Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 2, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 May 1896 — Page 4

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8kr gpikr County Ijniwnrat Br M. McC. STOOPS*. Tkf PIIM I'nity Imtfnl hu the l«r* net dmlttloi ot uy MOWtr wMlildl la nit Crntf! Advertisers will asks a Ml* at this fact! One Tear, In advance . — U K 8lx Months, in advance. . A Kntcml at the portplBc* In Petersburg for iransmteftioo through the mails as »ceou«lclass matter. FRIDAY, MAY 22,1896. Annonnrement. COUNTY RECORDER. Ftorian Bart I o( Jefteraon township, is a candidate for county recorder, subject to the derision of the democratic nominating convention. > Pinnae announce my name as a candidate jpr the nomination of Recorder of Pike county, subject to the decision of the demo- ; era tic nominating convention. Dowwav Bbatty. STATE CONVENTION. Ixmanapous, Ind., April; 1, 1896. To U)« Democracy of Indiana: T&V democratic state convention will assemble at Tomlinson Hall, in the city of Indianapolis, at 10 o'clock a. m., on Wednestlay, June 24. 1896, for the purpose of nominating candidates for state offices to be voted for at the November election, 1896; the adoption of a platform; the selection of delegates to the national democratic convention ; tlie selection of presidential electors and such other business as may properly come before the oonventiou. The basis of representation to said convention as fixed by the democratic state central committee is one delegate for each 150, and one delegate for each fraction of 75 or more votes cast for Hon. Claude Matthews Cor governor in 1892. Under this apportionment the convention will consist of 1,747 delegates. Steeling It Holt, Chairman. £. L. Wallac*, Secretary. COUNTY CONVENTION. The democratic and conservative voters of Pike county. Indiana, will meet in mc« convention at Winslow on Thursday, May 88th. 1896, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices to lie yoted for at the ensuing November election: Judge of the 57th Judicial Circuit. Prosecuting Attorney of the 57th Judicial Circuit. •» Representative. Treasurer. Reorder. Sheriff. County Assessor. Coroner. Surveyor. Commissioner First District.' Commissioner Second District, The convention will be organised at 10 p'clock a. m. By order of the Committee, W. J. RicHsansox, Chairman. M. McC. Stoops, Secretary. April 28. 1896.

Cosoiucas is now determined to continue a debate on the financial question so that the adjournment will be deferred. The best thing about the congressional debates is the Jittle publicity they receive. HP'HHSJ-LiLL...! .!'■ To* Reed’s second congress has cost the people $585,018,672.55. This L* another ’ act of the great reform congress. It is the most expensive body that was ever assembled together in this country. Evert township in the county should send a large delegation to the democratic mass con vent ion at W inslow next Thursday. May 88th. As many voters as possible should attended take part in the convention arid help nominate a strong ticket. Take your families with you and have a big picnic dinner. I The river and harbor bill as it lias passed congress amounts to nearly $76,000,000. What its the country coming to anyway? By a landslide two years ago the republican party were successful in electing a congress by a large majority. This is one of the result* of that ejection in which the voters were hoodwinked into voting for a reform. Them is no more peaceful and peaceloving nation on the face of the earth than the United States. But- with the rival national conventions at hand it would be very unwise for any power, especially for Spain, to challenge the American sentiment of patriotism. Political parties which might antagonise each other at every other point would try to ontspeed each other in taking up the challenge. Box. B. F, Shitelet of the old Thirteenth district, is being talked of, for the democratic nomination for governor. He represented his district in congress for four terms and was one among the ablest congressmen from Indiana. He is a thorough busuute man and very popular throughout Northern Indiana. His nomination would he a very strong one. He is a splendid pftmjMUgnef and n good public speaker. 0

Thk democratic county convention for the purpose of nominating a ticket to be voted for at the November election will be held at Winslow next Thursday. It is necessary that the representative men of the county should attend this convention and nominate a strong ticket from top to bottom. What the democracy needs is a ticket oomposed of men who have at heart the future welfare of the county. The county is terribly in debt and it will take men wbo are capable of managing the affairs to place the county in that financial condition that it should be. A thorough business man should be nominated for each of the offices, men who have successfully managed their own affairs and who enjoy the confidence of the people. Already there are a number of good men in the field for several of the positions who would make efficient officials if elected. To manage, county affairs the officials should be capable, and such men the democratic party must nominate if they expect to win in the November election. If it is possible a candidate should be selected from each one of the townships, which would, in all probability,^* better satisfaction. Nominate strong men with t the voters; nominate capable meu; nominate tax-payers; nominate men who will have the best interests of the tax-payers at heart, and who will administer the affairs of the county as they would their owu individual affairs. That's the kiud of officials Pike county needs. Those who are affirming positively that SpeakerReed will decline the vice-presidency should remember t hat nobody has ever done it yet. There have been quite a number of aspiring statesmen wbo have said they would not accept it before it was offered them, but there is no instance in our history where a bona fide nomination for the office has ever been declined. The fact is the vice-presidency is a pretty high honor, especially where the occupant of it provokes contrast favorable to himself with the occupant of the presidency, as would be the case if McKinley and Reed should be elected to fill the two offices. Major McKinley- is a bright and clever man, but those who have been familiar with the records of both of them will unhesitatingly award the palm of superiority in ability and statesmanship to Reed. Still, there has always been some prejudice against picking out the biggest man of the party and running him for president. Conventions have frequently given the first place to medicrocity and then drafted intellect to save the proceedings from contempt.—Evansville Courier. What does the profound silence on the judgship question by the Pike Couuty Democrat mean? Is it in acknowledgement of the weakness of its side of the controversy?— liuutmgburg News. Well, not if the court knows herself. There is no weakness whatever on our side i of the question. There is but one side to the question. The Jasper “ring” ignored j the minority in Dubois and the entire i democracy of Pike county, and the voters propose to show this same “ring" at the November election that it does not carry J the votes around in vest pockets. We are on the right side of the controversy and dontcher forgit it.

