Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — Page 2

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SELF BEFORE COUNTRY

Will R. Wood, the Republican congressman from this, the Tenth Indiana district, who has to all Appearances put self before country and all its people, is being roundly censured by some of the leading Republican papers of the district. In order to add to his store of notoriety MrT Wood recently made a speech before the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and attempted to defend the filibustering senators who brought the last congress to such, a disgraceful and humiliating closq, The Lafayette Journal, published in Mr. Wood’s home city and perhaps the most influential Republican papers in the. district,- and •which has long been a most enthusiastic supporter of the ambitions Mr. Wood, minces no words in characterizing his latest acts as unpatriotic and perilous to the nation. The Journal’s editorial condemning the stand taken by Mr. Wood follows in fullr When a public servant is found to have misinterpreted public sentiment or is discovered to be out of harmony with the desires of his constituents it becomes . necessary, for the best interests of everyone, that attention be called to the incongruity of the situation in order that a readjustment of ideas may take place before the man who has been delegated to represent the people reaches a point where he may bring reflection upon them or curtails his own sphere of usefulness: . It is a matter of keenest regret to, the Journal that its duty to the ■people and <6 the nation in time of peril compels criticism of the utterances of Congressman Will R. Wood in an address which he delivered before the Chamber of Commerce yesterday.

Quite gratuitously Mr. Wood hg.s ’undertaken a defense of the filibustering senators who brought •discredit upon themselves, humiliation nnpQn the country and a large measure of contempt upon the legislative branch of government, by their reprehensible tactics in de- ' feating the resolution empowering the President to arm merchantmen and take other measures of defense in the face of threatened war with the central powers. In his speech Mr. Wood proclaimed these men as patriots, heroes whom" the country should (honor and whose example should nerve as a • guide to others, and predicted that time would come when their patriotism would be voiced with aqclaim. Hfe asserts that “Gum Shoe” Bill Stone, erratic Bob LaFollette, and their fellow obstructionists, deserve the homage' of the nation for having withheld from President Wilson the authority to protect the interests of the nation,. on the ground that he was demanding too much authority. In his zeal he also announced that if the senate had, adopted the resolution that was pending this power would, have been conferred willy nilly. He likewise took occasion to announce that the .-newspapers had misrepresented the facts and were in a large measure responsible for the expressions of outraged sentiment that have been heard from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf. '* • 1 The Journal must take issue with Mr. Wood upon these propositions. The original resolution as presented to. the house would have conferred power upon the President that was felt to be unwarranted and the Journal so argued at the time. The house eliminated the objectionable features and the resolution went to'the senate where it was discarded and the original resolution was reported for adoption. iHere it was defeated by £he filibustering tactics of the dirty dozen, who took advantage of a parliamentary rule that should never have been permitted to exist. The Journal does not particularly Criticize “Guns Shoe” Bill, et al, for the opinions they expressed, hut they merit the severest censure for preventing the great majority of £he senators to act in accordance

with their convictions by preventing a vote upon the resolution. But if the resolution had been adopted it would then have been sent back to the house for concurrence, and failing in this it would have been referred to a conference committee where, it is probable an amicable agreement could have been reached. , Bujt the dirty dozen were content with nothing less than.' a complete repudiation of the administration and the honor of the nation. ' ' : Just a word as to the part the newspapers played. In their news columns they correctly reported the proceedings in both the house and .senate, and with a... unanimity I that was marvelous they proceeded to give the dirty dozen an editorial skinning that was Quite in keeping with the provocation. The newspapers expressed the sentiments o: an outraged people, who did not hesitate to burn some of the senators in effigy, some, like Judas Is-, cariot received their thirty pieces of silver, and others received iron crosses as tokens of the contempt of their constituents. And it is these men whom Congressman Wood is attempti®g-Sjto justify. You are pursuing the wrong course, Mr. W ood. The people are right. They have chosen Woodrow Wilson as their 'President and in every legitimate demand in this hour he is entitled to and must have the united support of the men of all parties, all creeds and all nationalities. . ’ .. No man is- performing his full duty who endeavors to sow seeds of discord when perhaps the very existence of the nation, is at stake. If there is to be war there must be no division of support, no questions concerning the loyalty of an> man All for one and one for all must be the watchword. Mr. W llson cannot be accused of rushing heedlesSlv into war, and regardless of what we may think of his policies we have gone so far that there/ is no turning back, and in such an emergency there is but thing to do support him in every possible • It should never be permitted to be said that American loyalty and American honor and American patriotism and American love of flag and home and native land were strangled to death bj r a set of filibustering senators or scourged sniveling into the caves of the hinterland by the menace of an arrogant monarch driven to desPP Let those who are afflicted with house-maid’s knee courtesy and apologize for their own lack of loyalty in a trying hour, but let us have an end of attempt to elevate them upon a pedestal for public adoration. There are too many things of importance to consider tr> iiistifv a white-wash campaign at this time. When any man loves the sound of his own voice more than he loves the sight of the flag he is ready for the political scrap • heap. • v, We have had previous occasion to call attention to the fact that men who are much in Washington are* prone to lose their menta i poise and their judgment becomes warped. The reason for this is that they .are not in sufficiently (close touch with the folks “back home.” They get the idea that Washington is the around Which the universe revolves and relative values are lost sight ot. The people of Indiana are loya,. They do not want war, but far less do they want peace with dishonor and infamy. They will be found united in support of the President in this emergent - .', re gardless of any heritage of ancestry, or political affiliation and we trust that Congressman Wood will not overlook this fact when he returns to Washington. It is ot vital importance.

