Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 23, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 October 1898 — Page 4

Ticket 1 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14,1888. MLLhUL. J- .. - ■ - .. For flwKtanr of 8'at*. SAMUEL Ralston For Auditor of HUtt, JOHN W. MINER For Treasurer of State. HUGH DOUGHERTY For At t»»roey-General, JOHN G. McNUTT For Clerk of the Supreme Court, HENRY WaRRI'M For Superintendent Public Instruction, W. R. Sinclair For State Statistician, JAMES S.GUTHRIE For State Geologist, EDWARD BARRETT For Judaea of the Supreme Court, 1stDUeTlEONARDJ HACKNEY 3d DUU, JAMES MrCAHE 5th DM..TIMOTHY E. HOWARD For Judges of the Appellate Court, lat Dirt.. KDW1STAYL0R 3d Dist.,C. J. KOLLMKYEK 3d Dist.. EDGAR BROWN 4th DUE, W. S. DIYEN 5th DUE,'JOHANNES KOPKLKfe Fot Con stress. First District, THOMAS DUNCAN For Joint-state Senator. EDWARD 1*. RICHARDSON. For Pmeecutlug Attorney, KERR TRAYLER. For Jain l-Representative, SASSER HU LL I V AN For Clerk ■ LEWIS K TRaYLEK. For *VodR»»r, WILLIAM lit* ALE*. For Treasurer. « »N14*0. SMITH. "> , For Sheriff. W.M. R1 DO WAT. For Corooer. AIXKN RUMBLE. For Surveyor, AG. CATO. For Commissioner, First District. JOSEPH L. ROBINSON. For Commissioner. Third DUtrlot, WILLIAM It. BOTTOMS.

The campaign i* coming to a close and ^ ,Oiily a few weeks yet remain, the election occurring Tuesday, November 8th. The 1 campaign so far has been a rather quiet one i among the political parties and but little if ] any bad feeliughas been engendered. The , ticket presented to the voters of this county is an exceptionally good one, aud one that commands the respect of all parties. Some of the gentlemen composing the ticket have : been serving the people during the past two years and have filled the trusts imixwed : on them by the voters in a careful andj businesslike manner. They have endear- j ored to be economical and to save money | to the tax-payers in thetr various official, capacities. In this they have succeeded as j the records at the court house and the al-1 lowances made go to show. This in itself j is good reason why the ticket nominated by i the democrats should be elected on the sec- j ond Tuesday in November. The gentlemen j are all well known in the county and stand ! in the highest esteem in the localities in which they live. Besides this they are all well qualified as has been demonstrated, j Jt is to the iulerest of the tar-fwyers that j jnen who will look after their interest* the aameas they do their own should be elected, j lx the republican conventions to be held | in the various townships in the county let none but republicans oe nominated. l)o pot put any man on the ticket in order to hold him in the republican party. The , man who is a' republican for office and the ] emoluments thereof u> a dangerous man j and should not be elected to anv position j ,of honor or trust.—-Press. March 18. The editor cau now explain whether or i not the parties to whom it had reference; were place<l on the ticket. Who was the candidate before the .convention “who is a j republican for office and the emoluments j thereof f Stand up like a good little boy j and answer tbe question. Doo‘t wiggle and twist around so much. ' HR.IL . l. Ail. JL.J'JII’.'W; No bokest believer in the restoration of silver should be guilty of casting a ballot for a stogie candidate who trains with tbe advocates of the single gold standard. In time of war it is treason to give aid to the enemy. In this war between democracy and plutocracy the independence, prosperity and happiness of the toiling millions of this country are at stake, and it ought to be regarded as a crime to vote for any man who affiliates with a party which makes war on our institutions and justifies the crime* of ike corrupt use of money, the intimidation of voters,-and frauds at the ballot box. A Liberal reward will be paid for the discovery of any political question upon which the republican leaders are united. The proposition does ant include the war, as that is national and not political. It does not include the office*, for that is financial and not political. Tber have no political unity, and only chum the past glory of Lincoln republicanism as a pretext for power. Political degeneracy is the true emblem of McHanna republicanism.

