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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
1ne DEMOCRATIC TAX LAW.

We commend the wise, prudent. pa
triotic and economical administration
of Governor Mount and the Republican
state officials, under which, with a re-
duction of % per centum III the state
tax rate within the last Is months,
$500. 900 of the state debt has been dis
charged; an army of e 1000 men has
been equipped and placed in the field at
an expense of over S2o0.OO0; the laws
have been enforced and the name OF In
diana honored throughout the land.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
The TARIFF.

weespecially commend the president
and congress for the prompt passage OF
Q wise revenue law in accordance with
the sound Republican doctrine OF re-
ciprocity and protection to American
industries aud home labor. and express
our unbounded confidence Ia the bene-
ficial results predicted for this measure
By our party leaders. evidenccso Of which
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

We reafirm and emph aisle our re-
pcated declarations in favor Of the cleo
ton of United States by the
people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

The Democratic party feels a just pride IN
tba otb.r great legislative reforms II has ac-
,snn,t,lished FOR the people Of Indiana ana
MINIS ~ Their continuing benefits a. certain
nrnof of their wisdom. We call. - enton 70
M. Australian ballot law. enacted F-ali-t ~
nuhlican opposition aud stu having a kIsae
nurifvinu sff.et on elections notwithslah"inA
the Republican amendments les-rnlng ~ 7ale-
yuards. 10 the board OF state charities law ior
The supervision and regulation 81 pur isnIL
and charitable institutions. 20 the schupi ry"f
law M which the great school book tru-t mas
h.en driven from the state. the price q ths
brokS used in public schools has b'cn rtah''n
over one-half and the frequent changes ~
tnoks. formerly 80 burdenSofnc 70 the peuple
and 10 the schools. have been pr
vented: 10 the fee and salary law ana other
,,ra.t measures Of reform which the state OF
Indiana owes to the Democratic party.
We call attention to the record OF the last
two legislatures. each Ike ublican IN Doth
branches. which made scarcely a law OF ma
teriai benefit to the people. Both 81 these i.4-
l~slatures were marked ny corruption ana ue-
bauchery 80 scandaiOuS that even kepubm.ah
organs were driven 20 d%enuunce them. Ihty
have 10 their credit the Iniquitous special Ner-
diet law made in one aud repealed w The
other. the present legislative g~efrymannef. py
which the senate - given ~ mrmttfs. ~ Ntoia'
ton Of the constitutions. the anfitrust Jaw. "
splred ~ trust attorneys and purpo@eiy man.
40 worthless that Republican state unicints
dare not attempt to enforce ~. m oppIt1n'
varui~hee law. which undertook 10 u'trlN'
wave-.arnefs OF the state OF their coh~itu
tional right Of exemption. aud. the ontinEeou
PARTISAN measures to extend the term 81 w
appellate judges. county superlntehueh's ah'
township trustees
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
PENSIONS.

We hold in undying honor the SOL
diers and sailors whose valor saved the
life of the nation. and those who were
but recently called to arms in vindica-
ton of their country's honor and the
cause If human liberty. Just and lib
eral pensions to all deserving soldiers
are a sacred debt of the nation. n the
widows and orphans Of those who are
dead are entitled TO the care OF a gener-
Gus and grateful people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

We favor such q permanent strength
ening Of the navy Of the United States
and such improvements Of our system
Of coast defenses as shall assure ade-
Quate protection of the country against
foreign aggression.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
n TRuANCY LAW.

We favor such an amendment Of the truancy
law. which now requires a large and unneccs-
sary expenditure OF public moneys. 80 A. to
~trar.fer the duties 81 such officials 70 town
ship trustees. who shall perform the same
without further compensation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
GENERAL IAI lSSUES.

