Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 3, Petersburg, Pike County, 27 May 1898 — Page 1

- = V i VOL. XXIX l PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY. MAY 27, 1898. NO. £

Never in Our Life ftfove we held s«eb a sale as this; never La ▼our life have you heanl of such prices as. tlisee on Shoes', never again will we sell Shoes as cheap as for this sale. This is a e ha nee of a lifetime, for we mil actually slaughter thousands of pairs of Shoes iu all styles at less than half the cost of making. Cotne in and sse for yourself. We include the entire Shoe stocks iu both our Stores in •this sale, firing in your families and tafee advantage of these low prices.

Any of Our Shoes that Rfp will be Re-sewed Free.

45 pair# Infants' soft soled Shoes. Athe easy kipd.... .175 pair* Infants’ button kdwes, A J « kkl ti|»s, sues 1 to 5.... 75 pairs Infant* Tan Himes, front lace, sizes 2 to 5.. 33c 90? pairs Infants' Chocolate Slipjiers with buckle and bow, 8 to 5 ... <69 pairs ladies’ lace Shoes, coin toe. stylisji tip, ail sizes. the 61.50 kind. . 40 pairs lilies* Chocolate lace Shoes. coin toe, pretty tip, worth f 1.75.. . ' |14 pairs Indies' Oxfords, mostly small sixes, custom made, sold at 6- to 6^.50; take your uhoice at ft 19 pairs pair* ladies’ fine custom Shoe* in lace ami button, com aud A ^ * narrow tue. tan, oxhlootl *ad black, finest toe, worth >. tn >noe* in $1.89 ft 10 pairs ladies’ fine Viei Kid Shoes, *-oia and narrow toe, turned soles, hem! made goods, glove fitting. tl*e <fiiiesi made, worth 68 to fsl.nO; your choice at.. DIMES', CUIK $2.48

|<airs Mud's soft easy tan fbVjrde tA. Oxfords, just the thing for lutu- QIMj fort, only, •# j »atrs Stines, stout as irua Men's black Base Ball AT« f»Ui heavy rubber soles, finf. SS fuiirs Men's Tan lace Slaves, with tip. coin toe., com curars, worth $1.50 |>er pair..... 79c 67 pairs Men's Satin Calf Shoes, hut or cuitp»Ks coin or wale toe, soft aunt easy.wortfc $1.7 i $1.25 4* pairs Men’s fine Kangaroo Calf jShoes, i uMoin made, tan or black,all the new toes, tel sizes made to sell at $‘-*.'50 and $-.7'»; choice 50 |>air» Men's sample Slwes. mostly wide toes, real ham) made, elegant wear- ~ ers. sizes 6, Of and 7. wsrth up to $4.00 pejr pair, choice.... wide 344 pairs Men's Oxfords witik tip. $ A IQ tan or hhak, all styles.ctf toe. ll A A allright for hot weather_ ▼ 117 pairs Chocolate, lace, sprittg heel Shoes. 5 to 8, .worth $1_L Tan Sh«v Polish, per bottle ____ Chocolate Shoe Polish, |ier U>ttle , .. Russett Shoe Polish, per liottle...... Ox blond Sft.ie Polish, per bottle. Black Shoe Polish, per bottle. ......

Remeotber this sale }w*»itirelr closes in Two Weeks. Krerr pair of bhoes marked in plaiu figures aud no deviation will lw <uatle froiu that priec. W. V. Hargrove & Company

2*rc2pxi«t©r« cf th*Peoples' Drj Goods Store and Star Clothing House, fceTERSBURQ, INDIANA

tNIHM«INH T0 USERS 0F PAINT. Always bear in ramd that it is false economy to u*e cheap paint Thecuet per gallon is not the only thing to be considered. It is cheaper to buy *MASTIC PAINT* Which is strictly pure lead, oil arid zinc and thoroughly ground and re ground, than to bay that cheap paint that covers little surface aad wheu job is done, is not 'satisfactory. Mastic Paint oorm three hundred scj|u4re feet for two coats, and leaves a gloser finish when completed. Cse nothing but Mastic. Shawhan Boonshot&Co Hardware. Petersburg, Ind. ■ • : : ■ : ■ ■ : l ■ • : : ■ 1 Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT $1.00 Per Year.

