Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 28, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 October 1908 — Page 4

H Bymn for Today

NEARER HOME By Phoebe Cary

INSEPARABLY linked with the name and fame of > Phoebe Cary, poet, are those of her older sister, Alice. e Phoebe was bora in Ohio in 1824, four years after Alice, R RN and died in 1871, surviving the latter only five months. = SR The early loss of their mother, their father’s remar- ' \ Iriage and. the want of harmony with their stepmother ! fnduced the two sisters to set up a separate establishe - ment in New York. They became prominent in Gog tham’s literary life. The poems of Alice Cary are somR° D ber and mournful, while those of Phoebe are generally X sunny and hopeful. ‘“Nearer Home"” is probably the best known single poem of the latter. It has been set to - music and appears in many hymnals.

NE sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o’er and o'er: I am nearer home today Than I ever have been before. Nearer my Father’s house, Where the many mansions be; Nearer the great white throns, Nearer the crystal sea; Nearer the bound of life; Where we lay ouf burdens down; Nearer leaving the cross, . Nearer gaining the crown! But lying darkly between, Winding down through the night,

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Bank Deposits Mr. Taft has undertaken to prove that a workingman who deposits his savings in a bank is not entitled to get his money when he wants it. ~ His arguments along that line will strike a responsive chord in the breast of every bank wrecker, in jail or out. Batit will take a heap of powerful talking to convince the average laborer that Mr. Taft’s reasoning on that question is sound. Human nature is peculiar. It is sometimes difficult to analyze men’s thoughts and convictions. And one of the hardest tasks any statesman ever undertook was to convince a man who had worked hard and saved a little money that the bank in which he deposited it for s&fe keeping should not pay it back to him when he wants it. : Mr. Taft may be able to convince the people that they are unreasonable in wanting their money back, but we doubt it.—Chicago Journal. s ek es Burton Green of Miami county and Henry Sicks of Boon county, candidates for re-election as Democrats to the legislature, shonld be taken off the ticket or defeated by the Democrats of their counties. Sicks, who claims to be a Democrat, has always given aid and comfort to Governor Hmll;; and his republican measures, but Green deserted his party after giving all kinds of pledges and promises that he would stand by the platform and his party associates. His vote was a surprise to everybody but Hanly and the republican ringsters. If the Democrats of Miami county can not find a better man than Burton Green to represent them they had better go out of business and turn the affairs over to the Republicans. %P FE. : The county local eption bill forced upon the people by Hanly’s special legislature was made possible by the treachery of six Democrats—Sicks, Green Hottle, White, McKinney and Pierson, who voted with the Hanly crowd and against the express declaration of the democratic state platform. Two of these men, Sicks and Green, are candtdate for re-election. The Democrats of their counties should see to it that they do not return. Any man who is so much better than his party that he can not stand apon its platform for a party measure should either get off-the ticket or go down to defeat. It is safe to say that either Sicks'or Green would vote for J. Frank Hanly for senator before they would support a Democrat unless they could dictate the man. s : s Re i All fair-minded people who know Senator Wickwire of Steuben and Representative Knisley of DeKalb best will not hesitate to belieye the story of the attempted bribery by Wickwire and Hanly. Mr. Knisely is an honorable gentlemen, his word is as good as his oarh and his integrity has never been questioned.' There is nodonbt but that the attempt was made and that Wickwire was nothing but a go-between for Hanly. In the whole legisiative history of the state there is no blacker chapter of dirty politics than the one written by Governor Hanly and the repnblican gang that forced-the Hanly program down the throats of the legislature. 2 : . e B 2 . o Since it is a well:established fact that there are localities where public sentiment demands the maintenance of places for the sale of alcoholic beverages, would it not be a part of wisdom to safeguard the community as the business itself by imposing an adequate license fee and limiting the number of saloons according to populution? Experience teaches this to be the best method of handling the traffic in liquor in localities where prohib} itory enactments would surely prove a dead letter. The inevitable result of such iegislation would be placing the drinking placesinto safer and better hands and at the same time diminishing their number to proper proportions. This would be genuine, rational reform.—J. B. STOLL in South Bend Times.

