Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 1, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 May 1900 — Page 4

8k£ito6*tmtg§M»fait Br M. McC. STOOPS. One Year, in advance ... #1 00 Six Months, in advance. 50 One Tear, in advance ... #1 00 Six Montba, in advance. 50 Entered at the poet office In Petersburg for transmission through the mails as sceondclass matter. FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1900. COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS., : ,l * for sheriff. We are authorised to announce the name of William S. Thompson of Fatoka township, as a candidate for the nomination of Sheriff, subject to the decision of thjp Democratic nominating convention. We ace authorized to announce the name of Everett Crow of Patoka township, as a candidate for the nomination of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the democr atic county convention. FOR RECORDER. We are authorized to announce the name of William A. Battles of Patoka township, as a candidate for the nomination of County Kecorder. subject to the decision of the democratic county convention. We are authorized to announce the name of Florian Bartl of Jefferson township, as a candidate for county recorder, subject to the decision of the democratic county convention, row eorsty ASSESSOR. We are authorized to announce the name of J. L. Capehart of Jefferson township, as a candidate for the nomination of county assessor. subject to the decision of the democratic county convention. FOR CORONER. Please announce the name of O^ace D. Harris or Jefferson township, as a candidate for county coroner subject u> the decision of the democratic county convention.

Logan Township Convention. Notice is hereby given that a democratic mass convention will be held at Center School House, Logan township, on SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900. for the purpose of nominating a township ticket to be voted for at the November election. All voters who will affiliate with the democrats in the election this year are invited tutake part. The convention will be called to order at one o'clock p. m. Gus Ropp, Chairman. _ Democratic State Convention. * “To the Democracy of Indiana: “The democracy of Indianawill assemble in state convention at Tomlinson hall, in the city of Indianapolis, at 9 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, June 0, 1900, for the purpose of nominating candidates for state offices and presidential electors to be voted for at the November election, 1900; the selection of delegates to the national convention, the adoption of a platform and such other business as may properly come before the conventibn. “The basis of representation to said convention as fixed by the democratic state central committee, is one dele4 gate for each 200, and one delegate for each fraction over 100 of the vote cast for the Hon. John B. Stoll for presidential elector in 1890. “Under this’ apportionment the convention will consist of 1,527 delegates. “The offices for which nominations will be made are as follows: i “Governor. “Lieutenant-governor. “Secretary of state. “Auditor of state. “Treasurer of state. “Attorney-general. “Reporter supreme court. % “Superintendent public instruction. “Chief of bureau of statistics. “Judge supreme court. 1st district. “Judge supreme court, 4th district. “Twopresidential electors-at-large. . “One presidential elector for each congressional district. “Two contingent electors-at-large. “One contingent elector for each congressional district. “Four delegates-at-large to the national convention.

x wo delegates irom eacn congressional district to the national convention. “Four alternate delegates-at-large. “Two. alternate delegates from each congressional district. “Parks M. Martin, Chairman. “W. H. Hawkins, Secretary.” Tiie democratic . county central committee met at Winslow last Saturday at the call of the chairman, John W. Carey, to set the time of the county convention. The attendance at the meeting was very good and great interest taken. After a short discussion as to the time which would best suit tfie voters of the county it was decided to hold a mass convention at Winslow on August 22nd. The committee also decided the time of the representative and judicial conventions of the Dubois and Pike district, and the conventions will be held at Otwell, Thursday, May 31st. There was no other business before ,the meeting. The Ohio republican convention has something to say about “so-called” trusts. This is good. Ohio republicans evidently consider trusts in a sort of Christian science way. The rest of,the country, however, has an idea that an “impression” of trusts can be eradicated by an “impression” v of law.

, “The strongest man’’ was elected. Undoubtedly he was. Conventions may make platforms but events make issues and those for this fall are already made up. Mark Hanna says that McKinley has always been in touch with the republican party. Wouldn’t it be more accurate to say that the republican party has always been touching him for colonial loot. As was feared, the “looters” in the Senate have blocked the legislation so anxiously asked by the president, i rather than put any obstacles in the way of the executive council of Porto Rico in serving pie where it will do the most good. In the city elections last week and the town elections Monday the demo-j crats were generally successful in a majority of the contests. Anderson, the home of the republican candidate for governor, went democratic, the first time in many years. One of the most singular things in current politics is the attitude, of some of the republican organs on the Porto Rican question. A month ago they were denouncing the tariff down there as the sum of all evil. Now they are saying that it is the wisest and best thing possible. The town election in Petersburg passed off very quietly last Monday. Both the republican and democratic tickets were made up of good men. The voters of the city divided the ticket between the democrats and republicans. There was a great amount of crossing and political lines i was not observed in any way, the citizens voting as they wished for the several candidates.

