Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 38, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 January 1898 — Page 4

flu gik* County JJnaof rat Hi .n. Vet'. STOOPS One Fear. In advance. .. ..... .|1 SS 8lx Months, In ad vauce . •& cr~::j:r~.: ~ —-rr... ..... ■ „ . Entered at the po*r<irHee In Petersburg for transmission througliUbe mails as sceoudclass matter. , __^_ FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1898. ■r T«e Dingley tariff bill has been of great ’benefit to the American laborer. Nit. Tue senate of Ohio is now investigating the bribery cases In the recent senatorial election. * .. ‘t Tap Huntingburg News has entered its tenth year. It is ably edited by Erust Pick hard t, And is a strong advocate of the peoples’ ea^sf*. Congress is wrestling with Hawaii. Cuba and the money question. Nothing but afind jamming. The republicans are afraid of their shadows now days. Promises of the last campaign have ail been broken. It is time to adjourn. Strikes and failures are such common' events under the Dingley bill and the) ‘‘existing gold standartf which must be preserved,’’ that the daily newspapers giv» | them but a, passing notice nowadays. Th* promises made by the republican j*arty an ! not being fulfilled. Thk public has been waiting for several months to .see what action President' McKinley would take on the Cuban question. And still they wait. Before _the election it was ‘'Wait until McKinley is elected aud then action will be taken at j once.*’ The time has not yet arrived, and, thousands are starving to death. Tut republican ieaders have about busted j every plank in the last national plat form oil which it was sucessful before the people. The republican members of congress have made a straddle of every public question and the administration is in the same boat. For instance there is the Cuban question. Ha< anything been done as yet? Well, hardly. The republican national convention J declared for bimetallism by international agreement The Iswsess since the election i have declared that.| he single gold standard must be maintained. The president sent a commission abroad tp look after an international agreement. The commission didn’t agne. What will be the next straddle; on the mouev question. The republican ( party changes with every new moon. \ The democratic congressional committee! for the campaign of has been organ-1 i*ed with Senator White of California, as chairman. The Chicago platform was reaffirmed. Tliis has thrown the republican ; party into corjvulsions. They were in hopes that the gold bug democrats would control the committee'. From all indications the Senate of the United States wilj endorse the essential |*>tnt m that platform licfore Congress adjourns.

The news frem Indianapolis savs if ail the members to the cut-anil-dried monetary convention report there wili be 417. The “if* is **il put. for the late vote in the Senate oh the Stanley Ma tiews resolution has convinced so many of them that silver is progressun: all along the line they will n«*t care to >j* nd their money, even if all of them represent “barrels,'’to attend a concern out of which the wind has escaped by the puncture of that vote. : Repcbucax managers are becoming scared at the rapid strides of the Silver cause among the farmitig classes. They are alarmed and confess that the farmers and laboringmen will vote solidly for the return of silver to the plate it occupied ' previous to 1873. They hope to make a good showing in the cities at the next election, but in this they wili no doubt learn that the city folks were badly fooled in 1896. and will not be taken in again by the cry of the gold bugs. The Indiana state board of commerce decided at its last meeting at Indianapolis that Indiana should be represented as a state at the Paris exposition in 1900, and that the president was authorized to appoint a committee of fi ve to secure the represents-; tion. President Fortune has announced the appointment of the following committee:; Hon. Charles li. Jewett of New Albany; | Hon. J. 0. Shankim of Evansville; Judge B- Mart in dale of Indianapolis: Hugh Paugherty of Bluffton.and James H.Smart if tefayclte.

