Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1887 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. Thursday, January 13, 1887. — ' ' Of Frotett-'VaieaMs.F' per annum lor 6 lines «r es>. so cts. tor each additional line. - -Veal notices, to cents per linelor tostinsertltm ~, its perlin" few cm li subsi <n ent i se t m _ Special r?’*' ■’ * r >■ o ■- ■ tlic ■ v’* ■.i .1 Sbrartvertis.-ocn.i-rs.. ■■' n ■ J.HI. 3X»ei

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The.dei.AC'.itic mi.jo.i’A in R.e f Senate, after a most unwarrantable and unjust course of proceedings ’ in which the republican members were arbitrarily deprivedt of all their lights, and law and justice were trampled under foot, and a set of rates adopted which would suable the jnajoritj' to deprive r member of his seat, at a moment s notice, without trial and without debate, the democratic members voted Friday to adjourn over until Tuesday. This was for tlie jnirposr of avoiding meeting with the House on Monday, as required by la v, to witness the canvass of the vote for Lieutenant-Governor and declare the result. On Monday, however, the >epiiblican senators 'met with the house and the vote v,As canvassed and Col. Robertson declared elected. He took the rdh of office and was duly installed as Lieutenant-. Gov ernor. .-.As yet, however, he is wrongfully restrained from discharging one of the chief functions of his officer presiding over the Senate, by the lawless actions of the democratic majority in that body.

The standing committees in the Srate Senate, as fixed up by the bogus President, Smith, do not of .■ourse, give republican senators iiiy prominence. Senator 1 li,impson, of this district, is a member of only three committees. On -Phraseology, on County, and Township Business and on Legislative "Apportionment.

/ The first number of the organ of the Henry Goorge party- edited by George, himself, was issued last “Saturday in New York. It is a weekly paper and of the same size v- as The Republican but nearly all solid reading matter, and hardly any advertising. George is a well meaning man, and full of many wise and noble ideas; but he is such an incorrigible and intolerant crank in many ways, especially in his mischeivous land tax schemes, that his publication will probably result in more harm than good, in the long run. Probably the most outrageous and disgraceful article that ever appeared in a prominen t paper in Indiana was an editorial in the Indianapolis Sentinel, of last Wednesday, in regard to the decision of the Supreme Court in the Lieu-tenant-Governorship case. The court, which is composed of four democrats and one republican, de* cided unanimously that in the form in which the suit was brought, they had no ‘jurisdietion. The deeision was the only one possibly without violating the plain requirements of positive laws,'and yet, because the democratic members pf the court would not violate that law, which they were sworn to observe, the Sentinel abused them in a strain of profane and malignant scurrility that could have emanated from nothing but a mind thoroughly brutalized and corrupt. Tlie article was headed “The Supreme Court qf Indiana” and the very first sentence was “Damn their cowardly souls.” This sentence was the key-note of the whole article. The members of the Supreme Court were said to be afraid of their own shadows, were called “chattering idiots’’ “nincompoops" and similar abusive and disgrdceThe character and purposes qf the villainous gang of conspirators who are now trying to depri ;c Col. Robertson of the office which belongs to him, and to prevent the lawfully elected members ot the State Legislature from taking their seats, are clearly revealed in ravings of their mouth-piece and organ, the .

Thompson's Temperance Bill.

Senator Thompson, of this disi trict, introdueeAa bill to regulate | the liquor traffic, in the State Seni ate, last Thursday and which was I referred to theOmmitteevn Temperanee. The bill, if—adopted,- , wOuhVgjrvus a vf'ty^li'hvgenl a: d -A. t i. ; law < m» i v t v .add lutre gre rf> .in > <g".!.’. l ’i g the liquor t Panic rthd Rs . vi!-* \t. r .1 more i-;P. in fart, thrtn wo believe can be pas.-ed i through the democratic Senate. I ‘1 • ' • ... __ '' , * The bill makes it a crime to sell, .barter or give intoxicating liquors | ' in any quantity to any person for i : any gnUppse, except, by licensed ! pri sons and a n the premises de--1 scribed in such license. Druggists are required to pay 85. per month under,a bond of SIOOO to traffic in ; intoxicants for sanitary, culinary, 1 sacramental, medical and mechanLical pm I - only.- Lici n.-.-d I dealers for all purposes are required to pay 825 per month, and give a bond for SSOOO. The bonds me i : conditioned to keep the premises : I orderly, to prevent loafing, to ban-I . ish gaming devices,, to abolish j i screens and painted windows, to. jobey the-law as to whom, when . iand where to dispose of intoxii cants, and to pay all fines aqd. civ- ] lil damages. The penalty for vio-j [latipns includfes forfeiture ofj license.- A wiitten protest by a ; maj-rity of those voting- in . the 1 precinct, shall Lar an applicant] I ”ru;.i procuring license for all pur- ] iposes an d prevent further applies-. it ion-on Lis part, for five years.: I The t raffic, by this bill, can be j ! controlled as to the person by lo- i i ' option, and would be divorced from disorderly houses, gaming, secret crimes and drug store tippling. No appeal is allowed on the protest of a majority, and none can deal in intoxicants until his license is-paid for and* posted for

