Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — Page 4

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AS TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

Indianapolis News (Rep.). According to the report of Treasurer Sheldon it cost $1,655,518 to prosecute the campaign of Mr. Taft. Out of this there was turned over to the various State committees 8620,000, concerning which no detailed report is made. We have no Information in regard to the amount received by the congressional committee. How much of the 8620,000 turned over to the State committees was saved we are not informed. Further than, this we have no report of any contributions less than 8500. Doubtless these gifts are small as compared with those of other years—lß96, for example. But they are nevertheless disgracefully large. The Democrats got through with 8620,000, and they had all the money they really needed for all honest purposes. To be sure we have no report from their congressional committee, but there is no reason to think that it much money. If a campaign can be honestly financed for 8620,000 anything spent over and above that must either have been wasted, or spent for corrupt purposes. In the Republican list will be found the names of many protected manufacturers, such as the Joneses, Olivers and Laughlins, of Pittsburg, and the Disstons of Philadelphia. Of course, our old friend Cromwell ro--’ponded liberally, his gift being 811,000. The committee had 820,000 from J, Pierpont Morgan. Robert Bacon, an Assistant Secretary .•of State, and an associate of Morsan. gave 85.000. Brother Charles heads the list with a contribution of 8110,000. We do not discover nauieis of any of the Standard people or of Edward H. Harriman in the list. However, no one can know who helped to make up the funds given by the Union League ‘Dtab, of Philadelphia. This report of Mr. Sheldon again raises the old issue and in very direct form. The American people can not afford to shirk it. With the increasing tendency to look on politics as a mere department of business, and with the growing disposition to subordinate everything to the so-called "prosperity'’ issue, we are likely to see larger rather than smaller campaign funds. Yet they are so large now as to be a positive menace to the purity of our institutions. We must in some way arrange to have the fullest publicity both of receipts and disbursements and to have it prior to the election. This was the demand of the Democrats during the campaign. It is a righteous demand. If our Presidents are to continue to be elected by the people rather than by the interests, if tn a word, we are to preserve free and popular government, we must put an end to this campaign fund scandal. In some way we must make it impossible, or at least very difficult for contributions to be made by men who have any direct and personal interest in legislation, for after all that is the greatest scandal in the business. It is a scandal because it amounts to a direct purchase of law. Protected make large gifts to the campaign fund and they then plead their generosity as a reason for protective duties to be levied in their interest.

No one is foolish enough to impeach the validity of Mr. Taft's title. The result shows that nothing could have defeated him. He was fairly the people’s choice. The election could not have been bought away from him. But there is still the danger that our elections may degenerate into a mere financial struggle in which the longest purse will win. If the Republican fund had been no larger than the Democratic fund, Mr. Taft would still have been elected. The necessary conclusion is that the fund raised In his behalf was much larger than was needed. Its only effect win be to create a feeling of gratitude on the part of Republican leaders to-

ward the men who gave so lavishly to the party’s -war chest. There will thus be the usual feeling of obligation—an obligation that ought not to exist. The best thing that could happen to the country would be to have both party committees "hard up" all the wjhlle. This would enforce an economy which would make for honesty, make eyen for true party efficiency. For the only men who really strengthen a party are those who vote for it because they believe in its principles, and never those who vote for it because they expect or hope to get something out of it.

BOMB AND THE GOVERMENT

Cardinal Gibbons States HU Churoh’s Position on a Question Recently Raised. Baltimore, Nov. 27. —In the course of an address delivered at Bt. Benedict's school Cardinal Gibbons said: "The church teaches that the civil au-

CARDINAL GIBBONS.

thoritles must be respected, no matter what the nationality or religion of the incumbent in office. I received a letter today from a man asking me whether he ought to respect Mr. Taft, the president-elect, because he wag informed that Mr .Taft was not a believer In our Lord. "I was amazed, and ean scarcely l«eIleve that the man was a true Catholic. You must have no less respect for those at the head of your government than you have for the pope in his department. There Is a great evil in this land that forebodes revolution or a partial upheaval of society. The only way to avoid a catastrophe is to teach our young men to respect the authorities placed over them."

