Pike County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 24, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 October 1886 — Page 3

Thursday, Oct, 28, 1886. THIS NEWS M BRIEF, WITH POWERS CN BUSINESS MATTERS. “Man wants but little here below 1” The statement causes mirth; It must have Wen in early times, But now hexwantsthe earth. ' * —Exchange. Atteud church. Repair sidewtdks. lulb’s for oysters. Improvements continue. Corn gathering is at hand. Petersburg needs street lamps. Considerable sickness Is reported. Card parties arc coming in vogue. C.o to Wm. IJibs for fresh oysters. The time for protracted meetings approaches. Society civics should be enlivened by merry parlies. , We are on the “home stretch,” politically speaking. Make arrangements to have every voter at the polls. Wm. Liibs serves oysters in any style. Give him a call. The Straight Lino pay car passed over the road, Thursday. Wall paper retailed at wholesale prices, at J. W. Bergen’s. A bran now stock of school books, Be., at P. 9- News Stand. Work has began - on the graded school building at Otwcll. Go to the City Drug Store for school supplies of all kfnds. The veteran Joe Jefferson, -played at Evansville, Friday night The Post Office News Stand is the, place to bn’/ School Books. The festive candidate is more active as the election draw's nearer. Dunnings novelty works a£ Union burned, Friday. Loss, #3,5O0r Preparations should be made for extensive holiday amusements Bergen has a large stock of school supplies, at; the City Drug Store. Two dafly mails each way on the E. & I. are of great convenience. Now is the time to btfiTwail paper at cost J. W. Bergen. I am closing out my stock of wall piper at cost. Call, and examine,,' J. W. Bergen. I am offering wall paper .cheaper than was ever known. J. W. Bergen. Will Ilisgen, at the oyster depot, has fresh oysters at all times, at 23, 35 and 50 cents per can. h

J'lVsh Win, Lii cun. fa'ansv town thi and all. An cxh ’•Mikado" may be given here Ibis winter. ■ j ? The earnings of the Ah' Line the last four mouths will foot up near $ 178,000. A baud of gypsies visited this vicinity last week, cheating our people on horse trades, llr. J. S. Beeler, of Boon ville, can lie consulted at the Lingo Hotel Thursday, Noy. 4th. The matrimonial market promises to become livelier as the c<31d weather approaches, A new plate glass has been put in the front of Fleming’s grocery store, replacing a broken one. It !*8cmi-offiriallv announced that the contract to build the Vincennes railroad is being negotiated. Sneak theives aro often heard prowling around promises in town, fiuns are now loaded for ’em. Henry Bickrieh now sings to a hoy baby several days old: “You grow vnore like your dad every day." Fred. IVetker's hbusoliold lls delighted oyer a ucw girl baby, whose arrival dates from last Thursday. The crap statistician of Indiana finds that the average y iaid of corn . will bo thirty-six bushels to the aero. Crill Adams, of the popular drug lirm.of J. It. Adams & Son, called Friday to order stationary printing. A country youth wishes to know “how long girls should be courted.” Wh)*, the *same as short girls, of ‘ course. Rev. J. TV. Asburv, J. B. Veiling and W. P. Wallace attended ministerial conference last week at Boonvillo. , Joe Stubblefield says lie is not going up Salt river, as we mentioned last week, but after the election will g« on a fox hunt in Knox county instead. Yes; a “public office is a public IrasC” A, candidate is compelled to trwd every impecunious fellow who may “strike” him for a loan of a dollar or two. And iiow the fall purchaser begins to scan the advertising columns to sec where he can get the most goods for the lea st money. Now is the time to advertise. Miss. Fannife Evans, of High G rove, Ky., and Andrew M. Oliphaut, a prominent attorney of San An tonio, Texas, arc visiting Alex Oliphaiit, of Clay township. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Morrison (an account of whose wedding was in our last islue) have the thanks of the DkmofRAT fora bountiful supply of delicious wedding cake. % r Lucia Julian Martin, a dramatic roader and elocutionist of enviable reputation, will give a reading at the Opera-house, Thursday eveniug, Nov. 11 th. Extended notice next week. oysters ahyays <pi hand at j’s, aml/sold by the dish or ille drummers captured the • week, business men, girls Million of lufiatenr talefit in

