Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 10, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 July 1899 — Page 8

REPUBLICANS OF 1896 Maar Votrd For MrKInl^T Oellerian Him a Blmrtalitat. Whatever the purpose may have been it is within the memory of all that through its press, its campaign documents and its public speakers the Republican party did advocate bimetallism in efery state of the tJnion all through that campaign of 1896. with a large measure of double dealing, we grant, touching it very lightly in the east, but urging it with extreme vigor and emphasis in the south and west In the latter sections they claimed to be better bimetallists than Mr. Bryan and his followers were, because, as they insisted. they were in favor of bimetallism in a rational and practical way—namely, by joint action with other countries —while the Democrats, Silver Repu blicans and Populists reiterated that Mr. McKinley was a true bimetallist, a better friend of silver than Mr. Bryan was, « and in the far west especially his congressional record and speeches were invoked to prove it. .There can be no doubt that large numbers of Republicans with silver leanings voted for Mr. McKinley firm in the conviction that the cause of bimetallism would be safe in his bands. The leaders of the opposition contended at the time that the Republican" declaration in favor of free coinage by international agreement was merely a cun- j ping device to deceive and defraud the American voter. Events have since absolutely proved the truth of this- contention. Time and again during that1 campaign Mr. McKinley declared him- j self a bimetallist and in favor of keeping in fcircnlation all of the currency j which we then had. and yet one of his j first official acts was to-name as secretary of the treasury a pronounced and uncompromising advocate of the gold] standard, whose official policy has at all times been to “commit the country more thoroughly to the gold standard." to retire from circulation all United States paper currency and substitute national bank notes.

LIBERTY AT STAKE. The lime Hns Tome When* Every' True Democrat Mimt Act. We lire in a crisis. The liberties of a j mighty people are at stake. There is no j neutral ground; trimming and trading can no longer be tolerated. The world' demands earnestness and candor. I do not believe, in tlie black flag; give every ! honorable enemy quarter. But we. '■'* have a sacred black motto which we' must keep to the front, and that is. ’ » ..“Woe unto him who trifles with the confidence of the American Democracy. ’* Grover Cleveland is dead, and he left no friends to whom to send the \ obituary notices. Scores of wabbling statesmen are today looking through — the fence into the graveyard for a burial place, because they were hit by the wrath of, a deceived people. Each age fufnishes a weapon for the people. The weapon for this age is initiative and referendum. Through it we can restore Democracy. Then fill our people with the spirit ol Andrew Jackson, and the corruption of Hamiltonism. as well as the hypocrisy of McKinleyism. will no longer threaten or disgrace our land. Why do we honor the memory of Jackson? He was not a great scholar, not a great orator, not a great publicist, I not a great military man, and yet ht stands like a mighty rock in the ocean towering high in air. while thousand* of scholars, orators, publicists, generals and statesmen who have come since his time are lost in oblivion. It is because of his character. Amid temptation and threats of destruction he fixed his eye on the star of justice, shook his fist in the face of power and delivered the American people. This country need*' more Andrew Jacksons—and the people believe that they have found one in William Bryan.—J. P. Altgeld’s JackI son Day Speech at Omaha. SILVER NIGHT SCHOOL.

Lesson Prepared Pop Literary IJurean, lnlty Building, Chicago. Organize! We want a silver night school in every precinct in the United States. Organize a school and send foi lessomleaflets. What has been done can be done. Four young men organized in one township and agreed to hold a session in every sebbolhonse in the township and incidentally to nominate and elect a safe Silver Democratic ticket at the spring election. Example.—In 1873. when wheat was worth $1.31 in the United States, what was it worth in the money olf 'India and what was it worth in India n money in 1893 when worth 63 cents in the United States! Both countries are exporters oi wheat, transportation to Euroj>eah markets being about the same. In 1873 ths exchange was 51 per cent In 1893 the exchange was .241—i. e.. the Indian rupee was worth but little over .241 in our money. Answer.—1878, 2}fi rupees per bushel 1893. 2 8-5 rupees per bushel, or *$1.32 in our money (silver). The disadvantage .to American wheat raisers is apparent. The example may be easily explained to the school by any one familiar with the rules of computing exchange. Problems aie also given in the lesson leaflets to show the disastrous effects of low prices in producing business failures, foreclosures and hard times. Hakias Concessions to Decency. The days of the political millennium are evidently approaching when we set what is going on in the legislatures .Pennsylvania and Delaware. In~::tbe fopner state the Democrats are offering to help the honest Republicans to beat Quay, and they were willing even to gc the length of voting for a Republican like Wanamaker. In Delaware the honest Republicans are trying to prevent the election of Addicks, And in this case the most feasible way to beat Addicks is*f>y the election of iiena tor Gray, ■t Democrat—Utica Observer : ft::, - -

