Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 44, Petersburg, Pike County, 9 March 1900 — Page 4

Site fike County §ruwmt Br i*i. net', stoops. One Tear, in fidvance. .|1 ft) -? '■ Six Months,in advance. .. 50 Entered at the pOfetofHce in Petersburg for transmission through the malls as sceondelass matter. FRIDAY, MARCH 9,190$ OWNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS. We are authorized to announce the name of G. W. Schell as a candidate for Assessor of Jefferson township, subject to the decision of the democratic, township convention. Democratic Mass Meeting. The democrats of Pike county are requested to meet in mass conventions in their respective townships on SATURDAY. MARCH IT, 1900. at two o'clock p. m.. at the following places, for the purpose of selecting a township chairman, precinct committeemen ami delegates to the state, congressional, representative and judicial conventions. The voters of the several townships will meet at the following places: Jefferson, Thomas school hous^. Washingtop, court house Petersburg. . • —

Madison, Bowman. * Clay, Union. Logan, Rumble. Patoka, Wirjslowv Marion, Vefpem Lockhart, Stendal, Monroe, Spurgeon. *Each township will be entitled to the following number of delegates to the several conventions: Jefferson township-State, 1; congressional. 3: judicial. 3: representative, 3. Washington—State, 2; congressional, 4: judicial, 4: representative, 4. Madison—State. 1; congressional, 1; judicial. 1: representative, 1. Clay—State, 1; congressional, 1: judicial, 1; representative, 1. Logan—State, 1; congressional, 1; judicial, 1: representative, 1. Patoka—Sthte, 2: congressional, 4; judicial, 4; representative, 4. Lockhart—State. 1: congressional, 3; judicial, 3; representative, 3. Marion—State, 1: congressional, 2; judicial, 2; representative, 2. Monroe—State, 1; congressional, 3; judicial, 3; representative, 3. Let every democrat and all others interested in the success of democratic! principles attend these meetings. W. J. Richardson, Chairman. M. McC. Stoops, Secretary.

Democratic Mass Convention. The democrats of the county and the newly elected central committee .will meet in mass convention at Winslow, on SATURDAY, MARCH 24. 1900, at one o'clock p. m., for the purpose <t>f electing- a chairman, vice-chair-man and treasurer-of the county com- • mittee. Each township will be entitled to one, vote for each 25 votes cast for secretary j)f state at the election in 1898. W. J. Richardson, Chairman. M. McC. Stoops, Secretary. One week from Saturday the democrats of the several townships will meet at the places designated in the call of the county chairman to select a member of, the county cfentral committee and delegates to the several conventions. It will also be the time for selecting precinct committeemen anl completing an organization for the coming campaign. It will^e in order to select the best men of the party to fill all these positions, men ^who will work and do their utmost for the success of the party in the election. In the selection of delegates make it a point to name those who will attend the conventions when they occur. The campaign this year is one of great importance to the far- i mer and laboring men of the country and the closest kind of an organization must be made to cope with the I moneyed interests and trusts that will oppose the democrats and the plain people in this campaign. Be careful in your organization. < “Try it on a Porto Rican/’ is the motto of the republicans.

If Porto Rico isn’t part of this country, of what country is it a part? Please answer promptly. ' Now the trust has cast its tenacles over the quick lunches of the big cities. “Dope” and ‘linkers” will soon be cornered. Teddy Roosevelt has declined the vice presidency and Tim Woodruff has come out for it. Has the office been overrated after all? Porto Rico a part of the United States and congress imposes a duty on its products. By what authority does congress impose duties on its own territory? - ~ Should the slump in the diamond industry of South Africa become serious, Cecil Rhodes might attach himself to some dime museum as the $10,000,000 prize beauty. > Why not establish a department of Exterior—one to have charge of Alaska, Arizona, Porto Rico, the District of Columbia and other territory “outside the Constitution.”? ! Jim Hkmenway, the statesman from Boonville, voted for the Porto Rico tariff bill. His constituents will remember him at the polls in November. Will he explain himself at the Rockport convention today? Taylor of Kentucky, now assumes to b^ a candidate for vice-president on the republican ticket. If such an idea were not maddeniug it would be amusing!."Thank God, the vice-presi-dency has not fallen as low as that yet! , • The ship subsidy steal Jhas been fixed up so asji to suit Mark Hanna and at the same time to seem satisfactory to western communities. But it’s dollars to doughputs that it will turn out that the western men have been fooled. IT is father funny, but true that Grover Cleveland, who left the democratic party, chiefly because he said it was a populist organization, was the first man to bring about a fusion arrangement with the populists. He telegraphed orders to Nebraska to that effectin 1892.