Prof. C. C. Wade, of Kansas, in his paper, “The Future,” predicts a hard winter,—cool weather to set in the latter part of December, and continuing till about April 1st, without cessation. Every Democrat should give his support to 'W. W. Berry for Joint Senator. He is a farmer, a man of the people, and will legislate for the )>eople. Give him a good majority in Pike. Here is a pointer for Carr. Cox, whom Shacfer opposed in Logan township last spring was elected by 32 majority and Atkiijison, for whom Shafer worked so hard, barely escaped defeat. . * Michael Dempsey, a tramp printer who worked two days in this office recently, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary, by the Gibson circuit court last week, for stealing au overcoat from an employe of the Vincennes News. The election in Bainbridge township, Dubois couutv, an the 20th, resulted in favor of an appropriation in aid of the Viroennes road, by 191 majority—about four to one In favor of the appropriation. A hunting party, headed by James B. Barker, spent the most of last week in the Patoka bottoms, and brought back over a hundred squirrels, a number of turkeys, and other small game. John VanNada was hunting deer. Thrbe men and two Cinnamon bears paraded up and down Main street Thursday for the amusement of the people. The bears ought to be thrown in the river and drowned and the peripatetic bear exhibitors put to work on a rock pile.

On (lit that a certain member of a church choir rang a chestnut bell on another lady member at whom she had become offended while practicing. There were dissenslbns among the choir, and the aforesaid lady took this method of getting even, while her “rival” was singing. The State supreme court has decided that the county, and not the township, is responsible for all election expenses which arc to be paid ont of the countv fund. The decision is rather an important one from tl e fact that it will lesson the, expenses of the townships of the state very materially. Here is an item of interest to the ladies: If white clothing, say a dress, is put away in a closet or drawer it will in time become yellow. But if it be placed in a box lined with bine paper, or even wrapped in dark blue cloth, it will come out as white us il ever was, no matter how long it lies. The ministerial conference of the M. E. Church for this district was held at Boouviile Oct. 19th and 20ih. Rev. \V. Asburv preached the opening sermon, and a sermon was also preached by Rev. W. S. MeMichacl. Rev. J. B. Thomas read a paper on “Best Methods for Raising l'astor's Salary.” ■ An unfortunate young woman of this county guye birth to an illegitimate child, in this place, last week, which caused a genuine sensation. and caused a warrant to be sworn out for the arrest of the alleged father, who was but recently married to a prominent young lady of this countv.

It is announced that Mackey’s Evansville and Richmond Railroad will he built in a year and a half. The projected line would reach from Elnora, Daviess county, to Richmond, 145miles, and pass through Oakland City, Petersburg, Washington, Redford, Columbus, Greensburg, Connersvillc and other smaller places. “Can you tell me what kind of weather we may expect next mouth ?” wrote a fanner to the editor of bis country paper. The editor replied: “It is my ltelicl that the weather next month will be very much like your subscription bill.” The fanner wondered tor an hour what the editor was driving at when ho happened to think of the word “unsettled.” lie Immediately sent a postal note. The glorious October summer lias nearly euded, and cold waves and colds in the head approach. Since these things are so and not otherwise, it becomes the duty of every good and true man to warm his heart with patriotism and his chest with winter flannels, vote the democratic ticket, and adapt himself to his environments, for summer weather is preparing to skip. W. T. Stephens lias purchased the right for this county to sgjl the Davis’ 1886 Quilting Frame. We were shown this model of convenience and acouracv at work Tuesday, and we can cheerfully wrtte to Petersburg and Pike county to call nud see at Mr. Stephen’s headquarters au invention that will save them thousands of stitches. The quilting frame Can be placed on auy sewing machine and with the machine ruuning very lightly a quilt can be quilted cutirc in two hours or less. It indeed fills a long felt waul, and to every out' who possesses it will prove a joy forever. Some newspapers (“hypocritical purists”) have expressed horror at the suggestion in the State platform that tiie proceeds from the liquor Heense tax be applied to the support of £he common schools, when it is welfknowu that *‘the common school fund in Indiana is the recipient of all thb fines, forfeitures and penalties imposed by the criminal code. Under its provisions the price of blood, even the price of woman's honor outraged, in the form of forfeited recognisances find their way into thr public treasury. Revenue is derived from a variety of surcee; much of it, it is to be regretted, the folly, weakness and wiekodt ess of mankind. Converted into a fund for education,- it may happily teach our posterity to do am:t ti do better than ourselves.”

