Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1909 — WILL DANCE TO A DIFFERENT TUNE. [ARTICLE]

WILL DANCE TO A DIFFERENT TUNE.

There has been a good deal of talk In Republican papers about the “Democratic factions” in Indianapolis. It can be stated on reliable authority that there is no factional feeling among the rank and file of Indianapolis Democrats. A half dozen men, who have been somewhat conspfcious, have had personal disagreements which have been exploited in the newspapers but the masses breathing a “plague on all your houses” have continued to be serene and untroubled. And that is the way they feel about it now.

« Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and publisher of the Buffalo Times, will start a new democratic monthly magazine which will be national in its scope. Mr. Mack thinks there is m fertile field for a magazine of this character and believes much good can be accomplished for the party. The first number will appear May 1, and such distinguished democrats as Gov. Shattorth of Colorado, Gov. Shallenberger of Nebraska, Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio and Gov. Marshall of Indiana will be among the early contributors to its pages. It will be called The National Monthly.

Under the Dingley tariff law tl|e Standard Oil company, by an indirect method, was protected against foreign competition by a duty -amounting to about 150 per cent. Of course this was prohibitive, as it was meant to be, and gave the Standard Oil company a monopoly of the American market. While the Payne bill was considered In the house, the Democrats with thel help of independent Republicans succeeded In putting oil on, the free list. And now what will the senate do? The overlord of the senate is Senator Aldrich, the fath-er-in-law of John D. Rockefeller’s son, young John I). Senator Aidrich is chairman of the senate finance committee, which will have the tariff bill in charge. Will he have the oil duty restored? And if he doesn’t what will be povertystricken Standard Oil Company do?

The State Board of Health lias condemned twenty-four public school buildings on the ground that tney are noi sanitary. By looking at the list, which follows. It will be seen that the condemned, buildings are well scattered: Ayshire school. Bike county; Roy school, Hamilton township, Brown county; Deedsville. Miami county; Lagro, Wabash county; No. 11, Marion township, Boone county; Nos. 12 and 13, same township in' same county; Arlington, Rush county; Trafalgar, Johnson county; Beaver Dam, Franklin township, Kosciusko county; District No. 6. Clinton township, Boone county; District No. 1, Jennings township, Scott county: Paris Crossing, Jennings county; District No. 8, Putnam county; District No. 2. Dubois county; District 11, Lawrence county ; District No. 11, Hendricks countyi District No. 5. Hendricks county; District No. 10, Jefferson toyvnship, Jay county; Velpen school, Pike county; Lewis Creek school, Shelby county.

On the day the Payne tariff bill was passed by the “house of representatives” (sounds funny, doesn’t it?) a dispatch from Washington said: When the bill actually was iiassed the Republicans cheered lustily, some dancing up and down the aisles and patting their fellow members on the hack. This bill as it stands is a gross outrage on the people of the country. It is expected that the senate will make it worse. The manner in which it was passed through the house was disgraceful. There was no real debate upon it because none was allowed. Not a single provision was discussed except such as Speaker Cannon’s committee on rules permitted. The bill went through practically as it was prepared in advance. '* While the Republicans down at Washington, in the presence of their masters, the trusts and special interests, may “cheer lustily” and “dance up and down” .and pat each other on the back, they will not fell so chipper when they get back

home and feel the indignation of the people. I'hey will gance to a different tune altogether.