Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — Page 6

THE CAMPAIGN.

A IPortent of Victory—lgnorance and Dishonesty. The Indiana Convention. Chicago Inter Ocean. ~ ~ The Indiana Republican convention was a portent of victory. Whenever the Republicans of Indiana do their best they win, and this year they are prepared to do a better best than ever before. More than 1,700 of the best men of the State served as delegates, and an equal number of hardly less representative men were present as alternates, and had Tomlinson Hall, the most spacious building of Indianapolis, been thrice its size it could not have contained the number of those anxious to be present. The honors of the day were divided between General Harrison and the distinguished chairman, who was “Dick Thompson, of the Wabash,” when Jackson was President, and whose eloquent denunciation of the Swartwout embezzlement still is a classic of oratory. Thompson was a Whig orator of protection when Harrison was a boy. Harrison learned political philosophy from such teachers as Thompson, and lived to sign that great measure in which Blaine’s theory of reciprocity and Clay’s American theory of protection were blended by the master hand of McKinley. The platform of the convention is magnetic. Beginning, as is proper, with praise of the wise and honorable administration of national affairs under the Presidency of General Harrison, it reaffirms the devotion of the Republican party to the principle of protection to American industries, impeaches the free trade policy of the Democratic party as the origin and incentive of commercial panic, repudiates auv effort to re-establish the “wildcat banking currency” of Democratic days, and favors a currency of gold, silver and paper of equal value, readily exchangeable, each for each. There could not bean Indiana convention of Republicans that did not resolve for “liberal construction of our pension laws,” and accordingly the platform speaks strongly on this matter. The repeal of the reciprocity agreements and Cleveland’s un American foreign policy are strongly condemned, and his shameless trading of places in exchange for Congressional votes is held up to scorn: The extravagance of the Democratic administration of the State finances is denounced, partisan management of the State charities is pledged, and the gerrymander is re*pudiated. The strong platform is made the standing ground of a strong body of nominees. The ticket is excellent. The organization of the party now is admirable, and will be inspired with in unusually aggressive spirit by General Harrison, who will be a leader throughout the campaign. The only question of interest left unsettled by the convention is: “What will be the size oTthe majority?”

Is it Ignorance or Dishonesty. mdianapolis Journal. The Chicago platform which denounced Republican protection as •‘a fraud, a robbery of the great majority of the American, people for hho benefit nf the-lewv’' -also declared that, “we denounce the Sham system of reciprocity” established under the McKinley law. If this declaration meant anything it pledged the Democratic party not only to the repeal of the reciprocity provisions of the McKinley law, but to the abrogation of all existing reciprocity arrangements. Yet the Wilson bill as amended by the Senate committee expressly saves all existing reciprocity treaties. repeals the reciprocity section of the McKinley law, but provides that this shall not affect “anv act done or • any right accruing or accrued before the said repeal,” and that all rights and liabilities under said laws (the reciprocity provision) shall continue and may be enforced in the same manner as if said repeal or modifications had not been made.” Senators Voorhees aud Vest both state that under these provisions no existing reciprocity agreements will be affected. l lf this be true it shows that the Democrats are afraid to repeal “sham reciprocity” just as they are to abolish protection, which they denounced as a fraud and a robbery. Their preservation of existing reciprocity arrangements is a distinct repudiation of their platform pledges and as distinct a recognition of the merits of the reciprocity policy. They will not permit any more reciprocity agreements to be entered into, but they dare not repeal those already made. The journal has already pointed out that the continuance of the existing reciprocity arrangements with Germany and Brazil means the continued importation of free sugar from Germany and Cuba. In other words, it wilfgive the Sugar Trust free raw material which, in connection with the duty on refined sugar, will be worth a great many millions to the trust. But there is another aspect of the case. The Wilson bill is claimed to be aboVe all things a tariff for revenue, and to this end a duty has been placed on sugar. Senators Voorhees and Vest both profess to believe that this duty on sugar will yield a large revenue to the government But bow can it if, as they both say, the reciprocity arrango-

