Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1908 — Page 1

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Jasper County Democrat.

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SOME HOT SHOT.

Republican Paper Will Not Support Watson. I. , .1 —«■ i ITS REASONS ARE PLAINLY STATED Richmond Item Takes Marion Chronicle To Task For Its Criticisms Of Former’s Non-Support of Republican Candidate for Governor. The Richmond .Item is an influential republican paper and is supporting the republican ticket except Watson for governor, and it has been telling some things about Jim that his friends would rather the public didn’t hear of. The Marion Chronicle, another republican paper, has been sharply criticising the Item for its plain talk about Watson, and the Item recently “came back” in a sizzling editorial from which we clip the following:

“The Item’s opposition of Watson is because we do not believe in Watson's sincerity. As between the two candidates Mr. Marshall is freer from the taint of liquor interests than Watson. Mr. Marshall was nominated without soliciting a vote from the liquor interests. That Taggart supported him, after Ralston was defeated, was not because of Marshall’s being pledged 'to the liquor forces, but because Slack, who was second in . strength to Ralston And within a few votes of winning, was bitterly opposed to those interests, and Taggart to beat Slack had to support Marshall. Marshall entered th| campaign under no obligations to the liquor interests. Jim Watson can not say that. He solicited them and their support in his fight for the nomination, and they got him the delegates which nominated him. One. knows the saloon Interests are not going to nominate any man unless he gives them iron-clad pledges. Other classes of citizens will content themselves with mere promises, but the saloon forces must* be “shown.” The best evidence that Watson “showed” them is the fact that he was nominated by their votes. Then comes the campaign line-up. We bear much about Marshall being the candidate of the Terre Haute Brewing company and Crawford Fairbanks. Crawford Fairbanks may have something to do with the Democratic campaign. That is surmise, but we will grant that it is true. But how about the Republican party putting Judge Piety, of Terre Haute, the right-hand-man of Crawford Fairbanks and the Terre Haute Brewing company on its executive committee, to manage Watson's campaign for temperance? A man who was the head of the corrupt Vigo county machine for years, hand-in-glove with the liquor forces and who as judge protected them,, now fighting Marshall because Marshall is supported by the Terre Haute Brewing company. Who believes it? And there is George Cromer, whose name in Indiana stands for dirty politics, for alliance with the bums and saloons and breweries and disreptuable joints and all kinds of political corruption, placed in charge of the “detailed” organization in behalf of Watfton, the candidate of a riioral movement against the liquor forces! Who believes there is any sincerity in such a line-up. “The Republican state organization is having Watson make rabid temperance spjeeches from the stump to keep the good citizens in line and holding quiet conferences in back rooms to pacify “the boys.” It aims to get them going and coming. The real desire of the republican state organization is to get Watson elected governor and Hemenway re-elected United States senator, and thereby perpetuate the Machine in this state. The state organization knows right now that there are enough Republican candidates for the legislature in Indiana pledged to the liquor interests to prevent the enactment of a county local option law. Before this campaign is closed the liquor interests will be wonderfully subdued and all of their alleged opposition to the Republican ticket will have vanished. 'The state Machine is not going to jeopardize Hemenway’s seat in the senate by really fighting the liquor forces in Indiana. After the state legislature meets, Hemenway will demand the right to “organize” it because his election will be at stake. He will appoint the speaker. He will name the committees, even to those on temperance. His play will be to placate all interests. The first order of business, after the legislature is organized, is to elect the United States senator. Alfter this is done, the feet is easy. The temperance bill gets hung up in oom-

mittee, it gets amended, it passes one house and goes to the other, where it gets amended .some more. It comes back again to be hung up. The Republican candidates who right now are pledged to block county local option, will either kill or emasculate the bill. Watson will regret. Hemenway will regret. Piety and Cromer will smile. The liquor interests will laugh. The temperance folk will deplore. But the Machine will have Watson in the governor’s chair and Hemenway back in the Senate, and Beveridge’s names on the list for slaughter in the next legislature. Watson, tire Man of Many Promises and More Excuses, will put the blame on the shoulders of the recreant brewery-controlled Republicans who “unfortunately were already nominated before the campaign opened and who could not be Induced to withdraw or agree to county local option.” But mark this! The Republican state organization will make every effort to elect these brewery-idedged Republican candidates to the legislature. Why? Because Hemenway needs their votes. Several of them are from his own district and belong to his personal machine. ‘.‘And yet the Marion Chronicle talks to The Item about the question of principle of good government in this campaign. Never you worry about The Item, brother. Its skirts will be kept clean this campaign, its course will be consistent, and its fight will be honest with the people and will be .for principles set out in the platform. If certain candidates on the Repub-