Will Petersburg celebrate t he glorious 4th of July is the question? It is now time that some steps should be taken in the matter. Don’t delay until it is too late. One of those old-fashioned pienies which were indulged in forty or fifty years ago would be a great treat for the people. For instance, have an ox roast and a big dinner, long tables spread with all the delicacies of the season. Let’s celebrate and get to work at once and make all necessary arrangements. The'republicans are now indulging in a little row among themselves as to who shall be the next senator from Indiana providing the republicans should be successful in electiug the next legislature. There are now five candidates for the honor, they being C. W. Fairbanks, W. R. Me Keen, John Baker, Lew Wallace and Hiram Brownlee. The next senator from Indiana will be the "Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,” Daniel Voorhees. The next legislature will be elected under the law of 1885. The supreme court passed on the case last Friday. Four out of five of the judges says the law of 1885 should stand. That settles the question. The last session of the Indiana legislature was a farce and not a single member ol that holy should again be returned to legislate for the people. •5HS5B-—55H-— Jacejqx, the murderer of Pearl Bryan, near Newport, Kentucky, was found guilty by the jury and the death penalty rendered. | The verdict was approved by those who I beard the evideoceand have been reading after the case closely. Walling, who is arrested on the same charge, will have his trial later on. The preparations for frying the "fat” out of the manufacturers will soon begin by the republican campaign managers. Boodle campaigns is the chief object of the average . republican leader. * McKotlct would make an efficient bi- ; cycle rider bom the fact that he has become | a great straddler

The democratic ring will have charge of the conreotion May 28th. Pike county has some of the smoothest democratic politicians in the state and all who can should attend the convention; it will be a good object lesson in ring rule.—Petersburg Press. Be original or the people may think your vocabulary very small. The only “ring’* there is within the democratic party is in favor of reducing taxation, reducing the county debt instead of increasing it, and to mi&e county orders payable at the time they are issued. The preaent republican “ring” and management have placed Pike county in debt, have pat county orders on sale on the streets at a discount, and raised the rate of taxation. All this little bluster about the democratic ring is bosh. The People of Pike county realise to their sorrow when they allowed themselves to vote and place in power the republican “ring.” County debt, high taxation, county orders floatiug, a county barnyard, a squeaky wind engine, high priced jobs, stationery contract, etc., is what the republican party has done for the tax-payers of Pike county. Did the Press say “democratic ring?” The Jasper Herald aud the Huntingburg News don't seem to like the way in which the democrats of Pike county intend to nominate their candidates from judge to commissioner. But that makes but little difference to the voters of this county. As the Jasper clique has ignored Pike county altogether in the matter of nominating candidates for the judicial eircuit these papers should not indulge in their very small petty kicks at this time. The managers of the Jasper clique made an attempt to hog both judge and prosecutor They determined that they would take the nominations without even consulting this county in any .manner whatever, and now that the democrats of Pike county propose to nominate candidates then they set up a howl of “bolters,” *‘undemocratic action,” etc. _ The democracy of Pike county is entitled to recognition even if it does not cast quite as large a vote as Dubois eounty. The democrats of Pike county believe that they are entitled to the nomination for judge fora full term, the present judge, by appointment, will ouly serve about eighteen months. The majority of the voters in the district are of the same opinion, it is safe to say. , SALARY GRAB. The present congress has passed a bill allowing congressmen clerks during vacations at a salary of $100 per month, No doubt this “extra” will come in quite handy to a number of ^congressmen. The sum of $215,000 will be taken out of the treasury to meet the requirements of this republican measure. This is a reform congress, donteher know. Congressman Skmuer, in the debate before the final vote was takeu, denounced the “grab” in the following language: Mr. Sjieaker, when we come to investigate closely the purpose aud objects, and, 1 may add, inwardness of this resolution in a businesslike and practical manner, we will be convinced that the^resolution should be entitled “To relieve all congressmen from the discharge of any duties during vacat ion, in order that they may the more effectively canvass their districts for re-election, or order that they may spend their summers in some favorite summer resort or abroad without molestation from their constituents.” There may be some reason for a clerk during the session, but of this 1 am doubtful; but certainly without legislative duties every Congressman is capable of discharging the duties appertaining to his office without clerical assistance; if he cannot there are at least 1,000 men in his district as capable aud as worthy who would obligate to do so for the monthly salary of a congressman without clerical assistance. As authority for this resolution the other end of the eapitol is refer reel to. The house at the proper time should have had grave, senators to realise that this was not the time to increase the salarvof their annual clerks.

