Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 34, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 January 1894 — Page 4

Skr file ®uuntjj gcttwctai Br n. Mcc. siroops. 10* The Pike Coeety Ueaofrmt has the Urset etreaUtlon ot any newspaper aabliihed ia Ike County I Advertisers will ma^e a aote of its fact! Entered at the postoffies in Petersburg for transmission through the mails as seeond$las8 matter. * \ FltfDAY, JAN. 5,1894. Democratic District Meeting. By the direction the Democratic State Central Committee,* district ponvention of the First dieirict of Indiana, will be held at Evansville, Ind., January 8, 1894, at 2 o’clock p. m., at Germania hall for the purpose to elect * member of the Stale committee from this district for the ensu$ug two years. The basis of representation In this ponvention is, one delegate for each two huudred votes or fraction of one hundred or oyer cast., for the Hon. Claude Jlatthews of governor for J892; the different counties are therefore entitled to the following representation : Gibson county, 12:; Perry county, 10; Pike county, 10; Posey county, 13: Spencer pounty, 12; Yanderburg county, 30; Warrick county, 11. ' August Brextano, Chairman.

The Ft. Wayne Journal says thatfhere are a score of newspaper men in northern Indiana who have been fighting the battle of democracy in sunshine and stprm for ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and almost thirty years without reward, recognition or pven the thanks ef the party. Whkv a man is out of work and the family in the house cold and hungry, tho call to “stand true to the platform” of his part y that has worked all the mischief, is not as impressive as it was in 1892 when he marched with kn “American tiu” badge in bis hat and his Melvin ley ism was only a happy dream. At a mass meeting of the democrat’s last Saturday the following named gentleman were selected as delegates to the district convention to be held at Evansville, January 8th, for the purpose of selecting a member of the State central committee: E. A. Ely, E. P. Richardson, M. L. Heathman, Joel H. Coan, Gardner Kime, John B. Blnize, II. J. "Wlgsrs, Jones B. Kemp, O. J. Greeuway and J. A. Shepard. At ameeting of the democracy of ^osey bounty last Saturday tor the purpose of selectihg delegates to the district convention, resolutions were adopted endorsing Cleveland and the On tire administration. We give below A part of the resolutions, from which, it will be seen that the course of Col. A. A. Sparks, editor of the Mt. Vornon Democrat, in his abuse of public officials does not meet the approval of his home people and patrons. It should serve to give notice to the colonel that he has made a great mistake in bis attack on Congressman Taylor and other officials: Resolved, We hereby denounce the conduct of those heretofoi-e favored by the democratic party with lucrative offices, who, be- ' cause not again being rewarded from no sense of d^ty or adhe*encq to principles, but only from disappointed ambition and unrewarded greed, have turned their backs upon the party, abandoned principles, villlfied pnd traduced a democratic president, and pre daily giving aid and comfort to the republican press in its efforts to defeat the democratic party. Such men are not democrats, have no place inside the party, and should not be recognised by the party organization. Resolved, That we condemn the conduct of Albert A. Sparks, editor 61 the Mount Ver- ^ /pon Democrat, since the inauguration of Grover Cleveland as unjust, disloyal and undemocratic, and req uest all democrats who have the welfare pi the party at heart to manifest their disapproval of his conduct. Resolved, That we cordially endorse our Representative In congress, the Hon. A, H. Taylor, for bis activity and zeal in behalf of his constituents’ for his able and efficient course in congress and intelligent and loyal devotion to democratic principles.

James A. Chandler, of Clay township, we gnderst&nd, has been granted au increase of pension. He has been receiving the sum of $10 per month for someti me past, but through the efforts of Congressman Taylor |ii8 pension baa been increased to $30 per month. He is a worthy man and in poor health. He was a mep»ber of the 42d Indiana regiment. The Press will please take notice of this fact, and possibly, from force of habit will pot make mention of the granting of this increase. It is a democratic administration .that grants pensions, therefore no notice of the matter, but if some person happens to be suspended pending an investigation, which was commenced by ex-Cotn-missioner It aura, then in glowjug beadlines it announces that the rebels ajre in the saddle and are taking ^way the pensions of tbc soldiers. Press is one of those papers that

is ho cold and infinitesmally small that it would not give credit to any measure that a democrat bad anything to do with. Just so with the pensioning of soldiers. Under a democratic administration nothing is right, but everything that tends to purify any department of the government is wrong, absolutely so. It was all right for republicans while in power to grant $10,000 pensions to the widows of Grant and Garfield and $5,000 pensions to the widows of Hancock, Logan aud others, and applauds the act by Its silence, while the widows of private soldiers in Pike county draw from $8 to $12 per month. A way with such small journalism. A good act at least deserves a three line item, and in the above case it might be to your interest to say a kind word for the beueficlary.

