Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 24, Petersburg, Pike County, 25 October 1895 — Page 4

gkr gike County gtmoaat Br 91. McC. STOOPS. R&dr The Pike County Heiaorret hat the Urat elTrulatioB ot any newspaper published lu ke County l Adveytiaeru will make a note of this fact! " MhL r~~ . One Tear, 1 u ad fa nee. .$1 25 'Six Mouths, in fei vance ....* Ho Entered at the poutofflee In Petersburg for transmission through the luallu as aeeoodtolass mutter. ifltlDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1895. Really it is very tunny lo read the editorial utterances in the Petersburg Press concerning the assessments in Pike county. It is the leightli of folly to lay the low assessment ot personal and other property to the democratic party. It means nothing whatever since thedemocratic parly is not in control of affairs in Pike counfy. The officials are republicans, the county assessor is a republican and through him and under his instructions the township assessors must act. The county assessor is in sessiou half the time, and if there be any shortage the Press should lay it where U belongs. The board of equalizatiou was composed of two democra Island three republicans and a republican attorney to advise with them. The tax-payers of town and county are burdened with a large debt, and which is constantly being increased. It is no wonder at all that the total assessment should decrease under such circumstances. The aver

age man does not like to pay any more tax than possible, hence the decrease! in the total. The large and growing jiebt of town and county under republican rule has probably scared the people, and in that case down went the taxable property of the county. The idea of laying the decrease of assessments in Pike county to the democratic party is all bo6h, and The People know just where to lay the blame. > ^ 9 Thk people of Pike county should talk up and act upou the great coal iudustry of tnis section. No county in Indiana is so rich iu coal as Pike county. , Her fields are the most extensive and of as fine quality as any of them. The depth of the coal rauges from four feot in thickness to eleven feet. The quality is very flue aud Is fouud at a depth of from thirty to eighty feet. The roof of the mines is splendid, and so far but few accidents have occurred in the mines in this county. Experts have prouounced it among the best bituminous coal that can be found in the state. We are located in the center of the great coal fields of Southwestern Indiana and bur people should be more active in opening up the fields and inviting capitalists here to operate mines, or else organize companies for that purpose. It is a great opportunity for the purpose of advancing the interests of the town aud county, and the matter should be speedily looked into. The coal is hero aud it only lacks push and capital to make it one of the biggest industries in this section.

Ths supreme court last Saturday handed dowu another decision on the tae and salary law of 1891 and 1893. The case was appealed from the Vigo dircult court for a ro-hearing of the 'case. The petition was overruled. 1'he text of the decision as appeared in the Indianapolis News is as follow*'; * This case involved the constitutionality of the fee and salary law. The court in this case overruled a former decision In the cnso appealed from Benton county, and now declares the fbe and salary law valid. The overruling of the petition for a rehearing ends the controversy In its present form. Those county officers who have received salaries under the laws of i879*will please fork over the amounts in excess of the salaries as'provided by the fee and salary law. The county commissioners will please make a note of this decision. 1 Ik answer to a late telegrajm from the New York ^Vorid asking his opinion of the condition of business in Indiaua, Governor Matthews sent the following message:x The revival of business in Indiana is genuiue and substantial, with a promising future. The first year of the Wilson tariff la w has fully met expectations, and its results are satisfactory to general business interests and favorable to the wage-earners, leading to voluntary increase of wages and to a better feeling 'between employers and employees. All business interests have quickened and our people are full of faith in a prosperous future. CoMtAji* the eounty papers frqm week to week. In local and co hews, The Democrat elaim^tp {fed the list. Now is the time ter 1 ' ' •'

QVK esteemed tmm-bftdKed contemporary The Pike County Democrat makes as mucb noise as Its bacilll-infected .lungs will allow over the debt of the county. In 1S«W tiie debt of thu ooiuoty was 956,TtW; since' June 1 of that year M3,700 of that was paid. Today the bonded debt of the county Is 943.000, the floating debt 94,000. The big part of the debt of ’88 was wiped out by republican administrations and It took but a few years to do It. Now for our debt of 947.000 we have something to show; we have Improvements that will stand the test of time and be an enduring monument to the enterprise and push of our people. It will take but a few short years to liquidate the new debt and It Is proposed to do It. If The Democrat will keep Its eyes open It wtll see It done properly with neatness and dispatch.—PeI tersburg Press. You will readily see at a glance that the above is from one of the official republican organs of Pike county. It will also be readily seen that the editor Qf the Press has a-very poor oftiiiiau of the general health of this paper. But that amouuts to | nothing when it comes down to the fine point of county financiering. The Press keeps jumping about from one thing to another that it reminds cue of a grasshopper. But that also cuts no figure as to the heavy debt recently made by the republican party in this county. The debt as stated above by the Press in 1888 was $50,700. Admit that it was, a part of it has beenr^jitid by a special levy for that purpose. The tax-payers ol the county have paid the bonds off from year to year as they matured, and not the republican party. The reader will also notice iu the abovo clipping that the statement is made that tbe bonded debt is $43,000, the floating debt, $4,000. That part of the statement relating to the amount of bonds outstanding is correct, but as to a floating debt of $4,000 is incorrect as the figures will