WAR ON THE CATTLE PEST

It Is Well Under Way in Michigan —Slaughtering Diseased Cattle Is Proceeding Today. Detroit. Nov. 27. —Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Chief A. D. Melvin. of (ho bureau of animal industry, have left for Washington after expressing satisfaction that the campaign to suppress the local outbreak of the foot-and-nioutli disease among cattle is well under way. Five herds, numbering about sixty milch cows, have been appraised in Livonia townshift by B. F. Taggert. of Romeo. Mich., under the auspices of the Michigan live stock sanitary commission. The owners were allowed from S4O to s<lo for tlie condemned animals. Today the slaughtering and burying of tlie diseased cattle was begun under the direction of Dr. P. H. Mullowney. of Boston. It is expected that the killing of the 186 animals already condemned will he completed by tomorrow night. No new cases are reported tn Michigan, though two additional herds In Livonia township are under suspicion and will be investigated today. The outbreak in Livonia toavnkhip has been traced to the Michigan Central stock yards, in Detroit, as has also the outbreak in the Buffalo stock yards, and the present problem Is to locate the point from which the infection went to tlie local stock yards.

Put 1,500 Miners to Work.

Fort Smith. Ark., Nov. 27.—Thomas Moses, state mining inspector of Illinois: George Colville, of the Missouri miners, and Car) Sholtz. president of the Rock Island Coal company, a committee of arbitration to which was referred the shot-firing question which has tied up the mines at Denning. Ark., for eight months, have reported, upholding the contention of the miners that the workings are dangerous and recommending the employment of shotfirers. The report will be accepted by the operators and 1.500 men will go to work Monday.

Bold Deed of Bank Thugs.

Plerce. S. l».. Nov 27.—The Hughes County bunk St Blunt wh* robbed by four masked men who called Cashier R. C. Fiwr to the d >orof his resilience, seised him and compelled him to g» to the liank and open the vault. The rubbers secured only .Sl.'io. all of the money In the vault outside of t!x* safe. The safe was protected by a time lock.

Was It Crime or Accident?

Hartselle. Ala.. Nov. 27.—The home of Tom Richardson, at Woodland Mills, seventeen miles east of here, was burned to the ground and Richardson’s wife, mother and three children were burned to death. The remans of the children were found in the burned barn which adjourned the bouse. Richardson Is missing. Tibzxh: Gold Medal Flour makes perfect bread. Rowmna.

CALL mil l COUNCIL

Democratic Members of the Leg* isi ature Will Hold a Conference Next Month. WOULD MAP’OUT THEIR POLICY Attempt to Throw Suspicion on a Cripple—Two Boys Crashed by a Cave-In. Indianapolis, Nov. 27. —Platform legislation and the merchants* proposals for laws for the conduct at public offices will be discussed at a meeting of Democratic state senators and representatives in Indianapolis, .Dec. 15. The call for this “get together,” ante-legislative convention will be issued within a few days and will be signed by Representatives W. 8. Weils of Allen county; Thomas Brolley, of Jennings and Scott; W. 8. Racey, of Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg, and Senators Harry Brube, of Kosciusko and Marshall, and William F, Ranke, of Allen county. Weighty Reasons for Conference. As viewed by the Democrats there are weighty reasons for holding such a conference. The Democrats are In the ascendancy in the house and lack only a few votes of breaking even In the upper branch. Responsibility for legislation, therefore, will rest on the shoulders of the Democrats; at least they will share the responsibilities equally with the Republican party. The programme of the merchants for elimination of graft in public office had caused state-wide discussion, according to statements of the law-mak-ers who have been in the city recently, and it Is believed advantages will be gained by discussing this programme previously to the ‘convening of tlie session. Contests, and Also Option.

