Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1908 — Page 1

THE TWICE - A - WEEK

Jasper County Democrat

fl .50 Per Year.

IS STILL APOLOGIZING.

The military editor of the Republican was out of town again this week on war department business and the salaried partner of the editorial flock sneaked out of the back room where he is usually,, confined and took advantage of his superior’s absence to fire about two columns of nothing at all at The Democrat, and attempt to show that automobiles should be assessed at v one-elghth to one-tenth their cost, while the farmer’s horse should be assessed at' fully one-half what It would sell for. The basis for assessment of hordes fixed by the assessors at their meeting Feb. 27 last was: yearling colts,. >35; 2-year-olds, SSO; 3-year-olds, >65; average horses, >IOO. The "argument” advanced Is that horses are constantly increasing In value while automobiles ing! This no doubt applies to old horses as well as others, in the brilliant mind of the writer. But the farmer who is assessed SIOO each on his $l5O to S2OO farm horse will need a stepladder to "see” why the owner of a $1,200 automobile gets off at SIOO to $l5O. The fact is the farmer gets the hot end of the tax poker time, and the writer of the screed above referred to well knows it. But what could one expect from a man who was willing to make oath to the assessor in deceiving him as to the value of his Junior linotype, and listing it at slos when it was “brand-new right out of the shop” and cost $1,500 —what could you expect, we repeat, from a man who still owed $1,250 on this machine and put It In for taxation at only SIOO. A man who has for years failed to list all his property for taxation and who has undervalued what he did list to the extent shown, would certainly be expected to excuse, cover up and smooth over other unreasonably low assessments, would he not? The readers of the Republican are not all fools by any means, and its tax "argument” is too thin for passing notice. Regarding the comparison made in the screed with The Democrat’s assessment, it deliberately lies as to the valufi of The Democrat’s equipment and assessments. Much of the equipment and type was bought ten or more years ago and has since been in constant use, and $1,500 would have replaced the entire equipment brand-new last March, before put In our linotype. The Democrat outfit and accounts due it were listed this year at S9OO, only SIOO less than the two complete outfits of the Republican and Journal with their $1,500 Junior linotype. Assessments of automobiles in Jasper county may be as high for all we know as they are In other counties in the state, but we repeat that they are unreasonably low as compared with the fanner’s horse, cow, pig, sheep, corn,' oats or his farming tools. In fact the only article they will compare favorably with is the Republican and Journal's Junior linotype, which was first listed —when brand-new — at one-fifteenth its value by the owner (until the assessor got wise and went back to him and had lt raised to S3OO, still but 1-5 its cost) and after one year’s use was listed at S2OO, or about 1-8 its value.

FORMER REMINGTON MAN DEAD

J. F. Ellis Dies Suddenly at His Home Near Stone Bluff. J. F. Ellis, a former well known Remington man, died suddenly from heart failure at his home near Stone Bluff last Friday evening and the remains were brought to Remington Monday for burial. Mr. Ellis was for several years engaged in the saloon business at Remington and was noted for running one of the most orderly places in this section of the state. About a dozen years ago he sold ''out and bought a small farm near Stone Bluff, where he has since resided. Reports of his death state on Friday evening Mr. Ellis had made preparations to attend the Rebekah lodge, but al the last moment decided to remain at home and Mrs. Ellis went to lodge, leaving Mr. Ellis at home with his sister Elisabeth. Shortly before bine o'clock he was strlckep with heart failure and died within a few minutes. • Deceased was for 20 years a member of the Wcncott I. O. O. F. lodge, a large number of the membership of which attended Ms funeral in a body, also a member of the Remington G. A. R. Post. He had many friends in and about Remington who will regret to learn of his death. He leaves a widow who was formerly a Miss Westfall of Remington. ■.. v ■■■‘J :■ - .- ■■■•

