Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1910 — Page 2

THE JISPER COUNTY Mil f. E. BIBCOffI. HIiTOB UD PfIBUSHEI. • '!• ' . ' ■■■ OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second-Class Matter June 8, ISOS, at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 2, 1879. Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Published Wednesdays and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issues Pages. Advertising rates made known on ap■V. plication. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1910

STATE TICKET.

Secretary of State. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Du^tur. Auditor of State WM. H. O'BRIEN, Lawrenceburg. Treasurer of State W. H. V6LLMER, Vincennes. Attorney-General * THOMAS M. HONAN, Seymour. Clerk of the Supreme Court J. FRED FRANCE. Huntington. Superintendent of Public Instruction k ROBERT J. ALEY, Indianapolis. State Geologist EDWARD BARRETT, Plainfield. State Statistician THOMAS W. BROLLEY, North Vernon Judge of Supreme Court, Second District DOUGLAS MORRIS, Rusbville. Judge of Supreme Court, Third District CHARLES E. COX, Indianapolis. Judges of Appellate Court, Northern District JOSEPH G. IBACH, Hammond. ANDREW A. ADAMS, Columbia City M. B. LAIRY, Logansport. Judges of Appelate Court, Southern District EDWARD W. FELT, Greenfield. M. B. HOTTEL, Salem. DISTRICT TICKET. For Member Congress, Tenth District JOHN B. PETERSON, of Crown Point. For Joint Reprenentative. Jasper and White Counties, WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Monticelio. .COUNTY TICKET. Clerk FELIX R. ERWIN, Union Tp. Auditor A. BEASLEY, Carpenter Tp. Treasurer CAREY L. C.\RR, Newton Tp. Sheriff WM. I. HOOVER. Marion Tp. Surveyor DEYERE YEOMAN, Marion Tp. Assessor , CHAS. U. GARRIOTT, Union Tp. Coroner JR. M. B. FYFE, Wheatfield Tp. Commissioner Ist District WILLIAM HERSHMAN, Walker Tp. Commissioner 2d District C. F. STACKHOUSE, Marion Tp. County Councilmen-—lst District. GEO. O. STEM BEL, Wheatfield Tp. 2d District A. O. MOORE. Barkley Tp. 3d District L. STRONG, Marion Tp. 4th District GEORGE FOX, Carpenter Tp. At Large GEO BESSE, Carpenter Tp. JOSEPH NAGLE, Marion Tp. , J. F. SPRIGGS, Walker Tp.

While the Payne-Aldrich' tariff bill was under consideration in the senate 129 votes were -taken upon various phases of the bill. Mr. Beveridge dodged forty of these votes, voted with Aldrich thirty-four times and against him fifty-five times. If he is a real tariff reformer, why did he dodge?

A straight-out old-line Republican paper declares that "insurgency will pass as a bad dream" and that "real Republicans" should have no, part in keeping it alive. And that seems to be the attitude of the Indiana regulars, just as it is the attitude of President Taft, the national leader of the Republican party.

If, as Mr. Orumpacker says, he voted to remove a part of the tariff on sugar, he but half performed his duty to his constituents. If, as some of the Crumpacker press alleges, none of the duty was removed, he failed utterly in his obligations to the people of the Temh Congressional district, li ftttr fflstance Mr. Crumpack j

er has been derelict* t<Y the interests of the people who honored him and faithful to the that take care of Congressmen whose constituents give no concern to the work of their hired men in Washington. '

"It is not denied at Republican state headquarters." says a newspaper correspondent, "that there are at least 57 varieties of Republicans in Hoosierdbm this year." and that uppermost in the -minds of the managers is the question as to "what: we shall do to be saved." And that is a big question, and the answer to it cannot be found between now and November. i

For a dozen years Mr. Crumpacker labored valiantly to muster support for his pet measure designed to reduce the Congressional representation of the south. After everyone of his northern colleagues had intimated that he was making a regular Balaam transport of himself he discarded the idea and hasn't done anything since—except support Joe Cannon and grind axes for the special interests at every opportunity.

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Republican Editorial association with the state campaign managers, it was decided to let every editor handle the county option question as he sees fit Tn his particular commu nitv. This program is exactly in harmony with the "npn-paru-i-an" plans of the A iti-Saloon i.eague. The sole purpose i> to leceiye the v-iters a- to the real purpose of both the Republican organization and the league.

An insurgent Republican paper savs that "consistent Republicans throughout the state who are at all informed on Indiana political history, can have no patience with an effort from certain quarters to create the impression that Senator Beveridge has not always done his full duty toward the party organization and to bring about success.’* The "certain quarters" refers to Watson. Fairbanks. Hem in way, Durbin and other old-line regular?. None of these men or their followers regard the Beveridgeites as "consistent Republicans." On the contrary, they look upon them as very inconsistent Republicans and vlill not be disturbed bv what they think.

