Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 25, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 November 1894 — Page 1

«Cau3li Is T7s71n.a-t IDoes It» ■•llet The Like Never Seen Before in Petersburg. Nearly $25,000 worth of Dry Goods and Clothing at a mere song. We aim to turn our entire stock in both stores in the next 60 days, and to do this we must shove them out regardless of price. Now is your golden opportunity, this chance may never happen again. It’s a duty you owe yourself and family to take advantage of those prices. With extra help we hope to be able to wait upon the crowds. •Read and Compare Prices!

DRY^ GOODS-» ROOMs* STAR** CLOTHING HOUSE»

Double width Cashmere wool filling Camel’s Hair Dress Goods, 44 inches wide Pure Indigo Blue Calico, best made Turkey Red Calico, fast colors ' Red Table Linen, fast colors All wool Red Flannel, fast colofcs Table Oil Cloth, J>est quality Heaviest LL Muslin, for sheets Yard wide Bleach Muslin Ladies’ fleeced Jersey Vests Infants’ white Vests, size 18 Large heavy Bed Comforts Ladies’ Wool Mittens 3,000 yards heaviest Cotton Flannel 800 yards good Cotton Flannel Ladies’ seamless Black Hose Ladies’ Kid Gloves Ladies’ Cloaks 500 Ladies’ Cloaks, new styles, very cheap 150 pairs Infants’Shoes 300 pairs Ladies’ Oil Grain Button Shoes 240 pairs Ladies’ Calf Skin Button Shoes Carpets at i2*4c, 16 2-3C, 25c and 35c worth double. 3 spools genuine Clark’s Thread Ioc —

ioc regular price i5c 25c regular price 40c 3)4 c tegular price 5c 4c regular price 6c 19c regular price 35c 17)4 regular price 25c 19c regular price 25c 5c regular price 7)4c 5c regular price 7)4 25c regular price 40c 15c regular price 25c 98c regular price $1.25 15c regular price 35c 8)4 regular price 12% 5c regular price y]4 ioc regular price 15c 48c regular price 75c 98c and up 15c regular price 25c 98c regular price Si.50 98c regular price Si.35 15c worth

Boy’s heavy Winter Suits, 4 to 13 years Boy’s extra Winter Suits, 4 to 13 years Boy’s dandy Suits, a beauty Boy’s Knee Pants, all sizes Boy’s Overcoats, 5 to 10 years, dirt cheap Choice of 100 Men’s Suits, on a special counter, worth $7.50 $8.75, choice $5.50 Choice of 115 Men’s Suits, on special counter, new fall styles, honestly worth $10, Si 1 and $12, choice for $7.50. Choice of 300 Men’s Suits, on special counter, tailor made, fine fitting, elegant suits, worth $13, $14 and $15, choice $10. 75c regular price $1.25 98c regular price Si.50 Si.39 regular price $2.00 20c regular price 50c Si. 12 regular price S2.00 , and

Men s laundned Fine Shirts ^ Men’s Winter Undershirt Men’s Jersey Fitting Undershirt Men’s Duck Coats, a dandy Men’s Jeans Pants Men’s Suspenders, good quality Men’s Winter Boots ! Men’s Winter Boots, best on earth Large Metal Trunks

48c regular price 75c 25c regular price 30c 48c regular price 75c 98c regular price I.50 59c regular price I.00 Ioc regular price 25c 1.25 regular price 2.00 2.50 regular price 3.50 2.25 regular price 3.50

We say Main, don’t miss this golden opportunity. You can afford to travel fifty miles to trade with us. EVERYTHING SOLD STRICTLY FOR CASH. W. V. Hargrove & C?., PBTBBSBUE&, I^T3D. ,

DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Secretary of State, CAPT. W. R, MYERS, of Madison county. Auditor of State, JOSEPH FANNING, of Marion county. Treasurer of State. MORGAN CHANDLER, of Hancock county. Attorney-General. * MARTON GRIFFITH, of Switzerland county. Clerk of Supreme court. C. Wv,WELLMAN, of Sulli van county. Superintendent of Public Instruction, CHARLES? W. THOMAS, of Harrison county. State Statistician, MASON U. JOHNSON, of Madison county. For Judge of the Supreme Court. Fourth District, JUDGE JOSEPH S. DAILY, of Weils county. For Judge of th«* Supreme Court, First District, JUDGE G L. REINHART, ot Spencer county. For Congress First District, ARTHUR H. TAYLOR. , For Prosecuting Attorney, WILLIAM E. COX, For Joint Representative, WILLIAM A. CULLOP. For Representative, DkWITT Q CHAPPELL. For Auditor. FRANK R. BILDERBACK. ForClerk. RICHARD W. HARRIS. - For Treasurer, PATRICK II BEAITY. For Sheriff. THOMAS R. SMITH. For Surveyor, GEORGE B. DbTAK. For Coroner. PERRY W. CHAPPELL. For Commissioner—Second District, JONATHAN J. BOWMAN. For Commissioner—Third District, WILLIAM H. BOTTOMS.

