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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

The Woe'te"bIaa German paper printed in this
city of this week, announces that In spite OF
Its previously formed determination TO take no
part in the election contest in this county this
fall, it feels constrained to oppose the election OF
Mr.. Reddick to the state senate, on the ground
that he is a temperance man 1t admits that il
has no knowledge that Mr. Reddick belongs to
any Temperance organization, or that he has ey.
er expressed himself in favor Of sumptuary laws
or any of that class of compulsive legislation
against which the face Of the Germans is pecu.
li,rly set. Mr.. Reddick is therefore opposed
solely because he is temperate, or non.drnking
man. Is this dealing Justly by the Gtrmsns
l. it the rule among them that no man can re.
ceive their votes who is not good beer and
whisky guzzler'
An indignant German has written US a COM
munic,tiou this subject. severely critcising
the course OF the WochenJIau,but as it is written
in German, and our only compositor who can
put it in type has been otherwise engaged, We
are compelled to defer it publication until an.
other week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

B. c. Cooks obsequlnus postmaster of the
LA Sale Press may learn from the following,
which we copy from the Peoples Adcocate, :
published in Will county, that he cant ''swap
horses while crossing ford
PRoFANITY.-The Joliet Republican is trying
to Palm on some OF Joe Glover's profanity as
Avery's. The people will recolect that Julius
Avery is not elasphemer. That comes from
the "prnce Of devils" and mono other. julius
Avery is an eXhorter. "Come We sinners Door
and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore, /"
etc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
DANGER"-The Wilmington will con,

"DANGER"-The Wilmington will coun-
ty) Independent is frightened, and, under the
above head, in its issue of the 9th inst. saws i.
Although full vote the Republicans have
from 800 to 1000 majority in this county, there
great danger threatened to our ticket this fall.
The same paper might have made the same
remark with perfect truthfulness in reference
to ct the ticket in Will and La Sale counties
Let the democrats throughout this entire con-
gressional district do their whole duty and
"this danger" will eliminate in brilliant
democratic triumph
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
FROM EUROPE. -
The War.

There has been the usual amount of skin
m'snlhS around Paris during the week, and
'iie russians, who were to be ready by Mon
Gay 10 open the bombardment, appear to be
as tar from ready to commence that pleasant
advertisement as ever.
On Sunday two balloons escaped from Paris
TO Tours, one containing two Americans
Chas. W. May and VIM. w. Reynolds. both
of New York; and the other war minister
Gambetta, OF the republican government IN
Paris. These brought thousands of letters
and full details OF the situation inside the
city. They report the city quiet, well pro-
visioned. thoroughly prepared for defence.
with 100000 effective men under arms. Gam.
beta has issued stirring proclamation to
people of France, calling upon them to rush
to the rescue of the capital
Garibaldi has escaped from his quasi.im.
prisonment at Caprera and arrived at Tours,
soliciting service in the cause of the French
republic. He will doubtless receive an i'm.
portant command.
There is evidently good deal of nego.
tatlon on foot between Austair and Russia.
which causes uneasiness at Berlin. The opin.
ION Is becoming general that there must be q
rupture between Austria and Prussia, and
that Russia will be at least induced in tina
event to keep hands off.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
The Republican Central Committee Of La

The Republican Central Committee of La
Sale county have filed the place on the rad.
ical county representative ticket, made vacant
by the declension Of Mr.. Fuller, substituting
the name Of VIM. l.. +. Jones. of Worthwhile.
Mr.. Jones is one Of the oldest residents of the
county, used to run blacksmith shop, but 10
now, we believe, farmer,-a good, honest,
hard.fsted, worthy man. Our chief objection
to him is, that he was weak enough in 1854
to take the nlgger scare and desert the dem
ocratlc party, gong over to the party of isms,
in which he still unfortunately abides.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
The Elections.

