Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 13, Petersburg, Pike County, 3 August 1900 — Page 5

LITTLEFIELD DUCKED Lowered His Head When Hanna Yelled “Low Bridge !** CALLING THE REPUBLICAN BLUFF, rropexrd Tract Amendment Vu a Political Subterfuge — Measure Would Have Been Detrimental to Labor 1'nloaa nnd Kindred Orgasl* satlons. [Special Washington Letter.l By «n vote of 15-1 to 131—58 votes short of the requisite two-thirds—the bouse of representatives rejected the much vaunted Republican constitutional amendment. Had the Republicans been sincere in their proposition and recognized the self evident fact that constitutional amendments must represent the sentiment and carry the approval of practically the uuanimous vote of the people of the United States they would have presented an amendment that could have been adopted. But the Republicans insisted on narrow partisan action. It must be a Republican amendment or none. The Republican majority of the judiciary committee refused permission to the Democratic minority to either debate or offer suggestions in committee. It even becomes apparent that, under guise of a constitutional amendment directed ostensibly against trusts, a scheme was being devised which would transfer to congress and take away from the states the practical legislative control of all corporations, combinations and partnerships. noUonly of trusts, but even of labor organizations, farmers’ alliances and mutual benefit associations. Representative Littlefield of Maine was put forward to champion the ^ amendment. A few weeks ago he startled the country by his denunciation of the Republicans for stultifying themselves in erecting a tariff wall between l'Qto Rico and the t'nited States. lie gained some brief notoriety by bis Independent dance on the quarter deck of the Republican canalboat, but when Mark Hanna yelled “Low bridge!” Mr. Littlefield promptly ducked.

His defense of the amendment was not satisfactory even to the Republicans. It was characterized by the narrowest of partisan animosity, which had the effect, if it had any at all, of solidifying Democratic opposition and defeating the amendment. It can only be presumed that that was the Republican purpose. It cor- ; tainly fits in with all Republican action bearing upon the trusts. It is over three y urs since McKinley entered the White House, yet the Republicans wait until a week of tlje adjournment of ‘ congress to bring forward legislation bearing on the trusts. The Republicans have allowed weeks of debate on comparatively unimportant measures, yet they allowed scarcely 12 hours for debate on the most radical proposition for amending the constitution that has ever been offered. It is only too evident that they had no intention of passing the amendment or of its ever securing ratification. It was a political subterfuge pure and simple, designed to fool the country in the vain endeavor to re-elect McKinley in November. The main feature- of the amendment was contained in section 2: “Congress shall have power to define, regulate, prohibit or ^dissolve trusts, monopolies or combinations, whether existing in the form of a corporation or otherwise.” The Democrats immediately pointed out that this could be made to embrace labor unions, farmers’ alliances and benefit association's and offered' an * amendment narrowing the operation ofi' the section to organizations and combinations of capital, but this proposition the Republican loaders refused even the poor privilege of a test vote, fearing to have their party put on record on so important a matter. Attention was called to the fact, and by a prominent Republican at .that. Representative McCall of Massacliu- , setts, that such an enormous centralization of power over every combination even to the extent of a partnership would subvert the whole-plan of gov- : eminent, practically destroy the remaining rights of states, and reduce congress to the most corrupt body the

world lias ever seen. An amendment offered by the Democrats to make tlie power cf the .states concurrent with that of the general government in respect of the proposed amendment was also rejected, and the Republican argument _ .was that it would lead to conflicts of jurisdiction. This argument is puerile when it is remembered that the states have concurrent jurisdiction with the general government in a hundred directions now and a conflict of jurisdiction is almost unrecorded. & For instance, nearly every state lias laws against selling liquor without a license,with punishment by line and imprisonment. The federal government has similar laws covering identically the same offense, yet who eyer heard of the federal government and a state being brought into collision over the execution of these laws or the punishment of criminals? The state of New York and the national government have quarantine regulations affecting the port of New York, yet the two functions are carried on in relation to the same vessels without a sign of friction. Conceding for the argument that the amendment might be directed against trusts, two further points were made by the Democrats: First, a trust would merely have to take out a charter in Canada to free itself from official scrutiny in the United States and yet be protected in all tts property rights and transactions by international law and existing treaties with Great Britain.

