The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

L E9TERDAY was the uay auHOuuceu
for the starting of John Wise with
his Graphic balloon on trip across
the Atlantic.
NOTWITHSTANDING all they say about
it, there is not an editor in the State
who would refuse to accept "back-
pavn from snhscrihers. But then it is
due.
n PRESIDENT GRANTS cook at Long
Branch being asked by jenkins the
other day what the Generals favorite
dish was, replied naively-salary.-
Graphic. s
The election in California took
place last Monday week. The result
is Democratic anti-monopoly tri-
umph in San Francisco and elsewhere
in the State. Beth branches of the
Legislature are largely Democratic,
aud there are also large Democratic
gains in purely local offices.
LATEST reports seem to indicate
that Butler viii be defeated in the
race for the Massachusetts Governor
ship. His defense of the salary grab,
which secured him the backing of the
Administration, was dose the Massa-
chusetts Radicals could hardly stom-
aeh.
They are very anxious to know in
Portage county whether Governor
Moves with Alphart, signed the petit
ton for the removal of the soldiers
widow as postmistress at RaVenna.
Can any of the Governors organs an
swer the question for the benefit of
the Republicans of that section P
Plain Dealer.
The Democratic Convention of Tex
as on the 4th inst, denounced. the
Louisiana outrage, the back-pay steal,
the Grant grab, and called on the
back-pay Congressmen from that state
to resign that honest men may be
sent in their places. These things are
evidence to Radical patriots, strong as
proof of Holy Writ that the Texas
Democracy are disloyal.
Ar the meeting of the Wisconsin
State Convention of Changers a reso-
Grant for the salary steal and for
signing a bill putting 100000 in his
own pocket. The resolution was with
drawn on the ground that the subject
was covered by one previously passed,
which pledged the farmers tto sup
port no man for Office who had re-
ceiVed an advance in salary by the act
of March 8, 1873"
A GRANGE of the Patrons of Hus-l
bandry was organized at Messapota-
mia, Trumbnll county, on Thursday
evening last. composed entirely of
farmers and their wives, This is the
first Grange organized in that county
There are now at least hundred and
twenty of these organizations in this
State, with total membership of fully
6,OO0 persons. This shows a very
rapid growth of the order, as it is
only about a year since the first
Grange was organized. T. A. Thomp-
son, Esq, Lecturer to the National
Grange, proceeds to Pennsylvania this
week, for the purpose of organizing
a State Grange in the old Keystone
State.
IT is curious, just as the time ap-
prOaches for several important elec-
tions to be held, to notice a most
gratifying decrease in the public debt
Nearly seven millions during Au-
gust" is an announcement calculated
to make any patriotic citizen feel
proud. A few months back the re-
ports were not nearly SO fattering.
When there was any reduction it was
vory small, and during one month the
debt increased. 1t is a pity we can
not have elections every month or so
when they exercise such a sanitary
effect. Seven millions reduction in
August What will it be in Sep
tember, we wonder?