Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — Page 4

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The Democratic and Populist members in congress deserves the thanks of the American people for their determined stand against the issue of interest bearing bonds.

There is a clash between the house of representatives and senate over the proposition to issue bonds to raise the meanspPcarrying on the war with Spain. The senate insists on issuing greenbacks instead of interest bearing bonds.

The county commissioners have no legal right to lease a hall to the city council. It seems as though our county commissioners have but little regard for the law or else they consider themselves above the law. We supposed the divine rights of kings was abolished in the last century.

The glass manufactories of plate glass recently formed a trust and last week the prices were in - creased 105 per cent. At Anderson the wages of the workman were cut from 5 to 25 per cent. This is Dingleyism with a vengence. This company is also charged with withholding the wages of the workman which together with the cut in the wages may cause a big- strike.

No other county in Indiana lias richer soil or more enterprising citizens than Jasper county. We have never had a failure of crops, and under normal conditions our people would be amassing wealth. The only drawback is the high taxes and that will be reduced after this year, by the election at the coming election, of a Democratic Board of commissioners pledge to reduce expenditures, and lower taxes. Now is the time for men with money to invest in our land and city property.

F. Knotts, the republican candidate for joint Representative was sent to Indianapolis during the last session of the legislature with a large wad of ready cashito lobby in the interest of the Roby gang. The Roby gang is the worst gang of robbers that ♦ever invested this state. They were driven from Chicago and now seek to tarnish the fair name of our state by preventing legislative aniagonists to their interest and in A. F. Knotts the gang will .find a willing tool.

John Eger voted for economy "by voting 1 against vacating the city hail and leasing a hall in the court house. Mr. Beam the other Democratic member was not present but would have cast his vote with Mr. Eger had he been present. Mr. Eger took the position <that the present condition of the •city's finances called for rigid economy and said in rather forcible language that the city hall was good enough and that money paid for the use of another hall was .money thrown away. Theatt’ys of the Benton county bar charged with direct contempt •of court, appeared this forenoon to make answer. They filed their several answers in a straight forward manner, and firm in tone. .Mr. Fraser though quite ill was present and made a very vigorous •answer. Judge Thomi>son excused Messrs, Smith, Bnrce, Neff •and Hays. The others were not •disposed of Messrs. Saunderson and Hall were not in Fowler at the time of the bar meeting which gave rise to these direct contempt cases and for that reason were not . in it. Attorney Wallace Snyder was fined $5 for the part he took in the

indirect contempt matter. He paid the fine at once. With reference to the charges of indirect contempt of court on account of certain resolutions signed by members of the liar, and for which they supposed they were indicted, they each waived service nndjill preliminaries and demanded immediate trial. The matter was set down for Friday forenoon, when they will make answer.Benton County Review.

Harley a Hoodoo.

Michigan City Dispatch: Even Warden Harley’s rock-ribbed republican town of Delphi went democratic. Charley better go back there and boss the boys, for he can do nothingwith Michigan City. This town has gone worse democratic every election since the penitentiary passed under republican control.

Democratic Gains Since 1896.