Cruel, barbarous Spain placed a duty of ten per cent, on Porto Rican goods and granted the island representation on a population basis in the Spanish Cortes. The enlightened, merciful United States places duties of 25 per cent of the Dingley rates-say 50 per cent ad valorem on Porto Rican goods, and declares that the island shall have no representation. * If the Supreme Court decides indue time that the United States has no right to hold territory without giving it full rights with the rest of the country, what will the republicans do with the Philippines? Porto Rico can be assimilated, perhaps, but how about the miltfcqns of Malays, on whom will bV conferred all the privileges and rights of AmenFcan citizens, including that to work for 25 cents a day and strike down American wages. The republicans are beginning to learn some of the drawbacks of the expansion to which McKinley committed us with so light a heart. If the supreme court decides that the Philippines have become a part of the United States, the G. O. P. will have a hard time explaining matters to the voters. And to think that we could have had all the benefits of expansion out there and the friendship of the Filipinos besides if we had only chosen to treat them fairly.

As the price of paper has advanced fully fifty per cent it becomes necessary for us to ask all subscribers who are in arrears to pay up at once. The subscription price of the Democrat is very low and in order to fneet the expense of publishing- such a large paper we must have every cent due on subscription as soon as the date of subscription expires. If you want to know just how much you are in arrears let us know and we will send you a statement. Please let us hear from you if you know yourself delinquent. - _- During the past few weeks a number of our exchanges have contained very complimentary notices regarding the candidacy of Judge E. A. Ely of this city for judge of the supreme | court for the First district. It was all) unknown to him until his name was sprung. The judge is not a candidate in any sense for the honors, being content to fill his present position as judge of the 57th judicial Uistrict to which he was "ovewhelmiugly elected in 189ti. As a jurist he stands among the foremost in Indiana and were he a candidate for the honors would receive the undivided support of Southern Indiana. He is a self-made man, an earnest student and a conscientious and fearless judge. During his term as judge in this circuit he has made many friends in all political parties, who desire to see him remain as judge of this circuit,and there is no question that should he desire to remain on the bench in this district that his wishes will be granted by the voters. ' * ■

Andrew Carnegie seems to think [ that nothing is better for a young: man than poverty—and the blessing! of a protective tariff. THEdemocratic national comm ittee was unanimous for Bryan. Not a single member but declared that he would be nominated and would win. Just think of it! The Carnegie plant, which is said to earn over fctt,000,000 a year, was one of the “infant industries'’ which required prot ection in the last tariff schedule. 1"‘LJ-.• The tariff question will be one of the real live issues in th$ coming campaign. The Chinese walls built up by the republican party is begining to tell on the country. The administration has hauled down the flag on two Pacific islands on the ground that they belong to Spain and that the flag was wrongfully raised over them. Why can’t it not do the same in the Philippines? The democratic convention will come at the traditionally proper time —after the republicans have laid down their platform, and after the logic of events has had a chance to prove republican policies wrong a few more times. • There is a feeling in republican circles within the last week that should McKinley be nominated he would be overwhelmingly defeated. Roosevelt is being prominently mentioned as the most likely candidate since the split in the party. Before the republicans count too much on that coming walk-over, they had better consider the fate of their policy in regard to Porto Rico, ship subsidies and the Nicaraguan canal. If they can’t passfinyof these even under the party lash, how can they hope to win this fall?

The republicans should be very careful not to let the Filipinos know what Congress is attempting to do in regard to Porto Rico. The knowledge would not be likely to encourage them to come in and trust to the honor and generosity of the United States. That is what Porto Rico did. Hon. Thomas H. Dillon of this city, candidate for the democratic nomination for congress in the First district, has made a round of the district and feels that he will be nominated having received much encouragement in the several counties. At present there is no outspoken candidate for the position other than Mr. Dillon. His many friends in the district are working hard in his interest and will not let up until the convention day. General indignation swept over the country last week when congress passed the Porto Rico tariff bill taxing one portion of the United States against another all for the benefit of the sugar and tobacc6 trusts. The president in his message soipetime ago declared for free trade with Porto Rico, but the trusts did not wan t it that way. When the bill passed the House last Wednesday the people throughout the United States began protesting against such a measure, and on Friday last aftet- the administration had been rebuked and resolutions had been passed and the congressmen had received protests upon protests from all sections of the United States, there was sent a special message from the president to the House of representatives asking that $2,000,000, which had been collected as duties, be placed at the disposal of

