Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1905 — “TAINTED MONEY” TO COME UP [ARTICLE]

“TAINTED MONEY” TO COME UP

And Sam jes’ laugh-e-d. J. W. Oswald, the well known Goodland attorney, is also being talked of for republican district chairman, in place of A. K. Sills, who, it seems to be the general opinion, will be retired. Come, Bowie, sell that old hat band you have been wearing to some livery stable for a surcingle and get down to the earth with the common herd of newspaper publishers if you want to publish a paper, and you are really not simply an employe of the Rensselaer Journal. Decide on Jasper, Newton or Lake counties for your field and settle down to business. Don’t try to shoot over so much territory with so small a gun, always remembering that Little boats should keep near shore, While larger crafts may venture more. Capt. Willia m Guthrie of Montioello, a former Democratic candidate for congress from this district and well known to most of our readers, is receiving many econiums from the press all over this section of the state for his philanthrophy in having given to his home town a stretch of land a mile long on the beautiful Tippecanoe river for a public park. Commenting on his act the Starke County Republican, edited by John W. Moorman, republican, Chairman of the Thirteenth district, says: "When the Hispano American vr r cloud rolled over the nation William Guthrie was among the first to offer his services to his country, and forsaking the comforts of a modern home and turning over his legal business to another, he organized a company and as its captain became a soldier, sharing in the common hardships of camp life, and partaking of the soldiers ration. The occasion d d not demand it, but no one doubts if it had Captain Guthrie would have measured up to the proper standard on the battle field. Again, when his party despaired of getting a suitable candidate tq, make the race against Congressman Crumpacker in that district three years ago, the district being overwhelmingly republican, Captain Guthrie was appealed to and he stepped forward to sure defeat. He never played to the gallery in his life, ndr sought to profit by his public acts. He is fifty years old, unassuming, an able lawyer, well off in this world’s goods and as patriotic as the revolutionary forefathers. This is William Guthrie, the citizen-soldier, the scholar and the philanthropist. May he live a hundred years yet.”

CmiKregationaliMti* Are to Have a“Oo" at the Question with I>r. Gladden's Help. Seattle, Sept. 15. —A strong sentiment lias been expressed among the members of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions of the Congregational church, now in session In this city, against tin* resolution that lias been prepared by l>r, Washington Gladden to present to tin* convention in Ids light against “tainted money.” The resolution has not been presented to the convention, hut the general sentiment among the members is that the resolution will he lost by an overwhelming majority if presented. F. Henry Whitcomb, chairman of the prudential committee to which the question of “tainted money” was referred some weeks ago, said: ,“1 do not know what I >r. Gladden proposes to do. The prudential committee cannot be placed in the position of looking up a man’s history and Ids family record whenever lie offers money to carry on the work of the church. Dr. Gladden’s resolution would make It necessary for the hoard to weigh the standing of every man and put the committee in the position of censoring every donation. That cannot be done, and I do not believe the board will Buggest it"