The question of contests for state and legislative offices also will come up for discussion. It is probable also that the Democrats in the December meeting will attempt to get together on the option question. The meeting is to be called for the purpose of dis cussing platform legislation, and the party in Its platform is pledged to ward and township local option. Simon Confers on His Case. Edward Simon, of Hammond, who was the Democratic candidate for rep resentative in lake county, was in the city in conference with members of the Democratic state committee. Simon is contesting the place of E. W. Wlckey, of East Chicago, the Re publican candidate for representative from Lake county, who was declared elected. The count showed that Wlckey had been elected by about 1.000 votes and the Democrats believe there will be evidence of fraud sufficient to change the result and cause Simon to be seated.

WAS WORSE THAN A THIEF

Used the Shoes of a Cripple to Cause Him To Be Suspected of Crime. Richmond, Ind., Nov. 27. —Postoffice Inspectors are here Investigating a peculiar case which may lead to arrests within the next day or two. An ordinary rural mail box was stolen last Saturday from a post in front of the farm house of Albert Harmeson, north of Richmond. Footprints about the place indicated that the thief was a cripple, a man with club feet. Suspicion at once was directed to a wellknown young man who is a cripple. He was arrested, but after establishing a complete alibi, he was released. Inspectors believe they have established a clew which points to the real thief and shows that he plotted to send his crippled relative to prison. It develops that a pair of shoes taken from the crippled man’s home were worn by the thief who took the mail box for the purpose of causing the crippled man's arrest. The mail box was not desired, but it is alleged that the man now under suspicion planned tlie theft in order that he might rid himself of Ibe relative.

He Telia What Might Have Been Mount Vernon. Ind.. Nov. 27. James V. Holleman, of this city, while eating an oyster stew in Evansville, found nine pearls In the soup One of them was unusually large and he bad visions of a neat sum of money from the sale of them. However, a close examination showed that the hot milk had destroyed their luster and value. Now he exhibits the pearls and tells what they might have been< worth.

Two Hoys Buried Alive. Fort Wayne. Ind., Nov. 27.—Arthur Grossman. aged twelve, and Herbert Hoeltje, isged eleven, were killed by a cave-in here. The lads were members of a party which bad dug n cave In an embankment and went to play there ami the earth fell on them. Only Wanted One Gun. Washington. Ind.. Nov. 27.—A rob* her broke Into a show window at the Hatfield & Partner hardware store with a brick and took a fine revolver. Despite the fact that the window was filled with guns, cartridges and revol vers, only one revolver was missing Stops * Prise Fight. i’ort Wayne. Ind., Nov. 27.—-Tbik Morgan-Gordon fight arranged for last night was stopped by the sheriff.

TROOPS ARE TO STAY

Situation at Keasbey. N. J., Is Quiet, But There Are Fears for the Future Perth Amboy, N. J.. Nov. 27.—Ab though the clay mining and clay working strikers in Keaabey village on the outskirts of this city are thoroughly overawed at present, yet It has been decided not to withdraw the troops just ye<t. It Is feared that resumption of work may result in more trouble, especially as an attempt of priests to induce the employers tn raise the wages has failed. The wounded men are all out of danger and there will be no deaths as the sequel of the fusillade of the deputies. Only one man was seriously wounded, John Sofia n. Rev. Francis Gross, of the Hungarian and Rev. Julian Zielinski, at the Polish church, held a meeting with H. M. Keasbey and R. P. Kensbey. of the National Fire Proofing

company, and J. O. Rossi, their local manager, and asked earnestly for the increase from 81.35 to $1.50, for which the men have struck. The answer to them was that the National was paying its men now 5 cents a day more than the other companies, and that, moreover, business conditions did not warrant an advancement at this time.

