Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 26, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 November 1900 — Page 4

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Democratic Ticket. For President, William J. Bryan. For Vice-President, Adlai E. Stevenson. STATE TICKET. For Governor, John W. Kern. For Lieutenant Governor, John C. Lawler. For Secretary of State, Adam Heimberger. For Auditor of State, John W. Minor. For Treasurer of State, Jerome Htrlf. For Attorney General, C. F. Drummond. For Reporter Supreme Court, Henry G. Yergin. For Superintendent Public Instructions, Charles A. Greathouse. _ For Chief Bureau of Statistics, Edwaid Horuff. For Judge Supreme Court, First District. George L. Reinhardt. For Judge Supreme Court, Second District, J. W. Adair. DISTRICT TICKET. For Congress, Alfred Dale Owen. For Prosecuting Attorney, Leo 11. Fisher. For Joint Representative, Peter R. Coble. COUNTY TICKET. For Treasurer, William Liibs. For Sheriff, Richard Bass. For Recorder. William A. Battles. For County Assessor, Vinson France. For Surveyor, Benjamin F. Lance. For Coroner, Grace D. Harris. For Commissioner 2d ..district, Herman W. Fulcher. For Commissioner 3rd district, Perry A. Me Roberts. For County Council—At Large, Leroy Robinson, James 1). Hollon and James A. Shepard. 1st district, Peyton Burkhart; 2d district, S. W. Chappell; 3rd district, George H. Overbeck; 4th dis- “ trict, Mell Catt.

The campaign ends next Tuesday when the voters will decide who they' want for president and vice-president, state, legislative and county officials. The democratic ^committee and the democratic county candidates have on their part carried on a clean canvass without slurring' the opposing candidates or any member of other parties. They have worked hard and industriously and honestly to secure their election and will be elected by the voters of the county next Tuesday. The candidates have made a clean canvass and now stand on their merits before the voters of the county. The gentleman composing the democratic county ticket are all well known citizens of Pike county, who have always worked for the best interests of the county and the people. They are all pledged to an economical administration of the business affairs of the county and should the people elect them they will fulfill every pledge made by the party and by those interested in affairs of the 5 county. The present democratic of- - , licials were elected on a like pledge to the people and during the past three years those officials have carried out every pled$$e made and reduced the county debt nearly $3-5,000. This is the record of the democratic party in Pike county and the present democratic nominees stand pledged to reduce the debt and linally wipe it , out and have money in the treasury and stop paying interest. It is to the interest of every tax-payer to vote „ for men who will do this. Next Tues- > day is the day set apart for men to vote their sentiments. Vote for the democratic nominees. During* the national encampment of the G. A. R. at Philadelphia the pension committee waited upon President McKinley and protested against . the policy of the pension office and against the retention of H. Clay Evans as commissioner of pensions. Mr. McKinley made the committee plainly understand that he would sustain Evans, no matter how strongly the encampment might condemn him, and added this astonishing declaration: “There is no use denying the fact, gentlemen, that the money power of the country is against any further expansion of the pension roll.” More than a year has gone by and Evans is still commissioner of pensions, and the money power is more pewerful than ever with McKinley. Vots for Alfred Dale Owen, the gallant little coloqel of the 80th Indiana volunteers. He is a manly man, and one in whom the people may place the utmost confidence. During the days of the rebellion he was one of the first persons in Posey county to volunteer his services. He went to the front as a private and by meritorious conduct and bravery he was step by step promoted untif he obtained the rank of colonel. He was kind to his soldiers as every man will attest who served with him, and there are quite a number in this county. Vote for Colonel Owen. " Certainly, we will concede that Mr. McKinley has done some wise and , statesman-like things. But it was before he bowed the knee to Wall street and was nominated for the presidency. In those early days, he held a good many democratic principles.

Vote clown the trusts next Tuesday. Vote the democratic ticket next Tuesday. \ Vote for William Battles for county recorder. He J»--w©mpetent and worthy of your vote. Vote for Vinson France for county assessor. He is one of the old citizens of the county and well qualified. Vote the democratic ticket by making a cross inside the circle containing the rooster and nowhere else.

Vote for William Liibs for county treasurer. He is a splendid citizen and believes in building up his home town and county. Watch out for the campaign roorbacks. Falsehoods are sometimes circulated on candidates during the last few days before election. Vote for Herman Fulcher ond P. A. McRoberts for county commissioners. They are highly respected farmers and will make splendid officials. The claim of republican boodlers that the farmers ggp with them in this fight is the most brazen insult that could be offered. It should be emphatically rebuked next Tuesday. Senator Hanna is considering whether it will be quite safe for him to personally pledge himself to the country four more years of -good weather and fine crops if McKinley is elected. _ . Campaign lies generally react on the party that circulate them. Believe none of the floating rumors, as candidates generally have no time to refute them in the last few days before the election. Every democrat should make it his business to help his committeeman in every possible way. The battle that is now being waged is one for liberty. The imperial McKinley and the imperial trusts must both be defeated.