CAMPAIGN CHAT. Ben Harrison to the Nationals: “We have no asylum for Idiots.” . Betheil will be defeated by a large majority.—Petersburg News, October 1st. “No Democrat can be a Christian or ever get to Heaven.”—Joseph Stubblefield. “I’ll make ’em think I’m made of monov on the eve of the election.”— Goodlet Morgan. “Mr. Morgan would not have to practice to tell a, lie.”—Petersburg News, October 1st. Gen. HoTey’s opinion of Democrats: “Rebels, Copperheads and Vile Serpents of the North.” “I can carry Marion township with a load of yellow corn and fifty cents all around.”— Win. J. Betheil. “It takes three things to make a Campbeliitr—Ignorance, Impudence and Baptism by Immersion.”—Joseph Stubblefield. Some time ago. at a hotel iu this place, a remark was made by a Republican, who was slopping at the hotel that lie “did not believe any Democrat could be a Christian or ever get to Heaven.” A gentleman who heard the remark was talking to Joe Stubblefield aliout it, and thought that Joe would be as much surprised at the remark as he was, but Joe said, concluding with the above remark, “By G—d, I say so, too.” ELECTION ECHOES. On to victory! Three cheers tor McCullough 1 The “still hunt” will get a black eye.

Hurrah for tin whole Democratic ticket! Democrats, work from now till the cloieof the polls. - Joseph L. Bowman as Coronfcr will make a prompt, reliable autl efficient officer. Mr. McCullough and Mr. Ely have made the woods ring with Democratic music this week. Gerard II. Overheck, for Commissioner. w!ll carefully guard the jicople’s interest, and conduct the affairs economicallv. J ihn L.^Bret* has ablj' and honorblv fulfilled the duties of Prosecuting Attorney, ami deserves re-election by a handsome majority. Fred. II. Poetkcr’s conduct of tie Treasurer’s office meets the approbation of tax-payers generally, and he well merits a re election. In Levi Thompson, the people will have a sensible, creditable and painstaking Representative, who will vole fora Democratic United States Senator. For Sheriff, Win. J. Shrodc, who is now closing an honorable term to the satisfaction of every one, is the right matt in the right place. Keep him there. Josiah L. Morton has filled the office of Surveyor to the satisfaction of all people. lie has been tried, and is known to be a man of experience and ability.

