Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 16, Petersburg, Pike County, 25 August 1899 — Page 4

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lilt fikt t&mratg £)tnu>frai Hr N. Mel:. STOOPS. One Year, in advance . .fl 00 .Six Months, l u ad Vance.. .. 30 Entered at the postoftic* tn Petersburg for transmission through the mails as secondclass matter. Fill DAY, AUGUST 25,18U9. IT is about time to plug San Domingo to ascertain if it is ripe for benevolent assimilation.

Aguinaldo should now place a lawyer at the head of his war department and proceed with the fight. No>v and then the death of free silver is announced, but no one has yet produced proof of the corpus delicti. It was wrong to demand absolute and unconditional surrender of the insurgent Filipinos. What we should have done was to offer them independence under our protection. The war would thus have been averted. Dewey will receive a royal welcome at Washington. By order of President McKinley, “plenty of red fire” will be burned. Perhaps if Dewey were a professed candidate for the presidency, Mr. McKinley's reception would uot be such a cordial one. VlCK-Pl£ ESI dent Hohakt is now known as the "official bouncer’* sin^e the resignation of Alger, for it will b-* remembered that it was after his^ visit to Hobart that Alger concluded | to resign. The office of vice-president is developing into a, highly important and useful one. The birth of a new party is announced from New York city, made up of one hundred labor organizations. Labor will need no other party than the democrats, pledged, as it will be, to breaking up the great trusts which are the fruit of the present republican administration.One thousand men now control the wealth of the United States, according to statisticians. And during the past three years they have been controlling it in tine style while the farmers and laboringmen foot the bills. This is what republican papers call prosperity and confidence. Van Wick of New York, will in all probability be the next democratic candidate for president. There is no room for a man who is all mouth.— Petersburg Press. Ip the latter case you must have a very slim tail holt in Pike county.— Loogootee Enterprise. That's all.

If the war is not ^nded in a year from no\%— and it is impossible to see how it can ever come to an end under the management of Otis—the repub-' licans need not go to the trouble of naming a candidate, for leading members of their own party agree that the democrats will have a walk-oyer in such an event. The disappearance of Alger from the scene reveals General Miles with all his authority as commanding general of the army. The new secretary of war is evidently doing all he can to restore the prestige to that highly useful office, and it is not beset by the petty -jealousies that surrounded the official life of Alger. Wiiat the president should do is to remove Otis and put Miles at the head of the army in the Philippines. The reason why he does not do this is because Miles is a democrat, and McKinley is afraid that Miles would carry on such a successful campaign against the Filipinos, as to make him a formidable candidate for the preside ncj\ _*_ To curb the power of monopolistic combinations — another name for trusts—moat people will agree that we must depend on state rather than national action. Democrats do not take kindly to any suggestion enlarging the area of national authority. The meeting of the governors of the several states at St. Louis, called by Governor Sayers of Texas, is likely to be productive of much good. A: What does it all mean? Our republican contemporaries are publishing columns and columns of “slush Drosperity” editorials about the cleaf- ■» ing house gains in various cities while at the same instant we hear the telegraph clicking off news of riots in Cleveland and Brooklyn and strikes galore in other places—even down to messenger boys. What does it all mean? Can this be a sample of the boasted gold standard prosperity? Greensburg New Era.

Republican newspapers and the ‘{Treat leaders are still defending the ! trusts. They ho doubt do not want to offend the trusts for fear they will not put up the campaign boodle in 1900. The republican leaders must always have boodle, that is one of their ways of defeating the will of the people. Pike county has had a few samples of late years. 4 Restaurant keepers in Chicago are beginning to put up the prices of steaks and chops to their patrons, in response to the advances in price made by the packing companies. They claim there is no money in the sale of meats at the old tigures and that the example of the New York restaurant keepers will be followed generally in Chicago.

Every6ne is looking- forward to a lively session of Congress next Winter, for republicans as well as democrats are expected to fire hot shot into the administration for the policy pursued in the Philippines. Senators Hoar, Wellington and Mason, all republicans* are known to be outspoken in their opposition to the president in this matter, and their ranks are being added to every day. The following special from this city appeared in the Evansville Courier of last Saturday: ' It is announced here that Hon. Goodlet Morgan will be a candidate for congress before the mext republican convention. Mr. Morgan is a strong anti-Hemenway man and has a large following in Pike county. He served as county clerk for two terms and made a good' official. At one time it was said of Mr. Morgan that he personally knew every man, woman, and child in the county. Mr. Morgan is particularly strong with the old soldiers. _ Once in awhile a republican paper protests that its party is not chargeable with blame for the existence of the trusts. They assert that next year w hen parties come to make platforms, the republicans will be just as outspoken against these combinations as any other party. But %hat will their hypocritical protestations and promises avail when after four years of complete control of the government, and with absolute power to put a stop to every trust in the land they have allowed them to grow up and flourish without an effort to stop them? The trusts are allowed to grow’ strong this year that they may pour out their millions next year to help to elect another administration that will let them live another four years.

