not do when connected with the former lines. The Halleck Co., reached Kentland and Goodland through Brook, and now, of course is completely shut out of both those towns as well as Morocco, except a toll station at the latter place.

Not only are the newspapers of the Philippines muzzled, but so blbo are those of the United States. Senator Lodge has seen tit to exclude from the rooms of the Philippine Committee, before which Governor Taft is testifying, all newspaper representatives except those of the three principle press associations. In admitting the latter he appreciates that he is safe from adverse criticism as they all serve many republicans as well as democratic papers and, therefore, dare not report many facts which would offend republican editors, as to do so would be ‘•to run counter to the business office.”

To a few people tho decision of the President on the appeal of Admiral Schley came as a disappointment bat it had been expected by the majority. Few men are capable of rising far above their surroundings and of acting in entire opposition to their political advi-er , >in 1 tvi lently the Preaident iH not one of them. At the same time it should bo remembered that the Admiral did not appeal to the President on those points which the public would have been glad to see the President compelled to review. Tho actions and attitude of Admiral Sampson, from his arrogant message announcing tho destruction of the Spanish fleet down to his approval of the infamous history, written by laborer Maclay, have been tho chief causes of the resentment of the people and those have never been touched on by Admiral Schley or his attorneys in their requests for justice. Secretary Long will soon step out of the Cabinet and tho American people will continue to show their appreciation of Admiral Bchley the man and tho naval officer, but officially the incident is doubtless closed.

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