Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1920 — Page 2

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IT’S AS CLEAR AS MUD

In the league of nations plank of the Chicago platform, the convention declared that “the senators performed their duty - faithfully” when they defeated the peace treaty. “We,” so the plank runs, “approve their conduct and honor their courage.” Yet those same senators who voted for the treaty with the Lodge reservations have many times denounced president Wilson for having defeated the treaty. They professed to be laboring earnestly for it, and were greatly pained when they saw their efforts thwarted, as they said, by the president. Mr. Wilson should, we

feel, have had a vote of thanks from the convention, which was so free in its criticisms, for beating a covenant “that repudiated to a degree •wholly unnecessary and unjustifiable the time-honored policy in favor of peace declared by Washington and Jefferson and Monroe,” etc. The only purpose of Senator Lodge and his associates, so they have told us, was to “Americanize”-the treaty. This they supposed they had done by the Lodge reservations. Yet for these there is not one word of ap-

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proval. It is not even suggested that these should be adopted and the treaty then ratified. On the contrary, this work, along with the treaty itself, is repudiated. For the demand is for a new treaty with “nations pledged to do and insist upon what is just and fair,” a treaty through which they "may exercise their influence and power for the prevention of war.” Meanwhile, of course, the state of war with Germany will continue. Nothing whatever is said about a treaty with that power for the ending of the war, and the defining of American rights. As to the new organization that is proposed, it does not seem to have occurred to the men responsible for this “Alice-in-Wonderland” plank, that there is already In existence an organization of which some 30 nations are members, or that these nations might be slow to throw this overboard at the suggestion of a country that has shown such extreme reluctance to assume any obligations of an international character.

The reconciliation effected at Chicago through surrender to Johnson and Borah leaves the people entirely at sea as to the meaning of the plank considered constructively. All that is clear is that it is a declaration against the covement, even with the Lodge reservations. Senators Borah and Johnson got what they wanted, as the statement of the former indicates: It is a marvelous thing. Here is a plan presented askipg that we ratify the league of nations with particular reservations; that is what is asked; that is what we have, opposed, that is what is beaten. There is no request, as I understand, for the ratification of the league of nations at all. Absolutely the justification of everything this little band of, senators has done at Washington..

The convention should have limited its praise to “the little band of senators,” and condemned those who voted for the reservations, and the league with them. In the classic referred to, "Alice in Wonderland,” is this: They told me you had been to her, And mentioned me to him; She gave me a good character, But said I could not swim. My notion was that you have been (Before she had this fit) An obstacle that came between Him and ourselves and it.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Don’t let him know she liked them best. For this must ever be A secret kept from all the rest. Between yourself and me. How clear it all is when interpreted in the light of this precedenL — Indianapolis News.

OUR HOUSE OF LORDS

Harding is not the nominee through any superior merits or est forts of his own, but has been merely the title chosen by a group of powerful politicians for an enterprise launched long ago. Their aim. was to dictate the plai> form and the ticket. Vfho should be chosen for the comparatively empty honor did not greatly matter, so that they selected him, pet him across and were known by han unequivocal!}' to be the authors of his nominal success and the masters of his acts.

A more cold-blooded or brazen urn dertaking was never planned or carried out with greater scorn for the popular regard. In full view of the convention itself and of the world at large, they manipulated the proceedings and the decisions without the slightest deference to good taste or to common honesty. Gross indifference to the people and to men iwho have been and still are to an extent popular idote was dispteyed with a sardonic glee that denoted a disposition to draft a piece of work satisfactory to the rulers and anger the masses. After Kansas, a progressive state, had cast its solid vote for Harding under promise that Henry Allen would ba named for vice-president, they coolly sent word to him that he was rejected for Lenroot, another senator, who should really have been chosen in order to make the senate’s representation as complete as its triumph.

The senate has had a great deal to say in recent months about the dangers of autocratic power. Its acts at Chicago show that the senate is afraid of autocratic power only in case it does not exercise it itseKThere are no limits to the tyranny with which the senate will rule the land, if it has the power. It resents Woodrow' Wilson’s dictation merelj' because it isn’t doing the dictating itself. This is the outfit and this the situation with which Harding, an irreproachable man in his own personality, now has to deal. An impecunious man, he will have to rely upon the ring to supply the sinews of war. The beneficiary of the senatorial rlngsters, he will doubtless find that his appointments are already mortgaged to the influences that have used his name to mask their own aims and plans. Our American house of lords, as it has well been called, never stood to win a larger stake or to lose more tragically. It is riding high, but possibly for a heavy fall. —Yesterday’s Indianapolis Star (Rep.)