Elections were held on Tuesday in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska,
and the telegraph brings returns enough to
enable us to make pretty good guess as to
the result.
In Pennsylvania members of congress, state
legislature and local officers were elected,
and the general result is, that the democrats
have gained two members-Creely in the
second, and Foster in the 2lst (Covode's)
district, and have lost Woodward, in Luzerne
district. The radicals have come out about
even on the popular vote only by reason of an
| accession to their force of about 90, 900 negro
votes, and have saved the Legislature through
the unfair manner in which the state had been
apportioned.
In Ohio, besides members of congress, legis-
lature &C., there were secretary of state,
supreme judge and comptroller to elect.
The addition of some 900 negro votes to
their usual strength has given the republicans
the state by about $4,000 majority, though
they lose one congressman, the redoubtable
Schenck, whose high tariff notions killed him.
The legislature remains ip the hands of the
radicals.
In Indiana, there were also state officers to
elect, as in Ohio, with members of congress,
legislature, &c. The vote on the state officers
is close, with the chances in favor of the dem
ocrats, while the democrats gain at least two
members of congress and have probably a
majority in the legislature.
Iowa, as usual, has gone largely republican
say by 10000 majority.
In Nebraska, parties were so split up that
the result, whatever it is can hardly be claim
ed as triumph by either party. Butler, MALT
republican, is probably reelected Governor,
and Mckenzie to congress.
Upon the whole, these elections show the
vast republican majorities of few years ago
are still dwindling down, and that their de-
feat in all the states named Except Iowa.
would have been complete but for the new
eement-the negro vote. The vote in all the
states is remarkably light, showing again
that the republicans owe their temporary
successes soley to their superior organization
and drill. The people are sick and disguised
with elections, hence went sparingly to the
polls, except those urged or driven there
through the drill and extra exertions of the
Office holders, and except the negroes. who
OF course to man turned out to cast their
first vote. The elections shows that the dem
ocratic party is largely in the majority in
those states, and only lack the thorough Or
ganization and drill Of the radicals to beat
them overwhelmingly at the polls.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

The School Board OF the city of Peoria,
having provided separate schools for negro
children, some of the Ingersoll radicals at
tempted to get the ebony beauties into the
white schools and thcreupon cause al row and
an appeal to the court. The niger worship.
pers were beaten. Now they will howl, and
probably endeaver to have Peoria put under
martial law
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

Horace Greeley and James Gordon Benz
nett, the veteran New York editors, are both
reported dangerously i'll. It would be quite
an event in the history of the American press
the death in the same month Of these 81
ants Of the quill. Probably no others In their
day and generation exerted 90 controlling an
influence over public opinion, for good or evil,
as did Horace Greeley and J. Gordon Ben.
nett.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
The Radicals and Taxation.

Now that the election Is at hand the radi-
cal leaders are doing their "level best' to
make some sort of a decent showing on the
tax question. They are we'll aware that their
administration has handled hundreds of mill
ions OF the peoples money, and that they are
called upon to give some account OF where.it
has gone to. To do this they are flooding the
country with cooked up statements, purpor-
ting to be ''official statements" which in re-
atty are mere campaign documents, from
wholly unreliable sources. While Figures
wont lie," nothing is easier for radical office
seeker than to lie with figures, and when they
fail, they manage to get along without either
facts or figures.
One radical mathematician, in the employ
OF the national republican committee, figures
up a reduction of taxes in four years to the
amount of $22S, zoo, 900 yet, in the same time,
the republican administration has managed to
squeeze out of the people six millions more
revenue than was raised in 1868, and Al ,O0O,.
600 more than in 1869! Where did this
money goto?
During the year ending June 80, 1869 the
administration admits having received rev.
enue amounting to the enormous sum of five
hundred and thirteen and half millions of
dollars. The sum went out of the pockets Of
the people into those of Grants Secretary Of
the Treasury. Congress appropriated $780,
100000 of it, and there are one hundred and
ODD millions wholly nnaccounted for, except it
be in unreported stealings by Grants officials |!
The ordinary expenses of the government
last year were $40, 100000. This is SO, 0OO,.
600 more than the total expense of the govern
ment from 1871 down to 1914; three times as
as much as the total expenditures of the gov
eminent exclusive Of payment ofpublic debt)
for any one year, from the foundation of the
government down to the Inauguration of
Abraham Lincoln, $lOO,OOO,oOO more than
the whole cost of Jackson's eight years, ad-
ministration; and $7o,O0O,00O more than the
entire expenditure Of Folks four years adj
minsitration, including the cost of the Mexi-
can war, all this, too, in time of profound
pcdCc HIS tuc I6ulCdlS Cdll eCOft1Uty
The pretended saving of money to the peo-
pie by reduction of taxes is sham. The
facts and figures conclusively prove it, The
announcement comes to us now, too, that the
expenses of collecting the income tax exceed
the amount collected or in other words,
that the vast horde of assessors, their deputies
and assistants, and the collectors and their
swarm of aids eat up the entire tax before it
gets to the Treasury at Washington ! Why
continue tax which is such an outrage |.
The answer is plain. Because this immense
swarm of Office holders, as numerous as the
flies OF Egypt and ten times as pestitenlial,
must be provided for. Without this patron
age and the support of these creatures, rad
ical congressman can not be reelected 1t
would be well for the tax payers to look into
these things little, and to devise some rem
edy for such monstrous evils
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