Tlrw Epochs of Democracy an! Three ■mu Dr. John Clark Ridpath, the eminent historian, in the April number of the Arena, 1896, writes a scholarly and brilliant article on Democracy. The introductory part of the article is given up to a discussion of the great problem that civilization is ever itrying to solve. Democracy or'Empire, which shall it be? lie then deals more particularly, in a masterly and entertaining manner with the the three great epochs of American democracy, and the distinguished personage of each period. „ He observes that “the issue turns upon a fundamental difference in the beliefs and desires of mankind. The monarchical theorem runs thus: Mao is a being to be governed. Government is-»oiuething placed over him. It is something from without. It arises not out of the free will and desires of men themsuives.’* It ia divine. Hence the divine right of kings, or the right of a certain family to hold the sceptre. In Louis XIV of France, the light to him was

absolute, for said he, “I am the state.” “The theorem continues thus: Gownment is not of the people l>ut apart from them. It begins not in the hearts and hopes of them, but in its own passions and aintiitioE*. It is a thing of sceptre and crown.” Tiie crown »s not always visible. The sceptre is not always of iron, it may be of gild or bamboo, or it Way be a gavel. ‘‘The democratic theorem runs exactly counter to the monarchical theorem. Democracy regards man as a governing and not as a governed creature. It sees in aian the ability and purpose of eelf'direction. It beholds in him a sensible being capable of standing to his own affairs or able to appoint some one to manage them for him without the intcr&renee of any one. Democracy considers man as the greatest and usly important fact in the world.** It regards man, yes man, even the amoet insignificant tiller of the soil, or paddy on the ruiiroad of mere importance than all the palaces, temples, kings or dynasties the world lias ever seen. ‘‘ Democracy,*’ says Dr. Uidpath. “has been the social and |>olitical torchlight of the world.” Between these two theorems of government there is a great gulf. They have little or nothing in common. “They stand on the battle piaiu of human history in mortal combat. Del there be no hypocritical compromises between these two aKtaironists. It is high time that the social and political nondescripts' who spend their time in trying to make one thing out of another, who try to evolve a seif-exiling government that ch^ll get up ganVauicaliy and live aud devour likt* the monster of Frankenstem, should rise and depart forever.” p Dr. liidpath believes like Thomas Carlyle, “that democracy is l>orn« and being born, will, like a whirlwind, euvelop the earth.” The thirteen colonics were purely democratic. They finally set forth the indisputable rights of man in a declaration of independence. I'luh-r this doeumeut deaoenwy gained absolute independence from imperialism. Later, however, monarchical forms were transplanted to the soil of lib-: ertf. The old European principles acquired by the colonists diuingcenturiesof training in imperialism began to reassert themselves. Once prosperous, a people begin to long for the pomp and wxnry incident to kings and potentates. It is ever thus. Today let the most deraoemtieof us acquire wealth I wad we at once long for a palace, a titleawl servants in fine liveries. The American union was a halt between 1 the two theories of government. Washing- j ton was neither a democrat or an aristocrat. He was a means between the two extremes. But hefoie, during and after his administration federalism predominated, and federalism tended very stronglv toward imperialism. Federalists, like Hamilton, believed in a strong central government. Indeed. Hamilton seldom If ever speaks of the sovereignty of the people. He dispar-,

aged the masses. Iq short, the dominant leaders during the swaddling period of our government had a dread of democracy. Says Kid path, "one hun dred years ago > there were men who were doing their beet to shape the Union into Eurofiean moulds, j but the patriotism and purity of Washington held the monarchical tendencies inj check. But under Adams all restraint was j removed.*’ It was at this juncture when democracy < was receieiug its death blows that the father of the declaration reappeared. Whatever else had taken place in the political firms-, meat Jefferson was still the exponent—-the i body and soul—the all of t:be old war-worn | democracy of the revolution. Dr. Ralpath observes "that for eight! years Jefferson conducted the administra-' t»on on this principle (i. e., that the people! are the source of all power.) By the dose j of the twentieth year of the republic* to had completely arrested the evil tendency which \ had appeared. Than this no man everj performed for his people a more salatory j office. * * * He prevented the government from gravitating further in the direction of European sentiments and methods. * * * His hatred of imperialism was as >