Again it is stated that we are to buy the Danish West Indies, paying' $4,000,000 for them. This is simply outrageous, unless, of course, Denmark will guarantee us a rebellion there which will give us some sport for our money. On the eve of election republican tricksters generally circulate campaign bugaboos about certain candidates. Don’t believe any rumors that may be afloat. The rumors generally turn out to be lies after the campaign is over. Put the rumors aside and let it rest until election i§ over. Just what the Republican newspapers hope to gain by asserting that Bryan has ignored silver in his New York speeches, is hard to guess. As a matter of fact, he has done nothing of the kind, speaking for the white metal right along. Yet the republican papers ignore, all sftich speeches. Why do they do it. It is to the best interest of every tax-payer in Pike county to elect the democratic ticket from top to bottom. The democrats were given the reigus of government in Pike County in 1896, when the county was in debt nearly $65,000. By an economical administration of affairs the debt has oeen reduced until now it is only about $27,00<\ This is the reason why the democratic ticket should be elected. Another four years and the county will be entirely out of debt. Vote for the democratic county ticket. __ Capt. W. e. Chappell of this city, wrote the following letter to J. S. Robinson, chairman of the midroad populist state committee, declining the honor of serving as elector on that ticket: ‘•I see from the state ballot priuted in the papers that my name appears as a candidate for elector from the First district on the populist ticket. Whoever had or caused my name to be placed on the ticket did it without my knowledge or consent. I now say that if lightning should strike the ticket William J. Bryan will receive one electoral vote, but as I do not expect anything of the kind I shall cast my own individual vote for him on November 6.” The republican county chairman is now appealing to the women of the county to have their husbands vote for McKinley, and letters have been received by ladies whose husbands are democrats. The letter is type-writ-ten and is as follows: Petersburg, Ind., Oct. 18th, 1900. My Dear Madam:—Recognizing the fact that the women of the country weild a great influence in politics as well as other affairs and knowing that you are strong in the faith of republicanism, 1 take pleasure in asking you to say a few words each day from in w until election day in behalf-of | the republican party and the republican candidates. If you will do this you will be surprised at the result. Thanking you in advance for any assistance you may render and hoping to hear from the good work done by yovi, I am, Yours for republican success, . C ounty Chairman.

Lookout for boodlers on election day and £ive them a wide berth. Be at the polls early next Tuesday and stay all day and work for victory. Vote for Richard Bass for county sheriff. Dick is a farmer and well qualified for the position. Vote for B. F. Lance for county surveyor. He is a school teacher by profession and well qualified.

Vote for Orace Harris for coroner. He is one of the substantial young1 business men of Jefferson township. Vote for the democratic nominees for county councilmen. They are all well known and highly respected citizens. ._ The farmer and laboringmen should vote against the trusts and combinations next Tuesday by casting their ballots for Bryan & Stevenson* In view of the enormous crowds that have met and cheered Bryan in New York, he is wondering what sort of reception he would have met had the state been friendly instead of the enemy's possessions. As Col. Bryan so well stated in reply to the Cornell students, he stands on silver exactly where McKinley stood six years ago before he found it necessary to bow the knee to Wall street in order to get the nomination. The administration has succeeded pretty well in keeping Cuba out of politics since the Neely disclosures. A time of vengeance is promised after the election, but the chances are that the culprits will have influence enough to escape;_ Old soldiers are not tumbling over each other to vote for McKinley in order that he may retain Evans as commissioner of pensions. The G. A. K. posts throughout the country have asked for the removal of Evans, but McKinley still retains him in office. ,

‘•In that little phrase, (President McKinley's statement that it was the duty of the United States to ‘gi^e’ the Filipinos a good' government), as in a seed, is contained the germ of all despotism and all tyranny. Free gdvj vernment is not a gift. It is a birthI right.’*—Speech by Senator Hoar in the United States Senate. Dk. E. P. Banning, a prominent physician of Ft. Wavne, a lifelong republican and civil war veteran soldier, is out in a strong letter opposing the re-election of McKinley. The Dr. is senior vice national commander ojt the Union veteran legion, and opposed McKinley bn account of imperialism and his pension policy. He says the president has insulted every union soldier in the United States by retaining H.Clay Evans as pension commission after repeated requests.for his removal made by representatives of G. A. R. to McKinley in person. He will support Bryan and will use his influence to induce all the comrades of his? extensive acquaintance to do so. Because Mr. Bryan denounces the trusts apd other combinations of cap- j ital by which a few persons in the I country are rapidly absorbing its! wealth to the impoverishment of the masses of the people, and because he criticises those in authority who are aiding them in the preparation of this great crime against humanity, he is called an “anarchist,*' “traitor,” a “preacher of the gospel of hate” and “an enemy of all that is good in government.” Who is it that calls him these things? The paid defenders of the infamous evils which he denounces, the corrupt hirelings of the brazen scoundrels who are looting j the country and want no interruption I of their robberies. To the.se people “all that is good in government” is' the dollars and cents they can get out of it. To them the maintenance of the constitution and the observance of the spirit of the declaration of independence are nothing. They don't want that kiml of good government. And neitherJ|^,hey want laws which will give other people a chance in life. Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tells how such a slave was^ made free. He says: “My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn I over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully improved and able.to do her own work.” Tliis supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness, melan-! choly, headache, backache, fainting j and dizzy spells, 'ifhis miracle working medicine is aV>dsend to weak, j sickly, run down people. Every bottle | guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by 1 Stearnes drug company. Hon. M. W. Meagher of Chicago addressed a large audience at the court house last Friday on the issues of the day. Congressman Densmore of Arkansas, was to have been present, but was unavoidably delayed, and Mr. Meagher filled the appointment. He made a good argument for the cause of the people. ’ -

