Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1896 — Page 4

THIS REPUBLICAN. Tharaday, Feb. 6, 1896. ■ . ■ - * rr lIIIOU)EVERY THURSDAY BI OEO. E. 2^ riIRI.IXR Kti AND PBOPRIWTOB. OFFICE In Repablickn bonding, on O J«r of WWhlhxton *nd WSSaSjiSpSBEv TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. juTMt.....;.... —.......*i.50 Six Months, .> -7* Three Months 90 Offtcidl Paper of Jasper County-.

The decision of the Supreme Court invalidating the legislative apportionment laws of 1895 and the preceding one of 1893, throws the state back to the act of 1885. In that law, as in the ones suceeeding Jasper and Newton compose a legislative district. The senatorialdistrict was composed of Benton, Jasper, and Newton. In, the law of 1895, just set, aside, White county watf added to the above threa to. form -a. senatorial district. The legislative apportionment law of 1895, which the Supreme Court has just declared unconstitutional, no doubt contained several mistakes which, in a degree, justified the Court in its action. But all the same,; the fact still stands, that both from a political and from a population stand-point, it was a fair apportionment, immeasurably different in that respect from the democratic gerrymander of 1893, which it succeeded. " The Democratic Lafayette Sunday Times is very anxious to create feelings of discord among the Republicans of the new Tenth district. It rakes up the old dead and buried Landis-Johnston difficulty;. and also pitches into the Republicans of the northern part of the district pronouncing them a “lot of hogs” and devoted to them two columns of spleen, on account of their alleged antipathy against Tippecanoe county—an antipathy that has no existence any place, in fact, and only in the Times editor’s head, in fancy. The head, aforesaid, had better be pat to soak. Who shall deliver us from the wrath of this Remington News? Not content with its former proposition to move the court house to Plessent Ridge, it has now broken out in a new place, and is going to slash Jasper County right in two, with one county seat at Remington, and the other up somewheres beyant Virgie or “Moonshine.” The objections to building one new court house at Rensselaer to be thus obviated by building two new ones, at the different places named. It is a brilliant scheme; brilliant as that of the defnnct Monon Times of a few years ago, when, in its mind’s eye, it established a new county with Monon as the county seat. The author of this scheme ought to be bored for the simples.

Facts from a Democratic Document.

The Treasury Department has just issued a d&ff&M emering the trade of this country with foreign lands from 1781 down to, and including, 1895. It is a democratic document, prepared by Democratic officials. It should be posted on every granary door on the farms of the country, and in every school district building in the land. The diagram shows plainly that the period when this country was enjoying her greatest volume of trade was under administrations. and notably during the time that the McKinley Protective Tariff was on our statute books. It shows three striking facts. First, that the volume of our domestic eNports was greatest by over SIOO, 000,000 during the two or three years immediately following the passage of the McKinley act; second, that the volume of those exports has not only rapidly diminished under the present administration, but especially since the Democratic Free-Trade Tariff act became law; third, that the value of the- imports free of duty was greateifdu ring the period covered by the McKinley act than at any time before or since.

Republican County Convention. The Republicans of —Jasper county, who'will be legally entitled to vote at the general election of Nov. 3, 1896, are requested to meet in precinct mass conventions on SATURDAY, PER. 29th, 1896, at 2 o’clock p. m. to elect delegates and alternate delegates to represent the township or precinct at the Republican nominating convention, herein called. The num-

