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President.

The Fourth Of July was very numcrously
celebrated by gatherings of farmers, and the
toasts, speeches, &c, were in most cases as
significant as they were emphatic But it is
rathar late now to give extracts, though we
cannot avoid giving a few.
One of the best speeches on the 4th was
that of Senator Whiting to the farmers of
Bureau county. We make room for single
paragraph, indicating its general drift. M
Whiting objects to making the present anti,
monopoly movement one exclusively Of the
farmers and says;
No rather build a broad platform, antago-
nism to all mOnopolicS, and unite upon it all
who have sympathy with the movement, be
they farmers, merchants middlcmen, artisans,
people of all CrcCds and industries, and then
go forth to conquer. As only thus can you
conquer, for the one ass--tarmers-if every
one was to unite, and with them farm labOrers
of every kind, are but GA of the wOrkingmen
of the union. While all these other classes
feel the same interest in the cause yours j.
the principal industry affected
Laping aside then the narrow prcjudiceS OF
class, call to your aid all who are willing 10
do battle on your side then, with one banner,
and one battle cry 60 forth to the conflict, de
handing your rights, and never giving up the
contest, until the state is acknowledged as
superior in power to any of the corporations
created by it; until mOnOpolies are made 10
acknowledge the supremacy of law, and the
courts as well rs the people accept the true
principle that all such special legislation as
is designed to favor one class above another,
is not in accordance with the theories of q
republican government
OF course, when Mr.. Whiting talks of mo
nopolies" and "all class legislation" he means
a good deal more than merely railroad cor
porations.
One of the biggest celebrations on the 4lh
was at Lanark, Carroll county. Among the
sentiments inscribed on the many banners
borne in the procession were the following:
The Farmers Movemcnt-Already in
twenty-four States. 1t viii Sweep Every
Thing Before Itn'
NO More Republicans. No More Demo
Gratis, We Want and Must Uore Honest Men
to Fill Public PositonsI'
"Who Would BE Free, Himself Must
Strike the Blow"
Corn Must Go Up! Monopolies Must
Come DOWN.
Salary Grabbers, Hunt Your Hole"
Equal and Exact Justice To All, Special
Privileges to No Onew
SALARY Of our Congressman, One Hundred
Bushels of Corn per Day. Poor Fcllowsw
Farmers to the Front! Politicians, Take
Back Seats
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The Anti MonOpolists OF Polk County, To-
VA held their convention at DrS Moincs on
the l2th and nominated a county ticket, re-
curing the candidates TO sign pledge to
stand upon and abide by the platform of the
convention, in which are planks like these:
That we will support no man for office who
is not. and who has not been, in full Sympa-
thy with the leading interests of the produc-
cr and manufacturer, especially as opposed TO
those who support monopole, in any form.
That all class legislation whereby any in
dividual, or body of individuals, or corpora
ton is benefited TO the dctrimcnt of the pco
pie is contrary TO principles upon which our
government was founded, and tends toward
the destruction of the Republic.
Tint the action OF the members of 'COr.
gresS increasing their own salary was highly
dishonorablc, and all members of either Con
greSs who have accepted or shall accept, ap-
propriatc, or cause Ia be appropriated thi>
extra salary to any purpose, except its right
full place into the [. ;. Treasury, deserve our
severest ccnSurc, and prove themselves IN
worthy Of confidence in any place Of public
trust; and also, that ii was diShonorable in
the Executive signing said BILL and we de
mand that the present Congress repeal the
law
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The Chicago d Alton r. r. Company has
concluded . withdraw the suits il had com
mcnced againat the Livingston and Mclean
county farmers, for refusing TO pay more than
the legal rate Of tarc-3 cents a mile. The
suits had been commenced in the L. 5. Court
under that lovely enactment known aS the
KukluN law The company say they had Il
good case against the farmers, as it is likely
they had under such a law, but concluded it
was not best To- "irritatc the animals" too
much, as a correspondent elegantly espresso,
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Spain.

