Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 5, Jasper, Dubois County, 16 October 1908 — Page 1
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nufirf. Vol. 51. Jasper, Indiana, Friday, October IG, 1908. No. o.
VOX POUÜ NOT VOX - -HANLY, WATSON AND THE REPUBLICAN MACHINE After sitting thivteeu day or rather ia average of lens tLau an hour a day for thirteen day Governor Hanly's
uaBceary. co.uJy and partisan spe- I clal session of the legislature manired to come to an end. The new appropriations ruado for leg station and Institutional ttpctih-s amounted to,
nearly S9O.OÖ0. Tse old appropriations which the gov rnor was afraid would lapao atr hunting to J869.0ÖÖ were re-approi-riited. As the six special elections tu HI vacancies hAl cost U'ft.ooö. the taxpayers can figure an outlay of $111.000 nt money, not counting tne largo r-nprrpriations. Aside from the money end of it. what was done? A county local op tlon bill wsjs passed. The people were
rnsldering whether thy should vote for county option or township option, j But that made no difference. Cover- '
nor Ilanly and the Republican politi
i aa
MR. KERN STR0NQ CAMPAI1N. Chairman Lloyd of the Btsaoaaatle
CHARGE Or ATTEMPTED BRI. 3 ERY.
R008EVELT-FORAK ER-TAFT- . AND 8TANDARD OIL1
Having constructed Taft and the of- Everyoue who knows Luther W.
. congressional caanaiim comaaltten on ' tr-. ...... . . . .
nceholders' mach ne that nominated . ' .jvuibcij. a representative ra tne legts-
HIS MASTERS' VOICPV
aasaes of Mr. Kern's law clients and the general character of his practice.
Cans, who distrusted each other, also tlf "flads oul" and tellä only
the truth, Vr. Kern's ability and suc-
dlstmsttd the voters, and so they took
the matter out of their hand.
cess as a lawyer, and his high standing
i
It is now admitted fiat the sole pur- jjj be advertised to the great advanpose of the extra session was to do this , tags of himself and his part). But as thing, with the hope that the Repub-, lther Hearst nor the Republican na-
tooth professionally and as a citizen,
tlonal committee are Interested in
helping cither Mr. Kern or the Demo-'
rptttrnlnir tn lisiilniiDi-)
him. President Roosevelt is willing to tQ tae M. " lature from Dekalb county, knows that go any length in an effort to help his ..... ' , . , he is an honest, conscientious man, . th a iTJxiTr b ,,,s ns,Eh,'o" Standard Oil company is unfriendly to ia the East In New York and Mary-1 eardIess of parly He ,s a 1u,rt un Taft shows how far he is willing to ,and the Democrats whom I saw ex- "sunilng man. who dislikes notoriety, go. But If he expects the people to DreS8ed themselves as highly pleased But when he was Imprope-ly approachfollow him his conceit must be colossal, , If, ?k aWnB lUr ,7her!ed w,th cn offor of appointment to ofaw ",s Tls,t ' the party good." . ... , . , ... Speaking of the president's utterance Xr w v . x., Iflce If be wou,d desert Party nd "hat John W. Kern says in his ' , .... on this subject, the Louisville Courier- .nfc0-h a. , A vote for GoTernor Hanly's county op'P60"5 always does the party good. .1 . . ..... Journal says: . ' . . t,on b,U' he thought it his duty to Wherever he has spoken in the pres- , , "If this did not emanate from an of- ... . . V . k.h. m&ke the fact pabH& . et campaign his force and ability Wiki . .. L fleer of such an exalted position as the aaTe altracled Ja8tantaneous attentIoa i Ith, an e dishonorapresident it would be farce. As It is ,. , , jble projiosltlon had been made, Mr.
It is wcked audacity. The forces back la h nomlnatIoQt a fact whch aJ, InJnif ' " il on the floor r of the Republican Foraker are back aIaaa knew from beglnnlng Md f hoa I-ater h. made an afBdavit of the Republican party in this cam- whIch tne whole C0UQtry Q0W fred ; "lng out the facts involving Repubpaign. The whole Standard Oil con- admits. jlican Senaur Wickwire and Governor
Ungent Is not for Bryan, but for Taft' 1
for president. The steel trust mag-' THE GREAT TAFT-ADE "BARBEnates are not for Bryan, but for Taft- CUE."