the president to be expended in Porto [ Rico and for the benefit of the people.) This was done in order to allay the feeling against President McKinley and those republican congressmen who voted for the bill. Of the Indiana republicans in congress, Crumpacker, was the only republican who voted with the democrats and remained true to the promises made by this government to the Porto Ricans. The leading republican^of Indiana, amc ng them General Harrison and Governor M6unt, have entered their protest, and it is now "conceded that Indiana will go democratic in November. The act of congress on Friday last will not allay or in any way change the feeling of the people. It is a dead certain fact that the administration does not intend to give the Porto Ricans a government of their own and under their control. The imperialistic policy has been made plain and the administration can not now cover it up. What McKinley Wanted. “1 am for the largest use of silver in the currency of the country. I would not dishonor it; I would give it equal credit and honor with the gold: I would make no discrimination: I would utilize both metals as money and discredit neither; I want the double standard. ”—Congressman Win. McKinley in 1890. Going Down Hill. People suffering from kidney diseases feel a gradual but steady loiis of vitality. They should lose no time in trying Foley’s Kidney Cure. It is guaranteed. J. R. Adams & Son. m

Men in politics sometimes change ; their minds when the political whip is cracked, and in the case of the \ Porto Rican tariff bill the Indiana' congressmen were brought into line by the administration. Now since the protest of the people has become j so strong against the bill the con-! gressmen are beginning to talk. Jim Watson.'who represents the “old | burnt district,” is one of those fel-t lows who was forninst the bill, but was brought around all right. This is what he says: “The president sent for me. and asked me to vote for the bill. I explained my position and showed him the bundle of telegrams from my ! district. He repeated that it was very urgent that I vote for ft. I said I would be unable to explain my change (a thought that does not seem to have occurred to Mr. McKinley), unless it was shown that this request had been made. He replied that 1 could quote him anywhere, and as strongly as I might desire, to the effect that he had changed his mind, and considered it necessary to the interest of party harmony and discing line that this measure be passed. He said a statment Would be sent over the wires bf the Associated Press, to the effect that he had changed his mind. The fact that he would also sign the bill would also prove that. So there you are. A man can't stand up against the president and his entire party. So 1 gave in.” President McKinley in his message advocated free trade, but for some unknown reasons changed his mind. In his message to congress sometime ago, he said: ‘‘Since the cession Porto lUco has been denied the principal markets she had long enjoyed, and our tariffs have been continued against her products as when she was’ under Spanish sovereignty. The markets of Spain are closed to her products, except upon terms to which the commerce of all nations is subjected. The Island of Cuba, which used to buy her cattle and tobacco without custom duties, now imposes the same duties upon these productsas from any other countries entering her ports. She has. therefore, lost her free intercourse with Spain and Cuba, without any compensating benefits in this market. Her coffee was' little known and not in use by her people, and, therefore, there was no demand here for this, one of her chief products. The markets of the United States shoiftd be opened up to her products. Our plain duty is to abolish all customs tariffs ! between the United States and Porto Rico, and give her free access to our markets.”,

isut wnen tne repuDncan caucus adopted a tariff bill of 25 per cent on the products of Porto Rico he got into line. If anyone knows where the president stands it should be omade plain to the people. Many of the prominent Indiana republicans are red hot over the passage of the iniquitous bill, and among them Gen. Harrison and Gen. Lew Wallace. The latter gentleman says: ‘'The people of the United States can not be hoodwinked into believing that when the nation acquires territory the constitution does not at once extend to it. 1 have viewed this Porto Rican measure with profound astom ishment and sorrow, and have no hesitancy in denouncing it as a highhanded outrage in the interests of the trusts and against the interests of the I people of this country.1” ‘'If this bill passes to enactment it will cost the republican party many thousands of votes and should the democrats discard Bryan and nominate such a man as Olney on a good platform, they would sweep the country. The Porto Ricans bill is neither law, justice nor common humanity and po good citizen will countenance it.” Thousands of republicans i# Indiana will leave the party, being disgusted with the proceedings during the past few years. The people are not in favor of trusts and combinations, and this last break in passing a bill for the benefit of a few, manipulators of trust combinations shows conclusively \vhere the party stands.

