Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 8, Petersburg, Pike County, 30 June 1899 — Page 4

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3 bt f ik* County gfmoaxt Kl N. NeC. KTUUHS. —-i—- —• --. One Year, in Advance . .|1 0 Mix Moulds, In advance .. . 5( Rntered at tile postoftlce 111 Petersburg for transmission through the mails us secondclass matter. FRIDAY, JUNK 30, 1800. Last week the commissioners passed upon the petition pf the freeholders of Washington township, and ordered that the question of improved roads be submitted to the people. At first the commissioners were inclined - to think that the petitioners had not duly considered what they had done, and ought to be instructed somewhat on the right to petition under the statute. But their mature second thought led them to believe that the petitioners were fully aware of their rights under the law and that the Board had but one thing to do: namely, give the people a chance to say whether or not they are doomed to plot! and wade through mud in the winter season and breathe a blinding dust in summer. The men who put their names to that petition say that the development of the natural resources of Pike county has been retarded too long by the badness of pur roads. We are impoverished in the midst of our riches by the impassable condition of our roads during one-half of the year. ** Counties that cannot hold a candle to Pike county in an agricultural way have miles of gravel and macadam roads. It is true such roads cost considerable money, but you who are inclined to raise an objecting voice go into counties that have improved roads, and you will tind that they woufd not be without them for double

the cost, i he cost ot construction is paid by the township in which the roads are. and by statute is to be paid for in twenty years.^lly spreading Ihe total cost out over such a long period it makes the cost per year about two thirds of what our present road taxes are. We spend annually a vast sum of money, time and labor on our roads, all of which is virtually thrown away. Why not spend the same amount on a permanent road that will be a pleasure to travel over. An engineer and two viewers have been appointed and they will begin work immediately on profiles and estimates, after the completion of which the voters of Washington township will be called upon to vote on the question, (lood roads will carry too. The people of Washington township are tired living and traveling in mud and dust. Jt all depends upon whose ox is gored, is a true old saying, but very applicable to the present position of the administration to the Phillipines. As long as the natives were fighting Spain they were called patriots. They were fighting for liberty just as our forefathers fought in 177(5. Now when they are fighting us in resisting our attempts to make them as' a. nation dependent of ours, they are called

rebels. I hey are still "fighting' ior liberty. The interests* of Spain merged intoours. We got what title Spain possessed. The natives stand . to-day in principle where they stood one year ago. We say they are incapable of self-government. England said the same thing about the colonies in 17Tb. If you don’t believe this read the speeches made in parliament by . the supporters of Lord North. Then read,, the reply of Edmund Burke. The average expansionist’s opinion of the natives of the Phillipines reminds one of Dr. Samnel Johnson's opinion of the American “colonists.” He said, they are the off-falls of Europe who by living in close proximity to the Indians have become like; them.” McKinley calls his policy “benevolent assimination.” A high sounding term to apply to a disgrace on our name and fame. What is still more grevious ids being perpetrated in the name of humanity and christain civilization. No sooner does the farmer begin to t‘njoy a season of prosperity than the manufacturers of agricultural implements begin to figure how to “work’’ him for the surplus he had hoped to lay up for a “rainy day.” They hit upon idea of forming a trust and increasing the price of farm machinery thus adding 2o per cent to their profits. The trick is done and the farmer is the victim. Smash the trusts »nd give the people a chance. The report that the plow trust has gone to pieces is a harrowing tale, but there is not a beam of truth in it. It is the sort of yarn they call plow lyin’.

. Since the French cabinet can’t be 'setup by Bourgeois, perhai>s nonpareil [could be used with satisfaction. i Now that Captain C 'oghlan is toasting the kaiser let us hope that the Germans will cease roasting Captain Coghlan._. Ale this trust inllation we hear so much about these days should make it just as much easier to knock the wind out of the combines in the set-to of ISM). r Kansas City is moving to secure the democratic national convention in that city hext year. The new assembly hall with capacity for fifteen | thousand persons is the strongest argument. The pretense that the republican, party is opposed to 4fusts is so prej posterous that the claims of it by 'republican organs are becoming ! feeble, and provocative only of mirth. 'The organs might as well go back to their old tune that trusts are only an •‘economic development.” and are really not injurious to anybody. I Several months ago Secretary 'Gage estimated the treasury delicit j at sms,000,000, for the fiscal year. . ending June 30th. A near approach j to the end, permits a more accurate j estimate, which places the minus j quantity at even one hundred millions. The balance in the . treasure, over and above the legal reserve, is sufficient to pay the delicit and leave a remainder of seventy millions, but it* cannot be used before congress passes , the necessary appropriation bill,

