Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 19, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 September 1898 — Page 5

THE TARIFF Dtaocrtte Would Deduct Taxation to the Lowest Point Practicable. tlwy Kiwfiln U. NrcMalty mt IkwllM f»» U* btaaple FTp— mt Kakhi| lUvraa* Par tba gSeanasa ■ M lapp^ al UwOaTaraiMBi Is the fiend march of oar ranch Tarn ted civilisation, a dose of men, not; numerically large, bat profound think*' era upou subjects involving national I prosperity, bane ooase to the front as 1 the advocates af free trade between the nations of the earth. The men who*exploit their free trade theory would do away with onstom* houses, the frowning More castles equipped to levy tribute upon the ooat* meres of the world, to be paid, not by ■the nation exporting and selling the ex* | ported merchandise, bat upon the citi- j sens or subjects of the ooautry who purchase it. The law under which this tax is levied' and collected is called a tariff, or the | tariff under Which schedules are prs*; pared and the amounts of money to be 1 paid an not specified article, which neosasaXUy, and inevitably to paid by j •the purchaser or consumer. The free; ;trade advocates contend that if there ’ were no tariff tomes levied the benefits ! Shat would accrue to the people, the I great mass of tbs people in all of the commercial nations of-the earth, would exceed the imagination of philanthropists. Free trade between nations, it u held, would-be a potent factor in ushering in the irilleanial era. It would introduce bartuouy and good will in the eoonssls of uations and do away with the friction, envies and jealousies now j existing, indeed, it might he said since j ••God hath tjiade of one blood nil nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth," it might be well enough to; recognise the “fatherhood of God" to the extent of permitting hto civilised children to trade together free and an

■1*1 Bat tht most Bubli mated of the nation* of the earth, except, possibly, England, hare nut reached that free trade state perfection where tariffs **.<aad schedules, direct and ad valorem taxation can be dispensed with, and the United States, under the corrupt Dingley law, ia in the swim up to its neck— a-law never designed so much to pat money in the treasury to anetain the government, as to tax the great body of American consumers for the benefit of a comparative small class of corporation patriots, who subscribed liberally to Mark Hanna's corruption fund, which debauched the notion and elected Major McKinley. The Detnooratio party is not a free trade party. It recognises the ueoeesity of levying impost taxation for the simple purpose of raising revenue for the support of the government economically administered., believing that such taxation is all that any just interpretation “of the coustuution warrants, aud that beyond that hum, tariff taxation is spoliation, direct robbery protected by law, which adds to its infamy, and which uo amount of word jugglery cau obscure. The high prerogatives of government in their relation to citizens or subject* are: (i.) To deprive men of their Uvea. (».) To deprive them of their liberty. ) To d> pr;ve them of their property. Tin? latter deprivation often involving couchUoUfc as lauieu table as the former. In the language of Shy look: “You take ui> life, when you take the meaus whereby 1 live," and a tariff law such a* the LHugiey abortion, is enacted for the purpose of taking the meaus whereby poor meu live and baudiug the booty over to grasping ahvlocks, who, in the language of the play, "are wolfish, bloody, starved aud ravenous. **

it i* one oi io» evus mnurt-ut in tariff taxations, pal it u practiced/ lmposeit»:e to ouusuuct » tariff law, under the op -mtKMii ut waicih selfishueas, greed,, rapacity ai.d spoltaUoa do not find coverts tinder the protection of which these corse* thrive, but when such monairoaiues as the “MoKiuley law" ami the "Dtugh-y law" are wanned into life in the wou»h of Republicanism, as prolific of infamies as the ovum of soappiuK turtles, their number and enormity casas investigation and defies the oapabtiitue of statisticians. Toe Democratic idea ot tariff* is to reduce taxstieo under their operation to 'the lowest point practicable to meet the ts^uiremente of government economically administered. but, unavoidably, such tariffs are more or lees protective in their opt muons, since, as a role, the tax ou the imported article advances u« price, ltd if it oouies in oocnpeUtioa with a hows rnauufactored article, that, as certainly as the imported article, costs the consumer more than otherwise would be charged. Democrats do not deny this postulate. They admit it in all iu loros, and to the extant practicable would .shape tariff laws in the interest of the great body of 'consumers, because ucatcsmanahip worthy of the name seeks to promote the general welfare of the people, which cannot be done if legislation is so shaped as to benefit the few at the expense of the many. ' As has been intimated it is difficult to levy tariff taxation in a way to do even and exact justice to ail who pay iv With tha lowest tariff th* country has ever had there eras lnridsnml and unavoidably proteotioa. but whan tha Democratic party has shapsd tariff Isgtelatioa there has bean no purpose to meats a favored class and enrich it at the evt fueof the rank and file ot ooasumare, while the Uepabhcua party pursues a diametrically opposite policy as Is shown by all th* tariff laws for which it stands responsible, tha McKinley and the Dingiey laws bring th* two solssml infamise whioh stand to its credit, distinctively and vividly indicate thspnr