In spite Of the rapid increase in formidable.
ness of the Cmlist instruction, Spain has
found time to change her rulers, Marzill hav.
ing been ousted from the presidency, Saline
ron taking his place, with an entire change
OF ministry.
Since Don Carlos has entered Spain in per
son, his cause seems more prosperous. His
most important success thus far has been the
taking Of Igualada after an IS hours siege or
battle, with 1000 prisoners. The Carlists
were commanded by Prince Alphonso. An.
other advantage to his cause has been the re
volt of the crews Of five principal Spanish
in the port Of Carthagena.
The new President, however, takes hold
with vigOr, asks for the immediate calling
out Of 10000 men of the reserves, and pro,
poses the imposition Of heavy tax or confisi-
cation against the insurrectonists, to raise
the "sincwS'
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The GOSSIP oE THE SEASON

is that Saratoga, Newport and Cape May are
being deserted by the elite who are tired of
the same old thing year after year and are all
going over the Kansas Pacific Railway to
Denver to visit the hot and cold mineral
springs in the vicinity, and enjoy the invig-
Grating air Of the Rocky Mountains PrcsI
dent Grant set the example last month by 90.
ing there with his family ana suite Prcsi
dent Thompson Of the Pennsylvania T. T.,
and other notablcS are now there
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EASY LESSONS ON FREE TRADE.

If the editor of the Ottawa Republican
would take the pains to read few OF wells
reports or speeches, or few chapters OF Stew
art Mill or Bastatc always supposing him
capable of understanding such writings, he
would hardly write such crude and silly stuff
about free trade" as fills over a column OF
Lis last issue Supposing now Mr.. Williams,
The 4th ward teacher, should find occasion to
1--WE his A. class simple lesson in political
economy, he would probably talk to his boys
after this fashion There are among our
politicians, in reference to matters pertaining
to the tariff, two classes or parties, of econo-
mists: One party aims to levy all tariff du-
lies with view to the protection or "en-
enlargement" or some domestic industry,
regarding the question of revenue as incident
al; those may be called the protectionists.
The other class or party would levy duties
solely with reference TO revenue, taxing such
srticlcs only as produce revenue, and only to
the extent of producing as little revenue as
The government absolutely needs to get along
with. This class are called "free traders"
We may add to this simple lesson in politi-
cal economy, which may not be above the
comprehension of the editor of the RepHJ(tcaa,
that no class in this country-eycn the most
ultra free traders, have ever proposed to do
away with all tariff duties so long as direct
taxation, as the constitution now stands, is
mpracticablc. The nearest approach to ah-
,I,,,a G,.n troJn thn, al ut l. that NIb1pb
now prevails IN England-the taxation of the
iewest articles possible to yield the necessary
revenue, and such articles only as shall dis
tribute the burden as equally as possible with
out Including the element of "protection," or
iavoritsm or class legislation TO build mo-
nopolies.
4 tax on tobacco, opium and spirits, no
matter how high, is not regarded either by
political economists or moralists rs unjust |
for aside from the argument that these articles
re in no sense a necessary Of life" consid-
cratiohs of public morality require that their
use should be discouraged-by the state.
But should it be found more difficult in this
country than in England TO raise the neces-
sary revenue frcm customs consistently with
g strict adherence to the fundamental idea of
iree trade, We can get along with half the
present revenue from customs and impose a
heavier excise tax Then free traders by no
means give up the idea Of so amending the
constitution that a tax can be directly levied
N property according to valuation. Why
not amend the constitution: 1t has been ,
done seventeen times before in our brief his.
tory and can be done again.
There If the editor of the Republican
.eeds any more instructions in simple matters
Ike these, let him send To j. W. Sheahan, at
Chicago, for a copy Of Bastiat, Primer in
Political Economy.
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The Kendall CouHty Record, after dec

The Kendall County Record, after dcclaim
ing against the salary grab, says:
Now don't call this republican steal
For it is no such thing. 1t was not a party
action A majority of republicans in both
houses voted against it, and a majority OF
democrats in both houses voted for it. 1t was
a stcaln by bad men Of both parties. The
country is well enough satisfied to have con
gressmen get their $1,000 4 year, but no
more
Partly untrue. The proportion of demo.
Gratis and republicans that voted for it was
about the same. But suppose the bill had
been passed by a congress of which two-thirds
of the members were democrats, and a demo
cratic president had lobbicd for and signed
the bill, would any democratic editor have
been sncaking and sniyilling enough to beg
off for the party on the score that some repub.
licans had voted for it? And how much
attention would the Record have paid to his
plea if he had? No democrat was ever al
lowed to "hurrah for jackson" who con
dcmned his acts, and the editor now is dis
honest who pretcnds to applaud Grant and
yet condemns the salary grab.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