For Commissioner. First District, Samuel Amos will make a careful ami worthy Commissioner. As a first-class mechanic, jhe will be of the greatest service on the Ixiard. For Auditor, Allierf £. Edwards, is the man. His administration of that office will be free from all abuses, all favoritism and he can be relied.upon to manage every fund to the satisfaction of ail. John W. McCarty’s competency for Cleric is unquestioned. Ho is a selfmade young man of the strictest integrity, ami no private act is sur rounded with the least suspicion. His campaign has not been a defensive one. lie will make a model Clerk. A BIT OF HISTORY. The News’ Scathing Remarks About the Republican Candidate for Clerk.. On September 24, 1885, Goodie! Morgan wrote'as follows in the Press regarding E. H. Harrell: ‘‘Some yffirs ago he eondnoted the Republican organ in this county, in which eapaeitv he rail both the party and the paper into a bole.*’ The next week (October 1st) Mr. Harrell in answer to the above paragraph fired the following shots: The above paragraph contains the truth. We published in the Press everything ’hat Mr. Morgan and the Republican leaders wrote or dictated. Since that time Mr. Morgan has edited the Press during campaigns and the result of the last election in this county shows that he has his party further in the hole than it was when we edited the Press. We always managed to elect one or two Republican candidates, but how is it now? Every county official n solid Democrat, with the exception of the county auditor who is a member of the National partv aud formerly a Democrat. ***** Owing to the fact that we have not been to a Pike county fair for three years shows conclusively that Mr. Morgan would uot have to practice to tell a lie. ***** In regard to the haud -organ and the monkey we would advise the Society to not invest in such, for tear that the people in al.endance would mistake the monkey lor the Secretary [Morgan] of the Society with another case of delirum-tremens! * * * * If you wish to continue this argument we are willing. Yet we see no reason why you should resort to personalities. In our former article we made no mention whatever of your personal character. If yon can not argue your case without resorting to the methods of a “rough” you should modestly retire. The News was terribly severe then ou the man who is now its candidate. A Bad Reco rd. “The Republican candidate for Representative has been beard to say that be was in fovor of allowing no naan to own more than 160 acres of land and also said that he is in favor of making every man work all the roads oa his own land and furthermore, ■says he Is In fovor of doing away with the poll tax.” “Sow my good Republican friends, howdoes that suit you. If required, we will prove the above statement by his own party/’ F. H.

POLITICAL POINTERS. The report circulated in the county that John W. McCarty is opposed to the free school system is as absurd as as it is untrue. It is the latest campaign lie. The voters of Pike county will do well to read au article over Morgan’s signature in the la6t issue of the News and see how that man cries for office. Anything to get some more of the people’s money. The “Big Four” and their fo'low ers swear vcngance against Republicans who vote for Democratic candidates. The “party lash” will be used; but there are many who will not bow to the will of the dictators. When a Democrat says he intends to vote for Goodlet Morgan ask him how a Democrat can vote »T>r a man who said “Democrats should not be allowed around the public square; and that they were ‘rebels and traitors.’” Voters, notice how the Republican papers and the friends bt Auditor Bethell squirm around in defending him. No two statements in his defense are alike. Their own admissions show how he has mismanaged the school fund. While great claims are being made for the great goo 1 done the people by the Republican candidate for Clerk, let us weigh the good against the in jury and the end of the scales containing the injury will go dowu like a thousand of brick. Tux Press now clamors for reform in county affairs. Every reader of that pgper remembers bow it has praised Democratic Commissioners, but now wants a change. The Press is inconsistent; it should support Amos and Overbeck. Peddlers of petty stories about the Democratic candidate for Clerk may as well cease. John W McCarty is an honorable young man, capable, clever, fair-minded, and ttnperjudiced against any party or class. He is deservedly popular with all people. The Republican managers have made the campaign purely a personal issue. No principle or reform involved. Nationals and Republicans who do not like a desertion of principles for the sake of office will rebuke the managers next Tuesday. The self-constituted bosses of the Republican party are determined to sacrifice Ferguson, Brumfield and every National candidate in the attempt to elect Morgan and Bethel). This is a true pointer. Watch the vote uext Tuesday and sec. The Press says “the contest this election is between the tax-payers and the Petersburg ring.” Yes; that is a frank admission. The tax-payers certainly do hot want two of the Petersburg ring (Morgan and Bethell) in the county offices to mismanage affairs. Never before did we see a man ask the suffrages of a party, the votes of the people, who was first a Democrat, four years ago a National candidate and elected as such, and to-day a Republican. Anything for office 1 What a glorious record to point to with pride!