one. are not for Bryan, but for TafJ Ad f "W- ' monz RepuhHcan pollüclans of their fWall street Is bodily In the Taft col- T' "'i ke"mf er- bl Cass. woM w ,0 much fuss. The umn. Aldrich. c,nM -ft W" n0t 5UÄpeCted that he wou,d , trouble ,hat thy had run un
Hanly. Then there was great squirm-
( ing among the Republican schemers, i Doubtless they had not dreamed that
a practice ho usual and ordlnarr
a funny trick as his aRa,nst an h)norabe nwn aad In that
had uiade a "mistake." Evervbodv
a free feast of roasted taew tnat Mr . haQ to,d
truth. The rovemnr. Willi rreat nnnareat
- wh,ch 25 ce"ts was charged. Those - ..
poses the publication of campaign con- ouungiy ror Tart . who Wfire j eaougQ to brlng ; 4 " "f ",-"7 , .. . . taat they are c rculatlng diligently the .t. ... uiry. This was held and Mr. Knlsely tributlons before the election because h u,"Benu iae the price got something to eat. The . ...
up tnat if Taft Isn't elected stocks u ill .. . ... rwterawu uu swry. 1 ne governor ae-
umn. Aldrich. Cannon. Jim Sherman. work off sucn
TACT a CD A in t Toner I Harri man thrra tnw Ttt V.. '
1 " 1 nniu iv I nwg I I w i a. v. 1 JU 1.UU- --. Taft ti Anon"
THE PEOPLE, i so inrouB the money-Ilned offices be ,nBtead of n f f3riff.nmroi.tflr1 (nlH.(.lAc. n. 1 . u . .
. "uuuui . -I i . ......
.. , . fcrcctca suu iriLuiuiuts. mere were ilUl a finding the atmosphere heavv with V.. . . . .
' ainner paus coniaining a lunch ror
puouc letter to Mr. Bryan that he op- 1-4 euumenu wnoie crowa are
President Roosevelt declared in
e peopte might give the sources of)go to pieces Duslness w,n fa,. off and 1 f h a Vim r , CUred thal he had on,y taIked to the contributions an undue Importance I there will be another panic as bad as . SpeeClU Aad thls was far from Knlsely "on hkh moral grounds," and the Republican panic of last year and r T.ft i.iv. .iM . i Wickwire ald he was "mlsunder- . , . . . Mr. Taft talked about a larger navy. a. 0. , .,.
o.-,, r.cl,Uu...au p.,., uC u.U. party theJr enyoy extraordnary that they might be Influenced against ""a" 4" iS WQ enouB r any or a ltronger army aad defenSes. " ' ' ntd. HavlnK done it after much tra- u probably jMt aa ordlaaxy Har pleal. a who wafi finaacialjr 3Up.; AnrthWg to elect him! The BomethlnB ia whIch j. Uule m. BI pressed confidence in
nwiA-iumuni cuiiu in me sireei Knows . , t. ,. , . ,. , - "-. iuui ported by ,fce trusts and other mar- The STndlcAtea do not at T. , th,n) col cf -btewash. but failed to
cenary and suspicion interests. .Bryan. Mr. Taft. Mr. Roosevelt Mr .7 e.oaerate Wickwire.
. ... . Iu...,.,. ' I e oi Dane aeposits, publicity or
Mr. Roosevelt ta talce, but whea t mwanoae the can P't out a!wl
Till and agony, and bavtag dona it In potentiar'. inch a war as to seriously jeopardize j
the exlstln effective remonstrance I
laws, tk? 'RdsbJic&R politIUBS, ao !
cording to all reports, have again
hoisted a bucket of water upon one
"ALL AGAINST WATSON."
At the annual aieetisg of the Indiana Federation of Labor at VIncennes
And thea Wick-
cam-
aa amazing position for, Hitchcock. Mr. Crane. Mr. Jim Sher-' gB qwsü(Hl3l
! last week the fact was dereloned that
shoulder and a kec of booze upon the ... . . . , . the Republican state central commitother and have resumsd their frandu- tec through ex-Congressman Cromer,
to fortify himsolf by the statement . president discredits himself by his ef
that there Is no law in either Europe, fort to make a case to overcome the
lent campaign appealing for temper- of Muncie. had been at work trying to or America compelling the publication 8tJEma Put upon the Republican party
asce Tot es in one locality- and votes In another.
In the meantime the Democratic.
