, 1874-10-31

The Independent Reform ticket has been for
mally withdrawn i'll Madison County, Ill. Tho
Alton Telegraph says:
THIS collapse Of tue Reform movement uarrows ths
contest down 70 strasgAt light between tho eputr-
Hcans a1id tue Dslaocrats.
in Fulton County, ILL.,, tho Independent Re-
form moyetnont appears to be- abandoned. Ths
Canton Register asks:
icksty WHO j. getting thsa, printed? VINO viii ray
for them? Who will distribute them ut tho polls
Illus there not been great crimo perpetrused in
ths namo Of "1stfarm'7 y it looks Hike ii.
1t appeara tl4at tue withdrawal ct support
from Col. Isauc Fl. Elliott, tho Opposition candi-
datu for Congress in the Sixth Illinois District
by John II. Dvyaut and others, iB because Col.
Elliott ropudates the.platform of tue Farmers'
Movement. June 10, and indoracs tin. Ut tlo
Democratic Convention. Aug. 26.
William W. Gilman, Independent candidate
for the Slate Senate, in LaSalle County. Las
withdrawn.
Tho st. Louis Republican makes "TAe
Congressional prospoot IN Illinois the aubjrct
Of elaborate editorial review, and concludes
that
ro Opposition is likely to gain eight members, and,
possibly oEe twp. This is net gain Ut Xix, whlsh
may ue very safely calculated according rrcHpnt
Indications und advcos+ Ths Ilinois delegation IN
Congress now at"nas fourteen Rspublicnus to llso
DEJlDET56. III LIt 4UFl3-lOHftA LOuhfEaA 1t III Hut
uBfu bot that it Will stand youethluR like eleyrn
Opposition to sight Republicans.
Tho Detroit Tribune estimates for eloyen
Republicans and eight Democrats to DO elected
in Illinois. Tue Now York Tines says tell Ro.
pa0lcaus, six Democrats, three disl,o,s doubt
tul.
Tho Official returns show that the total vote
cast in this Congressional District Mt tho receni
election WMs only 20,72U. beng $3.50 lo6H thau
tue vote cast in 1879. About one voter out Of
live fuslod to 80 to tue polls Tho voting popu'
lation Of tho district has increased considerably
during the plst Two ycurs. while the vote ltHelt
thus largely falls olf. OF tho nunber who stayed
away from tho polls, ut lcaat ,O00 aro lopub'
licaus. We rogret to DO obliged to
chronicle this evidence Of tho indifference Of SO
many q our citlzona to the duty Of votlng'-
Aeoknk (Iu.) Gate City.
--Votera should romomber next e Iaesday g that
It is nut White Leagues nor Ku-klux, but Salary
Grabbors aud Corcuptouists, that they aro 10
yoto against !. Are the people longer to
IorkusAe (IN.) Ne,os. =,
On Tuesday tho Republican party, with all
It's Credit MubiIIer, itB Stubborn contract, It's sal-
ary-grab. aud ita BuBH Shepherd steald, ~ 10 10
arra!gnod bofore the court to Lear its soltence'
-Sate,i (la.) Adeocdte.
1t is tiuIe to try y now Hot OF law-makors,
and 9 moro economical and less corrupt syhtem
Of Legislation. And If the lIopubcanR loHo tue
uext House Of Representatives, n'ld POSSIBLY tho
olcc.ion in 1876, lAoy lnay Charge aoEae u IL 70
thiH ACCOUNT against thu dominant powor, NJ we'll
au to tho "st1p Ut all yl!lainiUa, aud to tho
bayonot- backed satrapioH or our lnp0YeriHhe4
mud oppressed section of tho Union. This bond
load is hoayler to 0oar than tiratltlHn. bnt both
together at0 simply lhtolcEAple.-1fdsA04A6
t1tnu.) Rtpubltcaa- Han74er.
Tho difference betNeon Washington and
Graut; Ono was not inappropriatolY named tbs
Fatber OF hIs Country when tho country wuB yut
IN lts infancy. peraaps hlstory viii lind CAUSE
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