Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 25, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 October 1898 — Page 4

Democratic Ticket, FBI DAY, OCTOBER 38, K«»r secretary of State, SAMUEL RALSTON For Auditor of Slate. j| " JOUN W. MINER c For Treasaier of State. | ' HUGH DOUGHERTY For Attorney-General, JOHN «. McNl'Tf ForOterk of the supreme Court, liENRY WAR RIM For Superintendent Pubite Instruction, w. B. Sinclair For Slate Statistician. JAMES S.uUTHKIE For SUite Geologist, EDWARD BARRETT For Judges of the sjnreme Court, ut Dm.. Leonard/ hackney 3d DUG, jAMF.S McCABE 5th Diet., TIMOTHY E. HOWARD *t'or J ud*es of the A pjrelhite Court, "1st Hist.. EDWIN TAYLOR 3d DUL.C J.JCOLLMEYKK 3d Dlst-, EIHiAR BROWN 4th DUE. W. 8. DIVEN 5tk DUt.. J«>}] \NNES KOPELKE For Congress, First putrid, THOMAS DUNCAN. For Joint-State Serator, EDWARD V. RICHARDSON. For Prosecuting Attorney, KERR TRAILER. For Jotn t - Represe n tut i ve, SASSER sri.LIVAN For Clerk. LEWIS E. TRAYLEB. For Auditor, 1 „ WILLIAM H. SCALES. For Treasurer, ONI AS O. SMITH. For sheriff. W. M. til DO WAY- ' For Coroner. T ALLEN HUMBLE. For surveyor, , A. G. CATO. For Commissioner. First District, JOSEPH L. ROBINSON. For Commissioner, Third District, WILLIA M 11. BOTTOM S.

Make * cross in the circle containing the rooster. , Vote for Captain Sullivan for representative. The people ali know InUp. Vote for Killy Rjdgway for sheriff. He j^sas made a splendid official and is d'*serviug of re-election. If yon want a representative in congress that will represent you^at all times vote for Thomas Duncan. CSSSS^^HSS—SPSSSS^/'' Vote for Allen Rumble for coroner ami Greene Cato for surveyor. They will fill the offices acceptably. Votr* for Uwtii Smith for treasurer. He ha* made an acceptable and efficient official and to competent and honest Election day . draweth high when Thompson and his coterie of bosses will be knocked gaHey west and crooked. Vote for lyw Trayler for county clerk. He will make the jwople an accommodating and competent clerk of the court. **Paosrt.KtTY and confidence" is a mighty goes! thing and the American, farmer ahd laborer would like to so come along rica^b. "4 It needs competent men for county commissioner*. Vote tot fieUtison and Bottoms. They are honest and big tax-payers of the c« imty. Vote for Harrison Scales. He is a candidate for county auditor and is in every way e. t;.] te’ : an 1 worthy of the support of the voters * : the c* unty. If you desire to honor your county elect Ed I*. Richardson t<> the state senate. His ability as a law-maker s* unquestioned and he is a citnsen of Pike county.

The latest trust is that of the tin and terne-plate which is in the coarse of formation. The infant “industry” probably needs a little more protection. Is the ho|*s of saving the day for the republican (tarty in Indiana the national committee called iu President McKinley to make a sweeping trip through the state last week. — « ■«■ ..— Mr. Thompson, chairman of the republican party, ts developing into a fine letter writer. The young man has assumed that the old soldiers don't know how to vote ami he is informing tin m t>n that question. Every republican of any influence whatever who can make a speech has been sent home from Washington City to work in the Campaign. It will cost the jieopie million* of dollars to («y the salaries of these men while they are in the campaign speaking lor the g. o. p. The clecticii of a deima ratio majority in the next congress would be a great misfortune indeed- to the trust.-, to the rail raid wreckers, to the land grabbers and to the - * hankers who are ex(**tn!g to destroy ail greenbacks and other forms of government mnev and take upon themeelvee the whole duty of issu.ug currency'f«*r the (teople. Kxockeh out again. * The Pres* is still as mum as an oy>teron tlie wneat question. Last spring when the loiter speculation was on iu Chicago and wheat went crawling up to $t 8? the Press went wild and told its readers that it was due to the “prosper-ity-coufidt noe * racket; but when it went down to lea.- than 60 cents when the farmer «m ready to dispose of his crop the Press : . A. ■■;■■■■■ --a::.;.iSi .kfc.iksk

