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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
2
The INDICATOR published each Thursday in Westville Indiana with annual subscriptions of 1.00 in advance. Obituary notices over ten lines priced at 1.00. obituary poetry at 1.00 per line. Professional cards available at 5.00 per year or 3.00 per month. Reader notice on advertisements. Thursday September 22 1898.
Coxey declares populism dead as Democratic exchanges clash with Republican candidates. Julius Keil praised for county board work while M. T. Krueger leads Michigan City ticket. Gustave Schlosser backs the Rep ticket. Gov. Mount rests at home near Crawfordsville. Mayors Darrow and Krueger push Democratic influence as election near.
The passage notes silverites aligning with the Democratic side while Republicans clash on issues of sound money government and business against Bryanism and its alleged evils. It frames choosing a side for citizens amid party conflict.
The Republican boys on the county ticket are getting acquainted with the people. Its a fact that they are all quite well known and respected in their respective localities, but each voter should be given a chance to meet and talk with them. The personnel of the ticket itself is a guarantee of a big vote, and when effective and close work is added, it will be invincible.
A satirical note questions the appearance of a silver tongued speaker described as a monstrosity with brass cheeks and a copper heart. It warns of an advertised event at Laporte next Monday at 2 PM, referencing the Bulletin’s claim about David Turpie’s silver tongue and doubting its truthfulness.
The critic attacks on Secretary Alger are rebuffed, and his humane traits are praised. The speaker notes Alger’s resilience under pressure and predicts that stronger assaults will simply enhance his standing.
The text claims Republicans made no campaign effort in Vermont and Maine while both parties saw losses, with Republicans faring slightly better pro rata. Democracy is mocked as deluded for thinking they won, comparing their stance to a child satisfied with small things.
Julius Keil of Hanna is presented as a wise selection for the Republican commissioner nomination. The piece notes broad cross party respect and a favorable boost in multiple towns including Dewey, Johnson, Noble, Clinton and New Durham, contrasting with opponent Bill Steigley.
The piece mocks a claim that thousands of Republicans are defecting, noting no firsthand reports and suggesting the editor may have heard a sensational Klondike tale. It cautions skepticism about the supposed exodus and frames it as an overblown rumor.
Saturday J A McConahy sold the Daily and Weekly Star after ten years at the helm. Garrett W Doty, editor of Valparaiso College Current, will run the papers for Porter County Republicans. Doty, from Warren county, is praised as an able writer and GOP ally while McConahy departs to seek better pay in other fields.
Commissioners report the county farm and jail in excellent condition noting cost increases under the current superintendent. Trev Orne, traveling evangelist, studied care of orphans visiting seventeen states. He praised the Laporte poor asylum under Superintendent Kyle as best he visited and contrasted costs with current administration.
The Argus and Bulletin attack Secretary Alger with a united front, though each harbors hidden intent. The piece warns of violence beneath the surface as partisan fervor threatens to erupt, urging humanity to redirect the heated scuffle before blood is shed.
Laporte Argus notes returning soldiers view Cuban insurgents as lazy dirty and utterly unfit for self government. They favor Spanish soldiers and distrust democracy as preached by jingo congressmen. The piece mocks the Argus editor and predicts Cubans may reject democracy soon.
The piece recalls David Turpie as a staunch Union loyalist turned critic who openly vilified Lincoln and the war, using harsh terms and proclaims of the Confederacy. It portrays him as a contentious figure with a notorious tongue, accused of betraying the cause for personal survival in later years.
The writer notes generous tribute to Spanish war veterans compared with civil war returnees. He recalls 2,700 county men went to the field, yet the civil war generation received little ovation. Time and conflict shaped public sentiment, praising civil war soldiers as unique, while Spanish war victories are seen as triumphs with minimal loss.
The Dispatch accuses M. T. Krueger of domination and weaponized politics within the Democratic party. The piece defends Krueger’s opponents as the paper urges voters to reject his influence in November and restore party integrity.
A historical tribute lauds McKinley’s administration for lifting the nation from Cleveland era troubles. It highlights wartime victory, the Hawaii to Philippines territorial gains, rising money supply, farmer wheat prices, and a record trade balance, crediting Republican principles and the short-term recovery.
The August Bulletin of the Bureau of American Republics surveys Cuba Porto Rico and other possessions. It notes Cuba’s vast lands and lagging production under Spanish misrule, with sugar tobacco and coffee figures and trade values for 1896–97, plus U.S. investments in sugar estates mines and manganese. It also outlines Porto Rico’s principal products sugar molasses coffee tobacco and other crops and land under cultivation.
Sufferers of hay fever can find relief at cool resorts in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin along the Chicago and North Western Ray. For rates and details contact W. B. Knis kern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago or any U S ticket agent.
100 reward. The paper notes a cure for catarrh claimed by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It describes the medicine as constitutional, taken internally and said to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Drugstores retail at ten cents.
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