lican ticket do not measure up to these principles, that is their affair, not The Item’s. We do not propose to support any man just because he is on the ticket. We are going on the theory that if a candidate is not going honesty to carry out the principles of his party, he ought to be defeated, for the party’s sake, and the people’s sake. If our candidate for congress does not convince the people of his unqualified approval of the continuation and strengbtening of Roosevelt’s policies, we are against him, as a matter of conviction,. If candidates for governor and legislature are not sincerely for county local option, we, are against them. And it is all because we are placing principle first, that the Marion Chronicle man talks a lot about something he does not understand, does not know when he sees it, and does not practice.”

LID ON AT McCOYSBURG.

Is the Decision of Chief Justice Squire Bussel Backed By Prosecutor Moses Leopold. The reign of Alfred McCoy and even since the McCoy failure, McCoysburg has been running loose, so as to speak. Conditions had become such there of late that the moral stand was being lowered every day to such an extent that resultd in the action taken by the authorities. One of the worst features of the affair was the soft drink and barber shop which persisted in keeping wide open on the Sabbath day and allowing boys to loaf around and drink regardless of age. Two or three of the business places have long since realized the nuisance of such a thing to exist, but probably have persisted in keeping open and a second notice was reported necessary. But it is hoped by this time the parties have awakened to the situation, and that no further action on the part of the authorities will be necessary. This matter should appeal wonderfully to the parents, and it is pretty generally believed that it does. xx

A PLEASANT GATHERING.

One of the most enjoyable reunions of relatives and old frleritis that has taken place in this county fdr a long time was that held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast in Newton tp., Sunday. Mark Yeoman, a resident of this county from the time of his birth to a few years ago, when he moved to near Kingman, Kan., where he now resides, was the guest of honor. D. L. Richardson and wife of Fowler were also present, the other guests being relatives of Mr. Yeoman living west of town of the same name, and several neighbors. A long table was spread under the trees in the yard, and a canvass stretched over it to insure a good shady place, and upon this table was spread a dinner just as good as the wives, daughters and mothers of that vicinity know how to prepare, until the table fairly groaned under the load of good things. Then a watermelon feast was indulged in during the afternoon, until' everybody had been filled to the brim. One of the entertaining features of the day, phonograph, organ and piano music and other diversions, added much to the pleasure of those present. Pleasant memories will haunt those present for many a day, and they will never forget the charming manner in which the hostess on this occasion contributed to. their physical and mental enjoyment.

Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. Iff, 1908.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Jasper Guy of Remington attended court Tuesday. The marriage license business has taken quite a spurt this month, 7 having been issued thus far with more in prospect. —o— New suits filed: No. "359. John P. Gwin and Reed McCoy vs. Alfred C. Robinson; complaint on of 196.80 recovered in the White circuit court Sept. 6, 1898. Hop. Will R. Wood of Lafayette was in attendance in court yesterday looking after the interests of (some Lafayette clients. Asked ■ what he thought of Gov. Hanly’s 'special session of the legislature he ireplied: “D — Hanly and his special session.” Mr. Wood is a great l admirer of J. Frank. —o— Rev. Parrett and Squire Irwin each captured a court house marriage Saturday. The former’s was that of Harry Gulbransen and Miss Florence Neir from about Wheatfield, and the latter’s that of F. L. Beach of Jordan tp., and his housekeeper, Mrs. Mary A* Hall. Both marriages took place in the clerk’s office. jK>larriage licenses issued: Sept. <2, Harry B. Gulbranson of Tefft, aged 20, occupation mail carrier, to Mary Florence Neir of Wheatfield, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for eachjL Sept. 12, Frank Lewis Beach of Jordan tp., aged 47, occupation farmer, to Mary A. Hall of Bloomington, aged 44, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, wife of male having died in August, 1906, and husband of female having been divorced May 1, 1908.

THE WAY IT WORKS IN OKLAHOMA.