Two years ago the Republican tieket, according to the opinion of the News’ editor, was defeated by the editorials in the Press. Now after the election, the Press vill think the News’ course did it, and the News will say the Ineuks of the Press defeated the tin-ion ticket. The News said on October 1, 188o, the following exact words: “Jfr. Morgan would not have to practice to tell a lie.” This is strong language, and we have nowhere scon a dental by the writer, and one is led to believe that he “remains of the saute opinion still.” Now what do the meu to whom Mr. Morgan has made profuse promises think of the News that “Mr. Morgan would not have to practice to tell a lie.” Explanatory. f The Press and News amt the Republican caudidute for Clerk have (Tom time to time hinted at what they pleased to term damnable actions of a Democratic editor and the Democratic candidate for Clerk, alleging outrageous treatment of a man who is a terrible sufferer from disease; and that he was forced to make a statement, etc. These are tho facts: While returning from a visit at Arthur recently the two young men referred to saw the old gentleman sitting on the verandah in front of his residence. They stopped; took seats; and after passing the' usual cortesies, the old gentlemau immediately began talking about eountv politics, before either of his callers had said a word about it. He continued on his own accord, and without any solicitation, whatever—all his talk was entirely voluntarily. He said: “I want to conduct a fight in my «wn party. I made a statement a short time ago; but that is not strong enough; I want to make it stronger.” So he continued, and urged that we send his attornev two days following, so he could make as stroug a statement as possible of bis treatment by the Republican candidate for Clerk. At the request of his son, John Whitman, the article given to us far publication, by a gentleman at Arthur, was never published; nor has this paper ever refen ed to the matter; we complied with bis son’s request throughout, aud his father made no statement to his attorney; nor was not asked to nor did he sign a statement in our presence or at our request. Why did those who reouested us to retrain from mentioning it he tne first to write letters regarding the matter, and the candidate by inneuudo attempt to reply to that which we never intended V mention? The writer will be glad to submit his whole actiou in this matter to anv man, or set of men, unprejudiced. That the blame rests upon the man who first pushed the matter Into print, they will surely say la his desperation, he sought to deny the charge before it was made; a fatal mistake. We would never have referred to this but for the course of the candidate and his organs; but how pitiful it was to see that old gentleman, bent with age and disease, recite. in a distinct and forcible manner, his treatment. But the blame of its publication, and the questions involved, rests with the candidate and his party members. Let them settle it. Editor. STILL THEY COME! Another Expose of Aadlter Bethel). Editor Democrat:—Henry Todranke •ays that he and Charley Martin wanted to buy a certain piece of land, acres in section nlnetetn, Lockhart township, on which there was a school fund mortgage; amount due, $700; and Bethell let A— Mbave it for $01 who after he had cut all the Umber off of said land then let it go. This la the way that Bethell guard’s the interests of the people’s money. Lockhart Tp. Notice. All persons are hereby notillctl not to tresspass on the premises of the uudersignod by hunting. Mrs. 6. J. Asu.