f WE ARE THE LOSERS. n« SMrer r*lns Comt^r* ?ta« at Oar B2f«9«*. The United States is the TT?*i‘*st producing country in the wer'.d. and. as nearly all commodities Inra fallen in money value since ISIS, cur less has been greater than that cf my ether country. Besides, some of our greatest agriculture staples, notably wheat and cotton, must he sold in the European market in competition with like products of other countries, and it so happens that the chief of these competitors use silver money exclusively. In this connection it must he understood that, j although several important rations have abandoned silver, there are still more than 800.0C0.000 people who use no other metal as money, except, of course, copper and brass in a small way. This vast body of human being?, putting forth an nnceasing demand for silver, coupled with tin more irregular demands of the gold standard nations, has been sufficient to prevent any actual shrinkage in its value—that ii to say. j it has maintained itself .if.e by side with commodities. Measured in gold, silver and commodities have gone down together, so that an ounce of silver will exchange for about the same quantity of goods aa it would have done 32 years ago. From this it follows that in silver using countries prices havi remained substantially unchanged. The East In- j dian grower sells wheat at the same average price per bu diel as formerly, j So with cotton and other things. Therefore os soon as gold began to rise in London it was to the advantage of the English importer to exchange gold for silver and make his pnrehases in silver . using countries because he could buy the silver at a profit, and then with the silver thus obtained he eon ljfc purchase. i ounce for ounce, as many goods as ever. ! This naturally stimulated the export of such products from those countries, and accordingly the exports of wheat from India to England have increased from ! almost nothing in 1873 to from 40,000.-! 000 to 00,000,000 bnshels annually at | the present time. This uatnrally cut | the price in London, but without rais- j ing it in India. In the latter country it I merely stimulated production.

A QUERY ANSWERED. A Workman Told Why P.e»>nl>Jlcan Pnpem Oppose Blmrtailiiim. i To the Editor: 1 would .like to |now just why It is that Republican papers .are constantly advising the Democratic party to drop the silver issue. 1 Don’t they know that if free coinage is asdangerous a thins as they say it is the fact that the Democrats stick to it will give the Repub- i lican party continuous control at Washington 5 If I were a Republican editor, I would certainly take that view of it. How any Republican editor can take any other view of it is something that 1 cannot understand, thin you throw any light on the subject 1 . John Smith, Mechanic. j Answer.—Don’t yon know that every leading Republican (this also includes so called gold Democratic papers) paper is controlled body and soul by the mon- i ey power ? The money power does not want to sec the people get a chance to vote for free silver. They have several reasons, but this one is the most important : They know that free silver coinage would benefit everybody but money lenders. Consequently their first duty (to themselves) is for the money power to keep silver declarations out of party platforms. If the question can bo kept out of . the party platform, it will save the money power of the world the expense of another campaign like that of 1890, with the additional prospect of defeat:" . , ' i Do not wonder at the position of Republican editors. They are but miserable hirelings, doing a kind of work that the commonest ditch digger would not engage in. 'JJhey will keep advising us. but we will not recede one iota from the position taken in the Chicago plat-' form of 1898.—The Editor. Politic* and Array Officers! One great objection to the bill which has just passed the house providing for an increase in the size of the regular army is that it permits the president to commission as officers 1.000 or more of his personal and political favorites. j What this means can hardly be re- i alized at first glance. It is sure to lead | to the utter demoralization of the en-! tire military service if the president does not prove himself superior to his ; opportunities, and this he is not likely • to do. The pressure that will be brought to bear on him in favor of the appointment cf the friend or relative of this or that influential politician is sure to be too strong for his powers of resistance, j and for a time at, least Republican “pull” will count for more than training and ability. ; The bill ought not to become law until it has been so amended that in the appointment of new officers fitness and not political influence shall decide.— New York News.

Duty of the Party. To the Democratic party the government control of railways is a question of vital interest It can never become a corporation party without abandoning its mission and becoming contemptible in the eyes of men. Therefore the corporations will always furnish the boodle to Mark Hanna with which to debauch } the American voter and defeat that party. If the government owned the roads, it would be different. True, it would create a large patronage. This, however, might be regulated by civil service, but even if it were not the government could not possibly coerce its men more than the corporations do now, and it could not pay the large sums for corruption purposes which the corporations now advance and then indirectly got kick from the government If the government owned the railroads, many trusts now made powerful by railroad discrimination would dissulve. —John P. Altgeld.

