Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 October 1908 — Page 4

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THE NEWS J— ■ Nappanee, Elkhart County, Ind. Entered at the Post-office: at Nappanee lnd., as second-class matter. A Paper For The People. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One copy, one year. $ 1 50 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 40 By Gorbon N. Murray. n , • - ' v. It may not toe out of order for some astute politician to deiine tile difference between “bribery” and “influence’’. That the man living in a glass bouse should not throw stones, is all old adage forced.anew on the public mind in this campaign. The Republicans who have been somewhat mystified by theconfidence of their Democratic opponents all over the, country are now assuming a * more encouragicig front and begin to claim things axe coining their vtfay in the middle west since Mr. Taft’s journey. Heaest continues to “read” stolen letters Hearet has failed to buy his way into office with a few million dollars he inherited, consequently, he is sore on both political parties, the party which turned him' down, especially. Hearst comes about as near being the ragtail and bobtail of degeneracy in politics as anything in the present campaign. The expected sometimes happens also. Gov. Hanly was exonerated from the charge of attempted bribery. Among other tilings', the committee said: “We further find that there is no evidenee in said record that the Hon. J. Frank Hanly, governor of the state of Indiana, offered or tendered Representative Kniseiy any position, official or otherwise, or any consideration to influence his vote on the coun.ty local option bill, nor did he authorize any other person’to make any such offer.” ———tmmmm m —For any pain, from top to toe, from any cause, apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil, Pain can’t stay where ft is used.

In spite of the seemingly degenerating statesmanship in political methods, a small rty of light is discernable now and then which admits seeing that, on the whole, some progress has been made. Four yaars ago many public speakers denied that there were any trusts, while others claimed that there were “good trusts” as well as bad ones. No public speaker has had the temerity in this campaign to refer to such a thing as a “good trust,” and all acknowledge that there are really. existing trusts. Thus far, nobody lias had the te- ■ merity to declare that the bank guaranty requirement of the government has induced reckless banking. The government never lost anything from the “breakdown” of a national bank. For a number of years many people thought that the depositors were as safe as the government, and it was impossible to take the “short end” of their -deposits after tliejailure of a national bank. The experience people had last fall has'put them wise to the fact that money in a private bank i is .j ust as safe as the money in a national -bank, both depending on tiie management. It is already proposed by Elkhart temperance men that they will- call for an election under the county option law early next spring. Tile cost is estimated at about $4,000. Os; course, there is room for differences of opinion on the ultimate results of the option law where a county votes “wet,” so to spealp For Instance it is the candid belief, and not without good reason, that if Elkhart county temperance people failed to carry the election; all the territory within the county will become subjected to the saloons. 'This point will never be definitely known, however, until the courts decide upon that point. Should both the county option and the Moore law stand, in case of a failure to vote a county dry, local communities will continue to apply the blanket, remopstrance. Os course, a failure to vote a county “dry”, could pot annul remonstrances already in force under the former law.

Os all the men making -speeches for the Republicans in ibis campaign, Gov. Hughes, of New York, seems to be credited with the most* forceful of any. The governor seems to have eliminated much of the tweedledee and tweedledum and given thought to the issues between the dominant parties, matters that the people want to hear, and which they ought to understand, at least, if they would vote intelligently, or without regard to party servitude, which is about the same thing. Too much time and words have thus far been devoted to charges and counter-charges of what men said and did at a time so far in the background that it has nothing whatever to do with the • present or with the future legislation to which a people must look forward. The News repeats what it said on former occasions, that politics sgem to have degenerated. It comes as a sort, of relief from all this Tommy rot to have somebody discuss the real live topics even though one may not agree with the logic used or the premises assumed.

The bankers in convention at Denver “resoluted” against both the Republican and Democratic platforms for postal savings banks and bank guaranty to deposits, respectively. In the one instance they think the loss to depositors is too small to become an interesting factor, and in the other that tho postal savings bank would become a competitor for private concerns, or words to this effect.. .There is no denying the fact that the loss of a matter of $25 to SIOO to a depositor, when a bank fails, looks very small to the bankers at a distance, but to the man or woman whose all is wiped out, it is a very large sum of money. Thee it looks to the layman like it would be an easy matter for the banks, collectively, to take care of what they believe to be such small losses; that the natural increase of small deposits would more than offset the cost of the insurance or guaranty to depositors. If it swelled the deposits, as it is generally conceded that it would, the business of the country would reap the benefit, since the banks are the necessary distributers of money to those transacting business. The banker who has heavy deposits without demands from the business community is not the happiest mortal in the world, surely. The money must be used. If not at a high rate of interest, then at a low rate.

