Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 2, Plymouth, Marshall County, 13 October 1904 — Page 1

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VOLUME IV PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13; 1904.. NO. 2

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DURBIN'S GOOD SENSE

He Favors Rigid Bank Examina, tion Laws. In his address before the Indiana Bankers' Association, at Indianapolis, Governor Durbin took strong ground in favor of examination and supervision of State and private financial institutions, as rigid as could be devised. Citing the case of the failure of an Indiana State bank, Governor Durbin suggested where improved methods could be devised, ev- . en in the examination and supervision of national banks, and added: In the case of the state bank our system of examination and supervision failed to cover the case. I favor a system that will examine, a system that will supervise and 1 would broaden it to require an investigation of the affairs of the managers if they have outside interests to which the bank is making loans, and also the affairs of those who are large borrowers. Unfortenately, however, the private bankers of Indiana appear to be in the majority, and the resolutions which were to have been introduced calling on the legislature to provide an efficient system of examination supervision will, in all probability, never see the light of day. The private bankers are a unit against the proposition and are bending every energy to prevent the introduction of the resolutions. But not for that reason ought the legislature of Indiana-nor the legislature of any state-to refrain from giving to the public the greatest possible measure of security and of safety. While states continue to grant charters incorporating financial institutions, and while they continue to authorize private banking, they are under obligations to the public dealing with much institutions . They ought to go out of the 'chartering business or they should .add to their creation of corporate bodies the duty of making their condition public, as the Federal laws require of national banks, and a system of examination ejid supervision, without notice to the state institutions, ought to be incorporb atedin the legislation. Governor Durbin has taken the stand that will meet with approval from the general public, and if the bankers' association fails to take the initiative the recommendations of Governor Durbin will be embodied in his message to the ensuing session of the Indiana Legislature. Publicity of the sort he recommends will not injure the solvent state institution of finance any more than the publicity required of national banks injuries them. On the contrary, the publicity required by the Federal statutes is an additional measure of safety to the depositor and the stockholder and to the standing of the bank itself. Cincinnati Tribune. Cortelyou Claims 281. It may be stated on the authority of those who are in a posK tion to know that" Chairman Cortelyou is confident that President Roosevelt will be elected by almost, - if not exactly, the same electoral vote that was cast for McKinley and Roosevelt four years ago. The republican national committee, owing to the thorough organization perfected, is better informed than Judge Parker as to what the democratic campaign managers are doing. The entire work of the democratic national committee is centered in the states of "Wisconsin, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The reports received by Chairman Cortelyou indicate that all the states named may be classed as safely republican, with the possible exception of Maryland and Delaware. At the begining of the campaign the republicans did not count on carrying Maryland, but democratic division in Baltimore has developed and Chairman Cortelyou now classes the state for Roosevelt. Vc Got Doth. ; One of Judge Marsh's best points when he was here was this: The democratic speakers and newspapers said the people rrantcd more money, but Villicrn McKinley said we wanted mere businccs;" and fäc jude, withen dr of triumph, which was perfectly justifiable under the cir-C"".:t-cC3, .V-ücd: "Wo rot clli." Lcrto Bcrcld

The Democratic Wolf.