ber of such delegates and alternate delegates, apportioned on the basis of one delegate for each 10 votes cast for William D. Owen for Secretary df Qtate in 1894, or fraction of 6 votes or dver, is for the several precincts as follows: Ranging Grove - - 7 delegates Gillam 8 Walker ........ v 10 “ Barkley, East 7 “ Barkley, We5t........ 6 “ Marion Ist Marion 2nd —. ... 12 * * Marion 3rd 9 “ Marion 4th 9 8 Jordan .... i .* 5 “ i Newton 6 “ Keener 12 “ Kankakee. ..4 “ Wheatfield 1. .. .8 “ Carpenter Ea5t...... 10 “ Carpenter West ...... 8 “ Carpenter South...’. .11 “ Milroy.. . .......3 “ Union. 10 ‘1 The places of meeting for the above precinct mass conventions shall be the usual voting places, COUNTY CONVENTION. The delegates elected as above provided, will meet in the Court House TrTßensselaer on MONDAY, MARCH 2nd, 1896, at one o’clock p. m., to nominate candidates to be voted for at the election of Nov. 3,1896, as follows: County Recorder, County Treasurer, :rlr»r- ---' County Sheriff, County Coronor, County Surveyor, —— County Assessor, Commissioner Ist District, Commissioner 3rd District Also to select 8 alternate delegates to represent the County at the state convention. Two of said delegates to be chosen from each Commissioner’s district and 2 from the county at large. By order of the Jasper County Republican Central Committee. Charles E. Mills, J. F, Warren, Chairman. Secy.

Tenth District Committee.

The chairmen of the county central committees, forming the district committee for the tenth congressional district, met at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago, Thursday evening pursuant to the call of District Chairman, Thomas J. McCoy, Htfd fixed the time of holding the congressional convention on .Tune 4th, and the place, place, Michigan City. The convention to select delegates to the national Republican convention at St lionis will be held at Lafayette, March 19th* Biu : crict Chairman McCoy presided at the meeting, which was attended by all the county chairmen in the district. D. McA. Williams, of Benton; C. E. Mills, Jasper; Dr. T. E. Bell, Lake; W. E. Higgins, LaPorte; Will H. Ade, Newton; John W. Elam, Porter, J. L. Caldwell, Tippecanoe; J. M. Mavity, Warren; A. K. Sills, White. The basis of representation to the congressional convention is one delegate for every 100 yotes cast for W. D. Owen for Secretary of State in 1894, which gives the various counties, delegates as follows: Benton ; 18 Jasper.. i...... 16 Lake .38 La Porte . 43 Newton 13 Porter 25 Tippecanoe 53 Warren. 18 ! White. 22!

Skinning' Dan and Dave.

From the. New York Sun. Both claim to be Democrats. Both are misrepresenting the state of Indiana by recommending the

m . j free coinage of silver. Voorhees ia n TOAm nul* rtf ilvA Annn/»A Arvm. iu a mtrmwtJt t/t tuu UjiHulu cutll-t mittee. Until a few days ago he was chairman of the committee. Indiana is a sound money state. There is not a line in the Democratic platform of thfe last state convention of Indiana, held on' August 16,1894, which can be eoastrncted even by Voorhees and Turpie to mean a demand for the free coinage of silver. The. platform demands that both gold and silver shall be used as money, It is a sort of bimetalio idea that, the Dembcrats of Indiana advocated on that occasion. Voorhees and Turpie are well aware of this, and yet they persistently and willfully continue to misrepresent, the great industries of their state and constituents at large. There is some consolation, however, in the estimation of Democrats that Voorhees will be retired to private life on March 4, 1897, and _that Turpie will walk the plank two years later. Voorhees has been in the senate since 1877 and Turpie since 1887. In all those years, after careful research, it is not possible to point to a single act on the part of either of them which by the most generous impulse could be stretched into an interpretation of statesmanship. Even when Voorhees was chairman of the committee he was secretely the langhing stock of some of his colleagues. They had known him as a fiat-money man, a greenbacker, and heaven alone knows what. This Indiana statesman is not infrequently nodding in his chair in the senate.

The Free-Silver Party.