"TO HELL WITH THE PEOPLE.”

; —. . We are not mincing words in this article, but .are stating facts exactly as we see them, without fear or favor. “To hell with the people” seems to be the attitude of both labor and capital. And, being of the people ourself, we , object. By the skin of our teeth we have just missed a disastrous railroad srike —missed it because the railroads themselves bowed to the demands of the brotherhoods as the country totters on the brink of actual War. The railroad executives declared they would fight to a finish befoie they would surrender to the demands of the brotherhoods. In turn the brotherhood chiefs sword they would paralyze the railroads of the country in order to- win their point.

In vain did the press and people of the country urge meditation, compromise, postponement, anything to avoid the calamity of a strike. But the pleadings of the people, the prospect of untold suffering, even the national danger itself, fell upon deaf ears. case of “to hell with' the people,’’ with both sides joining in the chorus. But when the emissaries of the President of the United States disclosed nthe national peril to the contestants, the railroad presidents threw „up their hands and granted the demands of the brotherhoods, granted them, because they knew the government would seize and operate the roads if they did not grant them. . t It will cost the roads approximately $100,000,000 a year, but this will not come out of the pockots of the railroad corporations. No, indeed! The people themselves will pay the freight in the shape of increased charges.

We are not "championing the ~ause of the railroads, j tter a»■•» wo deading the cause of the brotherhoods, but we art' asking for justice, or the people, for those who foot the $100,000,000 bill. But where that justice coming from we don’t know. Everywhere we turn it seems to be just a plain case, of ‘to hell with the people.” Capital disregards ’ them, labor disregards them, and even congress disregards them.—after the vote is cast.. ■ - __ Priees are mounting up by leaps and bounds. Living conditions are becoming intolerable, and no one seems able, to call a halt. We have a congress which is sent to Washington to make laws that will insure just and equitable treatment for all of our people—for tlm capitalist, the laborer, and for the ■people.” But congress shirks its plain duty. Apparently it does not even recognize that,a duty exists. It could regulate big business, ‘it could regulate the brotherhood? and other; organizations, It could fix maximum and minimum prices if it would. V But it don’t: It simply shoots hot air and hits nothing, and never intends to hit anything. It encourages the existing conditions by., its refusal to regulate. The favored ones win out and the people pay—as they have always done. One side or the other must give in, and since neither i 3 willing to pay the freight, the helpless people perforce must do the paying. And they do. And it will always be so until the people wake up to the fact that they are the masters and not the servants,' . W-": x

EDUCATE MORE FARMERS

It is coining to be recognized as a most obvious .fact that if we people are to again put our country on kn equitable living basis we must educate mo-e farmers. Not educate more farmer boys for professions, hut educate more boys for farming. From the incipiency of the pub-j lie school up to within the last decade" the entire trend of education has been away from the farm and toward the professions. Even the manual training schools have tended to swell the ranks of the mechanical trades at the expense of the farms. No nation can achieve permanent prosperity without a great and prosperous farming class. When the farn\ decays the nation deteriorates. Our farms are the very life and heart of our country. Some, though, may ask how we are to educate more farmers. Very simple. Make every free school in the land primarily an agricultural school, and a literary school as a secondary matter. Belles letters is not the crowning necessity of existence. Bread and meat are. Educate the youth of the land first toward that which is most Vitally necessary to our national life, and when this is accomplished, if there be leisure and means for adding the frills, let s them be added.