nn&ts ate to continue under which sugar from Germany and Cuba will come in free? Very nearly all the sugar we import comes from these two countries. In 1890 we imported $87,227,669 worth of sugar from Germany and Cuba, as against $14,035,658 from all other countries. Dec. AU 1893, we imported 3,223.656,073 pounds of cane sugar and 543,288,489 pounds of beet sugar, nearly 90 per cent, of which came in free under reciprocity arrangements. If, as‘Senators Voorhees and Vest say, these arrangements are to continue, nine-tenths of all the sugar we import will come in free. Where, then, is the large revenue to come from which they have been claiming the duty on sugar will yield? It will not come at all. The duty' will only affect about one-tenth of our importations of sugar, and the revenue derived from this moiety will be very small. The treatment of the sugar question by the Democrats shows either that they do not know what they are talking about or that they are deliberately trying to deceive the people. They are either ignorant or dishonest. P.epuhlican Victory in the HouseIndianapolis Journal. Yesterday the Democratic House of Representatives, by a vote of 212 to 47, adopted a rule for the counting of a quorum. In other words, a large majority of the Democrats voted for the principle which they denounced in the Fifty-First Congress as an unprecedented outrage and the destruction of the rights of the minority. It was while the Democrats were protesting against Mr. Reed’s counting of a quorum that Mr. Bynum made a spectacle of himself by declaring that the Democracy would lay waste the country, “burn the last spear of grass,” before they would yield to such tyranny. Because of this counting a quorum ex-Speaker Reed was stigmatized as a “czar” and the Democrats refused to extend to him the usual vote of thanks at the close of his term. In the campaign of 1890 the Republican House, which made quorum counting one of its rules, was denounced by every Democratic newspaper and stumper in the North. Turn to the files of those papers, and columns of inflamed editorials can be found setting forth the dangers of such an outrage as counting aquorum. Even the “too good” mugwump newspaper.and the 1 alleged “journal of civilization” Lpiped their protests against a rule which made it possible for a House in which the majority has but a small majority to legislate.

And now the same men who denounced the quorum-counting rule a year ago were found, yesterday, supporting it. Hereafter they and the Democratic party cannot repudiate that rule, since, having been indorsed by both parties in the House, it has become as much a law for the future as if it had been enacted by both branches of Congress. It ih not necessary to prove that it is a most important gain for popular government. To insist that a minor itv in a legislative body where th l majority is small can prevent legis* lation by refusing to vote after them has been a reasonable opportunity for discussion is to insist that men are elected to Congress and Legislatures to defeat the aims of popular government. A seditious minority could, under a rule which per. mitted silence to break a quorum, refuse to pass appropriation bills and thus paralyze the Government. There has been a disposition to criticise the Republicans in the House for refusing to make a quorum during the past three weeks. Such criticism is unfair. They believed that the counting of a quorum involved a most important principle which should be acknowledged by both parties, and, this opportunity presenting itself, they availed themselves of it to compel the Democrats to adopt a rule which will make im- | possible in the future all revolutionary methods depending upon silent minorities. Now nil fair minded people will approve of the practical sense which the counting of quorums involves and will hail it as an important reform. It is all the more important and a more sweeping vindication of Republican good sense because the party which denounced it has been forced to adopt, it.

Made Him Tired.

Texas Siftings. A Texas congressman is thinking of resigning, because he in kept so busy by his friends in Texas urging upon the administration the necessity of appointing them to foreign missions. He reminds one of the four-vear-old child saying her prayers at her mother'sl'cnee. Having concluded as usual with: “God bless papa and mamma, grandpa and grandmamma, uncles and aunts, etc., she gavo a great sigh, and said: “Oh, mamma, dear! Ido wish those’ people would pray for themselves, for I’m tired of praying foi them.” ■

His Ambition.

Pearson's Weekly. “Willie," said the visitor, “what is your ambition?” “I’d like," said the boy, putting down his yellow-covered story of the plains, “to have people tremble like leaves at the mere mention of m> name."

Hyper’s Weekly.

When you wish to know in a gen erai way what happened, you buy the morning or evening paper. When you want to know how it looked you buy Harper's Weekly.

A CHILD'S TEAR.

