Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 40, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 February 1896 — Page 4

T P-- .'"J L-ilLi!- - Towiiship Committee Meetings. The democrat* of the various townships io this county will meet in tbeir respective townships on Saturday, February 15,189C, at 2 p. m. for Jhe purpose of selecting a township committee to serve for the next two years and to select delegate^ to the various conventions. Each township will elect a township chainpan, and all townships having jrtore than one voting precinct will also select a precinct committeeman for each precinct. Each township will, at tlje same time select one delegate and one alternate to each of the following conventions: state, and congressional. Washington Will meet at Petersburg. Jefferson at Ottvell. Marion at White Oak. Lockhart at Stcndal. Monrot! at Pleasant vilie. Patoka at Winslow. Lngan^il Center School House. Clay at Union. Madison at Bowman School House. Let all democrats turn out and help in the selection of the committees. M. L. IIkathman, Chairman. M. McC. Stoop-. Secretary. Democrat lie Central Committee Meeting. The democrats of this county will; meet at Winslow,Saturday, February ! 22,1895, at 1 utO p. iu. for the purpose I of electing a county central committee to serve for the next two years. Every democratic voter in the county has a voice in choosing the cpnmiittee, so you are responsible for (lie kind of ti\vn selected whether you attend or not. J/1! there be a large attendance from each township.* M. L. Heathman, Chairman. M. McC. Stoops. Secretary* J. N. Huston* of Conuersville, who was United States treasurer during garrison's administiation, has made an assignment.

Iai democratic Indiana the railroads arc assessed $309,000,000; in republican phio they are ^assessed $107,000,OQQ. Ohio has probably twenty-five per cent more railroad track than this state._, ^ .The First district republicans will meet at Evansville, March 17th, to nominate a candidate for congress. So for there seems to be bjut one candidale, the lion. James llemenway the present incumbent. The address of the democratic state centra! committee appears Ju this issue. The address is very conversative and has the right ring to it. £ver fair minded man will agree w ith the audress in every detail. It look* to a man up-a-tree as it the republican “ring” will have to j do the “cancellation’* act with a number of candidates. The woods j are full,,’em and there’s more to follow before the time arrives for casting the ballots. ii; Iy any of our subscribers come to | town during the next three or four! weeks we will be glad to see them, especially those who are owing us for one or more years back subscription. It you owe on subscription call and see us at your earliest convenience. We need rnonev, Our democratic brethren of the county should not faSI to*be on hand at Winslow on the23d, Washington’s birthday, to select a chairman of the couutv central committee. This is a time w hen your counsel is needed and the views of ^11 democrats will have their weight in shaping the future j policies which will lead to a full; sweep at the November election. From t|»e number of secret caucuses 1 held by the republicans in Peters- ■ burg it looks like they are becoming! alarmed at the number ot candidates! turning up from the country districts,; and who will want and demand recognition. The “ring” has dictated i HO the country candidates long! enough and now the boys want a little recognition for the services rendered. To this the “ring*’ wonders what it will do. The “slate” was made up some months ago, and the promises made can hardly be broken {t this time. The “ring” seem* to be ji hard lines. ' j

Every democrat who can possibly do should attend the meeting at Wliftdow, February 22d, for the purpose ot electing officers for the county central committee. It is imperative that a good organizer and worker should be at the head of the party in the countyv The coming campaign in the couuty will be hard fought, and it needs a strong man with the people to take charge of affairs. Success in the coming campaign means ^work, and the man for the place nfust not be afraid of the duties that will be incumbent upon him. There are auv number of good democrats in the county who are capable of holding such a position and make a winning light, if tiiev would only consent to do so. The party demand^ a good leader in the campaign ?aud no doubt such will be selected. Democrats turn out and attend the meeting.__. There will be a meeting in this city on Friday, February 28th, for the purpose of reorganizing the old fair I association on a new basis. This is the best chance the people of the county will have to put a fair association, on the right kind of a footing. AU those who are interested in such an euterprise should not tail to be present. To make a fair a success takes work and men who are not afraid to put their shoulder to the wheel. The business men of Petersburg should take an active interest in the organizing of a new fair association. It brings money to the town and helps to'advert'sc bo tit town and county. What say you, gentlemen, will there be a lair? --— There will be turbulent times before the coming election in Pike county. The taxpayers are just awaking to the fact that something must be done to keep the enormous debt piled up during the past two years from increasing.* In order that j this may be accomplished the voters of all parties must decide whether or not the republican party that has j run things shall continue In power or the plain people shall take a hand in the management of county affairs. Hon. W. II. English died at his hpnie in Indianapolis last Friday after a short illness. Ilonas one of 1 the most prominent men of Indiana. He was the democratic candidate for vice-president in 1880. The fuuerai look place Sunday.