. Indianapolis Jonrnal: As has before been stated, the Journal is rather pleased than otherwise that the free silver conference at Washington has decided to pat a free silver presidential ticket in nomination. Possibly the managers may intend it as a bluff, bat if they do they are likely to be mistaken. As John Sherman said, the free coinage of silver by the United States alone is a worn-out issue. In 1877 more than twothirds of the House of Representatives was in favor of the free coinage of silver. The Republican House of 1889 was very close politically, but, on a straight test, the vote on the coinage question would have been very even, with the chances in favor of free silver. The Democratic House of 1891 was decidedly in favor of free silver, but’the last Democratic Congress could muster scarcely a majority for and unlimited coinage. In the present Republican House free silver cannot muster one-third of the votes in spite of the fact that daring the early months of the present year public attention was never so generally called to the silver question. In all of the elections last’fall silver lost wherever the issue was raised. Silver’s most significant defeat was in the eighteenth congressional district of Illinois, always surely Demoerwfebefopelß94; It was claimed by the champions of silver that all the Democrats and a large part of the Republicans were in favor of free coinage. The campaign was made upon that issue. The Republicans labored under many disadvantages, yet when the voter were counted the Republican plurality of 2,600 in 1894 was increased to 3,251. In this agricultural district, after hearing the case, the people decided against independent free silver coinage. Consequently, Senator Sherman was right when he said that it is “a worn-out issue.” It would have no strength in any State under the present conditions of silver production and use if a few thousand people were not interested in silver mining. If the well-meaning men who have always-a weakness for a de- 1 predated money and the silver ! mine lobby imagine that they can j force the country to accept the I free and independent coinage of silver and the single silver standard for money by organizing a silver party let them proceed, and, above all things, let no timuTHepublican undertake to remonstrate

with them. C mnt all the electors in sympathy with them off the Republican coltimn next November, and^yet.its candidate cm be elected. The silver mine interest as a political party cannot defeat the Republican party, but in the Senate its adherents are revealing their selfishness in a manner which will turn all real Republicans in the country at large against it. The Apportionment Decision. The decisions of our Supreme Court voiding all legislative apportionments since 1885 opens for debate a grave political question in our state. The constitution of 1851 needs to he supplanted by a‘ new one While it remains the charter for our law makers * its provisions shbnld be followed as closely as necessity will permit. No mathematical exactness in the apportionment of nor of the inhabitants over twenty-one years of age can be reached by a statute. The number of senators must be fifty or less, and of representatives one-hnndred or less; so in numbers there is elasticity within the maximum limit. Article 4, Sec. 2. Each district must be composed of contiguous territory, and a senatorial district cannot be less that a county. Of necessity a voting precinct cannot be divided in any apportionment for any purpose. , Iu territory the law must, in apportioning Senators, preserve the county autonomy, and for representatives precinct autonomy. Compare Art. 1, Section 1 and 23, as to equal rights, Art. 2, Sec. 1,2, and 13, as to right of ballot, and Art. 4, Sec. 1, 6 and 6as to districts.

The constitution expressly provides that no county can for senatorial apportionment be divided, on the rule that the expression of one excludes the other. A senatorial district must then consist of one county or contiguous counties. Each district shall have one senator to conform to the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, and the words, “Shall be chosen by the electors of the respective districts.” This means a separate district for each member, and one member only for each separate district. Each voter should thus have a like privilege of casting a ballot for one member of each house. In cases where all, or more than one body are to be voted for, the constitution so declares. As for the members of the supreme court, Art. 7, Sec. 3. Thus far the vote for a single member, in a contiguous district, without dividing a county for senatorial, nor a precinct for representative apportionment is not barred by any constitutional expression. A distribution to counties is no more than congressional distribution to states, While within the state every voter casts his ballot for one member of congress. It is impossible to preserve county automy, in forming representative districts while the number of Representatives is impliedly twice that of the senators. Art. 4, Sec. 2. An apportionment for representatives on precinct lines for any number of districts less than one hundred, could conform, to the enumerated adult males of the state residing therein nearly enough to be pronounced fair and just. For senatorial apportionment make Marion connty one district, and divide the residue of the state into districts composed of contiguous counties having approximately the same number of enumerated electors, and the whole apportionment would be constitutional, fair, just and equitable. Should the legislature take a stand against decreasing the number of senators, senatorial representation by Counties might be tolerated, as senatorial representation from Nevada and New York in the national senate. No fairness to electors can be had while in the counties containing our populous cities one vote-may control a heavy balance of power for the whole state. While a voter in Marion county can vote for a half dozen representatives and I can vote for only One, there is no constitutional apportionment.

