Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1908 — Page 2

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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor THOMAS R. MABBHALL. For Ueateaant-Goveraor FRANK 9. HALL. For Secretary of State JAMES F. COX. For Aatttor of State MAUD* BAILEY. > For Treasuer of State JOHN IBENBABGEB. For Attoney Geaaral WALTER J. LOES. For Reporter of Sapreaw Cow* BURT NEW. For Judge of Sspreme Court M. B. LABY. . For Jadge of Appellate Court E. W. FELT. For State Statistician ’ P. J. KELLEHER, i For Sept Pabllc boCracttoa ROBERT J. ALEY. DISTRICT TICKET. 9 For Member of Congress WILLIAM DARROCH, of Newton County. For State Senator, Counties of Jasper, Newton, Starke and White, ALGDK J. LAW, of Newton County. For State Representative, Counties of Jasper and White, GUY T. GERBER, of Jasper County. © DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. For Treasurer ALFRED PETERS of Marion tp. For Recorder CHARLES W. HARNER j of Carpenter tp. ! For Sheriff WILLIAM L HOOVER of Marlon tp. For Surveyor 1 FRANK GARRIOTT of Union tp. n For Coroner DR. A. J. MILLER of Rensselaer. For CnnmlnMante, let Diet, u THOMAS F. MALONEY < es Kankakee tp. | For Commissioner Brd Dist. GEORGE B. FOX of Carpenter tp.

The Hearst convention at Chicago this week is generally regarded as a farce, and the part Messrs. Thomas L. Hizgen (of Massachusetts) and John Temple Graves (of Georgia) the nominees, will play in the presidential campaign will be infinitesimal.

Thd degrading dog fight precipitated at the Hearst “convention” at Chicago Wednesday about midnight, when J. I. Shepard of Kansas attempted to place W. J. Bryan in nomination, furnishes a pretty good index to the character of the “delegates” there assembled to act as mid-wife to the Independence party. The work done by men who belong to the profession to which these gentlemen’s actions indicate they belong, is best done in the nighttime, and while they fill space at a convention as well as anybody, they come much cheaper. The hour selected for this scandalous free fight was very well timed indeed. Isn’t it possible that the profits derived from this becoming “unmindful of the common rules of business honesty and fidelity, and of the limitations Imposed by law upon their actions” constitutes the principal prosperity of the last ten years, about which Mr. Taft makes so much noise in hi* speech of acceptance? This is the republican way of saying that cheating, lying, short-weights, the green-goods method of doing business that had become the every-day practice of “some prominent and influential member* of the community” had been discovered, and that discovery was hurting the g. o. p. So there must be a great dust raised, to

make the people think that “some prominent and influential members of the community” were going to get what was coming to them. Have any of you heard of any of them going to jail?

The Democrat wishes to call the attention of its readers to the article in another column regarding the increase of saloons in the cities, taken from the report of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics. There are hundreds fewer saloons in the rural districts, driven out by the remonstrance law, and if this anti-sa-loon movement was kept out of politics and local option confined to the city or township—which is true local option—it is only a question of a short time until all the rural districts of the state become “dry.” The action of the Anti-Saloon League, however, in alllgnlng itself with a political party and fighting for “local option” with the county as the unit, is bound to have a reactionary effect And if the republican state ticket should be successful and a county unit local option law be enacted, many counties which are now “dry” outside the cities would all be “wet” in every part, the wet vote in the cities overbalancing the dry vote in the country and smaller towns. The democratic position in this matter is the right one, and should prevail.

TRUST-BUSTING RESULTS.

The administration will not feel that it is entitled to any congratulations on the outcome of its trustbusting campaign against the Standard OU Company. And speaking quite generally, it is hard to see where the Government has won any substantial victory along this line. After seven years of trust-busting the trusts are still unbusted. The Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago reversed Judge Landis’s decision and sent the case back to the lower court for further proceedings. Which proves again that it is mighty hard in ibis country ever to bring a great and predacious offender to justice—no matter how notorious and long continued and oppressive the offenses may have. been. The predatory rich men, trusts and corporations are aided and abetted at every turn by the shrewdest and most astute lawyers—both in the making of the laws, and in defending them whenever rarely the machinery of the law is Involved against them. But it is a long lane that has no turning. Time may come when we shall really be more interested in justice, in equity, in right, and have less superstitious regard and reverence for wiredrawn “legality,” and precedents and the rules of the game.—lndianapolis News.