Nine out of every ten high school pupils on emerging from school enter the ranks of the toilers, in some department or other. If in their education the farm has not only been made attractive to them, but they have been given a thorough and practical knowledge of its workings, then a large per cent of them will as a matter of course choose that as their occupation in life. ■ • _ When war broke out between the allies and the central powers the world stood amazed at the wo Titlerfuj perfection of the German military machine. But the cause behind it was as simple as A, B, C, Every German youth had been educated and trained as a soldier first of alb—after that for a, vocation. *

But it time war will cease. The arts of peace will again demand the attention and energies of the world, and among, them there is none to compare with the great art of coaxing from Mother Earth her golden harvests. But, you may ask, if all of the boys are educated to d farmer’s life, what of the professions? There will always he some who, by natural fitness, will gravitate to the professions, enough to keep their ranks recruited. As a matter of fact, these same professions could spare half of their present members and not suffer in the least. , , . _ Educate farmers! The farms are suffering for them, and the professions and trades are overburdened with them.

A news items states that there are more than 130 species of bats known to scientists. Shucks! There are more than that in congress alone. ' j . • /“* ■ -

AMONG SHIP-BUILDERS.

The lUireau of Navigation reports progress for th© •upbuilding of an American merchant-marine. Since July. 1914, the .tonnage under the Stars and Stripes has increased ;»51,114, although 201 vessels have been lost during that time through their transferral to a foreign register, Two Nhiindred and four ships in this, period wer© transferred to foreign flags, but the tonnage on the 204 that were, gained was 664,9271, while on the 405 ships lost it was only 215,811, ' American, ship owners are selling their smaller boats and buying larger ones. The revival of wopden ship building is also predicted. It is pointed out that wooden ships can be built in much less time than iron ones. In building a wooden ship no great yards are necessary, and in fact there is hardfy a place along the coast where it is impossible to put up ways and turn out a big sailing vessel, or one propelled by steam for that matter, in a short time. If this movement is really started nn a large scale it will be to the advantage of American lumbermen and laborers. A "standard plan of construction may be adopted and the knees and timber sawed out in great numbers and shipped east or west to the coast and there assembled. -As illustrating the quickness with which a wooden ship can be constructed, it is recalled that during the gold excitement in California good sized ships were turned out in ninety- days. These vessels were sent around Cape Horn and paid for their building in one or two voyages. When Commodore Macdonough was ready for battle with the English on Lake Champlain in 1812 the Brig Eagle of five hundred tons had been built in nineteen days and most of the ships which defeated the British at that time had been thrown together with timbers sawed from the forests on the borders of the lake.

Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary is down and out as far as his chances of being renominated are concerned. The recount board in circuit court room at Crown Point found that Johnson has been defeated by W. F. Hodges in the primary by a vote of 264, Hodges gaining eighteen votes in the recount. Ballots which foreigners marked in the wrong place for Johnson were discarded. It is said that Johnson will not further contest the nomination. There is talk of an independent ticket in the south side, as foreign leaders say they •will not line up with Hodges. The Indiana Democratic state committee meets in Indianapolis today on call of Chairman Korbly, “at which time matters of importance to the Democratic party will considered,” says the call. •'

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Gentle spring may not be quite so gentle, if our guns begin to pop. Plant to the limit —and then plant some more. It seems to be a race to see which will arrive first—war or spring. There is no comparison between the high cost of living and the high cost of investigating the high cost of living. The town knocker, we note, never thinks of changing his place of residence as a cure for the ills of which he complains. A fashion note says the prevailing style for the spmimer will probably be shorter skirts and lower necked dresses. G-o-o-d-b-y-e! Indications point to the fact that the back yard will be about the most valuable part of the premises this year. About, face! The output of manganese ore In this country in 1916 amounted to 27,000 tons, which was - three times the production in 1915. At last the confederate slogan, “On to Washington,” is to be carried out. Funds have been provided for their reunion in that city in June, and none will bid them a more—hearty welcome than the “Yanks” of the North.