Address to the People. After the consultation of leading democratic lawyers regarding the legislative apportionment problem the democratic slato central committee was called together, when an address to the people, setting forth further the democratic position,, was unanimously adopted. The address was drafted by ex-Attorney Geueral Smith and Hon. J. H Wilson, and signed by Sterling It. Holt, chairman of the committee, it reads as follows: To the People of the State of Indiana: The recent decision of the supreme judicial tribunal of Indiana declares that the statutes enacted by the general assembly in 1895 and 1893 concerning the apportionment of the state of Indiana for legislative purposes are uuconslitutioual and inoperative. A previous decision of the same court liad declared void the apportionment acts of 1891 and 1879. The crave condition in which the state is left by these adjudications-ap-peals to the calm reason and enlightened patriotism of every citizen. The same august tribunal which tendered the latest decisiou, in the course of its opinion, suggests a wise solution of the difficulty.. It says: “^either has the constitutionality of the apportionment act of 1885 has been questioned in the case at bar. Consequent

i » f Mini avi it? iliU aim pv i 11 amjv j only expression of the legislative will left upon the subject of apportion* inept, and under which senators and representative# may las chosen at the general election of 1896.” An effort on the part of any person or party to overthrow the act of 1SSS>, with thUjudiciaUsauction behind it, deserveiilmondemnation as selfish, : short »i^ped and partisan, for tested ; by the recent decision of the court every apportionment act prior to 1895 j even to the time of the adoption of! the present constitution, is void aod j inoperative. To overthrow ail of the laws of the j state which seek to regulate the methods of choosing the members of j the general assembly, would result iu j confusion worse confoundedIf the suggestion of the supreme ' court is heeded, and no litigation is] commenced involving the validity of the act of 1S85, the democratic party ] will recognize the privilege of the 25] senators elected under the act of 1893 to hold over, and would advise the people to acquiesce in such policy. This is done in a spirit of. unselfish endeavor to avoid that hopeless con* fusion which might ot herwise follow, and not because of any legal right of

such senators, on the contrary, the general assembly of which the senators were a consistent part, solemnly declared that the law under which they were elected was unconstitutional, and in this contention the legislature duds unanimous support in the Judicial department. It is not therefore, a recognition of any legal right iu these, but rather an earnest endeavor to conserve the peace, welfare and dignity of the state of Indiana. We unhesitatingly declare and on this declaration we appeal to Hie people, that no relief can be hoped for from what is called the present General Assembly. Its last sossiou was characterized by a lawless brutality unprecedented in the history of any state, and those members in particular who were guilty of such conduct have 4hua far received aid, comfort and protection at the hands of the majority constituting that body, and of the party in control. .Moreover, it demonstrated by actual effort its incapacity to pass a legal apportionment law. Throughout the' session of this assembly its rank partisan policy and overbearing use of the 4#gag” rule iu force through obnoxious and unconstitutional laws, without committee consideration, or opportunity for examination or discussion, make clear the hopelessness of expecting any relief from this source. In this grave emergency the democratic party, 4in the spirit of forbearance, and in the spirit of forbearance, and in the name of good citizenship, invites the co-operation of all the patriotic of all parties to acquiesce in the foregoing policy, to the end that no reproach may be brought on the fair name of our state, and that popular government may be again vindicated in the common weal i h of Indiana. Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, III., was told bv her doctors she had consumption and that there was no hope lor her, buvtwo oottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery completely cured hef and saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers, 130 Florida St. San Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, approaching consumption, tried without result everything else then bought one bottle of I>r. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured, He is naturally thankful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove the'wonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles*at J. It. Adams »t Son’s drug store. Kegtilar size 50c. and 31.00.

Washington Letter. (From our regular correspondent.) Washington, Feb 10. 1396. The anti-silver republican senators are about the most disgusted lot of men in Washington. They had planned to whip their colleagues into iine tor the support of the House tariff bill, and for that reason they allowed the free coinage substitute for the House bond bill to go through the Senate without attempting to delay it. They knew that the House would kill it, as it will actually do 1 this week, and thought that they would then be able to rush the tariff bill through the. Senate without amendment. They first learned their mistake when the finance committee reported that same free coinage bill, word for word, as a substitute for the House tai iff bill. They now want that substitute sent back to the finance committee, but (hat will do them no good, unless they can get Senator Jones, ;of'T[Jev*da, the member of the eommitte who holds the balauce of p#wer, to change his vote, and that isn’t considered probaWe. It now looks very much as though President Cleveland would be saveu the trouble of writing a veto of that tariff bill.

One of the best speeches, from a strictly democratic point of view, made during the debate on the free coinage substitute for the House bond bill, which closed today, was by Rep* reseiitative Bartlett, of Ga., and it wasti't a Jong speech, either. Mr. Bartlett is a silver man, but he made it distinctly understood that he was above ail other things a democrat—in his own words, “I want to say that whether in the majority or miuority, wherever the democratic dag floats, there will be my standard.” He was still mor6 emphatic when Mr. Skinner j of North Carolina, asked him would j he support a gold candidate on a gold ' platform, if the Chicago convention should put forth such. “I will/’ replied Mr. Bartlett, “vote for any man the majority of the democrats nominate In convention.*’ Senator Frye was unanimously j elected president pro tern, of the Senate, and republican caucus has nominated the other officers, but inasmuch as there is a doubt of their ability to elect them they have not decided when they will mate the' attempt. President Cleveland did not make any irteommendation when he sent the! report of the Nicaragua Canal coiuniissiqu to congress, but the unfavorable nature of that report, con*