T i a poos of Oil party id <m»te mooopt* Lee for the aib of monopolies and to compel the people to pay tribute money to fill their coffers. In'so for is the Di off ley law hee contributed to the revenues of the govern* moot tn a time when war demanded funds to meet expenditure*, it has been a dismal failure; but not so when the favorite* of the party are considered, for whose special benefit the law was enacted, under the spaoioua plea of restoring- prosperity to the oountiy. From these pampered pets of the gov* eminent no complaints are ever beard. Corrupt km in legislation for their benefit inspires them to eulogise it, and prompts them to contribute liberally of spoils wrung from labor to perpetuate in power a party which has systematically utilised its opportunities and powers to increase spoliation in the interest of those who. regardless of the poverty the piratical policy entails, with the wmtiable thirst of the horse leech, forever calls for mare victims and more blood. To defeat this party of McKinley and Ding ley tariffs, and expose its schemes of rapine is the purpose of the Democratic party of Indiana in this campaign. and as the days go by, faets will be piled upon facts until the people, amased at Republican perfidy, will rally to the standard of Democracy and again give it control of state and national affairs. THE SCHOOL BOOK LAW

A Monumsnt Commemorative of Democratic Wisdom and Fealty to the Best Interests of the People of Indiana lad In Its OfwralM Sartof Mllllese ml Blouey to tli« Uboriug lien ml luUlana In tb* Coat of Schi>al Hooka k'or Thotr Childrta. It ts a well known feet that prior to 1SS9. the state of Indiana was in the grasp of a sohoolbook trust whioh was as derold of conscience as a hungry wolf operating in the midst of a flock of sheep. In writing of this aggregation of insatiable men. who for years had mercilessly robbed the people of Indiana, it is designed to briefly point oat to what extent these robberies were perpetrated upon Working Mm eeeking to educate their children in the schools of the state, aud which, without let or hiuderanoe, had gone on for years. This schoolbook trust, having ample meaus at its command, was able to debt-cioh not only $ portion of the press, but a large per oeut of the school officials of the state, and brui - into active operation whenever demand’ od. a thoroughly equipped army of henchtneu to do its biddiug and aid it in perpetrating ite piracies At thi* supreme juncture the Mnwocrntle U|W«nir» resolved to put an end to this schoolbook spoliation and lift the intolerable burden from parents who had been compelled to p» “phase its books*, and there is not in the legislative history of the state a law more iu oousuuanoo with justice aud righteousness thau that enacted by the Democratic legislature of I8fc9. which emancipated the people from the dtmination of th« schoolbook trust. Auu here it is worth while to say that the lUpubllQM Party, as in the case of the Australian ballot law and the revenue law. took a position in favor of the sohoolbook trust, and in flagrant opposition to the welfare of the people of the state. But as intimated. the purpose is to shew to what extent the workingmen of Indiana are interested lu the fluanoial problem whioh the Democratic law of 18SD

solved for the state. •. ICoroiluarat mt WioolehlWw*. Officaallv stated, the number-of school* children enrolled la Indiana /or the jsar 1888. tne year preceding the enact* meat of the antisohoolbook trust law, was 514.488. A set of schoolbooks as supplied by the trust cost $9.40, hence it appears that to supply each of the schoolchild* ren in the state for the year 1SS8 with a ee« Of hooks would require the sum of ft.8S5.955.ua It is stated by officials connected with the state department of education, that • set of schoolbooks on an average, has to be renewed every four years, and assuming that on an average children are in sohool 12 years, tne oost of renewing schoolbook* under the rule of the trust, would be I14.5U7.858.60. It is fair so assume that one-ha!f of the Fcboolchildrou enrolled in the state in 1888 ‘267.381) were the children of cttisena, laborers, mechanics and men working on farms, who were required so pay in 1888. under trust rule, #9.40 fur every sec of books purchased for their children—amounting to 13.417,*

