People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — TABOR’S GREAT SPEECH. [ARTICLE]

TABOR’S GREAT SPEECH.

A free for all fight occurred on the Monen at the state line last week between the crew of the milk train and some toughs from Hegewisch. The toughs refused to pay their fare and one of them was flourishing a revolver, when Conductor John Long secceeded in getting it from him. The quarrei led to a fight in which ten persons look part. One of the participants got a bad scalp wound from 'being hit on the head with an iron wrench and several had black eyes. No ex-soldier will be permitted to join in the parade at the time of the national encampment at Indianapolis unless he is in good standing with the G. A. R. Members who have been suspended, or who have lost the right to consider themselves in good fellowship will be barred the same as those who have never joined the order. The commanders of the various posts will be held responsible that the men in line are in good standing. This is likely to cause sore disappointments on the day of the parade, but the remedy lies in the hands of the ex-soldiers, who have yet time enough to join the posts in their respective districts.

The bane of the newspaper office is the man who wants things kept out of the' paper. He is usually the person who insists on the news fully when it concerns other people. The reason customarily assigned by those who wish the news withheld is that its publication will bring disgrace and sadness to others. The matter of disgrace and sadness should be thought of earlier by those inclined to wrong-doing and criminality. The newspaper should not be asked to suppress news which th -se most interested in having kept quiet, have failed to suppress when they had the opportunity —by behaving themselves and doing right.—Ex. The Milford Mail says: “It is a new idea, but why isn't it, practical? A farmer down in central Illinois tried the experiment of using wheat instead of corn to fatten hogs, with the result that he realized *I.OO per bushel lor his wheat thus transformed into porlc. It has been tried by Dakota farmers with the same satisfactory result. They sold their hogs at a price which brought them more than *>i per bushel for their wheat which had been condensed into a more salable article... It is said that the quality of the pork is superior to that of corn-fed animals. Why not put cheap wheat into hogs instead of into elevators and make a specialty of wheat-fed pork in the eastern market?” It is a mistake to suppose that any card with handwriting upon it bearing a one-cent stamp can be lawfully transmitted by mail as if it were an official postal card. The first paragraph of the 273 d section of the postal laws and regulations run thus: “Postal cards cannot be issued by private parties. All cards other than those issued by the department, containing any writing are subject to letter postage; but if cards contain printed matter only to constitute a circular, but one cent is required on each of them.” When this regulation is not properly complied with, there is very sure to be a tedious delay in tue transmission of the card by the post office department. A year ago the United States .<rovernin°nt can-sod some experiments to be made in making rain jail by exploding dynamite in ihe air. It was believed that the disturbance in the upper atmosphere were the direct cause oi i he showers which often followed these experiments. The same test was made in Kansas the other day. By an arrangement made, several days before, a lot of powder was burned in cannon and anvils in the principal towns of eiirhfc counties surrounding The result was most satisfactory. After an hour or w;> > -.M.inuous firing clouds began to gather, and soon rain commenced falling and continued for several hours. The benefit to growing crops was verv great, and the cost of the bombardment was only a very suralj part of the stun which the people of those counties will realize from the rain. Mr. J. C. Boswell, one of the best known and most respected citizens of Brownwood, Texas, suffered with diarrhoea for a l >ng time and tried many different remedies without benefit, until Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was m«ja; that relieved him at once. For sale by F, B. MeyetyMhc ■druggist

Recommended for 3>eiiverance at the Regular September Session. Gentlemen: As president of the board of county' commissioners it becomes my solemn duty to preside over your deliberations, and as one of the leaders of our party it is your duty to pass, favorably and without question, any measure I may see fit to approve. It is sometimes prudent to adopt a specific policy in the transaction of public business, but no policy should be adopted by this board which can not be reversed to meet an emergency'. As an example of the ideal policy 1 will cite you the cases of Charles Armstrong and Grover Smith. Armstrong was the proprietor of a saloon at Kniman. He was indicted by the grand jury and fined for the violation of the liquor laws. Subsequently he made application for license, which this board very properly refused on the ground that the court records were sufficient evidence of a bad moral character.

Grover Smith is the proprietor of a saloon in Wlieatfield. He was indicted by the grand jury for several offenses and con tributed much more to the school fund of Indiana than Armstrong, yet on application this board granted him license. We have no right to take cognizance of court records where such records would injure our friends. Now these two cases seem parallel, yet there is a difference. Grov er Smith is one of our own party uid did us some sly work during last campaign, while Armstrong is a member of the . hated Democracy', hence you see the necessity of adopting a policy chat can lie changed to meet an emergency and reward ourfriends. The question of taxes is a very important one. It has been the policy of this board to increase our taxes each year so as to leave healthy balances in the county treasury. The balances in the treasuyy June Isl last was more than $47,000. which, if properly invested, would yield our county officials i handsome revenue. On the expenditure of these revenues no one can accuse us of niggardly economy. We have never i’efused an appropriation when petitioned by the proper persons. The expenditures for the poor farm for the year ending Maylist amounts to *5,259.71, to which should be added the income from the farm, which will make the cost of maintaining each pauper about *lO per week. Such a record is certainly one to be proud of. One of the most important duties which confront us is devising some plan to protect our friends, the county officials and ex-officials. We must see that there is no investigation of the public records. White county is at present engaged in an investigation, but then White county is a Democratic county and any deficiency would injure no one but the Democrats, and what is good politics for that county might injure us in this and turn our party out of the court house and God forbid this may not happen. You will remember, gentlemen, that this board entered , into a contract in 1892 with J. H. Perkins, of the firm of Fleener & Perkins [after said firm had been dissolved] for an investigation, but Perkins understood the situation, having formerly served our party as auditor of Boone county, Ind., and said contract wag lo signed as a blind to hoodwink the people until after the election. If we are compelled in the future by the unreasonable demands of the people to order an investigation it is the duty of this board to see that the investigation is made by our friends under our immediate instruction and that the report of such investigation shall not compromise our friends. There has been a recent decision in the Pulaski circuit court, which, if affirmed, will rob our officials and ex-officials of thousands of dollars iu fees which this board has allowed them in case' an effort was made to compel them to convert back into the treasury the amount received. These meddlesome circuit judges are the curse of the state, for they seem to have no regard for partyemergencies. Let us. therefore, use our' official capacity to see that our officials and ex-officials are not harrassed by a vexatious investigation of their accounts. Rely 7 on me, your natural leader [applause by FarisJ, to lead you out of the wilderness in case seemingly unsurmountable barriers arise before you [Faris applaudsj. Thank you, gentlemen,

for your applause. The People’s Pilot in <Jerision calls me a bald headed statesman. Very often truth is told in a sarcastic way. A bald head is evidence of brains, for wasn’t Soloman bald headed. Isn’t the emblem jof our country, the eagle, bald headed. Most certainly. The Pilot knew what it was talking about when it attributed to me the qualities of statesmanship [Martindale groans]. Gentlemen, I cannot boast of a long line of illustrious ancestors. My ancestry, gentlemen, were just common people like yourselves or these we meet with every day upon the street or in the marts of trade. All the latent powers that lay dorment in them for centuries sprang into life and developed in me, their illustrious son [Martindale faints]. Follow- my lead and all will be well. I now declare this session of the board of county commissioners open and ready for the transaction of business. [Enter S. P. with petitions under his arm. ]