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MARCH WEATHER. What the Wild Wli dy Mronth of March Will $K oUut-e ' Rough indeed will t n the weather during the month March, upon which we hare just entered, if the following forecast by an able prognosticator proves true 4 About every kind of weather to be found in the weather catalogue has its place in this moi th's program. The forecaster remarfijs as follows: “A peck of March dHst and! showers in May, makes corn gVeen and fields gray>” "'IAnd we will have thit peck of dust early in the month, a id the dust will be pretty thoroughly distributed by the prevailing high winds tjhat will mark the first daysj of the month. Cloudy weather, ligh ; local showers with more or less fyg will follow, told, driving rains in the north and rains in the south wi l follow, marking the equinoctial tr insitioiji. on the loth, lfith and 17th. This storm period will be greatly ii tensified in its anti-cyclonic conditio is bv tbe terris^olar period, which iscentral on the Kith, and whose influence extends usually over a period of four tc^six days. The development of a second-, ary low barometer in! the rejgions of the great lakes will change the northwest and northerly winds at the close of the storm period! to south and southwesterly winds, which will be maintained in the m^in to the close of the month. Clear! cold weather, frosty nights and, light winds in the west and heavy in thU east will follow. Another Marc i proverb is,' “When March is li|.e April. April will be like Marci.“ Th!is year -March will be like he? self and will go out iu a roar of wi nd, and; driving snow squalls in a storm period’ central on the 2Dth.

A Thousand Tongues •< Could not express he rapture of Annie E. Springer, c-f 112A Howard street, Philadelphia. Pa., w^en she found that Dr. King's-.New Discovery for Consumption h.d completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had mad life a burden. All other remedies an 1 doctors could give her no help, but ;he says!of this Royal Cure—“it soo;§ removed the pain in my chest and _ can now sleep soundly, something I . an scarcely remember doing befor ?. I feel like sounding its praises ’ hroughdut the Universe.'* So will everyone who tries Dr. King's New flMscovery for any trouble of theiWo >.t and lungs.' Price oO cents and $1.0. Trial bottles free at Stearnes1 drug store; every bottle guaranteed. Noxid Iter is. Dr. F. M. Green of lasper, was in our ' community Wednesday <j)n business. Joseph Hoilowell left Thursday for Huntingburg, where .e will remain for the season. \ Carl Cooper of Hunt ngburg was in our community Friday:on business. Rev. W. M. Chess r is at home again after having cor .lucted several meetings in Greene and adjoining counties, : ! O. D. Smith of Ve! >en. SUndayed with relatives at this i lace. R. h>, Ridge and J. P, Hayes were in Otwell Friday on busin ss. _ Barm Craig and wife Sundayed with relatives at this place. Sam Craig and sister Miss May of. Otwell, spent Sunday with. their brother at this idace. i| Misses Sarepta and Ode Corn of Survant, Sundayed wit i relatives at this place.

Miss Etta Galbreath of this place,} Sundayed with relativ js and friends at Otwell. I Walter Robinson oi Cato, JpaSsed through oyr burg Satin lav. Austin Hayes, and Jan es Ridge w^re in Winslow Saturday. ' if * Everybody in. this ci minunity was called to Petersburg Monday to attend the Richardson divorce case. An Ounce of Preventive Is worthy a pound of cute. Try au bottle of Dr. Caldwell's iyrup pepsin and, if properly taken, it will positively prevent rheum; tism or any other kindred trouble arising from a torpid condition of the!-bowels, liver and kidneys. Trial si es 10c: other sizes dOc and $1.00 of (pliphant Drug Company. m Algiers Item j. John Chew is on the si ;k list. Miss Ella Radcliff is n imbered with^j the,sick. . ] •! Last Wednesday the i lfant child of Pat McNabb, jr,, was buried at the McClure cemetery. ? ’ j Miss May Reid of Oakland City, is the guest of Miss Fannie Chew), near Algiers. , Last Friday night friends) and neighbors;gathered at the home: of W. H. McCain, all enjoying themiselves i ery much. Oyster soup vas served. The Algiers school ci< sed last Frilay. Sign for the Democrat It gives all >f the news. Same pric : as that of ■mall pajners. vf/..