The present political contest is rapidly drawing to a close. Next Tuesday the people will say by their ballots whether democrats or republicans shall rule the affairs of county and state. These two great parties are before the people seeking their suffrage. It is well remembered what the parties have done in order to determine 4intelligently which ,of them should have your support. The democratic party of Indiana gavo us the mechanics and miner lien law by which the laborer can secure his wages for building bouses and mining coal. It gave us the school book law ny which monopolists ip that bust ness have been destroyed and the price ot books greatly reduced. It gave us the Australian system ol voting, destroying the opport uni ties of buying votes and corrupting the ballot and enabling every man to vote his honest convictions without hindrance or fear of detection. It gave us the tax law by which every man is compelled to give all his property at its fair cash value and every corporation is made to pay taxes on every dollars worth of its property, and millions ol dollars worth of property that heretofore escaped tax made to contribute large sums to the revenue of the state. It gave us the fee and salary law, re-, ducitig the compensation of officers and saving large sums of money to the people. In congress the demo crane party tepealed the federal election law known as the force bill and which was afoul disgrace toour civilization and a standing menace to free elections and fair and honest returns. It repealed the Sherman law which compelled the U. S. Treasurer to buy 54,000,000 ounces of silver every year and pay tlierefor in gold thus drainjing the gold from our treasury and fostering the silver industry to the exclusion of voters. It repealed the law prevailing for payment of bounty on sugar thereby fostering that industry to the exelusion of others and

costing the government millions ot dollars every year. It passed the law making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday and calling it labor day, thereby recognizing the dignity and importance of labor. It passed the law providing for the taxation of greenbacks, therebv making *he rich come to time on what tlrdy own as well as the poor. It repealed the infamous McKiuley bill which imposed high taxes on the neccessaries of life for the purpose of protecting and fostering capitalists and monopolies and passed the Wilson bill as modified by the senate thereby placiug over five hundred articles ot the uocessariea of life on the free list and reducing the tariff from twenty-five to one hundred per cent, on the remainder. Ail this is only a part of the work done by the democratic party in behalf of the people, but this is enough. No other partv on earth can show such a splendid record ot state and national legislation in behalf of the masses. It challenges the admiration of every fair minded and intelligent man and should be duly considered by every voter in determining for whom tp i cast his ballot,

White it is true tha; some two or three democrats in the U. S. Senate proved traitors to their party aud opposed tariff reform as set forth in the Wilson bill, it is equally trae that all the rest of the democratic senators and all the democratic representatives in congress were true aud loyal to their party both in and out of congress and labored hard to secure the passage ot laws in keeping with the party platform and pledges. Should democrats go back ou their party because two or three of its senators proved false and recreant? Should one man abandon party and principle because some of he- man or men have

none wrong? Did Washington or his followers lay down their arms and abandou their cause when they learned that Benedict Arnold had gone over to the enemy ? 'No. Ou the other hand they Increased their efforts in behalf of their country anti secured to us the liberty we are enjoying today. When Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ and delivered him over to his enemies to be crucified did the other disciples abandou"the Christian religion? No, but they la bored in bis vineyard to the day of their deaths and ever since Christ’s followers have labored faithfully in his cause and today His religion encompasses, glorifies and beautifies the world. One day when Jlenry Clay was canvassing for re-election jto congress he met one of his tanner constituents who was displeased with some act of Clav in congress. Clay said to the farmer “this is a fine flint lock rifle you have. here. Did it ever miss fire?*’ “Yes”said the farmer “a few times.” “What did you do with it when it missed fire, did you throw it a wav?” asked Clay. “No” said the farmer. “I picked flint and tried it again and that is what I’ll do with wot Henry” “I’ll pick flint and try you again.” So let it be with the democrats iu the coming election. Let u/pick flinT'afid try it again. If we do we are sure to win. Every voter in this congressional district should remember that during the time Mr. Taylor has been in congress ever nine hundred pensions have been granted to the soldiers and their widows and orphans. That he has been untiring and industrious In his efforts in behalf ot the soldier not only in his own district hut in other districts and states. That he has answered every letter and complied with every legitimate request made upon him. That he has stood square ly upon the state and national democratic platforms and that he has voted every time on every question strictly In keeping therewith. That he has always been found at his post of duty not eveu coming home to work for his re-nomination or attend the convention that nominated him. That he has been polite and attentive to the demands of all the people in his district without regard to their politics. That he is a member of the river and harbor committee and as such if re-elected can and will he of great value to his district lu securing appropriations for the improvement of the WHfite, Wabash and Ohio rivers. The voters of the first district should remember all these things and cast their votes for his re-clehUtyi.