Rek bucast stamp speakers and newspapers are now claiming all the honors of ’the late war. Well, this is cheek. There was no politics in the war until the last month when it was dragged in by small bore editors of the Press stripe. Democrats, populists, prohibitionists and republicans alike offered their services to President McKinley to suppress Spanish tyranny in Cuba and to relieve the starving people of that island, Democratic and republican papers advocated the issue. There was no difference. All had the same end in view— that of treeing ike Cubans from Spanish rule. Boys from the office, shops and farm offered their services regardless of party affiliations to uphold this nation in freeing Cabans. Pike county seut a small delegation of brave boys to the front, some of whom were in the battles at Santiago, and they were democrats aud republicans. The people of the United Stales were as one in the war, and many were the comments as to the cementing of the north aud south in stronger bonds of fellowship. The men who achieved the greatest honors in the war were democrats, and the names of Miles, Dewey, Schley, Wheeler, Hobson and Lee will go down into history as great warriors aud leaders of men in time of battle. They are democrats, but that did not cut any figure with them, they were fighting for the honor of the United States, and well did they accomplish their purpose. Politics should uot have been dragged into the war bat it has been done by narrow-contracted,! biggoted, scheming politicians, whose only | thoughts have beau to call democrats and j populists Spaniards, aud that to vote for a I I democrat for congress was to vote for | J Spain’s cause, A man that will make such I utterances should be hooted down and beaten at the polls by all self-respecting f>eople. Democrats and populist:- in the I Horre and Senate stood by President McKinley when he asked for appropriations to e.irry on the war, but many opposed the j bond issue when the internal,, revenue law j was passed to secure funds with which to carry on this warfare for the freedom of I Cuba. The people agree on that issue, j There is lio contention whatever on that fact. Shame on the public speaker that would drew the present war into politics; where bovs of ail political {tarries offered their >ervioes, and many of whom uow iie ; buried on foreign soil, having given up their j lives in honor of their country, the most glorious on the face of the earth.

As showing the patriotic stock from which our worthy congressman, James A. Hemenway, came, it i> only necessary to .•»tate ifaat he had ten uncles who served in he Union army. His father also enlistedt ut could net pass the medical examination. Such a man must have a kindly feeling toward old soldiers, and he has ckarlv demonstrated it by his devotion to thetr interest ever since he has been a member of congress.—Mt. Vernon News. My stars! What a whopper! “flemenway had ten uncles in the army.” Who ever heard of the like? Certainly no one in Boonville, when* Mr. Hemenway was born and raised. The truth is, he had only i two uncles, the late John Johnson and Benjamin Hemenway; the iafu-r was a soldier in the Union army, but he does not make “ton'' by a jug full. The above i> only one illustration of the many false reports and misstatements uow being used by the republican party to gain votes.— Boonville Enquirer. A khien’d of Mr. Lincoln, a resident of Illinois, wrote to the president in I860 for a fuller statement of his views and an explanation of the closing passage of his message of December, 1861. It was in answer to this appeal that Mr. Lincoln wrote the following letter,which was printed m the New Nation in. 1865 Mr. Lincolu said: W1 see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Asa result of the war,corporations have been enthroned and an era *<t corruption in high places will follow, and the money j power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices « f all the people until all wealth is < aggregated in a few hands, and the republic is destroyed. 1 feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of the country than ever before, in the midst of the war.’"’ *