profound as the salt sea. He would hare bedrock on which to stand. He made humanity the basis of his theorem and the motive of his political life.” Jefferson Revived and gave a direction to American institutions that could not be immediately reversed or arrested. In the political, as it is iu the material or spiritual, world reaction follows every pronounced action. The period following the recrowning of Jeffersonian democracy was au «g)och of indifference. The old imperialism was not dead. It lay under cover like a masked battery awaiting an opportunity to assault its unsuspecting enemy. “In the interval," says Rklpath,“between 1809 and 1$£9 the United States had passed from patriotism to finance. The old generation hail talked about love of country. The new one talked about business. The fathers had considered the best method of escaping from the dominion of Great Britain. Their descendants talked about the best method of getting under the dominion of a bank. The sceptre of royalty ! was to be replaced with a sceptre of bank-1

notes. Public liberty was to be replaced with corjwirate despotism. * * * The “public credit" was henceforth to be the, criterion of patriotism,and the bank counter was to tie a bureau of political information at which the peuple might learn how much liberty is safely consistent with tent per cent." Hut lo, a second great democrat here appeared before whom the cohorts of monarchy must yield. If frieml or foe act treasonable to the old war-worn libertyloving, liberty-getting democracy **by the eternal" their power and influence shall be destroyed. Old Hickory was a character. His hardships had put trou in his will and an element of savagrv in his disposition. Who questions hut that this mau Jackson was called just at the right time. The two primary ingredients of his character were honesty and patriotism Like Jefferson, he was a true man of the people. l>r. Bidpath notices “that the seventh president was an example (perhaps the best iu history) of the conservative and corrective power of democracy over itself. A study of Jackson's life is sufficient to demonstrate the universal salvation of man by his own efforts when he is let alone.*1 Jackson had to grapple with the prolific germs of corporate life just then beginning to grow. The United States bank was his opponent. The same monarchical tendencies with a crown of money. Says Bid path, 1 ‘Jackson’s liattle was with the same old suake's nest. He put them down. He drove them back into the dark, cold hole vvliere the old mother snake had hid herself from the light of day." The country twenty years later was plunged into a civil war. “To iny mind," says the great historian, “there is no paragraph of human history more provocative of indignation and tears thun that which recounts the selfish intrigues and coldblooded machinations by which the trewetkious volume of patriotic sacrifice and devotion—swelling up and breaking in long lines of foam in the days of our mortal trial —was diverted from its purp»ise in the twenty-five years following our civil war. poisoned with malevolent sentiments of the money power and made at last the subservient force in the attempted destruction of American democracy aiul the institution on its ruins of a base imperialism of wealth." He does not repeat the story so well known to every student of history but passes on to the year 1896. He says “that following the war a malevolent combination of forces, historical and personal, had invaded not only the republican party but also tbs party which still defined itself as democratic. It bad one set of lying phrases with which to delude the masses, another set with which to terrorize them." The money power—the present American form of imperialism-^-is everything and anything, provided it be allowed to prevail and reign. It chuckles and rubs its hands Shylock-like whenever it successfully deludes the people. It knows its meu. and if

it does not know them it ea>ilr gains an introduction through a golden medium. i The official.'ot the past and present admin- j iterations move at the dictation of those’ who “take their patriotism from the stock- | ticker.” The people are nothing if they are not to be governed. Stock gamblers,: goki cormorants, hare no use for a gov-1 eminent of, for and by the people. They are imperialists. Democracy or monarchy, that is the question. The wire* answer muuarchy. It was in the interest of the money power: —the monarchical theorem of government— ] that both the republican and democratic j conventions were held in 1896. They were confident of rictory. They were successful j at St. Louis, but not so at Chicago. Ominous sounds were heard in the democratic household. Amoug the heralds of plutocracy “there was hurrying to and fra.’* The word was permit us to prevail again or ruin j is ths ultimatum. “We beg no longer. We entreat no mors.j We petition no more. We defy them.”! Thus, the third great ebeifuiu of detnoo- j racy said “wheu he vaulted like an athlete, into the wild arena, drew his sword and stood defiant and Mating with cage in the,