® &8 s =@ The Milwaukee News speaks a timely word on the revelation of the standard oil corruptions that it were well to remember now and always. After premising that trusts and monopolies have been identified with the republican party and have used its leaders, it says: - Now the monopolies and trusts have found shelter in the republican party, not because Republicans are more dishonest than Democrats, but because the policies of the republican party have been and are of a character to insure to ‘these monopolies protection, immunity, privileges and “‘reasonable profits” at the public expense. If the policies of the democratic party provided for encouragement to mounopoly for Wall street control and manipulation of the treasury, for a railway bond-secured “currency” and ‘‘reasonable profits”’ to the trusts,the financial interests and the trust magnates naturally would be found in its support. But the republican party has bid the highest and it has got the goods. - 4 sa> saas The New: York Evening Pest (Taft) comments thus on Mr. Bryan’s reecent appearance and impression in Delaware: Bryan,the assailant of regnblio&q falacies and misdeeds, rises far superjor to Bryan, the builder of fallacies and heresies of his own. He is on strong ground when he attacks the alliance between the protected interests and the republican party as he did yesterdagv in Delaware. He hits out from the shoulder when he insists that the president’s tirades against - swollen fortunes should be read in the light of the republican party’s historic love for tariff and special privileges that go toward the creation of - swollen fortunes. The trusts, which the Nimrod of the White House has been stalking these many years, are still in good health. Bryan points out - what he would have accomplished in Mr. Roosevelt’s place. Bryan does not specifically state and wisely, where the great testator failed, what are the chances of the rejected heir’s succeeding? In any case this matter of setting the trusts’ business is too large a oue to be disposed of during one eampaign. But onee more Bryan climbs to firmer ground when he charges that the hated trusts are now backing Taft, and that the decision of the republican national committee to publish the names of the contributors to the mrﬂgn-fnnd only after election day is confession of the fact, This policy of publicity that is not publicity will cost the Rapublicans many a ; , sSe® &2 : e . The Brooklyn Citizen speaking of Mr. Taft’s outgiving on bank guaranty, recalls its prediction that his managers would have to have bim change ‘front before the campaign was much older, and it recalls also that such ~ finaneial Bas the New York Journal of Commerce was against him, that paper ealling his address stale and ill-informed. The Citizen Isisplain enough that Mr. Taft did not understand the subject when he entered on the discu ,and that his motive for attacking the democratic - position lay wholly in the factthat the Democrats had taken it. This is S )OI eP e n@ﬂ,uywu y‘s . oo Rs W oY T M

Is the silent, unknown stream That leads at last to the light. Closer and closer my steps Come to the dread abysm; Closer Death to my lips Presses the awful chrism. - Oh, if my mortal feet Have almost gained the brink-— If it be I am nearer home Even today than I think—i Father, perfect my trust; Let my spirit feel in death That her feet are firmly set On the rock of a living faith!

OUTRAGED VIRTUE - As leader of the Grand Old Party, Mr. Roosevelt is morally outraged by the thought that a person like Chas. ﬂﬁﬁkell can hold public office and be identified with the management of a great political organization. Mr. Roosevelt himself was nominated for governor of New York by that eminent purist, Thomas Collier Platt. His nomination for vice president was forced by those equally singled-minded reformers, Thomas Collier Platt and Matthew Stanley Quay. Mr. Roosevelt used to call Marcus Alonzo Hanna ‘‘Uncle Mark” and when that unselfish political philanthropist was not suficiently enthusiastic over the Roosevelt cand idacy the president used Joseph ‘Benson Foraker to club Uncle Mark into submission.