THAI FATAL RECORD General Hovey’s Cruel Hatred of the Poor Illustrated. Review of His Speech in the Constitutional Convention Against tho Debtor Class. His Monstrous Sentiments Repudiated then, now Justified and ReAvowed by Him. [From tho Evansville Courier.] The Journal again charge* that Tin Courier has gvrbled Gen Ilovey’s speech and publishes a fifteen line extract from the speech, which it says “ is the heart and substance of the whole speech." This is a fine specimen of the audacious lying that has characterised the management of the Republican campaign from the beginning. Witiout a single issue to pre sent; shrinking in shame from their corrupt record; running away like coward; from the declarations m their Stute platform ; their whole canvass has been one of filthy defamation and slander and lying. To show the dishonesty and i icincerity of the Journal, it has pretended that there were some sentiments in this speech of Mr. Hovey's that we were afraid to publish, and that the extracts we did publish, were ‘‘garbled," a term which neither the Journal nor Gen. Ilorey seem to know the meaning of. Now, the Journal says that “the he rt and substance of the whole speech" it habeen “daring" us to publish in the sillies' way, but which it has not dared to publish itself, is contained in the following : "To those who believe credit to be a curse, tc those who would abolish all laws lor the collection ol debts, I have nothing to say. Such men are entirely beyond the reach ot any argument that I may offer. But, those who. with me. see in a healthy credit system the means by which the poor man may be raised from poverty tc wealth—the meaus by which indigent citizens farmers and laborers may, in a few short years, be placed above penury and want—such will look upou the adoption of these amendments as the death kuell to all their hopes for the poor.” t Debates in Indiana Convention, pages 730 to 733. Pray, what is this extract, that* out neighbor says coataius “the heart and substance of the whole speech," but a plea for the Usurer and Money Lender ? The Homestead Exemption Amendment Mr. Hovey was discut sing, declared the principle that a certain amount of the property of debtors should be exempt from execution, and Air- Hovey opposed the amendment because,in li s opinion, it would strike down the credit system—it was • blow at the Usurers.

ibis opinion was wrong, as lldont of 126 ot Mr. Hovey’s colleagues declared by their votes, and as anybody but “the erratic genius" of the Convnion. as Mr. Hovey was called, must have known. Ihe experiei ce of thirt/-five years of exemption, during which the credit system has flour-i-lied as it never did before, shows how lacking in judgment “the erratic genius'1 of the Constitutional Convent on was. llut let us quote that part of the speech from which our esteemed neighbor, the Jonrnnl, culls the above c-x'ract, with the purpose of creating false mipress ons. Mr. Hovey's Speech begins with the implication that alt the other members ol Convention are pol.tical cowards, and announces with a great flourish, his purpose not to “dodge responsibility," but “To beard the lion in bis den, Tiie Douglass in his hall.” a bit of chaiacteristic egotism that one naturally looks for in all the General's utterances, lie then occupies some time in instructing the Convention in Roman history, a pci forma nee, which wc may say n passing, was mercilessly rid.culed ly Mr. Burden, of Allen, in a speech showing clearly that Mr, U»vey's “ history ol Rome was the meresi romance ; that the authorities Mr. Hovey quoted “always sided against the mass and for the few;" that hit discussion of the Incinian law, and of the areer of tin- Gr.uchi, proved his utter misconception of both; that the Licinian law “had no reference whatever to private property, but was a regulation affecting he ■list s|i ution of lauds uh.ch belonged o the (Homan) Republic;" that the Graccui, instead of being the -ame character of m*n, with the same mm , as the Sun' Culottr ot Franc, as Mr Hove ignorantly declared, . re patrols av. o “simply insisted upon b mf rc-mentof a >aw that was aire. dy in existence, and doing this, were both put to death by the patricians," that is, by the aristocrats and plutocrats of that day. Foil wing his sorry tfforts to instruct th Convention in Roman history, Mr. Hovey indulged some reflections upon “the trutl. of abstract principles and the propriety o carrying such orinctples into practice,'9' and then proceeded to his argument as follows : Let us, then, ask what will be the moral ef feet ot the amendments (homestead exempt ion to the seetion under discussion U adopted? Tie solvent mau needs not their protection. Tin only tiam that canhe btntftUtd by such provision would te those who shall become involved in debt beyond their means of payment. Now, sir, would k be couductive to public morals to place that class comparatively above waut by giving them homesteads—homesteads purchased with the funds of other men—or would it be more in accordance with the principles of ethics to tel; them plainly, “You must pay your honest debts?" To test the morality ol this law, let us examine a little further. There are two men. bound together by the ties of (rieudsbip; one had Are hundred dollars in cash and the other has nothing. The one who is peuuiless, relying on the ties ol friendship, applies for (be loan ol five hundred dollars, obtains it, and Immediately Invests it in a homestead. The friend who loaned the money in a few days applies for payment. Judge of his astonishment when he is informed of the manner In whieh it has been in. vested, and that bis friend claims the exemption of the homestead principle. Can it be possible that any law thus nakedly admitting of legal swindling, can meet with the approbation of the citizens of this State? Laws instead of laying traps for meu's consciences, should always, ou the contrary, remove every temptation possible. “Lead us not into temptation, but dclivcmu* from evil,” should be the united prayer ot the governors and the governed, • Now comes the paragraph from which oar neighbor quote*, and which it' says contains “the heart and substance of the whole speech.” It is as follows: There Is another point ot view in which 1 wish to present to the Convention the effects which I think will ensue from the adoption of Unamendments offered by the gentleman from Huntington (Mr. Murry). To those who believe credit to be a curse, etc. (See Brat extract above.) Mr. Hovey then tells the story of the farmer boy, already published in these columns in response to the “dare" of our ew teemed neighbor, the Journal, and then ! proceeds to eulogise gold, as follows: I know, sir. that the acquisition of gold has | been cursed from the Urn down to the last ol the poets