B . a u. v. "''e stock gambler, malefactor ofe... , . ,, tJ , . , . u, Med to see Han,y. out the governor Roosevelt had given him his cue, Taft ... . . Surely Mr. Ade maintained his reputa- , . . , . , . wpnlth nr mnnilarl Oil nn... u i Wag not tO be seen. The IpHqlafnr
took the same ground and undertook for Biymn for presjdent Therefore tho( tlon as one of tb hamorlit. adJourned Iearlng WIckwJre ,Q the lf
hlsky , control the action of the federation.
Many letters vrittea by Cromer to del
egates were exhibited In which he
party stands now Just where it ( quest of tke Repb!Icaa ooaxalttee and stood since the 2Cth day of last March. 1 asked them to stand by James E. WatIt fa-, or ircal option. If the people son. The federation, howsrer, adopted
of the day.
' and at last accounts he was still trying
to "see Hanly." who was still sturdily
HOW THEY "FRY"
THE CORPORATIONS. "A"'" to be seen
of contributions and expenditures be-tb7 the exposuro of Mr- Foraker. suh- As soon as George R. Sheldon, tha
pos.ng mat .nr. toraKer is as black as notorious trustlte of New York, was
fore the election. Mr. Taft ought to kaow that when
SLANDERING TRAVELING MEN.
he is painted.
chosen by Mr. Taft as treasurer of his A ,are proportion of the traveling
rant the kind of local option thai the a resolutloa reafflnning its opposition fau
N5r can the president name any camnsign fund at the renuest of Crom- mt,a wo represent houses doing busl-
a thing Is right It should be done, j Democrat in congress who. backed byVell, the representaUve of Harriman ' n"R ,n Indiana are supporting Bryaa whether there Is a law compelling lt,the '8'ster interests,' stood in the! and Standard Qll he deciarej Jn an and Kern and Marshall. There are
or not The trouble with Mr. Taft and W&r f 016 refonas be demanded ofjatenriew that the trust auesUon was'0311 Republicans among them. They
the national legislature. The Demo-'a mere "bugaboo." Later it was given are opposed to Taft and Sherman and
epecial session of the legislature gave
the fixht against then. THE MONEY END OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
. -,, bjB campajgn manaeera is that they' mere ougaooo. i-aier 11 was given - " suviuau u to Watson and deaoaadag Governor 1 cratic representatives and senators hv rat.rr,A u ,m t Watson and doubtless thev naak thete
Hanly for calliaz the BDedal session' do not dare Pub,ilh the names of the were the president's mainstays In the U.i.- . a onrositlnn known whorpror th,
thorn irllKntit i ., y,i I ..... vuiiwiauvu uau uccu icinuicu wiiu mem wnnout awaiting tneir instruc- of the legislature. The Watson resolu- men who are furnlshlno them with enactment of legislation which he now tte suggestion that such checks were No cIasJS of mea are better Inforzaed Hons the kind that endangers the tioa contalnad the fallnwinr tat, mancv. Thor r AtiTmini. thf,t so vehementij- boasts of as the achieve.' uli. on nuMic ninxtinm ,tii. .
j -j . - - - - proaiiHteu uy jaw anu uai uie con- 1 uuns
Moore and Nicholson laws, perhaps de- meat: I itroys them the result of the bahot-' NotwIthBtanding the fact that it was , . , I pointed out to the leading Republican lng in November will tell. Vox popull politicians of the state that the record may not always be var Dei. but the oo.o of the candidates for the nom-j r .i . -11-1 i. natIon for the oface of'goYernor was!
ww.c i, , .t uu .v such ,f Bomlaated by Repub. has bcn freely expressed. Bot the llcan Convention, he would be opposed rolce of Hanly. Wauon and the Re- "l "M? f ' I"1 Federation of Labor, but by the railpublican machine Is neither vox pop- way organisations as well, the conren-.
Till nor tox Del. The people will apeak t,oa lu"ied deaf ear ur PleadingJ The cost M Ml9Tfa
anu seiccica ai us casuiuaie a man' in their ewn voice at the appointed wbo is responsible for the appointment P8"" on
time.