There will be no army reorganization and no ship subsidy steal at this session at least. The democratic senators have served notice on the republicans that unless they promise not to try to pass them until next winter, filibustering will be resorted to against every measure that, comes up in the Senate. The republicans have yielded. Thus the inability of the Senate tp close debate is sometimes of real \gpdue to the country. Volume XXXI, with this issue the Democrat begins another volume of its existence, and which completes its eighth year under the present management. The subscription list during the past year has grown wonderfully until it has the largest list in the county. The people want the news and all efforts have been put forth to give the patrons the best possible news service. It is the largest paper in the county, being a six-column quarto and containing a large amount of reading matter each week. We desire to return our most sincere thanks to the people of Pike county for their financial support as well as the many kind words spoken in ou? behalf. When in the city call and see us. Says George Fred Williams: Our national policy is practically settled in advance of the convention, and our candidate is already selected. Massachusetts and lthode Island are merely the heralds ot the national convention. What, then, are we working for? Is it merely the spoils of office? Have we no other impulse than that of opposition? If those were all I certainly should not be here tonight. I believe that we are entering upon the^second battle for man's right and human freedom everywhere: that our republic as it guards liberty in its own territory makes it stronger and firmer elsewhere; that we have allowed the tyranny of property to dominate man in his God-given right to life, liberty aud

the pursuit of happiness; that our republic has become a victim of the spirit of commercialism, which has degraded our _jnorals, and now even utters defiance to the declaration of independence and the constitution of the United States. I believe that a great social division has been established in our land by bad laws and by human greed: that we have allowed systems to be piled upon systems* by which the mighty fortunes of a few individuals are piled higher and higher, while the opportunity of the mitsses is becoming daily smaller to enjoy the bounty of God. 1 feel that the only task we have before us is to gain possession of thegovernment and bring back to a discouraged and ab most hopeless people the realization that this government Vras made for their happiness and not for their spoliation. I confess that our prime purpose should be to win the fight, and would even deliberately postpone some necessary reforms in order to obtain a* majority of the votes. 1 say this because I believe it to be the first essential to our ultimate success that we should demonstrate that the dem* ocratic party can be loyal to the popular interests, and proposes to take up the fight in earnest. The consummation of the present schemes of the republican party, four years more of domination by monopoly, may So fasten the shackles upon our people that even an enraged people cannot shake them olf. Therefore we must win and win this year.

Washington Notes. Senator Morgan is working faith* fullj to try to opeet the administra* tion program of hanging up in the Senate, the Nicaragua canal bill, which passed the House with only a handful of adverse votes. He fully realizes the difficulties of the task, but is confident that there are enough republicans in the Senate who believe with the democrats in an American canal to bring success. Time will soon tell, but as Senator Tillman said a short time ago, the republican party has the best organization any party has ever had in Congress, and although there are at times spluttering a^d kicking in the end the orders of the boss are usually carried out to the letter. In this case, the order is to hang up the Nicaragua canal bill. A senator who wishes Senator Morgan success, but whose name is not given, is quoted by a local paper as having said: ‘*1 am aware, and so is everybody else who has given the subject close attention, that the administration is opposed to an American interoceanic canal, and in the hope of preventing the consummation of the enterprise, the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was framed. This cannot be shown conclusively to the people until a bill ignoring altogether Great Britain's claim to consideration in the matter is passed by Congress and sent to the president for approval. 1 am satisfied that Mr. McKinley will have to veto it. much as he would fear the result of such an act: then he and his party could no longer claim that they were not committed to a partnership with Knglaud-in this canal proposition..’’ Senator Allison very frankly states that the administration senators intend to defeat Senator Morgan and prevent the taking up of the canal bill by the Senate at this session of Congress.