TIIE DRAMATIST’S STORY. - — : Edouard Lemoine, in N. Y. Weekly. In a Parisian greenroom a new performer was complaining of nerpanions she received encouragement but the majority expressed themselves after this fashion: “Such tremors are incurable. As nature has formed us, bold or timid, cold or ardent, grave or gay, so we must remain. Whoever saw an ambitious man cured of his ambition, or a migefeof his avarice?” Some members of the company objected to the fatalism of these observations, and one said: “If you ask for a converted miser, I can show you one. Here he is! lam one.”. The man who said this was a popular dramatist, noted for generosity; His statement was received with ejaculations of “Nonsense!” “Impossible!” “Do you expect us to believe that?” “Indeed,” answered he, quite seriously, “1 speak the truth. I was a miser, although now, I trust, I am such no longe-r.— Ifyouwouldcare to hear it, I will relate to you the story of my conversion. It was effected by a child’s tear. All present immediately crowded around him, and heard from his lips the following recital: “Several years ago,” said the dramatist, “I had just given to the theater of the Porte-Saint-Martin, one of the most successful of my pieces. One day about that time two letters reaahed me by the same post. Both were from Marseilles. One was from a theatrical manager, informing me that he intended bringing out my new piece there, and that he desired my presence at the final rehearsal of the drama. With regard to remuneration for my trouble, I might' take my own terms in reason. The second letter, a very brief one, ran thus: ‘Monsieur,, the widow and daughter of your brother are dying of want. Somehundreds of francs would save them, and I doubt not that you will hasten to visit connexions so near to you, and make arrangements for their present and future comfort.’ This letter bore the signature of Doctor Lambert, of Marseilles. “As I have already told you, I was a miser in the worst sense of the word. The physician’s letter, far from moving me to pity, merely renewed certain angry feelings which had formerly existed in my mind to 1 ward mv sister-in-law. When, some years back, my brave sailor brother, who had since been drowned, had written to tell me of his approaching marriage with a fisherman’s laughter, I, in my miserable pride ind miserliness, had replied that in marrying a penniless girl I considered that he was doing a most foolish and degrading action. I was jven wretch enough to advise him to break off the match, if that were still possible. “My brother, like the honorable man he was, wedded the girl he :oved. My sister-in-law, who was a nigh-spirited Breton, never forgot my letter and despised its writer. When she lost her husband and found herself in need, it was long ere she nould bring herself to apply to me. But the sight of her only child wasting away from sheer want had at last broken down her pride. seilles Theater seemed likely to prove i highly profitable one, I, as you might expect, lost no time in accepting the offer. I wrote to the manager at once, and followed my letter in person with as little delay as possible. When I arrived at the principal hotel in Marseilles, I encountered there, in the act of inquiring for me, the doctor who had written jn my sister-in-law’s behalf. As I had not replied to the letter, the good man had said in his simplicity:' ‘He will be here in person,’ and had looked for me every day. ‘You have lost no time, sir,’said he ‘Doubtless you thought, and rightly, that did you delay, death might forestall you. Ah, I am indeed glad to see you.’ “I was completely nonplussed. My sole object in visiting Marseilles had been the professional one; but how could I avow such a fact to such a man? For very shame I could not do so. Accordingly, instead of going stipl&ht to the theater, as I had intended doing, I walked away with the doctor to my sister-in-law’s poor abode. “It was a most wretched room. Yet the first object in it that caught my eye was a very beautiful one. Near the invalid’s bed stood’her little girl, with large black eyes, pretty curly hair, and a face whose expression was a pathetic combination of youthful brightness and premature sadness. At the first glance I could have taken the lovely creature in my arms; then I sternly repressed this alien emotion. “The doctor, after he had spoken a few words to his patient, beckoned me to approach. As I. did so, the poor woman tried to raise herself. The mixture of sadness and pride upon her faded countenance told me plainly how great an effort it had cost her to appeal to me. Using the strongest plea that she knew, she pointed to her child, with 'weak, trembling finger, and said in low tones: “See here! She will soon be alone in the world.’ “Even this touching appeal produced (I blush to say it) no effect upon my hard heart. I answered coldly: “Why give way to such fears? You are young; you have a good physician; Why lose all hope?’ A less selfish man would have added:

‘You have a brother-in-law who means to do his best for you.” But I said nothing of the sort. My only thought was how I might most easily escape from the threatened btfrden. “The little girl who had been gazing at me with wonderingjeyes, now came to my side, and said: ‘Will -you please sit upon the Tied?- Because you are too tall for me to kiss you if you stand.’ “I sat down and the child climbed upon my knee. Her mother’s eyes were closed, and her hands were clasped together as if in prayer. “Unaffrighted by my black looks, the little one threw her arms arouqd my neck, and pressed her lips to my cheek. ‘Will you be my papa 7” said she. ‘I will love you so dearly! You are like papa. He was very good. Are you good, too?’ “My only answer was to unclasp her arms somewhat roughly from my neck, and set her down upon the floor. “She cast upon me a glance of mingled surprise, disappointment, and fear, and a tear rolled slowly down her cheek. “Her silent sorrow worked the miracle that her pretty prattle failed to effect. As by an enchanter’s wand, the ugliness of my character, the utter brutality of my conduct was revealed to me in that moment. I shuddered in horror and self disgust, and yielded at once to my good angel. “I lifted the disconsolate little maiden into my arms, and, laying my hand upon her head, said: ‘Yes, my child, I promise to be a father to you; you shall be my dear little and I will love and take care of you always.’ “How happy this promise made my sister-in-law, words fail me to describe. Her joyful excitement alarmed both the physician and myself, Joy, however, seldom kills. ‘Brother, brother!” she murmured, “how my thoughts have wronged you! Forgive me!’ “Her gratitude stung iny newlyawakened conscience more sharply than any reproach could have done. I hastened to change the subject to that of the sick woman’s removal to a better dwelling.. The doctor, with ready kindness, undertook the task of house-hounting, for which I, a stranger to the place, was not so well qualified. “He found for us a delightful cottage in the neighborhood of Marseilles. There we three —my sister-in-law, my niece and myself —lived for three months. At the end of that time the mother passed peacefully away, leaving her child to my care, with full confidence in my affection. Marie has been with me ever since. Her joys have been my joys; her life has been my life. Do I not owe her much? That tear of hers—a precious pearl gathered by my heart —has been to it what the dewdrop of morn is to the unopened flower—expanding it for the entire day of its existence.”

A Sneezing Corpse.

When Macready was a young man, classical drama in blank verse held the stage. One of these was “Aemilius, or the Fall of Rome.” Aemilius. was played by an actor named Pope, and the exigencies of the play required him to be brought on the stage on a bier, supposedly dead, and Flavius, acted by Macready, spoke am oration over the body. Pope was an inveterate snuiftaker, and just before going on one night he borrowed a pinch from one of the stage~attendan ts. He~ was accustomed to only a mild invigorant, but the borrowed tobacco was the fiery Welch snuff. Pope was duly brought on the stage bv the usual army of “supers” and Macready began: “Thou last of the Romans, thy bleeding country calls thee in vain. Time and fortune may do their worst. Since thou - ” Here, to Macreadv’s astonishment, Pope’s face began to work, and then came a sneeze from the dead Roman that shook the flies. Macready started as if shot, aod the audience began to titter, but he went on: “Since thou hast left us we are encompassed by enemies who —” Here the corpse began to show animation, and then came a succession of sneezes. Boiling over with rage, and in a voice heard all over the house, Macready muttered: “Drat your blood, sir, why don’t you do your sneezing off the stage?” The audience shouted, and. the scene ended by the corpse stalking off to find and kill the man who gave him the snuff.

Popular Fallacies.

Judge. That a successful politician maketh a sweet man. That good looks arc as much in demand as a tip. That modesty is as beautiful as a crisp ten dollar note, That there’s any choice between rheumatism and neuralgia. That an embroidered shirt front procures a man special favors. That there’s any charity in making a hungry man laugh.

Easily Arranged.

Chicago Kecord. Young Wife (in tears) —O Gerald I What do you think 1 The canary has gone to layiflg eggs. Unfeeling Husband —I don’t see anything heartbreaking in that, Elsie. It’s a perfectly proper thing for a canary to do. Young Wife—Yes, but I’ve always called him Ben. Unfeeling Husband—Well, you can call him Ben Hur now. The amount of candy consumed in the United States every year is estimated at twenty thousand tons.