people shall not know who are makinSj U1 oes not. tribuUons should be sent In by "indl- WDICO anecl ltir interests. The Re
ims rerute his own claim that theu.. interested in the corporations. Pbcan organization is trying to Democratic party is the property ofjlt fs sad thls was done lhe aw breakdown the Influence of these raea. the interests which backed Senator' fciTjng "got around" In this way. Jams R W'atson's home organ, the Forakerr For the president is as well j And now the fact has been disclosed nville Republican. Is particularly aware as are the citizens with falr'.v.. i.w i slanderou and virtnn nn c.nr t7h
thtatura mZl Tn V PPSU,n t0 tbe tee Is Ignoring the federal statute mak- that paper publUhed an article which ud T IZ ui ZI In, u 12 t0tR009eVeU n?f0nnS from b,B ing It unlawful for corporation, to girs Republican organization Is dlstribcies The 1 tLn l!Z f T MU freBt Md -oney for campaign purposes. A let- From this article we take the Trr tood.;8ddreedtoaChlMKOCorporaUoa following:
rJCrlV tuT 1' e neatly appealing for funds was I.-1 "r several week, traveling sea $30,000 combat was with tbem. They were . ... .. have been irotnc un and down the tat
ww -' m . . .a m . . vitcn & iiv -T t trm waniimi n ttattAn. '
of a raember ef the Citlzens -Alliance txPenw! 8T Piai elections. .. . 20,000, me zorces tnat stood on guard for the h- cry,np d(jwn Watson at
as the factory inspector of the state of
every oppor-
interests. If the president were not,1 headquarters on stationery of the tunltv. TIu onlv unfavorable rnnort
And now to the Issues of the cam- Indana, a man who. as a member ofi Total $50,000 so anxious to fight his candidate's fight Republican national committee. This heard this fall could be traced to the
palgn. the Issues which the Republl- congress, voted to annul the eight-hour "he appropriations made were as: ?l eJ.r oulQ cnecxea letter was signed'by Fred W. Upham. traveling men.
clause of the Panama canal bill; who ronows: .uj:iMuu u, iuu , u . treasurer of the RenublieaB' " na!! noW developed that the sohare ,v. m .. A tul lof raUtude toward his Democratic asfISUlHt- lreaBUrer 01 " Kepubilcaa t-....- M t..0
ujn- um in "cuivu uj mc .u- ror .oui5iivc expenses 9 w.wo .. . 1 1 ,. v.l. .,..i i "
Tl nmnln... n U.I V..( M. ... , &3l3lllUU.
cujiiiujca i lAiiiiii iu moil buuis apcciuc r-dpproprniions .... oo,UvUi
New deficiency appropriations. 47,000 1
can candidates and managers lodged and evaded fcr moaths.
can no longer hide the rotten record of ,ab" ' a"d TotJd fr ! dId ot want, a man who voted agalast the of their party, its faithlessness and bill Indorsed by the American Feder-
rrtvHl Ii, nhnir aiiin it. ation of Labor creating the Depart
xnent of Labor, the secretary of which slve taxatloa. its squandering of the Js t0 be a member of the cabinet; a public funde. Its shasa pretenses of re- man who ,8 the Personal and pollücal friead of labor's arch enemy, Joseph form, its crooked deallBjrs with dls- Cannont ,pCaker f the national house credited interests and It treasonable of representatives, and as "whip" of
. , . . the house Is in accord with his prin Perversion of the goTemmtnt to the ,n brJef Re. special use and behoof of the criai- publican convention nominated James
lnsi trusts and oaosoUea. Let the Wataoa as iu standard bearer over the protest of organized labor.
people resolve to rule and cinch that ve therefore recommend the refflrma-
!tion of our opposition to James E
"Watson as announced at the Muncie convention last year and offer the fol-
and simple nothing more than hi re
solution on Novezaber 3rd. TO "FIND OUT ABOUT KERN.'
One Edmundson came all the way from New York to Indiana last week to "find out things about John W. Kern." This man. frosa the beat laformation that could be obtalaed. repmented either Hearst or the Republl can national committee. As Hearst nd the Republican conunlttee are workiag together, he doubtless repre-
snted both, lie saay Joia haads with
one Charlea W. Miller , poUUeal scav
eager.
a4e by
ltab4 aeraoaa, it Ma4 to his nils-
(lowing as our campaign slogan: "AH
against Watson."
Total appropriations 5956.000 In addition to the above matters a
committee. At the top of this station
ery as the name of Frank H. Hitch-' lings of the brewers who are behind coak, the Republican national chalr-jthe Demon at !c state committee In the man, and the names of all of the offl- P campaign. And some of them
are me worst type or individuals, such
. aa crooKS. oanenaers. nnnnersui y.
Sept. 30th. Mr. Taft, the candidate of tbs directing head. For fear the ap- convicts nnd the like. Moat of
AMAZING BLUNDER OF TAFT.