The political column in an eastern paper has this “note.’’ "New York city, Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Troy have democratic mayors; the state of New York has a republican governor. Newark and Jersey City have democratic mayors; New Jersey has a republican governor. Boston, the chief city of Massachusetts has a republican governor. Chicago as a democratic mayor; Illinois has a republican governor. Cincinnati has a democratic mayor; Ohio has a republican governor. Indianapolis lias a democratic mayor; Indiana has a republican governor. Louisville has a deuioi crntic mayor; Kentucky has a republican governor.” To these cities might have been addetl Milwaukee, which has a democratic mayor, while Wisconsin has a republican governor, and Detroit, which has a democratic mayor, while Michigan has a republican governor. The reason for this state of affairs why there arc* democratic mayors in all the large cities of the leading states which have republican governors-is very plain, iffonjtb? surface. The republican governors were elected in the landslide year 1896, when the democratic party was unfortunelv divided. The democratic mayors of the great cities of the country were elected since 1896 by a united democracy. It state elections had been held in the meantime there would have been a notable increase, in the number of democratic governors. All, or nearly all, of the cities having democrat ic mayor now had republican mayors two years ago. And the auspicious change is still in progress. Local elections occurring in New York, Indiana and other states show that the democratic war spirit has prevailed at the polls. The capital which the republican politicians expected to make by the late appearance of | the administration in favor of war ito vindicate national rights and honor has not accumulated. The voters appear to have remembered that the democrats constitute the war party: that they were far ahead of the administration in responding to the war sentiment of the country and were entitled to v * the meed which patriotism earns. This explains in part the democratic gains, which will become greater as we approach the election |of 1900, and then the democratic | victory will be complete in its na- | tional proportions.—ChicagoChro- , nicle.

Republican Congressional and Representative Convention.

The congressional convention j assembled at the opera house in this city last Wednesday at 1 . o’clock P. M. and was called to order by District chairman T. J. McCoy. The Hon. J. Frank Hanley of Tippecanoe county was elected chairman and Joseph Chizj urn of Newton county, secretary. The speech of the chairman | evoked but little enthusiasm. ! When he sounded the praise of congressman, Crumpacker about | all the cheering came from the office holding contingency, which ; made up a large part of the conj vention. There were quite a num-

ber present who were whetting their knives and making ready to do some cutting in the coming ! battle of ballots. These are the i men who object to Crumpacker’s I method of parcelling out the ] ‘plumbs” before the election. Han- ! dly endorsed every thing labeled | “republican” even to the deficit j producing Dingley bill. He favored fastening the gold standard more firmly on the American people and promised that if the people would but return the republican party to powei in the next congress I which of course, included the election of the Hon. J. Frank Hanley to the United States Senate, “The ; party would keep its promises as ! faithfully ns Christ kept the commission of his father.” He told the “assembled multitudes” of the wise C’uban policy of the present administration. but forgot to tell them that the leaders were forced to take action in the matter to save the republican party from utter rout in the fall elections. After the “soul stirring appeal of the Hon. J. Frank Hanley the Hon. Ed Crumpacker was nominated by acclamation. It was the cjuietest republican convention ever held in the district. The members did not appear to be as hilarious ns republicans usually are and the old time yell which used to strike terror to the democratic heart was entirely absent. They probably thought of a political grave that is being dug by the opposition and the office holding contingent was in “sack cloth and ashes.” After the congressional convention adjourned, the Joint Representative convention organized by the election of E. J. Wickey of East Chicago, as chairman. The Roby crowd was out in full force with their candidate. A. F. Knotts, of Hammond and the Jasper county candidates was’n’t in it. Knotts received 49 votes, Mills 11 and Yeoman 8. Mr. Knotts was the smooth citizen who was sc nt to labor with the “last lamented legislature’, to prevent any legislation hostile to the 1 interests of the gambling fraternity of Roby. The Roby gamblers were run out of Chicago and we believe that any class of citizens who are to tough to live in Chicago should not be allowed to find a lmven of rest on Indiana soil, but the crowd expect to find in the Hon. A. F. Knotts a representatative who will guard well their interests. The Court ami the liar. The business of the Benton Circuit Court is practically at a standstill because the Judge and lawyers are not in harmony. Everything seems out of tune and badly so. It is currently reported, but upon what authority we do not j know, that indictments for indirect contempt were returned by the grand jury against every member of the bar who signed resolutions censuring the court last February, and it is said that certain other indictments along the same line were returned, but no arrests have been made and it is said will not be made this term. Then again there was a bar meeting participated in last Friday afternoon by eight attorneys at which the Judge was present and heard some remarks made of a character so uncomplimentary to himself that he cited the eight to appear on Thursday morning and show cause why they should not be fined for direct contempt. The ifttorneys claim that they did not know that court was in session at the time and if it was not there could be no direct contempt in their actions. They say they were led to believe that court at the time stood adjourned; but the Judge said, not so. All this is calculated to hinder, in fact destroy the business of the Benton circuit court. The cases are being generally continued by agreement of attorneys and very little business Is being transacted. This is bad for all concerned and we fear that the end is not yet. When the next term comes what wfil be done with these cases? Certainly, judging by what has already taken place, it would seem that while the lawyers are in their present frame of