During and before the time that silver was demonetised bv the republican party the farmers of the country were in a prosperous condition. Money was plenty and prices were good for all kinds of produce, and the laboringinen secured good wages. Strikes were hardly known a&tbaf time and a tramp was the next thing to a curiosity. But how is it at the present time aider the existing gold-rtandurd-eonfidene<-l|>rppper-itv times? A Northern Indiana paper has taken the trouble to look up the prices ruling in 1873 and makes a comparison of the same with 1898 of the same date in the year. The prices ranged as follows: l ia9H. Wheat ., SI 40 Wheat .... >, S 86 Oats... 25 Oat* .IS to IS Corn .. 25 Corn — , *25 Buy. 10 00 Hay ...... LOO to 5 U> Cloverseedt 2oio 4 M Cover eee*l . . 2-60 Wool ... 70c to 1 00 Wnot . • 17 i Land per acre $40 . . Land per acix>_ •* ...... . .. to5S0 ... . .dl5lO$50 Which would the farmers and laboringmen rather have, the good old times up to« 1873, when silver was coined at a ratio of 16 to 1, or the present gold staudard times? The People are demanding a change, aud in the elections of 1898 and 1900 they will speak out by their ballots. The Democrat contains ail the latest loeal news each week, besides that it con- j tains the political pews from state and' nation. The Campaign is coining on and the peoplftof Pike county should at least, take one or more home papers. If the Democrat is your choice send in your name and the money, and it will keep you ] fully ported ou the great issues of the day.! The fight is on and the voters are ready to! decide the great question as to whether or not silver shall be restored. In the campaigu of 1896 the money power decided that j the gold standard should reign, but the; people at that time did not thoroughly understood the question and voted with the j money power. They have seen the mistake j made at that time and will correct it in j November next by voting to restore silver | to the place it occupied previous to 1873. To keep posted on this great question you should take your county paj>er. Subscribe" now at the beginning aif the campaign. Ask your neighbor to take the Democrat, this year. •« . Isn’t the foilowi.ng'froin William J.Bryan j pretty near, the truth? “The contest in 1*96 was between the democrats, populists] and silver republicans on one side, and the i republican party which promised to put J forth every effort to secure, by international \ agreement, the establishment of the double -tandard. "Si 13.000,000 voters condemned the gold standard as bad and declared the i.-*ubh staydard good* the only difference j being as to the means of securing it. After j the election, as soon as the republican party j •ame into |>ower, a commission was sent J abroad to ask foreign countries join us j in letting go of the gold standard. If the’ gold standard is a good thing the American ; people ought to have it. When a commis | -ion is sent abroad to try to get rid of the j gold standard, it must be a bad thing, and if j it & bad enough to get rid of, with the help , of other nation^ it is bud enough to get rid ! of whether other nations unite with us or j not.” Following is the new state commitee elected by the democrats through tlSeir i district conventions: First district, John W. Spencer, Evansville. I Second. Parks M. Martin. Spencer. j Third, W. E. Cox. Jasper. Fourth, Lincoln Dixon,North Vernon, j Fifth, Frank A. Horner. Brazil. Sixth, Quitman S. Jackson, Greenfield. Seventh. Thomas Taggart, Indianapolis. Eighth, Vernon Davis, Muucie. Ninth, Willard II. Morris, Frankfort.* Tenth. Edwin Forrest, Hammond. Eleventh, Dr. M. G. Shively, Marion. Twelfth,Thomas Marshall.Columbia City. Thirteenth, Peter J. Kruyer, Plymouth.

Govmlxok Pi.nv.rkk of Michigan, in aj recunt, Sjwh made very plain his future! regarding the political status, lie says in ! part: _ v \ s J ' T.'day all the trusts ami monopolies! which are bleeding the country haw taken I refuge under the wing <>f the republican! j«arty, because they fear the democratic| jwrty, which has kicked th**m out. In my own state the railroads, which have never j pa ill their just share of the raxes, have been a faithful ally of the republican party. j It is needless to say that Governor Pm- ( gree has been a republican all his life and 1 was formerly mayor of Detroit, and at the 1 present time is governor. Tbe Teller silver resolution is being debated in the United Stares senate. A' that body stands the resolution will! undoubtedly pass. While the senate is j republican, there are enough silver repub- j licans who will vote with the democrats toi pas* the measure. But it will doubtless go ! po farther as the House will promptly set, down upon it. Mr. MockflrttiN Candidacy. ‘‘The democracy of tbe Pirst congressional; district of Indiana looks wsth'pride forward to the time of the holding of the state democratic convention, because on that occasion they will present to the convention the name of, Henry Stnckfletb for the nomination of, treasurer of the state of Indiana. Mr. Stoekfieth is well and favorably known throughout the state, is a sterling ] democrat and has always been found at the | front battling for the success of his party. One of the strongest qualities that Mr. Stoekfieth possesses is his honesty. His name and honesty seem to be inseparable in tbe mouths of those who know him best. 1 Mr. Stock He th's name on the state ticket; would strengthen the entire ticket and if elected would bring credit and honor to the! party, as well as to himself.—Evansville S Tribune.

