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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
"THE HOUR OF SMASH.

A hidebound republican objects, in tho
Aurora Hcraid, To the new party OF re'oiih
because, he says, it is founded ON a single
principle-opposition 10 monopolIcs' Amy
party riding into power on single principle
as soon as It reaches the goal-the capitol a
Wasbineton-fnds itself face to face with
other questions and difficulties of vital con
sequence, for which it is not prepared, ana
concerning which definition of its position
is ineyorably demanded, and then comes the
hour Of SH'dsh."
TO which the editor Of the Herald poiniedly
retorts:
! "1'he republican party when organized had
but "a single principle" no more slave states
It succeeded in establishing this; it was sue
cessflll IN carrying on great war when grew
out of this question, and now it finds ltseii
face to face with other questions, and dllhcui,
ties of vital consequence" for which II - not
prepared, and according to our critic, now
comes the hour OF smash
The Questions and difficulties" with which
the republican party has now TO cope are such
as it is peculiarly and utterly untitled to deal
with PROPERLY Tor the rcased that they arc an
outrrowth of itself and part of its own sys,
tenn and life Eliminate from the party It's
complicated system OF monopolicS, abuses
and steals. and there is nothing left OF It,,
What strength would the republican party
have in New England and Pennsylvania but
for its support by the tariff monopollstS; or
in New York and the great financial ccnters
but for its support by the bank monopolistsi
or in central New York, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan but for its support by the
salt lumber, iron and copper monopolists; ;.
or among the railroad thieves everywhere
but for its support by the Credit Mobilicr
ring, and railroad land grabbers from Wall
street to San.FranciSco or in the south but
for its support from the carpctbaggcrs, scala
wags and robbers from Casey and Kellogg
down.
70 look to the republican party to cure ills
ike these is equivalent to expecting Brigham
Young to abolish polygamy, or the tenants of
he state prison TO abolish theft, or the saloon
keepers to institute a total abstinence reform |
The new party may have but "Onc idea but
t is Il pretty big one. When they have freed
his country from the grinding oppression of
he bank, tariff and railroad monopolsts,
cstorcd our ruined commerce, driven the
hleves from high places and given the
country Il sound currency the hour of
mash" may come to them rs soon afterwards |
:, =, -, ,I..
If the biggest half of this generation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

At meeting held at the Court House in OF
tawa on the 18th inst, the undersigned were
appointed a central county committee to call q
convention to nominate Il ticket for county Off
GERS to be supported by the voters of La Sale
county at the November election.
We therefore call upon the farmers, mechanics
and lahoring men who believe that the equal
rirhts Of all demand that there shall be no special
legislation, state or national, that benefits one
class at the expense of another, TO send delegates
10 a convention 10 be held at the Court House
in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept 4th, at o'clock p.
VI, for the purpose of nominating county ticket
composed of those who are in sympathy with
the reform movement inaugurated by the farm
crs of the northwest. We recommend that the
parties in sympathy with the above. views
assemble in their respective towns at their usual
places of holding election, on Tuesday, Sept. I'd,
at o'clock p NJ, and choose delegates to repre-
sent them in the convention. The basis of repre-
scntation is fixed at two delegates from each
Town, except Ottawa La Sale, Peru and Mendoza
each Of which shall be entitled to four delegates
WIN. w. GILMAN,
SAMUEL +. PARR,
EVAN LEWIS,
SAMUEL H. LPwlS,
j. W. HOtG.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
ANOTHER WORD.

Political parties, although composed Of q
large number of individual members, stand
before the people as single person, and such
are their acts judged and criticised This he
ing the case, would ask, isthcrc Republican
or Democrat in the land who would employ
on his own account, to ill II responsible pc
sition, Il person known to him to be ~ dishon'
est and corrupt aS the Democratic and Re.
publican parties have proved themselves to
be? In my opinion, if the Democratic and
Republican parties were individuals and as
such had their just deserts, they would now
be serving out life penalty in some pcni,
Tertiary That they had respectable parents
and connections, and had even been produc.
i've Of great bcncits,to the people IN their day,
is no better plea for clcmincy in considering
their iniamics, then young WalwOrth had TO
offer for killing his father, for which he is
now serving life penalty in the New York
penicntiary.
In opposing the organization OF new
parry the Ottawa RtpuJlic0H stands before
the people in the position of an advocate for
the old parties and under the circumstances,
is no more culpablc for defending their
cause than respectable lawyer would be for
defending that of noted thieves and pick
pockets, and in the same light should its de
fence be viewed by the people. \ l..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
NEXT TUESDAY,

