Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1907 — Page 2

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JASPER COUNIY DKRII. f. f. BABCOCK, fDITOR MD PUBLISHER. Le.e 0 18 T..0.T.L..H0..a 1 Sts ( Rsbidsnos. S 11» Official Democratic Paper of Jasper County. SI.OO PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertising rates made known on application Entered at the Port-office at Rensselaer, Ind as second class matter. Office on Ven Reneseieer Street, SATURDAY, JAN. 12, 1907.

The Democratic state platform is a Rood chart for the legislature to follow. Secretary Shaw’s declaration that there is more prosperity in this country than we can take care of will cause a good many people to do some powerful hard thinking. An eastern paper urges that the salaries of federal officials be increased because of the greater cost of living. This might be all right provided the incomes of the taxpayers can be increased so that they can afford to pay the bigger salaries. The taxpayers are also struggling with the cost of living problem.

Jim Watson of Rushville, seems to be in doubt whether to be a candidate for congress again or run for governor. The wonder is that he should have the nerve to think of running for anything after the walloping Thomas H. Kuhn gave him in many counties of his district. The fact is that Watson is tipping very rapidly toward the "has been” class.

Governor Hanly’s legislative record is bad. When he was a member of the senate he arrayed himself against the fee and salary law, the tax law and every other important reform measure proposed by the Democrats. Before he whs governor he was either a lobbyist or an attorney for lobbyists before the legislature. He may have seen “a great light,” but if so it is up to him to prove it.

Vice President Fairbank’s Indianapolis organs, the News and Star, hope to see the country turn to Fairbanks as a proved‘‘conservative ” If having no ideas or opinions on any public question makes a man a "conservative,” then Fairbanks is one. He is the biggest moral coward that ever made himself conspicuous by the free use of mysteriously acquired money. If that is another element of conservatism, then Fairbanks has it

Just keep your eyes on the ship subsidy steal. The men behind that measure intend to pass it through congress in one form or another and President Roosevelt will approve it if it ever gets to him. tie has some sort of a notion tbai <>y paying subsidies to the merch-iut marine the latter will train HHamen for the United States nav) At least that seems to be the ban which the subsidy grafters are in iding oat to him, knowing that h "big navy” is his weakness.

THE LEGISLATURE.

The meeting of the General Assembly this week in regular sixtyday session would mean something beneficial to the state if the people had given the Democrats a majority of the members. As matters stand it is a question whether anything affirmatively good will be done. If Governor Hanly succeeds in his manifest purpose of using the legislature for the personal and political benefit of himself and the machine with which he is allied, then it would have been better if it had not assembled. The state’s finances are ih deplorable shape. This is due to the gross mismanagement that has characterized Republican control. Taxes have been high and the state has had a large income from its various sources of revenue, but a reckless extravagance in expenditures has not only eaten up all the current revenues, but has trespassed far on the future. How this condition, which is exclusively of Republican making, is to be improved, is a huge and serious problem in itself. The principal hope of the people is that the Democratic members of the house and senate, by united action, will force the republican majority to be decent. It may be a bard task, but it should be attempted. Enough republicans may join them to thwart at least a part of the worst schemes that are likely to be proposed. The forty-seven Democrats in the house should be able to block much that is bad and force forward something that is good. But they cannot do it by scattering their strength. They should and doubtless will, stand solidly for the real reforms to which they are committed by the Democratic platform,and just as solidly against all shams and false pretenses of every sort. By doing this they can finish their service with honor, whatever may happen to the other fellows.

GRAFTS IN MAIL TRANSPORTATION.

During the past ten years congress has appropriated $74,777,106 to make up the yearly deficits for carrying the mails. To prevent these deficits there has been talk of increasing postage. But this kind of talk is nonsense in view of the fact that through incompetency and official rottenness in the post office department the government in ten years has paid the railroads for transporting the mails about $175,000,000 more than they were entitled to.

If it bad not been for this collossal graft there would have been no deficit. On the contrary SIOO,000,000 would have been saved. William C. Green, president of the Typothetae of America, told the postal commission recently that the service for which the railroads receive $8 01 for carrying the mail is rendered by the same railroads to the express companies for $2 43|, the two classes of matter riding on the same train. He asseried before the commission that the overpayment from this one cause in a single year amounted to $29,000,000. “In the last ten years,” said be "the railroads have been paid $356,821,636, of which at least one-half was over-payment.” It will be noticed that the period of ten years is spoken of. It is just ten years since the Republicans returned to power at Washington. Not only the postal department but all the others bear all the marks of being honeycombed with corruption. “Turn the rascal out” is a good cry yet.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

Political and General Gossip of the National Capital. Special Correspondence to The Democrat. Of immense interest to the whole south are the charges that have been filed with the Post Office Department by Rep. Livingston of Georgia and Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers Association, alleging gross fraud on the part of the New York