TRIBE OF BEN HUR. A Court Instituted in this City Wednesday N'ijcht. Petersburg- has a new lodge, a Tribe of Ben Hur having been instituted with thirty-one charter members. D. A. Pereguine of Greencastle, organizer, assisted by the Princeton coifft. conferred the degree work on the candidates at the I. O. O. F. hall. The new lodge starts out with a splendid membership and good officers. The order is of a social nature and has a good plan of insurance in connection. The Petersburg Court is number 1G0. *Tribe of Ben Hur. The following are the members: T. W. Basinger, A. F. Baker. 1. H. Lamar and wife. W. H. Stpnecipher and wife, T. H. Dillon and wife, Fred, Guthrie, O. C. Shandy, Henry Mickrich and wife. E. J. Harris. William

Labs ana wife J. E. Schurz. S. Thompson and wife, W. A. Richardson and wife, Charles Veeck and wife. L. V. Colvin and wife, Charles A. Coffee. W. B. Lewis and wife, Joseph Lorv. and wife, A, Ar Lory. Austin Thompson. The following are the officers for the ensuing term: Cast Chief. T. IL Dillon. Chief. I. H. Lamar. , - Judge. K.,J. Harris. Teacher, Mrs. Ida Lewis. « j Scribe, W. H. Stonecipher. Keeper of Tribute. H. Ilickrich. Captain. O, C. Shandy. Guide. Fred Guthrie. K. of 1. G.. A. A. Lory. K. of O, G.« L. V. Colvin. Ben Hur. S. Thompson. M of C. W. B. Lewis. llabbi Joseph. C. A. Coffey. Mother. Mrs. Lizzie Thompson. Trizah. Mrs. Amelia Lillis. - The following persons were present from Princeton: H. C. Book and wife, J.W. Harlenand wife.Sam McGregor add wife. George W. Wood and wife, J. Y. Brown. William Spillman. E. B. Kroble. S. M. McDonald, Sam Kerr, Mrs. Pierce. Miss Beloot. Misses Lucy Kerr and Etfie Badger, and William McGhee and Henry Thoede of Washington. . 0

Noxid Items. l)r. Abbott of Otwell, was in our bury' on business Wednesday. Will Radcliff of Alyiers, was in our bury Monday on business. R. B. Dorsey was in Jasper Thursday on business. J. P. Hayes and wife were in Jasper Friday on business. Joseph Richardson of Winslow, passed throuyh here Friday. Ras Dillon, the Otwell dentist, was in our bury on business Friday. Mrs. Mary t’raiy of Otwell. visited friends near here Saturday and Sunday. Ed Whitman of Evansville, visited his sister. Mrs. J. S. Ridye. of this place. Sunday.. Blanford Thurman of Kentucky, is visitiny friends near here. Thomas Nelson./sirho has been at Lexinyton. Kentucky, for the past few months, is at home ayain. .Andrew Anderson and Bee Anderson. near this place, were in Petersburg Saturdays C harlie Stewart, Oscar Dillon and Sherman Johnson were in Petersbury Saturnay. Bluford c hambers and wife of New Lebanon. Suadayed with friends at this, place. Ben Hudson and wife of Otwell. visited his father-in-law of this place. Sunday. Charlie Ward of Winslow, spent Sunday with friends at this place. Dr. DeMott and wife of Otwell.were in our bury Sunday. John Galbreath and family of this place, visited his father at Lony Branch Sunday. Charlie Richardson of Oakland City, came up Saturday to see his friends.

-yi L The City Markets. Eggs—11 cents. Butter- 121 cents. jOnions—$1.00 per bu. Potatoes—$1.00 per bu. t hickens Chicks 15c, hens Tc. Turkeys - Hen turks Tc. Navy Beans—$1.80 per bu. Shoulders—Tc. Sides—0c,, Lard—10 cents per lb. Pork—Hams, smoked, 11 cents. Wheat—03cents per bushel. Corn—35 cents per bushel. Oats—28 cents per bushel. Bye—05 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.00 per bushel. Salt—IK) i>er bbl. Hogs $3.00 to $3.IK) per 100. t 'attle—$2.25- to $5.25 per 1.00 Sheep—$3.25 to $4.35 per 1(X). Indianapolis Markets. Wednesday. July 12, 1800. Wheat, 05c to TOc; corn, 30 to 34c; oats, 2T to 20c: rye, 00 to 834c,; cattle, heavy, $2.25 to $5.40; hogs, good shippers, $3.25 to $4.10: sheep, $2.00 to $4.00. Union services will be held at the Baptist church next Sunday evening. Bev.Bader, pastor of the M, E. church, will preach the sermon. A program of music has been arranged for the service.

