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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
OLDER THAN
CONSTITUTION
Yet the Little Puppets of the In
terest Tell You It's Some
New Tangled Idea.
LJ. W. Dublin, in the CommonerI

ii. w. Dublin, in the Commonerl
Representative government is
fine in theory, but the experience
of century has shown that the
men who are chosen by the peo-
pie to represent them are not
always true to their trust. They
forget that they are only agents
and assume magisterial func-
tions, and SO the people, who
are the source Of power, are
adopting direct legislation. 1t
is a radical change, a grand,
progressive movement, a virtual
political revolution.
A representative form of gov
ernment has developed a class
Of unpatriOtic persons who fat
ten by Systematically corrupt
ing the peoples representatives.
These men do not desire a
change. They particularly con
demn the recall" and call it a
new tangled idea, forgetting or
ignoring the fact that it is older
than the constitution.
The articles Of confederation,
which was the organic law of
the country previous to the
adoption Of the present consti-
tuition, were adopted on the 10Th
of November, 1777. Article 5
of that time-honored document
contains the recall. 1t may be
for such of our reactionary fel-
low-citizens who may never
have read it, or having read it
have forgotten it, to read it
again. 1t is as follows:
Article V. For the more
convenient management Of the
general interests of the United
States, delegates shall be an
nually appointed in such man
ner as the Legislature Of each
state shall direct to meet in
Congress on the first Monday in
November, in every year, with a
power reserved to each state to
recall its delegates, or any of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
when
InNal1ll

Said bonds to have Az per cent inter-
est coupons attached payable semi-an-
nually ON March 20th, and September
goth, of each year, and will be issued un-
der authority Of title seven, chapter eight
Of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and a.
mendnents thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by a de-
posit Of one hundred dollars in money,
which said sum win be left with the
County Auditor as a guarantee, that the
purchaser to whom said bonds shall be
awarded win accept said bonds and pay
for the same at the County Treasurers
office in Celina, Ohio, at the price indicat-
ed in his bid, and the failure to pay for
and accept the same, shall work an abso-
lutte forfeiture Of said sum of one hundred
dollars so deposited IN the Auditors Of
fee, and the Auditor Of said county viii
be authorized to pay the same into the
county treasury for the use OF the county.
The Board Of County Commissioner re-
serves the right.to reject any or an bids.
by order Of tho board Of County COM
missioners. y. T., MORRO1V,
Auditor Mercer odnty
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

atives" of the people to get
the Galilean out of the reach
of rescue by the people?
Having worn out that crooked
parallel" its authors are
now trying one on the Re.
call. This also is crooked. 1t
brings into service the recent
horrible lynching in Pennsyl-
vania of n negro prisoner. This
was done by the populace in a
fit of passion, and therefore,
according to some statesmanic
minds, it shows that the popu-
lace would do with judges if
they had the recall at command.
We might suggest waiting to
I lsee what judges not subject to
recall will do with that case
before we speculate upon what
the people would do with the
judges if they were subject to
recall But never mind. Let's
take the challenge as we find it.
Here is a mob of respectable
white criminals who murder a
Negro with crime, because he is
a Negro. What man is there
who believes that this, or any
thing like it, could have been
done or approved by any State
in the Union, upon an Initiative
petition formally submitted, dis
cussed for three or four months,
and voted upon formally at the
ballot box, where every citizen
and not merely a masked mob
would have an equal voice? 1t
couldn't be done in the worst
'nigger-hating" county of the
most ''nigger-hating" State,
whether North or South.
And the crime having been
committed, as in this Pennsyl-
vania case, what man believes
that the Sheriff arresting the
ring leaders, the Judge holding
them to full legal responsibility
at the trial, the Governor refus-
ing to pardon them, or any other
official doing his duty in the
premises, could be recalled any
where in the Union upon a recall
petition specifying such action
as the reason for recall, and
upon a ballot box vote after a
three or four months campaign
of discussion. 1t couldn't be
done anywhere. Editorial in
The Public.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