KETCHELL CHAMPION AGAIN

Papke Knocked Out in the Eleventh —Spectator Drops Dead at the Ringside. San Francisco, Nov. 27.—There was a tragical Incident at the ringside in the Arena here when Ketchell delivered the blow that wrested championship honors from Papke. Martin Carter, proprietor of the famous Metwood farm, near Lexington, a horse breeding farm, dropped dead from excitement. In the fight Stanley Ketchell, of Grand Rapids, Mich., showed that Billy Papke, the Illinois "thunderbolt," was simply not in It. From start to finish Ketchell showed himself the best. In the ninth round Papke was practically all in, and in the tenth he twice ran from his opponent. In the eleventh, after being knocked flat he got to his feet only to be driven to his hands and knees with rapid blows to the head. In this position he was counted out He is not satisfied, he says, and wants a return match which Ketchell says he can have "under proper conditions.”

ROOSEVELT CONGRATULATES

Writes the Harvard Fullback That All Good Harvardians Should Be Grateful to Him. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 27.—Ernest Verweibe’s wonderful work as fullback on Harvard’s football eleven, which defeated Yale last Saturday, has been recognized by President Roosevelt, who has written a letter to Verweibe. congratulating him on his work in the game. The president declares that all good Harvardians should feel gratitude toward Verweibe, and adds: "It was through you more than any one else that the ball was put In a position to enable Kennard to do the work which he did so admirably and to kick the goal from the field. "For the good of the team your individual good was sacrificed, and through this sacrifice and through the admirable work you had already done, and through Kennard’s fine kick, a victory was won. However, it was a first rate example of the interest of an Individual being subordinated to the good of the team —there cannot be any better lesson for onr national life than to teach that the. good of the individual must be subordinated for the good of the people.”

Shrubb Beats Four Men Running

Philadelphia. Nov. 27. Alfred Shrubb. of England, champion distance runner of tlie world, defeated a relay of four men in an eight-mile race at Central park Shrubb covered the distance in 42 mlnuea, 14 seconds. Each of his opponents ran two miles of the distance,

Charged with a Pool Fraud.

Syracuse. N. Y„ Nov. 27. —James A. Teneyek, stroke of Syracuse university eight-oared crew, was arrested here for the Chicago police. He is charged with being a party in a pool game by which Christ Hansen was fleeced out of $1,350.

Posse Searching for Burglars.

Chippewa Falls. Wis., Nov. 27. —A posse is searching the woods in the vicinity of Hannibal for four men who broke into the state bank at Holcombe.The burglars got $.310 In sliver, a silver watch and a diamond ring.

Judge and Mrs. Taft to Speak.

New York. Nov. 27. —President-elect Taft and Mrs. Taft are to be guests of honor at the two days’ annual meeting of the National Civil Federation to begin in this city Dec. 14. They win both make addresses.

Yussiff Throws Tom Jenkins.

New York. Nov. 27.—Yussiff Mabmout. the newest /Of the ‘terrible Turks" to wrestle in thia country, defeated Tom Jenkins, ex-champion wrestler, in a catch-as-catch-can contest at Madison Square Garden, best out of three, winning in straight fan* "./■'■■■ I The man who is skillful in sidestepping an obligation presumably husbands his resources in order to be able to incur further obligations.

A Daily Necessity that many people overlook, is the need of a full aet of teeth The loss of a finger does not Injure the rest of the body; not so with a tooth. The loss of one or several teeth, affects mastication—digestion. It Is very frequent to find that ’ TEETH THAT ARE MOST NEEDED are ibose that are easiest to be neglected. One reasoß you will enjoy to have me give your neglected teeth the attention they need—new patients assist to send their friends to me. Come in and we will have a little talk on teeth. DR. HORTON

The National Health.

The idea of the government turning doctor, to put it baldly, will not be relished in these days. We are becoming reconciled to paternalism in many directions where there seems to be work that the federal government can do better than any other power. Doctoring in the ordinary sense is not in this class. For one thing, there la a popular notion that half the doctoring in this age is useless and that people who indulge in it should foot the bills. But It is not proposed that the national public health department, now being advocated, shall undertake to feel the pulse and hand out paragorlc and quinine by wholesale. The Ictla is to head off sickness and thus banish the pill box and all that goes with it. The country has health boards and bureaus without number. They are doing good work, and the field is covered in so far as investigating causes and studying and applying cures are concerned. But back of this work lies prevention, and in this field the national health officers are expected to find legitimate scope and an excuse for being. This is the day of interstate activity and of the Interdependence of communities separated by state lines. Air breathed and water drunk In one state may be polluted in another. and so on. The national staff will, of course, be made up of men from all the states, and jealousy and friction should be reduced to a minimum.