In tsp,- " for the first time since 1888. owing
To The vicious system of enacting appnrtinn-
nent laws. whereby the minority might stlh
control the majority. the Republican party
found itself in condifinn To legislaie Tor the
state. and the lawsthat II wisely enacted ana
the other measures which II stll more Wisely
refused TO pass. constitute an epochln ieglsia-
ton that j. an enduring monument 10 the
faithfulne-s and intelligence 81 The party
which the Fifty-ninth and >iNtieth geherai
assemblies represented; Amqng the man MI
and Just measures of legislation thst stan"
upon the statute books a. the result OF tnel
D0rs OF those two general M AIRY shs
acts creating a labor commission. p,v..uans
mean. for the settlement OF disputes between
employers and employees by arbitrafion' aDoi-
ishingthe prison contract SYSTEM taxing ron-
Wet labor out Of competition with iree lauor'
proyidiug for factory Inspection ana the pro-
~tectiun N the lives and health Of operatives
and prohibiting the employ ment 81 chiIu ~
hor: providing safeguards IN the auai,ins ot
hubble expenditures: complying win me con
ltitutional mandafe that the pensl code
.houid be founded ON principles OF reiormh-
ton and not Of vindictiye justice; prpNiuihs
for the protection Of the people aEhlhsa IN.
competent and inefficient professional in.h.
making permanent ia county ana extending
kto state officials the provision that oinctTs
/ shall he paid according 10 their services, am
not constitute "A burden upon the people uy
reason Of excessive fees and salaries, the TAX
ing Of the benevolent INSTITUTIONS out OF the
purview OF part san politics, whereby the ponr
and unfortunate wards of the state are a..
-ur.d competent and humane treatment. and
a.,oye ali. the enactment Of an honest. fair
and constitutional apportiunmenf law. ifr-e
acts emphasize and illustrate the lnteilgehee
and Integrity Of the Hth and UHh general a.
-cmblse~.a and we congratulate the Republican
party and people OF the state on their action
REFORM.
We favor, a. a supplement 70 our present
election law the enactment by the next lexis,
lature Of such a primary election law a. VII
secure Ia the people a full and free expression
in the selection Of their candidates for Office
VShlP GOVERNMENT.
) Believing that there L. need OF reform IN
: county ard township government, ana that I
I vast saving Of the public none can be made
l by better me hOd~. We favor early ana thor
! os,rL revision ~ III. avs upon this subject. u
the end that the people Of Indiana may hay'
the best and most economical mailssemsn
of local affairs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
Madison Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice IL gwen mat hereafter the Trus'
tee Of Mad ssn township will 5e at the
office Of DIR. Bean. in Ireland, on every
SATURDAY, for the pur pose Of attending TO
township business, md all persons hav-
ing business with &c township are ex-
pected to confine il to those days.
The township library is KEEP at Isaac
Alexander's in Ireland, where all may
obtain the books.
The Indiana School books will be
found at VIM. r. Young's store at all
times. JouN Il. NORMAN,
Auc. 10. 'a5-v Trustee Madiscr tn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

We are in favor Of the construction
and control OF the Nicaragua canal by
this government, when its Feasibility
shall have been determined; but we are
opposed TO a loan OF the national credit
20 any private corporation FOR that pur'
p0eo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

The Democratic party Of Indiana:
now. a. in the past. advocates liberal
pensions as well TO the disabled sur.
vivors OF the Union army in the civil
war. and their widows and orphans, AS
TO the victims in the present conflict,
and those who may be dependent upon
them. We honor alike the valor of
those who suffered for the flag in the
gigantic contest Of lS6i-65, and OF those
who have now gone forth to do battle
IN the cause OF liberty and humanity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