misunderstanding To Berlin CORES
pondent of the New York WOrld, Bismarck
he great Pru,sian premier, has been making
some very foolish atheistical uttcranccs. He
aughs at the idea that his difficulty with the
pope is a war on the Catholic church, or in
-avor Of the Pro,estants as against the Roman
Catholics, but says it is war against the
Christian religion. He ridlculcs all religion
is superstition and folly, and says, if the pco.
pie must have a Deity, Let them worship
The government under which they live as their
Deity He thinks there can be no true 10y
lily to the state while the people recognize
an overriding divine power, and would OK.
tinguish the religious idea entirely. Such
IDEAS are hardly creditablc in reference to a
statesman of Bismark's supposed shrcwdness
and good sense. \ people from whom all
.dca Of responsibility for their acts save to
20 their fellow worms is eradicatcd.-who
are utterly without any future hope or God in
his world it strikes Us Herr Bismarck would
ind very different sort of material 10 roy.
I'm from a Godfcaring race whose religion
,eache, them obedience to and respect for the
.tate 90 higher power - as a sacred duty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

CHOLERA.-Thc movements of the cholera,
since its disappearance from Memphis and
Nashville, have been very eccentric. With
out any sense Or reason, It seems to break out
in spots, desolatc town or village, and then
disappear as suddenly as it made its appear
ancc Thus it was in Greenyille,.. Tenn and
thus it is in the little town Of Mt Vernon,
Indiana, which was seized two weeks ago.
\ town of less than 1900 inhabitants-ovcr =
hundred cases occurring in one day, half the
population fleeing in terror, and all prctcncc
of business abandoned. Such is the pic
turc at NJ. Vernon.
Cases have also occurred at Evansville, a
few occur daily at Cincinnati, five or six have
occurred at Louisiana, No, and on Tuesday
,hcrc were five fatal cases at St Paul
Natchcz, Vlcksburg, Cairo, St Louis, and
indeed nearly all the towns one would natur
ally regard as the most exposed, escape
entirely.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

Hon T.. B. Washburn, our minister to France
contemplating the salary steal from the un.
tainted atmosphere away beyond and outside
Of the rings, gives the salary -grabhers the fol.
lowing hearty thrust:
was in Congress when the salary was but
$1,000, and always found it more than SUI
fcicnt to meet my necessary personal cNpcn-
Scs. When it was raised To 5000 thought
it too much, and think 50 still, hut raising it
To $500 is nothing more or less than straight
stealing. Every year that was IN Congress
laid 10y portion of my salary, and none of
my constituent, ever complained that | didn't
live deccntly. The people don't send their
representatives, To Washington To live like
Princes, buck the tiger, and keep half "a do1-
On of mi>trcs,rs
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The Ottawa Hepujltcon boasts that The
Republican party differs from all the political
parties which have preceded it in that its
supporters have always exercised the right to
freely criticise the acts of its leading men"
The Iowa resolutions are commended as Il
case in point, the salary grab being de
nOunccd in those resolutions and the DECLARE
ton made that b" it is the duty of every repub-
lcan to oppose the election of bad men and
an incompetent candidate" &c.
All very fine and as the RebuJltcan doubt.
less is entirely sincere anC honest in this mat.
ter, we beg leave, as it commends the Iowa
resolutions, which 50 sharply denouncc the
salary steal, TO cali the attention Of the editor
to the fact that every member of the next
house Of representatives,, except FOSTER of
Michigan, has already drawn and appropri-
atcd his share of that big steal up to the Sd OF
the present month. As the list contains the
names Of number Of eminent republicans,
we hope the Republican, will draw it kind o.
mild" on FRANKLIN CORwIN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The trick Of the democracy of Iowa, 10 re-
ducc the republican strength in that state by
inducing the republicans to unite with them
in new party movement" is being discov-
cred and exposed. The people begin to see
what they ought 10 have seen long agO,-that
the real object of all this talk about a new
party breaking away from old organization
and all this sort Of thing, is the return 10
power of the Democratic party Ii rcpubli-
cans desire to assist in working out such IA
result they have but 10 encourage disailcc-
ton in their own ranks, and Join in the hue
and cry for a new party The scheme is
throughout dishonest Onc,-dishOncSt in
conception and dishonest in eXccution.-"hi-
ergo Mail, rad. MonopoliNt organ.
The uncasincS, of the radicals over the
"ncw party movement in Iowa indicates its
importance and also the guilty conscience on
the part Of the radical politicians. The De
mocracy are guilty of no trick" or manTu-
yer in the matter. They simply endorse the
uhole antimonopoly, antiland steal and anti
salary grab platform Of the farmers, and they
doit honestly and heartily; while the rcpubli-
cans endorse but a small part of thcrlatiorm,
and that reluctantly and hypocritically. And
then the Democrats say TO the farmers, 'nomi-
nate Your candidates and place them on the
whole Of your platform, and we will heartily
support them; or, if you are afraid to do that,
we will nominate and place them on your anti.
monopoly platform, for We endorse every
word Of 1t heartily and religiously, and then.
if You are consistent, you can support our
candidates So, between the two, the rcpub.
licans find in nearly every county "ncw
party ticket, as they call it, confronting
them, ana Is it threatens to carry every thing
before il, they are troubled, and whine about
tricks" and "dodgcs,' and such tomfoolcrv.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The big daiics, in noticing the recent re.
rctta between the Yale and Harvard boat
crews on The Connecticut river, entirely IL
lorcd the fact that, while the Yale boys came
n first, it was not the Harvard boys but the
rev Of the Wesleyan University that came
~ second, The Yale and Harvard boat crews
had been training for years, while the Yves
-eyans are little better than an amateur club
Of years growth. The New York religious
press look upon the matter as significant.
While Yale Is growing weak in her faith and
Harvard has been actually going to the bad
IN her theology, " the faith once delivered 10
The saints is being cultivated with renewed
zeal by the Mcthodists. The result, they say.
is that muscular christianity " is no msno-
Iner and that as men grow lax in their he
iicfs they turn flabby in muscle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