The “Social Queen.”

Something more than the usual death announcement or extended obituary notice was required in order to convince the great American public that in the passing of Mrs. William Astor the country had lost a “social queen.” But for a recent Interview published in one of the woman’s periodicals the very existence of Mrs. Astor would have been known to few outside of her own circle. True, her day was long past, yet homage would have been paid the former queen until the very close If the queenship were real and significant.

It Is said that at the last ball given by Mrs. Astor there were 1,000 guests. Perhaps 40,000 or 50,000 wished to be guests and failed of recognition. To this comparatively small number the leader whose nod or frown meant for them social prominence or social obscurity appeared as queen while her power lasted. A worthy queen she was, but as American society is constituted, especially In large cities, it was less her worthiness than her usefulness to social aspirants that won the loyalty of her subjects. A leader of intellectual force would not have been so readily effaced and so quickly forgotten, but, as is often pointed out, intellectual leadership Is not wanted in that realm of social activity where the Mrs. Astors bold sway.

Should the Powers Disarm.

It is very probable that the new altnation in the Balkans will help to postpone international disarmament Several of the greet nations are interested there, and the powers forming one triple alliance practically stand together on the question. No doubt the feeling of military preparedness put backbone into the diplomats of several capitals of Europe when alarming news came from the south of the Danube in October. It seems to be generally understood that the Balkan Question is a big one. The Hon. James Bryce said recently that tbe'region just north of the Mediterranean **is almost the only part of the world in which there are left nationalities with the capacity for development into Independent nations.” The people are’ready to fight for nationality and independence. Their valor is not worm eaten by the greed for trade. The Boers showed In 1899 what a few thousand hardy riflemen can do. Shelling a couple of seaports will not crush the Balkan patriots. There are surely wars ahead before that primitive virility and those primitive aspirations have worked out their destiny, and Europe cannot calmly face disarmament while so much fighting blood is at the boiling point.

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Big Public Sale The undersigned having decided to farm next season on a smaller scale, will offer at Public Sale at his residence in Jordan township, six miles south, two miles west and one-fourth south of Rensselaer, five and three-fourths miles north and two miles west of Remington, commencing at 10 a. m., on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908, 3 Head Horses, Consisting of Bay Mare, in 1 Brown Mare, ten years old, weight 1 400. in Dark Dapple Grey Gelding, four years old, weight 1400; 1 Grey Gelding, two years old; 1 Bay Colt, one year old. 3 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 1 Durham Cow, six years old, now giving two gallons of milk per day; 1 full blood Aberdeen-Angus Cow, pedigreed, five years old, with calf to full blood bull; 1 full blood Aber-deen-Angus Bull, pedigreed, nine months old. . 1(> Head of Shoats Weight about forty pounds each. good ones. Farm Tools, Wagons, Harrows, Etc.—Consisting of 1 Janesville Sulky Plow, good as new; 1 Ridding Cultivator; 1 Walking Cultivator; 1 Wheel Disc, only been used two seasons; 1 Corn Planter with 100 rods of wire; 1 Buckeye Mowing Machine; 1 Endgate Seeder and Cart; 1 Three-Section Harrow, new; 1 Narrow Tire Wagon; 1 Johnston Binder, complete with Trucks, new, only cut 120 acres; also numerous other articles of minor importance. A credit of twelve months will be* given on sums over |lO with usual conditions; 6 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. JAMES A. KEISTER A. J. Harmon, Auctioneer. Frank Welsh, Clerk. Hot Lunch on Grounds.

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