Kecoud, that by specific declarations of the i>ower of congress relative to trusts Its powers became uiore limited than in the geueral declaration of power already reposed in congress in the “general welfare” clause of the.constitution and the one giving it power to regulate interstate commerce. By this limitation the means would be put in the hands of corporation judges to destroy the effect of any legislation which might l>e adopted to control trusts. The Republicans were almost panic ! stricken when n proi>osltion was offerj etl empowering congress to tax the trusts irrespective of the constitutional inhibition aghinst any direct taxation not levied In proportioif to the population of the several states. This power would have borne so directly upon the mot of the trust evil that the Republicans had no intention of permitting it to get lu'f^re the people in the form of a constitutional amendment. By the defeat of the Uopublican’constitutional amendment and the striking Democratic analysis of its dangerous character the*’ Republicans have lost one of the principal arguments with which they intended/to go before the people. Its spurious purpose has been made too manifest, and very little will be heard upon the stump on the part of Republican orators of this discreditable attempt- to secure snap judgment on one of the principal issues before the people. L. A. White.

CONCERNING TRUSTS, EtII Coaid Be Curbed If Exlitlng l«m Were Enforced. The minority reports on the antitrust constitutional amendment and the antitrust bill reported by t lie Republican majority of the house judiciary committee severely arraign the majority of the judiciary committee, alleging that cthe proposed remedy against trusts was formed for party and i>olitical considerations and not with any real purpose of dealing with the trust subject. Taking up tlie trust question, the report says that when it is found that the chief of those whose duty it is to prosecute offenders against the law persistently “fails and refuses to prosecute any of them the questiou arises. Are we suffering most from a lack of law or power to make law or from a lack of officers willing to enforce the law? We should not drop into the notion of considering the law futile so long as we are afflicted with executors of the law who will not so much as try to execute it.” The minority says that the archculprits of the trusts should be dealt with as are those umlor the antilottery laws or under “fraud” orders. They should he denied the mails as the lottery and the swindler are denied the mails. “Our conclusion is.” the report says, “that if the existing laws wore enforced much would be done toward lessening the trust evil, but those whose duty it is to enforce these laws will not perform that duty.”—National 1 Democrat.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? Now Is the Time to Rxereise Good Sense In Polities. It is to be regretted that so’ many Populists are attache*! so much more closely to their party organization than to the principles it professedly espouses. It ought to make veryf little difference to a Populist whether Populist candidates are in the held. They would have no chance of elections But it ought to* make much difference whether an opportunity to popularize the Democratic party is allowed to go by default. Within the Democratic party at this moment a struggle between plutocracy and the essential principles of Populism is going on. and every diversion like that of the Populists counts for the plutocracy in that struggle. Every Jeffersonian Democrat drawn away in a wild goose chase for the dubious spoils, the empty honors and the more than doubtful educational advantages of a third party campaign is so much gain for the Whitneys who seek again to climb into the saddles of Democratic leadership and dictation. These are times in polities rwfcen good sense Is quite a's important as good motive.— Chicago Public. Tax Special Privilege*. No constitutional amendment such as Is proposed giving to congress the power to regulate or suppress trusts is worth anything except far campaign purposes. No legislation can remove or even palliate the evil unless by means of the abolition of special privileges through taxation, and the several states can do that. Without a const I tutional amendment congress could build telegraphs and railroads, loath of which would greatly limit the power of trusts by preventing discriminations —San Francisco Star.

McKinley's ReftponM Utility. It should not be forgotten '\\:ct !’athbone owed his Cuban place, to services rendered to Mark Hanna in debauching- the Ohio legislature. Vet. after making such appointments. President McKinley hopes to be exonerated fet the logical consequences, the thievery that followed.—Albany Argus. A “Bnsines*" Administration. Hanna said on inauguration day that McKinley’s was to be a “business" ad ministration. It lias certainly proved to be one, with all the usual accessories of business even to robbing tbe money drawer. The Three M*s. The newspapers are very much exer cised over malaria and mosquitoes, but McKinley is worse than either or both. Referring to Cnbn. “We are going to make all we can out of it.”—General Grosveuor of Ohio in Congress.