Thk repuWfctui new>> papers ami orators have stumbled onto two of the hardest I things they ever tackled. Sine* ItiM they have been trying to lead the members of their own party to believe that “prosperity is here" and “free silver is dead," but they know prosperity is not here and free silver is kicking around too lively for a corpse, god are a little inclined to believe that there is a skunk up a tree. PtosKSiTV has struck the miners at Fana, Illinois, and Governor Tanner has ordered oat the militia to prevent the miners from showing how much they appreciate fyikjnfs oi Dtngleyism. *

Gipt is tin demon ratio bud wagon defeat »Uw machine made ticket in Pike county. - Ho.v. Titovas IHticak of Princeton, will represent the First Indiana congressional district in congress after the 4th of March next. ■ ,,, The old soldiers are raaking a vigorous kick on the present administration of the pension department. Republican papers are very .mum on the subjeot, however. The News and Press, the tpfpublican papers of this city, are having a tilt over Congressmen Hemeuway. The News is against the congressman, the latter is (or him. The fight wages hot. While the Press is talking so much about the populists of this district it might explain why Hon. David Hart, the populist representative of Gibson county,was turned down and his seat stolon iu the legislature by the republicans two years ago. Too blow off too much. The Hon. James Hemenway in his speech at Littles last week among other things said: “I am now a member of the appropriations committee and also chairman of the coast defense committee.” Possibly that is the reason that the promised prosperity has not reached this sectiou of Indiaua.

The Press has never told its readers anything about how many votes were cast for county clerk in Washington township at the republican county convention. It might explaiu why all the votes were not counted. Some persons say that not half the votes were counted, but were dumped on tue ground. Uox. LxRov Wans of Mt. Vernon* will address the voters at four places on the 28th aud 29th of the present month. Mr. Wade is a pleasing and forceful speaker and in former campaigns in this county has been greeted with large audiences. Next week the plaoee where he is to speak will be decided upon. , The republican party has now thrown off all pretense of consistency, or even of common deoency, in the promulgation of its principles. Its sole aim now is to catch votes, and in order to do that, it is willing to gull the people in every conceivable way. Instead of standing up for principle, it is now ready to be ‘‘all things to all men/’ - The coal miners strike is growing alarming. The strike in Illinois is assuming serious proportions and the governor has sent troops to Pans which is the center of the fields. The strike at Washington, this state, is still in progress and it looks like there would be no settlement. Colored men are being imported to operate the mines. More prosperity. What the people want is more money in circulation; more money to give employment to the laboringraen; more money to keep things moving. By reducing the circulating medium cuts down the purchasing power of the people, hence the dullness in all chaunels of business wTiieh causes a depression in trade. The people want u greater circulating medium. The republicans are making a ‘Still hunt’’ campaign in this c-ounty this fall. They hope by this to keep democrats and others who vote for the democratic nominees iu the dark ns to their methods. This will not work as the voters of the county two Tears ago decided to sweep all the oldtimers out of the court house, and they intend to do it again this year. “We have more goW in the treasury now than we ever had in all our history.1* said an exultant republican yesterday. “Yes,” said another republican who heard the boast, “and a blamed sight less money in the pocket* of the people. What good does it do you or me to have the money of the country locked np in Uncle Ham’s vaults!** And the boaster answered not at all. Homs of our con temporaries note the fact, as a cause of rejoicing, that the gold reserve in the national treasury has reached over t&'K>.000,$>0 and is expected to soon swell to $250,000,000. Being locked up in the treasury this vast sum of mouey is thus withdrawn from circulation. Just hoar the masses of the people are benefited by a further reduction of a circulating medium, when they are already suffering from financial stringency, as evinced by the immense lists of sheriff's sales at all points, is not readily apparent to the ordinary observer. lr tbe democrats of Pike county are disposed to be fair they will help elect Virgil K. Greeue prosecutor this fall. Republican votes elected Judge Kly two years ago, and it would be nothing but fair tor tbe-demo-crats of the county to vole for Greene this fall.—Pres*. Feb. 25th. If tbe republican county chairman had given Greene the least show be would have received the nomination, but Mr. Greene’s candidacy era# nipped in the Imd about the time the convention was held at Velpen, as was also Jay DeBruler's. Was it because the republican candidate* objected?

The republican* of Pike count; will woo be called upon to select a chairman for the county central committee. In selecting a man for said position it will be advisable to ehooee Some experienced influential mm lor it. He should be an active Man who bus influence among all dates and above all else a than who is honest, sober and energetic. If such n man is chosen chair* man it will add much to the party strength in the eounty. Hie above appeared iu the Press a few weeks before its editor wee chosen county chairman. Of course James A. Coats and Virgil Greene were defeated for the chairmanship by Mr. Thompson, pbo is now running the campaign. He is supposed to JU) every requirement in the article.