Standard Oil is a stench in the presidential nostrils; but the Standard Oil bank still maintains its intimate relation with the treasury department. Harriman is hateful; but Harriman has not yet been compelled to answer the gunestion put to him nineteen months ago by the interstate commerce commission. No presidential lightning strikes Uncle Joe Cannon for protecting the paper trust. John Dalzell still represents the steel trusts in congress, and Mr. Roosevelt lumps him among the republican candidates whose election is necessary to preserve the goverinent from corporation influence. The virtue that cannot abide Haskell counsels freely with Aldrich Penrose, Elkins and Scott. '

Elihu Root who was Thomas F. Ryan’s personal attorney,remains in the cabinet as secretary of state. One of J- Pierpont Morgan’s partner’s is Mr. Root’s assistant. secretary; anotherin collecting republican campaign tribute in Pennsylvania, and a third came back from Europe recently to express his great satisfaction with the election returns from Vermont, George R. Sheldon is still in Wall street divorcing the ruthless malefactors from their campaign contributions.

Surely it cannot be the Haskell corporation affiliation alone which 80 incenses Mr. Roosevelt. Neither can it be the sordid fact that Haskell has been caught with the goods. The author of the letter to** My Dear Sherman”’ in the matter of the Harriman $260,000 campaign contributien would never repudiate a fellowstatesman simply for being the vietim of a little unexpected and unde gired publicity. i Mr. Roosevelt has weighed the democratic Haskell and finds him more offensive than all the republican Haskells combined, except such as happen to be in opgosition to “my politics.” Can anything short of personal and partisan prejudice account for the intensity of this disfavor? Surely Haskell has given every proof that he, too, is a ‘‘practical man.””—New York World.

A National Folly ; The Boston Herald says that a net loss from business failures in this country of $250,000,000 in a year would create a panic. Yet thatis our fire loss—an absolute and complete loss—rnnually for four years. Among other causes it discusses the general recklessness of our people: Unkept dumps, piles of tinder, fire traps exist in cities and invite the confiagration fiend, but people refuse to recognize the danger. The lack of individual responsibility is even more marked than is the absence of thoughtful and careful publie opinion: The cigarette butt is still snapped away without regard to where it may light. The match is thrown down carelessly or its snapping head allowed to lie untouched until some boot heel may crnsh and ignite it. Men still hunt gas leaks with matches, women pour oil on fires to brighten the flame, money is wasted in cheap construction under the pretense of saving it. In scores of ways individual carelessness and recklessness aid the fire fiend. .

Olney’s Powerful Support i Richard Olney, who as secretary of state in Cleveland’s cabinet, made a splendid record, in a long letter in the New York World strongly endorses the candidacy of William J. Bryan for president and contends that his election at this time would be the best th‘ing that could happen this country.—Logansport Pharos. Breeders and Dlstrlbutel;s : The rat, 8o it has been determined in communities which have suffered from the bubonic plage, are both breeders and distributers. The task of prevention is thus reduced to killing off therats.—Providence Journal. House, Barn and Two Lots for Sale I will sell my residence property on So. Martin street. Call at residence for particulars. 24-4¢ JONATHAN SIMMONS.

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~ Good Class of People - Of all the foreign immigrants to come to us, none are better than the sons and daughters ot Sweden, All their traits are peculiar to tha thrifty and the frugal, and the honest and contented.” The great numbers of them in the northwest attest this and nothing but good comes about them from that section of the country. At home they are moral people as statistics prove of all the people of Scandinavia, save their one failing has been the abundant use of strong drink, which has possession of the clasification of the population which cannot get out of their station and get into the upper world, so-called. Last year maay of these Swedes, who had long. ago settled in the northweet- and had accumulated a competence, were coaxed back to the fatherland, and the allurements of home pursuaded them to dwell there. Now they are on their way or preparing to come back to their new home in this country, which by contrast has givén them so much more to live for than they have been able to find at home in the fatherland. Here is a strong testimonial of the kind of citizenship this country offers and the kind of men who once experience will not exchange for what they have ever known. It is the ‘sense of beinh a part of the great whole and a sense of .responsibility to each other for what all do.—Dayton Journal.

