Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1902 — NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS.

The Democratic voters of Marion township will meet in mass convention at Rensselaer, in the east court room. TUESDAY. JULY 1. 1002. at two o’clock i). m., for the purpose of nominating a township ticket to be voted for at the coming November election, d ticket consisting of three members of tlie town ship Advisory Board, three Justices of the Peace, three Constables, three Road Supervisor*. By order of committee. Lee E. Glazehrook. Tp. Cbm. Korah Parker. Sec. The democrats of Cass and Pulaski counties have nominated Lewis Hubbell, a progressive farmer of Francesville. for joint senator.

On the advice of Senator Hanna, who is too astute a politician not to appreciate the baneful effect on bis party of the continued suppression of facts and figuers by the War Department, Secretary Root has made public the cost of the Philippine war up to the first of May. By the most conservative methods of figuring which the Secretary could command, the total now aggregates $170,326,586. These figures, large as they are, do not however, tell the whole story. Mr. Root, of course, makes no mention of the $20,000,000 originally paid to Spain nor has he any way of figuring that portion of the cost which has been incurred by the Navy Department and which is not small. Last May, however, the Secretary of the Navy threw some light on the situation by sending to Congress a statement the total of which aggregated, in round numbers, $20,(XX),000. It may, therefore, be safely stated that the Philippine Islands have cost this country, up to date, $210,000,000 which would mean, exclusive of the purchase price, an annual expenditure of $50,0(X),000. So stupendous are these figures that they convey but little to the mind of the average man, but when it is calculated that the islands have cost every man, woman and child in the United States $3. or, to the bread winner who has five mouths to feed, 15, some conception of the expense of being a '‘world power” can be arrived at.

Our old and highly esteemed and ever courteous contemporary, the editor of the Rensselaer Republican, a loving friend and true admirer of the Herald, is evidently disturbed because this paper may in the long years of the future get the county printing. To Bro. Marshall the acme of success in journalism is to get a mighty grip on the county pap and hold on to it to the last dregs. When a paper can once fasten upon the public teat, according to the intimated views of our worthy brother I he surely knows “where he is at,” I and to know “where he is at,” is ! one of the cherished ideas of journalism, a la Rensselaer Republi lean—provided always, of course, that he gets the county printing. When Gabriel sounds his horn and continents begin to roll up like an unmounted map, Bro. Marshall will be found standing upon a muskrat heap inditing a glowing tribute to the advantages of having the county printing and embracing a scatching, devilish and hilariously humorous rebuke to some other poor brother who is in line to get a bite. Well, there is at least one anticipated delight in our brother’s suggestion that the Herald will now bean “organ” and know “where it is at.” It will jdace us upon that higher plane of journalism from which i Bro. Marshall has been viewing us so many years, i. e., county pap pedestal, and therefore we can meet him at the front door instead of in the back lot Shake. Goodland Herald.

Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri administered a “skini ning to Congressman Landis (Thursday afternoon, which was ( enjoyed by a large audience. He ( replied to the speech made by Landis. He said that in praising Funston and other heroes who did such wonderful things in Cuba, Landis should not have overlooked that illustrious son of Indiana, C. F. \V. Neely. "The gentleman's statement that democrats have turned their backs and run from the problems growing out of the Philippine 1 war is a foul slander,” he said. I “He doesn’t deserve even the poor | credit of the paternity of that statement. He borrowed it from

] Gen. Grosvenor, who is the father of all political fables. He says ' he believes in God, meaning that | jail who differ from him do not. It is cruel in him to shut the gates of mercy on mankind in that way. It would be more interesting to i know whether God believes in him. I prefer to accept Christ as the exponent of God. He said, ‘Do unto others ns ye would that , they should do unto you,’ a thing which the republicans are not do- I ing in the Philippines.” When j Air. Clark said that as many democrats as republicans (ought in the Spanish American war, and mentioned Hobson, Dewey, W heeler and Schley, he was tremendously cheered. He paid his ; complimeats to Congressman Steele, who, he said, stands in the relation of “a grent poll parrot” (to the leaders of the ways and means committee. LIME, HAIR, BRICK ano CEment in stock at all times and at lowest prices. From foundation to roof we cui furnish anything in building material. Donnelly Lumber Co.