Gov Palmer has appointed strong dele.
CATION from, this state TO attend the conven.
ton to be held at Cincinnati next month to
agitatc in favor Of the removal Of the capitol
to the Mississippi Valley. Judge Cation is
named - one, Of the, delegates at large, and
julius Avery and lrus Coy are ia The list for
this congressional district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

Rev. j. G. Stoughton, noted temperance
lecturer, has been nominated for congress by
the Temperance men against Farnsworth, in
Aurora district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15

GRAIN GROWING CoUNrIEs-From the re-
turns OF the recent census Of this state it appears
that the following are the largest wheat produ.
cling counties in Illinois. The figures refer 70
the crop Of 1869
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
Democratic Nominations.

Democratic NOMINATIONS.
For Congressman at Large,
GEN. W b. ANDERSON, of Jefferson.
For State Treasurer,
CHARLES RlDGELEY, OF Sangamon.
For Penitentiary Commissioners,
THOMAS REDMOND, of Adams;
FRANK T. SHERMAN, of Cook.
For Superintendent IF Public Instruction,
CHARLES FIENSE, of Peoria.
For Representatives.,
GEO. w. ARMSTRONG,
BENZ. EDGECOMB,
JAMES CLARK,
II. NJ. GALLAGHER.
For Congress-,
JULIUS AVERY.
For State Senatur,
WILLIAM REDDICK.
For Sheriff,
DANIEL BLAKE.
For Coroner,
DIR. FRANCIS BRY.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

THE Democratic courts Of New York have
become 30 corrupt in the business of natural
ization, that Congress has been compelled to
throw additional safeguards around the proper
naturalization laws Of the Republic Enier-
prise.
What the Enterprise considers "a proper
administration of the naturalization laws"
was really "proper" method Of preventing
foreigners from becoming citizens. 1.-THE
additiona! safeguards were nothing more or
less than safeguards against the foreign vote.
1t was necessary to keep as many alien born
from the polls as possible, hence the new nat
uralization law. This Radical naturalization
law is Know Nothingism legalized.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31
The Enterprise and Democratic Rascality

The Enterprise has evidently been called to
account by some of its associates who do not
relish its untimely disclosures, aud now at
tempts to craw6sh. hedge and apologize. As
an excuse for the rascality which it confesses
has been q rule with its party management,
il cites Democratic fraud in New York City.
We do not doubt that there has been, at diff
ferent times, great deal of rascality prac-
tised in New York, but it has been confined
to no one party. 1t is notorious that many
of the grossest outrages on the ballot-boI ever
perpetrated in this country were the work Of
Republican politicians in that city. The
Federal patronage has been debased into SIM
ply an instrument for corruption on scale
which has no parallel. During many years
the State government was also in Republican
hands, and the two united, completely over
Swallowed the Democratic city government
and all its power and patronage. or the New
York frauds, the Republican party owns more
stock than it's share-two to one.
The Enterprise cites San Francisco as
another instance. Is San Francisco any worse
now than il was when CONFESS ruled the roost
anu uOInhIn 10 COIl-
BATH II is well-known fact that during the
years the Radicals held that city, San Fran
cisco was governed by mob of the most in
famous and lawless desperadoes that ever
cursed city with their presence. The polls,
the streets, and the public offices were in po-
session of q gang of outlaws, holding their
places by terrorism over the people. If the
editor of the Enterprise saw that mob, the
dregs Of the sewers, headed by prominent
Republicans, which one Sunday morning
poured into DR.. SCOTS church, he would
never forget the diabolical face of his party
when stripped of its mask. 1t was that mob
which ruled San Francisco until recently. 1t
was that mob which tore insanely through
the streets, Ia 1864, destroying printing Offices
and threatening death and destruction to
every citizen who stood in their path. II was
that Radical mob which took possession of
the polls and primaries until no respectable
man dare approach them, and stuffed ballot
boxes until no honest man would longer de-
post ballot within them. The Enterprise
il unfortunate In its illustrations.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