ECONOMY CLAIM IS FALSE

Economy claims advanced by Republican leaders in the House, where Representative Mondell and others assert that the majority party has through a policy of retrenchment saved, the taxpayers a billion gnd a half dollars, are based on liaise

premises and their figures are arrived at by tricky methods. The appearance of retrenchment is offered by claiming that cutting appropriations under departmental estimates is a saving, which Democrats declare Is an utterly transparent and fraudulent device. Automatic reductions in expenditures by reason of the termination of the war are also claimed to be a Republican saving, but the trickiest method resorted to by these party leaders is to reduce appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year below amounts actually necessary in order that the various Federal bureaus may function, then make them up in deficiency bills after the election, as well as the practice of concealing large sums of money by merely authorizing departments to expend unexpended balances as well as amounts that accrue to various departments from their operations, without requiring them to be paid into the Federal treasury and then appropriated in the regular way. By this process, nundreds of millions of dollars authorized to be expended by Congress do not appear in the appropriation bills at all. By such manipulation of figures do Representative Mondell and his colleagues attempt to make a show of economy, whereas an honest comparison actually shows that this Congress has increased the amounts carried in the annual appropriation bills over those of the last Democratic Congress.

Senator Harding, the Republican nominee for president, is one of the old standpat crowd and his nomination was put over by the senatorial cabal of Lodge, Penrose, Watson, et al. As Senator Harding’s manager stated several weeks ago, the Republican candidate for president was “named on the fourth or fifth day of the convention by less than a half dozen tired men sitting around a table in a hotel room in Chicago, in the wee small hours of the morning,” the work which insured Harding’s nomination having been done by these “few tired men” during the early hour* of Saturday morning.

Secretary Colby having, advised the House Republicans that he knows, of no reason, relating to the country’s foreign relations why they should- not take “any action whichis dictated by good judgment” in respect to the Irish resolution, on which, lengthy hearings were held and loud expressions of love so Ireland were voiced, there seems to be no reason why they should not go ahead and prove their good faith; else confess that they were- merely angling for site' Irish vote. But the Irish were turned down cold at their national convention.

From a high Republican , isathority, The Washington Post, the following confession of the complete failure of the present Repuh' , can Congress is taken: “The Republican party will! have to go into the presidential' campaign confronted bj’ the necessity- of dodging or apologizing forthe sorriest record ever made bp any (Congress in recent years.”

It may not be out of order to lot quire if Republican leaders in Com press calculate that pruaing appropriation to stimulate agriculture, thereby curtailing production, will tend, to, reduce the cost of living? A diarrhoea of words and a com stipation of ideas, expresses in a very brief sentence the general opinion of the Republican “platform" adopted at Chicago last 'week.

“OLD GUARD" WINS OUT

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Illinois split up and 22 1-5 votes were delivered to Harding with Gov. Lowden’s consent. He had known for several hours that his nomination was impossible and he had turned in to help Warren Harding. There were 17 Illinois men, however, who still voted for Lowden, and 18 4-5 votes were cast for Johnson. Indiana split up and delivered 22 of its 30 to Harding, and immediately thereafter lowa went bodily from Lowden to the Ohio senator. Michigan split, giving 25 to* Harding. Then'New York cast 68 for Harding and his victory was almost within his grasp. There was a big demonstration of enthusiasm for the candidate in the making when his own state, Ohio, voted for him solidly for the first time. Of the 48 Ohio delegates, nine had been voting their instructions for Gen. Wood. Four others had - deserted Harding on an earlier ballot, but they came back and were joined by the nine instructed Wood men. It had been noised about after the ninth ballot that Gov. Sproul had released the Pennsylvania delegation from obligation to vote for him, and when the Keystone state was reached the convention knew Harding was about to reach the goal. Pennsyl-

1 vania delivered 60 votes to Harding, i and an outburst of cheers shook the rafters, signalizing the fact that this accession had .given the candidate more than a majority and consummated the nomination.

When the jubilation was over the outcome was stilled by Chairman Lodge’s gavel, the calling of the roll was quickly completed, and the nomiation of Harding officially announced. Then followed the nomination of the candidate for vice-president and the adjournment of the convention sine die at 7:32 p. m.

The result by ballots, eliminating a few scattering candidates after the first ballot, follows. First ballot-Wood, 287%; Lowden, 211%; Johnson, 133%; Harding, 65%; Butler, 69%; Sproul, 84; LaFollette, 24; Coolidge, 34; Pritchard, 21; Sutherland, 17; Poindexter, 20; DuPont, 7; Hoover, 5%; Borah, 2; Warren, 1.