A. Great Disappointment. Mr. Dingley’s chickens are coming home to roost. He alleged that the first and primary object of his iniquitous and unscientific tariff bill was the protection of American tabor by protecting the industries that give it employment; and next, to produce revenue for the conduct of the government. As a revenue producer his bill has long ago proven a failure, and now its alleged primary object is shown to be false and' dishonest by the most indisputable tests. The hundreds of striking mill operatives in Mr. Dinghy’s own town testify to this phase of short comings. They are eloquent no less of the sophistical philosophy upon which the whole economic labric of republicanism is based. Dingleyism has raised the barkers of protection higher than they were ever raised in this country before. This was done ostensibly on the theory that, being a good thing for the laboring man, he could not have too much protection. The purblind organs of Dingleyism—which is the essence of republicanism—proclaimed that the passage of the new tariff law meant not only the reopening of hundreds of factories closed during the period of industrial depression. but also a general advance in the wage :*ate. Nobody who had studied carefully the operations of the protective system believed that it could open any considerable number of mills or that it could possibly raise wages. Every intelligent persou whose vision extends beyond the narrow limits of selfishness saw that the Diuglev bill meant exactly the opposite of the claims made for it by its advocates. The eye of experience saw in it the vicious element of taxation which enables the forces of centralization to have freer play for the strengthening of trusts and the consequent narrowing of the opportunities of employment. The inevitable result has come in the reduction of wages in the manufacturing centers of New England and the refusal of wage earners to accept the reduction. Organized labor is meeting the foe with the ouiy weapons at its dispo-al—the strike and the lockout. Calamitous as the war will be to both interests, the object lesson will be. of value to that element of the American people who have been lured away lroiu the household builded for them, by the fathers of the Republic- a household governed by the.cardinal principle of special privileges to none—by the republican will-o’-the-wisp of protection.—St. Louis Republic. • Robbed the Grave. A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is nitrated by him as follows: (,1 was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was alia at yellow, eye* sunkenytongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite—gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric Bitters, and to my great joy and surprise. the first bottle madf a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man.' 1 know they saved my life, and robl>ed the grave of another victim.” No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents pe,r bottle at J. R. Adams and Son's drug store.

Township Trustees. The Sentinel has referred several times to the question of the extension of the terms of township trustees by the late republican legislature. The facts in regard to the matter are these: The legblature of 1889 gave the office of township trustees j and assessors a four years’ tei iq, in order to | avoid the expense of bienuial elections, i which were, of course, necessary under a two years' term. The first election under this law was m 1890, the ’second in 1894 and the third should have been in 1898. The legislature of 1897 passed an act (p 64) providing that “the time of holding the election of township trustees and assessors shall Ik? changed from the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1898, to the geueral election on the first Tuesday'after the fir>t Monday in November. 1890.” The sole object of this act was to extend the offices of those who bad been elected in 1894 and no other reason was offered or can be offered for it. The election of 1894, it will be remembered, was a landslide, the republican plurality in the state being 44,671, Of course this carried with it a vast number of local offices, and the result do not represent the present sentiment of the people in a great many instances. It is, of course, proper that the republicans should enjoy the fruits of their yictory, according to the law, but to extend those fruits for two years is not only a direct steal politically, but also is robbing the people of their constitutional right to ehet officers every four ve&rs. There am be no question that the constitution intended to preserre this right to the people, for it expressly provides that “the geueral assembly shall not create any office the tenure of which shall he longer than four years." The necessary effect of the law of 1897 is to give all township trustees elected in 1894 a tenure office of six years. The law was passed solely for that purpose, because two-lhirds of the officers are republicans, and they control the election of county superintendents in two-thirds of the counties.—Indianapolis Sentinel. Made a New Man or Him. Bryan, Ohio, Jan. 13, 1897." Gentlemen:—For years I had been suffering from indigestion. Had a poor appetite and could not eat anything containing grease and had constantly a worn out feeling, After using three 50c bottles of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin I am now able to eat anything my appetite Craves and can say it has made a new man of me. j Eu Bowes, Sold by Bergen $ Oliphant. v