On Sept’. 27. 1908. Theodore Roosevelt wrote to \\ . J. Bryan that he was opposed to the publication of campaign funds before election. In that letter he said t<> Mr. Bryan that "It Mr. Harriman’s contribution to the campaign fund of I'KH had been known before the election you and your supporters would have endeavored to use the tact of its having been made as an insincere and untruthful argument." H arrim,an,-after visiting Roosevelt at the W hite House, went back to New yoj'k and raised 5260.0G0 in W all street. This is the contribution referred to. But now this same man savs that campaign contributions should, be publicly accounted ft r "not only after election, but before election as well." Can any intelligent person be expected to place any sort of dependence upon anything that such a man savs?

In a labored effort at levity a republican newspaper says : “John 0 Peterson, we presume is from Sweden, and ’ban a good fellah.’ " It is quite remarkable how some people can substitute presumption for knowledge and occasionally get close to the. truth. Mr. Peterson was bom and raised in Lake county is cpiite a long distance from Sweden. That he is of Swedish ancestry, will scarcely be to his detriment, and you can bank on it that he “ban a good fellah." .Men do not occupy places of esteem in the hearts of those who know their everydav life unless they have been good, clean upright, responsible citizens. Mr. Peterson has a state wide reputation as an able man in his profession, his neighbors value his opinion on. matters that concern them vitally—little homey things that are a part of their lives—and the children of Crown Point love his cheery smile and friendly gfee|ing. You bet he ‘‘ban a good tellah" and the more pebnle who.learn the fact the larger will his majority be when the votes are counted this fall.

After serving as a member of Congress for fourteen years amt drawing 575.000 -alary and the perquisites which go with the position Mr. Crumpacker announces that he is ready to vote for a bill which wilTgive the old soldier a pension of a dollar a day. Maybe he is. maybe he is. But if there is anything slower than the second coming of the Mes-iah it is Crumpacker’s struggle with himself to mete justice to the veterans of the civil war. "Tor fourteen years he has had daily the opportunity to frame and vote for a bill of this character but he never did it. During that time he has had numerous opportunities to reward some individual veteran with a postoffice appointment in his district but invariably such applicants have been turned down. Crumpacker doesn’t give a tinker’s damn for the old soldiers but he does love their votes.—Benton Review.

When John B. Peterson consented to make the Congreksionali ace in this district he realize ! that he had a gigantic task ahead, of him but Mr. Peterson is not a man to be dismayed by obstaclewhich are susceptible of removal. He has an abiding faith in the fairness of the average man. The average man is apt to give little attention to matters which are afar removed from his everyday life as tire election of a Congressman. He i- apt to leave the matter to someone else to attend to •-r vote a straight ticket because it is too much trouble to scratch. He wants a Congressman who will represent him and reposes a child-like faith in the man who happens to lie on his ticket. Eventually he awakes to a realization of the situation if he ibeing buncoed and taxed without representation. This is a cor.di tio'n which hundreds of vo’« s have Come to understand is confronting them to-day and Mr. Peterson is receiving such pledges of support that he and his friendare aamzed and gratified at the interest which is being manifested in the race he is making. Each passing day adds to his popularity a- the people come to know more of the man himself?

DEMOCRATS AND THEIR PARTY.

Occasionly some Republican newspaper says, or intimates, that Democrats will “support Beveridge" because of his "Insurgency." But why should any intelligent Democrat “support Beveridge” on that or any other ground? Whatever good there may be in the present-day demands of sincere insurgents, the Democratic party has been demanding for many' years and is still demanding, with a certainty of success which the insurgents do not have. Whatever of good was accomplished at the last session of congress was secured through Democratic votes with the aid of a few rebelling Republican members. On neither mural nor political grounds is Beveri ige entitled to the support of a single genuine Democrat. llis political creed embraces many things which are absolutely antagonistic to Democratic principles. Among other things, he is opposed to any form of local self-government. Like Rodsc velt. he wants all power lodged down at Washington—as ter away from the people as po>sible. He wants congress—chosen by the people—to surrender its right of legislation to a commission or commissions appointed by the president. This is a part of the "new nationalism" whereby autocratic power is placed in the hands of the occupant of tire W hite House, to which Roosevelt hopes to be returned. Xo good citizen can countenance such propositions. Xo man who does so has any rightful abiding place in the Democratic, party.

ARIZONA “DEMS” WIN.

Result Means Initiative, Referendum and Recall Win. Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. 13.—Complete returns from yesterdhy’s election of delegates to the Arizona constitutional convention confirm reports of the overwhelming of the Democrats. They have elected a total of thirty-six delegates out of fifty-two. the Republicans have elected 11. and the five delegates of Gila County are still in doubt. The result makes certain the incorporation of the principles of direct legislation —the initiative, referendum and recall—in the new state constitution and forecasts its probable adoption by the voters of the stale.