SOMON P. THOMPSON.

SHAfIROCK FLOUR. . Rensselaer people are right “up to snuff.” ' And now they are using the famous “Yeast Puff.” "They purchase their groceries of C. C. Starr, For only of him can they get “Shamrock Flour.” 1 The groceries he handles are the very best grade. And for quality and prices, it’s the# best place to ‘ And whatever you purchase of O. C. Starr, {trade : You know is all right, like the “Shamrock Flour.” ;.." • 1 ' He grinds his own spices, his coffee he roasts, 1 And the excellence of'which each customer boasts. | And trade in them grows, he thinks every hour; , As it also is doing in his great Shamrock Flour. | In Queensware and Glassware his stock is comf And in quality and prices none can compete, [plete Another great seller is ‘‘Owen Moore”cigar; J But in town there is nothing to beat Shamrock Flour.

Republican Organisation.

Congressional District Chairman, T. J. McCoy, of Rensselaer. County Chairman, O. E. Mills. County Vice Chairman. Geo. M. Robinson. County Secretary, J. F. Warren. County Treasurer, J. M. Wasson. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES. BARKLEY:East, 8. R. Nichols. Chairman, John L. Lewis, Secy, Wallace Nichols, Stephen Freeman, Samuel English, John F. Payne. BARKLEY, West: Wm. Daniels. Chairman, Ellas Arnold, Martin Barns, Oscar B. Abbett, John C. Watson. HANGING GROVE, Scott Robinson, Chmn, Reed Bants, Secy, Wasb Cook, E.. 8, Moormon, Felix Parker. JORDAN, W. V. Porter, Chairman, Lyman Raymond; Fred Waymire, Chas. Hensler, M. G. Lewis. KANKAKEE, I. D. Dunn, Chairman, J. W. Man nan. Secy, H. Paulson, John Biggs, David CalltoSr J&siah Lavender 3 KEENER, John Ton. Chairman, A. Halleck, Sec’y, C, Bietma, Henry Feldman, Jacob Haan. „ MARION, No. 1, J. C. Porter, Chairman, L. Zea, C. A. Hopkins, James Mathtson, Alfred Bates. ~ V . • • MARION, No. 2, Val Seib, Chairman. J. W. Cowmen, Bimeon Dowell, C. O. Sigler, Warren Robinson. MARION, No. 3. G. M. Robinson, Chairman, H. W. Wood, John T. Sayler, George HOpkißg. : ’ -fk-.jyTig-xg MARION, No. 4, J. M. Wasson, Chairman, R. W. Marshall. E. D. Rhoades, Shelby Grant, Jos. B. sparling. MILROY,H.G. McDonald, Chairman, A. S. Baker, 8 cy, Z. J. McCasben, H. J. Davis, Fted Weist. NEWTON, O. C. Halstead, Chairman, J. H. Sayler, Secy, David Halstead, John W. Nowels, John w. Warren. ~ — l —r^—^rUNION, J. H. McClanahan, Chairman, S. T. Comer, Secy, F. M. Goff, Chas. Gundy, J. L. Babcock, Thos. Florence, JohnJPorter. CARPENTER. West, W. O. Boadlfer, Chairman. Chas. Hensler, Jack Hudson, Wilbur Bowdy, Scott Russell. OARPENTER. East, C. H. Feck, chairman, C. F. Fisher, W. H. Marquise, John Taylor, Jake Hensler. CARPENTER, South. J. D. Allman, chairman, John Ott, Levi Hawkins, James Pem - berton, John R. Wilson., WHEATFIELD, J. H. Tilton, chairman, H • 0, Dahncke, secretary, B, Morehouse, L. Shaffner, L. P. Shirer, J. Pinter, J, Tilton. WALKER, Geo. F. Meyers, Chairman; Wm. Hanley, Lecy; Wm. D. Meyers, LarsGilbranson.

Announcements of Candidates.

