Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — Page 2

TBE mMIOMI. F.I.BIBCOCT.tDnOBIIDPfIBLISBtB. 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 3. 1879. Long Distance Telephones A Office 315. - Residence 311. Published Wednesdays and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue 8 Pages. Advertising rates made known on application. - ; ———• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1910.

STATE TICKET.

Secretary of State. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Deeatur. Auditor of State WM. H. O’BRIEN, Lawrenceburg. Treasurer of State W. H. VOLLMER, Vincennes. Attorney-General THOMAS M. HONAN, Seymour. Clerk of the Supreme Court J. FRED FRANCE, Huntington. Superintendent of Public Instruction ROBERT J. ALEY, Indianapolis. State Geologist EDWARD BARRETT, Plainfield. State Statistician THOMAS W. BROLLEY, North Vernon Judge of Supreme Court, Second District DOUGLAS MORRIS, Rushville. Judge of Supreme Court, J Third District CHARLES E. COX, Indianapolis. Judges of Appellate Court, Northern District JOSEPH G. IBACH, Hammond. ANDREW A ADAMS, Columbia City M. B. LAI RY, 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 Reprenentatiye, Jasper and Whjte Counties. WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Monticello.

COUNTY TICKET.

Clerk FELIX R. ERWIN, Union Tp. Auditor A. BEASLEY, Carpenter Tp. Treasurer CAREY L. CARR, Newton Tp. * Sheriff WM. I. HOOVER, Marion Tp. Surveyor DEVERE YEOMAN, Marion Tp. Assessor CHAS. U. GARRIOTT. Union Tp. Coroner _»R. 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. STEMBEL, 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.

The standpatter believes that Aie American people should be content to scratch where the tariff evil has broken out. while the insurgent believes in allaying the itch, but leaving the virus in the blood to break out somewhere else tor the people to scratch. Indiana- - Dcimjcrat , holds that insurgency is an admission that the economic theory of protection vogue in this country is responsible for the ills of Which we now complain. The im surgent insists that it is wise to keep th theory alive and to seek to induce the people to believe that the evils will in sojne mysterious manner be corrected. The Democrat contends that the only way to prevent the evil is to destroy it and adopt a different theory. This view has been upheld by Democrats in Indiana for forty years ; it has been voiced by our public speakers, formulated in our platforms and defended in both state and national halls of legislation. It is because I believe in the justice of this that I still adhere to the statement that 80 per cent of the people of Indiana are, at heart, Democrats. —' Governor Marshall,

TO PREVENT ILLEGAL VOTING.

Everyone is fam liar with the fradulent voting practiced in 1908 bv reason of which most of the Republican State ticket was elected in that year. When the legislature met Governor Marshall asked for the passage of a law that would make that sort of thing impossible. A Republican senate defeated the bill. Upon that subject Governor Marshall had the following to say in his Indianapois speech: "Beyond dispute. more than two thousand five hundred persons who landed at the port of New York in March and April voted at the general election in November, seven and eight months later. When I asked the general assembly to pass a plain and simple law. the purpose of which was not to curtail the elective franchise in Indiana, but simply to obtain information as to whether the voter had been in the state long enough legally to become an elector, it was promptly turned Mown by a Republican senate upon the theory that I was seeking to play politics. The Democratic party proposes, if entrusted with further power, to take this question up and see that every man who has a right to vote shall vote and that every man not entitled to vote shall not vote."

MONEY ONE WAY OUT.

The Republicans of Indiana have been placed in a peculiar and distressing position—-one which they can ■ >nly escape and still retain their self respect by voting the Democratic ticket. Barnard and Crumpacker are standpat congressmen who want to be re-elected. "Insurgent" Beveridge is urging their election and they are urging his election. Beveridge, who is using his child labor bill (which was never passed), urges the election to congress of Thompson, in the Eleventh district, who is a rank opposer of child labor legislation and who spent a large portion of his. time at Indianapolis before the legislature of Indiana to defeat the child labor bill offered by the labor unions, and its defeat was due in a great measure, if not ambst entirely to his efforts.

Commenting on this anomalous condition. John W. Kern said, at X ortji Manchester: “Here you have the curious condition of Barnard and Crumpacker urging the election of Beveridge, and Beveridge urging the election of Barnard and Crumpacker on one side, and on the other side you have Beveridge declaring.that he will yet succeed in passing a child labor law. and Thompson, his candidate for corns gress. in the legislature working' to defeat the passing a child labor law in Indiana. Thompson saysße-elect r. Beveridge.’ and Beveridge says: Be sure to elect Thompson,’ Is it any wonder that there is danger of the Republican voters going crazy when they have to listen to such arguments as the?e?"

ARE THEY TWO OF A KIND?

