Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 8 November 1907 — Page 4

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16-19 South Jackson Street. Telephone 65. 11.00 A Year, Single Copies 6c Advertising Rates upon Application. Entered at the dreeneastle. Ind. poBtoftlce ae second-cla.s matter. Friday, Nov. 8, 1907 FOOliH ANI* HI<>H POSITIONS. It has boeu a long time since Abraham Lincoln, and yet many men have not learned the wisdom of many of his sayings. Several men who pose as authority on politics and finance have not yet learned that all the people can not be fooled all the time. Charles G. Dawes, ex-comptroller of the treasury believes, because he is Charles Dawes, that any thing he may say will be believed, no matter how devoid of sense and fact. Speaking before the Civic Federation of Chicago he declared that the New York panic was due to magazine writers, to Attorney General Bonaparte and anti trust legislation. He declared the slock gamblers to be demi-gods of goodness and philanthropy, seeking not (heir own interests but the public advancement. According to Dawes, magazines and governors have been very wrong to unearth the Insurance scandals, to show the weakness of worthless stock, and to lay bare the methods by which the “lambs an.* fleeced” on "the board.” To protect the public, in the eyes of Mr. Dawes, is wrong, for It limits the opportunity of trusts and get-rleh-qulck concerns. To avoid panics allow “the Interests” to rob tha public freely. If this robbery is not Incroached upon, “the interests” will see to It that there Is no panic. Such, in substance, Is Mr. Dawes’ argument. And he evidently believes the American people so ignorant that some part of his harangue will bo believed. Many ftiols hold high places.

I Not in many years has the Republican organization of the state been so broken, so disrupted. The several j candidates for governor are each at j the head of a faction, or at least expect to be supported by a faction. Chas. W. Miller relies upon the Beveridge faction. James Watson, of Subsidy fame, looks for his strength to the Fairbanks machine. Fremont Goodwlne expects the aid of ex-governor Durbin and his followers. None of these factions or leaders of factions loves any of the other factions. The party is split into many camps, and any candidate |can And a supporting faction, ! though that support be given only to i spite some other candidate or faction. It is an excellent situation— i for the Democrats. A strong man J and a strong pull all toge her, and

the state can be won.

IK STATE AND REPUBLICANS. The condition of politics In Indi- * looks propitious for Democracy.

YKULING HELM. Greencastle and DePauw University come strangely near to distant Japan in the death of Verling Helm. Few men who have left DePauw , University have achieved greater success than this quiet man. His work made little noise here in America, and we Americans, who love noise, will not give him his due of honor, unless we pause to think. His work was not in politics or diplomacy, a field in which deeds done are visable to all. He wrought in the equally broad but less showy field of personal influence. It was Verling Helm who made possible the Y. M. C. A. work in the Japanese army during the war with Russia. .It was his personal Influence with the Japanese Ministry of War that made possible much of the missionary work done in the array and in Japan. He conducted a personal investigation of army camp conditions for the Japanese government, and his reports took rank with that of commanding generals. His word was sufficient under any circumstances with high Japenese officials, and where others failed to secure concessions for Y. M. C. A. secretaries and for Christianity, he succeeded. He was sane, without prejudice, not flnatdcal, broad minded and of quiet and powerful personality. Japan loses much in his death. Christianity loses one of her most powerful exponents and DePauw University one of her most successful, most valuable sons, valuable not to self but in the great work of world salvation,

ROONKVELT IS SMOOTH. Ohio politicians are of the opinion that Theodore Roosevelt can give pointers on political smoothness to any boss, state or notional, that ever posed as a political leader. The men in Ohio who pose as the backers of the Taft boom for president, have at last been forced to make this acknowledgement. These believe that Roosevelt is playing a deep game to have himself nominated for a third term by acclamation as the only possible Republican candidate. They point out that he has carefully managed to have two candidates from each section of the country supporting any candidate at all. He so arranges it that these candidates be- | come political enemies and leaders of factions, as Taft and Foraker in Ohio. The Taft men believe that . when the fight is on and faction beI comes prominent Roosevelt will alI low himself to be forced out as a I candidate, and will accept the nomination. Thus do these men see guile in the seeming bluffness of the president and political smoothness even in a hear hunt. They rely, however, upon the briefness of the American’s adherence to idols and expect Roosevelt to be unpopular by next June.

corporations issuing stock must bs watched more closely. And the men to do this are not men with swollen fortunes. A little more care about congress and the senate is necessary.