The bankers are not showing the business sense they are generally given credit for possessing in opposing the project to guarantee bank deposits. Taking their cue from J. B. Forgan of Chicago they are making night dismal with their howls about making the honest banker stand for the dishonest banker’s crimes. National banks have been put in position by the Vreeland-Aldrich asset currency law, where they can use a part of the already slim security behind depositors as security for asset currency, and are compelled to give the federal government a first lien on every dollar of this security, too. If the national government loans them a dollar, gilt-edge security for more than the face of the loan must be put up to guarantee that it will be paid back. Why should the little fellows not have some guarantee that their little all shall be paid back when Intrusted to the tender mercies of the banker? The experience of the past with dishonest bankers simply intensifies the demand that this matter shall have the attention to which it is entitled, and which it will receive, banker or no banker. The common clodhopper with his <SO deposit is just as good as the national government with its <50,000,000 deposit, and the democratic party is going to see that he is made just as safe. The Democrat for Job Printing

REPUBLICAN EDITOR THINKS * DEMOCRATS WILL WIN. John J. Wingate, editor of the Shelbyville Dally News, has supported and voted for every Republican nominee for president from Lincoln to ■ Roosevelt The following paragraphs from an Interview with Mr. Wingate, in the Indianapolis Sun, show how he views the wristing situation:

Republican prospects gloomy: “Republican prospects for success in Indiana look gloomy. To my mind the political battle in Indiana has yet to be won, with the chances most favorable to the Democracy, They have ho entangling alliances. Harmony exists in every congressional district Bryan and Kern are immensely popular with Indiana Democrats. They will poll more votes than any other Democratic ticket that could have been nominated.” I The Taft steam roller:

“But how is it with the Republicans? The steam roller at Chicago seems to have taken all of the enthusiasm out of the state organisation. The Indiana Republicans received a slap in the face at Chicago which crushed their pride and cut their feather* in an alarming manner. They are certainly without hope, at least for this campaign.” Republican ticket'weak:

“Then they have other troubles to grieve over and discourage them, among them a weak state ticket, with the candidate for governor in bad repute with the labor organizations, the old soldier* and the temperance people. The campaign opens with the Republicans on the defensive, and it is bound to continue along that line until election day.” Opposed to Watson: “I am opposed to Watson and I will do everything in my power to defeat him, believing as I do that Marshall is the more acceptable man. I know Watson and I cannot conscientiously support him.” Corruption in office: “Again, there is a bitter fight going on among the Republicans in almost every congressional district in the state, and to add fuel to the flame, we have the public corruption and malfeasance in office in state and county affairs at Indianapolis, for which the Republicans will be held responsible.” Wall street dictation: “I believe that a very serious mistake was made when the Republican national committee accepted Harriman’s man Sheldon for treasurer. The dictation of Wall street was just a little bit too open to set well with the independent voters of the country.” • A Democratic year: “The Democrats have been wise enough to nominate men and adopt measures that make it possible for Republicans who are not In sympathy with the candidates and declarations of their party to accept them with good grace. I believe that this is to be a Democratic year, and I am just as firm in the belief that the party is worthy of popular approval this year.”"

GANDERBONE’S AUGUST FORECAST

(Copyright 1908, by C. H. Rleth.) It was August the third, And quite soft were the skies, And it might be imagined Bill Taft was likewise; Yet he played it that day upon Bryan In a way politicians despise. While they met on the train, As all candidates will, And they wagered a dinner In test of their skill— The winner to make the best pun on The homely cognomen of Bill. “I suppose,” Bryan said, Stirring ice 1* his tea, “That in view of the times, As between you and me, The smaller the bill is the better, To which any one will agree.” “Very clever,” said Taft, “Here is mine: I’ve a hunch, You are not very strong, (And he gave him a punch) For they don’t like a long overdue bill!” And the peerless One paid for the lunch.