We congratulate the taxpayers OF In
diana upon the rapid decrease IN n
state debt, and beg to remind them that
he revenues with which the payments
thereon have been made and are being
made result from the enforcement o.
the Democratic tax law OF 1891, which
was enacted by Democratic legislature
over Republican opposition and protest.
which was assailed by a Republican state
convention, denounced by Republican,
orators and the entire Republican press.
but which was sustained IN the highest
court Of the nation through the efforts
of a Democratic attorney general. Every
dollar paid on the state debt by Kepub-
lican officials is cumulative evidence OF
the stupidity, or worse. of the kepup-
lican organization in its bitter opposi-
ton to the law which made such pay
ment possible. and which. since coming
into power, they nave made no effort 70
repeal.
We also recall that "A Democratic Leg
~islature enacted a law creating a sink
ing fund of 3 cents on the 500, 10 be
applied exclusively to the extlngui-h-
ment OF the state debt. and that q
these laws the Democratic adminlstra.
ton of Governor Matthews. IN 1870 and
1896, set the pace by reducing the state
debt more than 20. OO0, 900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09

ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR'S.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

JURlEs apparently lean, in the major
ity Of cases to the side of mercy, rather
than strict justice. This is evidenced
in the number of %murderers under sent
ence in the state penitentiary for life.
Another instance has been added in the
case of the man Villers, who has just
been sentenced to life for murder at
jamestown. Perhaps the reason that
the greater number of juries, having the
discretion of capital punishment or life
Imprisonment in the punishment of muir
derers, choose the lighter penalty is be-
cause they feel that there is a POSSIBLE
ity of doubt in the fixing of the crime of
murder, and they prefer to compromise
in passing sentence. Only one or two
prisoners on trial for murder in the state
have been sentenced to the death pen
atty, and in these cases, higher authori-
ties have INTERVIEWED to commute the
sentence.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

The democrats and populists of the
state will test the constitutionality
of the anti-fusion law passed at the last
session of the Legislature. The law al
lows a candidate of both parties to elect
under which party colors he prefers to
make the political race, but refuses him
the privil' ge of appearing twice on one
ticket. If the law is upheld, the demo-
Gratis and populists will probably COM
bine their party organizations, and here
after appear as one. Divided, there is
no possibility of their achieving any
thing, and united, there may be a posi-
bility at some time of their winning
some minor victory, although the repub-
lican party of the state is, here to stay,
the Grand Forks Herald to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP CO.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. III. HEW YORk. KE.

Roach. Dispatches make it appear that
our thrifty o~tfice-holder has suddenly
become opposed to the ''old gang" of his
own party and to the railroads. Mr..
johnson has been congressman for seven
years and it would seem that the repub-
lican party could we'll afford to allow
some one else to enjoy the honors of the
place, as the party has always done the
electing; and there are strong indica.
tons that the yoke of johnson is fast
calling the necks Of party leaders 1t
has been charged that he has always
bulldozed the state conventions of his
party and the candidates on the state
ticket with threats of leaving the party
at a critical time if he was not taken
care of and of carrying the Norwegian
vote with him. The dreadful catas-
trophe (?) to the rest of the ticket-and
the state-has always been prevented
by letting Mr.. johnson have his own
way.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

THE figures showing the comparative
values of exports for the Wilson and
Dingley laws must be far from pleasant
for those statesmen to contemplate who
staked their reputation during the last
campaign upon the assertion that our
exports of manufactures would greatly
fall off under high protection. The
official statement of the November 1897
exports shows that the value of articles
exported from the United States in that
month was about seven million dollars
greater than in November 1896. The
figures for the first eleven months of
1897 show a gain of eighty-siX million
dollars over the corresponding eleven
months of 1896 under the Wilson law.
The expectation of manufactures in
creased in these eleven months twenty
seven million dollars in round numbers,
as compared with the corresponding
months of 1886, showing a gain Of over
twelve per cent.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