TRUSTS RAISE PRICES. Sugar Was Advanced When Competition Ended. POOB MAH PBAOTIOALLT A SLAVE. _ v Corporation* Monopolise Industries and Also Blacklist Workingmen Who lacnr Their Displeasure. Trusts Are Depriving tke People of Liberty. If ever there was a reasonable doubt that trusts raise prices, it ought to be removed by the evidence of the last week iu May, says the New York News. The competition between sugar refiners came to au end, after having lasted nearly two years, and the price of refined sugar was advanced three times within a few days. It goes without saying that the charge for this advance comes from the pocket of the cousumer—the workingman who buys a few pounds for his family, the child indulging in a little candy, the vast multitude of toilers whose hard earnings, expended in small sums at a time, go to form the vast fortunes of the managers of trusts. First the large wholesale dealer 1ms to stand the exaction; he in turu adds to the price at which he sells to the retailer, and the latter adds a cent or so to the bill of the housewife who buys sugar at his store, and of course the husband who works at liis desk or carries a dinner pail td the shop has to pay the additional charge, and It is by this simple process that little rivulets of money from every city and village iu the land make Mississippi of wealth

for the great monopolists. Legalized enslavement, except as a punishment for crime, has long disappeared from the United States, and the milder form of servitude—contract labor, enforeible in the criminal courts— is probably unknown in any state of the Union. Legally no person in the world enjoys more liberty than a citizen of the United States. Iiieh or poor, he can go and come freely without passports or registration or police supervision. lie js not subject to military duty, he is not hampered in the pursuit of any trade or profession to which he is able to devote himself, and in many respects his condition is better than that of the so called freeman on the continept of Europe. The poor man, however, must mike a living for himself and his family by his labor and Ills skill, and herein his opportunities may be so narrowed and restricted by monopolies and trusts as to virtually enslave him or at least deprive him of a fair chance for a livelihomi. In Now England, for instance, and perhaps in other parts of the United States the owners of factories have combinations in one form or another, with confidential “blacklists” * of all persons who may in some way, perhaps not involving any wrongdoing, have given offense to an employer. A person so blacklisted must leave the section iu which the combination prevails or change bis occupation, aud be may be prevented by the intluence of the blacklist from even taking the latter course. The cause of his being branded may be altogether creditable to him. He may lravC resented an insult to some member of his family or stood up for the rights of ids fellow workers or done some other praiseworthy act that gave offense. The fact that he is “blacklisted” isi-a decision from which there is no appeal. The railroads are said to have similar lists, and one of the greatest railway owners in the country who wanted to give work to a former .Chicago striker to whom he was friendly had to require the man to assume another name. If the trusts and great corporations shoufd not only monopolize the industries which give employment to the poor man. but also combine to exclude from employment any one who in any way gave offense to the employing power, it is easy to see that the American workingman, although nominally free, would have to In'ccme either au exile or a slave.

\:>tliir*a to It lot '’'out. I'll** eh :,tT.s of I.c:.;: .a ml edged in a ; i c. Pebrafe'the rcl.ef i:t Matching. The Lemon papers >;>y tl.ilt this imul-nc.-s v. i ; t tint' to ;:ay tool glory of the Lr!::.-h arms. Imt to admiration for 11;t* path ncc anti endurance of Colonel Padt h-Pov. cirs tneu. Tliore are American • :t gens who fast for from 2t> to-H) days ami many others who are cotni>el!ed to fast by besiegiug trusts ami monopolies. htit the country does not go mail in admiratiou or riot because of tlieir endurance.— National Democrat. Trust >letlio«!s. ; The dumping of'-ID carloads of bananas into the Ohio river by a fruit trust to relieve overproduction autl to maintain prices is an interesting event. It paints the way to a solution-of the problem of supply and demand. The destruction of all surplus products will certainly force consumers to pay trust prices, whatever these may he.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. * fPNot tlortins tile Trusts. A dime a antitrust planks in the Philadelphia platform would not cover the fact that t!>t* present congress' has not put up n the*fm* list a single article made by the trusts. Antitrust plunks ; in Ib. buhl'ean platforms are mere hunj cotube so long as congress refuses to do i anything that will really la* felt by j tract.*. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Time to Brain. j New I-- the time when the Ilepublic- ; an ma’tufaetfirer looks about to see j how m-»*v hands he can discharge from !.i-; m il. so as to accumulate money f:*r tic* liautia fat frying committee. , —New York Times. j