The Press before the time of selecting the chairman of the republican party of tbe county published the lolloping item: The republicans of Pika county will soon he calks! upon to select a chairman for the county central committee. In selecting a man for .'aid position it will be advisable to choose some experienced influential man for it, lie should be an active man who has influence among all classes, ami above ail else a man who is honest, sober and energetic, if such a man is chosen chairman it will add mueh to the party strength in the county. The editor of the Pres® was selected and it is supposed be fills all of the requirements. _ The democrats and their allies are making a strong aggressive fight all along the line. There is no dodging, no compromising, .equivocation. The republicans are * greatly disconcerted because all their efforts j to dnre their opponents from firm support i of the principles of the Chicago platform have faded inglorionsly. The? see that * thus very confidence and loyalty is adding I each day to tbe strength of the congressional candidates who are making their fight on that platform. Dropping off s(>eakers after the presidential train, a* the republicans did yesterday, seems like running a bunco game on the crowds that bad collected without thought of polities, to see tbe president.—Indianapolis News. rep. That’s the ske of it. Thousands of citif tens of all parties paid their respects to the president at many of the Indiana cities * which the president visited last week. But * wgre afterward disgusted when some campaign orator mounted the platform and I began making a political speech. ... _ .- .....j.. ^

Two years ago the voters of Pike county decided that a change was necessary in county affairs, and at the ejection made it plain that they voted for that change and elected men that would look after their affairs Mid use economy-in all matters. The tax-payers have found out that the men they elected two years ago have fulfilled the trust imposed on them in a satisfoetorv manner. There have been no charges against any officer for negligence of duty or extravagance, but on every hand comes words of praise for the manner in which the affairs of the county have been so successfully managed. There have been no extravagant allowances made by the county commissioners for jobs of work. The democratic county officials have not charged for extras in the work of their offices and up to this time republican papers have not made a single charge and subI stantiated it with the facts that any demo- J j eratic county official has been derelict in his duties. The tax-payers have been keeping themselves posted on county affairs for the past several years and know that the expenditures for the past two years have been carefully guarded in every | respect. Where bills were excessive they have been reduced and not a single appeal has been taken from the action of the board, it will be to the interest of the tax-payers to elect every man on the democratic ticket at the election on the 8th of November. The men are knowu to nearly all the citizens as honest, callable trustworthy men and should receive the support of ail voters who want economy in the ex- j peuditure of the county's funds and ofti- J eials who will not make excessive charges | for services. The Press is still mum on the question of taxation in Pike county and well it may tie. The editor is invited to the oomjKUtison of the rates of 189? and 1898 and the reductions. The Democrat gives the several townships, democratic and republican, showing the decrease in each, lu several of the townships the rate has been decreased as the following table will show : 1«<7. 1888. Reduction. Jellersen Wiifthiuglon Madison c:«v 1 atokit Monroe l«<gnn IsH-kUarl Marlon I I l Sit i to 1 65 l «5 1 at 1 45 1 50 I TO It 55l 51 1 65 1 65 I 55 1 40 1 « l 45 1 80

By the above it shows that the five democratic townships reduced the taxes 36 oents and the four republican townships was reduced 11 tents. By a little calculation it shows that the average rat© of the democratic trustees is lower than that of republican trustee's. No wonder the Press dots not tackle the question of taxation. j One of the speakers at the court house Saturday uight dwelt loud and long on the 10 to 1 ratio not knowing probably that that was the legal ratio as perscribed by the laws of the United States. It is the belief of the people of the United States that silver should be reinonetixed and placed on an equal footing with gold giving to that metal free coinage the same as gold. Turn to section 2, act of July 14, 1S20, and you can catch the initial point. Mark you the wolds, viz. : * * * -It being Ihe established policy of the United States to maintain the two met*!s on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio.” * * * The speaker probably did not fully understand the money question or such breaks would uot have occurred. Gold and silver at 16 to 1 is the legal ratio. Tax Lebanon Patriot, the republican organ of Booue county, the home of Hon. Samuel Ralston, says of our distinguished candidate for secretary of state:” ‘“He is one of the ablest campaign orators in his party, aad his speech*?? have been enthusiastically received by thousands of people. He was one of the democratic presidential electors in 1B93, and has served on the state ceutral committee for many years. No more active champion of tariff reform lived when that was the issue, and no more zealous silverite is within the borders of his part v than Mr. Ralston, he being one of the prime movers of the Ohio Vailey bimetallic convention held recently in Indianapolis.