mind they are not likely to try these cases before Judge Thompson and matters may go from bad to worse. To one “unacquainted with matters of law it is difficult to determine the question as to who is right, and who is wrong, but it would seem somewhat strange if the whole Benton county bar is wrong nnd the Judge right. As we have heretofore remarked, the members of this bar are gentlemen of honesty and ability and we do not believe that they would conspire to do a mean or unreasonable thing.—The Benton Review.

CandMates’ Announcements. Editor Democrat; Please announce that I will be a candidate for the office ofclerk of the Jasper circuit court subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. Ira W. Yeoman. Editor Democrat: Please announce my name as a candidate for the office of county clerk subject to the decision ofjthe Democratic county convention. , John G. Reynolds.

A Joyous Occasion.

The court lias been enjoying himself all week. In fact he commenced last Friday. A bar meeting was called in the attorneys’ room at the court house at the request of the Court. The Court attended this meeting and sat in judicial robes. The bar noticed liis presence but not the judicial robes. It was understood by all the members of the bar that the court had adjourned for the day. Attorney Neff in his answer stated substantially that the Court said he would adjourn. The Court forbid Mr. Neff to file his answer. The following fines were put against the lawyers for passing the bar resolution in February: Barce, $2; Saunderson, $5; Snyder, 82; Neff, $3; Hays, 815; Fraser, 825; C. Snyder, 85; Ishain. 85; D. Smith. 85; W. Snyder, 85. All of whiclAnre appealed, to the Supreme court. Dan Fraser pleaded guilty to provoke, waived the jurisdiction of the Court and wns fined $25. Fowler Leader.

Call For Convention.

Democrats and all other voters who expect to affiliate with them, are requested to meet in mass convention at 2:30 o’clock p. m. on Saturday. May 21, 1898. at the | places herein named, and elect one i delegate for each ten votes cast ! for the first elector on the Demo- ' cratic electoral ticket in 1898. The places of meeting, nnd num- | her of delegates are as follows, towit: Hanging Grove, McCoysburg, 5 delegates. Walker, Hershman school house 11 delegates. Gillnm, Center school house, 9 delegates. • Barkley, east precinct, Cozy | Palace, 4 delegates. Barkley, west precinct, Cozy ! Palace 6 delegates. ; Jordan, Egypt school house 13 delegates. Newton, Sayler school house, 8 delegates. Keener, DeMotte, 6 delegates. Kankakee, Dunnville, 6 delegates. Wheatfield, Wheatfield, 8 delegates. Carpenter, south precinct, Remington, 4 delegates. Carpenter, east precinct, Remington, 9 delegates. Carpenter, west precinct, Remington, 8 delegates. Milroy. Center school house, 6 delegates. Union, south precinct, Wild Lily school house, 10 delegates. - Union, north precinct, Fair Oaks. 7 delegates. Marion, No. 1, Eger’s shop, 8 delegates. Marion, No 2, Eger’s shop, 11 delegates. Marion, No. 3, court house, 10 delegates. Marion, No, 4. court house, 11 > delegates. The delegates electee will meet in delegate convention at Rensselaer, Indiana on Saturday, May 28 1898. at 2 o'clock p. m. and nominate a county ticket to be voted for at the November election and select delegates to the several district conventions. D. W. Shields, Chairman. John Walters, ' Secretary.

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