When the gaunt wolf slunk up to the farmer's door and asked to be penned up with the sheep he failed to hide the bloodstains on his jaw. As soon as this pirate of the woods opened his mouth the farmer sawDwhere his lost lamb had disappeared. The audacious and shameless beast, feeling that an explanation was due, admitted that he would eat the sheep in the pen if he got a chance, but he added: ?You know you will tie me with a chain, and therefore I will be harmless." But the farmer sensibly decided that a wolf outside of his sheepfold was a much safer propsition than a ravenous animal inside and liable to break loose, and he drove off the monster. The democratic party has always been the foe of the protective tariff. It his aimed not to reform schedules as a change in the times may require, but has rather believed in killing all protection. Judge Parker now asks the people to elect him president of the United States. Like the unprincipled wolf, he knows that an apology is necessary, so he says: "Yes I would smash the tariff it you give me a chance, bnt you know the republican senate will tie my hands, so I can do no harm after all." Is the wolf with the bloodstains of his last victim still in his mouth any more audacious or impudent than the candidate who who appeals for votes while at that same time saying the only reason he would not strike down all protective tariffs is because the republicans would not let him do so? As the sheep are far safer with the wolf outside than inside, even if tied, so Judge Parker is a safer man outside the white house than inside, even with a republican senate against him. Philadelphi Press. Vote For Roosevelt, The independent voter, who cares little for party names and party creeds, whose first thought is good government what is he to do this year? We are inclined to think that he will let well enough alone; or to put it in another way, that he will rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of; and in this view we think he will be wise. It is not simply a choice between Roosevelt and Fairbanks on one hand and Parker and Davis on the other. But it is one ticket or the other plus the influences and the men behind that ticket. Highly as we respect Mr. Parker, though it must be admitted that the country really knows little about him, we can nol ignore the fact that his .nomination was engineered by Hill, Belmont, Sheehan and McCarren, men whose political methods and ideals we abominate, and that these men, together with Gorman and Taggart, are now the men in control of his campaign. Who can doubt that these men would be among Parker's influential advisers should he be elected? We have no hesitation in saying that we prefer Roosevelt, with such neu as Fairbanks, Hay, Taft and Cannon for his his lieutenants. We have criticised many of , Roosevelt's acts. We have no doubt we shall criticise others In the future. ' But we regard an election as a practical question. Which of the two men, taking all things into consideration their past achievements, their known characteristics, the forces and influences supporting them is the more likely to give the country good administra tion? To us, it seems clear that Roose velt is the independent man, In dianapolis News. Ta jgtrt Expects to Buy Negroes. Disinterested persons naturally have u curiosity to learn how the emissaries of Gorman and Taggart will be received among the colored voters of the doubtful Northern States. The cor respondent of the Indianapolis News is informed that Gorman has said pri vately Jvbat he and Taggart have matured plans under which they ex pect to get at least half the 23,000 colored votes in Indiana, and they ex pect to do even better in West Vir ginia, It is said. Taggaat always de pendend on the colored vote to carry Indianapolis. Cyna 7. Field's Sen Arreted, Edward II. Field, son of Cyrus W. Field of Atlantic cable fame, was ar rested Sunday night in New York on a charge of grand larcer.cy. It is charged that he stole an overcoat on October 6. Field has been committed to the psychopathic v;zrd at Bellevua cn one occasion. He wa3 a member cf th3 firm of Field, Lindley, Wischers Cz Co., vrhca it failed forC3,CC0,CC0 in 1 C 1 . Fiv.d vr.3 icictc3j but o czz2 czxzr ci2 to trial.

Social Fads ot Rich.