Sometime ago the following very complimentary article appeared in the Oakland City Enterprise, one of the leading republican papers of the First congressional district, and as is shown is from an old veteran of the civil war: “James A. Hemet!way’s pretended love for the old soldiers helped him in his first and second race, but they are getting tired of his hypocritical talk. They have been' fooled twice but they will remember some of his false promises and will not be fooled the third time.” A* Old Soldiek. The Hon. Robert J. Tracewell, the present comptroller of the treasury who is drawing,# nice fat salary, is spending several weeks of his time at the people's expense campaigning for the gold standard party. He will spend several days in this county next week. He was defeated two years ago for congress by Judge Zenor of Gorydon. The voters should hear him telli why he wants to bold onto his job. Try this. Can you thuik of a solitary Voter who two years ago favored and voted for the free coinage of silver, who now j thinks the gold standard is a good thing,j and will vote for it to be contiuned iu our land? When yon hear republican papers say that the -'free silver heresy** is a thing. of tit?past just take a quiet hour to think j ^ of the above question. Pike county will turn up one of its old time democratic majorities as it did a quar-ter-of a century ago. The tax-payers of the oouaty are satisfied with the democratic management of affairs for the past two

Will the Press-tell the people just who it means by the following articles which have appeared in that paper during the past few months. The Press has been asked on several occasions but from some cause or other shys clear and does not answer. The editor of the Press is the chairman of the republican party of the county and should at least explain. Here they are: There are men who although given an opportunity to acquit themselves in a meritorious way, will of their own accord kill themselves politically and otherwise. The man who is upheld by admiring friends aud who will probably disgrace himself should never ask for place or recognition. His advice should not be considered in determining candidates or policies. When any man. is given an opportunity and does not grasp is, that man should forever j hold his peace. It is reported that a certain prominent republican held^a secret consultation with a democratic candidate one night last week. The object of the consultation is unknown. In an adjoining county to this a politician much worn by time made a futile attempt to defeat a certain candidate iu nominating convention, but was unsuccessful in his efforts. A few weeks later this same politician held at his home a triangular caucus with a candidate of the opposite party to hnuself and another broken down politician. The result of the caucus was, as it should have been, severely denounced by all self-respecting partisans. It is a poor policy for any man to attempt to. kick hunself into prominence. He is more likely to kick himself into oblivion. Let every voter remember on election day that the democrats opj)osed the issuing of interest-bearing bonds to prosecute the war and were in favor of non-interest-bear-iug treasury notes, called greenbacks: that it was the republicans who forced the issue of $200,000,000 of interest-bearing bonds. They did it, not in the interest of the people, but solely in the iuterest of the money loaning classes. Greenbacks were good euough to carry on the war in 1861. but since the government is so powerful and rich now, it would in the minds of the money changers, he a disgrace to force the contractors to take such money. The tariff on coal, fixed by the Dingley bill, is G8 per cent, levied for the “dignity, the ennobling and enrichment of labor.*’ Miners at Virdeu, Illinois, justly demanded their share of the increased profit, but were answered with Winchesters.