j The democratic party has been fighting the trusts openly and above board fpr years. It denounced them in the Chicago ])latform of 18ffb, and in the democratic state platform of 1 sv»8. The republicans did not dare to mention them in their national platform in 1SW>, nor in their state platforms in 1898, even after the democrats had attacked them. Even Mark Hanna's recent convention in Ohio refused to say a word in support of ' Attorney-General Monnett’s war on the trusts, although it was asked to ] do so. Mark Hanna, the head and front of half a dozen great trusts, j would not permit it. There will be a j distinct issue between the two great j parties next year on the subject of j trusts, and don’t you forget it. And j nothing that the republicans can put I in their platforms will prevent or obscure the issue. The republican party. the party that is responsible for the trusts, is trying hard to formulate a blindfolded plank for their platform in l!MK>, whereby they may assure the trusts that they shall not be molested* and at the same time fool the people, into the belief that the g. o. p. is about to set its foot on its own children. But the people know too well that it jjrthe exception and not the rule that a parent intentionally destroys his own child. Verily the republicans have fostered the trusts so that the life blood of the one has become the life blood of the other. The two are one and inseparable. If i the republicans knife the trusts they i cut the main artery that supplies the j stuff wherewithal they win campaigns. No a declamation against trusts will be correctly interpreted by the people and voted upon accordingly.

Canned Goods Abroad. Treasury reports show that during the first nine months of the present fiscal year there were shipped out of the country $9,209,038 worth of canned goods, as compared with $7,049,745 during the corresponding months of the preceding year. This clearly indicates that the popularity of American canned goods is growing in foreign countries despite the efforts being' made by several governments to restrict their importation. In the nine months under comparison the increase exceeded 20 per cent, a gain which, if made without opposition, would have been remarkable, but which, accomplished against the obstructive tactics employed, appears both gratifying and surprising. . These facts give encouragement rto the hope that American canned goods will meet an annually widening market abroad. As their excellent qualities become known the walls of prejudice and self-interest will be removed, and dealers in this class of commodities will eventually "enjoy their rightful share of the world’s trade. Never judge a person by his outside appearance. A shabby old coat may enwrap a newspaper publisher, while1 a man we aring a high plug hat and sporting i. gold-headed cane may be a delinquent subscriber —Ncwspaperdom.

Parity of the Metals. Do you want the civilization of the Portuguese, for they have the gold standard? The truth is that there are many things that determine the civilization of a nation, the most important of any being climate: and I apprehend that there is no danger of bringing the climate of Mexico to the United States. j. But these silver standard nations, compared to their former condition of live years past, are marvelously advanced. In the last five years the exi>orts of Mexico have increased more than 50 per cent. The number *of manufacturers in Japan and Mexico have more than doubled, and the railroad building in every silver standard country has been increasing enormously, while in the gold standard countries, instead of an increase of manufactures, there has been, during these five years, a shutting down and closing of them to an extent unknown before in the history of the nation. It is true that on account of the famine in India the shortage of crops in Europe and the war between the United.States and Spain there has, in the last eighteen months, been an upward tendency in the price of some commodities, but when conditions again become normal the same low prices must again prevail.. | Some people talk of this Wood of silver as if it would be disastrous to the nation shouldit occur. No nation was ever injured by its people having an abundance of the precious metals, and instead of being a detriment, it would produce the greatest era of prosperity in the history of this country. Some people think that as soon as a foreigner brought silver to the United States mint and had it coined that there would be some American with gold chasing him. in order to get him to exchange the silver for a gold dollar. • 1 I apprehend that the American people are intelligent and that they are not going to exchange a gold for a silver dollar unless it is to their advantage to do so. When a foreigner brings his silver to our mints and ljas it coined into dollars, wh'^t is he going to do with his money?