and it was a species of legislative cowardice in the house submitting to this robbery of the people. 1 am not supposed to be the guardian of the director of the majority of the house. If I were I would direct it to rote against this resolution. If I were its worst enemy I would persuade it to commit suicide by the passage of this resolution, which means a gratuity of about $&15,000 during i the vacation of congress to our clerks in these hard times, panics and low prices, when to let, to rent, for sale is seen every, where and the red flag of the auctioneer is seen upon almost every corner and is seen waiving over every barnyard and housetop. away to our clerks this $215,000. 1 call members’ attention to the fact that it is voting away, at present gold prices, 430,800 I bushels of wheat,-861,600 bushels of corn, | 21,350 bales of cotton—more wheat, com i and cotton, absolute necessities of human and animal life than 10,000 farmers can raise by working and delving three hundred and sixty-five days in a year. It is your funeral, not mine. It is my duty to warn against such extravagance. If I do not ; mistake the now scattering rocks floating upon the political horizon, their course is in one direction to the accumulation of thickening clouds that will culminate in that terrific thunderstorm that seems so necessary to clarify the political apd economic atmosphere of this countryimd restore happiness and prosperity to the people. DECLARES FOR SILVER. Governor Matthews has declared himself a silver man. as the following letter indicates: “To Mr. George W. Goodwin, Newcastle, Iud.—My Dear Sir: 1 have touts of the 9th mst., inclosing a clipping from the [ Cmnumati Enquirer, and which abo ap<5

From LaGrippe. How Dr. Miles* Nervine Restored One of Kentucky’s Business Men to Health. 'ate**

NO DISEASE has ever presented so many peculiarities as LaGrfppe. No disease leaves its victims so debilitated, useless, sleepless, nerveless, as LaGrippe. Mr. D. W. Hilton, state agent of the Mutual Lite Insurance Co., of Kentucky, says: “In 1889 and *90 I had two severe attacks of LaGrippe, the last one attacking my nervous system with such severity that my life was despaired of. . I had not slept for more than two months except by the use of narcotics that stupefied me. but gave me no rest. I was only conscious of intense mental weakness, agonizing bodily pain and the fact that I was hourly growing weaker. When in this condition, I commenced using Dr. Milt*' Restorative Nervine. In two days 1 began to improve and in one month’s time I was cured, much to the surprise of all who knew of my condition. I have been in excellent healthsince and have recommended yonr remedies to many of my friends.** Louisville, Jfin. 22,1886. D. Ws Hilton. Dr. Miles’ Xeniae Restores Health, peaml in the New York World, which is a telegram from St. I»uis giving, as claimed, a letter from Colonel Matson of (Jreeneastle, to Colonel Joseph K. Rickey, who is reported to be a member of the ‘Biand Executive Committee.’ In this letter, if true, Colonel Matson makes the statement that in a recent interview with mej ‘he talked like he wanted to straddle upou the mouey questibn.’ Should say not. “I hope and believe that Colonel Matson has been misunderstood, for neither with Colonel Matson nor others have favored ‘a straddle upon the money question.’ On the contrary, I have maintained and still believe, and so expressed myself to Colonel Matson, that there should be nq‘straddle,’ evasive declaration or doubtful phrases in the platform to be adopted at Chicago. ‘‘This kind of political platform is never right, and especially would it be harmful and unwise this year, wheu the public is in no frame4>f mind to tolerate it. Whatever position we may take upon the iiuancial problem, let it be plain, clear, honest and fearless. I believe, and distinctly stated to Colonel Matson, that a straddle upon this question would be nearly, if not quite.Jas disastrous to the democratic party as tlie adoption of a pure, straight out gold'resolution. •‘I believe further that a positive, uot too radical, declaration in favor of silver, for the maintenance of the double standard of both silver and gold, and for the s[>eedy restoration of silver to the position held prior to 1873, would insure success to the democratic party and bring to the country a complete and permanent prosperity. To do otherwise the issue will be exceedingly doubtful and prove ealamitious to the interests of the great body,of our people. The clipping you inclose gives me the first knowledge of its existence, and I thank you for calling my attention;.to it. Yen’ truly \ours. Claude Matthews.”

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