show. In 1894 the bonded debt was $28,000, and the auditor’s annual report showed a cash balance in the treasury of $17,585.41, which would leave a net indebtedness of $10,414.57. But from 1894 to the present lime the debt has increased to an amount nearly $00,000. To show what the probable debt at this time is it is only necessary to sav that the amount of the bonds is $43,000, claims allowed since June 1895, $25,085.83, making a total of $08,085. Take from this total the amount on hand Juue let, 1895, $9,533.57, and it would leave a net debt of $58,552,20. On the other hand the Press claimed that there is a floating debt of only $4,000. It cannot be stated definitely as to the exact amount of the outstanding orders, but the following approximate amount of claims have beeu allowed since the first of June 1895: June allowances. . .|.H0.1S9 15 August allowances . 8,519 35 September allowances. 4,852 88 Circuit court allowances. 1,524 85 Total . 125,085 83 Balance on hand June 1st. 9,533 57 Allowances greater than surplus —115 552 26 From the above it will be seen that Stall orders that were allowed have; been issued the floating debt would be several thousands greater than what the Press claims it to be. Readers is it any wonder that the levy had to be increased in Pike county. A big surplus wiped out find a big debt made. The democratic party is not responsible for it. The F©°ple of Pike county now realize that the republican ring has put a large debt upon them. Is this the reform promised ? What do the People think of a debt of over $50,000 made in less than two years. But the Press is upholding the debt making ring of Pike county,

Iv speaking of the price of wheat the Laporte Argus says: Farmers who have hei'ctofore depended so much on their wheat crop should bear in mind that the conditions have greajtly changed within a few years. This country has pursued a policy to discourage foreign trade by taxing foreigu products out of our markets with a high tariff that was actually prohibitory in many things! The theory has been that foreign countries would buy our wheat and other farm products and pay cash lor them whether we bdught anything of them or not, but trade does not work that way. The world over people trade with those who trade with them, and the result has been the loreigu buyers of our farm products have gradually been leaviug us and going to other countries where belter inducements were offered. This accounts mainly for the low price of wheat in this country. By sustaining a high protective tariff and refusing to trade with those who wanted to trade with him the Amercan farmer has driven his best customers to other countries. He has Skilled the goose that laid the golden ®88*” Nothing could illustrate this better than the low price of wh^at. Fifteen years ago one-fourth oyhe world’s wheat came from the United btates. Now only one-sixth is grown in this country. During the last six months nearly one-fourth of the British imports of wheat were from Argentine and Australia. Fifteen years ago two-thirds of the English foreign

wheal caiue from :lie United Stales, but during he last six mouths only a little more than one-third was from this country. The proposition to improve White river so as to make it navigable is of great importance to the part ot Indiana through which it flows. The United Slates engineers who have made the survey express the utmost confidence iu the practicability of the scheme, and will make such a report to the Treasury Department. There are mauy citizens of Evansville, says the Courier, who remember when steam-boats plied White river successfully. That was before the day of railroads and every water way was utilized so far as possible. Bui White river is really a navigable stream, and would form a convenient outlet for the commerce of a large stretch of productive country if a reasonable stage of water could be insured for even a portion ot the year. This wa tone of the subjects discussed at the recent waterways convention at Cincinnati, and members of congress from the southern districts of Indiana Will undoubtedly do all in their power to get the appropriation necessary to improve this stream. A Splendid Showing, Republicans are trving to make capital out of a reported decrease in exports this year. An examination of the returns will show the weakness of their claim. Take, for example, the figures tor September. The month’s reports amounted in value to $58.543 443, as compared with $$8,798,675 in Septetu

