Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 126, 9 April 1917 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRA1L MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1917

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Of Early Life in Wayne County

, By GEORGE. W. HARPER ' Soon after the passage of the KansasNebraska bill it became evident that there was to be a battle royal over the' question of slavery or freedom for the rich fertile' soil of Kansas,. There were emigrants from the Southland who proposed bringing in their slave chattels, and this was especially so with the border State of Missouri. ' V - - - . To offset this there were inducements held out In the Eastern 8tates, and in some of the nearer Western States for emigrants who were opposed to slavery. Impediments in . the vay of the eastern emigration were put on toot by MisBourlans along-the dividing line between their State and the Territory, especislly along the route of. travel, at the fords, ferries, bridges and other crossings of the Missouri : river. These Impediments, which at first were not of a mild character, resulted in assaults and the destruction of property, when there was a demonstration of resistance. A story was told - and ' found - its way into print as to how the character of emigrants was obtained at a certain crossing of the river. A. cow was tied up, and the emigrant was quizzed in a suggestive manner, as to the kind of animal, and if he said "keow," he. was made to. .turn. back as it was evident he , was a Tankee. When I read about It its full force and application did not appeal to me, end like the dull Britisher it was a few years before it did so. Gain Name of Border Ruffians. The course of the Missourians soon gained for them the classification of Border Ruffians, and the friends of freedom determined to "fight the devil with fire." Meetings were held in many places, especially in the Easter States, and money was raised to aid emigrants, and to raise and equip companies who were willing to volunteer for the protection of these emigrants, their property and their "squatter claims" from these Border Ruffians who were endeavoring to drive them out There were a number of emigrants

from Wayne county, some of whom had suffered assaults on person and property from these ruffian slavery

propagandists and steps were taken to

raise and equip a few young men to go to their atd. Henry J. Shombre, who was a man of somewhat military character, and of known bravery, in every way suited for a commander, was chosen to lead an expedition. He raised a little company of a dozen or fifteen, and with them went to a point near

Lawrence where there had been trou

ble between the two elements, and

more of It was anticipated. Squatter Driven From Home.

A short time after the arrival of Sh ombre and his squad one of . the

Border Ruffians named Titus, with a little squad of kindred spirits had driv

en a 4 squatter from his home, and he and his rarty had fortified themselves in the home of the man driven out. An election was near at hand for members of the Territorial legislature, and the

men with Titus expected to be "re

peaters and assist in keeping Free State men from the polls, while they stuffed the candle boxes used for the ballots. An effort was to be made to

dislodge Titus and his squad, , and

Shombre was placed iu command. . He was on horseback in the charge, a plain mark, and in the advance he was shot dead. John L. Robinson of rtushville was the U. S. Marshal for Indiana. He was

noted for his indulgence in booze, and it is told that when the prohibitory

liquor law was in force he had a bar

rel of the "contraband" shipped him

as "lard oil." He was thereafter dubbed "John Lard Oil Robinson."- Just

at the time the news came of the kill

ing of Shombre, which was during the campaign in 1856, Robinson was to

speak in Richmond. ' Sister Lived In Richmond. -

- In his talk he mentioned the killing

of Shombre, saying he had met a deserved fate, one which should be noted out to all who went to Kansas to aid in making it a free territory. Shombre had a sister living in Richmond, whose husband, Alfred Tulledge, was a grocer. Hearing of what Robinson had said relative to the killing of his .brother-in-law, and that he would soon pass liis place of business on the way .to take the train for home, Tulledge picked up an ax handle and went out on the walk to await his coming. When Robinson came he attacked him with the ax helve, giving him a most unmerciful beating. While Robinson was in the care of friends Tulledge , went before a justice, plead guilty to an assault, and friends who would rot allow him to pay a fine paid for him an assessment of three dollars, no costs being charged. In those days the papers in dealing

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with each other, or with public , speak

ers of opposite politics, were nothing

if not personal, not only caustic In character, but mors often vituperative.

And woe to him who' had' been indiscreet, or upon whom rested a bit of

scandal, which was often held up in public print in its most hideous form. William A. ' Bickle, an attorney, of

prominence, who had once been a Whig, as mentioned in a previous

article, but in the campaign or 1856 was taking an active part as a Democrat in- behalf of his new love. Criticised Palladium Man. ; It was generally understood that he was writing the leading editorials for Jeffersonian, and. in. one of these he had very severely criticised Mr. Davis,

of the Palladium. Mr. Davis in a

case of this kind was quite plain and severe. , In reply, he brought up ' the matter ' of a' 'scandal in which- Mr. Bickle had become implicated in securing a divorce for a Mrs. Boswell, advising him to "buy a copy of 'Bos' and

read it 'well.' -This touched Bickle's

tenderest spot, and meeting on the

street the following day, no doubt lying

in wait for him, assaulted him - with a heavy can. Davis warded off the

blow, caught his hand in the cravat of his antagonist, and struck him two or

three times in the fact. .As Bickle fell back a revolver dropped from ' his pocket. Friends interfered and took Bickle away. He had for several days a peeled face and a black eye to show for his folly of assaulting an editor. The Republican party was now organized and its first campaign inaugurated with Fremont and Dayton aB its national candidates, and Oliver P. Morton as its candidate for governor. The platform adopted by the national convention was quite brief in comparison with present day platforms.' Its