terview the other day made the state.
ment, by inference at least, that when he
was a candidate for the senate a number
of years ago, he was receiving kilograms
relative to his contest, when suddenly
they were shut off, until a couple of
days later he had received a batch of
old kilograms, but in the interval his
defeat had been accomplished. In the
next breath the congressman says that
the present deputy postmaster is the
discharged Western Union telegraph
OPERATOR" etc., the natural conclusion
being that it was he who was concerned
in the suppression of the kilograms.
Unfortunately for the point sought to
be made by the congressman, the n
torial fight in which johnson was on
cerned, and when the alleged suppress
sion of kilograms occurred was over a
year before the present clerk in the
postofice came to Bismarck as operator.
In. the second place, the present clerk
(not deputy in the Office was not dis
charged, but was transferred from Bis
marck to another position, and resigned
because he did not choose to make the
change. These statements are due the
clerk in question, and will serve to show
the foundation for the statements that
are being scattered broadcast by the
opposition to the confirmation of Mrs.
Patterson.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
COURT AT STEELE
Several Cases Tried At the Term Of
District Court at Steele, and
More to Come.
]. M. Quinn Discontinues the Publ
cation of His Weekly Paper to
Engage in Other Work.
Court at Steele.

Judge Winchester, Stenographer Tut.
tie and Attorneys Allen and Hughes
have return ed from Steele where they
have been busy for the past week with
the regular term of court. There has
been considerable business for the
court and the time has been pretty we'll
occupied, two jury cases having been
tried last week. One of them was the
Raft case, where Raft sued New York
parties for 5000 commission, claimed to
be due him for making a sale of prop
erty. A verdict was rendered for him.
Another case of interest that was tried
was that of Commissioner Shoemaker
VS.. E. G.. Cook and others for damages
caused by a prairie fire. Cook was an
eastern party who came out to Steele to
hunt. While the party was hunting a
prairie fire was started, it is claimed by
them, and it wiped out Shoemaker's
home and farm property. He brings
suit to Gov damages, the amount in
volved being something like $1,000.
The case was not finished until Satur-
day, and the jury brought in a sealed
verdict, which will not be opened until
court convenes tomorrow.
There are several other cases to be
tried, among them that against Drug
gist Coulter of Dawson who is charged
with the illegal selling of liquor. 1t is
stated that Coulter refused to take out
a permit, and was arrested for selling
alcohol. He made no attempt to deny
the sale and admitted the possession of
alcohol on the premises. It is stated
that the case is the outcome of a fric-
ton between different factions in the
village, and during the session of the
court the reopening Of the drug store
was permitted, on a petition of nearly a
hundred residents of the county, and it
is likely that they will sign a petition
for a permit. Attorney Allen repre-
sents Coulter in the case.
Among the criminal cases to be tried
is n against DR.. Shultz for rape.
Shulz is defended by Attorney Hughes
and was arraigned and given time to
plead. The ease against John Riggs,
sentence in which was postponed from
the last term of court, has been staid to
give time for a motion for a new trial.
There are also two cases of the receiy.
ers OF the Northern Pacific against the
county, being the contested tax cases.
Judge Winchester will return to-
night and reopen conrt tomorrow morn.
ing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

THE gold statistics of 1897 show the
state of Colorado leading California by
several millions in the production of tie
precious metal. 1t is also shown that
t he output of silver was the greatest in
the history of the state, notwithstand-
ing the fact that all mines which carry
principal values in silver were shut
down. The silver output of between
thirteen and fourteen million comes en-
tire]y from gold ores, which carry a
little silver. But along with these state
ments come statistics Showing the ag-
ricultural productions of the state to be
greater than the total wealth from gold,
silver, and all the other metals, which
themselves aggregate over s45, 600, 600.
The farmer holds his own against the
fort une hunters, ever in Colorado.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

petual single gold standard advocates.
According to a Washington report,
President Mckinley has assured Sena-
tor Chandler that he is still in favor of
international bimetall,sm and that he is
confident of it's ultimate adoption as
ever. He regards the setback met by
the Wolcott commission us only tempor-
airy, and will send them abroad again
when conditions are more favorable.
The president, 20 Senator Chandler al
leges, also declared himself opposed to
the retirement of the greenbacks and
the issue of gold bonds. This will
sound the death kncll of the Gage and
the Indianapolis monetary commissions
financial plans. These plans can make
no Roadway in congress without the
support of the administration.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