At o'clock =. NJ, let every body remember
Is thc time fixed for the people OF the differ
cnt towns Of this county 10 meet at thciT
several places Of holding elections to appoint
delegates TO the new party reform county con-
ycntIOn to meet at Ottawa on the following
Thursday, September 4th.
While there is no question but that every
town in the county will appoint delegates to
the convention in question, it is of a great
deal of importance to the success Of the
movement that these delegates be appointed
by full meetings and selected with reference
10 their representative character and ability.
Let the convention be composed OF solid
substantial men, men who want no Office
themselves and who in making nominations,
will have no other concern than to place be.
fore the people the best men.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

OUR POSSIBLE PRESlDENT.-SenatOr Matt,
Carpenter, of Wisconsin, not only fails to &C
ccpt the New York Tribunc's pressing invi-
taton to institute a libel suit against that
journal, but refuses point blank TO make any
explanation in reference to his late disgrace
tul conduct at Long Branch
It is to be borne in mind that the L. ;. Sen
ate has elected Carpenter permanent prcsi-
dent of that body in thcabscncc of Wee Pres
ident Wilson, SO that, in case of death Of both
Grant and Wilson, Carpenter would be PreSi.
dent OF the United States. What spectacle
that would be, The shameless y0Ue-the
companion of lewd women and sports, at the
head of this nation.
1T is but another illuStration,' say the
New York Worid, "ot the great incompetency
of the republican party to select decent rul-
crS for this nation. The impeachment of An
drew Johnson by the party which selected him
the habitual drunkenness of President Grant
alleged by journals which supported him and
needing no attestatiOn 10 any wcll-intOrmcd
person; the Credit Mobilicr bribery of Vice
President Wilson and his dishonesty in deny
ing facts, branded by the senate itself, in
Whlch MS own party has tMO-thlrdS malOrl-
ty and implicitly admitted 10y Mr.. lIawby,
the head of the centennial commission; and
now finally the drunkenness and braZcn i'm
moraliticS Of Mr.. Carpenter chosen 10y the
same senators 10 succeed the Successor of
Grant if the paralysis should be fatal winch
is already SO dangerous, and if Grant should
be the fourth president failing to live out his
tcm-thcSc are circumstances which, taken
together, should and will give the nation
pause before committing again TO the rcpub-
lican party choice which by their own ties
timony they have always made So badly.
AN honest man, "A temperate man, a Chaste
man, Il lawabiding man, capable man, a
heightened man. Il statesman, we venture 10
hope will be the next choice of the people OF
the United states for their next president
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

The lroQuoi, County Farmers Convention
met at Watscka on the Both, every town benz
fully represented, and nominated a fun COun
ty ticket, as follows: VI. b. Wright of Wa
scka, for county Judge; II. 4. Butzo, Of lro-
QloS, for county clerk; Geo. Mctlkcr, OF
Onarga, for treasurer; David Kerr, OF Dou-
las, for school superintendent.
And the following, among other resolutions
were adoptcd
HSolctd That every man should earn tn
pay he receives and receive the pay lie earns,
and that every contest between labor ana
capital should be settled upon this principle.
Rewlred, That We are opposed to all clas-
legislation. either state or national; that w
are opposed to monopolicS OF any kind; tina
Il law compelling one man to pay tax to sup
port the business OF another j. nothing lc>,
than lcgalzcd robbery.
R,SOicod, That protective tarif - the BIZ
SIS of all mOnOpOlics, and that We are n fave
of tree iron and steel, salt and lUmhcr, suga'
and coffee, tea, wooden and cotton fabrics, am
ifa tariff is iu>itiablc at all, it should be fug
revenue purposes only.
R,Soiced That agriculture is the basis ui
wealth and power; that all other branches o.
business depend upon the success Of the Tar
mcf; therefore we bcllcNc lltt inc ldlLhs'
should be represented in every branch of III"
governmental legislative, judicial and eXccW
tive--and that we pledge ourselves to suppon
for office men who are interested in the pro,
pcritv OF the farmer, and none others.
RtSolced That We recognize the great benz
fits to be derived from railroads in the tran
pOrtaton Of freight and passengers, and Tn
developing of sections OF country that woVIa
be almost useless without them, We yet deny
that the corporations controlling them are 81
pcrior to the power that gave them existence,
but that they are subjected 10 Legislation +"
much 50 is individuals.
R,soIc,d, That we denouncc in unqualified
terms the act of congress increasing Their pay,
commonly know rs the salary. grab, an
pledge ourselves not To vote for no" >uppo'
any man for Office vino aDtcd for tic 1iIl ..
accepted the unjust pay.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
Fulton County.