97* 10. Under the operation of the Damocntk schoolbook lew pawed In 1W, the ooet of school books was reduced one-half, or 10 per oent Thiao^tsalted In a saving to the parents of the schoolchildren of the state, as stated. $8.-UT.-976,10 in the purohase of schoolbooks. And if, as is assumed. one-half, of the obtldrea enrolled in the common schools of the state in 1888 were the children of parents who work far n Using. the saving to them amounted to $1,908,988.08. And here, again, assuming that daring the school age of times children, these sets of books base to b* renewed every four years, the saving to wageworkers would amount to the sum of IMW.964.15 during the 11 years. Under otiema stances as pointed oat, and considering the immense benefits aooroing to our fellow oitinsns whose incomes are derived from their tabu* the Dessociatao petty has aright, predicated upon its fealty to the iatsceots of labor, te expect that workinsmeu will ant overlook its labors in thair behalf.

' or Sewurv of 8tnt«, SAMUEL If ALSTON of Boone county. For Auditor of State, JOHN W. MINER of Marlon County. F'or Treasurer of State. HCOH DOUGHERTY of Wells County. For Attorney-General, JOHN G. McNITTf of Vigo County. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, HENRY WARRUM of Marlon County. For Superintendent Public Instruction, W. H. Sinc air of Starke County. For state Statistician. JAMES !S GUTHRIE of Hrown County. For state Geologist, EDWARD RARHETT of Hendricks County. For Judges of the Supreme Court, firt Dlst.. LEONARD J HACKNEY of Shelby County.

3d DUL. jAMKS McCABE of Warren County. Mb Dist.. TIMOTHY E. HOWARD of St. Joseph County For Judges of tbe Appellate Court, 1st I>lst., EDWIN TAYLOR of Vandeirbur* Coiuty. 2d DUI..C J. KOLLMEYEK of Bartholomew County. 3d DtsU EDGAR BROWN of Marlon County. «b DUt.. W. S. DI VEN of Madison County. 5th Dist., JOHANNES KOPELKE of Lake County. For Contfreea, Find District, THOMASDUNCYN. For Joint- State Senator, EDWARD P, RICHARDSON. For Prosecuting Attorney, KERR TRAILER. . For Joint-Representative, SASSER StU.HVAN. For Clerk. LEWIS E.TUAYLF.R. For Auditor, WILLIAM II. SCALES. For Treasurer. ONI AS O. SMITH. For Sheriff, W. M. U1DGWAY. For Coroner, ALLEN RUMBLE. For surveyor, A. O. CATO. For Commissioner, First District. Joseph l. kobinson. For Commissioner, Third District, WILLIAM It. BOTTOMS. DM You Take Scott’s Emulsion through the winter? If so, we are sure it quieted your cough, healed the rawness in your throat, increased your weight, gave you more color, and made you feel better in every way. But perhaps your cough has come back again, or you are getting a little thin and pale. Then, why not continue the same helpful remedy right through the summer? It will do you as much good as when the weather is cold. Its persistent use will certainly give you a better appetite and a

stronger aigesuon. It will cure your weak throat and heal your inflamed lungs. It will cure every case of consumption, when a cure is possible. Don't be persuaded 4

to take sometntog tney say is just as good. All Druggist*, $oc. and |t. Scott a Bow ns, Cbesusts, K. Y. «4FRED SMITH** Dealer In alt kind* of - FURNITURE! ■

Funeral Supplies a Specialty We keep on hand at all time* the finest line of Parlor and Household Furniture to be found In the elty. Bedroom and Parlor Suit* a Specialty. In funeral supplies *« keep Cask**. Shrouds, etc., of the beat make. Railroad Election. Notice la hereby given that the annual dee* lion of the stockholder* of the Sprluehcld. Ohio River and South Atlantic Railway Company, will be held at the offlce of the company, at Vincennes, Indiana.on Theraday. September Ski. WMal S o’clock p. in., for the purpose or electing thirteen director* for the ensuing year and tbe transact ion of such other business as may come before the meeting. Edward Watson. 1st Vlce-Prortdenl. AtdtKRT K. Boon s. Secretary. * 1

At The New York Store * ; ' - Beginning Friday, September 10,4890. . .: m We have just received one of the largest stocks ot Dry Goods, Clothing, Hoots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and Gents’Furnishing Goods ever brought to Petersburg, and will offer to the public these goods at prices never before known. Our goods have MORE STYLE, LOOK BETTER and are TAILORED SUPERIORLY to any you will find anywhere else at 20 per cent more. We state nothing but plain facts and can prove them to you by coming and examining our mammoth stock for Fall. TJew Goods daily arriving, bought right and are going to be sold at prices you never before bought Fall goods at. Did you ever see " anything advertised at the NEW YORK STORE that you did not find there? We do as we advertise. Cut these prices out and bring them with you when you come to make your purchases. If you should happen to need any little or big articles in our line, here’s something that will do your heart good. A dish of Good Values, seasoned with Rock Bottom prices.