Sad Accidentat Albion - The Albion street fair was the scene of a fatal accident last Friday evening in which Ethel Geneva Dale lost her life. Miss Dale who was kuown as Madame La Fere was about 256 years old and for several years had been performing the act that caused her death., A wire had been fastened to the court house tower and to the ground. The woman accended to the tower and fastening her hair to a wheel that ran over the wire, started down. When about half way down the wire suddenly parted, throwing her to the pavement, 40 feet below. She was picked up unconscious and died a few minutes later from her injuries. She was frightfully injured, both legs being broken. He back was dislocated and seyeral other bones broken. The accident was in plain sight of the large crowd and caused a tremendous sensation. It almost stopped .the fair. The woman had intended to make a ballou ascension, thought to try tha other act on account of some misunderstanding,. She had been doing this act for several years without accident. No cause is given for the breaking of wire. |

. Community Interests The farmers and business men in many of our rural communities have yet’ to learn that the only way to buildup a town and the only way to make the farms in t‘he? vicinity of that town more valuable is to co-op erate. The writer is particularly in favor of co-operation among fa.rzijer's, but we like to see the farmers surrounding a town co-operate with the business men in that town just as zealously as with their fellow farmers. Co-operative effort among the farmers should not lead to lack of co-operation with the other business men in the community. On the other hand it should encourage such agtion. Co-operation simply consists of unity of effort, and the principle underlying that business -plan which actuates the citizens of a community where y good town is supported by good farmers. True cooperation in a locality is absolutely necessary if the community is to prosper as it might.—Northwestern Agriculturist. ; [ b

Fine Man Tom Marshall is Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, the democratic candidate for govérnor is making a splendid campaign and is greeted by enthusiastic thousands wherever he appears. The poeple of Indiana, regardless of politics, believe that Tom Marshall is honest and that he will give the state an honest economical administration in case he becomes governor. They have confidence in him, He is unhampered by any political alliances and will be guided by a cleaf conscience in the discharge of his duty. There are few men in Indiana who have led a purer life than Thomas R. Marshall.—Starke County Democrat. ; ! ‘ Declared Preventable T It is coming to be very generally understood and appreciated that consumption is at times curable and almost at all times preventable. What is known as the white plague has brought sickness and sorrow to many homes and an active campaign against is worth making, the more so becamse something of substantial value can be accomplished.—Utica Press. : | Farm for Sale S Six miles from Ligonier,same from Albion, 24 from Kimmel, 159 acres. Well adapted to general farming. All tillable land except 10acre wood lot. Fine large buildings. Farm, buildings and fences in excellent condition. b e For terms and particulars inquire of Catharine Growcock. Kimmell, Indiana. 9 * 28-2¢

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: The Way Out Of It rise 1 The American expect td vote, in November, for the betterment of their affairs as theyf are now, in the things that have been presented for betterment. The question is, which of the two parties presents the promise in its statement of what it will do of coming nearer to what the people want done. For example, as to reforming the tariff, Mr. Taft says he will use every fiber of his being to carry out honestyly and decently the promise of his party platform. That promises is for revision with a reserve of ‘‘reasondble profit” for the protected interests, Mr. Taft himself has added to this the statement that such a program would mean that some schedules would be raised. Are the people satisfied with that? Is that the kind of tariff reform that they waut? Ifso, they will vote in Mr. Taft and his party to get it. If they want the kind promised by the democratic platform which is to reduce the schudules on trust made articles and to make a reasonable reduction on other protected products that touch the necessaries of life, they will vote 1n Mr. Bryan and the Democrats.—lndianapolis' News.

Chanler’s Nomination - Louis Stuyvesant Chanler, as. The News has had occasion to remark before, is & pretty good sort of citizen and is the strongest man the Democrats of New York could have nominated for governor. With him leading the outs and Charles E. Hnghes leading the ins New Xork is reasonably sure of a continuation of good government so far as the executive’s. chair is concerned. Mr. Chanleris in no sense a politician and is not allied with either Murphy or the MecCarren faction, something that is greatly to his credit. His nomination like that of Hughes, was distasteful to the bosses, who would have preferred a tool to a real man, but these are times when the .people are aroused and the bosses must be careful.— Wheeling News.