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. S 4 t ' Only one marriage license has been issued thus far this month. John Muffley, the insane man from Wheatfield tp., was taken to the asylum Wednesday. 4 Several local democrats and republicans went to Mt. Ayr Thursday to attend the democratic convention They report a big crowd, all well behaved, and plenty of beer left when they came home. Out of thirty-five applicants examined at the last teachers’ examination but thirteen were granted license to teach. An examination of the records discloses the fact that a few more failed this time than is usually the case. This is probably accounted for by the fact that the old timers will not appear until later, when the ratio of successful applicants to those failing will be considerably leas' It is not so easy to obtain a teacher’s license as it was twenty-five years ago, and this may account for many failures of beginners. - + Up to the hour of going to press “Clarkey” of the Republican had not said a word about accepting The Democrat’s offer of 75 per cent of the face of those accounts for publishing legals, and which he failed to turn in for taxation this year. The offer still holds good, the money is ready as. soon as the proper assignment of record is made. But perhaps Clarkey don’t want to put the board of review in the hole by accepting this offer. It wouldn’t look very well, come to think of it, for him to take 75 per cent in good hard cash for these accounts so soon after they were officially declared of no value—he wants to hold them a few weeks or months and get 100 per cent on every one of them. —o— The. newspapers state that Tom McCoy has been again turned down on hte application for a pardon, and is likely to have to stay his time out in prison. His three years, the maximum time he was sent up for, will be out next June. If the good behavior allowance applies to his case he would be entitled to six months off on the three years, which would let him out next December. The, Democrat la ■ informed, however, that this does not apply in indeterminate sentences, and unless paroled or pardoned an indeterminate sentence prisoner must serve the full maximum time. The Republican stated thht “M. E. Foley of attorney, appeared before the board and interceded for his client.,’ Mr. Foley is a member of the board, which shows how reliable the Republican’s news service is.

The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday afternoon. Following is a report of Tuesday’s proceedings: The interest on county funds in the various depositories of the county for the month of June was reported as follows: Bank of Wheatfields2l.66 First Nat. Remington 64.71 “ “ Rensselaer. 104.75 Jasper SAT Co. Rensselaer 96.44 State Bank, Rensselaer9B.7o \ t _ Total for month. $386.26 Gillam gravel road matter; auditor directed to notify Glidewell & Sons, the contractors, to proceed at once or the commissioners will advertise and relet contract at August term. Joseph Nlssius ditch; continued to August 4 on affidavit for continuance filed by John A. May. Mathias Zimmer ditch; final report filed and approved and Supt. discharged. R. W. Burris ditch; referred back to drainage commissioners for amended report? to meet July 15 and report on or before first day of August term. Samuel E. Sparling ditch; Henry Eiglesbach files remonstrance; continued for objections. Emil Besser petition for ditch; continued for objections. Notice ordered given for letting contract for heating plant at poor farm on first day next term. Notice also ordered for letting contract for 350 tons of coal on first day next term. f Jerry Shea ditch; no remonstrance, assessments .confirmed mid ditch established; John Ryan

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1908.

pointed Supt.; Foltz & Spitler allowed attorney fee of sls. The Board of Commissioners/ James F. Irwin, Councilman, and the City Attorney met at the court house Tuesday at 2 p. m, to adjust the matter of removing the two remaining bridges across the river in this city. An agreement was arrived at by which the Board will advertise for bids to remove and replace these bridges to allow the dredge tq. pass, and the City Attorney and the Board will submit asi agreed state of facts to the Judge of the circuit court and abide by its decision as to who shall stand the cost of such removal and replacement. It appears that this very emmergency was anticipated by the attorney for the improvement, and the order establishing the river Improvement provided in every instance where it was possible to anticipate any extra expense, that such extra expense should'not follow the improvement. This provision was no doubt inserted for two reasons: Ist. To make the cost of the Improvement as light as possible on those to be assewed for its construction, and in this, the attorney had a large personal interest, as he more than any other single petitioner received the largest benefit from making the improvement. 2nd. It is always considered the proper thing to shoulder as much of the expense of constructing any public improvement on the general public as it is possible to do, regardless of the fact that that part of the public not taxed for the Improvement have no concern in its construction at all. The property represented by these people have already paid their proportion of the first cost, and the subsequent repairs put on these bridges, and have no interest whatever in their removal for the purpose of making this improvement. The Board fixed the first Monday in August as a time for receiving blds, and it is considered probable that the Court will have determined who shall stand the expense of removal by that Ume, as it seems that it wUI be Impossible now to place it it belongs. The county council is called to meet Monday, August 3, also, to make the necessary appropriation should it be decided that the county should bear the expense, which appears to be the general supposition will be done.