The mi nerd of Pike county should remember the party that has done so much in their interests. Every law that is on the statute books looking to their welfare has been passed by a democratic legislature. Not only that but the legislative candidates on the democratic ticket are in favor of more stringent laws iu their behalf. In Pike county the miners at least kuow their friends and those that have tried to defeat them in their struggle for bread and better wages. Boys, this is your Opportunity to get even withthose persons. The old Dudley method is being revived by the repubiicaus of Pike county. „ They have appointed “spotters” for every ten men in the county and for what they term “floaters” they have delegated one man for every three with the express admonition that they are voted no matter what the cost. They have listed every laboring man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow as a “floater.” Boys, how do you like the term as they have vou classed. Vote . . * • ' against the gang.

Is Nut au A. P. A. It is being currently circulated in the county for the purpose of doing injury to the canvass of I>r. R, W. Harris, democratic candidate for clerk of the Pike circuit court, that he is a member of the A.^P. A. It has been started just on the eye of the election that it might not be contradicted or given publication in this paper. For the benefit of the voters The Democrat desires to say that it is a Campaign lie. The people never believe such reports when the party on whom they steroid is not given the proper chance to refute, them. This lie is gotten up and circulated for uo other purpose than to mislead those of our Catholic friends who vote the democratic ticket. In the first place the A. P. A. is fostered and under the direct supervision of the republican party, and no democrat in Indiana is a member of the so-called association. We don’t be- * |icve there is such an organization in this couutv. Democrats don’t believe a word of such a report as there is nothing In it whatever. Mr. Harris was in the city Monday and the folj lowing affidavit from him should settle the question in the minds of the voters that he Is not a mem hot* of that organization: , ■ \ State oe IxdiaxaJ County-of Piilk. V . Richard W. Harris swears that he is not and never has been a member of the organization known as the A. P A. That he knows nothing about said organization, save what is commonly known to A1J persons who read the newspapers. That he is not and has never been in auv way identified with said organization. » ,

K. W. HARRIS. Subscribed andsworn to before me this, the 29’h day ot October, 1SW. [Seal.] E. A. Ely, IJfttary Public. The following letter from J. W. McCarty* Washington, gives the lie to the talse charges being circulated by republican schemers. ’ W ashing ton. Isd., Oet. SI, 1894. Editor Democrat. Petersburg, Iud, 1)gak Sir:—1 understand that certain persons In Pike county are alleging that Dr. Harris, your candidate for cbuntv clerk is a member at that organisation known as the A. p. A. and give as their author lor rtr&king such charges the undersigned. To this 1 will say that I have hever at any time made such assertions and take this medium or pronouncing the instigator of such a falsifier of the deepest dye. Trust ing this will be sufficient to meet such false and unwarranted changes I ask to remain, J. W. McCarty. Claude Matthews was here yesterday and spoke to the democrats of Petersburg on the issues of the day.—Press. For the information of the editor of the Press we would state that the gentleman referred to in the above is governor of Indiana, and that as such is respected by all considerate people without regard to politics. Men who are republicans and were before the editor was born paid the governor iheir respects wheu he was here and do not hesitate to spealc of him as governor. We refer to such men as Gaiter Barrett,' James R. Adams, James Shaw ban and many others who cheerfully render unto Ceaser the things that arc Ceaser’s. Perhaps when age and experience shall have added some considerations to his little learning he will be a little moro respectful to his superiors and the powers that he. At any rate we will continue to hope for the best.

Heuienway iu a speech at Winslow saiil the republicans had protected the coal miner by placing a dutv of 75 cents per ton on coal. The gentleman was laughed at bv the miners. The miners of Pike county get about 65 or 68 cents for mining coal. If they should receive the additional / 75 cents they would receive good wages. Hemeivway, you pre a short horse. » . If vou want hjknow what the new tariff law has ^lomrfe^'ou ask the merchant of Petersburg nNn? is selling goods cheaper now than\he was a vear ago. He will tell you Vhat lie is buying them one-half cheaper. The democrat party of Pik j county promise you a reform in all/ county matters. If given the povvw it will redeem every pledge jusPjrs it has in state and nation Tlpwreis no question but a clmjig<r1s needed.' Vote for Klota for trustee of Washington township. He is the man that should be elected.