“Gold. ({Old, in all ages the curse of mar kimt. Thy letters are forged Cor the soul and th mind." Such Is the language of poetry, hut hot of truth! What was It that in a few shdrt years peopled this western nildeniess-llke world with millions of happy and intelligent freemen? Th love of gain. What is it that whitens every see with the sails of commerce? Gold. What is It that lightens the poor boy’s eye in the wllderuess.wlien by the midnight lamp he pours over old musty works of history or of science? Whais It sir. bill the hope ol glory or of gain? Strike front the affections of man the lore of property, and tou paralyze the intellectual progress of the world. We have, thus, qoo'ed freely, and in the order in which they were uttered, the senti ments and the false philosophy that have inspired Gen. Hover's career. From brat to last; it ia plain that he has had no respect for any body hut the rich and that poverty, in his view, if not a rnm*. is, something that its victims, not society: should be ashamed of. ‘.The solvent nerd not proti etion.” “The only etas that can be heneiitte would be those who should become indebted beyond the means of pay r»ent " Laws protecting the debtor class “admit of legal swindling.'* The affections of man, except the love c property, are not virtues, and strike fron. I them the love ot property, and they become vices, that “will paralyze the intellectual progress of the world ” These monstrous sentiments were received with horror and disgust by the Conven \on Every speaker that followed him severely rebuked them We have characterized these sentiment.as barberous. We have declared that it is monstrous tt say that laws shall Dot be passed became “the solvent” do not need their protection because, those who do need their protects i do not deserve them That it is monstrous to denounce laws t tended to protect the debtor class fror being beggared by their creditors, as law- ‘ admitting of legal tu-indling.” That it is monstrous to say that the lov of wife and children, of brother and sister of father and mother the human affei tions—arc as nothing compared with “th I' Ve of property.” These sentiments are not only monstroi; now ; they have always been held to t ■ monstrous, even in barbarous times. And it is a remarkable thing that Get Hovey should justify and rcavow then now.