At Il meeting of the La Sale County Farmers
Association held at Ottawa on the 18th of
May, 1873, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolccd, That the president be instructed
to call meeting Of this association ON the 30
Friday of August next
In compliance with that resolution, do
hereby call meeting Of the Farmers As
ISOLATION of La Sale county at the Court
House in Ottawa on the 10Th day of August,
1913, at o'clock pm, to transact sHch busi.
ness as may be brought belorc.he association.
JONI 5. ARMSTRONG,
President
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Grant it is said by those who are able TO
get near him at Long Branch, i, troubled
about the hubbub that has been kicked up
over the salary grab. He has Disguised sew
eral Congressman that went there his warm
est friends, by insisting that the abominaton
shall be repealed. The safety of the party,
he AYERS, demands IT, Grant is like Artemus
Wards patriot who was willing 10 sacrifice
all his wiie's relations ON the alter of his
country. A. his own share of the salary grab
can't be touched during his term of Office, he
is willing that all the members OF Congress
shall give back their share of the plumber, to
save the party.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

Private adylcc- from Vienna affirm that up
TO the 18th there had been 81 cases of cholera
in the city, Of which AZ were fatal.
Hiram Garretson, OF Cleveland, has been
appointed chief American Commissioner of
the Exposition in place Of Jackson Schulz, re.
signed.
According to a Herad correspondent, the
Emperor inspected the American department
Of the exhibition on the 22i, and was Struck
Il Of Il heap with admiration Of what he
saw.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The farmers Of Webster County, Iowa, NE;
n Fort Dodge on the 18th TO appoint dele
gates TO the Farmers State Convention, 10
meet on the 18th of August. The meeting
was very large and enthusiastic, and the fol.
loving were among the resolutions adopted:
Resolcsd, That parties should be equal,
both of them, 10 the emergencies of the hour
and should meet the present wants of the
people or be- cast aside. That both the pres
sent political parties have failed To safety
the homes; sense Of ihe people, and have -
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AN ILL.USED EDITOR.