oer, itm. i ne loss was hardly more than nominal, less than half of 1 per cent. Leaving cotton out, wo have a gain in the total of about $3,000,000 Our republican friends are well awaie of the cause of the light shipment? of cotton in September, The tariff had nothing whatever to do with them. The cotton crop was about a month late this year. Ordinarily a great deal of new cotton is marketed in September, but this time very little was picked until near the close of the month. Our wheat crop was light, but our wheat exports—including floor—were larger last month than in September, 1^94. The gain here was over $60,000. Corn and corntneal shipments increased from a little over $300,000 to $2,424,000 and those of oats and oatmeal from $46,000 to $222,000 A gain of $34,000 was made in barley and a smaller one in rye. Here we have the five leading cereals of the country ahd-*m increase in every one. The combined gain of the five in exports last month was $2,384,000. Exports of mineral oils—largely petroleum—gained $1,210,000, or about 33 per cent. Large gains were also made in pork, lard and butter. Cattle exports, on the other hand, fell ofi, as did also those of beef and its products. No report of exports classed under the head of manufac tures has been issued as yet for September, but we have every reason to believe a considerable inctease wa> made here as in oils and breadstuff*. The report on manufactures for 4u gust was received only yesterday. The total for the month is $19,050,924 and for the year to September 1, $129,441,726. Like exports last year footed up only $16,221,298 and $118,049,055 respectively.

Whatever may have been our losses in agricultural exports on accouut ot crop shortages, we have been gaining right along every month in exports of manufactures. The list of such gains in August includes carriages, street cars, railway cars, locomotives, brooms, brushes, chemicals, blacking, clocks, watches, copper goods, cordage, glassware, glucose, India rubber goods, iron manufactures, builders’ hardware, boilers and stationary engines, nails, printing presses, sewing machines, jewelry and other manufactures of gold and silver, lamps manufactures of lead, leather and leather goods, musical instruments, writing paper and other manufactures of paper, cosmetics, plated ware, soap, distilled spirits, straw goods, sugar, molasses and a great many other things. The showing made by the United States this year in exports is one that every good citizen may well be proud of.—St. Louis Republic. Four Big Succes-es. Having tbe needed merit to more than make good all tbe advertising claimed tor them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. King's New Discovery, for consumption, coughs and oolds, each bottle guaranteed—Electrio Bitters, the great reraedv for liver, stomach and kidneys. Buckien's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, and Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. Ail these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is olaimsd for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will be glad to tel) you more of t hem. Sold at J, R. Adams & Son’s Drug Store. Or. Price’s Omni Baking Powdsr WerM’f felt Wgam *«4sf«aMl Bfriais

A SAFE PREDICTION. *«w England Will Oppma Any Further Tariff Tinkering. Judge Lawreuce, the head of the wool growing triumvirate, has written to The Wool and Cotton Reporter to say once mare that “the people of New England may as well understand that the people of the country will not tolerate the infamous swindle of free wool and protected woolen goods.1' It seems to us more likely that the people of this country will hever again tolerate a wool growing triumvirate that starts the ball rolling for a new tariff when nobody else wants it, and by adding to the duties on wool brings on changes in two or three thousand articles, and ends by driving the Republican party from power and knocking off the wool duties altogether. Perhaps Judge Lawrence can see some faint suggestion of his own image in this picture. If he cannot, a great many other people can. After the foregoing outburst he simmers down and makes an appeal to his former allies, saying: “The time has come when New England should aid in securing protective legislation and not give aid and comfort to its enemies and to the enemies of our country and of our industries in foreign lands. Once more I make my appeal for equal and exact justice, for protection equally, fully, for all.” This is a clear implication that New England gave aid and comfort to the Wilson bill in the last congress, which is not true, but it is a safe prediction that she will oppose any tariff tinkering for a few years, at all event, being instructed by the con:sequences of the tariff tinkering of Lawrence, Delano and Harpster and the McKinley experiment of 1890.—New York Post. NEEDS OF *rHE HOUR.

Harmony la Growing In the Ranks of Democracy—Future Bright. The fact that there is trifle less crowding among presidential candidates in Democratic than Republican' circles should give no anxiety to the rank and file of the national Democracy, says the Philadelphia Record. Lincoln’s saying that it is easier to make brigadier generals than brigades is aptly applicable to the present political situation. What the Democracy most needs today is rational and honorable harmony in its rank and file. Such a feeling of union is growing rapidly throughout every section. Immaterial and irrelevant issues are disappearing and the national Democracy is making ready for an aotive, earnest and intelligent campaign in 1896. The Democratic party is the party of the people, and as a party of the people it knows that numbers with organization are invincible; without it powerless. Bosses and bossism, one man advocacy, hero worship of the individual —these must and will be got rid of. Organization will set in with new and practical life, and the party will be equal to the battle of the next presidential campaign. Democracy isn’t worrying about an absence of presidential candidates. The party of Jeffer-1 son, Jackson, Tilden and Cleveland may be relied upon to choose a safe, sound and honorable standard bearer at the next national convention. There need be no misgiving for the future. Harmony, union, organization—these are the pressing necessities of the hour. Wages In the Woolen Industries. The predictions of the tariff reformers that the removal of the duty on wool would not only add to the value of fleeces, but increase the trade of the manufacturers by broadening the lines of business, are amply justified by recent events. Wages in the woolen and worsted industry of Rhode Island were increased 7*4 to 12 per cent this month, the second advance in that state within three months, and these advances were voluntary. Equal improvement in wages was experienced by all other New England woolen, worsted and cotton operatives, notably those at Lawrence, Lowell, Nashua and Manchester, along the Merrimac. These signs indicate anything but ruin to the woolgrowers and manufacturers. —Philadelphia Times.