A TRUTH HALF TOLD. When Union township passed into control of the Republicans four years ago for the first time in its history, the township tax leyy was 84 cents on each hundred dollars valuation. Since the Republicans have had a trustee the levy lias been gradually lowered until today it is 45 cents, a reduction of nearly one-half. This excellent record furnishes the best of reasons for electing Daniel Iffert trustee next November.—Nappanee Advance. When a young couple are married and their parents furnish them a.finely equin>ed home, they are always recipients of congratulations from their friends for their success, This is human nature. Starting with anew equipments there is eveii little money spent fc>r repairs by the young couple. Trustee Iffert and the advisory board did just what any would "have done, perhaps, as the previous administrations had puilt all the school houses, furnished them, and were ready for business of economy in tax reduction. As to whether it is good, business to horde up $9,000 of the tax payers’ money when some of it might have been used to advantage, is a business proposition, merely, which each individual may approve or disapprove. The News simply calls attention to this statement of the Advance because a truth half told is often deceptive and misleading. ■ ' AS TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. - These have been no "’good reasons advanced why the Democratic campaign contribution publicity proposition is not better than that proposed by the "Republican candidate’s “amendment” to the platform proposition of publicity after election. Tlltre is really more in this particular issue under discussion than, perhaps, the voters of the country first supposed. The_proposition has really been made vivid by the RooseveltBryan controversy—generally looked upon at first glance as being immaterial to the campaign issues. This controversy has brought out the facts

that Mr. Roosevelt’s campaign fund was swelled tyrthe Standard Oil company’s “tainted” money. Thd fact that Mr. Roosevelt ordered the SIOO,000 contribution returned to Mr. Rogers, cuts no figure in the premises since it was not so returned and was used instead. It serves to illustrate to the voters that had publicity of campaign funds before election, been resorted to four years ago they would have known where the “interests” were placing their money. Then it calls to mind the insurance scandals connected with campaign contributions. So, after all, the proposition that contributions be. published, “before election”, is pretty sound doctrine. Publicity following election means nothing—especially, four years after election, unless to strengthen the belief that there should be such a law.

THE WISLER BROS. “IF.” It will surely be “President Taft” for the next four years, for lias not the decision of the Wisler Bros., as published in the Advance last week Settled the election matter beyond the shadow of a doubt? Here is what our contemporary said: • Nappanee will get a fine new business block next year—provided William Howard Taft is elected president of the United States next November. On the other hand if William Jennings Bryan is the peoples choice the building will not be built. * * * * The building referred to will be built by the Wisler brothers on the northeast corner of the public square. There are excellent prospects for Napp'anee’s growth next year, barring un--forseen contingencies. As the boys say: “Now what do you know about that?” In the first place, Wisler Bros, don’t own or control, excepting a single short lot on the corner. This is no sign, however, that they will not buy the whole block—“if”. This ought to assure Taft being the next president, anyhow, for will not the voters of Nappanee—Republicans, Democrats, Prohibitionists, Populists, Socialists—and the entire bunch, jump at such an op* portunity? This reminds one of old times, when grass was going to grow in the streets of Nappanee and empty houses and storerooms galore, was to be the result —“if” the saloons were eliminated from Nappanee’s business, It has a serious side, because intelligent people have to read such rot, but it is altogether too funny to consider in that light. Perhaps the election, which ever way it goes, will not stop the progress of the National Bank building, and the three storerooms now under way. Nor will it interfere with the possible construction of the block on North Main street next summer. It may be, after all, that the Wislers never said anything of the kind, since it is a contract as a part of the purchase that they build by July Ist 1!)10. They are entitled to the benefit of the doubt.

THE DEBS DEMONSTRATION AT SOUTH BEND. South Bend Times/ The Socialist meeting at the Auditorium, on. Saturday night was a sudT cess in point of numbers and enthusiasm. There were reasons for this. The “red flag” stirs the fighting blood, in man or animals, whether-, it be shaken before a bull, a turkey-cock or an anarchist, Dejps was, therefore, wise in his generation in making this color his oriflame. The “red train” raised anticipation and the bloodcolored banners carried by both men and women in the parade, added to the novelty and interest that filled the hall and cheered the speaker. Fhe addresS was a skillful appeal to the discontented. Virtually confessing that he had no hopes of election, Mr. Debs was free from the necessity of specifying definite remedies for the evils which doubtless exist and at liberty to hold both the old parties up to merciless, even if sophistical, ridicule. He made the most of his opportunities, and, as might have been expected, his large audience was its hearty sympathy with his utterances. There is a lesson in strations which patriotic statesmen will do well to heed. There is discontent in the land and there is cause for it. The actual condition of the poor is not worse , than it has been. In this country and in these days it is far better than it ever was before in any land or at any time. Even under the influence of the late depression, the unemployed of the United 'States

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have not suffered as have the poor in other lands, in all times. But there has been and is poverty and suffering which ought not to exist. It is the duty of the philanthropist and statesman to find a way to remedy these evils. At the close of the Fran-co-German war, the masses of the German people were ~in a sad condition. Bismark the matter the same wise and careful thought that he had previously bestowed upon the foreign policy of the empire and elaborated six measures which, enacted into, laws, have brought relief and prosperity to the common people. There is opportunity and necessity for such constructive statesmanship in this country. The remedy is not to be found in socialistic demonstrations. These are the chills and fever that indicate the presence of malaria. The wise prescription can be determined only by careful study of the disease 3,nd its causes.