•” £ ■ —■ — • ', r — ... j Cotton Exchange and asking that the exchange be excludedfrom the mail like any other patebt medicine swindler or green goods man. The charges declare that the New York Cotton Exchange has degenerated from a legitimate business institution into a common gambling concern to the immense detriment of the cotton interests of the whole south, It is charged that the quotations on the ex change rule from $5 to $8 per bab lower than the actual price of cottqjjUn the southern fields .and that the quotations sent” out from New York-every day are as a rule sixteen points lower than the actual price of the corresponding grades of cotton. The charges of fraud have been turned over to Judge Goodwin of the legal department, and inspectors will be put on the case with orders to investigate it on its merits and see whether or not a fraud.order should be issued against the exchange debarring it from the use of the mail in transaction of business. t t t

A warm fight is raging in the treasury department over the proposed establishment of a new subtreasury somewhere in the south, The location of this institution lies nominally with the secretary of the treasury, but as a matter of fact he usually leaves the selection partially to business men from the section to be served by the sub-treasury and principally to the delegations in congress having an interest in the district affected. In the present case there is a hot fight on between Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis (Tenn), Jackson (Miss.,) and several less important towns. Secretary Shaw has not given any indication of what his final cho'ce will be, but Congressman Livingston has made a desperate fight in favor of Atlanta, with Birmingham as a second choice. Representatives of the Memphis interests have also been after the secretary, but it is believed if the matter is settled purely upon its geographical merits that Atlanta will be selected as best serving the interests of the country affected. t t t

Quite an important holiday contribution was made to Washington this week by Andrew Carnegie, who has announced his intention of donating $750,000 for a permanent home for the Bureau of American Republics. The south is, perhaps, more interested in the work of this bureau than any other section of the country, because owing to its location it is better fitted to benefit by any expansion erf trude between the United States and South America. Many people even in Washington do not realize exactly the scope and importance of this bureau. It is not exactly a government institution, but is international in its scope, being kept up jointly by the United States and the various republics of South America, all of which are members of the PanAmerican conference. It prints reports on trade relations and trade openings both in this country and in South America (these reports being published in Spanish, English and Portugese), answers all sorts of trade queries, and is generally useful in maintaining friendly, political and commercial relations between this country and the republics on the south. The plan for a new building was developed to the point of getting $200,000 appropriated from congress, while the other republics interested contributed $125,000, on the basis of their respective population. This was scarcely as much money as the bureau needed, but with the generous contribution of Mr. Carnegie, which was made after consultation with the president and Secretary Root, it will be possible to erect a magnificent home for the bureau with administrative offices, reading rooms and a library to house the bureau’s unique collection of books, which now amounts to over 12,000 volumes. 11 + There is every prospect uiat the Interstate Commerce commission will recommend to congress at the present session the passage of drastic railroad legislation for the protection of passengers from such collisions as have shocked the country for years past, but especially during the last few months. The commission was given authority by congress to institute a thorough inquiry into the block signal system last June. This inquiry was commenced, but was given great impetus by the recent disastrous accidents, two on the southern, two on the B. & 0., one in Nebraska and one in Michigan, all coming within the space of a few weeks. The commission has taken advantage of its nearness to Washington to make a special study of the railroad collision at Terra Ootta with a view to finding

out Whether the much vaunted block system is really aa perfect in theory as the railroads would have the public believe, and whether the carelessness of the engineersis not really as reflex result of their being over driven by the railroad companies. It has not been easy for the commission to find out much about the actual operation >f the block signal system, but enough haa been disclosed to show ihat the railroads are ciiminally lux in the way the system is managed, and it is probable that the commission will recommend to congress the adoption of the double block system with supplementary signal devices and will be empowered by congress to force the adoption of the system on the railroads as safety appliances are now made legally necessary on both freight and passenger cars. . ' tt t ' Everybody is looking forward with intense interest to the coming test of strength between the administration and its opponents in the senate over the investigation of the Brownsville race riot. Senator Foraker professes to feel certain of the adoption of his resolution designed to prove that the president went beyond his authority in dismissing three companies of the Twenty-fifth infantry. On the other hand Senator Lodge and Senator Spooner are slated to act as the president’s champions when the matter comes up for debate, and one of the liveliest legislative passages of the present generation may be confidently expected.

Two farms to rent, partly stocked, references required. Dr. S. H Moore, Rensselaer, Ind.

