Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1910 — Page 2

Mammoth Stock Reducing Sale NOW RUNNING AT 3 ■ ■The Cash Store., There Are Big Reductions in Prices in All Our Departments Shoes and Dry Goods of All Kinds Going at Remarkably Low Prices

1A/ E have too much stock and we want to turn the surplus into money within a short time, and to do this we are selling our best merchandise at prices that cannot be duplicated. We will sell all lines at Sacrifice Prices, as we need the money, and you will save a great deal by buying what you will soon need at this

Shoes It will pay you to buy Shoes now even if you are not yet in need of them, for later in the season you will not be able to get them at near the prices for which we are selling them now. Come in now while the lines are not broken. Men’s Hats Going at 15 to 25 per cent All stock included in this sale. A few of last year’s styles, SI.OO and $3.00 grades going at... 69 C Men’s Shirts and Overalls Going at prices which we cannot replace them for 85c Grades for 68c 50c Grades for 41 Q 25c Grades for 19c

THE MR COIIIH DMit _M BIBCOCK, (WOK HID PUBIISHfR L OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second-Class Matter June 8, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Published Wednesdays and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday la* sue 8 Pages. Advertising rates made known on application. WKDNESDAV, MARCH 9, 1910.

President Taft is going to give a dinner at the White House in honor of the Honorable Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the house. By that simple process he will tell some persons just what he thinks of them—if. indeed, he thinks of them at all. .

1 he Republican state convention is to be held .on April 5. 'That is not quite April 1, as the last one was, but it is close enough to have the same; effect. Brother Manly Should be able to talk'just as well on the fifth as one the first—that is, if he gets a chance.

The Marion Chronicle, straight asks this question: “Why should Republican leadership be afraid to champion the tariff law which President Taft so convincingly defends?” If this question is aimed at Mr! Beveridge and his state organization they should come forward with the answer.

The Indiana correspondent ot the Cincinnati Enquirer says that “there is not a remote possibility of the Republicans endorsing the Payne-Aldrich bill at their state convention.” We shall see as to that later, of course, but if they don’t endorse it, will they have the courage to say just what they do think of it?

Senator Beveridgef’s chief organ, the Indianapolis Star, brands LaFollette, the Wiscon-

sin insurgent, as a “blatherskite” and “sensational demagogue,” but praises' Beveridge as a “constructive statesman.” There be Republicans, however, and many of them, who are calling Beveridge a "destructive” personage, who is even less desirable than the more outspoken and candid LaFollette.

Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island is the real leader of the Republican party, with Cannon and other as assistants. Mr. Aldrich has publicly declared that the government lias been and is now spending three hundred million dollars more per year than is necessary. And now it is proposed to create a “government business methods commission” which is to suggest change. The admission that the Republican party has spent $300,000,000 more each year than it should have spent is a complete justification of every charge of extravagance made by the Democrats against that party.

The Washington correspondent of the New York Times thus sizes up the various “splits” that afflict the Republican party. I here is a foolish but prevalent idea that the present trouble in the Republican party is entirely due to a few ‘insurgents’ ; and an equally foolish and nearly as prevalent idea that it is traceable to the tariff. The actual fact is that the situation of JBBI-1882 is duplicated; that the party is split not only on these major issues, but on a thousand other things. In states where the tariff is perfectly satisfactory the party splits on some local issue like patronage. In states where an insurgent is a joke the party is split on local option. And if the party can’t find anything else to split on it splits on the Pinchot issue.”

THE FARMER ALSO PAYS TOLL.