It is-aid that Ex-Governor Manly put ‘ .vo questions concerning the county option question to Senator Beveridge. The first Of these was: "Are you in favor of the repeal of the county option law?” To this Beveridge answered "X The second question was: "If the legislature is Republican will you use your influence to prevent the repeal of the c unty option law?” do this Beveridge also gave a negative answer. In other words, he shoots both ways. But Manly apparently is satisfied. Perhaps he has a "fellow feeling." Alva (), Reser, an influential Republican. of Lafayette, recalls that Manly himself dodged the county option question when- he was a candidate for governor. Mr. Reser writes to the Indianapolis Yews as follows:

“I see :hat Mr.llahlyisspeakihg Of thfe temperance question an politic-. When Mr. Hanly was nominated for governor he dominated. the state convention and controlled the committee on resolutions. He could have incorporated into the state piatform of the Republican party at that time a plank in favor of local county option. Thp question arises why did he not have such a plank in the platform at that tame, and why he did not, when making 'his canvass, go about the state delivering temperance philippics and posing as an extreme moralist? The reason was Mr. Hanly wanted to be elected.” * . But , Mr. Beveridge can not evade saving where he stands much longer, even with the aid of his ally? the anti-saloon league..

‘MARY OF THE VINECLAD,” ETC. The Hon’ble Albert J., in tryr to arouse a little favorable

sentiment, asserts that he is for “Mary of the vine-clad cottage.” But Mary is not for him, and she knows very well that he is not for her, regardless of what he may say for campaign purposes, because she is acquainted with his record. Mary knows what the cost of living is. She knows that the "protective" tariff for which Beveridge stands has enormously increased the cost of her wearing apparel and even the food she eats. Her shoes and stockings, her gloves and dress goods, her lingerie, her ribbons —to say nothing of her steak and bacon and other table necessarher a great deal more money than they woud cost if it were not for the “protective" tariff and the trusts that have grown up under it. Mr. Beveridge is not only a “protectionist," but he has declared many times that the trusts are a natural legitimate outgrowth of the country's “industrial development.” Mary knows all these things and a good many more, and she is not for the Hon'ble Albert. Besides, there are so many other MarysMarys who are not able to live in vine-clad cottages—who also know all these things and have told their husbands and sons, their fathers arid brothers about them and asked them to vote accordingly. And they’ll do it.

THE SHIR SUBSIDY GRAB.

Senator Beveridge voted for the ship.subsidy graft. He opposed an income tax. He says that he still, stands for “protection" but is against the "powers of pillage’’ which seek special privilege. In view of this, the following excerpt from Governor Marshall's recent speech is specially applicable:

‘'Support of protective tariff and of the ship subsidy, and opposition to an income tax are equal elements of special privilege. ‘ They betray a trend of mind which indicates that government has a right to assist one man to the detriment of another. These theories championed up to the present time by leaders of the Republican party are so opposed to fair play and the equal rights of man that nothing except the cupidity of the individual interests which are benefited would nait- enabled them to exist. A ship subsidy is as much a pillage of the people as any schedule in the Payne-Aldrich bill. It does not make a mana man Of the people to have voted against one or more particular schedules of that bill.”

Mr. Beveridge has not said whether he classes J. Pierpont M >rgan a? one of the “powers of pillage" but it is known that organ and the Morgan interests favor the subsidy graft for which Mr. Beveridge voted.

A QUESTION OF SINCERETY.

The point is made that Mr. Beveridge is hardly entitled to appeal for votes because h'e was a Democrat - long enough to vote against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. He has since that time been trying to get back into the partv traces. To prove that lie wa> not too much of a Democrat and was not really as bitter about tee tariff, bill as lie seemed when he held his state c -nvention. one of his warmest supporters, viz..' Editor Sefrit of the Washington Herald, said last August that “If Senator Beveridge s vote had been needed it would have been cast in favor of the Payne-Aldrich bill.” Mr. Beveridge has never denied that this is so. He has never even said that Mr. Sefrit spoke without authority. It must be assumed, therefore, that Sefrit knew what he was talking about and that his knowledge came from Beveridge, who was the only man who really knew Beveridge’s mind.

FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE. 5 acres, on'cement walk, five blocks from Court House. a It) acres, all fine soil, close in. 21 acres, cement walk, well, close in. 25 acres, all tillable, five room house, $1,200. 80 acres, on stone road, ’ four miles out, $65. 69 acres, Washington County, improved ; want farm here. 160 acres, timber land. Polk County, Arkansas. Will trade for land or property and pay difference. 631 acres well improved in D’ekey county. N. D., to trade for land or property here. 99 acres, all good soil, in cultivation, six room house, stable, orchard, good well, on large ditch, near school and station. Will sell on easy terms at SSO. G. F. MEYERS. * Subscribe for The Democrat.