The democrats of Fulton rlvn,y Au.d Is
convention on the 23d inst. and after a free
conference. resolved that it was ineypediv
To make nominations for county officers, g,-
solving, also,
That the anti-monopoli,i> of Fulton county
be requested ;o place in nomination % ticket
ut competent and worthy men who are in cd,
cord with the broad and liberal platform CD,
principles heretofore expressed by them Dor
their respective associations. and il th.y sinai.
do 81. the democracy OF Fulton county viii
support such ticket.
Rousing speeches were made by Hon. :. G.
Judd. OF Chicago; Hon. /. W. ko>s, Hon :
Shopc, Hon. :. =. Cummings, and Dr. Nvr,n.
son, all iavorinG this patriot, movement
Fulton j, a strongly Democratic county, ha,
never elected other than Gompc-a',, and 'hi-
action j. a noble ,ri5u," % H.a grand -,w
m1yom'u. -a.u>r corruption q l.-a g.a...
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
OUR COUNTY FAIR.

While the farmers are busted about righting
their wrongs at the hands of the mOnopolistS
and are deyising means of mutual improve
mcnt and social enjoyment in their oranges
and local societies, let them not forget their
great annual reunion at the county fair
There has no means yet been devised that
has proved 50 effective Stimulant To healthy
competition, exchange and development il
agriculture, horticulture, and The mechanic,
and domestic arts, as the fairs Of the lOca
agricultural societies. There is great dca
the farmers can do opromotc their own good
besides voting on resolutions and reading the
new declaration of independence, however
appropriate these may he in their place
There j. vast deal yet 70 learn about grow
Ing the best crops of the best varieties "about,"
d, the Pr0tnc Fdrmcr has it, 1.-The most
approved manner of breeding from the most
valuable breeds of ANIMALS, about new ma.
chincry, and something to be gained by con
tact with individuals practically engaged in
the different branches of the same business
rs they appear in the competitive classes at
The fairs. Gentleman of the oranges and
clubs, do not neglect the industrial fairs I,
Rather turn the machinery and influence of
your organizations in their direction, for 4
few weeks Take hold OF them with your
brethren, outside OF either organization. in
earnest. Not only visit them and exhibit at
them, hut help the officers manage them.
They, in turn, will aid you in the educational,
social and pccuniary advantage, You are
laborng for In working at n particular
lever do mol forget another of the most impor
taut of The number by means of which, as Il
class, you propose TO equal, or excel, all other
classes i'm Intelligence, thrift and influence,
a~ YOU now dp in numbers and real import
mcc. Do not Ice 50 wrapped up in regulating
the commercial and political machinery OF
The town, county, state and nation that that Of
your own immediate bushes, may get rusty
and out Of repair
The Ia Sale County Agricultural Board
hold their next annual fair at Ottawa on the
9,h, 10Th, lth, and 18th of September, com
mencin- one week from next TUESDAY. \,
our people are aware, the Board expended a
large sum last year in fitting up the grounds
for the State Fair, and all these extensive
couycninncns aud Improvements now cnurc
10 the benefit of our county fair. The ground,
thus enlarged and improved, are equal To any
fair ground, in the state, and ought on the
par of our people TO call out correspond.
iHgly large exhibition. There are much
smaller counties in this state than la Sale
couujic, like Fulton and Tazcwcll-'hat an
nually have displays in nearly all points
equal 10 any ot the state fairs. La Sale count,
has within herself the means of making
similar display All she needs is u It'll,
more COOL will, energy and pluck oH the par
OF her farmers mechanics and other industrial
classes Letnonc Of them shirk their duty il
this matter: but let every one not only b,
presen, IN person TO see, but bring something
~lnything-from q monster turnip TO a thou
sal dollar calf or colt, to add to the cyhibi
tfOn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
SENECA ITEMS.

