St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 June 1894 — Page 4

Clje Jnirepenbent. VVALKICUTON, INDIANA. MAY 20, 1894 W. A. ENDLEY, Editor. STATE CAN TAX RAILWAYS. Indiana Wins in Its Contest With the Bi[ Four and Other Roads. Washington, Muy 26.—The su premti court to-day decided in favor ol the state of Indiana in the Big Foul and other railroad tax cases. It is held that the assessment of railroad property by a. state board of tax com missioners was open to no constitutional objection and the supreme court sustained the Indiana court. Justices Harlan and Brown dissented, Indianapolis, May 26.—The decision rendered by the I nited States supreme court, to-day in the railroad tax cases is most important in the tinancial sense to Indiana. It will also have a great bearing upon the pol’tieal campaign this fall, being a great card in favor of the democrats. The railroad tax law was passed by the general assembly of 1891, which was essentially a farmers’ body. A state board of tax commissioners was created, and its first act. was to increase the value of the railroad paoperty for taxation from $69,000,000 to $160,000,000. The Big Four, the Pennsylvania and two or three other roads took the matter into court and were beaten. The democrats passed the law and have been in charge of all the means taken to enforce it, and the decision of to day gives them a victory which will help them with the farmers. This decision is of some importance to the residents of Lincoln township at present. It gives the Three I question a little different phase. By this decision railroad taxes have been considerably increased over the old rates, which the railroads were fighting to maintain. Should we get the Three 1 road Lincoln township will have three railroads to tax which will tend to decrease in ratio the taxes of every resident of Walkerton and the township. ’The Three I would pay more taxes than the other two roads combined, as it would hav^ more miles of track than both of the others. It would seem that this decision of the supreme court ought to have some little weight, at least, with our people towards giving a favorable consideration to the question of voting aid to the Three 1. Culture injures a feeble brain by increasing its conceit.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The important news comes by cable from London, England, that sidewhiskers are again growing in favor over there. As London is quite a leader in fashion we may look for the fad to Soon strike this country. The Diamond plate glass works at Elwood, report says, have closed down, throwing an army of working people out of employment. The times are not materially improving, nor will they till the U. S. senate passes the tariff bill. Men give me some credit for genius. All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort which I make the people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.— Alexander Hamilton. Report says that there are about one thousand laboring men out of work in South Bend at the present time. Considerable unrest is manifested among the unemployed and more or less fears are entertained of possible trouble. The situation there seems somewhat grave. The city authorities, however, are doing their best to relieve the distressed, and may succeed in preventing turbulent demonstrations. Pullman, the palace car man, says he was happier when he hadn’t a dollar than he is now with $50,000,000. — Ex. If money contributes so little to the happiness of Mr. Pullman it is strange ' d he would permit a strike to go on • i ^'orks because of decreased ■ I employes. Mr. Pullman his happiness by being liberal to his needy ^aily Dispatch has g 9 uare * nc h th an Chicago. In 2^o -'go giving 5 ® been LIS e Z 'll ' * So j S co ® 9 ™ £ w ~ ” u> CD co £ £ I • i I ^ ~ _® < ■£ 2-1 v co 5° ® X —A J" s j w co uj ® 01 (J 03 5 0 I 23^ £ « «i O >B 2 u, ? ^“oo > W | -J

How They Began. * The following interesting batch is — going the rounds of the press : 4. Senator Farewell began his life as a — surveyor. Cornelius Vanderbilt began life as a farmer. Wanamaker’s first - salary was $1.25 a week. A. T. Stewart made his start as school teacher, Jim Keene drove a milk wagon in a 0 California town. Cyrus Field began life as clerk in a New England store. i Moses Taylor, clerked in Walter street, f New York, at $2 per week, Geo. W. r Childs was an errand boy for a book s seller at $1 per month. P. T. Barnum ' earned a small salary as bartender at Niblo’s theater, New York. Jay Gould t canvassed Delaware county, New York, s selling maps at $1.50 apiece. Andrew Carnegie did his first work in a Pitts- - burg telegraph office nt $3 a week. In facie of these and thousands of similar instances the great American , stumper continues to swear by the holy I post that all our laws are designed to make the rich, richer and the poor, - poorer. Sam Jones says it is a lio. , ROMAN CATHOLICISMMuch fear has been experienced that the Roman Catholic church would , at no distant day, raise up and forciby take possession of this country. Facts have been observed and, rightly or wrongly, interpreted as pointing to that end . Many have been alarmed during the decades past, and many are alarmed at the present outlook. Throughout the central part of our country there is no little apprehension and anxiety. To many minds in this section trouble from that source seems imminent. They look forward to 1 bloodshed and war on a broad scale. Some are exceedingly nervous, and are continually watching the signs of 1 tho times. Many pulpits, more especially Free Methodist and Advent ■ pulpits, and those of other denominations closely allied to these, are acting as videttes watching the movements of the enemy. Looking for this they, like others, find what they are looking for. To many their apprehension seems groundless. They feel that these alarmed people overestimate the papal authority; that the pope has not such absolute control over the Catholic con tiugeucy in this country, end could not, ! even should he desire it, bring about a civil revolution and establish himself civil monarch and imperial ruler over the United States. They feel also that as decades pass this becomes less and less possible. A large part of Um Roman Catholic church are American born, educated in our common schools, taught in schools and in various wavs ■ the principles constituting American I ism, are becoming quite thoroughly ! Americanized, and are satisfied. This is becoming more so year after year. Furthermore, the Romish church is not growing pari passu with the nation. They now number scarcely more than one-eighth part of the population, and immigrants from Catholic countries are less in number than those from Protestant countries. Therefore, a war by the Catholics for conquest becomes less and less probable, and in case of such war their success becomes less and less possible. Which of these opinions is the true one we will not attempt to decide, but rather leave it to the judgment of intelligent readers. C. B. Gillette. Republican County Convention The republicans of St. Joseph county met in delegate convention in Good’s opera house, South Bend, Sat- i urday, May 26, and selected a full i county ticket. Lucius Hubbard was chosen chairman and E. A. Jernegan, of Mishawaka, secretary of the convention. The meeting was largely attended and great enthusiasm prevailed. L. W. Royse, of Warsaw, addressed the convention. Col. William Hoyne and Hon. James S. Dodge were called on for speeches, but those two gentlemen were absent. The republicans of the county seemed well pleased with the nominations and believe that they have a strong ticket in the field. George IL Leslie, candidate for surveyor, of this place, made a phenomenal run in the convention, he receiving 248 votes and his opponent but 12. The full ticket is as follows: For representatives, Francis E. Lambert, of Portage, and Edward C. Laidlaw, of Penn; for clerk, George M. Fountain, of Olive; for auditor, George W. Loughman, of Portage; for treasurer, William H. Oren, of Portage; for recorder, Jeremiah 11. Hildebrand, of Union; for sheriff, James C. . Eberhart, of Penn; for coroner, Dr. 1 2” hard P. Dugdale, of Liberty; for cS > «or, George 11. Leslie, of Lincoln; g o ® J "ussioner, western district, m c - ® Greene; for commisI £ > ~ district, John D. Ful"Ml - ~& Is I ' x as changed hands, Owe 5 \ • i ^>g w. M. Bren-

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