“D—n Hoke Smith.” A republican editor’s job press broke down, the other day, and he went out and “d—d Hoke Smith.” A republican fanner came to town and got but 25 cents a dozeu for his eggs when he. expected to get 30, and all the way home he “d;—d Hoke Smith.” A republican cattle breeder’s cow dropped a bull calf when he wanted a heifer and he sat up halt the night aud “d—d Hoke Smith.” A Cherry Grove nigger’s mule ran away and broke the wagon, and of course the darkey ‘ 4—d Hoke.” A minister was invited to perform a marriage ceremony, and the republican justice who had calculated that the particular couple was his meat failed to find vent for his feelings until he “d—d Hoke Smith.” A pensioner whose wife ran away with a sewing machine agent was no in condition to be reconciled to hitloss until he had “d—d Hoke Smith.5 A German whose kraut had failet to take on the proper tart flavor was gravely informed that it could only be attributed to the fact that he ha 1 not sufficiently “d—d Hoke Smith.” A Third ward fisherman ran his trot liue and when he found ouly turtles on the hook roused the who e river front by the fervor with which he “d—d Hoke Smith.” The man who bjet on another mar’s game and lost “d—d Hoke Smith.” The theifwho Was sent up for stealing his neighbor’s hogs “d—d Hoke Smith.” The republican old maid who failed to secure the love of a lusty young democrat, “d—d Hoke Smith.” A republican jury would be asked to acquit a self-confessed murderer if it could be shown that subsequent to the commission “d—d Hoke Smijth.” And Hoke Sjmith, f the crime he Lad Mr. who is Cleveland’s Secretary of the Interior, pursues the even tenor ot his w ay, plugging a leak in the treasury here and another there, executing the law as he finds them, treating the private soldier with the Same courtesy showru a Major-General, kuowing nei tier friend or foe in the discharge of his official duties, conducting his great office on strictly business principles, and with au eye single to the good of the country, regardless of the fact that his course is in contravention of all republican presidents. And this is why one cannot pick up a republican paper that lias not *‘d-rd Hoke Smith.” L

For Pension Fraud* Anions: the indictments returned by the United States grand jury on the day it Adjourned was one against a citizen of Vinceuues for obtaining a pension by fraud. The warran has not yet been issued for the arrest of the accused person and will net be seut out until Judge Baker retur is to the city. The accused man is totally blind, it is said. It was proved to the satisfaction of the graud jurors that the man had never been in the service, although his application for a pension was based on the a) eged fact that he had served three years iu the Thirty-second Indiana regiment. For many years he has been drawing $24 a month on account of his blinduess. The man) it is understood, is in destitute circumstances, aud will probably notibe able, to give bond when he is attested. This wa* the only pensiou V^ase presented to the grand jury. It was presented by one of the agents who recently canitt into the State foi‘ the purpose; of lo iking up traudiHeujt cases. Persons who are familiar with the fgets ir this case say that the special examiner who allowed the blind man’s name to go upon the pension rolls is~as uuch to blame as the ipan himself. No better aid to digestion. No better cure for dyspepsia. Nothing more reliable for biliousness and con itipation than Pe Witt’s Little (Sarly Risers, the famous little pills. J. R. Adams & Son. 34* Smoke Industry aud Tonic c gars. Rest five-ceu t cigar ou earth. !7tf

‘ Uncle Si" Ah< flier Terse and Interestins: Epistle to His Friends. ■ -■ !■ ■ . v .. o . Sejms to be Well Informed or County Politics. U: > Nephew that Knew on the Sliimii is a Spurious Affair. 8|>ne men are Born Great, 'While Others hare Greatness Thrnst on Then. I

Tf Home, Jan. 1,1894< Edytur Demokrat and mi meny (rends in Pike county: j It iz with mutch plaisure thet 1 grete you on this this the furst day of the new yere 8-teen hundred and 9-four. I say thet it iz a plaisure tu grete you fer I hev bin writin tu you fer meny months, dlskussiug the meny important things thet hey cum up be4 the peepul of this county. Therefour I grete you with a Happy New Yere and “may yu live long and prosper.” Heviug bin in the harness so long it iz next tu impossible fer me to Jet go of the perlitikal hamestrings of our kounty atiairs, and during the cgming yere I purpose to take an interesting say so in what’s what, and don’t fergit i*. During last weak I wuz in the kounty capital Several days and introduced the subject of the future prospexs of our g. o. p. to sum of the leaders about the streets and big buildings. Yu are aware of the facA thet sum of mi leding republicans are store-box warmers and general all-round yelpers. Sum of the ex-big bilding boys want to run things this yere, but frum what I wuz told bi the boss of the machine they will coutinue to stay jest whar thay are—in the soup. It is uot mi intenshun at this time tu say who will be candidates before the coming republican primary, as things are shaping up thet we will haye sum phun in the next three months or so. and it iz always mi mottoe tu lei little cusses hev a fare show In the matter of plumbs, but then really I don’t think thay are iu it a^the town fellers want the earth and a high board fense put around it. Sometime since I seen an artikle from mi old side-partner “Ik L,” in the New6. He is one of the wheelhorses, but sometime last yere he hed his eye on the seat at Indynapolis but the official edytnr of the kounty nocked him out and give him a notice. He hez fit the battles over and over fer yeres, and hez never been recompensed properly in an official manner and fer one I shud like to see him tu the front regardless of thq, yung howlers. -' I