Second ballot —Wood, 289%; Lowden, 259%; Johnson, 146; Sproul, 78%; Harding, 58.... Butler, 41; LaFollette, 24; Coolidge, 32. Third ballot—’Wood, 303; Lowden, 282%; Johnson, 148; Sproul, 79%; Harding, 58%; Coolidge, 27; Butler, 25;. LaFollette, 24. Fourth ballot —Wood, 314%; Lowden, 289; Johnson, 140%; Sproul, 79%; Harding, 61%; Coolidge, 25; LaFollette, 22; Butler, 20. Fifth ballot —Wood, 299; Lowden, 303; Johnson, 133%; Harding, 78; Sproul. 82%; Coolidge. 29; LaFollette, 24; Poindexter, 15. Sixth ballot —Wood, 311%; Lowden, 311%; Johnson, 110; Harding, 89; Sproul, 77; Coolidge, 28; LaFollette, 24. Seventh ballot —Wood, 312; Lowden, 311%; Harding, 105; Johnson, 99%; Sproul, 76; Coolidge, 28; LaFollette. 24. ~r . Eighth ballot—Lowden, 307; Wood, 299; Harding, 133%; Johnson, 87; Sproul, 75%; Coolidge, 30. Ninth ballot — Harding, 374 %; Wood, 249; Lowden, 128%; Johnson, 82; Spronl, 78; Coolidge, 28; LaFollette, 24. Tenth ballot — Harding, 674.7; Wood, 157%; Johnson, 80 4—5; LaFollette, 24; Lowden, 121

Obituary

Jesse May Karr was born at Peotone, Ill'., May 31, 1875, and died at North Wood, North Dakota. June 2, 1920, age 45 years and two days. In March 1892 she was married to Charles Antcliff, to this union was born 4 children, namely: Florence. Gilbert, Ralph and Gladys, who survive her. She moved with her parents to Foresman, Indiana, in 1886, and has lived in Indiana all her life until 10 years ago she moved with her husband and family to Larimore, North Dakota, where she lived until her untimely death. She leaves to mourn her, her husband, four children and three sisters, two brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was a member of the United Brethren church and lived a good Christian life until her death. Funeral services were held from the U. B. church, Sunday at 1:30, conducted by Rev. A. M. Snyder, assisted by Rev. Borkert, interment was made in Goodland cemetery. The relatives from a distance who attended the funeral, besides the immediate family were, Mrs. John Karr, Chicago, and son Melvin, Mr. and Mrs. Dubois of Kankakee, Jas. Kisner and daughter, Mrs. Kleist ot Paxton, 111., and Martin Karr, an uncle, of South Haven, Mich., and Ed. and Frank Antcliff of Goodland. Brook Reporter.

Miss Bertha J. Reck

was born in Germany Meh. 21, 1848, and departed this life June 9, 1920, at the age of 72 years, 2 months and 18 days. On Saturday, June 5, she had a stroke of paralysis and never regained consciousness. In 1869 she was united In marriage to Christian” Schultz, who died in 1911. To this union was born 10 children, 4 died while young and 6 are living, namely: Mrs. Paul Schuette, Goodland; Mrs. Oscar Cadose, Watseka, Ill.; Paul L„ Herman A., Emma M. and Hattie H. Schultz of Rensselaer. Besides her children she leaves to mourn 10 grandchildren and many relatives arid friends. No words can express how sadly she is missed on this earth, but we feel sure that Almighty God has taken her to his heavenly home and that she leaves a beautiful example here on earth. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. L. Schroeter at the Lutheran church Friday at 2 p. m., and burial made in the Lutheran cemetery. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many neighbors and friends for the sympathy that was given us during the sickness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. Bertha Schultz, and also to thank Rev. W. L. Schroeter for the most impressive funeral service.— THE CHILDREN.

COMMUNITY SALES REGULARLY

At Roselawn (4th Saturday) and Demotte (Ist Saturday) of each month, respectively. Parties having stock, tools or anything else they wish to dispose of are Invited to bring same In and sell it at these sales. Stuff will Ue sold on reasonable sale terms. —BERT HANAWAY, Auctioneer; H. C. DeKock, Clerk.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 192?.

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LOST Lost—Between Rensselaer and the Donnelly corner, north of town, Wednesday afternoon, a girl’s brown cape. Finder please leave at The Democrat office or phone 921-C. Jl9 WANTED Stock Salesmen—We want tw>o live salesmen to sell the common stock of The Quality Tire and Rubber Company of Anderson, Indiana. Two big plants operating; good commission, exceptional opportunity, exclusive territory. Write for terms immediately.—C ORPO RA TI O N FINANCE CO., 856-57 Lemcke Annex, Indianapolis, Indiana. J 23 List your farms with us before our new spring booklet goes out to other agents with whom we anp working.—GEO. F. MEYERS. ts Trucking Wanted—l have a new ton truck and solicit business In this line. If you have moving or any other trucking to do, call 473. —FRANK HAMER. if FINANCIAL ’ Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. ts Money to Loan—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON, Odd Fellows’ Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan —I have an Ited supply of money to loan on good farm lands at and u*-A X commission or 6% without mission, as desired. Loans will be made for 5 years, 7 years, 10 years or 20 years. See ‘mi about these various plans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ■ । l; fl