We, the aforesaid Becmus when on re-
cent business trip to the respectable anu
respected city Of Seneca, named after tn,
famous philosopher, whose gift Of memory
was such that he was said to have rcmcm
bcred and repeated, after hearing them but
once spoken one thOsand disconnected word,
found few items for the FREE TADEH
while we were aclling several organs and Il
piano,
Among the newspaper items We mention
for instance, that though the bank Of Seneca
is not of marble nor yet Of granite, ncvcrhc
less it is sound and runs regularly every day
with that degree OF precision of bank Of 100
years standing. There is nothing intended
by this that DR.. Jackson, the banker, has not
reached the high degree Of perfection that
100 years should give any one, but simply
that he is as perfect as any one can be and
live, after having become above the age os
pupcrty
Seneca is thriving town We know, and if
the crowd Of people, the numcrousncss of
teams and the general lyclincSs of business
such as We saw on the day OF the visit men.
toned, be any index of the prosperity of the
place, We should put Seneca on par with the
most prosperous town cXtant.
The town was full of wagons, the wagons
were full Of people and the people were all
full toO--full otbusincss.
There were the various kinds of businesses
that are known TO mOrtals such as the plain
business man, lie who complains because he
has no business, the man who mixes business
with pleasure, the man who pcrpetually seeks
after an occupation which always cvades his
grasp, the man who finds no pleasure in bust
ness and that other party who finds no
business in pleasure, and there, too, was our
friend Alex Vaughey, the merchant prince of
the city, selling goods, cracking jokes with
all and finding humor in everything, and a.
sharp, quick perception of the ridiculous as
we'll as the sensible in all things.
There, too, were Mr. Thomas not the lawyer,
who was not there, and DR. Jackson, who was
ditto, and Loyal Richardson, the ancient drug.
gist, who threatens to resume at MaXOn's old
stand ON the corner of Main and William,
or more coarscly Bill" street, but forSooth
because 50 much corn is threshcd out on the
latter drive annually is called Cobb" street,
and there We also find Bcttcrman, who, though
not the best man in the city, is still better
man than-well you know.
We also saw Dan FRANC, and Nickrcson,
the boss Of the c. X. |. Is p railroad and
Matt Crotty, who offered TO trade us blind,
spawned, knock kneed horse for an organ
'unsight unseen" and we accepted and
rendered him our mouth organ, and then he
backed out, sc. Wen, We saw Seneca and
came home in due time ana if everything be
lovely We propose TO do these" men morcy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
BE ON HAND NEXT TUESDAY

Let every man in this county who iayors
freedom, who iayOrs the Kidding of the
ountry Of an outrage protective tariff, who
iavors control of corporations by law, who
layors honesty in high places, who, in short,
iavors the farmers party OF reform, be present
at the primary meetings next Tuesday, at 4
o'clock p NJ, 10 select good, honest. men for
delegates TO the county convention to meet at
Ottawa September ith.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

THAT'S VERY BAD-A radical paper, with
tokens Of unutterablc horror, notes this dread.
full fact:
\ Whitehall, ILL.,, newspaper publishes the
names of over POO prominent Democrats in
Green County who propose to Join the farm
er,' movement. Other Democratic hoOts
stick out quite as plainly in other
parts OF the country.
Ii our radical contemporary finds facts like
the above SO hOrriiying, what will be his
"phclinX' to learn that in a single town OF
this county over a hundred appointment re.
publicans' have joined the farmers move.
ment. Other republican boots stick ont
quite as plainly" all over the country. As
The farmers party can't well amount to much
unless it gains acCcsSiOns from old parties, all
having belonged to one or the other of them
heretofore, we fail to see anything particular
~ hOrritying in the fact that it is being join
ed in scores and thousands everywhere bv
former democrats as well rs republicans. In
our unSophisticated way, we have been in
Clincd to look upon such facts as decidedly
encouraging to the farmers at least, however
"horrifying" it may be TO the Qdhcrcnts of the
dccaying old hulk called the republcan'par-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30
THE INDUSTRIAL AGE.