FARMS AND FARMERS.

Fertilizer?. Philadelphia Record. Too mueh can not be said about fertilizers at this time. It is, no doubt,-the intention of a majority of farmers to use both manure and fertilizer, and the advantages of their use are well known; but the quantity to use has been regulated solely by the cost, in which cases inferior brands have superseded the better grades. The farmers of this country have been educated to a better knowledge of fertilizers by experiment stations, and they have practically demonstrated the results of the use of fertilizers, but they have not taken advantage of fertilizers to the fullest extent possible in order to produce the largest yield in a single season. Plant food sufficient for an ordinary crop may have been supplied without allowing for an increased production. A large supply of fertilizer to an acre of ground will not only give a much greater return, but also pay for the fertilizer itself. In a fruitgrowing section of New Jersey one tilizer to an acre, the cost being sometimes as much as SSO, but he was the only one in that section last year who made a good profit, as his crops grew rapidly from the start, were well rooted before dry weather and were within reach of a continual supply of plant food, the yield being sufficient to repay the outlay for fertilizer and giy.e a profit as well, at the same time leaving his soil in better condition than before. In such a case he would have been extravagant had he attempted to economize in the cost, as he would have failed in his crops, as was the case with some of his neighbors. It is on record that over a thousand bushels of potatoes per acre have been grown on an experimental plot, but the crop was due to the very liberal use of fertilizers and excellent cultivation given. Estimates of the amount of plant food removed from the soil by an average crop have been made known many times, and farmers endeavor to avoid this loss by supplying fertilizers which contain the elements removed, but such a course does not increase fertility of the soil or induce the growth of a larger crop, as only that which is removed is returned. To increase the yield there must be an addition to the supply of fertilizer, and the increased growth will demand an abundance of plant food ready for use. If the crop is [advanced largely and luxuriantly to that stage at which its mission ends (the production of seed), all the efforts of the plants wilt be concentrated to effect their object, which is th’e most critical period with the j farmer, as his crop may depend upoa the result, and should the plantfood not be abundant there may be> a ioss which should not occur. Farmers who stimulate their crops by using fertilizers induce greater growth and an increased demand for plant-food, which must be supplied, or a loss will result in the cost of the fertilizer, but if the soil and the crops are abundantly supplied with plant-food every dollar expended for fertilizer will be regained from the crop if other conditions are favorable.

Sowing the Seed of Annuals. Mr. A. H. Fewkes, in his chapters upon-—Gultural Notes, ” in ‘ ‘The Beautiful Flower Garden," says: “Annuals are usually classed as hardy and half-handy. The seeds of the former may be planted in the open ground in April and May, or as soon as the ground is sufficiently warm. The soil should be thoroughly worked over to get it into a mellow condition, and should be well matured. If it is of a clayey nature the best drying is well-rotted horse manure, with clean straw bedding, which will keep the soil open and prevent its hardening. The manure should be thoroughly mixed through the earth, and not simply turned under —something which only a careless gardener does. Commercial fertilizers are of great value if properly applied, especially in sandy soils. If the seeds are to be planted

in quantities, and exclusively in one bed, the latter should be carefully raked over until it shows a surface as nearly level as possible, without a trace of the roundness which is so often given to flower beds: a rounded surface sheds water instead of holding it until thoroughly absorbed. All fine seeds should be simply strewn on the surface and gently raked in. A very good plan to insure the certain germination of seeds planted in the open ground is to ‘mulch’ or cover the surface after the sowing with clean straw. If the ground is dry at the time of planting it should be lightly watered before the mulching is put on; it will need little watering then until after the mulching has been removed, which should be when the young plants begin to push their roots into the soil. The entire covering should be removed at once, but would better bo taken off gradually, so the young plants may become accustomed to strong sunlight. Fatten Ore«« With Tnrnlpv If you want to fatten geese in a hurry, try turnips. In every part of Germany it is well understood by the country people that nothing will make a tough old gander more presentable for market than the liberal use of this vegetable. The turnips must be cut into pieces a little