The extreme folly of rich easterners who devote their whole time to society and social fads is sometimes incomprehensible and sometimes idiotic. The dog party, for which the social genius, Harry Lehr, is given all credit, comes under the idiotic class. Mrs. Lehr owns a dog which is named Mighty Atom. Invitations were sent out by Mighty Atom to seven other society dogs to be his guests at dinner in honorof his third birthday. Of course the dog did not send out the invitations but bis master did. The dogs came and were seated at a table. The Lehr home was appropriately decorated and five butlers waited on the table-that is, the dogs. The first course was veal cutlets; then came Frankfurters, which it is said the guests devoured with gusto after being assured that morsels were not flesh of their flesh. Then came salads, ice cream and chocalates. At the conclusion of the refreshments, it was important to provide some form of amusement, and here again the genius of Lehr was equal to the occasion. He procured a number of cats and turned them loose in the beautiful drawing room. The dogs threw off all stiffness and formality and the joy which is afforded the average canine in chasing down a cat was soon possessed by each of Mighty Atom's guests as they pursued the scampering cats under sofas and over furniture until their fond and loving mistresses fearing they might over-exert themselves, ended the royal sport. Carriages were then called and the dogs were conveyed to their respective homes. The entertainment was pronounced one of the season's greatest successes. So you people who are lamenting the fact that you are not rich should cease lamenting and thank God that you are not so hard pressed for amusementand for a way to kill time as are the rich society people of Newport, who for lack of anything better give monkey and dog parties lor their own amusement. Colum bia City Post. Bloody Battle Now Raging. A bloody battle is now raging about six miles north of Yental railroad sta tion. The Japanese on Sunday fell back along the whole front and the Russian advance guards crossed the Schill river, about half way between Mukden and Liao-Yang, and came within three miles of Yental. Monday the Japanese received strong reinforcements of infantry and artillery and not only held their positions, but even assumed the offensive. The fighting lasted the entire day and night. The Japanese directed their artillery fire with great skill and searched the Russian positions so fiercely that the Russians fell back north of the Schill river, which crosses the railroad seven miles from Yental. The Russians Tuesday morning resumed their advance, once more crossing the Schill river, and engaged the Japanese two miles south of it. A terriffic artillery engagement is progressing along tne entire front. The result of the battle is still undecided. - - -. .-. Reunion ct Co. Ü 73d Ind. The annual reunion of Company D, 73d Ind. Reg., was held at the home of Comrade S. O. Beeber, Athens, Ind.. Oct. 11 Only six members of the company were present. They were Captain James M. Beeber, William Stafford, George H. Beeber, and John A. Lowery of Argos; S. O. Beeber, Athens and Charles H. Wilcox of Plymouth. There were quite a number of visitors, old soldiers and their wives and prominent citizens of Athens in attendance, among them being F. E. Neeley and son of Washington, D. C. The wives of four of the members of the company were present and while the attendance was smaller than usual It was enjoyed by all. Birthday Celebration at AJtlty's. Sunday was the 66th birthday of John V. Astiey, ex-soldler, ex-sheriff, ex-councilman, general hardware deal er, old citizen and one of the most popular men in Marshall county. His brother-in-law, jWIlliamJ Weaver, of South Bend, was 61 years old the same day, and he and his wife, Clem Weav er and wife. Miss Neliis Asire and Ed Shanahan came down from outn Bend .and with more than a score of rela tives here they had a big dicker and a jolly good time at Mr. Astiey 's. Both Mr, Astiey and Mr. Weaver are well prccorved end their hundreds of fricnd3 hops they may each have a fcun-rcd ycrs ct lirs ted C3 hippy every dzy. ' x