The interests, which are fight
ing the initiative and referen-
pun, and the brewery and whis-
ky trusts, which desire to es-
tablish perpetual fountains of
booze in every community on a
sound and paying basis, have
been Offering The Democrat col
umns of free plate matter, freight
prepaid, to help them in their
respective benevolent schemes,
We have mouse for them, though
we may comment on some of the
stuff in the future and the class
Of cattle who feed their read
ers with it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
When

said bonds 10 have Az per cent inter-
est coupons attached payable semi-an-
nually on March 20th, and September
goth. of each year. and win be issued un-
der authority Of title seven, chapter eight
OF the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and a
mcndments thereto.
Each bid must De accompanied by de-
post of one hundred dollars In money
which said sum will be left with the
County Auditor as a guarantee, that the
purchaser TO whom said bonds shall be
awarded, win accept said bonds and pay
for the same at the County Treasurers 9
office I'm Celna, Ohio, at the price indicat-
ed In his bid ana the failure 10 pay for
and accept the same, shall work an abso-
lute forfeiture of said sum of one hundred
dollars so deposited I'm the Auditors Of
flee, and the Auditor of said county viii
be authorized 20 pay the same into the
county treasury for the use of the county.
The Board OF County Commissioners re-
serves the right 10 reject any or all bids,
by order of the board OF County Com
missioners. j. l.. MORROW,
Auditor Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
CROOKED parallels

Not long ago plutocratic news
papers were testing the Initia-
tive and Referendum by the ac-
tion of the people Of Jerusa-
lem" in demanding the crucifix-
ion of Christ; all unmindful,
these papers, that those de
mands were not by the people
but by pultocratic pharlses and
their slumgullion hangers on.
That the masses Of the common
people would have done differ
emily had they been consulted,
which they were not, was dem
onstrated a few hours before.
What was the Judaskiss for,
but to enable the represent
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

PR\HE invasion Of Kentucky by the
Confederates on Sept. !, 1861,
drove that state into armed
support of the Union. Up TO
that time she had been neutral, refus-
ing 10 furnish her quota Of troops TO
the Federal government, but at the
same time opposing the secession Of
the cotton states While many Of her
citizens enlisted in both armies, she
would not permit troops of either side
to set foot on her soil. This proved in
the end an illogical and impossible po-
sition. In the life and death struggle
that was going on In the nation there
could be no neuuals. Every state was
compelled TO take sides, and this was
especially true Of Kentucky, situated
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

Senator Bailey, of Texas, an
nounces he will not be a candi-
date for reelection to the U. S.
Senate. Joe is wiser than we
thought he was. He has been Il
tool of the interests, and he has
come to the conclusion the Dem
ocrats of Texas were ready to
kick him out as soon as they got
the opportunity. Bryan has
another laugh coming.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
when

Said bonds TO have 41a per cent interest
coupons attached, payable semi-annually
on March goth, and September goth, of
each year. Said bonds and interest cou-
pons payable at the county Treasurers
office i'm Celina, Ohio.
Said bonds will be issued under author
ity of Ohio Laws, Vol 90, Page go, pass
ed April 4, 1900, and amendments thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by de-
posit of one hundred dollars in money
which said sum shall be left with the
County Auditor as guarantee, that the
purchaser to whom said bonds shall be
awarded, win accept said bonds and pay
for the same at the price indicated in his
bid and the failure to accept said bonds
and pay for same at the County Treasur-
ers office in Celina, o., shall work an abso
lutte forfeiture of said sum of one hundred
dollars so deposited in the. Auditors of Of,
fee and the Auditor Of said county will
be authorized to pay the same into the
county treasury for the use Of Mercer
county.
The Board Of County Commissioners re-
serves the right TO reject any or all bids.
BY order of the board Of County Com
missioners. J. J.. MORROW,
Auditor Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
When

Said bonds to have AZ per cent inter-
est coupons attached payable semi-an-
nually on March 2Oth, and September
20th of each year, and viii be issued un-
der authority of title seven, chapter eight
Of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and a.
mendments thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by de-
posit Of one hundred dollars in money
which said sum will be left with the
County --uditor as a guarantee, that the
purchaser to whom said bonds shall be
for the same at the County Treasurers S
office in Celina, Ohio, at the price indicat
ed in his bid, ana the failure to pay for
and accept the same shall work an abso-
lutte forfeiture of said sum of one hundred
dollars so deposited in the Auditors Of
flee, and the Auditor of said county win
be authorized to pay the same into the
county treasury for the use of the county
The Board Of County Commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids
by order OF the board of County Com
missiOners. j. l.. MORROW,
Auditor Mercer County
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