gTCHARDSQN * TAYLOR, * Attorneys at Low. Prompt attention given to all business. A Notary Public constantly iu the office. Office in Carpenter building. Eighth and Main-sts., Petersburg, Indiana. ^JEORGE U. ASHBY, Attorney at Law, Will practice in all courts. Special attention given to all civil nusiness. Notary Public constant !y in the office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office iu Citizens’ state bank buiildiug. Petersburg, Indiana. jg. G. DAVES PORT. Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office In Parker block, opposite the court house, Petersburg, fndiaua. 11 ARLES A. COFFEY, Attorney at Law. All kiudsof legal business promptly attended to. Your patronage solicited. Office upstairs in 'Citizens’ stale hank building. Tel. lb-2, Petersbuig, Indiana.

c tOX 4 CROW, Attorneys at Law. Will practice iu all courts. 1‘rompt attention given to all business. Office in Carpenter block, first floor on Eight h-st„ Petersburg. \\ 711,80X 4 OKEENK, J.W. WILSON V, K. UKKKNE Attorneys at Law, Will practice in all courts, office in Krauts block,over Sta, house, Petersburg, lnd. pOSEY 4 CHAPPELL. Attorneys at Law. ! Will practice iu all courts. Collections promptly uitule. Notary public in office. Office upstairs In Snyder building in trout of Democrat office, Petersburg, Indiana. *

S' ^TANLKV M. KKIEG, Attorney at Law. All business promptly attended to. Will practice in ail courts, Office in Montgomery building, Petersburg, Indiana. Will practice in Pike auil adjoining counties, aud iu all courts. Notary Public. Office in IHspatch buildiug. up stairs,Winslow, ind Office over Citizens’ state bank, Petersburg, Indiana. „ Physician and Surgeon. Office in rear of Citizens’ state bauk, Tel. !U-‘J residence and office. Office hours—day and uightK. J. W. COOK, Vitapathic Specialist, Graduate of the American Health College, employs all vital and vitalizing methods ot the superor Vitapathic system In cleansing impurities and removing poisons and causes of disease. Processes covered by State charter and United states patents. Also Electro Thermal Vital Warm Air Bathsgivea. Office in Parker building, opposite court house. Attorney at Law.

J J.UbADlSH. Hypnotism & Magnetic Healing. i . - -- Every known disease cured without medicine or surgery, it cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and alt correspondence receives my best attention. If diseased write at once-. Otliee at Humble, I ml. H. STON EC I PH E It, bent a I Surgeon. Office in rooms (> uml 7, iu Carpenter buildins:. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations firstclass. All work warranted. Amestbelies used for painless extraction of teeth. Vf©TICE is hereby given to all parties in0.1 terested that I will, attend at my Office in Stendal, EVERY Saturday. To transact business connected with the oflicc ot trustee of I.ockhntt township. Alt.persons having business with said office will please take notice. J. L. BASS,Trustee. N OTICE is hereby given to all persons concerned that I will attend at my office in Otwell Every day. To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. ROBERT M. GRAY, Trustee. Postoffice address: Otwell, Indiana. N’OTICE is hereby given to all parties concerned that I will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY, To transact business connected with the office of trustee >f Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on office days. C. J. GLADISH, Trustee. Postoffice address: Bowman, lnd.

On Jellies * preserves anti pickles, spread a thin coating of refined PARAFFINE WAX Will Vwji thorn absolutely moistnre and a-id proof. Paraffine Wax is also useful in A dozen other ways about the faunae, full directions in each ;>onnd package. Sold everywhere. STAM3ARD C!L CO.