REPUBLICAN REASONS

Rev. D. R. Lucas TeHs Why Roosevelt Should Be Elected, The Indianapolis Star is con ducting a debate between repub licans and democrats. Among those chosen on the republican side is Kev. D. K. Lucas who says: The reasons why the republican party should be continued in power are, from my stand point, in brief as follows: 1, The democratic party is a discordant one. It is composed of gold democrats, Cleveland men, Bryanites, Populists and many other elements that offer no hope to the sensible people of the country that they could organize an administration that would be any sense be better than the one we have now. s ' 2 If tha democratic party should come into power it would not be controlled by business democrats of the north, but by the men of ) the south who are themselves-many of them-hold-ing positions simply because of the force and fraud they have used to perpetuate their power. Their stated-eleven of them-are conceded to Parker, not be cause he gets them by a fair vote but because, whatever the vote may be, these men control it and direct it. Surely the American people do not wish to turn the affairs of this nation over to men i 1 cted in that way. 3 If, as some democrats say, there are no issues but the personalities of the candidates, then surely no reason can be given ; why Judge Parker should be pre ferred to President RooseveltBryan says of Judge Parker: His nomination was secured by crooked and indefensible methods. If this be true-and no one can question it, for it can not be denied that if his telegram had been sent before his nomination he could not wssibly have been nominated-then how can any man who believes in fair and hon est politics vote for a man whom his own supporters charge with using "crooked and indefensible methods?" 4 As to the labor question Bryan says: The labor plank, as prepared by Judge Parker's friends on the sub-committee, was a straddlinsr. meaningly s plank." There is thus notUng for the laboring man to consider of any advantage to. him when he remembers that it is the policy of the republican party in the protection of American 'labor that has given the laborers their high standard in th;s country, so much above that of any other when.brought into comparison. 5. So far as the trusts are concered Mr. Bryan, who cer tainly is a fair judge, and can not have any republican prejudice, says: "The nomination of Judge Parker virtually nullifies the anti-trust plank." This fact is evi dent to the most obtuse mmd, and any man who looks for any measures in restraint of trade from the democratic party will look in vain, 6. Another reason, which, from the standpoint of the veteran soldier, is of the utmost importance,, is the clear statement of Judge Parker that if elected he will revoke the order of Pres: ident Roosevelt fixing the age limit for disability. It scarcely seems possible that he would think of such action. Both Presidents Cleveland aad McKinley in their orders fixed an age limit, and it certainly is fully hi.- harmony with the Tullings of the pension department from the very beginning. This statement of his warning to every veteran and every friend of the old soldier that if the democratic party comes into power President rarner proposes to do what President Cleyeland did-in-augurate his administration with a raid on the pittance that the government pays the old soldiers in the way of pensions. What is worse, he proposes as a substitute for in order to recommend to congress the passage of a law to restore the pensions that his order would cut o. In other words, he proposes to turn over the question of the rights and benefits of the veteran soldiers to the Tillmans ard the Baileys and . other men of their class in congress. An old soldier would stand about as much show to get a pension from that crowd as a negro would to get an invitation to a dinner party from them. T7hcn it is know that everv pension tow that hzz been of r.ny cdventr jo to the ecldicrs in gen

eral has come without the assent of the democratic party, as a party, how is it possible that even Judge Parker could hope to influence it to do any better? 7. The American people love fair play and believe in rendering honor to whom honor is due. President Roosevelt came into power under the most trying circumstances. His predecessor had reached a position of honor and influence equaled only by a few men in our republic When he was slain, therefore, the man who took up the reins of government in his stead had a hard task. ' . Theodore Roosevelt, in a noble manly way, came into the place and ever since has kept his eye steadily on one goal-the honor of the country, the glory of the republic and the enforcement of the law. He has turned neither to the right nor to the left, and now for politicians, who have never been tried because the people would not trust them to attack him and hold him up before the country as a danger ous man, an unreliable man and all that, is so utterly unjust that every American ought to rebuke such an attack.