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION. Indianapolis News. There may have been a good reason that led the Senate, yesterday, to reject the proposed resolution providing for the submission to the people of an amendment to the constitution providing for prohibition, but we doubt whether the reason assigned was a goQtl one. The committee took the view that the constitution prohibited the action proposed. The constitution says: If two or more amendments shall be submitted at the- same time, they? shall be submitted in sucli manner that the electors shall vote for or against each of such amendments sep-arately,-and while an amendment or amendments which shall have been agreed upon by one General Assembly shall be awaiting the action of a succeeding General Assembly, or of the electors, no additional amendment or amendments shall be proposed. Mr. Addison C. Harris applies this posture 'of affairs as follows: The amendments agreed upon-at the Sixty-fifth regular Assembly are now awaiting the action of the next, ttrak is. the Sixty-sixth General Assembly. In this posture of affairs, it is said in so many words, in Section 2 of Article 10, “no additional amendments shall be proposed.” * * * Until the present amendments passed at the last regular session and referred to the next General Assembly, are disposed of by that Assembly, no other amendments, whether at this special or any other, or at the next general session, can be proposed. It will be noticed that Mr. Harris Interpolates the words “regular” and “special”, as though it made any difference whether the session be regular or special. The constitution does not contain these words. It simply pro* vides that “while an amendment or amendments which ghall have been agreed upon by one General Assembly shall be awaiting the action of.the succeeding General Assembly”, no further amendments shall be proposed. It does not* matter whether the pending amendments are proposed at a regular or a special session. This is the same Legislature that proposed the amendments that |re now before the people. It is as much the Sixtyfifth General Assembly as was the

session that met two years ago. The fact that It is a special session is Immaterial. The constitution makes no distinction between regular and special sessions. It seems to us that the constitution plainly means that amendments may be proposed at all the sessions of a Legislature, no matter how many sessions there may be, provided only that it is the same Legislature. The contrary view depends for its validity on some distinction between a regular and a special session, a distinction which the constitution does not make. However, one reason will serve as well as another, and as the Senate was convinced by the report of its committee there is nothing more to be said. The prohibition amendment will have to wait. The action of the Senate is final, though the reasoning by which it was supported is anything but convincing. THINKS WHILE HE WORKS. One Man Who Saves Money for th Firm. There once was a man who did not do things. He was running a certain section of a certain large firm’s business, and people began to talk of him. “What’s the matter with that fellow?” said they. “Do you notice how he does nothing? All he does all day is—nothing, or, not much, 1 !, at all events. How does he manage to hang . on?” The other fellow made reply to the effect that “He does not hang on. He’s anchored here. If he wasn’t, he’d be let but. But he’ll never get any further up. Watch him.” And everybody watched. One day this certain firm happened to have a certain something oh its hands that stirred everybody up. It was a big contract, and there was something wrong with the so the firm had to win a big law-suit or lose a lot of money.' And all the people in the firm, everybody who did things, began to run around and say : “What are we going to do? What are 'We going to”do?” And the man who did not do things sat at his desk and smoked. Finally everybody had turned in their suggestions and the firm was going to'begin to fight the case, for none of the suggestlong-.suggested ftnything else. And then the man who did not do things spoke. , “Suppose I go over and. see the other firm and try to frame up a compromise,” said he. “We’ll both lose money if it goes into the courts. They’ll lose; we’ll lose. Suppose we see if we can’t make them see it in the same light.” The head of the firm threw up his hands and collapsed. “Good heavens," he gasped, “why didn’t somebody think of that before?” • And the man who did things made reply: "We’ve been tpo-busy planning the fight to have time to think about itr u -—■ - And the head -turned to the one man and said: "How in the name of all that is profitable did you happen to have such an inspiration?” And the mail laughed. “That’s no inspiration,”' he said"; “that’s common sense. I simply have sat back here —not doing things—thinking. And I know we can square it up.” And they did. Moral: Don’t do things—fill the time. Think a little. — - ~r£^—We can supply ribbons for the Remington typewriter. _ J: * News Bookstore ,