DRY GOODS. 5000 yards fancy prints, neat patterns, per yard.. *.... 8000 yards fast black prints, per yard... 1 case of flannelette, pretty patterns, per yard..... 3000 yards shaker and cotton flannel, per yard.. 1 case of dress goods, gingham, per yard.. 5000 yards the heaviest cotton flannel, per yard.. v.. 1500 yards good comfort calico, per yard. 1 case good shirting, per yard. .... 1 case dark and light blankets. worth 75 cents per pair for. Woolen flannel, l>er yard ..

CLOTHING. We are showing this fall one of the largest, newest and best stocks of clothing in town. Mens’ nice heavy fall suits, worth $5. ...... 83 Metis’ well made suits nicely trimmed, worth $7.50 for... Mens’ all wool suits, all colors, tailor made, worth #10, for..... One of the best tailor made suits, worth elsewhere.$15, for_ 3.50 5.00 7.50 10 The above are some of our remarkable low prieeson Mens*suits. PANTS. 150 Mens’ heavy working jeans pants, per pair..... ... 110 pairs 75 per cent wool jeans pants, per pair........ Mens’ wool pants, |»er pair... ... Boys’ heavy lined jeans pants. per pair... ... Mens’ tailor made, hairlined pants, worth $3 per pair..... .fit 65c 95c 1.! 65c Boys’ school {-Mints from.. 25c np .•waaaawaaawwawawwwwaaaaaaMaaaawwaaittaawaawaaaaaawaaawwa*

GENTS FURNISHINGS. We are showing this year the latest styles in boys hats and caps. Mens' dressy Alpine hats black, or brown, A 1 AA worth $1.50, for. .. tbi.Uv m ‘ ' ■ T Mens’ railroad hats from... . Mens’ good working over shirts for.. Mens' fancy shirts, 2 collars detached, for........... Mens’ whit* kundried shirts, colored bosom, with detached cuffs... 25 dozen mens’ silk ties worth 50 cents, will go at.,. Mens’ heavy Marino socks, per pair.. .... Mens’ heavy undershirts for.. ..i. 95c up 25c 50c 50c . 25c 25c 20c up

BOYS suns. 45 Boys' suits well made, worth $6.00. for.... .... ... .... 50 Boys’ suits, tailor made, Mark and brown plaids, worth $8.50, for............................. Childrens’ school suits 50c op LADIES’ SHOES. 10 cases 1 Julies' heavy Shoes, per pair.... .... 5 cases ladies’ Kangaroo Calf Shoes, P per pair.... ... 15 oases Ladies' Kangaroo Calf Shoes, worth $2.00 per pair..«... A................... 5 eases Ladies’ Custom Made Shoes, worth $2.50, for.......... ... .. 80c $1.00 . 1.25 .1.50 MEN SHOES. 10 cases heavy working Shoes, tap soles, per pair _ SI.26 5 cases fine Shoes, lace or congress, per pair........... 1.26 9 cases **Our Knocker” Shoes, worth $2. per pair...... 1.40 Boys’ Shoes of all descriptions, per pair.... 1 up

Ladies’ fleece lined sleeveless Vests ...... • 15c Best Oil Cloth, per yard.... 16c Good Felt Window Shades, all colors...... 12c It matters little which, so long as you spend your dollars and dimes in this store. The steady, satisfied patronage of the people is what our business is reaching for. By pleasing you with little purchases we pave the way to pleasing you in big ones. You belieVe us when we speak to you through our advertisements. You have had pleasant experiences with us. When we make an assertion you know it is so. And that’s why the above lists should interest you. It shows you the way to vast money saving. Our stock of Dress Goods and Silks is complete. Remember this Fall we are going to handle Ladies’ Capes and Cloaks of the most up-to-date styles. We sell ifie best goods for the least money.

* £ THE • NEW * YORK > STORE MAX BLITZER. Petersburg, Indiana.