STUNG AGAIN ON BURK BRIDGE

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who has examined the "improvement." the grade fell through before the ink was/dry on the county warrant issued last week in payment for this work. And it fell through because the specifications were not complied with. The bridge has been closed for several days and Road Supt. Battleday with a force of men has been at work repairing the work completed "so well” only a few days before. aftemone or two horses had partly fallen through the cracks caused by failure to let the planking down to the surface of the ground as required in the specifications. Instead»of cutting the piling off eight inches below the surface of the ground, lots of it was cut pff 18 inches above grdund and the plates, stringers and planking replaced. leaving a two foot space underneath.- Then . the dirt and gravel was put on, but not to the depth of more than four feet, as the Republican states. The result may be anticipated. The wood work between the piling gave way, breaking the plates, stringers and planking to the surface of the ground, where the specifications required that they should have been put. Where the piling stood the cross pieces and planking remained like an inverted letter “V” and cracks appeared through the grade clear down to the surface of the -round. One or two 'horses got their legs down in these cracks before the bridge was again closed to traffic and the work of repairing begun. After these breaks took place, riding on the grade was a good deal like "bumping the bumps,” it being up here—where the piling was—and down there —where the tressle had given way. The work was certainly the "bummiest” piece of public work ever done in long-suffering Jasper. and both the contractor, who had no legal right whatever to depart from the specifications — the engineer for allowing him to do so, and reporting the work as completed, and the commissioners for accepting it, are to blame. It is reported that the commissioners never went out and inspected the work even, allowing the claim for 51.785 simply on the engineer’s report.

As the old planking, plates and stringers, supported by the piling. was intended to help the muck ground hold up the grade, is now all broken up and the piling simply sticks up with nothing resting thereon, it would appear that the greater part of the $1,785 paid for this work—not including the cost of repairs now being made —is practically" thrown a wav.

Whether there was the amount of dirt and gravel put on that specifications required, we do not pretend to say. but it is currently reported that the contractor cleared mure than a thousand dollars on the.job. The repairs how; being made by the road superintendent consists of digging down to the rows of piling, cutting loose the stringers and plates and letting them drop down where the specifications said they should be, when possible, except that they lie upon the ground unsupported instead of resting on the tops of the piling as intended, and hauling in gravel to fill up the holes.

An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. A Summons To Court ■g ■ R& W . & > -AAtt Our LAW PRINTING Is done quickly, correctly and cheaply.

i. ■ ■ ' ' • BIG STOCK SALE OF Pure Bred Shorthorns

Having more than I am able to properly look after, on account of the condition of my father's eyes. I will sell ’ at public auction at my residence 4 t miles south of Monticello, on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19,1910 Comrriencing at 11:00 o’clock a. m„ the following described stock. Qr Head of Pure Bred UJ SHORTHORN CATTLE As follows: 17 Cows—s with calves at foot. The large majority of these cows are splendid milk and butter cows and those that grade highest in this line will be honestly pointed out to buyers on day of sale. Six 2-year-old heifers bred to pure bred bull; 6 yearling heifers and 4 heifer calves —3 of them extra fine; 1 extra good pure bred Scotch Shorthorn bull 5 years old, bought of I. N. Forbes & Son, Henry, 111. No better bred bull in the country. See catalogue for pedigree—splendid breeder. 2 extra good bull calves 6 months old—l consider these two of the best calves I have ever bred. This is a splendid bunch of Shorthorps, well cared for and one of the best offerings ever made at public sale in Northern Indiana. ■* They have been mosey makers to me and I would not part With them under any conditions if not compelled to by circumstances noted above. Catalogues are Out, Write for one if Interested. NINE PURE BRED POLAND CHINA GILTS A FINE LOT OF YOUNG BREEDING EWES All buyers will be met at Mtonon and Panhandle trains and taken out to sale and returned free. Refreshments on the Groun d - TERMS OF SALE: Sums of 820 and under, cash in hand; sums over S2O a credit of ten months without interest if paid when due, otherwise 8 per cent, interest from date, purchaser giving note with approved security. 6 per cent, per annum off for cash when entitled to credit. No property to be removed until terms are complied with. Robert Spencer. COL. V. D. CLYNE, Auctioneer.

Who is Your Blacksmith? Does he repair wagons ? Ask him a question Next time you have occasion to call on him. Ask him what wagons come oftenest to his shop for repairs. “Cheap wagons’* make work for him. He will admit it Ask him about repairs on the And he will tell you that the Studebaker is a wagon seldom seen at his shop. U Isn’t that the kind of a wagon you want on your farm? If it is, come and see us. ■ 1 O. A. ROBERTS, RENSSELAER

NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE. No. 781, Walker Township. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 7th, 1910, the Board of Comnlissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, Will receive sealed bids for the construction of a steel bridge 42 feet long, eskew, with 16 foot roadway, across the Heilscher ditch, in Walker Township, near Northeast corner section Ml, township 31, range 6. Said bridge to be built according to plans and specifications now on file in Auditor’s office. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as required by law, and all bids to be on file by 12 o’clock noon of said day. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids; < By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County. 1 — NOTICE FOR LETTING CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE. No. 780, Union Township. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 7 th, 1910, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the construction of a steel bridge 35 feet long, with 16 foot roadway, across the Otis Ditch, in Union Township, between . sections 20 and 21, Township 31, north, range seven (7) west. \ Said bridge to be built.according to plans and specifications now on

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