In a speech at Lincoln, Neb., on:cer8 of the committee, of which he is
bill was passed to legalize a new con
tract for the completion of the South- the officeholders' trust (and other I P1 for corporation aid might be over- their pictures can be found In the
eastern hospital for the Insane. The trusts) for president, said this: looked Upbam enclosed in bis letter rogue's gallery In Indianapolis and
contract for the construction of t
other cities. Think of men of
this type going about the state spread-
man as-
govcr-
The chief objection to the publica- self-addressed envelope In large
Institution was originally let to E. M.f öon of contributions before the dec-1 print, which directed that the return , n,aHcioiw Vportl about a i Campfleld for $1,171.798. Campflcld . tioa Is that It makes certain that ln;of the sinerfB of.war be made to him plrlnc for the great office of
had done a large amount of work and)"1 """"J ra-,at the headquarters of the Republican nor!"
b - , n)gi mug n iiu vuu a iiiutc a ugi , ad drawn considerable money when lfae j4,Klts3at Pxp?DgpS 0f the cam national committee. 23 Michigan ave- There exfracn from the article are the contract was taken out of his ' j he misconstrued, perverted nue, Harvester Building, Chicago. III. sufficient to show Its purpose, which bands and re-let to Pulse & Porter for and mi- -presented. The candidates Mr. Upham's fat-frying letter con- 1 to cast discredit upon every travelJS53.909.35. "This sum," to quote from In wbt behalf the contributions are'taiaed the following significant lines: Ing salesman who dares to express Governor Hanly's message to the spe- made n,,be rKed in a most unfalt jaI the funds, therefore, for the cam- opposition to the Republican party and . t-i . . . way as being completely under the con palan must be ausplled by individuals, . ... . . elal session, "taking into account the tf0 of ,1f .. make coatrlbu You ar. reque.ted to bring thUmati iU caod,date- 11 ' a reputable
ter to the attention ef your business ,ecc 01 D""n',fS. D" " wu not cioee
Why did Governor Hanly, as soon as he got Into office, ask the legislature to
work dono by Mr. Campfleld and the tlons."
sum paid him therefor, is 1151,736.11 1 The in excess of Mr. Campfleld's contract." unfair u
be "charged In a most
the contributions come i
associates ana! ask each to send a the mouth of any honest maa. .Tha
check.
publication and circulation of the story
The governor asked that this $151.- from nr r -r sources. Th Democrat!
put In his haads "contingent" and 7K WMSB be appropriated, makln the are not afraid of such a charge. Thej
emerseut, .uu. ouuuuB io tota, Cügt of ths unßlUshed InatltUÜon .r. mine to make their contribution, '
000. when other gevernors Mattiiews. Q date n 325,534. The excess, how- public before the election, but as ail 01 'public until after the election. The,
uemocrai, or ia-iiHce goi aiong wun wa .nnmnrUtori .( tha .v. ......! ..in , least that can be said about the whol
Mr tpnaras motto seems to ber has been denounced by travellag raea's "Get it legally if yoa can but get it" , . , , , ? Roosevelt and Taft approve the Re.ub- cIubi 35 " V v,c,ous aad Hcaa plan not to make contributions Blander.
$3,000 aad bad something left? How has It happened that, with enortaous
elal session, though the new contract skopie It will not hurt Mr. Bryan to b
was approved. There arc some queer sbarged with being "ander the controJ
appropriates all aloag the line, Haa- m about the construction of this tho. who aake the coatrilMittona.-
of Garte Fro. tarries lf h" f0Uad " "y spjortUDltlM t0 lasUttttloa. which aa koaest legislative Mr. Taft UmAiu that he dar net W r tha aseoUI aarar 4 Uwe de- , , . "lr --Prtu,lUiM inquiry might reveal to the great fa- u iha sa4 vrha K la Jiat aaylaf ' e NTsrHumue- -t,i,. Aid aot mh ktkr ami . i. a. ..- . v. r j -w
which did aot cease ta
vale they 4M aot aaakr
(thecs ami tare beaeflt of üm iaxyayers of the
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The legislature kicked Geveraor
thing is that it Is a dirty piece of busl- Hanly's "ulght rider" bill into the ash-
ness. heap, but he Is going to "throw" hlmt BeK nto the campaign "for all he Is The "scare" campalga that the Re werta," it I aanouuewd. Two yean pabUeaaa were going to start haa heea a he did the same thing and tha Re gv-ta oa for aaaa tl. They art fbtteaa party lost M,000 voUa. Aa4 oared to eVseX. see t vli lm H.m asm