Were Intollerant and Abusive Well after all, the professional loobyists in legislative bodies do not precipitate riots. It is rather discouraging to lovers of order to read accounts like those of an incident at Indianapolis Tuesday, when the advocates of local option invaded the house and after its adjournment began a tirade of abuse. If argument will not win local option, violence should not do it.—Elkhart Review. The lobby was intolerant and often times abusive, lgut it was not this that won theday. It was there publican party lash weilded not by Hanly but by the republican machine that was scared into support of the measure. It was Jim Goodrich, Jiru Heminway and Jim Watson that 'weild—‘ ed the lash. :

Don’t Believe It ‘ : Congressman Pollard, who spoke here last Thursday evening, pradicts that Bryan xl be snowed under. He has trave¥d over the ' country some and finds no sentiment that would indieate Byran’s election.— Ligonier Leader, Sept.. 24. If Mr., Pollard had counted the number of voters in his audience that evening, and after deducting the number of Demoecrats,curious to know how badly he would distort and color his one side of the story, deduct that sum ‘total from the number of voters living within, say a radiug of two or three miles, he would have found sentiment all right, and of a sort, doubtlessly, not te his liking. ! A WORKING-MAN,

Will Run on Indepenent Ticket ~ ™ Henry W. Klick of Wolf Lake will be an independent candidate for commissioner 1n the southern district. It seems to us that Mr. Klick has been badly advised by his friends. He went into the democratic 3onvention as a candidate and he should abide by the action of that convention. It is true that the methods used to defeat Klick were outragous and wholly uncalled for but Mr. Stump was in no way to blame excepting that he allowed the use of his name which was in good faith as far as he was concerned. We believe that Mr. Kliek should reconsider his action and withdraw from the race. :

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‘Will Stand Trial i Ex-Deputy Treasurer Roy Massena of Kosciusko caunty, charged with embezzlement and grand larceny, will have a hearing in the Kosciusko circuit court on Monday, October b, provided no further delay in the case is made by Massena’s attorneys. Judge L. W. Royse on Wednesday set the 'date for the second time after having secured Judge Vernon W. Van Fleet of the Elkhart superior court to act as special judge in the cage. . i 4

Always Honorable - The two days race meet at Ligonier closed Wednesday and the attendance was so light that the gate receipts will not begin to pay the exdenses. The management, however pursued the honorable course and went into their own pockets to make good on the race purses.—Elkhart Review, _ e

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. A Splendid Affair The reception given last Tuesday evening at the Elks parlors in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Simon ~was one of the most enjoyable and most elegant society events of the season. Nearly ‘three hundred guests were present during the evening, and all paid their respects €0 the happy young couple. : ‘The rooms were most tastefully and prettily decorated in green and white, presenting a most inviting appearance. Sack’s orchestra rendered a splendid musical program during the festivities. Many beautiful costumes were worn by the ladies, but none were more attractive than the bride. Refreshment were served at an early hour when the dancing program was begun. These festivities lasted until after midnight. _ Mr. and Mrs. Simon will leave for their home in Mobile, Ala. next Saturday.

i Better Put a Stop to That In many places Labor Day was converted into political occasions, but politicians are no respectors of the proprieties and if not checked witl turn a prayer meeting into a rally to get votes for themsélves. Labor Day was instituted by law for the especial honor of those who toil. It is upheld and participoted in by people of all classes, irrespective of parties, and it is little shrort of an outrage that they cannot be protected from vote seeking politicians.— Indianapolis Independent. : The Newspapers Did it | The appeal of Mary Grim, aged 52 years, who for fourteen years has been a helpless inmate of Kosciusko county infirmary, that somebody find ‘her daughter, has been answered. Mrs. Grim did not know her daughter’s name, the girl gaving married a train dispatcher at Garrett several years ago. An article regarding the invalid and the girl to whom the mother referred as Lizzie, appeared in the papers of the state and last looated st Gary.

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