Our republican newspaper friends for many years have been crying raise the tariff and protect the “infant” industries. They have been protected so long and become so fat and saucy that they have almost gobbled up the people. They have nowturned their attention to squeezing the ^common citizens by raising prices out of sight, and yet under present conditions the people have to stand it and pay their hard earned money over to the “infants” who have formed themselves into gigantic trust combinations. The “infants” are holding ontb the “protection teat” with a vengeance. They are sucking the life blood out of the country, and all because the republican party have enacted legislation in their interests. The first; week in September the county council and the several township advisory boards meet to look after the business for the coming year and to make the tax rate. If it is possible the rates should be so adjusted that they would be no higher than last year or yet make them lower. It should also be provided that in cases where indebtedness exists in township or county that a sufficient levy be ulade to wipe out the existence of the floating orders and the corporations put on a sound financial basis and stop the payment of interest bearing orders. Sufficient funds should be raised to meet all necessary expenditure of money for needed improvements. There is one item that the county board should look after, and that is that a sum of money sufficient to put all public property iu good condition should be raised. For instance money should be provided for the erection of a fence about the public square'and a good substantial sidewalk should be put down. A number of the trees should be removed from the square and the lot sown, with blue grass. That is one of the improvements that is needed. The township advisory boards should look after the levies made for township purpose, and so arrange that all monies are economically expended and to the best possible advantage. The trustees have a great amount of work to perform and they should be assisted in the matter of all needed and necessary improvements and the buying of all necessary supplies for the roads and schools.

WILLIAM J. BRYAN'S VIEW. lie Writes an Article Against “<J»n« powder Gospel." William J. Bryan discusses the Philippine question in the Independent as follows: “The Philippine question is important because fundamental principles are involved in its discussion. There are two sources of government-force and consent. Monarchies are founded upon force, republics upon consent. “The Declaration of Independence asserts that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and this is the doctrine to which we have adhered for more than I a centurj\ ^ “If the doctrine set forth in the Declaratiou of Independence is sound, how can we rightfully acquire a sovereignty over the Filipinos by a war of conquest? If the doctrine set forth in the Declaration of Independence is sound, how can we rightfully purchase sovereignty from a Spanish sovereign whose title we dispute in Cuba and whose rebellious subjects we armed in the Philippines. /‘In the beginning of the Spanish war Congress denied that our nation had any thought of extending its territory by w’ar. If we then had no thought of securing by conquest new territory in the Western hemisphere, why should we think of securing in the Eastern hemisphere new races for such subjugation? “It is surprising that any believer in self-government should favor forcible annexation, but still more surprising that any one who believes in the Christian religion should favor the substitution of force for reason in the

j extension of our nation's influence. ‘“If we adopt the gunpowder gospel ! in the Philippines, how long will it be before that principle would be transplanted in American soil? So long as our arguments are addressed to reason and the heart, our progress i$ sure but can we without danger to Christianity resort to the ancient plan of injecting religion into the body through bullet holes? "The question is frequently asked, what can we do? Nearly two months elapsed between the signing of the treaty and the beginning of hostilities in the Philippines. During that time the president and Congress might have given to the Filipinos the same assurance of independence that was given to the Cubans. Such assurance would have prevented bloodshed. ‘“If the president is not willing to take the responsibility of enforcing the doctrine set forth in the Declaration of Independence he can call Congress together and \et it take the responsibility. ’ A special session would be less expensive than the war, not to speak of the principle involved. ‘“Our nation is protecting the republics of South America from outward interference while they work out their destiny. We can extend the same doctrine to the Philippines and having rescued the inhabitants from a foreign yoke, we can guard them from molestation while they develop a republic in the Orient.*’ Done Up Again. That little item about a Pike county democrat who was looking for a man wanting to borrow $1,000 is yet bearing on the mind of Brother McCormick of the Princeton News. Since your last article, Brother Jim, another $1,000, democrat has authorized us to say that he has several times $1,000 to loan on good personal security. Come up and we will secure a loan for you. The trouble with democratic editors like Brother McCormick is their intense prejudice. They would not see prosperity if they could, and they could not if they would.—Petersburg Press. We want to reply to the above in all fairness to Brother Thompson, of the Press. He is publishing a republican paper in the strictest sense of the term. He feels it his duty, no doubt, to use every method in his power to •convince the people that under the present republican administration everything is prosperous. This he