FOR COUNTY RECORDER. R. B. Porter, We are authorized to announce the name of R. B. Porter, of Marion Tp., as a candidate for the omce of Recorder es jasper Co., subject to the decision of the Republican County Convene tlon. ‘ F, H. Scott. F. H. Scott, of Wkeatfteld township, authorizes the announcement of his name as a candidate for the office of County Recorder, Subject to the action of the Republican nominating convention. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. Jessk C. Gwin . We are authorized to announce that Jesse C. Gwin, of Hanging Grove Tp., will be a candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Republican county convention. SHERIFF. '*“*“ J. F. Iliff Joseph F. Iliff, of Marion Tp„ authorizes the announcement of his name as a candidate for county sheriff, subject to the action of the Republican convention. Lewis.P. Shirer. We are authorized to announce the name of Lewis P. Shirer, of wheatfield Tp., as a candidate for the office of County Sheriff; subject to the decision of the Republican county convention.

For Rent. A warm three room cottage, con veniently situated, one block from court house, at $5 per month. Ad' dress W. B. Austin. i 1 -v* '' - r • ' , *To Exchange —well improved farm worth $5,000. Want property in Rensselaer valued at about $2,500 or less as first payment, the balance in easy payments. Write or call on G. F. Meyers, Knimnn, Ind. Notice of Public Sale. I will offer at public sale on my farm in Barkley townships on k THURSDAY, FEB. 13,1895, 22 head of broke horses, one car load of good feeding cattle. Five Jersey cows, 40 head of stock hogs, farming implements of all kinds, 1,000 bushels of corn in crib, 700 bushels Of oats in bin. See bill next week. R, Randle.

The Rensselaer Republican PROFESSIONAL CARDS ‘PHYSICIANS. •jj w. UARTSELL, M. D.. HQM EOPATHIC—— Erh.3rwiela.aa. and Svirgraoxv, tRHRfIXDACa. IFDIAH* 49*ChronIc Dl> eases a Specialty In Stockton-Willlams block, opposite Cour* House. No, 30. , : - ;K. f. B. WASHBURN, “PHYBICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. special attention given to the treatment ot Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and ‘iseass -s of Women . Tests eyes tor glasses, DR. A. L- BERKLEY, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON* Office in Leopold’s Arcade Building, ’Phone 126. Rensselaer - Indiana. PANR’S^ k. mcCov. T, J. McCoy. A. R. Hopkins, ~ Pres. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. A.McCoy&Co’B.Bank BKNSSXLAXa, INDIANA . THE OLDEBT BANK IN J ASP EB COUNTY Established IBM. Transacts a general banking business,'buysnotes and loans money on long or short timeon personal or real estate security. Fair and l liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED. Patrons having valuable papers may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison P arkison, Geo. K. Hollingsworth President. Vice. President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial Stale Bank RENSSELAER, IND. ONLY STATE BANK INjCOUNTY. Directors: Addison Parkison, James T. Randle, John M. Wasson, Geo. A. Hollingsworth t ad Emmet L. Hollingsworth. ' , This Baakls prepared to transact a gener al Banking Business, Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of Interest. A share ofyour patronage is solicited. SWAt the old stand of the CITIZENS* STATE BANK. Rensselaer Bank, We make farm loans at 6 per cent, interest payable annually. ts. O. HARRIB. E.T HARRIS President. Vice President J, C. HARRIS, Cashier. 1 Money loaned in sums to suit borrower, Exebange bought and sold on all banking points Collection made and promptly remitted.Demiscellaneous. JAMES A. BURNHAM, *' pe t.cl , o/tK r ßSc^. h 0 ,u ‘ J. C. THRAWLB, Surveyor Sc, Engineer, o Sloe with COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. In WUliama ft Stockton block, aensselaer .... huUru«A. J. KASSAI,, it. !}■ B. ■ - VETERINARIAN. - - WHh RENSSELAER, W. A. Huff, the Jeweler. IND, Sradqate of Chicago Veterinary College. TRUSTEES? NOTICE MARION TOWNSHIP. " . I will be in my office upstairs in the Odd Fellows Avery Saturdny to utlend to township business. J. D. BABCOCK, Trustee Marion Township.