A Correction, The report that I treated Miss M. J. Gladish for dropsy is not true'. The report being likely to injure my professional interests is my reason fo*naking this correction. Neiiher d l remember having seen her for tiv >r six months previous to Oct. IS). ’886. The following statement will ! explain itself. R. R. Kime. ——- Oct. 23,1886. This is to certify that Dr. R. R. Kime did not, audnever has, treated my daughter for dropsy. That to my knowledge he hadjtbt seen her for five or six months previous to Oct. 19, 1886. That the statement to the effect that she was treated for dropsy, is incorrect and not true. » Jeremiah Gladish. Agreement. Indianapolis. Ind.. Sept. 8th, 188G. It is hereby requested and directed that in all election precincts, where the Inspector is a Democrat, he shall appoint a Judge oid Clerk to be selected by the Republicans of such precinct; and where the Inspector is a Republican, he shall appoint a Judge and Clerk, to be selected by the Democrats of the precinct. James N. Huston. Chairman Republican State Cen. Com. Kb. Henderson, Chairman Democratic State Cen. Com. J. W. Wilson, Chairman Rep. County Cen. Com. Pike Co. II. J. WlGOS, Chairman Dem. County Cen. Com. Pike Co. Horgan’s Disfranchisement of a Democratic Voter. Goodlet Morgan, did you some years ago have a man working for you all summer and board with Peter Tislow. Did this same man, at the election, the following autumn have his vote challenged when he went to the polls to put in a Democratic ticket? Did he then call you up to prove that he had a lull right as a legal citizen and resident to his vote? Did you declare positively that you did not know the man? Did he then call Mr Tislow to testify to his right? Did Mr. Tislow swear that he was a legal voter, that he had been in your employ all summer, and boarded at his house? Voten. Campaign Speaking. Hon. J. E McCullough and Hon. E. A. Ely have been makingan excellent canvass of the county this week. The meetings are well attended, and the speeches are having good effect. This afternoon they speak at Center School House, and to-night at Union. Alex Sloane is making a rattling canvass of the county. Mr. Sioane is Consistently opposed to the coalition. Hon. E. A. Ely will speak at Oakland City to-morrow [Friday] night. Det the jieople of Pike county turn out aud hear A Card.

To the voters of Pike county: In reply to a statement of the Press that I was driven off the traok as a candidate for the office of county Clerk. I have this to say; that I was not driven off by any ring or set of men, but that I withdrew by my own consent simply because I did not want to make the race. Bespectfully, Mark Powers. Card of Thanks. To all who so kindly assisted in protecting our dwelling house and contents against the ravages of the flames which reduced to ashes our shops with almost their entire contents while we were absent from home on Friday Morning, Oct. 23d. 18*6, we extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks. 1.. J. Dunning, PaTsky Dunning. —No.46.— Sheriffs Sale. BY virtue of a certified cony of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of the Pike Circuit Court, in a cause wherein John Skinner Isplalntiff and William Nowluud, et al are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of one hundred and eighteen dollars and fifty cents, with Interest on said decree and Costs. I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY, the 20th dav of November, A. D., 188&, Between the hours of 10 o’clock A. ■.. and 4 o’clock p. M., of said day, at the door of the Court-house In Pike county, Indiana, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, to-wit: The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section iwenty-four (24). town two (2) south, range eight (8) west, containing forty acres more or lees, in Pike county .’Indiana. If such rents and profits will not sell fora sufficient sum to satisfy said decree. Interest and costs, I will, at the same time and mace, expose to public sale the fee simple or said real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. W. J. SHRODE, Oct. 21,1886. Sheriff Pike County. Townt-endA Fleener, Atfy for Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF_ X*w«k(r Election to First Tnesdar After t day la Not?ml Not. 2, ig STATE OF INDIANA,. The K(»te of Irdian&f County, Greeting;.— I YOl' are hereby com! voters of said Cm there will be an electionvoting pieces In said cool, day after the first Monday being the SECOND DAT OF Noi, for the purpose of electing tb cers to-wit: STATE OFFICE Lieutenant-Governor. Secretary of State. Auditor of State. Treasurer of State. Superintendent of Public Insti Clerk of the Supreme Court. Attorney-General. , Judge of the Supreme Court for District of said State. DISTRICT OFFit, One Representative in First District of India One State Sen of the counties < Prosecutlr dicial Circu

Repn Clerk Audit Sheri Con Surve One ( one Comd said conq STATE < I, DANI1 Circuit Con State, do I Ing to be i officers to 1 election to 1 In each i Tuesday i 1886. Ini my hand' Petersbun | SEAL] Sheri. I, WILLIE County, Ind voters of s be an cle officers as! day after th the same bg|

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