Another play was made in the administration's game with England, when Secretary Hay and the British ambassador signed a new agreement extending the time within which the two governments may exchange ratification of the canal treaty, now hung up in the Senate, seven months from the ’>th of next August, which was the limit set,by the last agreement. Unless senators eat their words, that treaty will not be ratified by the Senate as at present made up. The Porto liican law has already had to be remedied by additional congressional legislation, and the Hawaiian law will have to be. The latter failed to provide for a collector of internal revenue, or for an extension of the United States postal laws, and Secretary Gage has informed the cabinet that he does not consider the authority given him by the law sufficient to justify the payment of the Hawaiian public debt. The country will not forget that the republicans are responsible for this and other slipshod legislation, forced through Congress under the party whip and spur. Senator Butler of North Carolina, chairman of the populist national committee, before^ leaving Washington to attend the Sioux Falls convention, declared that the convention would nominate Colonel Bryan for President bvCacclamation, and would adopt the platform of ’9G, with new declarations to meet our foreign problems and the trust question. Of trusts, Senator Butler said: “The people's party has always been against trusts, and we believe that the three greatest trusts relate to money, transportation and the transmission of intelligence. People wfio control these trusts can control the government, and we will, therefore suggest that these three great factors in the nation’s development should be under governmental control.”

Democrats would ask nothin" better than that Secretary Lon", who seems just now to be the favorite candidate, should be nominated on the McKinley ticket for Vice President. Mr. Long’s attitude in the SchleySampson controversy has been such that he would materially weaken the ticket. The decision of United States J udge Lochren, at St. Paul, Minnesota, that the United States constitution was extended to Porto Rico on the day that the terms of the treaty of peace with Spain went into effecVhas greatly disturbed administration circles, foreshadowing, as it does, a similar decision on the part of the United States supreme court when an opportunity is offered. If the power and influence of the administration can present it, no opportunity Will be given the supreme court to pass on the question until after the presidential election. Representative Dick, of Ohio, otherwise known as Boss Hanna’s Friday, has gone to Cincinnati, where the middle-of-the-road populists will hold their national convention this week, and there are good reasons for the belief that he expects to play a leading part in controlling the action of that convention. Senators have been publicly saying for sometime that Hanna’s agents were offering free transportation and hotel expenses to delegates to that convention from various sections of the country . It is Hanna's intention that this convention shall nominate a ticket of its own

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oi our protection tariffs were expressed in the laws the courts would have to pronounce the laws unconstitutional. Yet this thing has been tolerated until now it is almost impossible to prevent the passage of the most radical and vicious class legislation. We have reached the point where the beneficiaries of class legislation have become so wealthy and so powerful that theyceorrupt officials of all sorts and defy the laws openly. /Only yesterday it was announced that one of the most notorious of these offenders had actually demanded a commission of 10 per cent on the sale of the Danish islands to our government and had blocked the sale because the commission was not paid. Possibly this is not true. It would be disgraceful if it were true- But there are many things known to be true that have been done by this Standard oil company that were worse than disgraceful—that were absolutely subversive of American liberty. But this is only one line. While the people are meekly submitting to aggresions on their aggressions in business aggressions are being made on their liberties in other matters. In his speech at Port Huron Mr. Bryan said: « . If we abandon the theory of self-govern-ment in the Philippines we cannot long retain self-government in the United States. If we send an army of 65,000 men to stifle the aspirations for liberty in the Orient, those soldiers when they return home will surely have become impregnated with those ideas of oppression. The Filipino must be either a citiaen ora subject. I challenge any one to cite any despot in all time upon whom more autocratic power has been conferred as a ruler than that conferred upon the president by the Porto Rican bill. His position is impregnable, and it is not merely returning soldiers in whom

tnese ideas are growing. v\ hat about the people at home who are becoming familiarized with the theory that it is proper to take the fight of self-gov-ernment away from others if it is advantageous to ourselves—that it is proper to deprive people of self-gov-ernment if they do not govern themselves as we think they should? The necesswy deduction from that stand is that there is no natural right of self-government and that the doctrines of the declaration of independence are “glittering generalities.” What progress has been made in our national descent when a material portion of our people can calmly contemplate an outrage like this Porto Rican bill. The tariff part of it does not amount to much as a wrong on the Porto Ricans, but it is an assault on American freedom because it is deliberate and intentional violation of the constitution, and made for the purpose of asserting a power to override the constitution. The governmental part, with its cabinet grant of franchises, is an open preparation to plunder the Porto Ricans. No one can question it No one believes that 'the amendment giving the president a veto on the franchises is any protection to the Porto Ricjans. Has the nation lost all sense of shame that it can tolerate such a thing? Is it not in a dangerous condition when numbers of Americans can regard such robbery as a measure consistent with civilization and Christianity? To Cure La Grippe in 24 Hours. No remedy equals Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup for this terrible and fatal disease. If taken thoroughly and in time, it will cure a case in 24 hours, and for the cough that follows la grippe, it never fails to give relief. Price 25 and 50 cents. J. R. Adams & $on. *

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