It is clear that a determined attempt is to be made to convince the farmer that he is not being robbed along with the rest of us. He has been held responsible for the high prices. We have- told that the retailers are forced to sell at

Wool Dress Goods All grades at Sacrifice Prices. SI.OO Grade at \.....................83c 1.25 Grade at 99c 75c grade at 63c 50c grade at 41 c Silks Greatest Bargains ever offered in Silks. $1.50 Grades at $1.19 1.25 Grades at 99c 1.00 Grades at 79c 75c Grades at 63c 50c Gi ades at \ 39c Muslin Underwear We have our new Spring line of Spring Underwear, and all will go at 15 per cent discount.

the present exorbitant prices in order to meet the insatiable demands of the farmers. Of course no one tries to explain how it is that beef cut from American cattle slaughtered in England costs less than beef in New York. And yet that can oply mean that the difference between the cost of cattle and the cost of beef here goes to some one else than the farmer. For the cattle that go to England are sold at the same price those slaughtered in this country. Yet on the basis of the same selling price for cattle, meat brings from 5 cents to 10 cents more a pound in New York than in London.

In the News -was printed a few days ago a letter from a Hendricks county farmer, in which it was shown that the boasted prosperity had not reached the farmers of that rich county. The plain truth is that there is somewhere a middleman who gets in between the farmer and the consumer and takes the toll of both. Farmers can not get to the consumer any more. * * * There is some one else in on the deal, and bulk of the money goes to him. Our friends would indeed be “easy marks” if they allowed themselves to be led to believe that they are getting anything like a fair division.—lndianapolis News.

DOING EVIL THAT GOOD MAY COME.

We trust that those reformers and progressives who are now critising President Taft so severely, a*nd for the most part so justly, have memories long enough to carry them back to the summer of 1908 When the national administration was exerting every power it possessed to force the nomination of Mr. Taft. The action was justified on the ground that it was necessary in order to save the people from falling a prey to interests. We were told that if the President did not choose his successor the interests would pick the nominee and then all the fat would be in the fire. So Mr. Hitchcock, even before he retired from the office of first assistant, postmaster-gener-al, and much mpre after that

sale. Be sure and get our prices before you buy, as you cannot afford to miss this opportunity of saving a big part of the expense of your spring needs. Do not forget that our prices are for cash only, as that is the purpose of this sale. THE CASH STORE, G. B. PORTER, Proprietor.

time, worked night and day to round up delegations for the President's candidate. Primaries and conventions, notably in the south, were packed with federal officeholders. The President issued his orders and the men in office obeyed. The convention was controlled from Washington. And thus, for the first time in our history, we saw one President dictate the nomination of his successor.

When the campaign began it was again Mr. Roosevelt who was in control. It was he who summoned labor leaders to the White House, his purpose being to break up the labor vote. One of the men so summoned was, immedately after the campaign, appointed to an important federal office. For a time we had almost daily letters and bulletins from the White House. The battle , was one, not between Bryan and Taft, but between Bryan and Roosevelt, Nothing like it was ever seen before in the history of the country and we trust that nothing like it will ever be seen again. It seems strange now to think of it, but all this was done to insure the carrying out of the Roosevelt policies, and, as we have said, to save the people from the interests ! It seems specially strange when we Reflect that the first piece of legislation enactedi under the new administration—the tariff bill—was made by the interests. But there is worse to come. For the first time in our history we have a “presidential program” embodied in bills drafted by the executive and sent to congress to be passed. Even this program has been whittled down to the vanishing point and it is doubtful whether we shall get even the residuum. Such are the fruits of the personally conducted campaign of 1908. Are they really worth while? Can it be said that the violation of all our principles and precedents has even the mean justification of success? It seems to us that the events which are writ so large in our recent history ought to be forgotten or passed over. For they are “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” Who is in control of the senate if not Nelson W. Aldrich, the chief

Men’s Dress Shirts 50c to 75c Grades at 3g c SI.OO Grades at ' Qlc 1.50 Grades at $1.19 >.OO Grades at ] 49 2.50 Grades at j gl Embroideries Big line of Embroideries, worth from 10c to 15c and Ginghams A big line of 10c gingharhs, all going at Bc, Best French Ginghams, in guaranteed colors, going at • tie We have a few Carpets and Rugs left, all to go at less than cost to clean up this department.

representative of the interests that were supposed to have been defeated; Aldrich, without whose consent and permission the President that he can do nothing? Who is dictator of the house if not Speaker Cannon, a man who has always stood in the way of all reform? And what can be said of the President himself, if not that he is doing what he can to discredit the insurgents, the very men who were Mr. Taft’s most earnest and zealous supporters? In short, we have done evil that good might come, and the good has not yet arrived.—lndianapolis News.