Said bonds 10 have az per cent inter-
est coupons attached payable semi-an-
nually ON March 2Oth, and September
2Oth. Of each year, and viii be issued un-
der authority Of title seven, chapter eight
of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and a
mendments thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by de-
post Of one hundred dollars I'm money,
which said sum will be left with the
County Auditor as a guarantee, that the
purchaser TO whom said bonds shall be
awarded, win accept said bonds and pay
for the same at the County Treasurer's
Office I'm Celina, Ohio, at the price indtcat-
ed I'm his bid, and the failure TO pay for
and accept the same, shall work an abso-
lutte forfeiture Of said sum of one hundred
dollars so deposited I'm the Auditors of
flee, and the Auditor Of said county will
be authorized to pay the same into the
county treasury for the use of the county.
The Board of County Commissioners re
serves the right to>reject any or all bids.
BY order of the board of County Com
mssiOneTs. j. l.. MORROW,
Auditor Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
When

Said bonds 60 have alh per cent inter-
est coupons attached payable semi-an-
nuaUy on March goth, and september
goth OF each year. ana VIII be issued un-
der authority of title seven, chapter eight
Of the Revised Statutes Of Ohio, ana a.
mcndments thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by de-
posit of one hundred dollars In money,
which said sum will be left with the
County Auditor as a guarantee, that the
purchaser To whom said bonds shall be
awarded, viii accept said bonds ana pay
for the same az the County Treasurer
Office I'm Celina, Ohio, mt the price lndtcat-
ed Ga his bid. and the failure 90 pay Tor
and accept the same, shall work an anso-
mte forfeiture OF said sum OF one hundred
dollars so deposited I'm the Auditors Of
flee, and the Auditor of said county viii
be authorized 10 pay the same into the
county treasury for the use Of the county.
The Board of County Commissioners re-
serves the right 10 reject any or all bids.
by order OF the board Of County Com
missioners. y. i. MORROW,
Auditor Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
SALE OF MERCER COUNTY
PIKE BONDS
AUDITORS once, Mercer county

Celina, Ohio, Aug. 10, 1911,
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the County Audi
tors Office in Celina, Ohio, until the 18th
day Of September, A. ID. 1911, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. for the purchase OF S0,OuuOO OF
Mercer County pike bonds for the use
and benefit of the Hausfcld Road
Improvement, said bonds all being dated
the goth day of September 1911, and
shall be payable at the County Treasur-
er's office of said county, and numbered,
dated and payable as follows;
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
SALE OF MERCER COUNTY
PIKE BONDS

Celina. Ohio Aug. IS, 1911.
NOTICE Is hereby given that sealed
bids win be received at the County Audi
tors office I'm Celna, Ohio, until the 18Th
day of September, A. -. 1911, NJ 10 o'clock
a. NJ, 10 rthc purchase of S9,5O0.00 Of
Mercer County pike bonds" for the use
and benefit Of tile teldhake-Evers Road
Improvement, said Bonds all being dated
the goth day OF September 1911 and
shall be payable at the County Treasur-
er's Office IN Cclina, Ohio and numbered,
dated and payable as follows:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
SALE OF MERCER COUNTY
PIKE BONDS

GellnN ONO AUG TO- lbiA.
NOTICE rs hereby given that scaled
bids viii be received at the County Audi
tors Office in Celina, Ohio, until the 18TH
day OF September, A. ID. 1911, nt 10 o'clock
A. NJ. FOR the purchase OF 100000 OF
Mercer County pike bonds" for the use
and benefit of the Davis Road
Improvement, said bonds all being dated
the goth day OF September, 1871, and
shall be payable az the County Treasur-
er's office IN Celinu, Ohio, and numbered,
dated and payable as follows
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
SALE OF MERCER COUNTY
PIKE BONDS