TO"*1 i Jl^gg«JL""ggS»!~ certting (he building ihe canal under existing plans, niai-tos it well nigh certain that no bill authorizing the guaiantee of bonds to l»t issued by the present canal company can become a law. 4 The anti-prizefighting bill, putting a heavy penalty upon those who engage in fistic contents for money in any of the territories or in the district, of Columbia, gave the country an excellent itjoa of bow quickly congress can act when so disposed. This bill went through tfhe House and Senate without a dissenting vote and j was promptly signed by the presTOent ail within forty-eight hours. The results of the bidding for those! bonds are in the main satisfactory to the administration, but there are good reason^ for the belief that President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle very reluctantly awarded any portion of the bonds to the Morgan syndicate; but, inasmuch as the subscriptions in excess of the bid or' that syndicate only took about two thirds of then issue, there was nothing else that could be fairly done but »o award the others to that syndicate. Although more than three-fourths of ihe bonds have been awarded to New York bidders that doe« net mean that so large a percentage of the bonds as that will go there, .bidders from all sections of the country forwarded their bids through their financial; correspondents in New York, Wherever they go ami whatever becomes of them it is hoped that these will be the last-k/onds ever issued by the United States jn a time of peace. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award. RICHARDSON & TAYLOR, Attorneys at Law, PETERSBURG, IND. Prompt attention given to all,business. A I Notary Public constantly hi tne office. Office I in Carpenter building, Eighth ami Main. ] pOSEY A CHAPPELL. Attorneys at Law. PETERSBURG, IND. Wilt practice in ail the courts. Special attention given to all business. A Notary Public Constantly in the office. Office on first floor Citizen's bank building.

QEORGE B. ASHBY, A t tor nay at Law i PETERSBURG, IND.” Prompt attentipn given to all business, Offiee over Barrett Jt Sou’s store. (g G. DAVENPORT, ' LAWYER, PETERSBURG, IND. Office over J. R. Adams A Son’s drng store. Prompt attention given to,all business. D ILLON * GREENE, T. H. Dillon V. K. Greene Attorneys and Counsellors at Law PETERSBURG, INDIANA. Will practice in Pike and adjoining counties. Careful attention given to all -business. Collections given prompt attention. Notary public always in jrtie%. Office over Citizens’ Slate Bank. ^ M. & C. L. HOLCOMB, " LAW YERS, PETERSBURG, IND. W tion ill practice in ail courts. Prompt attengiven to all business. Office in Carpenter Mock, first floor oq Eighth street. K I ME & BURGER, J. T. Ktme, J. R. Burger Physicians and Surgeons, PETERSBURG, IND. Office in Citizens’ Bank building, 3rst floor. Residcuce East Main street. 4 * T. R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon, PETERSBURG, IND. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Citizens' State Bank. II INTER* BASINGER. Physicians and Surgeons, . ! PETERSBURG, IND. , Office in tbeUarpenter building, first floor, opposite court Louse. Ail calls promptly answered.

F. £. UILSMKYE , 4 Physician and Surgeon. V EL PEN. INDIANA. ^ Office on Third Street, next door to P, O. Office Hours—7 to9 am, i u» 3 put, 6 to8 } to. All calls promptly answered p C. MURPHY, Dental Surgeon, I PETERSBURG, IND. Parlors over the old Jl. B. Yoon* store »n lover Main Street. Crown ana Bridge Work a specialty. AU work guaranteed to g.ve satisfaction. H. STONECIPHER, Dejital Surged. .* Office In rooms « aud 7 in Carpenter btilldUt, Mperations Sntelw. A11 work war* ranted. Aussthetlcs used for painless extraction of teeth. a‘.*‘ - PETERSBl RG, IND.

he New York) One-Price Store ■ :)

Is pot closiug oat old sloes, hut^fas just received an eleggnt line of new spring goods, A complete line of LaaodnedaodUolaai)dried Shirts 'f ' ' . i Has just arrived from the Troy Shirt Manufacturing Company. In all tiie latest styles, from 50c to tl.OO. OUR NEW STOCK HOSIERY Is the largest and cheapest. It will pay yon to inspect it. HATS FOR EVERYBODY! All the leading styles at a bargain. Remember we are not closing out, but give you New Goods at Closiug out prices. He’w York One-Price Store, MAX BLITZER, PETTKSS17R3, X3S73D.

Star Bakery and Restaurant

I hove open.pt! rip a fl I*tolas* bakery and restaurant tn the Shindy building on lower Miriu street; and will be pleased to have you call and see ns. We bake BREAD, PIES AND GAZES Every day. Wedding and Party Calces a specialty* The services of a fltsu atss baker has been secured. WAfiM MEALS and LUNCH at all hours. I Farmer* call and see us when in Petersburg and t get a firstclass meal.; Yoar patronage solicited.

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Funeral Supplies A Specialty foil till In the city. Bedroom and parlor HuiU a Specially. In ftmerifl HiipiilleH wo keep Caskets, Hhroud*. etc., of the bent make.

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