We noticed few weeks ago the prospectus
of 4 new paper to published at Chicago, t,
be called the IadnStriM Age, and TO be dcvot
ed to the cause Of relieving the labor of the
country from the expressions of the railroad
banks, tariff and other monopolist The first
number of the new paper is now before us
and is large and handsome sheet It's cdi
tors are ). NJ. Smith, secretary Of the Illinois
Farmers Association; ). 7. X, Prime Sccra
ry of the Patrons Of lIusbandry of Liyings.
ton Co., IL; and j. \. Norman, of Chi
cago. The age is Of course edited with consum-
mate ability and tayors the new party
Mr. Prime one of the editors he
ing the author of wclLknOwn Livingston
County Platform. . The terms of Subscriplo on
are $500 year or 80 to clubs of ten or
or more, Address Industrial Age Company,
10 Monroe st, Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

The Lord Gordon-Gordon kidnapping hub
bub up in Pcmbina, which at one time seem
ed 10 threaten serious complications with
England, has just reached rather ridiculous
conclusions Though the men who attempted
to arrest the fraudulent lord are still in
prison, mi lud Gordon" has departed to-
wards the setting sun, leaving his creditors in
Fort Garry to whistle for their money 1t is
not even recorded that he stopped to thank
them for iavors received; neither did he stand
upon the order of his going, but he went at
once when ii began 10 be whispered that pc
cuniary obligations were awaiting his rccog.
milton. The public will have some curiosity
to know where the impudcnt impostor will
turn up next, but it is safe to say that no other
community will make itself ridiculous in his
behalf, rs Manitoba has. The immediate re
lease of the prisoners will follow as matter
of course
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

;. VI Smith, Esq, secretary of the Illinois
State Farmer, Association, in arcccnt speech
Iclnchcd an important point hy This irrctu.
table remark
II did hope To fight uutlhi> battle of reform
within the ranks of the republican party.
The revelations of the past few months aud
the action OF the different state legislatures
before whom many of the abuses OF which
We complain We're brought during their
late sessions, has dispcllcd that hope, and
confirms what all history proves, that no
reforms have ever been accomplished inside
the party or sect where The coruplionS
originated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

CRoAKING.-In the last two or three years
we have had frequent occasion to rcprove the
R,puJltcaH for its propensity to crodk over
the prospects of Ottawa. \ few weeks ago
we paraphrased in q few lines sickcningly
lugubrious article of halfa column in the Re
p,,Jltcdn about Ottawa, stating the substance
of the Republicans whine 10 be, OTTAWA is
dead-dcad, and all that will remain will be
to Strcw ashes on he grave The Rep"jttcdH
now sees the untruthtulncSs as well rs folly OF
this sort Of croakng and has started out on
the other tack, but in its new born zeal be-
comes mCndaciouS, and quotes a. our Ian
guagc the words We had just put into the edi'
tors own mouth,-stcaling the idea from the
La Sale Press. There is no and TO
waste words in charactcrizing such mean
ness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

The Ottawa RCpUbiicn0, unable to meet the
charge that the radical party in CONGRESS has
Systematically, in its tariff legislation, favor
ed one class at the expense Of Others, whines
that there is no need to pitch into the rcpubli-
can party as body for such sins, but that
"If the people of the Congressional districts
wish to elect representatives to Congress who
favor free trade, they can do so.'
After having ridiculed the "rclc-aton
dodge" of the Cincinnati convention year
ago H. pcrsistcntly as the RcpU6li"" did, its
scare must be awful to reduce tito humiliation
like this. The RELOCATION dodge" No,
thank you We tried that once. When 'hc
party 20 Tor Grant therefore, Without why
or wherefore" there is precious little use, we
found, TO ask them 10 pause and talk about
tariff iniamics
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

SouE Goop-Thc outrageous freight tariff
adopted 10y the railroads of this state on the
lstofJuly has had one good ctfect-it has enor
mou>ly increased the business of the canal
For the month of June the lockages at Joliet
were bu: 2G5, which for the month OF July
they were 500, and Tor August The increase Is
still greater The grocery men, and even Try
good dealers along the canals, have also com
mcnccd patroni>ing the boats, something they
hgd Not done i'm ycyr> before