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SENATOR BEVERIDGE

Says Maine Election Was Only Repudiation of His Colleague, Hale. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 13. After reading the reports on the Maine election. Senator Beveridge. leader of the insurgent forces in Indiana, declared to-day that the result is a repudiation of the leadership of Senator Hale, but that it is neither a Democratic nor Republican victory. He attributes it largely to a nonpartisan movement against the old order of things politically.

IS THERE NO MERCY?

Now They’re Trying to Have Roosevelt Talk at Baltimore. Baltimore. Md.. Sept. 13.—0 n the heels of the news of a sweeping Democratic victory in Maine, a chill to-day crept down the spines of several Republican leaders at an intimation that Colonel Roosevelt would be asked to deliver a political address in Baltimore on the occasion of his visit to this city. November 2. Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to address a ministerial gathering, but the suggestion has been made that he might be induced to speak upon politics also. And such a speech at such a six-days before the congressional elections —many astute Republicans aver would be the last straw in the elephant's load.

STATE FUND RELIEVED

Of Liability in Big Bank Failure In Oklahoma. Guthrie, Okla.. September 13. —By a decision of the State Supreme Court to-dav the Oklahoma bank guaranty fund is relieved of responsibility of some 5260.000 in state and county deposits held by the Columbia Bank and Trust Company when the institution failed for, $3,000,000 last year. Surety companies which backed these deposits must pa}' the losses. The National Surety Company of New York had a bond for $50,000 of the state permanent school fund, the L’nited States Guaranty and Fidelity Company of Baltimore $50,000. and the Southern

Surety Company of Muscogee, Okla., $40,000. By the same decision the Commercial Trust Company of Kansas City, which paid a $50,000 bond on state funds, and a surety company protecting the Oklahohoma County deposit of $70,000 was probably prevented from recovering from the bank guaranty fund.

SEEK HIGHER SALARIES.

Township Assessors Hold Meeting and Talk of Legislative Committee. Preparations for drawing up a bill providing for increased salaries for township assessors and their deputies were begun in a meeting of delegates from a number of counties at the state-house Tuesday. According to the plans, the assessors will not content themselves with drawing the bill and leaving it to some member of the general assembly, but will raise a fund to defray the expenses of a legislative committee to look after the measure when once introduced. Two days will be given to the meeting. , A reorganization will be effected when new officers will be elected and steps taken to provide for a legislative committee. John Boatman, of Edwards. Viga county, is now president. and H. R. BroWn, of West Terre Haute, is secretary.

CONCRETE TIES

Will Replace Wooden Ones on Queen and Crescent, Cincinnati Division. The Queen and Crescent will, in a short time, start the work of replacing all wooden ties on the Cincinati Division with those of re-enforced concrete. These ties were invented by B. M. Ballard. of Birmingham, Ala., and have tested with great success in the Alabama Great Southern Railroad yards in that city, as well as on the St. Louis terminal lines. The concrete ties are made in two sections with a bar of steel that holds the rails in place, giving the needed elasticity, as a rigid track would jar rolling stock to pieces. The rails are attached to steel bars, countersuflk. and do the ne-

cessity of spikes to hold them in place. Railroads are now facing a famine in ties of wood, and the Queen and Crescent, realizing the necessity of securing a substitute for wood, decided upon the concrete ties.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has qualified as executor of the last will and testament of Sarah A. Hemphill, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to solvent. EDWARD P. HONAN, August 30, 1910. Executor.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby givfen that the undersigned has qualified as executor of the last yill and testament of Joseph Stripmeyer, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to solvent. EDWARD P. HONAN, A gust 30, 1910. Executor.

DITCH NOTICE. NOTICE OF FILING AND TIME FOR DOCKETING DITCH PETITION. Notice is hereby given to Charles F. Mansfield and Enoch B..McCashen, that Frank M- Reed has filed in my office a petition for a tile drain upon the following described route, to-wit: ; c _. ' Beginning at a point on the west side of the public highway running North and South through the center of Section 7, Townsihip 28 North, Range 5 West, in Jasper County, Indiana, about twenty (20) rods north of the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of said Section 7; running thence in a general Northwesterly direction to the West line of said Section 7, at a point about twenty rods South of the Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 7; thence North to a point about 30 rods North of the Southwest corner of the Northwest quarter of said Section 7; thence in a general Northwesterly direction to its outlet in an open ditch known as the Stephen H. Howe Ditch, at a point about 30 rods South and 40 tods East of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 28 North, Range 6 West. You are further notified that said petition is set for docketing November Bth, 1910, the same being the second day of the September Term of the Commissioners’ Court of Jasper County, Indiana. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County. Schuyler C. Irwin, Atty for Petitioners.