GASOLINE CAUGHT FIRE.

A fire alarm was sounded yesterday at 11 e, m. The fire turned out to be at Fred Bird’s, north of the railroad, where someone had been using some inflamable material, gasoline, it is reported, in housecleaning, and it had in some manner caught £re. It seems that the fire started in a mattress and soon spread to the lace curtains, which were ruined, together with the entire contents oT the room. Mr. and Mrs. Bird were both burned somewhat in trying to put out the flames, the latter especially being burned considerably about the head and arms. The damage is not a great deal to the house, but there is said to have been no insurance on the contents. The blase was soon put out when the fire department reached the scene. The house belonged to Coen & Brady. NEWTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET. The Ntewton county democratic convention at Mt. Ayr Thursday drew a fine large crowd and it was an enthusiastic meeting from start to finish. The ticket nominated is generally believed to be a. strong one and the democrats hope to elect at least a part of it in spite of the big republican majority confronting them." , Following is the ticket: Auditor —A. E. Purkey of Morocco, the present incumbent. Treasurer —Albert J. Schuh of Kentland. Sheriff—Moses sawyer of Iroquois tp. , *' Surveyor—Wm. Parker of Beaver tP- ’X? Coroner—Dr. C. M. Rice of Rose Lawn. ' Commissioner 2nd district—J. J. McCabe of-Iroquois tp. Commissioner 3rd district—J. M. Padgett of Washington tp. * Half Price Clothing Sale, we mean Just what we say: sls suits now >7.50; |12.50 quits noyf |6.25; 110.00 suits now 16.00. all sizes. You can save I I $ by trading here. ROWLES A PARKER. Get one of those suits at Rowles &' Parker's big clothing sale, 50c on the fl.

BRYAN IS NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION

Nomination Dade at An Early Hour Friday Horning.

Nominating Speeches Are Made Before the Declaration of Principles Is Adopted. ANOTHeI WHIRLWIND SCENE 'Petnonetration That Lasts fbr'Seventy. Two Minutes When Dunn Mentions the Name of the Democratic Leader.

WILLIAM J. BRYAN, FROM HIS LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.

Convention Hall, Denver, July 10—William J. Bryan was nominated for the Presidency of the United States at an early hour this morning after an all night session, receiving Gray 59 Johnson 46, not voting 2. Before the vote was announced Mr. Hammond moved to make it unanimous. Convention adjourned until 1 o’clock to-day when nomination of Vice-President will be taken up.

Denver, July 10.—It was after midnight this morning before the nominating and seconding speeches for president were ended in the national Demo era tic convention. That completed, the roll of states was called for the vote

I. J. DUNN.

[Man Who Nominated Bryan.] The outcome was inevitable, and the Nebraskan received a great majority of the votes. The announcement was received with a tremendous demonstration. I Denver, July 10.—The Democratic

national convention proceeded last night to the nomination of a candidate for president of the United States, the nominating and seconding speeches >e!g made amid scenes of tumultuous enthusiasm. The speech placing William J. Bryan In nomination awakened a whirlwind of demonstration rivaling in intensity and duration the recordbreaking tribute of Wednesday. The names of George Gray, of Delaware, and Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, were also placed in nomination w’ith