FKAlt THEMSELVES. Late dispatches from Washington state that Wall street is about to ask that a special session of congress bo called at once to enact legislation governing American finance. Naturally, from all that has been said, it would be expected that the legislation called for would be some thing in favor of the trusts. But not so They ask for restraining legislation. The dispatch says: These laws are asked for at this time to avert what has been represented as the most dangerous situation which has confronted the country during an extended historic period—that is, the the seeming growing lack of confidence based on known irregularities In business methods in some quarters and no sure and speedy means of separating the good from the unsound. The "eaptains of finance” are beginning to realize that the people are awake. They are confident, in their own hearts, that past methods will no longer do in the business world. They fear each other, however, fear that of themselves they will not be able to be honest—fear they will not b&’able to convince the public that are honest. They, therefore wish the government to step in and compel honesty, and thereby compel public confidence. Likewise they fear that the next elections will place Democrats, friends of the people, in the place where laws for the people will be enacted, and they desire to forstall radical action.

PARTIES ANI) PANICS. Had the present so called’flurry' in money happened during a Democratic administration, the Republican party would have cried out that it was Democratic policy that wrought the ruin. Now that the panic has come in a time of Republican administration the papers are at a loss to figure out the cause. A few, more bold than the others, or more directly under the control of Wall street, declare the trouble is due to Roosevelt and his attacks on the trusts. The facts are that the panic Is due to watered stock and Wall street stock gambling. This time the country was saved, not by Rockefeller and Morgan and their millions, but by the fact that the country had vast assets of farm products and manufactured articles that were actual value, not subject to manipulation, or at least only in a limited degree. Had the crops been poor, had the trusts been able to control all manufacturlee, a different story would now be told. The people are learning to read these things aright. They know now where to lay the blame—upon valueless watered stock, over capitalized ) corporations without regard for the public or for personal or corporate honesty. These make the panics, and the sooner they are curbed the sooner the panics will become things of the past.

In a game full of sensational runs, forward passes and punts, the Wabash Little Giants defeated DePauw Monday afternoon ni Crawfordsville by a score of 11 to 4. DePauw's only s''oro was made by Capt. Tucker, who booted a beautiful place kick over the goal from the thirty-five yard line in just three minutes after play began.

WHILE WE SLEEP. Continental countries are wondering if the recent ‘jolt’ In finance will waken the American people from their sleep. What these countries call ‘sleep’ is the attitude of the American public toward that brand of finance which is dishonest and indecent, and which Europe would not tolerate, ft has reference to our watered stock, our boldfaced cheating of the public In deals of all kinds, and reckless handling of railroads and traction companies in order to maks profits. A London paper says: “Europe was lire pared for anything In the shape of financial scandals, and for consequent undermining of public confidence, but Europe believes your country's prosperity is absolutely genuine. Further, Europe holds that nothing Is required but common sense in the American public, and drastic legislation as regards trust companies and individuals, to make the present moment the foundation of truer prosperity than you have hitherto enjoyed.” This is quite true. We must make panics less possible by controlling wildcat speculation. Insurance companies, stock underwriting companies, railroads and

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Not ice to Gravel Hoad Contractors. Notice is herein given that sealed bids will be received by the Commissioners of Putnam County, Indiana, at the Auditor's office in the City of Greencastle, said county and on Hatarday, November SO, idot. for the improvement of slx- * n thousand three hundred and seventy one and seven-tenths (1 till"!.7) feet of macadamized road in the township of Jackson in the County of Putnam and in the State of Indiana, according to plans in.l specifications now on file in the Auditor's office at Greencastle, Indiana. Said road embracing and being known as the C. A. Allen, et al Proposed Free Gravel Road. All bids must be tiled In strict accordance with law governing same. All bids must be tiled with the County Auditor not later than 11 o'clock a. m., November 110, 1907. when bids will be opened and iontract awarded. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the contract according to the law and equity of the bids filed. V. B. McCAMMACK. T. I). BROOKSHIRE. GEORGE E. RAINES. Floard of Commissioners of Putnam County, Indiana. Attest: C. C. Hurst, Auditor of Putnam County. Greeneastle, Ind., Nov. 7, 1907 3tl 1

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ITNCASTLE. Claude Duree was home from Lebanon over Sunday. Many of our citizens were calling on the County Treasurer last week. Len Rateliffe and wife ofEldorado Kansas are visiting relatives here. W. B. Walsh, of Frankfort, visited his mother and family Thursday night. W. C. Rogers and family and Ott Fry and family spent Sunday at W. B. Bridges. Mrs. 1 harles Hanna and children, of North Salem, are visiting her parents. Jud Ltndley and wife, this week. Rev. Houghton conducted services In the Universalist church Tuesday

j evening. Mabel Copper and Hallie Williams, who are attending DePauw, were with home folks over Sunday Clay Cooper and family spent ' Sunday with his mother near Mor- | ton. Clay Bridges and wife entertained on Sunday, Prof. Malan and wife,of Russellville; Ves Basinger and wife, i of Morton; Thomas Harvey, sr., . and wife and Chris Hartman and | "i f e In honor of Len Rateliffe and wife, of Eldorado, Kansas and George Harvey and wife, of Motion.

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