Politics ~ SAN FRANcIsCo-The Republi-
cans of San Francisco, dispairing of success.
have sneaked behind q so-called taxpayers
ticket, not daring to face the Democracy I'M
der their own name. This fighting the De
mocracy under disguise is an old dodge. The
opposition admits Of no compromise with
treason and traitors whenever it is secure
of n ma ority; whenever it IL doubtful, out
comes another name. II would puzzle u
mathematician to estimate the number of
titles this opposition party has adopted sine"
the foundation of the Government The
public readily form correct opinion of a man
who has to change his name every few years
We know of no reason which excerpts | arties
from the same suspicion. The San Francisco
Figaro says:
There is much dissatisfaction among Re.
pubicans with portion of the Taxpayers
nominations; certain Of the nominees have
been Office holders under the old regime six
or eight years. We learn that there IL n
strong probability that the hard. shell Repub.
leans will nominate ticket of their own.
which will undoubtedly result fayorably for
the Democracy. As IL to hntten ont their
party sill thinner and make it ms odious as
possible to the working people, the Sacramen-
to Union, Oakland News and some other Re-
publican newspapers are stoutly advocating
the personal rights and general utility of tie
Man and Brother with tho Pgtail. The con-
duct of these injudicions papers is yenomous
piien to the Republican party mt this time and
II is strange that the Central Committee do
not offer them Inducements TO stop.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31


The following stirring appeal to the Ger
man people is attributed to the Cologne
Zeitnng:
Isle solern Inn NIGHT hnbcn, den freicn
den'schen Rhcin!' Up, We jewellers of the
distant amber consts, We brave East Prussinns.
who opened the ranks of freedom in 1913,
Up, yo valiant Snnbinns We who before now
led the storming flag of the Empire and the
front Of the battle! Up, sc Siesinns. who
Redeemed the Katzbnch with French blood
Up, yo Hanoverians. who gnined glory on ;he
1berian Peninsula against the old despot. and
show now how madly and nbominnhy the
new one deceives himself when ho thinks that
one mnn Of you can be made traitor to his
flag when the hereditary enemy ia herel
Break forth from your mountains, yo old war.
rior Bavarians; from your forests We Thurin-
gems and Hcssians; be true TO your fathers. We
German SaSons. who threw of the detcstod
yoke of France and went joyfully over to tho
German flag! Up. all who are German. to the
Rhine, to the Rhine, to the sacred Rhine,
with the wings of the storm. II so IL can he.
We do here what we can. Rich and poor old
and young, are rushing to the fling: tho upper
classes Of the gymnasia must he released,
for even the youth. burning with indignation.
will redeem the honor of the King and tho
German name. Oh, Ernst Moritz Arndt had
thine eyes seen this thou wouldst have known
that thou didst not live in vain.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

DEsouSCISa THE FATHERs.-The religious
disputants at Salt Lake had a singular way of
clarifying the Christian cause during their re-
cent discussion on polygamy. Rov. DIR. New.
man arraigned many of the old and revered
names Of tho Old Testament In list of
crime which would constitute State Pr ison
calender. We hear of Lamech, the muir
derer;" Abraham. the coward and equivoca-
tori" "Jacob. the swindler. liar and thief,
"Gideon. the bastard and idolater;" David,
the adulierer and murderer" and Solomon,
who built affairs 10 tho god Moloch." This
language has singular sound in tho mouth
OF leading preacher
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31
THE STATE CONVENTION.