J^IOBtARDSOIC & TAYLOR, Attorneys at Low. Prompt attention (riven to Nil business. a Notary Public constantly In tbeoffice. Office I In CHrtneuter building, Eighth and M*ln-»t».,! Petersburg, Indiana. QEOlllGE B. AS1IBY, Attorney at Law. Will practice In all courts. Special attention given to all civil j ustness. Notary Public constantly In the office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office »n Cltlseus’ state bans building, Petersburg, Indiana.

O G. DA YEN POUT. Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Offlw lu Parker blocks opposite Ibe court bouse, Petersburg. Italian*. QUA ELKS A. COFFEY, Attorney at Law. All kindsof legal business promptly attend* e«l to. Your patronage solicited. Office upstairs In Citiieus’ state bank building. Tel. 10-2, Petersburg, Indiana. £iOX Jk CROW. Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Office In Carpenter b ock, first floor on Eightb-st„ Petersburg. yylll.SON & GREENE, J. W. WILSON V. K.tiKKKNK Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all courts. Office In Frauk block, over Star clotbifig house, Petersburg. Ind. pOSEY & CH APPELL. Attorneys at Law. Will practice lu ail courts. Collections promptly made. Notary public lu office. Office upstairs iu Snyder building iu trout ot Democrat office, Petersburg, Indiana. gTANLEY M. KKIEG, Attorney at Law. AM business promptly attended to. Will ; practice in all courts. Office In Montgomery I building, Petersburg, Indiana.

M. IUCE, Attorney at Law. Will practice In Pike and adjoining connI ties, and in ail courts. Notary Public. Office in Dispatch building, up stairs, Winslow, lud. SAMrfcL K. DILLON. Attorney at Law. Will practice in all courts. Collections a specialty. Office in Parker blodk. opposite court bouse. Petersburg. Indiana. R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Citizens’ state' bank, Petersburg. Indiana. M. HUNTER, Physician and Surgeon. Office in rear of Citizens’ State bank, Tel. 31-2 residence and Office. Office hours—day and night. JJK. J. W. COOK, Vitapathic Specialist r Graduate of the American Health College, employs all vital and vitalizing methods ol tlie superior Vitapathic system in cleansing Impurities and removing poisons and causes of disease. Processes covered by State charter and United Stales patents. Also Electro Thermal-Vital Warm Air Baths giver. Office in Parker building, opposite court house. 1 J.jGLADlSIl. tl • Hypnotism & Magnetic Healing. Every known disease cured without medicine or surgery. It cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and all correspondence receives my best attent ion. If diseased write at once. Office at Rumble, lud. ryHOMAS B. ALSOP, Dental Surgeon. All work warrauted. Office over the New York store in Osboru building, Petersburg. yy H. STONECIPHER. Dental Surgeon. Office in roomsOaiid 7, iu Carpenter buildins. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations first- . class. All work warranted. A most he ties used ' lor painless extraction of teeth. NOTICE is hereby given to alb patties interested that I will attend at my office in Ste tidal, ' EVERY SATURDAY. To l ransact business connected with the office ol t rusteeof Lockhart township. All persons having business with said office will please take notice. J. L. BASS, Trustee. N OT] CE is hereby given to all persons concerned that I will attend at my office iu dwell EVERY DAY. To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. RO BE KTM.G RAY. Trustee. Postoffice address: Otweli, Indiana. N OTICE is hereby given to all parties concerned that I will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY, To transact business connected with theoffice of trustee >f Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on office days. O. J. ULADISH,Trustee. Posteffice address: Bowman, Dad. Evansville AN D Indianapolis rrNo.31.south ___ __ ..... T.*20am No. 82, Dorth....-11:10 am No, 33, south ... 1:20 pm No. 34, north ... 5:TVpm Trains No. 31 and 34 run lietween Evansville and Washington. Trains No. 32 and 33 run between Evansville and Terre Haute. Ftr sleeping car reservations, maps, rates am! further information, call on your nearest ticket a sent, or address, F. P. ,1EEKKIKS, g. p. & T. -I., K. R. GRISWOLD, A.G.P.A T.A. Evansville, lnd C H. WEBB, Agent. Petersburg, lnd.

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