very face of the enemy.” He cane forth to sway earth’s rudder and steer the barque of truth. On that day the democracy of the revolution saw the morning of a new day. A discontented and enslaved people rallied to the standard of the youag Nebraskan, who, Jefferson like and Jackson like, had placed the colors of the old democracy on the old battle scared rampaats and uttered with more eloquence still the rallying watchword to rear again the crumbling walls. William J. Bryan “knew ao fear and he hail the God’s truth of the whole matter in his heart.” The money bourbons trembled and their leaders turned pale. They replied with lying epithets and stereotyped national honor phrases. Such has been and ever is their only argument. Dr. Rid path observes, "‘that the simple fact is that the unanswerable oration of Win. J. Bryan before the Chicago convention was one of the few inspired utterances of the human soul rising to a great occa- i don. and pouring oat the vehement river j

of troth. Bryan was on that day a chosen instrument; whatever providence there is in human affairs was then and there displayed. To be sure, the individual roan is nothing. To be sure, the power which is over all things is everything. There are times when the universal thing will express itself. Sometimes the expression is by means of the silent grief of the soul; sometimes it is by the pen: sometimes by the sword; sometimes by cataclysm and uproar andJthe dbwnrushing of institutions: but when the universal thing will find a voice then must a man also be found to cry out." Thus the third epoch of democracy jhas dawned. The battle is on and must goon. There will be no reaction till the people shall agaiu triumph. From the monarchical and plutocratic we are turning to the democratic. William J. Bryan is the unblemished leader of this epoch, “courageousbrave as a lion to his principle and himself, a gentlemen, with big hard hands and a brain as cot 1 as that of a farmer." We intend that this pat not and statesman shall receive the great gift at the disposal of a grateful people. C. Petersburg People Interested. The following was taken from the Alaska Miner of Juneau, Alaska: Last summer there arrived in town a gentleman who is well known as a successful operator ill the investment field—Col. Darrow of Montpeilea Indiana. The colonel was in no hurry to possess mines, but he quietly and systematically made his observations with the result that he formed such a favorable opinion of the Berners Bay district as to unostentatiously purchase in that vicinity a number of mining claims. These matters were knowu to the Miner at the time, but Col. Harrow thought it would be. more prudent uot to disclose his business affairs until they had advanced sufficiently to be of public interest. We are now prepared to announce the incorporation of another Alaska company known as the Alaska gold mining company of Indiana, capital stock $1,000,000; president Smiley N. Chambers, Indianapolis; vicepresident, W. A. Oliphant; treasurer. H. R. Snyder: secretary, ChdHes W. Moore. Col. Harrow jind Mr. Snyder are now in town and inform us that altogether seven claims have been purchased lying between the Comet and Jualin mines at Berners Bay in the very choicest portion of that well known mining section. a The machinery, which includes a ten stamp mill and com pressor, has been ordered ami is expected to arrive here shortly. A sawmill capable of cutting 10.000 feet a day will be here at the same time, and nothing will stand in the way of the rapid development of the mines. Buck leu's Amiga Balm. The beat salve in the world for cats,, bruises, sores, ulcers, suit rheum, fever | sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It isj

guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refutideiL Price 35 moi£i*r bo*. For sale by J. R. Adams & Sob. Blark Diamond Railroad. SuiiKBCio, Kt., May 18.—General j William Kirby Toledo. Ohio, president of the preposed Black Diamond railway, system, is here for the purpose of locating the depot for this town. This road, in Kentucky, is to pass through Ghent, War- j saw, Sadierille, Cynthiana, Sharpsburg, i Irvine, Manchester. Barboureville and del- j lico Narrows at the Tennessee state line, j and will be doubled-tracked the entire distance from' Indianapolis, Indiana, to Port Royal South Carolina. Construction will begin about October 1 and work will be pushed rapidly, so as to have the road in operation by 1900. Sharpsburg has subscribed 95,000 to the promoting fund, and has guaranteed the free right of way through this county. ■ The survey through this county was recently completed. W|n Weak, Weary and Wasted From kidney diseases, why not try Foley’s Kidney Cure, a guaranteed medicine. J. H. Adams ft Son. m