NTA MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC srAry
~ Central Committee. held In Virginia CITY on IL
3oth day Of July 1870 the following resolutions ver
adopted: fe
THAT Denoerstic State Convention for IN. Stat.
of Nevada be held At Elko. Wednesday IN. II,h
day OF September A. ID. 1870. for the purpose OF
mating candidates for State Offices aud Tor . No.
Der Of Congress To be voted for the pe.t ,.ns.,
election. and for the transaction Of such oth.e
ness as may come Def re the Convention.
a-That the Delegates to said Conve nton n. .l.c,,
ut such times and places and In the manner tgns,sS
by the respective County Committees OF the STAT Ana
the Il voters At the primary elections be
such as shall be Prescribed by said Committees
3-ThAt the following be the representation In m.
Convention hereby called. TO be allowed the several
Counties of the State, to Wit
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

FROM THE BURRo MISrs.-Jos. Godchau1.
formerly of Belmont, well known to the peo-
pie of Austin, has just returned from the
Burro mines of New Mexico. whittier he went
with the tide which set in that direction last
Spring. Mr.. G.. opinion of that portion Of
New Mexico as mining country is rather
favorable, and he does not believe the mines
deserve the sweeping condemnation which
they have received of late. Az many rs two
thousand persons were on the ground ut one
time, nearly all without means and provis-
ions and supplies not being obtninablo except
ut high rates, they nearly all went back To the
settlements. When Mr.. GodChnnx left. which
WAS III the early part of june. there were but
abont fifty persons in the camp most of whom
represent San Francisco. There was some
t,Ilk Of parties building n ten.stamp mill. II
that is done the country will be devcloped,
bnt no work of any consequence will he done
until then. Mr.. G.. is on his way back to
Belmont. where he intends to stay hereafter.
Reese Rrcr RcuciNe.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

WonE on the Vance MILL ut Mountain City,
which passed through hero lately marked j.
Smith, Silver City. Idaho, il progressing Wig
orously. The building IN inclosed aud the
machinery Is being SGT MP ms fast as men can
work 10 advantage. Mr.. Vance has been MP
pointed Superintendent Of the Mountain City
niue.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31
UNCLAIMED EXPRESS MATTER
AT AUCTION

0N SATURDAY, OCTOBER !. 1870. At l O'CLOCK.
- y. VI. We will sell at public auction on tho plat
form near our Office In lkO tho following described
unclaimed Express Matter. viz:
sack addressed J.. Is. 4, received August 81 1867
cigar hE, addressed j. VI. Bailey reed Mar ~ 1869
Pei addressed r. l.. Borrassa received Juiy D. isGq
! phg a'iit,nS.d H. ". Quits, received MAY l. 1869
pei addressed J. ". Felt. received Mar 40 1880
J pkg addressed ". T. Gray. received ApI ~ 1899
trunk addressed G.. d. Goodrich. reed NAV ~ Isrp
pei addressed 4. GOodbrOt, received May a. 1909
! bx addressed ClIas Grant. received July &C. 1869
] rtg addressed u. King, received March Il, 1869
! pkg addressed J.. Levy, received Apl T. 1869
bX and pei addressed T.. Y. Moore reed Mar & isGo
bS addressed J. II. Massic, received Aug a. 1900
pei addressed J. ". Nichols received Juno u 1890
! rel addressed =. T. Gran. received Aug 10 1909
pkg addressed A. II. Rollins received Sept 30 1900
cane addressed NJ. Sunderland. received May l. lsGg
y bHs address ed x. Shultz, received Mar 10 1909
trunk addressed H. J. striker received sept l. 1869
pei addressed II. Thomas. received Mar ~ 1899
pkg addressed Jas Thompson, received AMI p isGo
pei addressed r. o. Thompson received sent TO- '6D
] BIZ addressed A. T.. Vail. received May ~. 1859
PKG addressed j. ". WoCf, received Apl q. 1869.
s6-Icrmp. cash down.
WELLS. FARGO 4 60.
Elko. Sov.. Aug. "a. 1870. iawGw
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

TnE LITTLE CoRPoRAL, for September. is
received, and is found to be more interesting
number than usual. 1t ia published by Sew.
ell & Miller, Chicago, at ~ per year.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

The Democratic County Convention will
assemble ct noon to-day in the Presbyterian
church.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-31

FroAno nlludcs to Tom Fitch M n man
''consttutionolly honest. who wouldn't cheat
Cbinaman at draw poker"