IUITNNI WTHWl lfWHl 10 N|IfI
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
bids viii be received nt the County Audi
tors office IN Ceina, Ohio, until the ltth
day of September A. ID. l9ll, ot 10 O'Clock
A. III for tbe purchuse OF S5OOO.0O OF
Mercer County pike bonds for the use
and benefit of the Becher Road
Improvement, said bonds an being dated
the 20th day of september loll, ana
shall be payable at the County Treasur-
ers Office in Celina, Ohio, and numbered,
dated and payable as follows ,,..
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

No executive or central com
mittee of either party has any
right TO dictate who shall be
a candidate for the constitu-
tional convention. The sover-
eighty of the government is
lodged in the people and not in
its public servants. -Greenville
DemOcrat.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

The veto Of the Farmers Free
list bill and Of other tariff re.
duction bills which have gone
through Congress are acts quite
consistent with Mr.. Taft 5
whole public record as a faith
full servant of predatory inter
ests. If he would candidly say
that he cannot afford to antagon-
ize these interests, he would at
least be entitled to some respect,
but when he tries to justify his
course by seriously putting up
an argument against undue
haste in stopping a robbery on
the ground that the robbed ones
might suffer loss, he places him
self in most contemplate posi-
tiOn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

them, at any time within the
year and to send others ia their
stead for the remainder of the
year"
This is where we get the
recall. 1t is not new.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

1t is the time right now, as
soon as man is mentioned for
delegate, to begin looking into
his case, bearing in mind right
from the start that no man who
is opposed to direct Legislation
is good enough to represent you
at IL constitutional convention.
For, either he is a fossil, and
has not kept pace with the times,
or he has some ulterior motive
in denying to the people the
right to pass upon their own
laws Dayton News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
The War Fifty Years Ago

Rosecrans Completing McClellan's Work In Western
Virginia -confederates Under Floyd Defeated at
Carnifex Ferry---Genera Benham Criticised For
Failure to Annihlate Enemy--ColOnel John W. Lowe
Killed---Relative of George Washington Also Falls
General Robert E. Lee Defeated at Cheat Mountain
Small Skirmishes In Missour---The Launching OF
the Kearsaree---Albert Sidney Johnston Appointed
to Command ALI Confederates In Mississippi.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON, HERO OF
FORT SUMTER, APPOINTED TO A KEN
TUCKY COMMAND IN SUMNER OF 1861,
BUT SUCCEEDED BY GENERAL W. n,
SHERMAN ON ACCOUNT or ILL HEALTH.
The outcome caused the first real re
ioicing at Washington since the darli
days of Bull Run.
The week ending Sept 8 saw few
other events Of Importance On Sept.
5 the priyateer JEFF Davis was report
nd sunk, having struck a bar or ST.,
Augustine. This created mild Interest
in the north, which next day wai
iaised to fever heat by the rumor thi
Jefferson Davis himself was del n
The city Of Washington was alarH
by the appearance Of Confederate
on Munson's hill, in sight Of they &
ltal. On Sept. . the body OF CA
Nathaniel Lyon was laid at tl
Eastford, Conn, Speaker GalY
Grow pronounelng the funeraH
Sept, s Washington's church
andria was opened, Uniot
playing the organ and cop
choir, and on Sept 0 the
ister at Washington pre
markable communicate
car, freely giving advIf
ing friendship for the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