republican said to be poking whisky around over the county. Skxato* Quat oI Pennsylvania, is under arrest. He is accused of conspiracy with John S. Hopkins, to use state funds for their own use. Today all the trusts, all the monopolies, every agency which is bleeding the country, has taken refuge under tjae /wing of the repnblioan party, becauMpfeey fear the democratic party which kicked them out.” —Governor Pingree, republican candidate for governor of Michigan. Hemk.nwat in apologizing for his absence at 67 roll calls out of 144 says that he was On important committees. Be <is the chairman of the committee on coast defenses, but that did not need his attention in the First congressional district far three or four wreks during the session of congress. The republican farmer as well as the prohibition, populist and democratic farmer suffers from the iniquities of the gold standard. There is no difference on that point whatever. In fact all classes suffer except the bondholders who profiteth much at the expense of the farmer and laborer. Is it not time to make some change.

Repvbucak speakers who orated in Pike coupty last week did not take up the .mouey issue Hi any sense whatever, dropping that issue like .a hot potato. National issues were not discussed, but attempts were tuade to stem the tide ot public indignation at the way affairs had been conducted during the past several months and to defending their own public reoords. 1*' we had a democratic prudent with this war scandal on his hands, every republican howler in the country would cry out for vengeance, impeachment, criminal proceeding and the rest of it. It makes a vast deal of difference whose ox is gored. Your true republican believes that the g. o. p. cau do no wrong. Like the privilege of kings, he believes that the republican party rules by divine right. That is the reason Uint the incorrigible republican generally lets somebody else do his talking for him.— Bluffton Benner. Farmers have not any time for foolishness this year. They will not be entrapj»ed by free silver stories.—Press, March 35th. Since that date, professor, they' have learned a great deal about the gold standard wav of makiug prices. The farmer is selling his products at very low prices and what he has to buy has gone up. The sugar j trust has made another levy on the people. Other trusts and combinations have done likewise. The farmers are thinking nod when they vote in November the nabob* will receive a black eye at their hands. These has been a general kick among the old veterans over the management of thepeusiou department and the state encampment of the G. A. R, adopted stinging resolutions denouncing Clay Evans, the commissioner of pensions, ~ apd the secretary of the interior and calling for the dismissal of Evans. The Press of this city said nary a word about it. but let the matter go unnoticed, but had it l>een under a democratic administration the Press would have made a big how). The following is from the National Tribune, a strong republican paper and one of the national organs of the Grand Army of the Republic: With a clerical force of I,fi00 clerks, whose uav for the week’s services amounts to a traction over $6,000. the average amount of pensions allowed was $13 per month, and for the we&'s work the pensioners receiveu just $1,080. Is there any reason why this armv of clerks should not nurse the peusion office? The foregoing is a fair estimate as to the benefit to the disabled veterans and the benefits to the array of clerks. In other words the pensioner receives $1 while the clerical force receives $6 for the same period of time: i. e., one week’s pension and oue week’s salary. Mr. Evans has as many clerks now as the office had when it was putting out from 1,500 to 3,000 allowed claims per week. Is it not time to ask for an investigation? The Press has been indulging itself for sometime past in whooping it to some of the old war horses of the g. o, p. iu Pike county and also some of the young war horses. It was uo doubt fun for the Press at the time but matters have become serious and now the new bosses are trying to whip them in with the aid of the state central committee and special messengers sent here for that purpose. During the reunion week several prominent gentlemen in state politics were here to speak and line up the kickers as the Press calls some of them, [ but thetr efforts were in vain, As the Press (has said upon several occasions that oom1 plete harmony existed it is only neoassary to reproduce a few clippings from that paper that them is something wrong. Read the following: • There are men who although given an opportunity to acquit themselves in a meritorious way, will of their own accord kill themselves politically ami otherwise. The man who is upheld by admiring friend.* and who will publicly disgrace himself should never ask for (dace or recognition. Bis advice should not be considered in determining candidates or policies. When any man is given an opportunity and does not - grasp it, that man should forever hold hie

It i* reported that a certain prominent 1 republican held a secret consultation with a I democratic candidate one night last week, j Hie object of the consultation is ttakuown. j In an adjoining county to this a politician j much worn by time made a futile attempt i to defeat a certain candidate in nominating eon rent ion, but was unsuccessful in his! efforts. A few weeks later this same poli* j tician held at his home a triangular caucus; with a candidate of the opposite party to | himself and another broken down politician.; The result of the caucus was, as it should1 have been, severely denounced by all self* inspecting partisans, I