Republican Row. The republicans of Washington township met at the circuit court room last Saturday afternoon for the purpose of selecting deiegates to the several convent iena. Por several days it looked like there would bn a scrap over the congressional delegates, and the scrap occurred. The Hemenway and anti-Hemen way men were these and while the former puBed the pkun it has left a bad taste. The townshipehairman not being present. Prof. S. Thompson, chairtmuhof the republican party and editor of the Petersburg Press, called the meeting to order by rapping on the table. The meeting was not organised by the selection of a chairman or a secretary of the meeting, but the professor proceeded to bold the chair down. He stated the object of the meeting, when M. L. Woolsev. county auditor, arose

ana mate a snort taix, stating tnat mere was a small anti-Hemenway ^movement on foot; that only men who would vote few Hemenway and the best interests of the republican patty should be selected. He then placed in nomination the following delegates: S. H. Stuckey, John Rrentoa and W. G. Finwey. J. A. Smith placed in nomination R. EL Gladisb. = \ ' Hon. Goodlet Morgan put in nomination the anti-Hemenway delegatee. R. E. Glad* ish. W. D. Crow and Will Selby. The fun began when Mr. Morgan moved to elect the delegatee by ballet. The motion was seconded bv J. A. Smith, but the chairman declared the motion lost for want of a second. There were several on their feet at once. Marcus Woolsey moved to amend by taking a rising vote. Things began to get warn and the attention of the chairman was called to the fact that there was a motion before the house. The chairman finally put Morgan’s motion. After the ayes and nays had been noted by Prof. Thompson he decided that a rising vote would have to be taken. The chainhSf Jppointed George Murtiu andS. H. Stuckey y:o count the votes. At the conclusion the chair called for the report. Stuckey had only counted one side aad Martin counted a tie. Finally, to get out of the wrangle, Mr. Stuckey made a short speech in favor of selecting the delegates by ballot, and the chairman then stated that voters would prepare their ballots, lie appointed Fred Smith, George Martin and J. A. Smith as tellers, and the voting commenced. There were several challenges and a few were not permitted to vote. When the rotes were couuted it was found that the Hemenway delegates were elected by iJO tuajority. The Heiueuiway crowd pounded the floor, hollered and were very joyous over the result, while the anti-Hemenway men, disgusted with the proceedings of the convention, walked out in a budy. leaving Thompson ami a few others to select the delegate* the other conventions. Mr. Woolsey again arose and named the following delegate* to the senatorial convention: James Shawhan, S. J. Haines and George K. King. The nominations were made by acclamation. Delegates to the judicial convention were as follows: E. M. Nancy, Thomas Owens, * Dr. Basinger, Joshua Dean and Elijah Smith. *, George D. Martin, W illard Morrison, John Hammond, W. H. C. Lingo and L. E. Woolsey were selected as delegates to the representative convention. The convention has widened the breach in the republican party in Washington township to such an extent that many of the former party lenders believe that the township will show a very much decreased majority at the November election. . Hon, Thomas Dnnrnn. The Princeton News, republican, pay* the following compliment to the next congre: .uan from the First distrist: “Tom Dnncan is a Princeton boy aad Princeton should feel protid that one of her citizens has been so highly eomplinieuted. Tom Duncan is emphatically a man of the

people Mini no “frills* are brought in play to his dealings with the people. Ho is honest, manly and courageous in ail ho does, talented to a marked degree, and an orator second,to none in the first district* and if elU-ted to congress we beliefs ho will not only faithfully carry out the wishes of his constituency, but will also make an honored name for himself and the First district in the balls of congress. His nomination meets with the approval of all who know him in this place, his home, regardless of party fealty, and we believe all will join the News in extending congratulations to oar distinguished fello w-citizen." Whooping t'ragh. I had a little boy who was, nearly dead from an attack of whooping eoogh. Mr neighbors recommended Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. I did art think that any medicine would help him, but after giving him a few doses of that remedy 1 noticed an improvement, and one bottle cured him entirely. It Is the best sough medicine t ever had in fhe house.—J. L. Moore, South fiurgettstown, Pena. Fur sale by J. B. Adams & Sion. » '