1UU IU1UW wild L d lUlCl^ll umi Will not circulate in thi^ country, neither will a United States silver dollaFcirculate in a foreign country, consequently it will do him no good to take the silver dollars back to his own country. The only thing' that he can do with them is buy something that we have for sale, and we are not going to sell him any more of our products than we think his silver dollar is worth.--John F. Shafroth. Larger Army, Shorter War. The war in the Philppines is costing about $1,000,000 a day. It will not be possible for the war to bankrupt a rich nation like the United States, but unless vigorous steps are taken to' conquer the insurgents the expense will -be an immense drain on our resources. It is not too late to assure the Filipinos the United States will give them independence, protecting them from the rapacity of foreign nations and assisting them in forming a stable government and thus gain peace. It does not seem likely that the administration. affected by the glamor of imperialism nor brought to reason by its fearful cost, will change its policy. The president will admit no other future for the Philippines than perpetual subjection to the United States. Seeing the administration elected by the people is set in its purpose, it were better the5conquest be finished quickly. Far better a great force and a short war than a small armbands a long war. The spirit of the American people demands success. If the administration is determined to subject the Philippines to American sovereignty, without attempting to gain peace by the honorable offer of ultimate independence, it should send a sufficient force to accomplish its purpose speedily.—Evansville Courier.

What Clean Linen Does. Men often assert that the average man is neater in his everyday appearance than the average woman. White linen collars and cuffs have procured this reputation for men. Take a man with a shabby hand-me-down suit of clothes on his (back and let him put on a spotless shirt, cuffs and collars, and he looks spick and span. Put ever so cheap a ready made dress on a woman with a white linen collar, white wash tie and snowy cuffs, and she'll look just as neat as her brother. There's one weakness nine out of ten women have, though, when it comes to cuffs and collars. They will think that a collar will do to wear one more time, whena man would toss it into his laundry bag. Nothing gives one so untidy an appearance as soiled linen, and there is no excuse for women economizing in this particular. It costs money to get a reputation, but a good name has a financial value. When it is once made, if you take care of it, it will never be taken from you, but will be a steady source of income. The harder it is to get, the I more value it will ^be to you when | once obtained.

•4FRED SMITHS ] in all kim!* of FURNITURE! i

Funeral Supplies a Specially ! . We keep on hand at all time* the finest line of Parlor and Household furniture to be found in the city. Bedroom and Parlor Bulls a Specialty. In funeral supplies we keep Casket*. Shrouds, etc., of the best make.

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helps the team, , Saves wear and expense. Sold every where. MADS BY STANDARD OIL CO. ^OTICE i« hereby given to nil parties con- : iA cerned (hat I will t»e at my residence SATURDAY AND MONDAY Of each week, to attend to business connected with the office of trustee of Monroe township. Positively no business transacted only on office day. .1. M. DA VIS. Trustee, t’ostofflce address: Spurgeon. Illinois Central R. R. THU SIICHT X.IXTE TO MEMPHIS, NEW ORLEANS And all Points in MISSISSIPPI. LOUISIANA, - ARKANSAS, TEXAS, MEXICO and, CALIFORNIA. Connection Made From Evansville, Indiana, With elegant through st#vice to above points. Gas lighted vestibuled trains with cafe ears. Pullman sleepers and Iree reclining chair cars. Connections made every Sunday and Wed. nesday with the famous Sunset Limited for San Francisco, California, and points en .route; and every Thursday with the Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car for New Orleans and Texas and Califdrnia, in which berth rates are very low. This is t he true Winter Route to California; no blizzards,cold weather or snow blockades. HOMESEEKERS’ TICKETS. On the first and third Tuesdays of each month bomeseekers’ tickets sold to Southern and Southwestern points at special low rates, good to return within twenty-one days from date of sal*". Liberal stop-over arrangements. A copy of thelSouthcrn Homeseekers’Guide will be be mailed to you freenn application to F. K. WHEELER, C, P A T. A.. J' 21H) Maiu-st., Evansville, Ind. A. II. Hanson. W. A. Kf.li.ond, Gen. Pass. Act. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.

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