The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

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Plymouth, Indiana, April 5, 1906.
A magazine writer says pork is one
of our most useful products. He can
prove it by Speaker Cannon who is
holding his in reserve until all the
boys have been good and earned a
slice.
The pure food bill pending in Con-
gress provides that a pound shall
mean sixteen ounces of a given article
exclusive of the wrappings. 1t IS cas-
Ter to put through such ideas since 1t
was decidd that a dollar means 100.
cents.
Reform movement which is sweet
ing the country is a crusade against
special privilege and the piratical
rich, and the people will overcome
lawlessness and corruption, says
Governor Folk, in a speech in Des
Moines.
Michigan wins in the Supreme
Court a fight OF years to compel rail
roads to pay taxes al the rate at
which other property is assessed
The state gets $2,OoO,O 900 back taxes
and the roads must now pay three
times their former rates.
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The New York Legislature has
killed the anti-betting bill, and the
Ohio Legislature has killed the anti
treating bill, so there will be nothing
to Interfere in the slightest degree
with the enjoyment of next falls cam
paign in those states except, possibly,
a scarcity of contributions.
To all appearances John Alexander
Dowie, friendless and alone, is now
a man without a church and practical
ly disowned by those nearest him
1t has been said hat his ways and
extravagances have long been tire
some to Zion. The present united
movement is but the outcome of a
storm which has been gathering for
months.
Very little is being said about the
doings of the conference committee
having in charge the matter of COM
ing to an agreement regarding the
admission OF Oklahoma and Arizona
and New Mexico. The probabilities
point to this: Oklahoma is to come
IN; Arizona and New Mexico ST all
have the privilege of voting for or
against admission to joint statehood
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There are many other reforms that
are needed. besides insurance re-
form. Therefore, it is we'll to be on
guard against those who are now so
eager to make it appear that the peo-
pie have really grown tolerant in
their attitude against crime. Of
course, there has been hysteria in the
exposure of methods that have been
used. But there has been, and is no
hysteria in the determination of the
people that graft and stealing shall
stop.
Sherman M. Becker, the young Re
publican alderman, whose spectacular
campaign during the last few weeks
has been the wonder of the polite
ians, was elected mayor of Milwau-
kee Tuesday over David S. Rose by
a plurality of 1900 or more. His cleo
ton is due to the enthusiastic sup
port which he received from the
young men Of the city, and to the
feeling that Becker stood against all
kinds of graft, while Mayor Rose has
been an apologist for the grafters.
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Thirty-six Republicans, ~thirty-hve
Democrats and one Independent is
the complexion of the Chicago coun-
ell since Tuesdays election A ma
jority of alderman are believed to be
in favor of high license. Saloon
domination in the council. brought
rum and reform to the death grapple
at the polls, and the result was that
the distilleries, the breweries and
dramshop forces fell back before an
aroused public sentiment that
brought out the stay-at-home voters.
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The manipulation of public funds to
private advantage is radically wrong
and the Sherrick object lesson ought
to have a widespread effect. Not on
ly have state officials been in the
habit of loaning money belonging to
the public, but many in county offices
are believed to have followed the
practice. All of these, like Sherrick,
dc not intend to defrau1, yet that is
what their actions amount to. They
gain money which in reality belongs
to the people. The case of the for
mer state auditor should serve as a
warning to all public officers.
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Reports received today from the
anthracite coal fields state that the
order of the miners scale committee
directing that mining be suspended
until an agreement could be reached
with the operators was obeyed almost
to the man. In all three districts
preparations were made by the opera
tors for a resumption of work Mon
Cay morning. Whistles were blown
at the regulas hour and evrything
was in readiness for the men to &C