Badly Injured. Sunday afternoon Louis E. Trayler, \ trustee of Jefferson township, was seriously injured. He with his wife and two children had started to drive to Otwell from his home when one of the check lines caught in the harness and having a young team of horses hitched up they become scared and started on a run. Having but the use of one line Mr. Trayler made an effort to turn them into a fence in order to stop them, but the team turned around ujwetting the ' buggy and throwing the occupants to the ground with great force. Mr. Trayler was thrown to the ground in such a manner that he was dragged under the buggy for nearly a hundred feet before he could stop the horses he having held onto the lines. He got up and put the horses away and then walked to the house and laid down, w hen he became very sick and then it was thought that he had received severe internal injuries and has been in a critical condition ever since the accidents I)r. lmel was called ind attended him. and Dr. W. H. Link was called in consultation Sunday evening and Monday morning. Mrs. Trayler was severely bruised about the body and one of the children received a bad bruise on the head. Wednesday morning a telephone message was received that Mr. Trayler was considerably better and that he was now out of danger and would ! recover. His many friends through- | out the county will be glad to learn of | his improved condition.

Coal Mines Taxable. A year ago the Indiana supreme j court rendered a decision that will, no doubt add considerable property to the tax duplicate which heretofore has not been taxed. Heretofore the underground workings of the coa have escaped being placed on the duplicate, only the buildings on the surface being assessed as improve ments. The decision referred to above was to the effect that coal shafts, gas and oil wells were taxable. The original cost of the shaft, the cost of all equipments for mining, all underground workings and' the amount of coal to be reached are taken into Consideration in making the assessments against the properties. In Yandyrburgh county the board of review has already made assessments agains: several coal companies under the supreme court decision and as a consequence, the mine owners are putting up a pretty lively kick and claim thatit savors of double taxation. There is a man in Chicago who is suing a lady who used to be his swee -! heart for $102 which he claims he spent in buying presents for her. Among the articles which he says he laid at her feet are “hydrox water, sealing wax. hose, condensed tnilk. groceries, | gas stove, egg cocoa, a bath brush, medicines and hair nets.*' He claims also to have paid her laundry bills, but there is uo'evidence to show that he built the lire in the morning, mowed the lawn or carried out the ashes. Last Sunday evening the I'ev. C. 1). Darling at the Pbesbyterian church delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture on Cromwell, showing him to be one of the greatest heroes of the Anglo-Saxon race but it was Cromwell who gave the inspiration that crushed but the tryannical theory of the divine right of kings. The reverend shows himself not only to be a tine orator but a profound thinker as well.

The board of review is still looking over the assessment sheets and have found a number of persons who have not been assessed or their blanks lost. The board has added on several thousand' dollars for taxation and have equalized the > assessments of lands in several townships. The .J. Woolley coal/company have commenced prospecting the land near Hosmer for coal. Tmey are using the core drill and will make a thorough test of the coal deposit. The company will shortly begin the work of putting down the shaft to the coal level.

General Joe Wheeler has started for the Philippines. It is surmised that he will take charge of the lighting forces against the Filipinos. He saved the day at Santiago and will no doubt do the same at the present seat of war. __ It is said that a game of baseball will be engaged in by the Royal Sons of Rest and the Never Sweats in th& near future. It would be a drawing card for the street fair. The minstrel and cake walk at the city hall last Monday night by Duvall's company was well attended. The performance was very good. William Braden is in Daviess county this week superintending the construction of a big ditch. T. J. Dollahan and wife of Mt. i Carmel, Illinois, are the guests of T. K. Fleming and family. Petersbu/^will have a street fair or barbeciWsometime in September.1 Get ready to attend. i