M. ,,f;,,, ~ ,hn RurnoI (nunt,. yJ,y,yIJ :,
,,,,,t. ,I,nsod ind;yiIr,I and b.. orr nro
r,,,,l a,,,,,,t,ora,i,r rbc norvcrsitv of IN,
..,;'.,...,,ali.,, ,,oroouo,. !. ,r,Iv JonIoro
Ma ,rho,, Won't Iva load H., the posc worth a
oon, Ioro ,yos mis- editor Of the IT,yald one
,e,,,, Gao. ron,,Ior v.oye a,,ain.t
...,,,,.,,,,;.,7. ,,,,, ,,l,,r a,,ool stiff strono
a,,,a,,,I.l.. ,,o, ,,,.+ :, motion i refuse. Mt
.o,I,. ,o'.,o,,ir,,i. nonl and turn none lint
~, ,,.n I;,,I. n.Loo s., f., sneak Iicor him
Ia,,o,,.
Tho U,.,15 took fine initiative in this cause
It received the unsolicited endorsement of a
county convention and several cIubS. us
cUi'oi P'IN"i'"lIS ',' ,'i i - .
moyrmcnt AIIthi. WAS done on princplc.
believing that the people had real grievances
10 redress, ana that lnorouSh olS"llAG.'oh
anHn5 ,llI intC MUS; Ia ,,,i,tions AMI secure
nosi,iyc results was The best thing 10 do.
Tho mi. for,rno was Mr. Nsrnld, Won over.
did tbc tbinr When at those farmers
meetings. Won 80 clooucntlyleclaimed against
monopoliSts, your incautous zeal led the
farmers into The mistake of supposing YOU
REGARDED fine tariff monopoliSts,-thc salt and
iron rpcs and the lumber and shoe leather
monopolists-as belonging to the same class
with the railroad monopolists; and now. when
the oyiccncies of the Republican party re
quire that the two shall be separated-that the
railroad monopolists only shall be regarded
As wicked, and the tariff monopolists as
harmIess-tbcy can't see it by those lamps
That's the misery. If they could-ifi it was
really a demonstrate matter now that stand.
inc by the republican party and supporting
all the monster tariff grabs and boosting"
into office all the credit mobilicr thieves and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

y GIGANTIC SwISpIE.-Thc ST Paul pa
pers are vcntilaiing the recent sale of the
Fort Smelling property by the government to
Franklin steele, and denounce il as one of the
most gigantic ,windles Of the age They say
the government has been robbed Of over 81.
100000 10y the operation. Steele lives in
Washington, and has been working up this
Job ever since Buchanan's administration.
1t was only during the present corrupt adj
minisiration, however tia; he was able to
bring tito head.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

We published it several weeks ago, 1t is
a short simple, vigorous protest against rail
road and tariff monopOlics, against salary
grabs, and against the general corruption Of
the times in high places But this platform
has struck the popular chord, and it is aston
ishing to see, in the Pontiac Free Trader, the
number of letters Mr.. 5. T. X. Prime, Secrc-
tary Of the Livingston Anti-Monopoy Asso.
citation, is receiving, asking for copies OF that
platform The Trader publishes several col
umns of these letters, from all parts OF Hi
nois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, &c, warmly endors-
ing the platform and asking for copies.
This is the general tone of the letters:
Your Platform strikes from the shoulder
and gives what consider knock down blows
1t is the clearcst, most concise, of any have
vet seen. The Declaration especially is
gem. If You have any to spare, would like
to send some to my friends in Missouri and
Kentucky. Yours truly ,.
ID
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

Here is a piece of dirty scoundrelisnl that
no other administration except the presen,
was ever half mean enough to be guilty Of
An election is soon to take place in Virginia.
The administration at Washington has deter.
mined that the republicans shall triumph a,
that election. Therefore every tub in the
nayy is being sent to the Norfolk navy yard
FOR repairs, and thus pretense is found for
sending thousands Of voters into Virginia 10
be on hand at the election.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The Danbury Nfcs editor gets off some
pretty funny things, but he is cclipScd by the
author of the Iowa republican platform. The
sly joker who drew up those resolutions can
not possibly have meant anything but joke
when he wrote, Proud As we are Of moSt OF
the past record of the republican party Or
course he knew that this was equivalent to
saying that the republicans of Iowa were
heartily ashamed of tie big end Of their own
party record
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-26

The world OF adventures are getting cxcit
ed over story that comes from Buenos
Ayres, Of the discovery, in a province of the
Argentine Republic, of wonderful gold
mine, said to be the richest IN the world.
One half Of the discoveries prospect" says
the narrator, has already been sold for one
hundred millions of dollars. With As hand
some supply of pocket change As that, the
happy discoyerer ought to be willing to give
away the other half