WdM Fdtt tai Be. .. t Under thta head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first i " s ®AP on -, .H-c®»t per word for each additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents, where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Farm Loans—Money to loan ot arm property in any sums up to 10.000. E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans— Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 6 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts Wanted— Family washings.— Mrs. Helle Marlin, in west part of town. For Sale— soo bushels potatoes.— CHARLES LAKIN, Parr, Ind., R-l Phone, 507-J. For Sale— Nice clean Clover seed. Enquire of Rensselaer Lumber Co. For Sale— 3,ooo nice Hedge Posts —A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, Ind. R -3- Apr. 1. For Sale— Clover seed, the small red kind, SH) per bushel—CHAS. V. MAY, Remington, Ind., R-4. For Rent— Two farms, one of 400 acres and one of 80 acres—G. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale— Good brood mare 12 years old, wt. about 1300; will foal mule colt about April 18-f-J. W. BROWN, 3 miles east of Fair Oaks, P. O. Parr. R-l. For Sale— l Yearling Hereford Bull, a good one for service this summer.— Joseph Adams, 3 miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer, Ind., R-4, Phone 529-C. '

Agents Wanted— Call at Nowels Hotel, Washington street, from 8 to 10 a. m. $7 to $lO a day, easy for right men. Farms For Rent, also 160 acres good pasture with windmill and tank, well fenced—JOHN O’CONNOR; Kniman, Ind. (m 23 Motorcycle For Sale— lndian, first class running order. Will seM cheap for cash or trade for good driving* horse. Write CHAS. MEISER, Leiter’s Ford. Ind., R-l. Mehl For Sale— An elegant B-flat, Beau Ideal Trombone, used only a short time and as good as new. Inquire at The Democrat office. For Sale or Trade—Two lots in desirable location in Rensselaer, each 67x150, shade and fruit trees. Wilf sell for part cash or trade for cheap rental property In city. Enquire at Democrat office. For Sale— loo acres, black rich soil, 8 % north of Rensselaer, good fences, new buildings, well tiled, SSO to SIOO down, 5 to 10 years time on balance. - Address F. J. POOLE, Swanington, Ind. For Sale—At the Rosebud Farm, home-grown .clover seed. All clover seed sown on this farm for the past 14 years was produced by this farm. All farmers Intending to sow clover seed should read U. S. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 382, Page 7,—AMOS H. ALTER & SON, Parr, Ind., Phone 507-B. For Sale at a Bargain—Shares in a concern doing business which will pay splendid dividends and double your money within one year. Absolutely safe, sound and legitimate. For full particulars address BOX 72, Parr, Ind., or this paper.

Eggs for setting from S. C. Buff Opringtons, the largest clean legged chicken in existence and recognized as the heaviest winter layers. Eggs from prize winner! at $3 per 15. Utility stock, $1.50 per 15. G. b' PORTER, Rensselaer, Ind. For Rent— A well tiled farmto rent. Terms reasonable.—Dß. S. H. MOORE, Rensselaer, Ind. To Rent— About two acres of rich ground in Rensselaer, suitable for onions, potatoes, etc. Want to rent it on shares—Enquire at Democrat office. For Sale— 23 bushels of good |clover seed, $9 per bushel, and 100 bushels of best early variety seed corn.— Joseph Kosta, Fair Oaks, Ind., R-l, Phone 8-K, Mt. Ayr exchange. See the line of ladies’ suits and Dresses, at The G. E. Murray Co