glCHARDSON dt TAYLOR, 5 Attorneys, at Law, Prompt attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly iulbe uttln‘. Office *•» Carpenter building, Kigfcih and Main-stt.. Petersburg Indiana. QEORGE B. ASH BY. Attorney at Law. Will practice in nil courts. Special attention given to all civil cosiness. ..Notary Bubl*e Constantly »n ihenfflee. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office; 4» Citizens’ state bans building, Petersburg, Indiana. g G. DAVENPORT. Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office over J. K Adams A Son’s drug store, Petersburg. Indiana. II ARI.EB A. COFFEY, Attorney at Law. All kindsof legal business promptly attend- *«*•>• \ our patronage solicited. Office upstairs In GHl'aenV state bank building. lei. lt>--. Petersburg, Indiana. » r VOX A CROWv Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all courts. Prompt attehhV*. - mi’,'h/ ' business. Office in Carpenter b oca, first tloor on Light h-*t., Petersburg. yy I I,SON & GREENE; j. w. wilson" V. K.OKKEN'K Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all courts, i ***^*5?Avioek .opposite the court house, Petersburg, Iud. pOSEY A Cii.A PPKi.I,.. Attorneys at Law. Wilt practice in nil courts. Collections protnpUy made Notary, public in office. Place xp.st-al;»jta feeder, building in iront ot Democrat offiefe, Petersburg. Indiana, gTANLEY M. KHEIG. Attorney at Law. All business promptly attended to. Will mon 0“.“ courts, Offioe in Montgomery building, Pctersburgrfndtaua.

M.M UK E' Attorney at Law. Will practicein I*Lkt< ami adjoining counties, and lu all courts. Notary Hu bite. Office in Dispalcn buildtug. up stairs, Wiualow, lad. I’ R.nrcE, . ■> . . Physician and Surgeon.* I'hroitif Distissf1* - India‘iriOVer M‘“- b'“,b. IVtersburg, IH'SIKK, W.31 Physician and Surgeon. Office 1,1 reartvf Citizens’ State bank, JeJ. Ul-il resilience ami office. Ottiee hours—day and uigbt. jyt. J. W. IVK.K, ^itapathic Specialist, 'Graduate of the/American Health College employs all vital and vitalizing methods bi Uie super"or V itapathrf system" in cleansing impurities and removing poisons and causes of disease. Prwesses covered by State charter and United, States patents. Also Electro 'thermal Vital Warm Air Baths given. Office in Parker building, opjJosite com l house. J J. GLADISH. - „ Hypnotism & Magnetic Healing: Every known disease cured without medicine or surgery.it. cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and all eorrespondenee receives my best attention, it diseased write at once. Office at Humble, I ml, W H. STONECIPHEH. Dental Surgeon. Office in rooms Sand'd, In-Carpenter buildins. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations firstclass. All work warranted. Amesthetiesused tor painless extraction of teeth.

F. M. WILSON. T. W. IYNEK. Yy ILSON * TYN KU, Petersburg Collecting Agency. Collect ions in, all parts of the United St ttes. Remittances i rompUy made. Charges ire reijspnable. Give us your old accounts, notes, etc., and we will do the rest. Call on or write us. Otllce opposite court house in Parker building, Petersburg. Ind. N’OTICEis hereby given to all parties Interested that i will attend at thy ufiicu luStendal, EVERY SATURDAY. To transact husinjess connected with the office ot trustee of Rockhaft township. AH .persons' having business with said .office will please, take notice. JcL. BASS. Trustee. VJOTICft is hereby given to all person* concernedthat I vviU attend at my o jeein Otweti EVERY DAY, To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jettersoh township. RObMt M. GRAY. Trustee, Postoffice address: Otwelt, Indiana. NOTICE is hereby given to all parties conce riled t hat 1 will attend at nty reside nee. EVERY WEDNESDAY, v~ To transact business connected.with theoUicc of trustee,.>f .Madfson township. Positively no business transacted except ®n office .days. J. P, BA RK ER. Trustee. Postoffice address:.. Petersburg, lnd. „ wax Candles Nothing els© adds 99 much 1 to the c.hsriaef the drawing ' room or boudoir as the soft!* radiant light from CORDOVA Candies. Nothing will contribute more to the artistic.success oJ the luncheon, tea or dinner. The best decorative candies for the simplest or the mast elaborate function—for Cottage or mansion. Made in al! colors sad the moat delicate tints by STANDARD OIL CO. arid sold everywhere. t