must do regardless of facts as they are known to exist. His first assertion-in the matter under controversy—was made simply to bear out the impression of good times under the present administration without any regard to the truth of the matter. Perhaps he feels it his duty as a loyal partisan to make these statements, but he evi* dently fails to take into consideration the fact that people read, think and observe conditions for themselves in these enlightened days. Brother Thompson's statement has not been ‘•bearing on” our mind, but we do dislike to see facts so distorted to meet political ends. Now, Brother Thompson, we want to ask you a few direct questions and we hope you will see fit to give truthful, direct answers, without reference to any effect such replies may bear upon party. Are there not many persons right in the town of Petersburg who would gladly borrow# all the money you speak of at a rate of interest in keeping with the present times, provided they could mortgage their home (town) property to secure it? How many men are there in Petersburg, or Pike county for that matter,

do who will endorse a note for one thousand dollars for an honest man in need, unless said honest man can indemnify said sureties in some wavV Can money be secured in Petersburg as readily on town property a$ it ; could ten years ago? Admitting the fact {which we not), that these are prosperous times, to what would that fact be due? crops or the beneficent (?) workings of the present administration? N* Bro. Thompson, please answer the above questions honestly and truthfully. As to our being classed a "democrat editor,” we have only this to say: We never in our lives voted! the democratic ticket, neither did we ever vote a straight local or state ticket. We have always been independent enough to vote for the men and measures that we considered best for the country in general: we have triejd to conduct our paper along the same line, and such charges have uo effect whatever upon us or our courlse as an editor.—Princeton News. United States Postoffice. Luther, Michigan, February 24 1888. Dr. C. D. Warner. Cold water. Michii ganft Dear Sir- I was afflicted! with that common scourge—4,La Grippe,” and had violent paroxisms of coughing from which I could get no relief until upon the recommendation of Rev. E. L. Odle I bought a 25 cent bottle of your White Wine of Tar, which afforded immediate relief. I have taken two bottles and now consider njyself cured, and 1 always recommend' it to all my friends who are similarly afflicted, for I know it to be good. Very truly yours, etc., a Ernest Nichoson, pj M. Sold by Paul Bros.

A National Scandal. President McKinley has misinterpreted the patience of the American people if he thinks they will accept without adequate explanation ijiis interference in behalf of the captjain of engineers from Ohio who for pearly two years has been kept from (entering upon the penalty to which He was sentenced on a charge of embezzling $1,600,000 from the government. Oberlin M. Carter was tried nearly two years ago by a court martial consisting of fourteen officers of the army and presided over by General Otis. The condemnation of his conduct by the members of that tribunal was unanimous. Not one of them dissented from the conclusion of guilt apd the sentence passed upon him. No punishment has followed!. The president has shown an inexplicable interest in this disgraced officer. The papers in the case were scrutinized and approved by the secretary of war. Nevertheless, the chief executive did not act. Instead, he had ex-S|enator Edmunds, one of the ablest lawyers in the country, go over the papers to see if some ground could not be discovered for a modification or mitigation of Carter’s sentence. ' „ For this service Senator Edmunds was paid a fee of $5,000 out of the United States treasury. Great lawyer though he was, he could find no flaw in the proceedings of the court martial and reported tha& the finding of that tribunal was entirely justifiable. ' I This did not satisfy Mr. McKinley. He placed the papers in the hands of Attorney General Griggs for examination and'report. There they have lain for months and Griggs has taken no action. % The people are asking the motive of the man they have Elected to exe

cute the laws when he shows such unwonted leniency to a sentenced embezzler of more than a million and a half dollars of their money. They have a right to know why justice has not been done. In the growing demand of the public for an explanation there is something more inoperative than anxiety for the punishment of a dishonest engineer officer. The vindication of the official condujct of the president of the United States is involved.—St. Louis Republic. A Whole Family. Rev. L. A. Dunlap of Mount Vernon. Missouri, says: wMy children were afflicted with a cough resulting from measles, my wife with a cojugh that had prevented her from sleeping,more or less, for five years, and ypur White Wine of Tar Syrup has cured them all."' Sold by Paul Bros. a A f£w facts: As long as there's life there’s trouble and taxes. A widow her name, four legs is hardly ever satisfied with It is not necessary to have to be a hog. If none but virtuous men go to heaven it will be a mighty lonesome place for old maids. Office seeks a man with about the same energy that a rogue seeks a policeman. When a man marries the second time he always makes an excuse of some kind to his friends. £^ypmen talk of owing other women a call in the; same Way that men talk of owing other men a grudge. A man will look through his pockets four times before he will give his wife his coat to sew a button on it.—Ex. Piles! Pilesl Why be bothered with jthis annoying complaint when Bannet Salve will cure you. 35c. J. R Adaras & Son. a -A

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A Telephone in your Residence, Office or Store wilt save time 4 and make you t'toney. < • . Our preset t Rates leave no excuse for being without this mod- 1 necessity. 4 ern necessity. Don’t ••sponge" on your neighbor. Thirty days trial wilt con- ^ vince you. PI ce vour order now, and have a Telephone placed in 4 your residence. 4Let us know your wsats. ^ tv, 4 Gnmberliind Telephone & Telegraph Go. J. W. PEYTON Manager. ◄ ◄ i < 4 4