Mi frends ana feller citizens, there is one more topick thet I will elucidate upon before konklujdiug mi epistle to yon. If thar be one of j er who is taking a paper called the Petersburg Press you have ] probably sene an article thet appeared therein and purporting to hev bin rjittin by a neffew of \4>ur humble sarvant, to be brief about the matter I wud state that I will give you the fallowing rezons thet I hev no neffew, never hed and thet thar is no prosjpexs: Firstly.—Thar wuz only a few in our family. They never married and uever expect tu. And Secondly.—Thet being the kase I hev no neffew on mi side of the house. And Thirdly.—If mi ole woman has euv more brothers and sisters t hen I hev, they hev never put thar fete under mi table fer a meal, consequently if tbay are married and hev suns and daughters thay are kinder small and not of their understand!ngJ And Fourthly.—Thet being the slrcumstance I hev no sign of*a neffew on mi pie woman's side of the plantsshun. And Fifthly,—If I have a neffew he “jest growed,” as Tupsy In “Uncle Tom” has sed it. And Lastly.-^The young man that rit the-peace of conglomerated mess of nuthingness has, strange as It may seme, lied. He has 1-i-e-d. And Once More.—I knew reet the article wuz to cpm out long be4 it appeared, as I happened to be iu town the next morning, when the rouug man told tpi nabqr thet he hed biu up all the

night be4 taring to imitate “Uncle. Si,w and bleved he had it down “pat.” Thet is one wua of the words he used. I wud say fer the benefit of mi yonng frend thet it is not fashionable in this age of the wurld fer unsophlstikated chaps to pattern after his elders, but to ketch outer sumthing thet some one else is not using, and then not tu use it until you hav it down “paL” But I am willing thet he should use my neffew that *^jest growed,” as hie non de plume pervidin thet he will never more monkey about the buzz-saw when the masbinery is iu motion. Hay. thar! Stay thar! e j < But in konklusion, I intend tu cum tu town and take in our sentral committee meeting ez I Ink fer sum phuu betwixt the young and the old. Sum of the young binds want tu run us older beds, but in thet thay will fail sure as blazes. Us older fellers who hev put our shoulders to the wheel and our hands on our pocketbooks will continue in the 6&dle or no the rezou why. These young snipes who are not yet seasoned can’t run a campane, like us old fellers of Lincoln times. And jest as sure as 6bootin we’re going tu run the thing again.

Aud say the woods is tulj of candydates. Tu enumerate: thar Is nine for shcrffl; five fer keeper of money ; three to make up the commissioner’s doings; four are talking about being clerk, besides those fer the smaller offices. Thar will be blud in sum ■ feller’s eye fore long, and tu let the peeple know who thay all are, I will in mi next letter tell you all bout It, Wishing you and yours a happy New Years. I remain Yours Forever, Si Slocum. __£_ ~ 4 ' A Leader. | Since its first introduction, Electric Bit. ters has gained rapidly in popular favor, until now it is clearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives—containing nothing which permits its use as a beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments of Stomach, ^iver or Kidneys. It will cure sick headache, indigestiou, constipation, and drive Malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or the inouev will be refunded.’ Price only 50. per bottle. Sold by J. R. Adams & Son. J ■ Mrs. Irvine Secures a Decree. The arguments iu the Iryine divorce case closed last Saturday at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Judge Zare awarded Mrs. Irvine a decree. He commented severely upon Irvine’s Laving killed Montgomery, of Petersburg, Ind., without giving him a chance to explain or defend himself. “No one but a coward would have been guilty of such an act,” he saiej. He also severely criticised the manner in which Irvine got the Omaha confession. He believes that Mrs. Irvine’s actions at the Wellington hotel in the famous interviews between heself and husband showed her innocence, as she refused to admit her guilt, even when threatened with death. ■)' - In conclusion it was held that the charges against the woman had' not been proved, but that her charge of cruelty against her husband had been fully substantiated. The court granted her a decree on that ground and awarded to her the custody of the 9-year-old daughter with all costs incurred by th© suit.

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