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, . Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every ease of Catarrh that cannot be- cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH CURB. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me an<LAnbscfibed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, (Seal) Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in* tern ally and acts through the blood on the . mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free, - F. J. CHENEY &CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Hall’s Famjjjy Pills -for constipation. —Advt. An autoload of old newspapers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law Abstracts: Real Estate Loans. Will practice In all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair. / . « RENSSELAER. 'INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN law, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office In Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA George ! A. Williams. D. Delos Dean. WILLIAMS & DEAN LAWYERS S All court matters promptly attended to. Estates settled. Wills prepared. Farm loans." Insurance. Collections. Abstracts of title .made and examined. Office In Odd Fellows Block. ' ‘ RENSSELAER. INDIANA. DR. I. mT WASH BURN PHYSIjCIAN AND SURGEON „ Office Hours: 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 6 P.M. “ " 7 to 8 P. M. Attending Clinics Chicago Tuesdays—--6 A. M. to 2 P. M. RENSSELAER, INDIANA ~~fTh. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades of fevers. Office over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 442-B. RENSSELAER, INDIANA E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the Trust and Savings Bank. Office Phone No. 177. House Phone No. 177-B. RENSSELAER, INDIANA JOHN A. DUNLAP LAWYER (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in all Courts. Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary in the office. Over State Bank. Phone No. 1# RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A. T. Still. Office Hours —8-12 a. m., 1-6 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Montlcello, Ind. Office: 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA H. L. BROWN DENTIST Office over Larsh & Hopkins’ drug store RENSSELAER, INDIANA

First Sign of Failing Vision are not always accompanied by severe eye distress. Headaches, smarting, burning lids, shooting pains in the forehead, floating spots before the eyes, dizziness and weariness of the eyes after close work are some of the signs that your eyes need glasses. Don’t put off having your eyes examined -if - any of the above symptoms }iave been experienced by you. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone 13

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Ymir the Departed ' should take the permanent form of a monument. Let us show you some designs that will come within your means whether they be small or large. Our monuments are artistic whether they are of little or great cost. So do not delay putting up a stone because you think you cannot have a nice one with the means at your command. We will <s §tapply one in good taste for probably less than you expect to pay. Will H. Mackey Rensselaer, Ind. I'ACKER’S IMI HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation ot merit. S AsVwC 7 Belpe to eradicate dandruff. tSSsSL wM’ For Reatorin* Color and ■rgSSK /~*|| Beauty toGray or Faded Hair. jSgWUII 60c.and tI.OO a t Drngrlut*.

OHlCauv, iHi>iMn«ruLi» * «.vu RENSSELAER Tdle TABLE In Effect October, 1915 ' NORTHBOUND No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago 4:51 a.HL No. 4- Louisville to Chicago 6:01 am. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago 7:30 &.m. No. 32 Indianap’s to Chicago 10:36 s-m. No. 38 Indianap’s to Chicago 2:51 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31 p.m. No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6:60 p.m. SOUTHBOUND , No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati 1:38 a.m. No. 6 Chicago to Louisville 10:66 a.m. No. 37 Chicago to Cincinnati ] 11:17 a.m. No. 33 Chicago to Indianap’s 1:67 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to Lafayette 5:50 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Cincinnati 7:31p.m. No. 3 Chicago to Louisville 11:10 p.m.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. * 4 CITY OFFICERS Mayor Charles G. Spitler Clerk Charles Morlan Treasurer........ Charles M. Saiyls - Attorney .Moses Leopold Marshal .....Vern Robinson Civil Engineer:... W. F. Osborne Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden....J. J. Montgomery Councllmen Ist Ward Ray Wood 2nd Ward ....Frank Tobias 3rd Ward Frank King At Large. .Rex Warner, F. Krealer JUDICIAL Circuit Judge. .Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney-Reuben Hess Terms of Court —Second Monday in February. April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk.... Jesse Nichols Sheriff B. D. McColly Auditor J. P. Hammond Treasurer ..Charles V. May Recorder. . George Scott 5urvey0r..........E. D. Nesbitt Coroner Dr, C. E. Johnson County Assessor.. .G. L. Thornton Health Officer.. Dr. F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist District H. W. Marble 2nd Distrist D. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant DavJsson BaFkley Burdett Porter...... Carpenter James 5teven5.............G111am Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove John Kolhoff. Jordan R. E. Davis : Kankakee Clifford Fairchild...: Keener Harvey Wood, jr Marion George Foulks Milroy John Rush Newton George Hammerton Union Joseph Salrin Walker Albert S Keene Wheatfleld E. Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

CARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postofflce address —Rensselaer, Indiana. Second and last Saturday of each month in G. A. WlUim’g law office. JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee.

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III!-ill M We will call at your premises if within twenty miles of Rensselaer and remove all dead or undesirable animals. We disinfect the barns or pens in which animal has been kept, leaving the farm in sanitary condition. And this is all done without expense to you. B. & L. MFG. CO. Telephone 17 Rensselaer, Ind. Have toll calls charged to ns.

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