I •5>0 JR<? • 1 B ' V • t ' ...v Great Mark Down Sale

Of Men’s and Boys’Odd Sui $ will commence Monday, July 23rd, ,aud continue until August It :h. Header, we have been fc c the week past getting all our Odd Suits together. These Suits are not old shop worn .goods. They are Suits we have left over fi >tr/our spring purchase, consisting of Blue erges, Black (’lav Wor teds, Herring Bone weaver and fancy Worsteds. Having only one Suit of each kind in,the store, we are very anxious to move them t efore our fall stock arrives. All that „

we expect out oi these butts is the Actual tost. ■SPREAD TM S PRICES<? No. 121. Brown Mixed Cassirnere Shit, medium weight, Q Q |*" worth $4.75. mark down price .s’ ....,.. ___ ■ v/ O No. 1746. Men’s Worsted Suit blue!. vrlth piu stripe,worth O Q f** $6.00, mark down price...i. . 0» v/O No. 1319. Medium gray pin check all wool; Suit worth A "TC $7.00, mark down price.... .. *T ■ / No, 3140. All wool Blue Serge Suit, round sack style, well /’'vfN trimmed, good lining, worth $S.»*0, mark down’ price.. U * \JKJ . . ' ! ' Qy The Suits we have priced you i re only a few of the many bargains in this lot. Don’t wait, come and look; the line over. You may find just what you want. Remember, all we ask f or these Odd Suits is the cost price to us. PETERSBU 3(3, INDIANA.

t t * $ * t ! *■ * t GO TO THE ^STAR * TAILORWhere the crowd goes, if you want Clark has secured ah expert tailor. Go in and see them make your Suit nt nything in the line id Tailoring. Mr. business has been too strong for hiin alum. Pants. Ajl the latest Uesigus to select from. Suits to order. $15 up; Pant|. $3.50 up. Suits pressed,.ode While wait; Pauls, 15e.“ All kinds of eleanf ig and repairing sft lowest .pruYs. Jr I. Cl^VUlv, Mosessou’s old stand, Lower Mag; street.

Time is Money ■■ I! ■ ■ Time Sa ved is Money Earned Don’t rtravel,—Telephone! j - '•

A Telephone in your residence, Office or Store will save time and make you money. Our present Rates leave no excuse for being without this modern snecessity. Don't “sponge” on your neighbor. Thirty days trial w ill convince you, Place your order now, and have a Telephone placed in your residerice. I el: us know your wants. -!;!! ' ' *■ 1 yi \ Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co, J. W. THC VIAS, Manager. i . 5 /

t * # A TIT I T f njinrD *a . lu^ve you seen that Wall Paper at L> 11, A A W A LI i I Al IjK Pick's ? He has the cheapest the Unit pros tiest \ f * pa: etiis jti the town. Paper as !t»Sv as 4 cents (r j per roll teethe finest in the market, ^ A Manufactured independent of : pools- *jc trusts. Delivered to ana part of A \ the city free of charge. ' ' - #1 ’.. i 1 L. H. CLARK, Mosesson's old stand, Lower X tin dree .

Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis C. Railroad Time table!' i efl'eel Nov. 28. l. 97: St. Lotus Fast Kxp. St. Louis Limited. Nations. i LouiwiMe Limited. 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:08 a.iu. 11:22 a.m 11 :38 a.m. 0:20 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Leave 11:40 p.m. l.eave ■12:01 a.m.! Mve 12:14 a.m. Leave 12:.'J0 a.in.;Leave 7:12 a.m. Arrive. 1.* tlsville . Hi-dtingbnrj; V< pen t>a, lamlCit y. St.lLouls*. I onisville Fast Kxp. arnvt; .arrive: 7:ao a hi 4:25 a.m +:<i2 H.'m ;i:.'2 a.m r.; 45 p m. *.:■>> p.nt V:.iO p.m 2.»0 p.m t p. in . Night trains stop at W»| slow a td Velpen on siana. only. U. A. Campliell. G.P.A., Si. Louis J. F. Hutl, agent. Oakland City. v