C. M. Archer of Yukon, Okla., was in Francesville a part of this week on business. Mr. Archer formerly lived in White Post township. Oklahoma recently passed a law guaranteeing bank deposits and your reporter asked him what kind of satisfaction it was giving. He said that in Yukon there was a state and national bank, the former operated under the guarantee system while the latter did not. So far as the banking methods were concerned of the bankers individually they were looked upon about alike, but the people naturally felt that the guarantee bank was the safest and began to turn their deposits that way. The national bank is now surrendering its charter and will come under the state supervision. Mr. Archer says the new system Is attracting capital to Oklahoma and the people of Kansas in both parties are pledging their legislative candidates to vote for such a law.— Francesville Tribune.

HURT IN RUNAWAY.

Returning from a visit at the home of W. R. Willitt’s, east of McCoysburg Sunday afternoon, Frank King and his family had an exciting experience in a runaway, the net result of which was a broken limb for his wife and a badly skinned hand for himself, the children escaping without a scratch. When about a mile east of the Lawler residence east of Pleasant Ridge, Mr. King got out of the carriage to fix the shoe of one of the horses that had been Interfering somewhat and the two older children got out to pick some flowers. He had unhooked the outside tug so that he could get at the foot better and had lifted the foot to cut off a strip of leather under the shoe when the horse kicked at him and then plunged forward, letting the tongue down and still leaving three tugs hitched to the singletrees. When he got out of the carriage he had taken the reins with him and had hold of them when the horses commenced plunging and pulling the carriage against him at every lunge. Finally he was knocked down and the reins were pulled through his hands and the carriage wheels passing over his legs and the small of the back, bruised him somewhat. When this was happening Mrs. King, who was still in the carriage, jumped out with her two-year-old child in her arms, an<T~as she struck the ground her left limb was broken below the knee. The babe escaped without injury/ The team ran about three miles before they were caught, but a son of Silas Potts came along and was sent to Wash Lowman’s near by where a conveyance Was telephoned for. but Dr. Kresler, who was making a professional call at Mr. Lowman's, brought them to town, where, the needed medical attention was given. Mrs. King* is doing nicely at this writing.

Don't forget the excursion to Chicago next Sunday.

COME OUT AND VOTE THURSDAY.

The importance of all voters who are opposed 16 the election of Mr. Halleck for state senator coming out to the polls Thursday can hardly be over-estimat-ed. It is not believed that he can carry Jasper county, so much opposition to his election is there in his own party all over the county, and if the voters turn out there is no question as to the result. it may be depended upon that the rank and notorious republican machine will do everything in their power to see to it that every man favorable to his election will be got out and voted, and it behooves those who are opposed—who greatly outnumebr the others—also getting to the polls if they succeed and send farmer A. J. Law to the state senate instead of machine politician Abd Halleck. The only danger lies in a large stay-at-home vote, and we again urge that you who read this not only come to the polls but that you act as a committee of one to see that your neighbor does likewise.

THE CULP FAMILY REUNION.

Annual Event Held In Barkley Tp., Last Week. About the year 1834 two stouthearted, rugged Virginians, with wives and children started northwest into the wilderness to make a home for themselves and their posterity. Chicago was then a military station comprising a log fort, ‘surrounded with a stockade of poles several feet high. The Blackhawk war was still in progress in northern Illinois, and Rensselaer was a settlement of two or three houses made of logs, in a very rude manner at that. These two fathers were George Culp and Thomas Randle, and the mothers were Mary Burton Culp and Nancy Culp Randle. Enured to the hardships and privations of pioneer life, they were not satisfied with conditions that they came in contact with in Tippecanoe county, and they pushed further north after a short residence there, and each chose and entered a piece of land in Barkley tp., this county, where they settled down to make homes. These respective parcels of land have never changed owners, and today are owned by the sons of these worthy fathers. And if these fathers were stout-hearted and courageous, what must be said of the mothers, . who were to be left at home with their little children while the fathers went forth to clear a field from the virgin forest, or into the forests in quest of food for their families, while the treacherous red man, still prowling about the land, was due to pay them a visit at any time, night or day? Their dally duties required a courage and a devotion to their homes of the very highest Order. These were the progenitors of John Thomas Culp, who now occupies the same farm entered by his father, George Culp, in 1835. He was born there and has lived there all his life of 72 years. For several years there has been a custom that has been observed annually, to hold a family reunion of the descendants and their children, toold homestead, where the children and the children’s children are wont to gather and renew acquaintances, relate incidents of the past, and speculate as to the future. Wednesday of last week had been set ap&rt for this purpose, and to the number of 122, the immediate decendants and their children, together with their neighbors, partook of an open air feast that was good enough for a king. Of the children of George Culp there was present, John Thomas, and Walter, who lives near Delphi; Mrs. Elizabeth Culp Tea, of Battle Ground; Mrs. Jane Culp Rlshling, of Monon; and the widow and children of James Culp, deceased, from north of Francesville; James T. Randle and wife, Nelson Randle and wife, of this city; Erastus Smith of Battle Ground, and John Tillett now of Francesville. Old neighbors were present together with scores of the second and third generations. From Harvey, dll., George Houser and Mrs. Houser came to be present at this reunion, as Mr. Houser’s first wife was a Randle, a lineal decedent of the first Randle family in this county.