Another Prediction That Failed. The New York Times, in a survey of the commerce of the United States with foreign nations, brings out the remarkable fact that the imports of dutiable goods into the country were more by 15 per cent in the last 11 months of 1893, when the MoKinley tariff was in operation, than fcaey have been in the latest 11 months under the present tariff of which we have had official returns. Here is another prediction of injury from reduced duties exploded. Instead of being flooded with foreign goods, we are actually receiving less of these than under high protection.—Boston Herald. Campaign Boodle For Harrlsoa. Mr. Benjamin Harrison will probably not lack for a fat campaign fund next year if he gets the Republican nomination. His very liberal friend and postmaster general, Mr. John Wanamaker, is reported to have cleared $4,000,000 a& the profits from his big Philadelphia store in 1894, with a prospect of a little larger sum this year.—Charleston News and Courier. He Travels la Bad Company. Governor Morton might possibly have some chance of being nominated by the Republicans were he not so ardently supported by Platt But people are beginning to be suspicions of him for the friends he has made.—Boston Globe. A Block of Five. A contemporary speaks expressively and remipidcently of Harrison, Reed, McKinley, Allison and Morton as a "block of five."—St Paul Globe. Needs a Good Business Man. Every Republican presidential boom should have a shrewd purchasing agent Jn charge of its southern delegate department '

The New Tariff Price Su.Its 2^ad.e to 2v£eas\3.xe: $1©, IS, $20, $22 arid. TTp. Fozxts 3k£aca.e to Oid.er; $-4, 5, $©, 7, $S and TTp. Burgers’, Merchant jailors *

J^ICHARDSON A TAYLOR. Attorneys at Law, PETERSBURG, IND. Prompt attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly In the office. Office la Carpenter building. Eighth and Main. lOSEY A CHAPPELL, Attorneys at Law PETERSBURG, IND. Will practice In all the courts. Special attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly In the office. Office on first floor Citizen’s bank building. FORGE B. ASHBY, A. t ■t orney at Law PETERSBURG, IND. Prompt attention given to all business... Office over Barrett A Son's store. G g G. DAVENPORT. LAWYER, PETERSBURG, IND. Office over Ji R. Adams A Son’s drug store. Prompt attention given to all busiuess. J T. KIME, Physician and Surgeon, PETERSBURG. IND. Office In Citizens’ Bank building, flrst floor. Residence East Main street. rjp R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon, PETERSBURG, IND. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Citizens' State Bank.

Q C. MURPHY. Dental Surgeon, PETERSBURG, INP. Parlors over the old J. B. Young store on lower Main street. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction. W H. STONECIPHER, Dental Surgeon, PETERSBURG. IMP. Office In rooms t> and 7 In Carpenter build- ! ing. Operations first class. All work warranted. Anaesthetic's used for painless extraction of teeth. N ELSON STONE, P V. 8., PETERSBURG, INP. Owing to long praotlce and the possession ! of a fine llbtary and ease of instruments, Mr.! Stone is well prepared to treat all diseases of Horses and Cattle successfully. He also keeps on hand a stock ot Condition Powders and LinimefU, which he sells at reasonable prices Office at residence. VTOTICE is hereby gft-en to all parties Interested that I will attend at my office in Steudal, EVERY SATURPAY, To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Loekliart township. All persons having business with said office will please take uoiiceC J. L. BASS, Trustee. ATOTrCE is hereby given to all parties ln--s” terested that I will attend in my office at my residence EVERY MONPAY, To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Marion township. All persons having business with said office will please take notice. T. C. NELsON, Trustee. Postoffice address: Winslow. ■\TOTICE is hereby given to all parties concerned that I will be at my residence V EVERY TUESPAY To attend to business connected with the office of trustee of Monroe township. J. M. PAVls,.Trustee. Postoffice address: Spurgeot. ATOTICE is hereby given to all persons ooncerned that I will attend at my office EVERY MONPAY To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. L. E. TRAYLOR. Trustee. Postoffice address: Iva, Ind. XTOTICE Is hereby given to all parties o«n--*-i cerned that I will attend at my residence EKERY WEPNESPAY To transact business connected with the j office of trustee oil Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on Office days. J. D BARKER, Trustee. Poetctiee address: Peteralwjf, lad. s'

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