A GOOD many Of the thought mould
ers of the state attribute to Attorney
General Cowan the delay in the enforce
ment of the maximum rate law. A re-
view of the proceedings had in the case
would correct this impression, if the
critics of the attorney general desired to
be fair. The railroads have applied to
the courts, and the courts give
them a certain time in which
to make out their case, serve
their answers, and begin the tax
ing of testimony. The roads are not
naturally inclined to hurry things, tax
ing advantage of the time allowed, and
just how the attorney general can force
them to an issue sooner than the time
allowed by the court is not plain.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

valley lands which good lawyers say
Hill never had a shadow of title to.
w. j. Anderson of Grand Forks went
to Washington at the expense of Mr..
Hill to help secure this legislation. He
got johnson to make a speech favoring
the bill. Both johnson and Anderson
are eminent attorneys, and eminent at
torneys seldom work for glory. This is
the manner of Johnson's hostility to
railroads. Is it likely that the roads
will fight johnson, when, should they
want his services, they can send Jim
Anderson to Washington?
Again johnson says the "McKenzie-
Hansbrough ring is already at work Sc
Letting candidates for the legislature"
Where and when? In what county,
in what district? Speak out Mr.. John
son-give us names and localities. Is
there a republican anywhere who knows
of such work being done?
No, Mr.. johnson, the people of North
Dakota have had quite enough of your
martyrdom campaigns; they will not be
foo'ed by your cry of corporation or
ring, or gang, or by any other of your
hypocritical expedients. If you run for
the senate you must do so upon your
merit. upon worth. You must convince
the people that you have been of some
service to the state, which you have not.
You must show that you are necessary
to republican success, which you have
not been, as you have run far behind
the ticket-especially in the election of
1886. There are stronger and ADLER men
in the state than you are, Mr.. johnson,
and another test ofyour party fealty will
como when the republicans through the
regular channels select a successor to
Senator Roach.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

IT is remarkable to notice the differ.
ence in tone between pop papers last
fall a year, and 10Y Then they were
filled with gloomy forebodings of the
future should Mckinley be elected, and
saw nothing but starvation in prospect
for the state. Now they are full of
cheering intelligence from all parts OF
the state, showing the great improve.
ment in financial condition everywhere,
and can see great things in store for
the state.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

THE business wisdom of settling the
long disputed taxes Of the Northern
Pacific is evidenced also in Morton
county, where the road has paid $4,000
into the county treasury, putting war
rants at par. This is in striking con-
trast to the condition of things in Wells
county, where the commissioners have
agreed to pay half the amount they get
to an attorney, taking chances of getting
nothing, should the cases go against
them, and Of getting only as much as
the counties that have settled, should
they win, after a long legal battle.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Now THERE is the editor of the X-Ra,

Now THERE is the editor of the X-Rays
he is even unwilling to admit the sim
certify of Congressman johnson in con.
nection with the "reform'' meeting held
at Fargo the other day-asserts the
congressman is with the ''old gang"
and not the reformers, as follows:
All the talk of the johnson papers
will not make the people believe that
our congressman is not toadying to "de
gang and trying to make himself be-
lieve that they will help him out in his
candidacy for U. S. senator to sue
coed Roach. But when the time comes
Mr.. johnson will be disturbed by a rude
awakening He is making enemies OF
his friends and doing no possible good
for himself.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
The Minneapolis Tribune obsery

The Minneapolis Tribune observes:
The people of North Dakota are paying
off debts and %cancelling mortgages as
rapidly as of those of Nebraska and
Kansas. North Dakota is forging to the
front as fast, in proportion to her popu-
~lation, as any state in the union, and in
time will be numbered among the most
%populous and wealthy. Almost every
acre of North Dakota is either arabic or
fit for grazing purpoes; there is almost
no waste land, and it's healthful and
invigorating climate constitutes an
irresistible attraction to the best class
of settlers.