| as she was on the border Of the two
contending sections. Both the Wash
ington and Richmond governments
perhaps counted on this and were only
waiting to see on which side Of the
fence Kentucky would climb down.
| As to this there could be little doubt,
| since the voters Of the state had al
ready indicated that they were with
the Union In the June elections the
| candidates of that side had been elect
ed by overwhelming maioriies. Yet
while maintaining her loyalty to the
/ constitution Kentucky had believed to
the end 10 peace and compromise, and
1t was doubtless because Of this senti-
ment that she attempted to be neutral
in the struggle
Henry Clay had been dead nine
years, yet his spirit was very much
alive in Kentucky, whose present atti-
tude seemed to echo his lifelong prin-
ciplos OF loyalty to the Union and of
attempted compromise between the
north and the south.
Hour For Compromise Past.
However admirable the attitude OF
Henry Clay in his own time, the hour
for compromise was now past. Tie
only way to reach peace was by war
that would eradicate the root Of the
trouble. AS it turned out, the north
won few victories until after the is
suance Of the emancipation procama-
ton In the crisis Of a man or n
nation halfway. measures do not an
swer. In the nature of things there
can be no permanent compromise in
matters of principle.
The foremost advocate of neutrality
in Kentucky was Governor Beriah
AIagofin who had refused Liucoins
call for troops and had been constant
in his recommendations to the legisla
ture to take no sides in the contest and
to keep Kentucky soil free from blood.
Shortly before the invasion Of the
state by the southern armies Cover
nor MagoGin had written both 70 Presi
dent Lincoln at Washington and Presi-
dent Davis at Richmond, asking them
to observe the neutrality Of the state
and to keep their troops from her bor
ders. To Lincoln he protested against
a force OF home guards which General
Nelson was raising in Kentucky with.
out the consent Of the anthorlties The
president replied in effect thar these
forces had been recruited at the re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

on the opposite side Of the river in
Missouri and that he had information
Of proposed occupancy Of Columbus
and other points by the northern
forces. Moreover, he had informed
President Davis Of the movement, who
had approved it.
Almost simultaneously with General
Polk's occupation Of Columbus Cen
eral Zolllcofrer had entered the other
end of the state. He crossed at Cum
berland ford, captured u number Of
home guards and took Cumberland.
Later he announced to Governor Ma
coffin that the safety Of Tennessee
demanded that the Confederates oc-
cupy three mountains in the vicinity
of Cumberland which had been done.
The Union men claimed that the ST.
multaneous occurrence of these two
widely separated movements Of Polk
and Zollicoffer and the immediate ap-
prOVal OF President Davis indicated a
preconcerted plan to invade the state.
Grant Seizes Paducah.
General u. S. Grant was at this time
in command of the Union forces in
southeastern Missouri and moved i'm
medlately Polk had entered Ken
lucky on Sept. A, Zollicolfer on the
9TH, and Grant threw his forces across
the river and seized Paducah on the
9th He found Confederate flags fly
ing in the town in anticipation Of the
Seizure of the place by the Confeder-
ates. In fact, the southern forces
were only sixteen miles distant, but
turned back when informed that Pa
ducah was already occupied by the
Federals. Grant issued the following
pronunciamento:
Il have come among you, not as an
enemy, but as your fellow citizen; not
D. maltreat or annoy you, but to re-
apect ana enforce the rights Of all
loyal citizens.
can enemy I'm rebellion against our
common government has taken posses
sion of and planted his guns on the soil
Of Kentucky and fred upon you, Co
lumbus and Hickman are in lis hands /
He is marching upon your city |
am here 10 defend you against this /
enemy. TO assist the authority and SOW (
erelgnty Of your government.
II have nothing to do with opin.on7 .
ana shall deal only with armed rehel
lion and Its aiders and ahettors, You
can pursue your usual ayocatlons. With
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
nv JANIS a. HDcERTo''

copyright by American Press Assoeia-
tlon. 1911
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

quest of'Kentucklans and said that he
had every reason to believe II majority
Of the people OF the state were in favor
Of their retention. Therefore he would
not withdraw them. Mr. Davis re-
piled in general terms that his govern
ment had respected the neutrality Of
Kentucky and would do So. Yet II
was at about this time that General
Leonidas Polk was planning his inya-
sion Of the state. move that Davis
almost Immediately approved as a
military necessity"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

Confederates Invade Kentucky.
General Polk occupied Hickman and
Chalk bluffs, near Columbus, on Sept.
4. His excuse for the action was that
Union troops had been recruited in
Kentucky and depots established, that
Federal fortihcations had been erected
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

FINEST EQUIPPED INSTITUTE ron MEH IN THE
UNITED sTATEs--RoT MANY MILES TO COME
WHERE YOU CAN DE CURED AT AVERY SMALL
COST, IN a SHORT TIME. NO CURE, NO PAY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19

Austin Presbyterian college. has
opened'a two weeks revival here.
Rev j. B. Cole. pastor or the First
Baptist church. Pecos. has returned
from Philadelphia. where he has been
in attendance as a delegate to the
Worlds Baptist convention,