August was named for Augustus Caesar, nephew and adopted son of Julius. Augustus was every bit as .great a man, but his uncle had a oetter press bureau. When the Black Hand got Julius, his nephew was but 19; but he had already worn the toga virillis and shot a bear. Mark Antony tried to get him out of the way by making him a sort of vice-president but after Augustus had beaten him 5 up and 2 to play on the green at Modena the big drawing card of the Roman Chautauqua was glad to marry the young man’s sister and be a kind

of Nick Longworth around the Reman White House. “’' The Augustan age was the glory of Rome. Like Mr. Roosevelt, Augustus showed fight all the time, and the empire enjoyed peace. There were no reformers, and the time* were good. The emperor liberally patronized literature, and even wrote verses hlmtelf. Poets like Horace and Virgil had their own enameled gold chariots with liveried alligator bait on the job behind, and Instead of having the cruel circus games of Nero, the populace met in the collisium and wrote limericks for prizes. It is said that Augustus found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble. He was a very proud man, and in order to make his month as long as they took a day from February and added it to August, which origlnaaly had but thirty. Augustus deserves to be better known, and it is not hi* fault that he is not. He tried everything from divorce to race suicide. He had three wives and one child, a daughter Julia. He beat Antony and Cleopatra 9 to 0 in the famous engagement at Actium, enough in itself to have left his name upon a ten cent cigar; but he stood about the same chance against the luster of his immortal uncle as Miss Ethel Roosevelt stands to share the limelight with her sister Alice.

The dog days will return to paint The pound like Erin’s isle, And the boys will navigate the scum In good sea-going style; Reform will dig a few more pits For brewers and distillers, And the office seeker pass around His bum alfalfa fillers. The bullfrog will essay his lay along the winding creek, and the dude will bite the summer girl upon her damask cheek; thp sun will burn the festive tramp clear through his under shirt, and Carrie Nation will give tongue, and kick up sod and dirt, the while her ladyship pursues the new dlrectolre skirt. The candidate will buzz around before the voter’s door, and all the babies will get kissed and snuggled up some more; the mother will say, “Ain’t he nice!” with every kiss and hug, but the father will declare he is a dem old kissing bug. The Anna-mosity which Prince Helie de Sagan and Count Boni de Castellane bear one another will cool a little, and about the 10th they will get together and shoot dice for the Gould children. The fleet will continue to banquet across the Pacific by easy stages, and upon reaching Manila, the stomachs of the officers will be put in dry dock and scraped.

The baby calf will try his legs In meadows soft as silk, And when he bawls his loving dam Will rush the mother’s milk; And meanwhile she will smile to think, With many modest blushes, How Moses could have ever lived In nothing but bullrushes.

After the 21st, August will be under the zodiacal sign of virgo. This will make chatauqua crowds restless, and outdoor orators will have to follow them around through the woods and talk to them when they will stand. It will also cause Mr. Rockefeller to get busy on that story of his life he is going to write for one of the national monthlies, and monopoly will get so nervous it will have to have a trained nurse and take nourishment through a funnel. Mr. Roosevelt will meanwhile call a special meeting of the Cabinet at Sagamore Hill, and will issue a proclamation declaring that the best way to catch lions is to set up a sand selve on the desert, shovel the sand in, and take the lions out of the seive.

Persons born under Virgo have domestic tastes, and know how to hold-a baby. They are very bright, and know what the presldental issue is. They are sanguine in temperament, and believe the worst is over. They abuse their stomachs, and will eat anything that doesn’t bite them first.

The presidential campaign will be confined to a few social functions. On the 19th Mr. Roosevelt will give a lawn fete at Qyster Bay in honor of “Sunny Jim” Sherman’s whiskers, and the guests will be given an opportunity to hear the sea breeze blow through them. On the 26th Mr. Bryan will give a corn-silk party at Fairview, in honor of his running mate, Mr. Kern. Everybody will wear corn-silk whiskers, and a year’s subscription to the Commoner will be given the guest wearing the best duplicate of Mr. Kern’s. The planet Mars will be evening star until the 22nd, and the moon will be full on the lltb, the Anti-Saloon League willing. And then September will return With autumn breezes cool, And the tearful boy will cuss hi* luci? • And hipper back to school. ’ > Be sure and see those swell suits at our store for nearly half what they previously sold for. DUVALL e LUNDY.

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