BAND CONCERT DANCE.

There will be a dance in Warner Hall Thursday night immediately after band concert. Good music in attendance. Tickets 25 cents. - •v

■ Big peach and pear sale, Wednesday and Thursday, September 23rd and 24th, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Something delicate, those fine hams and bacon at the Home Gro- _ **

BIG SLUMP 111 MAINE

Republicans Carry the State, but by a Plurality of Less Than 10,000 Votes. THEY HOLD THE LEGISLATURE Also All the Representatives in the National Congress. Bryan Replies to Roosevelt’s Letter Indorsing Taft—Two State Conventions in New York to Nominate Leaders. Portland. Me., Sept 15.—Although the Republicans came off victorious in the state election yesterday, Bert M. Fcruakl. of Poland, be|ng chosen governor over Obadiah Gardner, of Rock land, the Democrats had the satisfaction of seeing the normal Republican plurality cut to less than 10,0<Xt votes for the first time in a presidential year for more than a quarter of a All four Republican candidates for congress were elected, and for state auditor Charles P. Hatch, of Augusta, Republican, defeated his opponent. The returns show a Republican loss of 4 per cent and a Democratic gain of 32 per cent. With fifty-erne small towns to hear from Fernaid has 7,124 plurality, and figuring on former votes of the missing towns Fernaid’s final pin rallty is estimated at 7,700. In 1906 the Republican plurality was 8,064 and in the last state election in a presidential year 26.816. Gardner Is a Popular Man. The result, which was much closer than any of the Republican leaders had anticipated, showed not only the warmth of the contest, but the popularity of Gardner throughout the state —in the cities as well as in the little rural districts, where his fame as the head of the state grange Patrons of Husbandry proved a great vote gainer. The Republicans were on the defensive throughout the campaign, seeking to hold the state by the usual plurality by replying to the various Democratic arguments, which were mainly for resubmission of the prohibitory law, taxation of the wild lands and reform in administrative methods. But little was said of national issues, although the Republcans, through outside speakers sriught at various points to bring such subjects to the attention of the people. Ixxuil Issues Dominant. Local issues, however, proved more popular, and in the last days of the campaign the Republicans joined with their opponents in discussing them and in doing so strongl.v defended the so called Sturgs law, and urged the voters to support its stringent methods in the enforcement of the cause of prohibition. The result of the hard work by party managers and speakers on both 'sides was a large increase in the turnout of tiie voters, nearly T4o.< 00 goin gto the polls. Legislature Is Republican. The next legislature, from the returns received, will undoubtedly be Republican. but the size of the majority will not be definitely known until the little towns and plantations far up In the woods are heard from, which may not be for several days.

NEW YORK REPUBLICANS Root Delivers His Speech as Chairman of the State Convention. Saratoga. N.» ¥., Sept. 15.—Elibu Root, secretary of state of the United States, was the central figqre in the first session of the Republican state convention. The convention effected temftorary organization, heard the speech of Root as temporary chairman and adjourned" until 2 p. m. today. The applause that greeted Root surpassed that given to any oth“r man, including Roosevelt. Hughes and Taft. Root’s opening speech contained 11,000 words and was largely devoted to national issues. but began with a tribute to Hugties and the state administration. Th'e applause which greeted the mention of Hughes’ name l>cgna with the New York’countj delegation, but lacked unanimity, and most of the delegates sat silent. Charles \V. Anderson, a colored delegate from New York City, offered resolutions paying a glowing tribute to Taft and extending congratulations on the fifty-first anniversary of his birth, which is today. The resolutions were adapted with a shout, and ordered telegraphed to Taft. The antl-Hughes men made a strong effort to beat Hughes by getting Secretary Root to permit the use of his Mme. Tlie move was promptly turned down by Root, who said that such action would make him disloyal to the president or the president open to accusation of insincerity in his attitude relative to the nominee. . .<• 'TWIXT CHANGER AND GERARD Idea the Race for the. Democratic Nomination in New York. Rochester. N. Sept. 15.—At the conciuson of a day of extended and