smaller than dice, and thrown into a bucket of water. ; A goose will devour a most extraordinary amount of this food, and if allowed all it can eat, will gain a pound a day for two weeks. But you will be obliged to lay in a liberal stock of turnips to begin With, for without hr.ving made how great is the quantity that a goose will consume without bursting. Stimulating Tomato Plant!. American: Cultivator. Two years ago we tried an experiment in feeding newly set tomato plants with a very small dressing of nitrate of soda, which was thoroughly mixed withTthe'soil around them. The ground was moderately fertile before the application. Not only was the growth of the plants greatly stimulated, but their productiveness also. The fruit was unusually large and fair, and it ripened several days before that on vines to which we did not apply the nitrate. As a special manure for the tomato crop, nitrate of soda cannot be excelled. Paring' Crop*. Eastern farmers have a great advantage over those of the West in being-nearer the great markets, yet tEey overlook the opportunity which they possess. Instead of growing crops that open the field for more customers they compete with the West in the growing of grain, and on land that is too valuable to be used for such purposes. Fruit, vegetables, milk, meat and butter open more avenues to profit than grain, but farmers are slow in making changes from the usual routine that has been practiced for years. Begin with the vegetables, but do not be tempted to put out the tender kinds too soon. Some crops, such as peas and onions, may be planted early, as they can endure light frosts, but in this climate the rule is not to plant a majority-of the crops until the apple trees are in bloom, which usually occurs in May. Frost is liable to destroy crops at any time during April, as a few cold days may follow warm weather. Spraying Fruit Trees. M. W. Davis in Ohio Farmer. The institute held at Watertown, and the excellent lecture delivered on spraying, set the farmers wild “fora day” on the subject, and a great many resolved to give it. a trial, but so far as I know but three pumps were brought into this township. -Two of "them were used and laid aside; the third one I bought myself and used three times in my orchard. 1 also used it in the potato field.

In spraying my orchard I used the dilute Bordeaux mixture. I selected 350 Rome beauty trees, and about the time the foliage began to show the pump was loaded on a light two-horse wagon and the first spraying done. We drove slowly between the rows and sprayed one at a time without stopping. We found that one barrel would spray forty trees, and the 350 were gone over in one day. On one-half of the trees the bloom failed to appear; on the other half it was so light wo expected no fruit. When the bloom fell we sprayed again, adding one-quarter pound of Paris green to each barrel of mixture. In ten days from the second spraying we sprayed the third and last time. As the season advanced we could see the apples begin to show, and at picking tim'd we were surprised to find we had sixty bushels of as fine Rome beauties as we had ever seen, which sold for $1 per bushel, besides all we wanted for winter. Our groceryman told my girl he would take anything of her that looked like an apple. She went back to the -orchard and gathered the culls and sold $22 worth more. May look like a small showing, but it paid for the pump and material and gave us not less than $lO a day for our work. The work was ail done by myself and children. My girl drove while my boy and myself handled the pump and hose. It “done ine proud" to drive up to the grocery with my load of fine apples and have the farmers ask how it came that I had apples this year.

Notes on Various Points.

One of the best ways of increasing the appetite of a horse is to change his diet. In addition to its value as a stock feed, the roots of clover make one of the very best fertilizers for other crops. The constant squealer fattens slowly, because contentment is necessary to the taking on of flesh. The squealer is never contented. New beds of strawberries may be made now, and the plants will become well established before the dry season comes, thus making better growth and throwing out more runners later on. Nothing will be gained by planting seed in the ground unless there is sufficient warmth in the soil to germinate the seed and give the young plants a good start, while the chances are, in cold soil, that the seed will fail to germinate. Do not feed httll chicks too heavily or the result will be bowel disease and leg weakness. Three meals a day are sufficient, but a small proportion of millet seed should be scattered over their runs in order to keep them busy scratching. Exercise is as important for them as the food. Among the vegetables that may be added to the list of garden crops, but which are rarely produced by farmers, may be mentioned egg plants, salsify, okra and peppers. Variety in the garden is one-half of its advantages.