leading declaration was opposition to

"those twin relics of barbarism, slavery and polygamy." Expect Good Round Majority. It was a cinch that Old Wayne would give a good round majority for the national and state Republican tickets, yet there were some big rallies held, and banners were swung to the breeze proclaiming "Fremont, Free Terrories, and Free Speech." Among the speakers of national prominence at - these rallies was Cassius M. Clay, the noted anti-slaveryite of Kentucky, a cousin of the great and beloved Whig statesman, Henry Clary. Eleazer Malone, of Centerville, a good and clean man whose worst fault politically -was that of -being a "dyed in the wool" Democrat, had for years desired to be sheriff of the county, and was his party's candidate time and again, going down to defeat "by the usual majority." He was the candidate again this year, opposed by Jesse T. Williams, a farmer and stock raiser of the vicinity of Milton. He was a man of extraordinary energy snd push, who had been prominent as a whig worker before that party bad given up the ghost, and was now as strongly aligned with the new party. Party Takes Decided Stand The Republican party of the county had taken a decided stand against the saloon and against the use of intoxicants. And it was here that Malone and his friends made a 'bitter personal fight, charging that Williams was given the use of Intoxicants, and frequently had been in a condition to show for it. This was denied by Williams and his friends, and while the Jeffersonian put the charge in print the paper and the party were never able io adduce proof. The fight was a bitter one, but Williams was elected by a fair majority, which so rejoiced him ' that in his rejoicing he "fell down." got hilariously drunk, and thus lost the respect and confidence of those who had been bis warm friends. While he continued more' or less In politics his influence, although he made a good sheriff, was gone and be' retired to private life after serving out his term. Starts WOst to "Grow Up" In closing this series of articles, may I be permitted to- indulge in a little personal history?- I had been a jour printer a few weeks when about the middle of November I took the advice of Horace Greeley, and started for the West to grow up with the country, and realize my ambition for the publication of a country newspaper. I had my heart set on Kansas,

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but stopping a short time in Indianapolis and Terr Haute' I heard a printer was badly needed at Palestine, 111. There was no railroad " nearer than Sullivan, fifteen miles away, and from there I was " a tramp printer. : With no Intent of remaining long I ' staid long enough to realise the quotation made' at the beginning of the first of these memories ' "There is a Divinity which shapes our ends, . Rough hew them as we may." Robinson a,, few years before had been the county seat of this (Crawford) county, which celebrated its centennial last year. It had never had a paper (the one at Palestine being the second venture for the county). I got charge of the Palestine outfit within less than a year and moved it to Robinson. The second summer following I got the "Wabash Shakes," which lasted me over three months. I sold out; and later, returned to Old Wayne. - " Serves In Indiana Regiment I had a short term of service in the 106th Indiana infantry, and after my discharge, wishing to again engage in business, with a thought, that "The place to look for a thing was where you lost it," I returned to Robinson and started "The Argus," bringing a part of an outfit used at Conner sville in the forties, later at Cambridge, and still later at Centeryille. and purchased some new material to complete the outfit. I thought myself then an Al printer but now when I go into the mechanical department and see the machinery and appliances from the labor-saving slugs, leads and rules, to the jobbers and cylinder presses, and the multiple magazine linotype, I confess I am "a back number" in that department, even though I am the oldest newspaper man in consecutive years of service with the sair.e paper in the State.

TENORS FEATURE APRIL RECORDS

Tenor solos by William Schafer, Sam Ash, Henry Pinckney and Jim Daugherty feature the April recordings of the .Emerson Talking machine company. The list of releases Includes chiefly popular songs, such as "Mother," "So Long Letty," "Come Out of the Kitchen," "Ida's Sweet as Apple Cider." The Emerson Symphony orchestra plays several popular numbers, including "The Missouri Waltz" and "Poor Butterfly."

A bill to prevent "baby angels" in movies is before the New Jersey legislature.

Don't Let Your Cough Hang On ' A cough that racks and weakens is dangerous, it undeqnines your health and thrives on neglect. Relieve it at once with Dr. King's New Discovery. This soothing balsam remedy heals the throat, lossens the phlegm, its antiseptic properties kill the germ and the cold is quickly broken up. Children and grown-ups alike find Dr. King's New Discovery pleasant to take as well as effective. Have a bottle handy in your medicine chest for grippe, croup and all bronchial affect-

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PROPOSES GREETING i -TO ENTENTE SOLONS tBy Associated Presa) WASHINGTON, April 9. The House was asked in a resolution introduced today by Representative Medill McConnick, of Illinois, to convey to the legislative chambers of the entente nations its greetings and the hope that peace shall witness the restoration of Belgium and Serbia and the establishment of a united and self-governing Ireland and Poland." OFFERS SIGNAL CORPS

(By Associated Preaa) NEW YORK, April 9. Perhaps the finest single : auxiliary . signal corps possessed by any army has been given to the United States by the American Telegraph and : Telephone company. About t 500 engineers already have been selected and some of them have been sworn into army service. The differences between government pay and their salaries with the telephone company will be paid by the latter.

i The 1,000,000,000 raised for- the British war loan, if assembled in 1 notes laid end to end, would stretch four times around the earth near the equator.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN ADOPTED BY TOOL PLANT

A profit sharing system has been established by , the management of the National Automatic Tool company, one of the city's largest manufacturing establishments,' for the benefit of the company's employes. There are now over two hundred men on the payroll. Details of the plan, it is said, have not yet been entirely worked out, but it provides that a certain percentage of profits in excess of what is estimated, to be a normal plant revenue for each month is to be set aside for the employes, this fund to be pro rated among the employes. It is anticipated that this profit sharing system will provide an approximate ten per cent, increase in wages for the workmen. Announcement was recently made by the Teetor-Hartley company of Ha-

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