inspection. • The bill possesses many admirable features and would be, if passed, an immeasurable improvement oyUf our present liquor laws. Never-the-less it is not wholly without imperfections. The provision which gives the local option privilege is very defective, and while it would be entirely satisfactory in small towns where the number of would-be saloon-keep-ers are few, in large towns the provision would be of little practical value. This defect could be remedied by an additional clause giving to a majority of all the voters in a precinct, or, better, in a town, township or county, the right, upon a written petition, to for bid all licenses for a given period, say one- year. If, as we conceive, one of the chief considerations in favor of a high license is in reducing the number of saloons and in discouraging persons from engaging in keeping them, then the plan of making the license payable monthly is also a defect. The whole S3OO, for the year, should be paid in advance, otherwise many saloons, especially of the lower and most objectionable class, will be established by individuals who are unable to pay more than the first month's license, and who will expect to meet the successive payments from the profits of their business. If the whole sum for the year had to be paid at the beginning many such as these would be shut out and compelled to gain their living by means less detrimental to the interests of society. Again, the bill should provide that the $25 monthly or S3OO yearly rate of license was only the mininum rate, and should grant to -every county or incorporated town the privilege of making it as much higher as they pleased. Especially should this privilege be extended to incorporated towns and- cities. The license Tau of our neighboringstate, Illinois, contains such a provision as this and its practical working js most admirable. The Gawjrnor’s message appears in full in our Inside pages and also i brief summaries of the principal 4 proceedings iu the State Legislajture up to Tuesday evening.

The Largest, The Best! rniEusm. - • ' I ' . ' . . ' ■ Have now open, and ready for inspection, the largest stock of ladies’ dress goods, notions, clothing, hats, caps, boots end shoes to be seen in J asper county. r - . « - ; I A 1 , . . ’ . ’ ■. - ? ——'— ; Dress Goods! Our line of Ladies’ dress goods is complete in every particular and in all of which we are prepared to quote prices _l. that will meet all competition. And in many lines we are offering unparalled bargains. In this department we make a special effort to cater to the wants of our Holiday trade. We have the finest and the most complete stock of silk mufflers, handkerchiefs, ruchings, embroideries, laces and ribbons ever opened in Rensselaer. CLOAKS The finest line of ladies’ ready made cloaks in the county, and all now ferred at actual cost to close out for the season. Beside we have made arrangements whereby we can have any wrap to our order and a garment that * will fit is guaranteed. ZBoots. Our stock of ladies’ fine shoes and walking boots is larger this year than ever bdfore and are selling at prices way below any heretofore quoted. Clotlxixxg'. In this department we have the largest, best and cheapest line of clothing in Jasper county. .Boots" and < 1 1 Our stock is immense, we buy direct from the manufacturers and warrant every pair. ■OMaHBEMEaKnaMxsannaaMBMBaaaMMnBMVO^ I** 1 ** Our stock of Carpets is also by far the largest and best ofany in the county. We carry all grades from the cheapest hemp to the finest Brussels and sell at the lowZTZL est prices. ■

The assertions made above are all true, an<i will Stand ready to prove them to janyone who will take the trouble, to call and examine our stockWILLEY & SIGLER. Ti-ade Palace Store, Rensselaer, Ind.

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Guardian’s Sale. BY ORDER of the Newton county Circuit court, the ufidefsigned. guardian of the ' estate of-Willmm Thomas Collins, minor heir ojThomas Collins deceased. will. at. t;ic Govdland Rank, in Goodland, rudiana. on March the First, 18S1, offer for sale at private sale the following land in Jasper county, Indiana, to-wit: The west half of the southeast quarter of section nine tft) town thirty-seven<37), range six (6) west. , Appraised at Sl7t>o. . - - TERMSOFSALE. Cash in hand s‘>so.- the residue on or before March the first, 1892, secured by mortgage and insurance, with interest at 7 per cent , payable annually, conditioned if interest or insurance be unpaid, the wholesum to be due. The note and mortgage payable with attorney’s fees. WILLIAM W. GItMAN, Guardian. Thompson & Bro., Attys. Dec. 30 Jan. C-13. Notice of Final Settlement of Estate. In 1 he matter of the Estate of) Mathew Thompson, Deceased) )In the Jasper Circuit Court, t January Term, 1887. '"V[ OTICE is hereby the under* IN signed, as Administrator of the estate of Mathew Thompson* deceased, has presented and tiled his account and vouchers in final settiyniei'it of said, estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit Court, on the 21st day of -January, 1887,at which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court cause, ii any there be. why said account and vouchers should not be approved. '. _ ~ • ’ And the heirs of said estate, and aH others I interested therein, are also hereby required, at the time and [.lace aforesaid, to appear and, make proof of their heirship or claim to any • tate. JAME , p lnw|X t !er k . W. 11. H.GRAHAM, Att’y. Itch, Prairie Mange and Scratches of every kind cured in 30 Minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion, Use no other. This never fajls. Sold by Erqmet Kannal, l/rusgiei. • Rensselaer, Indicia.