Big Public Sale. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at his residence 2 miles South of Rensselaer, on the Pierce farm, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16,1907, 5 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES-Con-sisting of 1 Horse three years old, wt. 1400; 1 Kay Mare ten years old. wt. 1050; 1 coming two-year-old Bay 1 TEAM OF MULES six years old, wt 2400, good ones. 22 HEAD OF CATTLE-Conststing of 7 Milch Cows, will be fresh in February, March and April; 7 Steers coming two years old; 7 Spring Calves, five Steers and two Heifers; one Two-Year-old Shorthorn Bull, 30 head of hogs. \ All Poland China, consisting uMBaW \of 1 Sow with five young pigs; I 1 Sow with three pigs: 1 Sow J with six pigs; 13 Head of Shoats, weighing from 100 to 140 pounds each. FARM IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS, Etc.— Consisting of 1 Farm Wagon; 1 two-horse Weeder; 1 Gang Plow, good as new; 2 Walking Plows; 2 Walking Cultivators; 1 Jones Mowing Machine; 1 Pin Sled; 1 Wagon Bed; 1 three-section Harrow; 1 Scoop Board; Iset heavy leather Harness, almost new; 1 set chain Harness; Iset single Buggy Harness, and numerous other articles. A credit of 10 months will be given onsums over $5 with the usual conditions; 6 per cent, off for cash on sums over $5. S. B. SNEDEKER. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot Lunch on grounds. Public Sale. The un lersigned will offer at Public Sale on the farm of Henry Sandmyers, better known as the James Laughlin farm, 1 mile east of Eoresman, 7 miles north and one mileeastof Goodland, and 13 miles southwest of Rensselaer, in Iroquois tp., Newton county, commencing at 10 o’clock a. tn., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, ‘O7 the following described property: 13 HEAD HORSES AND COLTS-1 Bay Mare 6 years old, wt about 1100; 1 Bay Mare 7 years old, with foal, wt. 1200; 1 Bay Mare 10 years old, wt. -about 1250; 1 Roan Mare 12 years old, in foal, w* 1450; 1 Black Mare 11 years old, Mare old. wt. 1300; 1 Bay Mare 6 years old, wt--1200; Mare years old, in foal, wt--1200; 1 Bay Mare coming 2 years old, wt. 800; 1 Bay Horse Colt coming 2 years old, wt. 750; 1 Brown Horse Colt coming 2 years old, wt. 1150; 1 Bay Colt coming 2 year, old, wt. 850; 1 Bay Hambletoniaa Mare coming 3 years old, wt. 900. 3 HEAD OF CATTLE—Consisting of one black Cow, giving milk; 1 Spotted Cow, giving Milk, 1 Red Cow. IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS, ETC.-Consist.-ing of 1 4-in. tire Wagon, 1 narrow tire Wagon, 1 Carriage, 1 single Buggy, 1 McCormick Binder, 1 McCormick Mower, 1 Peacock Riding Cultivator, 1 Brown Riding Cultivator, 1 Satley Riding Cultivator, each with Gopher Attachments; 1 10-foot Deere Spader; 116-in. Riding Plow; 114-lnzh Gang Plow; 1 16-in. Walking Plow; 1 16-ft. steel lever Harrow; 1 Rock Island Corn Planter, with 120 rods of wire; 1 Kemp’s manure spreader; 1 Hay Rake; 1 Hay Rack; 1 Clover Buncher; 1 Fanning mill; 3 sets of work Harness; 1 set of Driving Harness; 1 set Single Harness; 1 set of Leather Fly Nets; 1 set of Light Fly Nets; 1 Tank Heater; 1 Ronnd Oak Stove; 1 Kitchen Cabinet; about 10 bushels of Yellow Seed Corn and other articles toe numerous to mention. A credit of 12 months will be given on sums over 15.00. with usual conditions, 6 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. L. F. SIMONIN. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. W. E. Harry, Clerk. Hot lunch will be served on the grounds.

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STATEMENT OP THE CONDITION OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RENSSELAER, IND., SEPT. 4. >906. bbsoubcbs. liabilities. Loans $278,312 02 Capital Stock-$30.000 00 U. 8. and County Bonds .. 15,900 00 Surplus and Profits 19,512 30 Bank Building 8,000 00 Circulating Notes... 7.500 00 Cash and due from banks 112.199 53 Deposits y 357,399 25 •414,411 55 $414,411 55 DI R ECTORS. A. PARKISON, JOHN M. WASSON. E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, President. Vice-President. Cashier. JAMES T. RANDLE, GEO. E. HURRAY. Fan Ms 0 speciQit*....... 1 we M Your Monge is Sffllcw. Flagg Real Estate Insurance Agency FARMS and lands in many states at prices that will suit you. Properties for trade that will match you. Residences and business properties in many good towns and cities for sale and trade. Secure for you a profitable investment. We have a list that cannot be excelled. Call or write and be convinced. Legal papers executed carefully and promptly. JOURNAL BUILDING; - RENSSELAER, IND. Telephone*Office 3 on 73; Residence 3 on 73. SsELftERTuMBERCOj 2 Everything in the S (• Building Material Line m •) and at the Lowest Possible (• (• Prices. Let us figure on your 0) bill before placing it elsewhere. x* bof Depot. Tiiiytwi Me. 4. Rensselaer, Ind. |