j^ICHARDSON ft TAYLOR Attorneys at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly in the office. Office in Carpenter build tug, Eighth and Maiir-sts., Petersburg, Ind. 4 SHRY ft COFFEY. , G. B. AsRby, A C. A. Colley. Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Special attention given to all civil business. Notary Public constantly iu tips office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office over W. L. Barrett’s store, Petersburg, Ind. ryLLON ft GREENE, T. H. Dillon V. R. Greene Attorneys and Counsellors at Law WllJ practice in Pjfcc and adjoining counties. Careful attention given to all business. Collections given prompt attention. Notary Public always in office. Office In the Burger block, Petersburg, Ind. V> G. DAVENPORT. Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office «>verJ. R. Adams ft Son’s drug store, Petersburg, Indiana. g M. ft C. L. HOLCOMB. Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Prompt attention given to»ti business. Office In Car|«*uter block, rtist floor ou Etghth-si., Petersburg. I __ , •_ IE. WOOLSEY, Attorney at Law. All business promptly attended to. Collet*- ! lions promptly made and remitted. Ahetraers of Title a specialty. Office in Frank's building, opposite Press office. Petersburg, Ind. T. R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon. \ Chronic Diseases a specialty. Offi<-e over Citizens’ St ate Bunk, Petersburg, Indiana. W. BASINGER, s Physician and Surgeon. Office over Bergen ft Oliphant’s drug store, room No. J*. Petersburg, ind. All calls prompt ly answered. Telephone No, t_. office and residence. | AM Alt A \V ATE RHOUBE, Eclectic Physicians and Surgeons 'Office over the Star Clothing House. Telephone No. S| jgj^ershurg. Ind. |^R. A. B. KNAPP. Eye, Ear, Nose *and Throat Specialist, of Washington. Indian.t. will beat the Pike Hotel on J* rkiay of each week. Dental Surgeon. Office in rooms t> and 7, In Carpenter building, Petersburg, Indiana. Operations flrsiclass. All work warranted. Anaesthetics us d for painless extraction of teeth.

c. MURPHY, Dental Surgeon. Parlors in the Carpenter building, Petersburg, Indiana Crown and Bridge Work ft specialty. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction. NOTICE is hereby given to all parties Interested that I will attend at my office in jsiendal. EVERY SATURDAY. To transact, hu-sitics* connected with fheoflU-t of trustee of Lockhart township. All persons having easiness with said office will picas, take notice. J L. BASS, Trustee. V'OTICE is hereby given to ail persons interested that 1 will attend ip my office at my residence EVERY MONDAY. To tr*nsr^ business connected with theoffic* of trustee of Marion township All persons having business with said office will ideas* take notice T <’ N ELMoX. 1 rusice Postoffice address: Winslow. >T OTil’E is hereby given to all patties con* t corned that I will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY. To transact business connected with (lie office of trustee of Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on office day*. J. D. BARKER. Trustee. Postofllce address: Peteisburg, Ird, V'OTirg Is hereby given to all parties con- *■’ cerned that 1 will be at inv residence EVERY MONDAY - To attend to business connected with tb« office of trustee of Monroe township. J. M. D.WI8,Trustee, PostoOlce address; Bpurgeon. NOTICE Is hereby given to all person* -oncerned that l will attend at n»v offic » EVERY MONDAY To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. I- E TRAYLOR, Trustoe. Posioffice address: Algiers. Ind. «<FRED SMITHS i Dealer In all kinds of FURNITURE!

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Some Plain Facts. Grave errors, injustice, wrongs of greater or less degree, arise from lack of knowledge of the truth, and more frequently from deception. \ The most infamous case on record of deception and injustice is the attempt to demonetize silver as a money of final redemption in the United States. There is no learned judge, skilled lawyer, or court of justice that is capable of reconciling the effort with die constitutional laws that govern the issue of money in this country. The. people have been deceived, officials in power, chosen to administer justice under the laws, have ignored^ their sworn duty, and given aid to the scheme that has paralyzed industry, reduced property values one-half, and beggared millions. There is ho authority of law, either specific or by inference-, by which gold alone is made the only money with which t© discharge debts, either public 8r private. The effort to make it so is unconstitutional and a national calamity. - v/ Plain and ample information,*facts, and truth, concerning this almost successful scheme to corner the wealth of the people, is now being printed in the Cincinnati Enquirfer, a newspaper which the combined power of money has failed to muzzle or buy. The Weekly Enquirer is only 75c, a year./ The address is Enquirer Company, Cincinnati, O. --f r • • ——

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