demonstrations of approval from their limited followings. Platform Committee Is Tardy. The platform committee was not ready to report when the evening session began, apd after listening to political oratory the rules of procedure were suspended and the convention proceeded with the speeches placing the candidates for president in nomination with the understanding that the usual vote would be deferred until the platform had been adopted. The speech placing William J. Bryan in nomination was made by Ignatius J. Dunn, of Nebraska, a youthful orator of fire and eloquence, whose closing phrase stirred the vast assemblage into wild demonstrath,a. He Turns Loose »n Outburst. *“I nominate,” he exclaimed, “as the standard-bearer of our party, the man ■who in the thrilling days of ’96 and 1900 bore the battle-scarred banner of Democracy with fame as untarnished as the crusaders of old —America’s great Commoner. Nebraska’s gifted son. William Jennings Bryan.” A per feet pandemonium of sound and motion was unloosened as delegates and spectators rose en masse and joined in the reverberating chorus of tribute to the t Nebraska candidate. The standards of the states were wrenched from their places and borne through the hall to the platform, while banners bearing the portrait of the Commoner were waved aloft, and the multitude Joined in long-continued tribute. At times, the Intensity of the demonstration threatened a panic. The demonstration lasted seventy-two minutes. One woman was borne out fainting. PLATFORM ARRIVES AT LAST Nominating Speeches Are Suspended for Action Thereon. The speeches seconding Bryan’s nomination had been made and those naming and seconding Johnson also. Then L. Irving Handy rose to nominate Judge Gray and had just got started when the platform committee Vas announced. He was allowed to finish his speech, but there was no attempt at a Gray demonstration. "Gentlemen of the convention,” raid the chairman. "I now have the pleasure of presenting to you the chairman of the committee on resolutions, Governor Haskell,' of Oklahoma.” The governor called forth loud cheers from

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DEMOCRATIC TENETS

Planks of the Platform Adopted by the National Conven* tion at Denver. } IT COVERS THE INJUNCTION Publicity of Campaign Contributions, Rights of States and Tariff Trusts, Railway Regulation, Currency, and All the Issues as Viewed by the Democratic Party. Denver, July 10.—-Following Is the platform as adopted by the Democratic national convention, beginning with a preamble that closes as follows: “Shall the people rule?” is the overshadowing issue which manifests itself In all the questions now under discus* sion. Publicity as to Campaign Funds. We demand federal legislation forever terminating the partnership which has existed between corporations .of the country and the Republican party under the expressed or implied agreement that in return for the contribution of great sums of money wherewith to purchase elections they should be allowed to continue substantially unmolested in their efforts to encroach upon the rights of the people. • • • In order that this practice shall be stopped for all time, we demand the passage of a statute punishing with imprisonment any officer of a corporation who shall either contribute on behalf of or consent to the contribution by a corporation of any money or thing of value to be used in furthering the election of a president or vice president of the United States, or of any member of the congress thereof. Wo pledge the Democratic party to ths enactment of a law preventing any corporation contributing to a campaign fund and any individual from contributing an amount above a reasonable minimum, and providing for the publication before election of all such contributions. Rights of the States. Believing with Jefferson In “the support of the state governments in all their rights as the most competent administration for our domestic concerns, and surest bulwark against anti-re-publican tendencies,’? and in “the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad,” we are opposed to the centralization Implied in the suggestions now frequently made that the powers of the general government should be extended by judicial construction. There is no “twilight zone” between the nation and the state in which exploiting interests can take ref-, uge from both.

Immediate Tariff Reduction. We favor immediate revision of the tariff by reaction of Import duties: Articles entering into competition with trust controlled products should be placed upon the free list, and material reductions should be made in the tariff upon the necessaries of life, especially upon articles competing with such American manufacturers as are sold abroad more cheaply than at home; and graduated reductions should be made in such other schedules as may be necessary to restore the tariff to a revenue basis. • • • we demand the Immediate repeal of the tariff on pulp, print paper, lumber, timbej and logs, and that these articles be placed upon the free list. f Declaration on Tenets. A private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. We therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the criminal law against guilty trust magnates and officials, and demand the enactment of such additional legislation as may be necessary to make it impossble for a private monopoly to exist in the United States. Among the additional remedies we specify three: First, a law preventing a duplication of direclois among competing corporations; second. M' liccense system which will, without abridging the right of each state to create corporations or its right to regulate as it will foreign corporations doing business within its limits, make it necessary for a manufacturing or trading corporation engaged in interstate commerce to take out A teaerai license before it shall be permitted to control as much as 25 per cent of the product in which it deals, the license to protect the public from watered stock, and to prohibit the control by such corporation of more than 50 per cent of the total amount of any product consumed in the United States; and third, a law compelling such licensed, corporations to sell to all purchasers in all parts of the country on' the same terms, after making due allowance for cost of transportation. Regulation ot the Railways. We assert the right of congress to

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