Hon. Hugh Dougherty our eanditate for treasurer of state besides his many excellent qualities as a citizen anil a business man adds to these a fine record as a soldier. Me served his country nobly in the civil *ar as a private soldier. He was iu the battles of Rich Mountain, Perryville and Stone River. He was captured at one tiuie by the now famous Joe Wheeler. He gave to his country in her hour of need even to the limit of his health and strength, and deserves well at this time the support of all who with him carried their guns and endured the hardships of th(.se dark days of 15361-5. As an ex-soldier, a tried and true citizen of our country, a business man if unimpeachable integrity and ability he will honor any office in our state to which he might be called. Has any one learned of any reduction in bank interest within the past twelve nfonths? If there has been any such reduction there is no record of it-. But there is a record of a cut of twenty-five cents on a bushel of wheat, two dollars on a ton of hay and from fifty to seventy-five cents on the hundred weight of hogs, isn't it plaiuly to be seen that that which effects the rich is not in the least disturbed, but the farmer suffers a reduction upon all the important produce ho has tt> sell? Will the farmers of Pike county sit down and meditate upon this? What causes this injustice? As true as the sun shines* in the heavens the gold standard policy of this government makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.

Seveeal months ago the following article appeared In the Press of this city : “Our congressman lias recommended or will recommend Dr. LaMar for postmaster here. It seems that there has been an understanding all aloug between them and no one else stood any !-n> w. As a sober liar our congressman knocks the persimmons;! he had told nearly everyone that the doctor stood no show. We are sorry that we are compelled to kick, but the aforesaid congressman told a gentleman in this town (so we are tohb that the Press had no influence and could uot hurt any one. This makes us rather m§}. Hemenway has proved himself a monumental prevaricator and we.shall make it our duty to look after him in the future. The Press sometime ago boomed its candidates as moral men and belonging to various church denominations. It would seem from recent events that some of them have fallen from grace and think nothing of buying several kegs of beer and holding high tunes after dark. The Press should call a halt on this lest some of their friends at home learn something about the matter. In the last campaign the republicans used barrels of .whisky and over f 200 of the bills yet remain unpaid. I The ingrain carpet manufacturers of Philadelphia have agreed to shut down owing to over-production. It will throw hundreds of men out of employment, who no doubt will put in a good deal of time try ing to discover why the Dingley protection law does not operate the way the workmen were promised ifcarould if they voted the “prosperity” ticker. It is the duty of every tax-payer to elec t capable, honest anti trus tworthy officials. Two years ago they said! so by their vote* and they will do so one: week from next Tuesday. Several of th officials elected two years ago are again c odidates. having received the nommatiom by acclamation, and the voters will! see tit at they are again

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The Overstreet Blit, if-Enacted, Wills I. Retire $346.000.000 of greenbacks. 3. Stop coinage of silver dollars. 3. Make $300,000,< 00 of silver redeemable, in gold. 4. Make debt contracts, public atnl pri- j rate, payable in gold. 5. Turn over to banks all power to issue j paper currency. 0. Secure bank currency by assets only, i 7. Leave depositors without protection. \ 8. Enable banks to contract or expand ! their currency at will. 9. Create a bank monopoly. 10. Leave honest banks at the mercy of ■ dishonest ones. II. Make legitimate banking hiiKurdons. | 12. Increase the value of our debt obligations^ national and private, many hundred million dollars 13. Open an avenue for wil l cat banking. 14. Provide a twelve-year board to control currency. 13. ‘‘Make money the master,every thing else the .-cream.”—McKinley. AH Then Far.*ret! Silver. Qcixcy, HI., Oct. 11.—In replying to a letter asking him if the speech delivered in this county recently by Joseph Roy. democratic candidate for congress, was the same as delivered by him in die Ifni ted State#1 Senate in 1898, ex-Senator Ingalls says: •‘This extract has a familiar sound and. aspect, bur as I have no collection or] memorandum of anything I have ever j spoken or written, about me, I cannot j positively identify it. “I have said so many things I have for- j gotten atul wish everybody else had, that I hesitate to deny any imputation, hut if the ' utterauce is mine,I should think it belonged t> the epoch when McKinley, Allison and i the rest of us western republicans were ail! in favor of bimetallism and the coinage of the silver dollar. Sincerely yours. ‘•Jousr J. In-galls.*

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