Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1906 — STATE TICKET, [ARTICLE]

STATE TICKET,

For Secretary of State, JAMES F. OOX, Columbus. For Auditor of State, MARION BAILEY, Lizton. For Treasurer of State, JOHN ISBNBARGER, North Manchester. For Attorney General, WALTER J. LOTZ, Muncie. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, BERT NEW, North Vernon, ,_i_ r For Superintendent of Public Instruction, ROBERT J. HALEY, Monroe County. For State Geologist. EDWARD BARRETT, Hendricks County, For State Statistician, DAVID M. CURRY, Sullivan County. For Supreme Judge,First District, EUGENE E. ELY, Pike County. For. Supreme Judge Fourth District, RICHARD K. ERWIN, Adams County. Judges of Appellate Court First District. MILTON B.HOTTEL. Washington County. EDWARD W. FELT, Hancock County. Judges of Appellate Court, Second District, RICHARD R. HARTFORD, Jay County. HENRY G. ZIMMERMAN. Noble County. HENRY A. STKIS, Pulaski County.

The embalmed beef scandal is a great relief to the railroads as it diverts public attention from their grafting, overcharging, and rebating. It should bo noted by Democrats that in all the exposure of corrupt practices and dishonest politics, which has so discredited the Republican party and politicians, that the Democratic party comes through with a clean bill of health.

No wonder the McCoys worked so hard to elect republican officials who had public funds to deposit. Had the county funds all been withdrawn from their rotten bank it would have gone to the wall years ago. Because the saloonkeepers of Hammond must obey the law and keep their places closed on Sunday, they publish a notice in the papers that they will “prosecute all persons engaged at common labor or engaged in their usual vocation on Sunday.” This is to be begun with to-morrow, and the outcome of the matter will be watohed with interest. The liquor dealers and the lawless element of Hammond have owned the place so long that they think it is theirs in fee simple, to do as they choose. It is hoped that the better element of the people there will show them “where to head in.” The Brook Reporter replies to the critics who say its town is ten times as bad now as when the saloons were running, by saying: “Not one drunken sot is seen now where there were dozens before. Men that were never known to pay their debts are now paying up and have ready cash in their pockets. The town is a thousand per cent, better off than it ever was while the saloons were here. Now the fellow that knows nothing about the circumstances bobs up and says that the town is no better off than before the saloons were forced out. The man that makes that statement knows nothing about the facts, or is a boozehister, put that down.”

Germans may object to eating American canned and enbalmed beef, but they seem to have no prejudice against the meat of horses and dogs which is fast becoming the food for the poorer class of the people. During the first three months of 1904,44,659 horses weie slaughtered in that country,and in the first three months of 1905 this number had increased to 52,584. According to official statistics published in the Badische Lances Zeitung, of Manhelm, there were 2,405 dogs slaughtered during October, November and December of 1905, and in this number are only included the common species of dogs which give up their lives and allow themselves to be eaten. How many dogs were killed and eaten privately no one knows.

Now here is a little something abs ut the character that truthful old gentleman B. J. Gifford, brought out in the McCoy trial, according to the reports of same: Gifford was a witness for the defense, and he testified that the Gillam land was worth S7O per acre, but did not know anything about the Fair Oaks or Jordan lands, and denied with considerable emphasis that he had taken any interest in or paid any attention to the sale of the Jordan land by the trustee. And yet, in a letter written to the trustee in February, 1905, wherin B. J. wanted to secure the services of said trustee to dispose of his (Gifford’s) swamp lands in this county, be commented on the sale of the Jordan lands and said: “Certainly all parties in interest may congratulate you on this sale. It is fully S2O per aere more than I expected it to sell for.” He also said that he had large areas of his swamp lands that would “compare favorably with the Jordan township lands, and indeed is the choice, both in intrinsic value and buildings and shipping facilities.” Yet, he said, he had* been offering his lands quite a little cheaper than this. This letter was offered in evidence by the State, but the court refused to admit it. Mr. Gifford was never accused of having a bad memory where his own interests were ooncernd, but in his zeal to help the McCoys from going to the penitentiary he evidently “forgot” all about having taken such an interest in the sale of these lands.