A. C. Rankin, of Chicago, the eloquent laboring man who re cently spoke in this city in the interests of the republican cause, aroused considerable enthusiasm at a Chicago meeting the other day in replying to the savage attacks of Senator Tillman of South,Carolina, upon the republican policies. Mr. Rankin charged the ancestors uf Tillman with the" responsibility of bringing the negro to this country and then said it was the bounden duty of Americans to take care of the negro and make him as good a citizen as possible. The negro is not like tne Chinaman who comes to this country to destroy labor conditions, but is trying to make an honest living- The development of Booker T. Washington from a poor and ignorant boy to one of the foremost educators and leading men of the nation was enough to how what the black man was capable of to prove the untruthful uess of the Tillman-argument that the negro was good for nothing but to be inhumanly slaughtered like the beast. In addressing the members of the United Clearing-Houses of Tokio Count Okuma, the leader of the progressive party, warned the people to prepare for a long war, the date of determination of which it was impossible to fortell. He predicted that the cost to Japan for a two year's war, including the loans which had been already placed and the expenses consequent on the continuation of the war would cost Japan one billion dollars, or more. Every Man Should Vote. A true conception of the prerogative and duty of American citizenship is exhibited in this observation by an intelligent contemporary, 'If every man does his duty on election day he will cast a ballot for what he believes in his heart will be the best for his country, for his family, for himself. Let nothing that you can control prevent you from casting your ballot on election day. The good citizen is the man whu votes, not he who stays, at home. If you believe a principle ought to prevail, vote for it. "Don't allow your right of independent citizenship to be taken away from you by any person or party. You may lose at the polls, but you have done your best if you are honest. If you are not honest in your ballot you have wronged your neighbor and proven yourself unworthy of the trust imposed in you by those who won the liberties you now enjoy.." In this country every man is responsible fof good vernment and If be dees not vote he assists bad government by failing to do his duty. The man who thinks he Is too good to vote is almost as bad as the man who votes for bad men because he does not want good government. Juries for October Term. Grand Jury Lafayette Eorer, Walnut township; F. W. Rubelt and G. A. Compton, Bourbon township; W. J. Scott, Union township; J. W. Wolf, Polk township; Edward Bankert, ftorth township. Petit Jury Chauncey Dill, West township; Edward Ponader, German township: Richard Curtis, Walnut township: Norman Carothers, North township; John llcCroskey, Green township; James Reddick, Thomas McDonald, Center township; E. H. Hilier, German township; Asa Forsythe, Walnut township; M. II. He Kic-on, Polk township; Ezra Blanch ed; Union township; Jcccph Pippin Ccr, ITcrth township.

A Welcome Departure.

With the election less than a month distant, the early prediction that this is to be a quiet campaign is being realized. Compared with the excitement that attended the campaigns of 1896 and 1900 the present struggle seems most tame. Both the democrats and repub licans are claiming an augury of success in the fact that the campaign is being waged quietly. The democrats say that it means a heavy "vest pocket" vote and a determined drift from the administration. The . republicans say that it means that the country is satisfied with present conditions and desires no change. Whatever the apparent lethargy portends, there are many ad -mirable features connected with the campaign. The less men's minds are influenced by theusual red fire accompaniments of a campaign the more likely are they to vote intelligently. If the millions of American voters exercise their, sober judgements at the polls the result will not be far wrong. Another feature of the campaign that can not but commend itself to all except the most partisan is its dignity, its freedom from bitter personal attacks on the candidates, the absence of mud-slinging and other tricks to deceive the voters. Ohio Synod Adjourns. The eighty-first annual session of the Ohio Synod of the reformed church came to a close at Bluff ton by the delegates singing "Blest be the tie that Binds," and the 250 visitors left for their homes in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan. At the session Monday night it was decided to hold the next meeting of the synod at Tiffin, O., some time in Cctober, the exact date now being set for fear it would conflict with those of other synods. The synod voted in favor of removing Heidelberg College from its present location at Tiffin, 0.," to some place farther west, ppssibly Indianapolis or Chicago, for the reason that the combination of the several educational institutions of the church would be profitable, and for the further reason that there is a need of a denominational institution in the West. Fish Skins as Clothing. The United States fish commission has recently been giving considerable attention to utilizing the skins of water animals for clothing. It has already proved that several kinds of fish skins make excellent leather for some purposes. Salmon hide is found not only serviceable for boots, but among the Esquimaux it has been used for generations in making waterproof clothes. The people of the far north also use codfish skins for jackets. The skins which the fish commission people have found practicable i and Hnrahlo ar WhalA slrirts n,nr1 I seal leather, which dye in beautiful colors. Debs Flays Henry 0. Davis. Eugene VC Debs, socialist candidate for president, says of the democratic candidate for xlce-president: Organized labor has no one-more uncompromising enemy than Henry G, Davis, who charges union labor with being a criminal conspiracy and does not permit his employes to belong to a trade union. When tne United Mine Workers were conducting a stnke in West Virginia I went there at the request of and with United Mine Workers' officials. We were enjoined by United States Judge Jackson from even leaving our boarding house. Henry G. Davis was mainly insrumental In havinj this done. He is the very incarnation of an old-time slave driver." X&bor Advocate. Hcric Killed cn Railroad. E. W. Welch, who resides on the Simons farm east of the city, was putting up sale bills west of town on Monday evening when the rain came, and a clap ot thunder frightened his horse just as he was getting into his bnggy, causing the horse to jump and run, throwing Mr. Welch out. The horse ran to the railroad crossing, near the O. M. tower, and turning, ran down the track, where it met the fast passenger train going west. The buggy was smashed and the horse go bidly hurt that it died. Mr. Welch thus lost his horcs, buggy and Eale bills, but was not much hurt. He thinks he could have controlled the horc3 if he bad not been thrown out.

