The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26
As MAD As = WET HEN.


washington Gazette
1 "The school book dealers cf this CITY
threaten 70 lay aside party ties. snl,-cribe
for the Anty- Muuvpolisf. and Join the
party that drpomnces trusts. combines
and like organizations which form 10 do
injury 10 the people. They are mad.
They are red-hrsded. They have be-
lcome 30 enrsged thst TO look Il them
mskes one turn away with fear and
trembling. A representative OF the
American BOOK Company. . gigantic
trust which 10 Omposed of all book max.
lers who were opposed by the new ech0ul
book law Uf Indiana. visited Washing
ton Monday and compelled the dealers
l0f this city 10 sign = contract 10 sell
books at lS3 per cent. profit, pay tor
boxes, freight or express, aud, IL fact,
sell the goods so low that the book seller
could not earn bis salt IL he had 10 rely
on this branch Of his business. lie
warmed them IL they refused 10 handle
The books the company would establish
: store In Washington and retail the
books themselves, besides carry . line oil
stationery which would completely wipe
out the firms il this city. lie was sue.
cessfui with his threats, and now the
book firms have their names annexed to
long list Of books which ~ the article
reads: I'VE take pleasure IN announce
ing" that they have such cheap hooks
for sale. Tie manufacturers get the
usual price. The reduction comes vffI
the book seller. III. dealers here cav
the article should read I'VE. are compel
led, etc. IL J. trying hour. tor book
seIIers. indeed"
The American Book Company. thusl
den"u"csd by the bv0k sellers Of Wash-I
ingion for it, greed. il the same trust.
under . new name. by which Van Ant
werp. Bragg X Co.. were enabled for
years 70 fleece the people Of Indiana, BY
them 10 pay four prices for
inferior school bOok-, until the last
Democratic Legislature throitled II. aud
took away . part OF its robbings, by fur
ni-l'ing the people good school books It
prices. The next Demo-
cratic Legislature will secure reduction
on the rest Of the books used In the
schools. or abolish their use IL the rel
'iuction cannot be secured. Therefore,
this book trust IL tsking warning early.
aud compelling the reduction OF profits
bv Indiana hook sellers under threats oil,
rninous competition. |,
The tru.t IL also working 10 elect Re. |,
publicsns 10 the L-gi-Iaiure In Demo- /,
crstic disiricis. 20 that il may sccure ali
repeal Of The present wise school book K
law. and be enabled TO again fssten it,
clutches On The taxpayers through thely
~ what they are pleased toll
ern' stree school books" which will
have 10 be bought Of II 1t monopoly :
prices. People who believe in good and 7,
;heap school books can only be suie OIL
hrm by voting for the Democratic can
iidaies for the Legislature. who are II
pledged 10 sustain the present Law and
extend its provisions. II has already IL
'sved the people Of Dubois county overl Ii
- OOO. Pickhsrdt aud Inman are ~ a
svos Oft DR.. Glezen 10 . Republican, ID
md therefore j. in favor OF the free 10
school book dodge. Take your choice. III
,ut io II with your eyes open 10 the r.
aud when you have voted A
J Republican II. NJ. B A. ticket don't!s =
.tumblc II you are gouged by q dozen n
ever 80 deep! d
u u the party controlled BY mon- tI
'polies, secret meetings, secret pledges Il
nd trusis! TX
lie Legislation for % wears past has b
resied everv Trust and every homeless h
ramp IN Americs! h
IT. control Of the r. NJ. u. A. IL amid
irocious attempt 10 prolong its power y
y cheating aud defrsnding The farmers. u
ghom its leaders think arc not up TO its v
lie political tricks! lil
Democratic farmers see through Il. v