significant conferences, participated In by practically all of the state leaders who are here, the nebulous condition surrounding the nomination by the Democratic state convention of a candidate for governor took definite form and the problem is declared to have been reduced to a choice between lieutenant Governor Chanler, who is being urged by State Chairman Conners, and Justice James W. Gerard, of New York City, who is announced as tha choice of Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall. The race seems to have resolved itself into a contest between the upstate delegates, who are declared to be strongly In favor of Chanler, and the Tdmmany delegates, with their alliances throughout the state, who will follow the suggestions of Murphy. Justice Gerard has long been prominent in Democratic councils in New York city and was elected last fall to the supreme court bench. He has heretofore been mentioned but casually in con nection with the nomination, and the prominent position into which be has been elevated came as a distinct surprise to close followers of the recent trend of affairs. Definite progress also has been made on the groundwork of a platform, the principal feature of which will be a ringing denunciation of the administration of Governor Hughes. The platform was discussed in conference and practically agreed upon. It will indorse the candidacy and policies of William J. fir Van in glowing terms. Tlie entire Denver platform will be heartily approved,' especially tlie planks as to labor and injunctions and the guarantee of bank deposits. The convention met today at noon.

BRYAN REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT Nebraskan’S Comment on What tha President Says of Taft Baltimore, Sept 15.—“ A few plain, simple sentences from Mr. Taft will be worth more than the eulogy that the president pronounces. The president’s indorsement is of no value unless he will agree to stay in Washington and see that Mr. Taft makes good.” In these words William J. Bryan summed up bls opinion of the letter of President Roosevelt commedatory of Taft, soon after the Democratic candidate arrived in this city. “It was expected, of course,” said Bryan, “that President Roosevelt would support Mr. Taft. He could hardly do less in view of the fact that he selected him as the administration candidate. * ♦ • “The president’s letter, however, may l>e objected to as irrelevant, Immateriii), and not the best e vidence. If Mr. Taft were dead it would be interesting to know from Mr. Roosevelt what he knew of Mr. Taft’s opinions and work, but as Mr. Taft is alive and able to speak for himself it is hardly necessary for Mr. Roosevelt to tell us what Mr. Taft will do. Mr. Taft is running upon a platform which was s<> unsatisfactory that he had to amend it in several important particulars, and yet even as amended it gives the public no definite idea as to what Mr. Taft stands for. “Mr. Taft also has made some speeches and promises to make some more. Tin ones he has already made have not thrown any light upon the political situation. • * • It is not sufficient for the president to say that Mj. Taft is a friend of labor. That is a subject upon which the laboring man is entitled to an opinion and Mr. Taft’s friendship is to be determined not by the presklent’s indorsement but by the measures wbclt Mr. Taft advocates. “Mr. Taft believes that the labor organization should come under the operation of the antitrust law. thus dealing with the men who lielong to the labor organization as if they were merchandise, for the antitrust law deals with tlie monopoly of the products of labor. Mr. Taft is oMiosed to trial by jury in cases us indirect contempt, thus denying to the laboring man a safeguard which is guaranteed to every man tried in a criminal court. Mr. Taft does not agree with the laboring man in regard to the use of the injunction in labor disputes.”

NO CHANGE OF ATTITUDE Bryan Says. Is Made by the President's Indorsement. After saying that praise from President Roosevelt could not change Taft's attitude'on the labor question Bryan went on: “Mr. Taft’s position on the trust question is not changed by the president's indorsement. The president himself has not succeeded in putting any trust magnates in the penitentiary and only a few of the trusts have been disturbed. If Mr. Taft is no fiiore successful than the president in his attack on the trusts he will not satisfy the expectations of the public. There are more trusts in the country today than there were when Mr. Roosevelt was inaugurated, and Mr, Taft favors a weakening rather than a strengthening of the antitrust law. • • • “On the tariff qeuetion Mr. Taft haa failed to express himself with clearness. The Republican platform does not use the word ‘eredvetion.’ .It only promises revision. and Mr. Taft

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