Voters Should Think.

When the voter goes to the polls he is often confronted by complex problems, if he is a conscientious man. If not the importance, the real significance of his right of franchise, does not appeal to him. He votes the republican ticket or the democratic ticket because his father, or brother or some particular friend votes it. He never thinks. He never knows whether the man he is voting to place in an important office is fit or unfit for the duties. The man may be a ras cal, but he votes for him just the same. No man should vote this way. It is the duty of every man to know that the one for whom he votes is honest and competent. These are the qualifications a man must have to successfully conduct the affairs of a public or private business and the voter should know that the candidate possesses them before he votes for him. South Bend Tribune. f Democratic Testimony. The South Bend Times, edited by that stalwart Hill-Bryan-Til-den democrat, John B. Stoll, says: The wheat crop has been harvested; corn will soon be husked; cotton will presently be be picked; new plows are turning new furrows; mills and mines are grinding away; and traffic is thundering on. Kailroads are putting through new lines and cutting the grades and curves out of the old ones. They are building bigger cars and stronger locomotives. We are passing through a presidential campaign without injury to business. The people are calmly thinking of what they shall do on election day, but they utterly refuse to become ercited or alarmed. There is no exciting agitation of impracticable or visionary schemes to vex and frighten people. Legitimate business is in healthy condition, and any one willing or able to work can make a living. The College Girl. President Thomas of Bryan Mawr said the other day, in her opening address at that institution, that inx a few years onethird of all the college-bred people in the United States would be women. This is very likely to be true, but when that time comes and .college-bred women are so numerous, conditions will not be very different from those that prevail now. The greatest change will lie in the fact that such an education will no longer be a distinction and that the college-bred girl will not be regarded as a highly intellectual person, but as one who, like her brother, has had a school training that should better equip her for the common duties of life, Indianapolis Star. Senator Frye, of Maine, now outranks all the other members in continuous service in the national legislature. He became a member of congress in 1870 and has been a member of the house and of the United States senate continuously ever since, Scholarship Man is Ready. - Mr. William A. Fleet, who won the Rhodes scholarship from the University of Virginia, was due to arrive at Liverpool Saturday. He is a son of Colonel A. F. Fleet, superintendent ot the Culver Military academy and is a graduate of both that institution and the University of Virginia. The Rhodes scholarship provides for a three years course at Oxford University and has a monetary value of $1500 a year. Mr. Fleet has chosen Magdalen college, at Oxford and will specialize in the languages, particularly Greek and Latin. He is a remarkably bright student, having just reached his twenty-first birthday. An Old Pioneer. Mr. William B. Nicoles, great uncle of Mrs. A. North has been visiting his relatives and friends in this city. He is an old pioneer ot Indiana and tells with pride that he is three months t older than his native state. He is eighty-eight years old and still stakes a keen interest in the affairs of the day. In an early day he lived at Peru and has many interesting stones to tell of the Miami Indians who were so plentiful about Peru at that time. Mr. Nicoles was a tailor by trade and made a great many clotnes for the Indians. He says the Miamis were very neat and' fond of good clothes. Mr.Ntcoles leftThursday for Indianapolis where he spends his wloters with his son, his summers he spends with relatives and friends at his old home in Hedaryville, Ind.