Eaaxv iu the year when wheat was run up sky hjgh by the Leiter speculation at Chicago the 'Drees of this city went wild with joy and gave all the credit to-the pre«r ent administration. It was real amusing to read the effusions which appeared in the paper at the time written by the professor. As the price began to go down and down the professor became silent and was then contented that the partner was able to hold his crop of wheat. But the price continued on the down grade and the Press is now without a word to say. The professor will pardon us for using seme of his effusions clipped from recent dates of his paper. Read a few: At present the wheat crop of Pike county is very jiromiliug. A good wheat crop at McKinley prices uiwuis the death of Bryan* tsiu in Pike county. Wheat went to $1.10 the other day “without the aid or consent of any foreign nation.” The farmers of Pike oounty are rejoicing over the prospect for a go»»l wheat crop this year. Well, they are not rejoicing over the prospective 'number of bushels they will have <but over, the fact that they are sure to get McKinley prices for their wheat. There isnot a farmer in Pike county that does not know that 05 cents is a larger sum than 45 cents. The above are very choice and the farmers are atill waiting for the 95 cents and $1.10 per bushel as they now have wheat to sell. Early last spring the average farmer had no wheat to put ou the market. The farmer is uow taking about 55 cents per bus u 1 “with the consent of the gold*standard* prosperity-confidence-managers ”

Thk Press for some reasons beet known to itself has said nothing about the reduction in the township levies for the coming year. It has spouted off a great deal on several oocasions, but lately has been extremely quiet. The following is a comparison of the levies of 189? and 1898 and showing the reductions; t 1«K. 1S9K. Reduction. Jefferson ... ...... 11 80 f1 35 5 Washington . 1 5- 1 51 1 Madison . 170 1 6A 5 Clay . 1*5 1*5 Cat oka . 1 «5 1 55 10 Monroe. 1 51 HO 11 Liogan -- 1 44 1 45 li(ic»hMrt . .. 1 50 l 45 5 Martou . ... 1 TO 1 *0 10 4 The above shows that the democratic trustees reduced their levies 3d cents on the $100 valuation and the republicans 11 cents. It also shows that the average tax for the five democratic townships is $1.5U and for the four republican township$1^4. For the poor fund the townships o Pataka and Washington also levy a tax oithe corporations of Winslow and Petersburg of several cents each on the f 1U0, which is added to the townships and not to the corporations would increase the rates in thex two township*. Some few democrats are wondering wh Tommy Dunoon did unt attend the reunio here last week. He was invited just th sime as Messrs. Lee and Hemeuway. ll« was afraid to s|>eak from the same platform with them, he has been challenged t* make a joint canvass of the district but h< is afraid. Uemenway ai\d lav will ine< Duncan in joint political discussion in Pik* county at any time. Name your date, gentlemen.—Press. lion. Thomas Duncan during the reunion here was- making his canvass of Spent* r county and bad his dates made long befote he was invited here. Had Thompson, the chairman of the republican party, ami aho chairman of the committee on speakers fur the reunion, extended the invitation x*»ne> ii would have been accepted. As far as meeting Mr. Hemenway in joint debate Mr. Duncan has been ready and willing at any time. Joint debates would piO'ably turn out like they did in the last campa , n when a number of the “orators” of this county were backed down and refused to make joint debates. Bonds and. Surplus, The war is ended and not a dollar ot I money raised by the big bond issue has; been expended. The many million dollars interest will have to be paid by the people just the same. Those opjiosed to the theiviug gold bug policy asked that no bonds be; sold until their proceeds were needed, but of course were coughed down as fanatics.— Bingham Bulletin (dem.) Some of our coutemporaries note the fact, as a cause of rejoicing, that the gold reserve in the national treasury has reached over $330,000,000 and is expected to soon swell to $350,000,000. Being locked up in the treasury this vast sum of money is thus withdrawn from circulation. Just how the masses of the people are benefited by a further reduction of the circulating medium, when they are already suffering from financial stringency, as evinced by the immense lists of shenfT's sales at all points, is not readily apparent to the ordinary observer.—Westmoreland (Pa.) Democrat. Wheu you oome to look it all over hasu't our noble secretary of the treasury been a blooming success? Two hundred millions of bonds issued without the least necessity for it; two hundred millions of a decrease in the circulation. The prosperity that was to hare come to the people confined, exclusively, to banks and money mongers. And the noble secretary, bent on “more firmly establishing the gold standard” and determined to retire the greenbacks, silver certificate* and treasury notes of whatever character, and of ‘ redeeming,*’ in gold, the silver dollar. Verily our noble secretary is a street boon.—American Standard (ind.)

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