THE BIG STO Cm I Is your attention to the r Shoe and Clothing, departments. These Kvo departments are certainly the i tost reliahh? of their kind in town, of the right ginais at the right prices. You can't .afford to buy a new pair of or a Suit ami not see lheir line and get their price% We know no s£ore can offer v«*n first quality goods at such low prices as we now tnake,.r||We mention a few prices. The spring trade has left us a few broken loisaml these we wish to close out. , ‘ ■ :: Tv One Jot of small Checks in Gray and a few solid Blacks, sold for 13.00. to close the-lot... One lot Black Cheviots and Cords in .let Black and Blue Black, worth $7 30 to $$> 00, now.... ^ To Suits most all sixes in AH Wool Cassini era i.» nice Fancy Check and Plaids, worth from $7.00 to #10.00 now Hundreds of neat Stripes, Fine French Clavs, Fancy Cassi triers ami Scotch Plaids-# 12.00 #18.00, now.. .... .V

These are a few ile us we show, single pants of all sort? ^?3F*1 •500 pairs panl Cot tonade ’ants well marie worth SO cents per pair, now... Sefe Our L ne of Children’s Suits. Our line of Shoes! Well! Come ami see what we have to offer. One lot raid sises in a $',’."0 Custom Marie Misses Shoes, only a few sizes left, wlule thr v last, or.lv.. 25c “JOO pairs Ladies' Fine Ikm-ola Kid Alices all Hutton ami ami best Custom Made, or iheseVre have only sizes 2, 2.1,3 and 31, all are $2.50 amt $3.0ftitootls, while they last, 50 cents (wr pair. ' - ■? Lot 3, is a lot of Fine Shoes and Slippers m Ii.e e, Black or Tans, fine Custom jroods hut the lots an 1 sizes are broken. $3.00 was the price of these Shoes, now they are 99 cents per j«itr. ' ., *. tyMens’ Shoes at just Any-Old price. Ketur tuber the place SOL FRANK BIG STORE WITH LITTLE PR

Notice to Boild School Noose. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received bv the undersigned trustee of Washington township. l*ike county Indiana, at bis bfflee, in the .town of Petersburg, on Thursday, August 3rd, 18139, At - o'clock p. Hi., for the purpose or'btildinsr a school house tor said township, in the town of Alford,according to the plans at d specification* now on tile in the office of said trustee, which all persons can examine. The contractor will be required to give itond with approved surety In double the amount of the contract ptiee. conditioned fqr tlv> faithful performance of said contract, ami also toexecute a tam'd payable to the state <>f Indiana, with good freehold surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of said work, the payment of all materials used in the con-, st met ion of said house, including the payment for all work ami labor and Usmlinsj of the hands employed in the construction thereof The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. This July loth, lsott. Kkastts JottNsoyr. Township Trustee of Washington School ! Township, Pike County, Indiana.

ONE WEEK — BEUIX’NLNU— MONDAY, JULY I7th, ROBSON THEATER COMPANY. A Utah Class Company in Kt»h“Ci ui'twrlolre. Tilis is a l of AKt,isls. Nnv, Novi'! ON MONDAY NHiHTTHK BK.M'Tl FT I*! l*h AM A. ENTITLED A NOBLE OUTCAST. I* KICK Si—lit. iiK-. UESKUYKO SKATS, **. \ Ladles (Vt>o Monday night when luwmpanit'd hy a nerson with a paid At rout ticket. • Tent located <m vacant lot (mown as Dodds’! Addition.

SPECIAL SAL PEOM §§11 July 15th to August 19 ilat&d 888 m il m m 20 Pounds Granulated Sugar 1 Pound Tea • 3 Fine Pounds Coffee 1 Pound Baking powder 1 Pack Buckwheat Flour 16 Bars Soap 20 Cents Worth of Anything in Store All For Only $3.00 Cash J. H. M c At©lb <§/ 0 McAtee Block, Lower Main St reet, ^eteis'bVLrgr, Irxd.:.a.na.

Skin Dise For the speedy and permat cure 3a tetter, salt rheum and etxeeu, Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is without an equal. It relieves the itch mg and smarting almost Mpmtly and its continued use effects a permanent cure. It also cures itch, bar leer's itch, scald head, sore nipples, itching piles, chapped hands chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. • ' StSt-;'-\-Dr. Cady’s Condition Psytilers for horses are the best tonic* blood'/purifier jyd-ennifuge. Price, 85cen^^Sold.*»r Petersburg Collecting Agency. * Collections in all parts df the states. Ueniittanees uroniptly made. iSharses are reasonable. Give us your old aeecunts. notes, etc., and we will do the rest. Gal- on or write us. Uttlee ouposite court houi^' iu Parker building. Petersburg, I ml. yyiLSON .V TYNER, .OUAVIUSON. T. W. TYNKK.

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